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Researchers investigate impact of stress on police officers' physical and mental health

Policing is dangerous work, and the danger lurks not on the streets alone. The pressures of law enforcement put officers at risk for high blood pressure, insomnia, increased levels of destructive stress hormones, heart problems, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and suicide, University at Buffalo researchers have found through a decade of studies of police officers.

25 Sep 2008

Catholic school refuses to allow girls to have cervical cancer vaccine on school grounds

A Catholic school in Britain has refused to allow girls attending the school to have the cervical cancer vaccination on its premises.

25 Sep 2008

Research continues to support arguments against alcoholic energy drinks

A Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center researcher's study about the effects of alcoholic energy drinks (AED) is cited by the attorneys general from 25 states who have called on a leading manufacturer not to introduce a new beverage into the marketplace.

24 Sep 2008

Thai health experts call for review of prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission program

Health experts in Thailand are calling for a review of the country's national program to prevent mother-to-child HIV transmission, which follows World Health Organization guidelines, the Bangkok Post reports.

24 Sep 2008

News media overlook food system and climate change connection

A study conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health shows the nation's top newspapers have largely overlooked the food system as one of the more important contributors to global climate change.

23 Sep 2008

Three million HIV positive injecting drug users

New research suggests there could be three million injecting drug users (IDUs) worldwide who are HIV positive; and that the number of countries reporting injecting drug use has increased over the last decade.

23 Sep 2008

Binge drinkers influenced by the culture they live in

New research into the drinking habits of young people has found that a lot depends on the culture they live in.

23 Sep 2008

House Democrats send letter to President Bush urging 'swift action' on reversal of rule banning HIV-positive foreigners from entering U.S.

Lawmakers and HIV advocates are urging the Bush administration to take action on reversing the current ban HIV-positive foreigners from entering the U.S., the AP/Los Angeles Times reports (Abrams, AP/Los Angeles Times, 9/20).

22 Sep 2008

India to treat all MDR-TB cases by 2010, WHO official says

India is expanding tuberculosis diagnostic and prevention activities and plans to treat all cases of multi-drug resistant TB nationwide by 2010, the Seoul Times reports.

22 Sep 2008

Research shows mobile phones raise children's risk of brain cancer by five times

New research from Sweden is certain to alarm many as it has found that young people today are five times more likely to get brain cancer if they are mobile phones users.

22 Sep 2008

California Bill would require insurers to pay for HIV tests if signed by Gov. Schwarzenegger

Health care insurers will be required to cover routine HIV tests if a bill (AB 1894) passed by the California Legislature in August is signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R), the San Fernando Valley Business Journal reports.

22 Sep 2008

Supreme Court prepares to hear pre-emption case that could give pharmaceutical companies protection against liability

The case of a Vermont women who won a $6 million award from Wyeth for failure to adequately warn her of the risk of one of its products is the "latest in a brisk parade of similar ones" in which the U.S. Supreme Court will examine the principle of pre-emption, which states that FDA approval of drugs or medical devices pre-empts the ability for individuals to sue manufacturers for liability in state courts, the New York Times reports.

22 Sep 2008

Brazil to produce generic version of Merck's antiretroviral Efavirenz

Brazilian Health Minister Jose Gomes Temporao on Wednesday said Brazil will begin producing a generic version of Merck's antiretroviral efavirenz, the AP/USA Today reports.

22 Sep 2008

Editorial questions proposals to limit health services to undocumented immigrants

The "lack of a clear national policy to more effectively deal with the 12 million to 14 million [undocumented] immigrants now in the country is glaring," a Raleigh News & Observer editorial states. "But the situation is not improved when individual localities adopt harsh and varied measures to try to address the problem within their borders," the editorial adds.

22 Sep 2008

Studies look at Hispanics' access to U.S. health care system

Three studies published online on Wednesday in the American Journal of Public Health look at how poverty, language and health insurance coverage affect access to care among foreign-born U.S. residents, particularly Hispanics, HealthDay/U.S. News & World Report reports.

22 Sep 2008

Greater awareness of HIV/AIDS, other global health issues attributed to the growth in public health students

The Washington Post on Friday examined the "record numbers" of undergraduate college students who are taking classes in epidemiology, global health and public health, driven in part by the HIV/AIDS pandemic and a motivation to contribute to the field.

22 Sep 2008

CDC recommends Asian, African immigrants be tested for hepatitis B

According to new guidelines CDC officials made public on Thursday, people born in either Asia or Africa who currently live in the U.S. should be tested for hepatitis B, the San Francisco Chronicle reports.

22 Sep 2008

No such thing as a 'safe' suntan

Three review papers from leading researchers in the fields of cell biology, dermatology and epidemiology have looked closely at the effects on skin of UV radiation, including that from indoor tanning beds.

18 Sep 2008

Top scientist says alcohol guidelines should be changed

The latest research on the health effects of drinking alcohol has found that drinking moderate amounts of alcohol has a significant benefit - wait for it - for people with an unhealthy lifestyle!

18 Sep 2008

Discovery of promising new chemotherapy target for a deadly form of leukemia

Cancer researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have discovered a promising new chemotherapy target for a deadly form of leukemia. Their discovery hinges on a novel "double agent" role for a molecular signal that regulates cell growth.

17 Sep 2008

Public Health News and Research

Researchers investigate impact of stress on police officers' physical and mental health

Catholic school refuses to allow girls to have cervical cancer vaccine on school grounds

Research continues to support arguments against alcoholic energy drinks

Thai health experts call for review of prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission program

News media overlook food system and climate change connection

Three million HIV positive injecting drug users

Binge drinkers influenced by the culture they live in

House Democrats send letter to President Bush urging 'swift action' on reversal of rule banning HIV-positive foreigners from entering U.S.

India to treat all MDR-TB cases by 2010, WHO official says

Research shows mobile phones raise children's risk of brain cancer by five times

California Bill would require insurers to pay for HIV tests if signed by Gov. Schwarzenegger

Supreme Court prepares to hear pre-emption case that could give pharmaceutical companies protection against liability

Brazil to produce generic version of Merck's antiretroviral Efavirenz

Editorial questions proposals to limit health services to undocumented immigrants

Studies look at Hispanics' access to U.S. health care system

Greater awareness of HIV/AIDS, other global health issues attributed to the growth in public health students

CDC recommends Asian, African immigrants be tested for hepatitis B

No such thing as a 'safe' suntan

Top scientist says alcohol guidelines should be changed

Discovery of promising new chemotherapy target for a deadly form of leukemia

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