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Public Health

It's not personal: From Patient Zero to prevention campaigns, health is increasingly migrating into the realm of the collective

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August 2008
- 10 Factors That Affect Memory
  
  Forbes | Aug 6, 08 1:52 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - New research suggests our lifestyle choices affect memory loss almost as much as aging. Forbes looks at 10 surprising factors, positive and negative, that determine how sharp you'll stay: Tofu—eating too much can increase dementia in the elderly. Carbs—likewise, too many derail Alzheimer's-fighting enzymes in the brain. Hot flashes—women who suffer have trouble remembering names. More »
- Can an Orange a Day Keep Cancer Away?
  
  Reuters | Aug 5, 08 8:17 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Injections of high doses of vitamin C may help the body fight tumors, a new study has found. While previous tests have shown that oral doses don't provide much cancer-fighting help, the high concentrations injected into lab mice resulted in only half as much tumor growth as in the control group, Reuters reports. More »
- Anti-'Frankenfood' Activists Should Modify Stance
  
  Economist | Aug 4, 08 5:48 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The recent destruction of a research crop of genetically modified potatoes in England highlights how attitudes towards altered crops have changed, the Economist writes. A decade ago, Greenpeace activists caught in the act of destroying food crops were acquitted because of popular fear of the consequences of “Frankenfoods.” Today, such crops have been accepted by most as safe. More »
- A Pill a Day Could Keep HIV Away
  
  New York Times | Aug 4, 08 7:24 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - With 2.7 million people contracting HIV every year, the race is on to test the efficacy of a daily pill meant to prevent the virus, the New York Times reports. After recent unimpressive results in tests of vaccines and microbicides, the PrEP drugs are now some scientists’ leading hope for stopping infection before it starts. More »
- Every American Will Be Fat by 2048: Study
  
  ABC News | Aug 3, 08 2:04 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The US will face a health disaster by 2030 when 86% of Americans will be overweight, with every single resident tipping the scales by 2048, according to a new study. Skyrocketing metabolic diseases will cost some $950 billion more annually, accounting for $1 in every $6 spent on health care, ABC News reports. More »
- CDC Sharply Raises Estimate of HIV Cases in US
  
  New York Times | Aug 2, 08 1:13 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A lot more people in the US have HIV than previously thought. A new CDC study suggests that the US has undercounted by about 15,000 cases a year for 15 years or so, the New York Times reports. That would add 225,000 cases to the current estimate of about 1 million. The new figures are likely to have a big impact on decisions about AIDS policy in the US and fuel criticism about prevention measures, the Times notes. More »
- Chip-Makers Agree To Cut Carcinogen
  
  San Francisco Chronicle | Aug 2, 08 12:08 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Potato chip companies have agreed to settle a California lawsuit that charged them with not warning consumers about a cancer-causing chemical in their snacks, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Frito-Lay, Kettle, and the company that makes Cape Cod potato chips will lower the levels of acrylamide in their products and pay the state around $2 million. More »
- Anti-Bubba: Is Obama's Bod Un-American?
  
  Wall Street Journal | Aug 1, 08 4:42 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - No matter how long the 2008 campaign drags on, we'll never see Barack Obama as we did Bill Clinton in 1992: drenched in sweat and jogging into a McDonald's. Obama's fit—skinny, even—and a bit of a gym rat. The Wall Street Journal takes a look at the notion of presidential fitness and wonders if the typical American might find a "beanpole guy," as one voter described him, a little alienating. More »
- Night Docs Need Electronic Info System to Save Lives
  
  Slate | Aug 1, 08 2:10 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The night-float hospital system, in which one resident works the night shift so that others can sleep, was created so that patients could receive care from rested, focused doctors. But there are rarely mechanisms in place to ensure the night workers have all the patient information they need when they take over, meaning doctors can make potentially fatal errors, reports physician Sandeep Jauhar in Slate. More »
July 2008
- 30 Mins Daily Won't Cut It: Study
  
  Time | Jul 30, 08 2:39 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Thirty minutes of moderate exercise daily may not trim off the fat after all, a new study says. University of Pittsburgh researchers say it takes at least 55 minutes per day, five days a week, to keep off the pounds. The study followed 200 overweight women, and found that only those who exercised twice as much as normally suggested were able to cut 10% of their weight. More »
- Diabetic Moms Linked to Birth Defects
  
  Associated Press | Jul 30, 08 2:07 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Mothers who have diabetes before they are pregnant are three to four times more likely to have a child with birth defects, the AP reports. A CDC study investigating birth abnormalities found more than 40 types of defects affecting the internal organs and spine that were significantly more common in children of diabetic mothers. More »
- LA Backs Fast Food Moratorium
  
  Associated Press | Jul 30, 08 6:35 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Los Angeles city officials have voted to ban fast food restaurants from opening in an impoverished section of the city where 30% of adults are obese, AP reports. The City Council unanimously approved an ordinance that places a year-long moratorium on fast food restaurants in South Los Angeles, where the eateries already account for 73% of all dining options. City officials hope it will encourage healthier eateries to open in the area. More »
- AIDS Infection Rate Steady, But Deaths Decline
  
  Bloomberg | Jul 29, 08 3:21 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Although global AIDS infection rates have remained constant, deaths from the disease dropped by 10% last year as more patients got access to drugs, the United Nations finds. The UN attributes the drop in deaths—from 2.7 million to 2 million—to better help for HIV-positive mothers, increased condom use, and fewer teens having sex before age 15, Bloomberg reports. More »
- Overdose Deaths Spike
  
  MSNBC | Jul 29, 08 8:35 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - The number of deaths caused by fatal combinations of prescription medications with alcohol or street drugs has exploded in recent years in part because patients are being released from hospitals early, according to researchers. Such deaths rocketed from 92 in 1983 to 3,792 in 2004, reports MSNBC. More »
- Smokers' Spouses Face Higher Stroke Risk
  
  Reuters | Jul 29, 08 8:26 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Having a spouse who smokes significantly increases a nonsmoker’s risk of stroke—especially if the nonsmoker used to light up, a US study shows. The stroke risk for those whose spouse smokes but who never have themselves is raised 42%, while the risk for those who are former smokers jumps 72%—about equivalent to a smoker’s stroke risk, Reuters reports. More »
- 10 Health Scares to Forget
  
  New York Times | Jul 29, 08 8:14 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Each passing day seems to bring a new story about how something seemingly innocuous will ruin your health, or else ruin the planet. Not all of it's true, though, insists John Tierney of the New York Times , who lists 10 things it's not worth fussing about. Deadly hot dogs . The nitrite scare is over, and saturated fat is bad but not terrible; if anything, sweat the carbs in the bun. More »
- 'Pre-Dementia' on the Rise
  
  Los Angeles Times