News tagged with prevention programs


A novel oncogenic network specific to liver cancer initiation

Researchers headed by Erwin Wagner, the Director of the BBVA Foundation-CNIO Cancer Cell Biology Programme at the Spanish National Cancer Research Centre (CNIO), have deciphered how a stress-inducible gene regulator, AP-1, ...

Cancer created Oct 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Low incidence of needlestick injuries among staff at national pharmacy chain

Vaccinations for flu, tetanus and other common vaccines are increasingly taking place in non-medical settings such as supermarkets and drug stores. This added responsibility for pharmacists increases the risk of needlestick ...

Health created Oct 05, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Implementation science links research with real-world practice to improve health

Why do medical research findings often fail to reach the people who could benefit from them most? And why are health programs proven to work in one setting frequently unable to achieve success in other places?

Other created Oct 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Serious child abuse injuries creep up, study shows

A new Yale School of Medicine study shows that cases of serious physical abuse in children, such as head injuries, burns, and fractures, increased slightly by about 5% in the last 12 years. This is in sharp contrast to data ...

Pediatrics created Oct 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

BMI and shuttle run among techniques IOM Report recommends for youth fitness testing

Techniques ranging from running to push-ups to sit-and-reach tests have been used to measure various aspects of fitness in children and adults. However, evidence is sparse on how well some of these techniques correspond to ...

Health created Sep 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Improved communication could reduce STD epidemic among black teenagers

(Medical Xpress)—Black urban teenagers from low-income families face a rate of sexually transmitted disease up to 10 times higher than their white counterparts, but recent studies at Oregon State University have identified ...

Health created Sep 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Targeting childhood obesity early

With childhood obesity now affecting 17 percent of American children, the nation is rallying around the concept that serious action is required. In 2010, President Barack Obama established the first Task ...

Overweight and Obesity created Sep 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

AHA: New school fitness assessment will aid in the battle against childhood obesity

American Heart Association CEO Nancy Brown issued the following comments on a unified fitness assessment program announced today by The President's Council on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition; the American Alliance for Health, ...

Overweight and Obesity created Sep 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers say adolescent smoking prevention programs still critical

While many might see the case for programs to prevent adolescent cigarette smoking as already made, a pair of Wayne State University researchers believes that due to increasingly challenging economic times, policymakers need ...

Addiction created Aug 31, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers identified markers that predict progression of oral lesions to cancer

A group of molecular markers have been identified that can help clinicians determine which patients with low-grade oral premalignant lesions are at high risk for progression to oral cancer, according to data from the Oral ...

Cancer created Aug 21, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A recipe for increased colorectal cancer screening rates

Screening for colorectal cancer (CRC) is cost-effective and saves lives by early detection. The ability to screen large numbers of individuals is especially important for states with tight health insurance budgets dealing ...

Cancer created Aug 14, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Cyberbullying less frequent than traditional bullying, according to international studies

Traditional in-person bullying is far more common than cyberbullying among today's youth and should be the primary focus of prevention programs, according to research findings presented at the American Psychological Association's ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Aug 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

NIH-funded study finds high HIV infection rates among gay and bisexual black men in the US

The rate of new HIV infections among black men who have sex with men (MSM) in the United States, particularly younger men, is high and suggests the need for prevention programs specifically tailored to this population, according ...

HIV & AIDS created Jul 26, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Working toward an AIDS-free generation

Ending the global HIV/AIDS pandemic may be possible by implementing a multifaceted global effort that expands testing, treatment, and prevention programs, as well as meets the scientific challenges of developing an HIV vaccine ...

HIV & AIDS created Jul 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Higher doses of vitamin D prevent fractures in older women

(HealthDay) -- In the latest study to look at the effect of vitamin D on fracture risk, Swiss researchers found that taking more than 800 international units (IU) of vitamin D daily could reduce the risk of ...

Health created Jul 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 2