Perceptions of Risk of Diseases and Vaccinations
How do parents perceive the potential risks of infectious diseases, and how likely are they to vaccinate their children based on this notion of risk? This new study explains.
Category : Public Health : Health & Medical
Preventing Pediatric Influenza: Non-pharmaceutical Measures
How effective are non-pharmaceutical interventions such as hand washing or hand sanitizers in helping to prevent the spread of influenza in young children?
Carcinogenesis and the Incidence of Thyroid Cancer in the US
Statistics indicate that thyroid cancer has the fastest growing incidence in the US. Is this a result of more intensive surveillance and improved diagnostics, or is the increase real?
Health Professionals' Knowledge of Female Genital Mutilation
How much do clinicians understand about the practice of female genital mutilation, and how can they best assist women with potential adverse health consequences?
Neonatal Mortality From Tetanus in Low Income Countries
What types of public health interventions are in place to prevent neonatal mortality from tetanus? This new study investigates.
Family Predictors of Adolescents' Smoking Initiation
This new study takes a close look at the potential correlation between the socioeconomic and smoking status of parents, and the subsequent smoking tendencies of their adolescent children. What can we learn about the connection?
Screen or Not to Screen for Peripheral Arterial Disease
Asymptomatic peripheral arterial disease is associated with greater risk of acute cardiovascular events. Is a one-time screening in high-risk patients cost-effective?
Neonatal Mortality From Tetanus in Low Income Countries
What types of public health interventions are in place to prevent neonatal mortality from tetanus? This new study investigates.
Identifying Persons at Risk for Developing Type 2 Diabetes
Could the simple use of a questionnaire be an accurate, low cost, and time efficient method for assessment of type 2 diabetes risk?
A Population-Based Study of Edentulism in the US
Are depression and rural location independent risk factors for edentulism after controlling for confounders such as socioeconomic status, race, smoking, and age?
Virtually Impossible: Limiting Children's Screen Use
Given how central electronic media are in the daily lives of children and adolescents, is it even possible to meet current pediatric recommendations of < 2 hours per day of screen based media use?
Fair Share Healthcare
The fair share healthcare approach is a neat step sideways, and doesn't address the root causes of our most pressing healthcare issues.
Setting Policy to Address Eating Disorders and Weight Stigma
What are the attitudes of the general public and health care professionals regarding government policy actions to help reduce and prevent eating disorders and associated stigma?
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?
Alcohol Interventions and Intimate Partner Violence
Heavy alcohol use has been linked to intimate partner violence. Can interventions aimed at reducing alcohol consumption also reduce IPV?
Agricultural Injuries: Improving Occupational Safety
Despite the associated danger, agriculture is largely exempt from federal guidelines designed to improve workplace safety and protect workers.
Dietary Supplements and the Clinical Encounter
Patients are taking more dietary supplements. Do you know the right questions to ask?
Influences on Self-protective Behavior for West Nile Virus
The findings of this study can help elucidate effective public health policy not only for education about West Nile Virus, but other mosquito-borne diseases as well.
A Population-Based Study of Edentulism in the US
Are depression and rural location independent risk factors for edentulism after controlling for confounders such as socioeconomic status, race, smoking, and age?