Health
US life expectancy flat for third straight year at almost 79
Life expectancy in the United States has stalled for three straight years, the government announced Wednesday.
Dec 9, 2015
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News tagged with public health campaigns
Pediatrics
State laws dampen texting by teen drivers but rates still high
State laws banning texting while driving led to significant reductions in the number of teens using their cell phones while behind the wheel, but nearly one-third still admitted to engaging in this risky behavior, according ...
Apr 25, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Expert questions US public health agency advice on influenza vaccines
The United States government public health agency, the CDC, pledges "To base all public health decisions on the highest quality scientific data, openly and objectively derived." But Peter Doshi, a postdoctoral fellow at Johns ...
May 16, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
The clear message on promoting body positivity
Public health campaigns that challenge weight stigma and promote body positivity can boost the health and well-being for people of all body sizes, according to a University of Queensland study.
Mar 30, 2021
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Health
Soda companies' PR campaigns are bad for health: experts
Health advocates need to organize strong public health campaigns to educate the public and policymakers about the dangers of both sugary beverages and the misleading industry corporate social responsibility campaigns that ...
Jun 19, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Pro-vaccine messages can boost belief in MMR myths
Current strategies for correcting misinformation about the dangers of vaccinations have the opposite effect and reinforce ill-founded beliefs, a study suggests.
Aug 7, 2017
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Health
Salt: how to cut back without losing that delicious flavour
One of the targets of the UK government's new health strategy is salt. Your body needs salt to function normally, but an excess leads to raised blood pressure and an increase in the risk of stroke and heart disease. Since ...
Nov 7, 2018
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Pediatrics
Adults who were breastfed as babies earn more and score higher in memory tests as adults
A research study from Queen's University Belfast, in collaboration with University College Dublin, University College London and Cass Business School, has found that babies who were breastfed went on to have a higher household ...
Oct 15, 2018
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Overweight & Obesity
Facebook interests could help predict, track and map obesity
The higher the percentage of people in a city, town or neighborhood with Facebook interests suggesting a healthy, active lifestyle, the lower that area's obesity rate. At the same time, areas with a large percentage of Facebook ...
Apr 24, 2013
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Pediatrics
Pandemic may have caused U.S. spike in SIDS deaths in black families
During the first year of the pandemic, the United States saw a spike in the number of Black infants who died suddenly—worsening a longstanding disparity, a new government study finds.
Mar 14, 2023
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