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Variations in the organization and delivery of the 'NHS health check' in primary care
Conclusions There is considerable diversity in general practices’ implementation of the NHS Health Check. A formal quality assurance process may be required in order to optimize the implementation of the NHS cardiovascular risk assessment programme.
Source: Journal of Public Health - February 23, 2013 Category: Health Management Authors: Nicholas, J. M., Burgess, C., Dodhia, H., Miller, J., Fuller, F., Cajeat, E., Gulliford, M. C. Tags: Health Services Source Type: research

Effect of financial incentives on ethnic disparities in smoking cessation interventions in primary care: cross-sectional study
Conclusions Smoking rates remain high, particularly for white British and black Caribbean patients. Extending financial incentives to include recording of ethnicity and rewarding quit rates may further improve smoking cessation outcomes in primary care.
Source: Journal of Public Health - February 23, 2013 Category: Health Management Authors: Hamilton, F. L., Laverty, A. A., Vamos, E. P., Majeed, A., Millett, C. Tags: Health Improvement Source Type: research

Epidemiology of clinical body mass index recording in an obese population in primary care: a cohort study
Conclusions Obese patients do not have BMI values recorded regularly. The mean BMI of obese patients, and the proportion gaining weight over time, is increasing. Improved strategies for monitoring and managing obesity are required.
Source: Journal of Public Health - February 23, 2013 Category: Health Management Authors: Booth, H. P., Prevost, A. T., Gulliford, M. C. Tags: Health Improvement Source Type: research

Exploring the built environment, physical activity and related behaviours of young people attending school, college and those not in employment
Conclusions Obesity in young people is a major concern and prevention of obesity a high priority. Little is known about the PA behaviours of this age group and the context of these behaviours during this period of transition. Understanding lifestyle behaviours such as PA and context of activity is an important first step in development interventions to encourage greater activity in this transitory age group.
Source: Journal of Public Health - February 23, 2013 Category: Health Management Authors: Lake, A. A., Townshend, T. G. Tags: Health Improvement Source Type: research

Age-adjusted relative suicide risk by marital and employment status over the past 25 years in Japan
Conclusions Unemployed and divorced people were at a high risk of suicide over the past 25 years, particularly in 2000 and 2005. Our findings suggest that the effects of divorce and unemployment on suicide risk are synergistic.
Source: Journal of Public Health - February 23, 2013 Category: Health Management Authors: Yamauchi, T., Fujita, T., Tachimori, H., Takeshima, T., Inagaki, M., Sudo, A. Tags: Health Improvement Source Type: research

The cost-effectiveness of mandatory 20 mph zones for the prevention of injuries
Conclusions Mandatory 20 mph zones may be cost-effective in high casualty areas when a CBA from a societal perspective is considered. Although CBA may appear, in principle, more appropriate, the quality, age or absence of reliable data for many parameters means that there is a great deal of uncertainty and the results should be interpreted with caution.
Source: Journal of Public Health - February 23, 2013 Category: Health Management Authors: Peters, J. L., Anderson, R. Tags: Health Improvement Source Type: research

Applying economic evaluation to public health interventions: the case of interventions to promote physical activity
Conclusions CCA might provide greater transparency than CUA in reporting the outcomes of public health interventions and have greater resonance with stakeholders involved in commissioning these interventions.
Source: Journal of Public Health - February 23, 2013 Category: Health Management Authors: Trueman, P., Anokye, N. K. Tags: Health Improvement Source Type: research

The burden and impact of measles among the Gypsy-Traveller communities, Thames Valley, 2006-09
Conclusion These findings showed a more than 100-fold higher incidence in the Gypsy–Traveller communities than the rest of the population. The high burden of disease in the Gypsy–Traveller communities highlights the importance of targeting immunization resources towards these communities.
Source: Journal of Public Health - February 23, 2013 Category: Health Management Authors: Maduma-Butshe, A., McCarthy, N. Tags: Health Protection Source Type: research

Sexual practices of young educated men: implications for further research and health education in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA)
Conclusion and recommendations Our study was the first to report the existence of premarital sexual practices among young educated men in KSA. There is a need to identify in detail the risks and the knowledge gaps, and base sexual health awareness among youth on such knowledge in order to prevent the spread of STIs and HIV.
Source: Journal of Public Health - February 23, 2013 Category: Health Management Authors: Raheel, H., Mahmood, M. A., BinSaeed, A. Tags: Health Protection Source Type: research

Delay and completion of tuberculosis treatment: a cross-sectional study in the West Midlands, UK
Conclusions Females in the West Midlands took longer time to receive TB treatment than males, representing a health inequality that could be addressed through gender-sensitive awareness raising programmes. White patients were less likely to complete treatment than Asian/Asian British patients; additional support is needed in this group.
Source: Journal of Public Health - February 23, 2013 Category: Health Management Authors: Sultan, H., Haroon, S., Syed, N. Tags: Health Protection Source Type: research

Comment on Marchman Andersen et al.: Social inequality in health, responsibility and egalitarian justice
Source: Journal of Public Health - February 23, 2013 Category: Health Management Authors: Littmann, J. Tags: Perspectives Source Type: research

Social inequality in health, responsibility and egalitarian justice
Are social inequalities in health unjust when brought about by differences in lifestyle? A widespread idea, luck egalitarianism, is that inequality stemming from individuals' free choices is not to be considered unjust, since individuals, presumably, are themselves responsible for such choices. Thus, to the extent that lifestyles are in fact results of free choices, social inequality in health brought about by these choices is not in tension with egalitarian justice. If this is so, then it may put in question the justification of free and equal access to health care and existing medical research priorities. However, person...
Source: Journal of Public Health - February 23, 2013 Category: Health Management Authors: Marchman Andersen, M., Dalton, S. O., Lynch, J., Johansen, C., Holtug, N. Tags: Perspectives Source Type: research

What should public health be doing for disabled people, and why aren't we?
Source: Journal of Public Health - February 23, 2013 Category: Health Management Authors: Houghton, A. Tags: Editorials Source Type: research

New year, new approaches
Source: Journal of Public Health - February 23, 2013 Category: Health Management Authors: Gray, S. F., Leung, G. M. Tags: Editorials Source Type: research

Radon monitoring in groundwater samples from some areas of northern Rajasthan, India, using a RAD7 detector
Radon monitoring has been increasingly conducted worldwide because of the hazardous effects of radon on the health of human beings. In the present research, groundwater samples were taken from hand pumps at different areas of the districts of SriGanganagar, Hanumangarh, Sikar and Churu in northern Rajasthan. RAD7, an electronic radon detector (Durridge co., USA), was used to estimate the radon concentration in groundwater used for drinking. Radon concentration in the groundwater ranged from 0.5 ± 0.3 Bq l–1 (Chimanpura) to 85.7±4.9 Bq l–1(Khandela) with an average value of 9.03±1.03 Bq l&nd...
Source: Radiation Protection Dosimetry - February 23, 2013 Category: Radiology Authors: Rani, A., Mehra, R., Duggal, V. Tags: Papers Source Type: research

The ultimate chimp challenge
(Zoological Society of London) Scientists are putting their bananas away, because chimpanzees don't need any persuading when it comes to getting stuck into brain games.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - February 23, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Predictors of perinatal mortality in rural population of Northwest Ethiopia: a prospective longitudinal study
Conclusions: Predictors of perinatal death in the study area are easily recognizable and potentially preventable with the existing maternal health programs. Efforts need to be intensified in expanding maternal and newborn health services to significantly reduce perinatal mortality in rural settings.
Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles - February 23, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Gashaw AndargieYemane BerhaneAlemayehu WorkuYigzaw Kebede Source Type: research

Second-stage non-response in the Swiss health survey: determinants and bias in outcomes
Conclusions: Subjects who participated in the MSHS had a higher socio-economic status, reported a better subjective health, and were more likely to be Swiss nationals. Small to moderate bias was found for most age-adjusted and sex-specific average outcomes. Consequently, these MSHS outcomes should be used and interpreted with care.
Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles - February 23, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Thomas Volken Source Type: research

Race linked to childhood food allergies, not environmental allergies
(Henry Ford Health System) Research conducted at Henry Ford Hospital shows that race and possibly genetics play a role in children's sensitivity to developing allergies.Researchers found: African-American children were sensitized to at least one food allergen three times more often than Caucasian children. African-American children with one allergic parent were sensitized to an environmental allergen twice as often as African-American children without an allergic parent.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - February 23, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

A systematic review of intervention effects on potential mediators of children's physical activity
Conclusions: Many studies have reported null intervention effects on potential mediators of children's physical activity; however, it is important that intervention studies statistically examine the mediating effects of interventions so the most effective strategies can be implemented in future programs.
Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles - February 23, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Helen BrownClare HumeNatalie PearsonJo Salmon Source Type: research

Prevalence and comorbidity of diabetes mellitus among non-institutionalized older adults in Germany - results of the national telephone health interview survey 'German Health Update (GEDA)' 2009
Conclusions: Diabetes is highly prevalent in the non-institutionalized German adult population 50 years and older. Diabetes comorbidities including diabetes-concordant and diabetes-discordant conditions need to be considered in epidemiological studies, in order to monitor disease burden and quality of diabetes care. Definitional standards of diabetes severity need to be refined and consented.
Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles - February 23, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Yong DuChristin HeidemannAntje GößwaldPatrick SchmichChrista Scheidt-Nave Source Type: research

Acute Myocardial infarction following a Russell's viper bite: a case report
Conclusion: The course of events with respect to myocardium suggests a direct toxic effect of the venom on myocardial tissue or coronary vasoconstriction. Physicians should bear in mind the complications and devastating sequela of Myocardial infarction following Russell's viper bite.
Source: International Archives of Medicine - February 23, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Mahboob NirajJayamalee JayaweeraIndunil KumaraNirmali Tissera Source Type: research

Our Journal of Health Communication: International Perspectives: We Can Make a Difference
Source: Journal of Health Communication - February 23, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Ratzan, Scott C. Source Type: research

Are today's soldiers healthier than ever before?
Bryant Webber, M.D., discusses a new study that measures atherosclerosis in military personnel killed between 2001 and 2011.....
Source: Sound Medicine - February 22, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Sound Medicine Source Type: news

Am J Public Health; +88 new citations
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Source: Am J Public Health - February 22, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Report Source Type: research

FDA Panel Endorses Epilepsy Device
(MedPage Today) -- SILVER SPRING, Md. -- An implanted neurological device that is intended to reduce the frequency of epileptic seizures gained the unanimous backing of an FDA advisory panel Friday.
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - February 22, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Pressure Rising to Avoid Cuts to Health Programs
(MedPage Today) -- Representatives of the medical research community, as well as patient advocates and other health experts, say Congress must find a way to stop the automatic spending cuts set to begin March 1.
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - February 22, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news

CDC Pitching in on LA TB Outbreak
(MedPage Today) -- The CDC is planning to send a research team to Los Angeles to investigate an outbreak of tuberculosis mainly among the city's homeless.
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - February 22, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Former student focuses on maternity’s thin line
Source: Public Health News Headlines from Johns Hopkins - February 22, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Learning to Live with Vision Loss as We Get Older
For most people, age brings a decline in vision. Some of the most frequently diagnosed age-related diseases trigger the loss of vision or blindness, including cataracts, age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported in The State of Vision, Aging and Public Health in America that cases of early age-related macular degeneration are expected to double by 2015 to 17.8 million for those ages 50 years and older. Cases of diabetic retinopathy among people aged 65 or older will quadruple to 9.9 million.
Source: Disabled World - February 22, 2013 Category: Disability Tags: Vision Disability Source Type: news

EDUCATION: Spotlight! On NLM Resources -Wednesday, February 27, 1:00 MT/2:00 CT – What Seniors Want to Know!
Spotlight! On NLM Resources -Wednesday, February 27, 1:00 MT/2:00 CT What Seniors Want to Know: Health Resources, including the redesign of NIH Senior Health– presented by Marty Magee. The session will include information on health topics, directories for finding healthcare, drug information, exercise, diet and issues related to aging. Taking the one-hour class and completing the exercises and class evaluation makes you eligible to receive 1 Medical Library Association Continuing Education credit. This online training is FREE. Join us at: https://webmeeting.nih.gov/mcr2/ Equipment: connection to the Int...
Source: Midcontinental Region News - February 22, 2013 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: All Members Community-Based Organizations Public Health Public Libraries Source Type: news

Taking the global out of health campaigns
The last stages of polio eradication suggest a new model of health campaigns much more responsive to global changes and local context.
Source: SciDev.Net - February 22, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Network to push scientific case for organic farming
A new platform for organic farming will link farmers to researchers, and help shape and coordinate global research agenda.
Source: SciDev.Net - February 22, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

South Sudan: MSF vaccinates 132,500 against cholera
MSF teams have just completed a cholera vaccination campaign in and around the refugee camps in Maban County. While this will limit the spread of an outbreak, all efforts must still be made by organisations working on water and sanitation in the camps.
Source: MSF News - February 22, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

'Ventriloscope' Is New Approach to Med Training
(MedPage Today) -- A modified stethoscope for trainees that reproduces real patient sounds when used on healthy actors is now available from an Ohio-based company.
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - February 22, 2013 Category: American Health Source Type: news

Antioxidant Improves Donated Liver Survival Rate To More Than 90%
Researchers from Italy have found that the antioxidant, N-acetylcysteine (NAC), when injected prior to harvesting of the liver, significantly improves graft survival following transplantation. Results published in the February issue of Liver Transplantation, a journal of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD), suggest that the NAC effect on early graft function and survival is higher when suboptimal organs are used. A 2010 World Health Organization (WHO) report estimates that 22,000 liver transplants were performed worldwide, with nearly 18,500 from deceased donors...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 22, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Transplants / Organ Donations Source Type: news

Should The NHS Operate Seven Day Healthcare?
Head to Head: Should the NHS work at weekends as it does in the week? The NHS offers essential emergency care at weekends. Yet there is mounting evidence that patients are more likely to die if admitted to hospital on Saturday or Sunday. This has led to calls for greater consultant presence at the weekend and opened up a wider debate on whether regular routine services should also be available. Two experts debate the issue on bmj.com yesterday...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 22, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Public Health Source Type: news

Commission aims to draw attention to deteriorating oceans
New ocean commission will provide informal advice to the UN and firms on issues such as overfishing and gaps in governance of the high seas.
Source: SciDev.Net - February 22, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Should we believe being overweight is good for our health? | Suzi Gage
A recent study has shown that having a BMI classed as overweight is associated with a lower risk of mortality than one classed as ideal. But what does this mean?The public health message on obesity is clear: the more overweight you are, the more you're putting your health at risk. It's pretty unequivocal. Yet a recent systematic review (research which takes lots of individual studies looking at the same question, and compiles their results) has suggested that being overweight might put you at less risk of poor health than being in the ideal BMI range.Using standard categories of body mass index (BMI, your weight in kilogra...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - February 22, 2013 Category: Science Authors: Suzi Gage Tags: Blogposts Obesity Health guardian.co.uk Medical research & wellbeing Society Life and style Science Source Type: news

Two New Documents To Guide Researchers In Carrying Out Dual Use Research Of Concern Released By The U.S. Government
First, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy today published a draft policy for public comment that proposes to formalize the roles and responsibilities of institutions and researchers when they are conducting certain types of research on specific pathogens and toxins. Researchers are often best poised to understand the potential misuse of the information, technologies and products emanating from their research and to propose and implement strategies to mitigate risks. Second, the U.S...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 22, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Public Health Source Type: news

Bioethicists Call For Collaborative Consent To Ensure Ethical Practices While Leveraging The Web's Research Potential
Status updates, patient forums, blog comments - among the incredible amount of personal information on the Web is a potential trove of health data. Bioethicists writing in Science Translational Medicine acknowledge the value of this resource but argue that to be ethically acceptable for use in research, traditional models of informed consent must be adapted to suit the dynamic online environment...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - February 22, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Public Health Source Type: news

Towards Universal Access for Reproductive Health in the Philippines - 23 January 2013
This blog post by UNFPA's Executive Director, originally published in the Huffington Post, salutes a new health care law in the Philippines that expands access to voluntary family planning and gives all individuals, regardless of income or status, access to sexual and reproductive health services.
Source: UNFPA News - February 22, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Getting More Health for the Money: Burkina Faso Tries Outsourcing - 24 January 2013
SABLOGO, Burkina Faso — Although Solange Lamoussa Sawadogo has no medical training, the 28-year-old mother of two is fondly called 'loctoré' – doctor in English – in her village 200 kilometres east of Ouagadougou, the capital. With the nearest health centre in Moaga, eight kilometres away, Solange, a volunteer Community Health Worker, promotes reproductive health, encourages couples to get family planning counselling – something rather new in this traditional community – and dispenses condoms and some contraceptives.
Source: UNFPA News - February 22, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Health is Key for Sustainable Development - 24 January 2013
OSLO — World leaders called for accelerating efforts to save the lives of women and children in the coming decade at a high-level meeting that discussed perspectives and results on progress in global health. Global health – especially maternal and child health – is a prerequisite for achieving the Millenium Development Goals and sustainable development. As such, it needs to be reflected prominently in the discussion around the Millenium Development Goals on the debate about post-2015 priorities.
Source: UNFPA News - February 22, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Major Event to Highlight Women’s Health and Development in Africa - 27 January 2013
The African Union Commission, UNFPA, and other partners will convene a special high-level event on the Campaign on Accelerated Reduction of Maternal Mortality in Africa (CARMMA) on the sidelines of the African Union Summit.
Source: UNFPA News - February 22, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

African Heads of State, Government, to Speed up Reduction of Maternal Deaths - 28 January 2013
ADDIS ABABA —Meeting at the African Union Summit, Heads of State and Government made new commitments to speed-up the reduction of maternal death and disability in the continent.
Source: UNFPA News - February 22, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Dubai Declaration Lays Out Commitments to Save the Lives of Mothers and Children in the Eastern Mediterranean Region - 30 January 2013
DUBAI — Delegates at a United Nations-convened high-level meeting on saving the lives of mothers and children in the Eastern Mediterranean Region today agreed to urgently accelerate progress on improving maternal and child health between now and the end of 2015. They also committed to reduce the gap between current funding levels and those required if the Region is to meet Millennium Development Goals 4 and 5 on reducing maternal and child mortality.
Source: UNFPA News - February 22, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news