Predictors of Return to Work in Young Stroke Patients
What is the connection between socioeconomic status and the ability to return to work in young stroke patients? This study explains.
Category : Public Health : Health & Medical
Development of Burnout Among Male and Female GPs
How common is burnout in the medical profession? This study examines the phenomenon specifically in general practitioners.
Student Alcohol Use and Use of Tobacco and Cannabis
Does a reduction in the use of alcohol lead to greater use of other substances such as tobacco and marijuana? This study examines the inter-relationships of substance use among teens.
Patient Acceptance and Refusal of HIV Testing in the ED
This new study takes a look at how patients view HIV testing in the emergency department. Are most amenable to it?
Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviors, and BMI
What effect does sedentary behavior potentially have on health status? Does it raise the risk of various chronic diseases?
The Association Between Breastfeeding and Childhood Obesity
Does breastfeeding offer protection against childhood obesity? This meta-analysis aims to settle the on-going debate.
Suicide and Unintentional Poisoning Mortality Trends
Is it suicide or an unintentional drug poisoning? This new study takes a look at the issues.
Delivery of the HPV Vaccine Through a School-Based Program
This study indicates that the availability of HPV vaccination through a free, school-based program is an effective delivery method--but is it sufficient for ensuring high HPV vaccine coverage?
Smoking Cessation in People With Mental Health Problems
How can patients with mental health issues be properly counseled about the dangers of smoking and the importance of smoking cessation?
Reasons for not Using Smoking Cessation Aids
In heavy and light smokers reporting an unaided quit or reduction attempt, which demographic, smoking behavior, and motivational variables predict the reasons for not using smoking cessation aids?
Sedentary Behaviour and Risk of Anxiety
Sedentary behavior is emerging as a risk factor for several aspects of health. Can we add anxiety to the list?
Why Are We Not Screening for Anal Cancer Routinely
Anal cancer is now the most common non-AIDS-defining malignancy in those living with HIV, but screening is rarely done. Why the reluctance?
Decline in TB Cases Coincident With the Economic Recession
Does a connection exist between the economic environment and disease patterns? This new study takes a close look at tuberculosis rates during tough economic times.
Needle and Syringe Programs in Low Income Countries
Do needle and syringe exchange programs in poor countries help to curb the spread of blood-borne infections?
Three Decades of HIV/AIDS
Reflections on the history and progress of HIV/AIDS during the past 3 decades and opportunities in the future for halting the "world's most visible disease."
Do BMI Trajectories Affect the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes?
Is increasing BMI alone--rather than high BMI per se--a risk factor for diabetes?
Adolescent Illicit Drug Use
Prevention efforts must consider characteristics and vulnerabilities of this population, the family and community, and social norms and environmental policies that support the well-being of teens.
Designing Healthy Communities: Raising Healthy Kids
Learn how to improve understanding of the relationship between built environments and health and safety, and about solutions that can be used by families, communities, and policy-makers.
Use of Social Media Among Public Health Departments
How could social media potentially assist clinicians in the public health field to spread the word about preventive medicine and other issues?
Not Easy, but Essential: The Weight Conversation
Clinicians are often reluctant to bring up the weight issue for fear of offending patients. Find out how to use neutral yet motivating language to address this important clinical concern.