Archive: 25/07/2016
1 in 3 overweight and 1 in 7 obese in north east China (Jilin Province)
One in three people is overweight and one in seven is obese in Jilin Province, north east China, finds a large study, published in the online journal BMJ Open.
Jul 25, 2016
Shops openly flouting tobacco sales ban near schools in China
Retailers are openly flouting the ban on tobacco sales near schools in Changsha, the capital of Hunan province in South-Central China, reveals research published online in the journal Tobacco Control.
Jul 25, 2016
US police killed or injured more than 55,000 people during 'legal interventions' in 2012
US police killed or injured an estimated 55, 400 people during legal stop and search incidents and arrests in 2012, reveals research published online in the journal Injury Prevention.
Jul 25, 2016
National survey says many, not all, open to doctors talking about guns
In perhaps the first national survey of its kind, two-thirds of people sampled said it is at least sometimes appropriate for health care providers to talk to patients about firearms. The remainder said it is never appropriate.
Jul 25, 2016
Pregnancy delays alone not enough to curtail Zika-related birth abnormalities
Pregnancy delays can have a substantial effect on reducing cases of microcephaly but can exacerbate the Zika virus outbreak if the timing and duration of the delay is insufficient. To be effective, a strategy to delay pregnancy ...
Jul 25, 2016