News tagged with public health interventions


Lifelong exercise holds key to cognitive well-being

A study by researchers at King's College London highlights a link between lifelong exercise and improved brain function in later life.

Health created Mar 13, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

End to the 30-year war against AIDS in sight

Thirty years, 30 million deaths and 60 million infections after HIV appeared, medical researchers now have the tools to halt the deadly epidemic.

HIV & AIDS created Nov 29, 2011 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (6) | comments 0

Low back pain world's highest contributor to disability, study finds

(Medical Xpress)—Low back pain is the highest contributor to disability in the world, according to a pivotal international study released today.

Health created Dec 14, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Inexpensive approach to preventing type 2 diabetes shows promise in new study

(Medical Xpress) -- A simple, inexpensive method for preventing type 2 diabetes that relies on calling people and educating them on the sort of lifestyle changes they could make to avoid developing the disease ...

Diabetes created Jun 18, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

You could be sick ... but probably not

Do you automatically assume that a headache is a brain tumor? Do you worry that a minor cut could lead to flesh-eating bacteria ravaging a limb and requiring massive surgical intervention?

Health created Aug 14, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Ancestral link places Mexican-Americans at greater risk for metabolic disease

(Phys.org)—Mexican-Americans with an ancestral link to Amerindian tribes were found to have higher insulin resistance levels, which is an indication of several chronic conditions such as type 2 diabetes, according to research ...

Health created Aug 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Adults worldwide eat almost double daily AHA recommended amount of sodium

Seventy-five percent of the world's population consumes nearly twice the daily recommended amount of sodium (salt), according to research presented at the American Heart Association's Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism ...

Cardiology created Mar 21, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Updated guide to help policy makers, providers fight cardiovascular disease

The American Heart Association has released new recommendations for policy makers and public health providers to combat heart disease and stroke on a local level.

Cardiology created Mar 21, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Canadians support interventions to reduce dietary salt

Many Canadians are concerned about dietary sodium and welcome government intervention to reduce sodium intake through a variety of measures, including lowering sodium in food, and education and awareness, according to a national ...

Health created Mar 13, 2013 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0