Mobile Health Projects in Africa: What Works?
M-health is relatively new to Africa, but it is rapidly expanding. What factors influence its success -- and what challenges does it face?
Category : Public Health : Health & Medical
Driving Under the Influence of Medicines: Patient Knowledge
How informed are patients generally about the dangers of driving under the influence of certain medications, such as anti-allergy drugs and antidepressants?
Maternal Education and Mortality Among Women Giving Birth
What is the connection between a woman's education level and her subsequent health through a pregnancy and in the postpartum period?
Acceptability of HIV Self-testing
How comfortable are people with the idea of self-testing for HIV? This new study takes a look at the issues.
The Relationship Between Sugar Intake and Dental Caries
While the relation between dietary sugars and dental caries is undisputed, there is little evidence for 'how much is too much.' What should the goal be?
Metabolic Syndrome and Prostate Cancer Risk
Could metabolic syndrome have a protective effect against prostate cancer?
Cigar Smoking and All Cause and Smoking Related Mortality
Does cigar smoking carry the same health risks as cigarette smoking?
Cigar Smoking and All Cause and Smoking Related Mortality
Does cigar smoking carry the same health risks as cigarette smoking?
No Choice: Alaska's Master of Public Health Degree Is Online
A growing number of Schools of Public Health are offering distance-delivered degrees. The program at the University of Alaska Anchorage joined these ranks in 2002.
Social Context of Fatal Road Accidents Among Young People
What factors cause young adults to be involved in motor vehicle collisions? This study explored the wider social context of these accidents, with the aim of targeting interventions to prevent them.
Health Workers and Maternal and Child Preventive Healthcare
How can community health workers better offer preventive health services in countries around the world? This new article explains how their contributions can help.
Stigma: A (Dis)incentive for Weight Loss and Healthy Lifestyle?
Does stigmatizing obesity motivate patients to lose weight, or does it make the problem worse?
Cigar Smoking and All Cause and Smoking Related Mortality
Does cigar smoking carry the same health risks as cigarette smoking?
Sedentary Behavior and Health Outcomes Among Older Adults
Many elderly persons spend most of their awake time in sedentary activities. Is this contributing to poor health outcomes?
Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking: General and Specific Populations
Waterpipe smoking is more common in some countries than others. Is it safer than cigarette smoking?
Radiation Exposure Concern and Distress in Rescue Workers
How common are fears about radiation exposure in certain rescue workers, and how does psychological distress manifest in this subset of patients?
Bullying Among Severely Obese Adolescents
Obese adolescents are especially prone to being bullied, both traditionally and, increasingly, with cyberbullying. What impact does this have on their psychological well-being and treatment efforts?
How Do Adolescents Talk About Self-harm
How open and honest are adolescents about self-harm? Do they reveal when they're in crisis?
Physical Activity in Older People
Adding exercise to daily routines can be very beneficial for health in older adults. How can public health clinicians encourage this in their patients?
Prescribing Lifestyle Medicine
The barriers to clinician prescribing of lifestyle medicine are slowly, but surely, being removed.