News tagged with public concern


New global surveillance tool detectsmonitors public concerns about vaccines in real time

Scientists have developed a global media surveillance system that enables them to look for, and systematically monitor, up-to-the-minute public concerns and rumors about vaccines originating from 144 countries.

Medications created May 12, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

French victim of SARS-like virus in intensive care

A man who contracted a deadly new SARS-like virus after sharing a hospital ward with France's first victim was moved to intensive care on Sunday following a deterioration in his condition, hospital officials said.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 12, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The risks of H7N9 infection mapped

A map of avian influenza (H7N9) risk is presented in Biomed Central's open access journal Infectious Diseases of Poverty today. The map is comprised of bird migration patterns, and adding in estimations of poultry production ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created May 03, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Coordinated approach needed to protect from arsenic exposure

(HealthDay)—A coordinated approach is necessary for monitoring and regulating the arsenic content of foods, according to a viewpoint piece published online April 29 in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Health created May 02, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Childhood vaccine schedule is safe, report says

(HealthDay)—The standard vaccine schedule for young children in the United States is safe and effective, a new review says.

Medications created Jan 16, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Top German court upholds sunbed ban for under-18s

Germany's highest court ruled Thursday that minors should be banned from visiting tanning studios due to health concerns, upholding a law that caused controversy in one of Europe's top sunbed markets.

Health created Jan 19, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Autism research may be about to bear fruit

(AP) -- More than $1 billion has been spent over the past decade researching autism. In some ways, the search for its causes looks like a long-running fishing expedition, with a focus on everything from genetics ...

Autism spectrum disorders created Apr 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Report reveals key concerns of UK's aging society

One in six people in England aged over 50 are socially isolated. They have few socially orientated hobbies, little civic or cultural engagement with society, and may have very limited social networks. This was a key finding ...

Health created Oct 15, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Bioethics panel urges more gene privacy protection

It sounds like a scene from a TV show: Someone sends a discarded coffee cup to a laboratory where the unwitting drinker's DNA is decoded, predicting what diseases lurk in his or her future.

Genetics created Oct 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

African-Americans express keen interest in medical research participation, study finds

In interviews with nearly 6,000 residents of five U.S. cities, African-Americans were more likely than other racial and ethnic groups to express an interest in participating in medical research, even if studies involved providing ...

Health created Apr 03, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Horsemeat scandal reaches Sweden (Update)

Sweden on Friday became the newest European country to be hit by a widening meat products scandal, as frozen-food company Findus said it was recalling beef lasagna meals there after tests confirmed the products ...

Health created Feb 08, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

China govt under fire over new food bacteria rule

China's state-run media and web users criticised the government Friday after it ruled that small amounts of a potentially lethal bacterium were permissible in frozen food.

Health created Nov 25, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Study analyzes use of Twitter for public health surveillance of dental pain

The microblogging service Twitter is a new means for the public to communicate health concerns and could afford health care professionals new ways to communicate with patients. With the growing ubiquity of user-generated ...

Other created Jul 18, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0