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Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:50:45 +0100 Thank you http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5630203&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F22%2F1%2F161%3Frss%3D1 (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5630203 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100 5630203 European Public Health News * President's column * EUPHA office column--EUPHA 1992-2012--Time to expand the family! * Message from the Who Regional Director for Europe: HIV Cases Continue to Rise in Europe--Who European Region Launches New Action Plan to Bring the Epidemic Under Control * 5th Annual European Public Health Conference 2012: All Inclusive Public Health, Portomaso, St Julian's, Malta, 8-10 November 2012 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5630202&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F22%2F1%2F158%3Frss%3D1 (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5630202 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100 5630202 The burden of 2009 pandemic influenza A(H1N1) in the Netherlands http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5630201&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F22%2F1%2F150%3Frss%3D1 Conclusions: This disease burden estimate confirmed that, although there was a higher mortality observed among young people, the 2009 pandemic was overall a mild influenza epidemic. The disease burden of this pandemic was comparable to the burden of seasonal influenza in the Netherlands. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5630201 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100 5630201 Risk communication: climate change as a human-health threat, a survey of public perceptions in Malta http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5630200&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F22%2F1%2F144%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: The findings of this study show that the perception that climate change may claim lives, cause disease, reduce the standard of living and worsen water shortages, may be the strongest driver behind support for climate change mitigation policy and a willingness to act. It is recommended that, in order to gain more public support, climate change campaigns and risk communication strategies should frame climate change as a threat to human health and general well-being. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5630200 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100 5630200 Predicting intention to biobank: a national survey http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5630199&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F22%2F1%2F139%3Frss%3D1 Conclusions: Australians are generally willing to participate in biobank research, and this is strongly determined by trust. While benefit beliefs and comfort with research are also relevant, higher trust was associated with intention regardless of these factors, suggesting reasons other than concern for improved health care are important in determining the publics’ willingness to participate in biobank research. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5630199 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100 5630199 Progress towards measles and rubella elimination in Tuscany, Italy: the role of population seroepidemiological profile http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5630198&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F22%2F1%2F133%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: Additional catch-up vaccination strategies targeting the adult population (particularly fertile women) are strongly needed to eliminate the risk of measles and congenital rubella syndrome for future generations. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5630198 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100 5630198 Negative body image and weight loss behaviour in Dutch school children http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5630197&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F22%2F1%2F130%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: A negative body image and weight loss behaviour were already present in 9- to 10-year-old children and among children with a normal weight in The Netherlands. Among secondary school children (13–14 year), the prevalence of a negative body image and of weight loss behaviour was high, especially for girls. Diagnostic tools are needed for youth health-care workers to detect unnecessary weight loss behaviour. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5630197 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100 5630197 Overweight, body image and bullying--an epidemiological study of 11- to 15-years olds http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5630196&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F22%2F1%2F126%3Frss%3D1 Conclusions: This study shows that overweight and obese boys and girls are of higher odds of being exposed to bullying than their normal weight peers. Moreover, this study finds that body image may statistically explain this association between overweight and exposure to bullying. However, the study is cross-sectional, and hypotheses of possibilities for opposite causality are possible. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5630196 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100 5630196 The effect of history of teasing on body dissatisfaction and intention to eat healthy in overweight and obese subjects http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5630195&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F22%2F1%2F121%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: Self-efficacy has a large effect on intention to eat healthy and should be heightened. The environmental factors contribute to high body dissatisfaction. This high body dissatisfaction, however, does not have a large effect on the intention to eat healthy. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5630195 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100 5630195 Body weight dissatisfaction in the Icelandic adult population: a normative discontent? http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5630194&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F22%2F1%2F116%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: The prevalence of body dissatisfaction is so prominent among Icelandic female adults that it can rightfully be labelled a normative discontent in this population. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5630194 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100 5630194 Association between obesity status and sick-leave in Swedish men: nationwide cohort study http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5630193&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F22%2F1%2F112%3Frss%3D1 The objective of this study was to investigate the association between body mass index (BMI) status in young adulthood and future sick-leave. Methods: A nation-wide cohort of 43 989 Swedish men (18.7 ± 0.5 years) performing military conscription tests in 1969–70 were followed between 1986 and 2005 regarding sick-leave. BMI was used to define underweight (<18.5), normal weight (18.5–24.9), overweight (25.0–29.9) and obesity (≥30.0). Relative risks of sick-leave were estimated with Cox proportional hazards models adjusted for smoking, socio-economic index and muscular strength, using normal weight as the reference. Results: During 803 684 person-years of follow-up, 488 570 sick-leave episodes were recorded. On average, one short-term (≤7 days) episode occurr... The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5630193 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100 5630193 Intra-individual changes in body weight in population-based cohorts during four decades: the Finnish FINRISK study http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5630192&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F22%2F1%2F107%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: The amount of intra-individual annual increase in body weight among men remained stable over the decades, while it increased among women. The tendency to gain weight was most pronounced among the youngest and among those initially leanest. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5630192 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100 5630192 Work and family demands: predictors of all-cause sickness absence in the GAZEL cohort http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5630191&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F22%2F1%2F101%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: High work–family demands at baseline predict long-term all-cause sickness absence across a socio-economically diverse occupational cohort. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5630191 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100 5630191 From unemployment to disability? Relationship between unemployment rate and new disability pensions in Iceland 1992-2007 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5630190&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F22%2F1%2F96%3Frss%3D1 Conclusions: Health and mental and physical capability determine the overall incidence of disability pension, but marginal fluctuations over time seem to be related to environmental conditions in the labour market, especially the unemployment rate. The observed disability pension incidence pattern in the two unemployment cycles of the study period indicates mainly that people with impaired health are forced out of the labour market in times of increasing unemployment rather than pointing towards a negative effect of unemployment on health. Our findings indicate that there is a need to strengthen the vocational rehabilitation system in Iceland as well as the support system for employment and social participation. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5630190 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100 5630190 Variations in primary care physicians' sick leave prescribing practices http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5630189&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F22%2F1%2F92%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: There is a lot of variation in physicians’ sick leave prescribing practices and it depends both on physician-related factors and local structural factors. The speciality status of a physician was the most significant single factor affecting the variation. Notable savings for the society might be possible to achieve by increasing sick-listing education and training. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5630189 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100 5630189 Medically certified sickness absence with insurance benefits in women with and without children http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5630188&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F22%2F1%2F85%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: Despite the well-developed social security system and child care services in Sweden, parenthood predicts increased sickness absence, particularly in young and in lone women. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5630188 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100 5630188 Small socio-economic differences in mortality in Spanish older people http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5630187&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F22%2F1%2F80%3Frss%3D1 Conclusions: From a European perspective, mortality inequalities in Spanish older adults are small. The ubiquitous presence of social networks and the widespread adherence to the Mediterranean diet may be responsible for this finding. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5630187 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100 5630187 Determinants of recourse to hospital treatment in the elderly http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5630186&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F22%2F1%2F76%3Frss%3D1 Conclusions: Elderly account for a high proportion of hospitalizations, mainly determined by critical health conditions, advanced age and functional dependence. Poor health conditions (high comorbidity and presence of chronic multi-organ diseases), functional dependence but not critical social factors were the main determinants of multiple hospital admissions. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5630186 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100 5630186 A model of successful ageing in British populations http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5630185&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F22%2F1%2F71%3Frss%3D1 Conclusions: This model provides reproducible insights on the nature of ageing well, confirming the importance of personal resilience and continued involvement in physical and social activities. Far from retiring, engagement with life and society should be the norm for ageing populations. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5630185 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100 5630185 Leadership, infrastructure and capacity to support child injury prevention: can these concepts help explain differences in injury mortality rankings between 18 countries in Europe? http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5630184&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F22%2F1%2F66%3Frss%3D1 Conclusions: Findings of this preliminary work suggest that these three policy areas may provide important guidance for the types of commitments that are needed in the policy arena to support advances in child safety and their assessment a way to measure progress. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5630184 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100 5630184 Childhood deaths from injuries: trends and inequalities in Europe http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5630183&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F22%2F1%2F61%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: Child injury mortality rates have fallen across Europe. In the former Soviet countries, this is likely to reflect improvements in living conditions since transition. Yet, large geographical inequalities remain, highlighting the need for enhanced measures to prevent injuries, particularly in the CIS countries and the Baltic states. However, except in a few countries, there is still little research on the nature of the problem or the effectiveness of potential interventions. Child deaths from injuries are avoidable and measures to reduce them would have a significant impact upon the overall burden of child mortality in Europe. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5630183 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100 5630183 Policy measures and the survival of foster infants in Stockholm 1878-1925 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5630182&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F22%2F1%2F56%3Frss%3D1 Conclusions: Targeted policy measures to foster children may have potentiated the positive health effects of other universal policies, such as improved living conditions, clean water and sanitation for the whole population in the city, contributing to an equalization of mortality rates between different groups. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5630182 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100 5630182 Positive health, cardiorespiratory fitness and fatness in children and adolescents http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5630181&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F22%2F1%2F52%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: These findings suggest a link between cardiorespiratory fitness and fatness and positive health indicators, suggesting that improving both fitness and fatness could exert a favourable effect on positive health during childhood and adolescence. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5630181 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100 5630181 Socio-economic status and self-rated health in East Asia: a comparison of China, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5630180&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F22%2F1%2F47%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: Our study results indicate that Japan has low levels of health inequality compared to other East Asian countries. Furthermore, an index of occupational classes may be insufficient to explain health inequalities in East Asia. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5630180 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100 5630180 International differences in self-reported health measures in 33 major metropolitan areas in Europe http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5630179&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F22%2F1%2F40%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: Health tended to be worse in metropolitan areas in the north and west of the UK and the central belt and south east of Germany, and more favourable in Sweden and north west Belgium, even accounting for socio-economic composition of local populations. This study demonstrated that combining national health survey data covering different areas is viable but not without technical difficulties. Future comparisons between European regions should be made using standardized sampling, recruitment and data collection protocols, allowing proper monitoring of health inequalities. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5630179 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100 5630179 Determinants of self-rated health in Spain: differences by age groups for adults http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5630178&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F22%2F1%2F36%3Frss%3D1 Conclusions: The factors associated with SRH differ across age groups, particularly for lifestyle. Understanding the differences between the factors associated with the positive SRH is highly relevant for the design of specific programmes aimed at improving public health. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5630178 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100 5630178 Adaptation, data quality and confirmatory factor analysis of the Danish version of the PACIC questionnaire http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5630177&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F22%2F1%2F31%3Frss%3D1 Conclusions: Danish PACIC is now available and validated in primary care in a type 2 diabetes population. The psychometric properties were satisfactory apart from ceiling and floor effects. We endorse the proposed five scale structure. All the subscales showed good model fit, and may be used for separate sum scores. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5630177 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100 5630177 Assessment of Lithuanian trauma care service using a conceptual framework for assessing the performance of health system http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5630176&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F22%2F1%2F26%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: The performance of the decentralized Lithuanian trauma sector does not match with the primary intention criterion and does not correspond to the needs of people. Lithuanian trauma service has to be conceptualized and changed to inclusive. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5630176 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100 5630176 The labelling and reporting of euthanasia by Belgian physicians: a study of hypothetical cases http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5630175&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F22%2F1%2F19%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: There is no consensus among physicians about the labelling of euthanasia and other ELDs, and about which cases must be reported. Mislabelling of ELDs could impede societal control over euthanasia. The provision of better information to physicians appears to be necessary. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5630175 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100 5630175 Assessment of primary care in health surveys: a population perspective http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5630174&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F22%2F1%2F14%3Frss%3D1 Conclusions: Metric analysis supported the integrity and general adequacy of this very short tool included in a population health survey. The global index proposed could be a good measure for assessing and monitoring the adequacy of part of the PC experiences in first-contact care and person-focused care over time, under population perspective. On the other hand, the loss of content as a consequence of the selection of items, suggesting use of the expanded versions of the PCAT-AE whenever a global evaluation of PC is desired and it is possible. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5630174 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100 5630174 Does general practice reduce health inequalities? Analysis of quality and outcomes framework data http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5630173&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F22%2F1%2F9%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: The narrowing in performance between practices in Spearhead and non-Spearhead PCTs may have indirectly contributed to a reduction in area-based health inequalities but the differences are small. The lack of difference between the most deprived practices in Spearhead and non-Spearhead PCTs suggest that area-based initiatives to tackle inequalities have not yet had an observable impact on deprived practices. Unobserved factors explain most of the variation in achievement. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5630173 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100 5630173 Revisiting influenza deaths estimates--Learning from the H1N1 pandemic http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5630172&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F22%2F1%2F7%3Frss%3D1 (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5630172 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100 5630172 Economic crisis and infectious disease control: a public health predicament http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5630171&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F22%2F1%2F5%3Frss%3D1 (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5630171 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100 5630171 Economic crisis, austerity and the Greek public health system http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5630170&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F22%2F1%2F4%3Frss%3D1 (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5630170 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100 5630170 There is an alternative: public health professionals must not remain silent at a time of financial crisis http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5630169&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F22%2F1%2F2%3Frss%3D1 (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5630169 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100 5630169 Public health and welfare http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5630168&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F22%2F1%2F1%3Frss%3D1 (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5630168 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 05:00:00 +0100 5630168 European Public Health News * President's column * EUPHA office--Active ageing and rejuvenating * Message from the Regional Director--'Scaling up activities for Roma health' * Evaluation and follow-up of the response to pandemic influenza A (H1N1) 2009 by the European Commission * Obituary Barbara Starfield * European Public Health Conference http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5442700&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F6%2F815%3Frss%3D1 (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5442700 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5442700 Yearly incidence of mental disorders in economically inactive young adults http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5442699&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F6%2F812%3Frss%3D1 In this study, being out of the workforce and not in education was associated with severe mental disorders. The risk of being admitted in hospital due to depression was more than doubled in economically inactive young adults. Similarly, the risk of being admitted to hospital due to self-harm and alcohol-related disorder was tripled. Drug abuse was seven times more prevalent among inactive young adults. Processes leading to economic inactivity and to deteriorating mental health are inextricably intertwined. Even if it is not possible to clarify if the association is caused by selection or if it is being outside of labour force that causes mental disorders, it is still urgent to prevent young persons from ending up in long-term economic inactivity. (Source: The European Journal of Public Hea... The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5442699 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5442699 Predictors of return to work in employees sick-listed with mental health problems: findings from a longitudinal study http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5442698&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F6%2F806%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: Sickness absence due to self-reported stress/burnout, a positive RTW expectancy and no prior absence with MHPs predicted a shorter time to RTW among Danish employees sick listed with MHPs. Findings could help social insurance officers and other rehabilitation professionals to identify groups at high risk for prolonged absence. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5442698 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5442698 Mental health among the unemployed and the unemployment rate in the municipality http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5442697&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F6%2F799%3Frss%3D1 Conclusions: The effect of municipal vacancy rates can be understood in terms of the impact of perceived opportunity on the sense of life-course predictability. That there was no effect of municipal unemployment rate indicates that high local unemployment levels do not reduce the sense of shame and perceived stigma among the unemployed. Taken together, our findings would seem to present a rather bleak picture of the current dramatic labour market situation. The unemployed will be negatively affected by the extremely low demand for labour, while they will not be able to take comfort from their growing numbers. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5442697 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5442697 Health status of Roma women in Spain http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5442696&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F6%2F793%3Frss%3D1 Conclusions: Our comparison showed that Spanish Roma women have a poorer health profile, worse lifestyles and more inequality in the use of health-care resources than non-Roma women, especially with respect to prevention. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5442696 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5442696 Stillbirth among foreign-born women in Sweden http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5442695&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F6%2F788%3Frss%3D1 Conclusions: The risk of stillbirth in immigrant women varies by region of birth and time since immigration, being highest in women from Africa and the Middle East, and the recently settled. Further studies are needed to identify the mechanisms behind these patterns. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5442695 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5442695 Contribution of mortality and disability to the secular trend in health inequality at the turn of century in Belgium http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5442694&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F6%2F781%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: The social divide in health increased over time: people with the highest education continued to live even longer, they continued to live even longer without disability and to live less years with disability. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5442694 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5442694 Health and income: a meta-analysis to explore cross-country, gender and age differences http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5442693&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F6%2F775%3Frss%3D1 Conclusions: There is significant income related variation in SRPH between different countries even if the levels of income or the standards of living are comparable. For women income affects SRPH differently than for men. The effect of income on SRPH depends on the age of the individual respondent. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5442693 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5442693 Socio-economic differences in dysglycemia and lifestyle-related risk factors in the Finnish middle-aged population http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5442692&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F6%2F768%3Frss%3D1 Conclusions: Low education was associated with an increased risk of dysglycemia more strongly than the low household income. Risk factors, especially obesity, explained only partly the observed associations between dysglycemia and education. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5442692 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5442692 Gender differences in the association between education and the incidence of cardiovascular events in Northern Italy http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5442691&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F6%2F762%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: In this northern Italian population, the association between education and cardiovascular risk seems to vary by gender. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5442691 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5442691 Are the health consequences of temporary employment worse among low educated than among high educated? http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5442690&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F6%2F756%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: Our hypothesis regarding worse health effects of temporary employment among low educated was partly confirmed. Our results indicate the need to analyse temporary employment from a more heterogeneous perspective as well as in relation to different health outcomes. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5442690 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5442690 Association between cannabis and cocaine use, traffic injuries and use of protective devices http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5442689&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F6%2F753%3Frss%3D1 The effect of cannabis and cocaine use on non-fatal traffic injuries and use of motorcycle helmets or car seatbelts was assessed in a nationwide sample of 17 484 car or motorcycle drivers surveyed in 2005 in Spain. Logistic regression was used to adjust for distance driven and potential confounders. Cocaine use ≥1 day/week and cannabis use >4 days/week were associated with more traffic injuries. A positive dose–response relationship was found between frequency of cocaine use and lack of consistent use of protective devices. Interventions to avoid driving under the influence of drugs and to increase use of protective devices among drug users are needed. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5442689 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5442689 Enforcement of regional bans on tobacco sales to minors in Switzerland--Example of missed opportunity? http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5442688&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F6%2F750%3Frss%3D1 Tobacco control policies, aiming at reducing youth’s access to tobacco, revealed positive outcomes and were implemented in most of the European countries. A naturalistic field study was conducted to assess retailer compliance with a regional ban forbidding selling tobacco products to youths under the age of 18 in a Swiss canton. Results revealed that, 20 months after implementation, the ban was respected by about one out of seven retailers and compliance did not improve significantly over the following 24-month period. Potentials for concrete improvements were observed and a call for stronger implementation at the regional and local levels was made. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5442688 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5442688 Health and the need for health promotion in hospital patients http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5442687&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F6%2F744%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: Nearly all patients included in this study had one or more health risk factors that could aggravate clinical outcomes. There is a significant need, and potential, for health-promoting interventions. Multi-factorial interventions may be frequently indicated and should be the subject of interventional studies. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5442687 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5442687 Cycling for transport and public health: a systematic review of the effect of the environment on cycling http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5442686&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F6%2F738%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: Although the study identified environmental factors with positive and negative associations with cycling behaviour, many other types of environmental policies and interventions have yet to be rigorously evaluated. Policies promoting cycle lane construction appear promising but the socio-demographic distribution of their effects on physical activity is unclear. The wider impact of active transport policies on health and inequalities across Europe must be explored. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5442686 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5442686 Number of children and all-cause mortality risk: results from the Japan Collaborative Cohort Study http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5442685&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F6%2F732%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: We found a U-shaped association between the number of children and all-cause mortality among both men and women, with the lowest risk among those with two children. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5442685 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5442685 Childhood socio-economic position and adult smoking: are childhood psychosocial factors important? Evidence from a British birth cohort http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5442684&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F6%2F725%3Frss%3D1 Conclusions: These findings add to the evidence base that childhood disadvantage is associated with adult smoking behaviours and highlights the importance of the early childhood social environment for the development of these. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5442684 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5442684 Prenatal and childhood growth and leisure time physical activity in adult life http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5442683&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F6%2F719%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: People who as children were taller and weighed more engage more in leisure time physical activity in late adulthood. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5442683 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5442683 Childhood socio-economic position and risk of coronary heart disease in middle age: a study of 49 321 male conscripts http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5442682&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F6%2F713%3Frss%3D1 Conclusions: Results showed that social, cognitive and behavioural factors evident prior to adulthood may be of greater importance in explaining the association between childhood SEP and CHD later in life than socio-economic indicators in adulthood. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5442682 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5442682 Adolescent's physical activity levels and relatives' physical activity engagement and encouragement: the HELENA study http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5442681&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F6%2F705%3Frss%3D1 Conclusions: These findings highlight the important role of social encouragement on adolescents’ PA levels. Community interventions aiming to enhance PA levels in the adolescent population might be more successful when family and peers are also targeted. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5442681 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5442681 Social relations in school and psychosomatic health among Swedish adolescents--the role of academic orientation http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5442680&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F6%2F699%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: Interpreted from a social class perspective, the results may reflect that the theoretically oriented students to a higher degree strive to conform to the culture present in school making this group of students more sensitive for teacher relations manifested as recognitions, rewards or penalties. In order to promote social equity in health, efforts to improve social relations in school should not solely focus on the teacher–student relationships but also on the relationships between peers. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5442680 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5442680 Changes in associations between psychosocial factors and suicide attempts by adolescents in Greece from 1984 to 2007 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5442679&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F6%2F694%3Frss%3D1 Conclusions: Several common psychosocial factors seem to be steadily related to self-reported suicide attempts by Greek adolescents in 1984 and 2007. However, the increase in self-reported suicide attempts between 1984 and 2007 has been accompanied by changes in the relative importance of correlates. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5442679 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5442679 The effects of family type on child mortality http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5442678&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F6%2F688%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: Mainly due to accidental and violent causes of death, the largest excess mortality risks concentrated among children of single, less-educated and less-earning parents. The most vulnerable age period in this respect was early childhood (ages 1–4 years), whereas no association between mortality and family type was found among children aged 10–14 years. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5442678 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5442678 Harmonization may be counterproductive--at least for parts of Europe where public health research operates effectively http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5442677&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F6%2F686%3Frss%3D1 (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5442677 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5442677 Revision of the European Data Protection Directive: opportunity or threat for public health monitoring? http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5442676&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F6%2F684%3Frss%3D1 (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5442676 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5442676 Do the planned changes to European data protection threaten or facilitate important health research? http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5442675&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F6%2F682%3Frss%3D1 (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5442675 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5442675 Nicotine: not just an unregulated poison but now a potential chemical weapon http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5442674&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F6%2F681%3Frss%3D1 (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5442674 Wed, 23 Nov 2011 05:00:00 +0100 5442674 European Public Health News * President's column * EUPHA office--EUPHA Sections * EUPHA Members 2011 * MARK YOUR CALENDARS! http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5262260&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F5%2F677%3Frss%3D1 (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5262260 Mon, 26 Sep 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5262260 David Crawford, Robert W. Jeffery, Kylie Ball, and Johannes Brug (eds). Obesity Epidemiology. from Aetiology to Public Health. http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5262259&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F5%2F676%3Frss%3D1 (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5262259 Mon, 26 Sep 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5262259 HBV vaccination coverage among health-care workers http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5262258&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F5%2F674-a%3Frss%3D1 (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5262258 Mon, 26 Sep 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5262258 Influenza surveillance in Europe http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5262257&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F5%2F674%3Frss%3D1 (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5262257 Mon, 26 Sep 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5262257 Contribution of lifelong adverse experiences to social health inequalities: findings from a population survey in France http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5262256&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F5%2F667%3Frss%3D1 Conclusions: LAE contribute to the social health gradient and explain variability within social groups. It is useful to take lifetime social factors into account when monitoring health inequalities. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5262256 Mon, 26 Sep 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5262256 Behaviour does not fully explain the high risk of chronic liver disease in less educated men in Hungary http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5262255&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F5%2F662%3Frss%3D1 Conclusions: The effect of low socio-economic status on the risk of CLD/cirrhosis is only partially explained by conventional behavioural risk factors in Hungary. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5262255 Mon, 26 Sep 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5262255 Stress and medicine use for headache: does sense of coherence modify the association? http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5262254&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F5%2F656%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: SOC modifies the association between stress and medicine use especially among women. Individuals with fewer coping resources may be more likely to use medicine beyond indication to treat stress. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5262254 Mon, 26 Sep 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5262254 Contextual and family factors associated with negative assessment of children's health http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5262253&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F5%2F649%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: Results reinforce the importance of the household context to child’s health and the association between parental figures and child health. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5262253 Mon, 26 Sep 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5262253 Estimating the prevalence of drug injection using a multiplier method based on a register of new HIV diagnoses http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5262252&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F5%2F646%3Frss%3D1 In this study, prevalence of recent injectors in Spain was estimated with a multiplier method using the number of injectors in a population register of new HIV diagnoses, HIV incidence among injectors from cohort studies and HIV prevalence among injectors in a drug treatment register. Prevalence in 2008 was 38.8 (95% CI 23.8–53.8) per 100 000 population, a 2.8 times reduction compared with 2001. This method permits estimation of both prevalence and trends of drug injection. It is sustainable and routinely applicable in many countries. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5262252 Mon, 26 Sep 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5262252 Prevalence of maternal hepatitis C infection according to HIV serostatus in six Spanish regions (2003-2006) http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5262251&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F5%2F643%3Frss%3D1 The objective of this article is to describe the prevalence of maternal Hepatitis C infection globally and by HIV serostatus. Unlinked anonymous testing on 474 539 samples from newborn babies was carried out, selected through stratified sampling by year and HIV status, in six Spanish Autonomous Regions, from 2003 to 2006. Results were 0.15% for global anti-hepatitis C virus (HCV), 29.69% and 0.10% for HIV(+) and HIV(–) women, respectively. Anti-HCV prevalence rate is low in these regions compared to Hospital cohorts. Although a high prevalence rate in HIV co-infected women is found, it tends to decrease along the period studied. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5262251 Mon, 26 Sep 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5262251 Prevalence of hepatitis B and C in internally displaced persons of war against terrorism in Swat, Pakistan http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5262250&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F5%2F638%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: The viral hepatitis among the apparently healthy population of a relatively natural and pollution free environment refers to an alarming condition about liver infections, particularly of HCV, in Pakistan. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5262250 Mon, 26 Sep 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5262250 The comparison of the performance of two screening strategies identifying newly-diagnosed HIV during pregnancy http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5262249&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F5%2F632%3Frss%3D1 Conclusions: Implementation of a nation-wide screening strategy based upon non-selective opt-out screening followed by effective PMTCT appeared to detect more HIV-infected women for the first time in pregnancy and to reduce vertical transmission of HIV substantially. Nonetheless, still few children are infected because of maternal infection after the first trimester. We propose the introduction of partner screening on HIV as part of the antenatal screening strategy. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5262249 Mon, 26 Sep 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5262249 Social and behavioural characteristics of a sample of AIDS Help-Line users never tested for HIV in Italy http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5262248&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F5%2F627%3Frss%3D1 Conclusions: The results indicate the socio-demographic characteristics, behaviours, risk perception and reasons for not being tested among a sample of callers to Italy’s National AIDS Help-Line, and they confirm the necessity of gearing prevention activities towards heterosexuals and young adults with a low perception of risk. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5262248 Mon, 26 Sep 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5262248 The epidemiology of HIV and AIDS reports in migrants in the 27 European Union countries, Norway and Iceland: 1999-2006 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5262247&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F5%2F620%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: Migrants, largely from SSA, represent a considerable proportion of AIDS and HIV reports in EU, especially among heterosexual and MTCT infections. Their contribution is higher among female reports. A substantial percentage of diagnoses in MSM are migrants, largely from Western Europe and Latin-America. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5262247 Mon, 26 Sep 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5262247 Estimates of HIV incidence among drug users in St. Petersburg, Russia: continued growth of a rapidly expanding epidemic http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5262246&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F5%2F613%3Frss%3D1 Conclusions: High HIV incidence among IDU in St Petersburg attests to continued growth of the epidemic. The need for expansion of HIV prevention interventions targeted to vulnerable populations throughout the city is urgent. These results also suggest that the BED EIA may over-estimate incidence even after correction for low specificity. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5262246 Mon, 26 Sep 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5262246 Premature mortality due to stroke and trend in stroke mortality in Japan (1980-2005) http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5262245&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F5%2F609%3Frss%3D1 Conclusions: The findings showed shorter AYLLs due to stroke in Japan, suggesting that stroke patients died from this condition at older age at the end of the study period. This change in premature mortality was consistent with decreased trend in the stroke mortality. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5262245 Mon, 26 Sep 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5262245 Knowledge of a patient-dependant phase of acute myocardial infarction in Polish adults: the role of physician's advice http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5262244&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F5%2F603%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: Improvement in knowledge and attitudes related to a patient–dependant phase of AMI is needed in adults even if they experienced AMI before. A routine advice from a doctor may contribute significantly to this improvement. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5262244 Mon, 26 Sep 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5262244 Explaining structural change in cardiovascular mortality in Ireland 1995-2005: a time series analysis http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5262243&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F5%2F597%3Frss%3D1 Conclusions: Cardiovascular prescribing accounts for the trend break in circulatory mortality among men and women aged ≥65 years after 1999 in Ireland but the effect of prescribing is lower for women. β-Blocker, ace inhibitor and aspirin medications were more successful than statin, diuretic and nitrates in accounting for the trends. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5262243 Mon, 26 Sep 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5262243 Socio-economic status and prevention of cardiovascular disease in Italy: evidence from a national health survey http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5262242&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F5%2F591%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: Socio-economic disparities in the prevention of risk factors for CVD were clearly observed among Italian adults, generally favouring higher socio-economic groups. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5262242 Mon, 26 Sep 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5262242 Diversity and dynamics of patient cost-sharing for physicians' and hospital services in the 27 European Union countries http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5262241&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F5%2F585%3Frss%3D1 Conclusions: The adequacy of patient cost-sharing arrangements in EU countries needs to be reconsidered. Most importantly, it is essential to deal with informal patient payments (where applicable) and to assure adequate exemption mechanisms to diminish the adverse equity effects of patient cost-sharing. A close communication with the public is needed to clarify the objectives and content of a patient payment policy in a country. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5262241 Mon, 26 Sep 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5262241 Exploring the role of economics in prioritization in public health: what do stakeholders think? http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5262240&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F5%2F578%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: Further research is required to substantiate and build on these preliminary findings and collaborations between economists and policy makers are needed to develop clear, rigorous and standard guidance relating to economic evaluation, recognizing the diversity of public health strategies. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5262240 Mon, 26 Sep 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5262240 The validity of the mortality to incidence ratio as a proxy for site-specific cancer survival http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5262239&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F5%2F573%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: The 1 – (M/I) is a good approximation of the 5-year relative survival for most but not all tumour sites. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5262239 Mon, 26 Sep 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5262239 A community pharmacist delivered adherence support service for dyslipidaemia http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5262238&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F5%2F567%3Frss%3D1 Conclusions: Patients significantly lowered their cholesterol levels probably as a result of the service delivered by their pharmacists within the short study time frame of ~9 months. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5262238 Mon, 26 Sep 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5262238 Hospitalization admission rates for low-income subjects with full health insurance coverage in France http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5262237&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F5%2F560%3Frss%3D1 Conclusions: In this low-income population with free access to health care, hospitalization and hospital mortality rates were higher for many diseases that are known targets for prevention and screening actions. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5262237 Mon, 26 Sep 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5262237 A simple risk score effectively predicted type 2 diabetes in Iranian adult population: population-based cohort study http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5262236&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F5%2F554%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: We presented a simple model based on SBP, family history of diabetes, WHtR, TG/HDL-C and FPG; concluding that this approach is superior to relying exclusively on the 2h-PCPG for identifying individuals at high risk for developing diabetes in a Middle Eastern adult population. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5262236 Mon, 26 Sep 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5262236 European mental health policy should target everybody http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5262235&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F5%2F551%3Frss%3D1 (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5262235 Mon, 26 Sep 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5262235 European mental health policy: opportunities for science and innovation, challenges for implementation http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5262234&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F5%2F550%3Frss%3D1 (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5262234 Mon, 26 Sep 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5262234 European mental health policy: the key issue is social inclusion http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5262233&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F5%2F548%3Frss%3D1 (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5262233 Mon, 26 Sep 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5262233 Unintended consequences of social and economic policies for population health: towards a more intentional approach http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5262232&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F5%2F547%3Frss%3D1 (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5262232 Mon, 26 Sep 2011 04:00:00 +0100 5262232 European Public Health News * Health in Europe 2020 * EUPHA President's Column * EUPHA office--Public health needs you! * Message from the Regional Director--'Governance for Health in the 21st Century' * Commission Reports on Voluntary and Unpaid Donation of Blood and Blood Components, and Tissues and Cells * Public Health and Welfare--Welfare Development and Health, 10-12 November 2011, The Bella Centre, Copenhagen, Denmark * Book Your Dates: 7-10 November 2012 and join us in Malta http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5041327&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F4%2F543%3Frss%3D1 (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5041327 Sun, 17 Jul 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5041327 Assessing non-response to a mailed health survey including self-collection of biological material http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5041326&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F4%2F538%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: Non-response in a health survey including biological material self-collection warrants research as it may differ from non-response in general health questionnaires. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5041326 Sun, 17 Jul 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5041326 Disordered gambling, type of gambling and gambling involvement in the British Gambling Prevalence Survey 2007 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5041325&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F4%2F532%3Frss%3D1 Conclusions: Gambling involvement is an important predictor of disordered gambling status. Our analysis indicates that greater gambling involvement better characterizes disordered gambling than does any specific type of gambling. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5041325 Sun, 17 Jul 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5041325 Annual variations in indoor climate in the homes of elderly persons living in Dublin, Ireland and Tromso, Norway http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5041324&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F4%2F526%3Frss%3D1 (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5041324 Sun, 17 Jul 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5041324 Job attitudes and well-being among public vs. private physicians: organizational justice and job control as mediators http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5041323&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F4%2F520%3Frss%3D1 Conclusions: Private physicians feel better than public physicians and this is partly due to higher organizational justice in private sector. Public health care organizations should invest effort to increase the fairness in their organizations and management and pay more attention in improving the well-being of their employees, which could possibly increase the attractiveness of public sector as a career option. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5041323 Sun, 17 Jul 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5041323 Factors associated with the use of preventive services by women in Greece http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5041322&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F4%2F512%3Frss%3D1 Conclusions: The percentage of women in Greece who are adherent to selected routinely recommended cancer screenings is very low. Therefore, specific programmes should be developed and implemented, aiming to increase women’s awareness of the benefits of regular use of preventive services for cervical and breast cancer. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5041322 Sun, 17 Jul 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5041322 Addendum http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5041321&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F4%2F511%3Frss%3D1 (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5041321 Sun, 17 Jul 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5041321 From knowledge to planning considerations: a matrix to assess health needs for the perinatal network in eastern Paris http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5041320&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F4%2F504%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: Our matrix is useful for building a comprehensive perinatal knowledge base depending upon perinatal stages and health-care dimensions. It should imply stakeholders in collecting, synthesizing and analysing massive amounts of data. It can be adapted to any health network or local health policy. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5041320 Sun, 17 Jul 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5041320 Relationships between job satisfaction, intentions to leave family practice and actually leaving among family physicians in England http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5041319&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F4%2F499%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: Although higher levels of job ‘dissatisfaction’ were associated with an increased likelihood of leaving, higher levels of job ‘satisfaction’ did not prevent leaving. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5041319 Sun, 17 Jul 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5041319 Individual health services and the denial of health services in German medical practices: prevalence, regional differences and socio-demographic determinants http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5041318&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F4%2F491%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: The study presents population-based, quantitative data on IHSs and denial of medical services in German practices. The results partly confirm former findings on the occurrence of IHSs. Contrary to other studies, socio-demographics seemed to play a minor role in the offer/demand of IHSs. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5041318 Sun, 17 Jul 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5041318 Increasing socio-economic inequality in type 2 diabetes prevalence--Repeated cross-sectional surveys in England 1994-2006 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5041317&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F4%2F484%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: Increasing prevalence of type 2 diabetes has been associated with an increase of socio-economic inequality in women. There was no socio-economic gradient observed in men. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5041317 Sun, 17 Jul 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5041317 The relationship between perceived discrimination and depressive symptoms among young Turkish-Dutch and Moroccan-Dutch http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5041316&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F4%2F477%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: Personal level perceived discrimination is associated with depressive symptoms among young minority group members with a Turkish or Moroccan cultural background. This indicates that discrimination is an important factor that should be taken into account in developing public health policies. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5041316 Sun, 17 Jul 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5041316 Hostility and acute coronary syndrome in a transitional post-communist Muslim country: a population-based study in Tirana, Albania http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5041315&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F4%2F469%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: This may be the first report from post-communist countries of Eastern and Southeastern Europe or from a Muslim population on the hostility trait in a population-representative sample. Hostility was independently associated with ACS. This requires confirmation, in particular, to exclude the possibility of reverse causality. Hostility may represent an informative risk factor in transitional populations. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5041315 Sun, 17 Jul 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5041315 Environmental survey of segregated habitats of Roma in Hungary: a way to be empowering and reliable in minority research http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5041314&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F4%2F463%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: Census data cannot be used for policy design aiming at those Roma who are in greatest need of help; that is, living in segregated settlements (colonies). Colonies constitute disadvantaged living conditions of varying severity which can be quantified by a composite score based on indicators of access to services and presence of environmental dangers. The proportion of colony-dwelling Roma is approximately one-fifth to one-quarter of the estimated number of Roma people in Hungary. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5041314 Sun, 17 Jul 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5041314 Economic difficulties and physical functioning in Finnish and British employees: contribution of social and behavioural factors http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5041313&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F4%2F456%3Frss%3D1 Conclusions: Conflicts between work and family contribute to the associations of economic difficulties with physical functioning among employees from Finland and Britain. This suggests that supporting people to cope with economic difficulties, and efforts to improve the balance between paid work and family may help employees maintain good physical functioning. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5041313 Sun, 17 Jul 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5041313 Effects of school district factors on alcohol consumption: results of a multi-level analysis among Danish adolescents http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5041312&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F4%2F449%3Frss%3D1 Conclusions: The impact of socio-economic variables at school district level seems to be smaller in the welfare state of Denmark than known for other countries. However, residence in rural areas may be a direct disadvantage for youth, indicating a need for region-specific prevention programmes. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5041312 Sun, 17 Jul 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5041312 Excessive drinking and history of unemployment and cohabitation in Danish men born in 1953 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5041311&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F4%2F444%3Frss%3D1 Conclusions: Very excessive drinking is related to number of job-losses, broken partnerships, living alone and duration of unemployment. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5041311 Sun, 17 Jul 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5041311 The association between time perspective and alcohol consumption in university students: cross-sectional study http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5041310&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F4%2F438%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: Interventions aimed at increasing future orientated time perspective may be effective in decreasing hazardous alcohol consumption in students. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5041310 Sun, 17 Jul 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5041310 Is the population level link between drinking and harm similar for women and men?--a time series analysis with focus on gender-specific drinking and alcohol-related hospitalizations in Sweden http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5041309&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F4%2F432%3Frss%3D1 Conclusions: Changes in alcohol consumption in Sweden was associated with changes in male and female alcohol-related hospitalizations also in analyses based on gender-specific consumption measures. There was no clear evidence that the population level association between alcohol and harm differed between men and women. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5041309 Sun, 17 Jul 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5041309 Correlates of objectively measured physical activity and sedentary behaviour in English children http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5041308&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F4%2F424%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: A number of potentially modifiable factors are associated with increased physical activity and/or reduced sedentary behaviour in English children. These could be valuable targets of future interventions. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5041308 Sun, 17 Jul 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5041308 Ethnic differences in discrepancies between self-reported and measured weight, height and body mass index http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5041307&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F4%2F420%3Frss%3D1 We investigated the association between Hindustani-Surinamese (South Asian), African-Surinamese (African) or Dutch (European) ethnicity and discrepancies in self-reported versus measured weight, height and derived body mass index (BMI). Using data from the population-based SUNSET study among 35- to 60-year-old subjects in The Netherlands, we found that discrepancies among Hindustani-Surinamese men, African-Surinamese women and Hindustani-Surinamese women for weight and BMI, but not height were smaller than their Dutch counterparts. Ethnic differences observed imply that self-reported anthropometric measures may be unsuitable for surveillance and for studies that seek to quantify the role of obesity in health outcomes in ethnic groups. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5041307 Sun, 17 Jul 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5041307 Self-reported and measured weight, height and body mass index (BMI) in Italy, the Netherlands and North America http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5041306&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F4%2F414%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: We conclude that, apart from a general overestimation of height and underestimation of weight resulting in an underestimation of BMI, substantial differences are observed between countries, between females and males and between age groups. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5041306 Sun, 17 Jul 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5041306 Changes in the prevalence of overweight and obesity: some evidence from the Swiss Health Surveys 1992/93 and 2002 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5041305&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F4%2F407%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: Public health action should consider the potential of changing health behavioural factors in subgroups with a higher prevalence of overweight and obesity. Measures that stimulate, for instance, light physical activity or healthy diet, to be supported by changes in the obesogenic environment, should be encouraged. More evidence is needed for gender-specific approaches. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5041305 Sun, 17 Jul 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5041305 Health research in the European Union: over-controlled but under-measured? http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5041304&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F4%2F404%3Frss%3D1 (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5041304 Sun, 17 Jul 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5041304 Obesity and chronic diseases, whose business? http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5041303&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F4%2F402%3Frss%3D1 (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5041303 Sun, 17 Jul 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5041303 Public health sector and food industry interaction: it's time to clarify the term 'partnership' and be honest about underlying interests http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5041302&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F4%2F400%3Frss%3D1 (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5041302 Sun, 17 Jul 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5041302 To what extent are biological pathways useful when aiming to reduce social inequalities in cancer? http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5041301&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F4%2F398%3Frss%3D1 (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5041301 Sun, 17 Jul 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5041301 When are complex interventions 'complex'? When are simple interventions 'simple'? http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5041300&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F4%2F397%3Frss%3D1 (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5041300 Sun, 17 Jul 2011 23:00:00 +0100 5041300 European Public Health News * EUPHA President's Column--EUPHA and WHO together in developing the new European policy for health * EUPHA office news * Message from the Regional Director--'Strengthening Public Health in Europe' * TB Prevention and Control in the EU: The Need for Further Efforts * Public Health and Welfare - Welfare Development and Health, 10-12 November 2011 the Bella Centre, Copenhagen, Denmark http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4848898&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F3%2F394%3Frss%3D1 (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4848898 Thu, 19 May 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4848898 Ellen Kuhlmann, Ellen Annandale (eds).Gender and healthcare. http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4848897&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F3%2F393%3Frss%3D1 (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4848897 Thu, 19 May 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4848897 Ross C. Brownson, Elizabeth A. Baker, Terry L. Leet, Kathleen N. Gillespie and W. True. Evidence-based Public Health. http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4848896&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F3%2F392-a%3Frss%3D1 (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4848896 Thu, 19 May 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4848896 Jeff French, Clive Blair-Stevens, Dominic McVey, Rowena Meritt. http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4848895&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F3%2F392%3Frss%3D1 (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4848895 Thu, 19 May 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4848895 Do women with cancer have better survival as compared to men after adjusting for staging distribution? http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4848894&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F3%2F387%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: In a healthcare system with free access to diagnostics and therapy, after adjusting for staging distribution female cancer patients have a lesser excess mortality risk than do men for lung, stomach and head and neck cancer and also for all cancer sites combined after adjusting for case mix. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4848894 Thu, 19 May 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4848894 Television news coverage about cervical cancer: impact on female viewers' vulnerability perceptions and fear http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4848893&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F3%2F381%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: These results suggest that television news may be an effective means for health education. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4848893 Thu, 19 May 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4848893 Place of residence predicts breast cancer stage at diagnosis in Estonia http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4848892&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F3%2F376%3Frss%3D1 Conclusions: The observed regional variations are most likely due to differences in education, unemployment and health care access. Younger and elderly women, those living in remote areas and of lower socio-economic status should be addressed with specific measures to promote earlier detection of breast cancer, particularly in view of current economic difficulties and a sharply rising unemployment rate. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4848892 Thu, 19 May 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4848892 Consumer understanding of cigarette emission labelling http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4848891&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F3%2F373%3Frss%3D1 The optimal way to display constituent levels (e.g. tar) on tobacco packaging has not received adequate attention but has important policy implications. Adult smokers and non-smokers (n = 836) were surveyed in France using Computer Assisted Personal Interviewing to assess perceptions of constituent levels displayed numerically (brand-specific tar and nicotine numbers from smoking machines and the current format in European Union), descriptively (a short sentence describing chemicals and their health effects but without any brand-specific numbers) or as a pack insert (a card placed on the inside of the pack describing the presence of chemicals and their health effects in more detail, as well as information on cessation). We also assessed perceptions of identically packaged cigarettes differ... The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4848891 Thu, 19 May 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4848891 Cigarette pack warning labels in Russia: how graphic should they be? http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4848890&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F3%2F366%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: The Russian population would strongly support government policy that would require graphic warning labels to be placed on cigarette packs in their country. In order to best deter from smoking, future cigarette warning labels in Russia should be as graphic as possible. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4848890 Thu, 19 May 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4848890 Support and correlates of support for banning smoking in cars with children: findings from the ITC Four Country Survey http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4848889&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F3%2F360%3Frss%3D1 Conclusions: These findings indicate that a majority of smokers in the four countries support banning smoking in cars with children, and lend support to banning smoking in cars with children. Additionally, they suggest that support may be increased by educating smokers about the dangers of cigarette smoke exposure. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4848889 Thu, 19 May 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4848889 Smoking behaviour under intense terrorist attacks http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4848888&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F3%2F355%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: Direct or indirect exposure to terrorist attacks had an impact on smoking prevalence rates and on changes in smoking habits. Studies investigating reactions to traumatic events should include a detailed section on smoking while mental health interventions should address the needs of smokers. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4848888 Thu, 19 May 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4848888 The impact of social capital on changes in smoking behaviour: a longitudinal cohort study http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4848887&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F3%2F347%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: Support mechanisms (via marriage and employment) and elements social capital (measured by ‘trust’ and ‘social participation’) are independently and positively associated with smoking cessation; continual lack of active social participation and remaining single are associated with smoking initiation. Smoking interventions should consider increased participation as an intrinsic part of their design. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4848887 Thu, 19 May 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4848887 Information on vaccination: meeting the needs of unvaccinated youngsters in the Netherlands http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4848886&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F3%2F344%3Frss%3D1 To improve vaccination coverage in the Netherlands, compulsory consultation of the youth health service has been suggested for unvaccinated youngsters. It is assumed that sound medical arguments will convince them to accept vaccination. We assessed the need for information of the highest risk group, the unvaccinated orthodox protestant youngsters. Only 21% of over 600 respondents were interested in medical aspects of vaccination, whereas >50% were interested in religious aspects. Their preferred information source was a Christian organization, not the youth health service. Our study shows the importance of exploration of the target group before introducing a new policy. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4848886 Thu, 19 May 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4848886 European survey of hepatitis B vaccination policies for healthcare workers http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4848885&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F3%2F338%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: These results show the variation as to how EU legislation is translated into practice in European countries. More consultation between key actors at EU level could help to optimize the way this matter is dealt with. A battery of measures and interventions—including introduction of immunization programmes against HBV infection and increasing immunization coverage in HCWs—can contribute to further reducing HBV transmission to HCWs. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4848885 Thu, 19 May 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4848885 The reach of a hepatitis B vaccination programme among men who have sex with men http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4848884&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F3%2F333%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: This study shows a large proportion of MSM is aware that they could opt for free hepatitis B vaccination. Future vaccination programmes should focus on a personal approach, since the use of STD prevention workers was shown to be a successful tool for participation in the vaccination programme. The personal information should focus on perceived risk of infection, since this was a major reason for vaccine refusal. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4848884 Thu, 19 May 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4848884 H1N1v influenza vaccine in Greek medical students http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4848883&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F3%2F329%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: Our findings confirmed the low penetration of the H1N1 vaccine in Greece, as in most European countries, even in medical students. Better education of the students and the public might aid in increasing the immunization rates. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4848883 Thu, 19 May 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4848883 Characteristics of patients receiving allergy vaccination: to which extent do socio-economic factors play a role? http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4848882&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F3%2F323%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: Use of SIT was associated with both disease severity measures and educational level, but not income level. These results suggest social inequality as reflected by lower use of SIT among patients with lower educational level may represent an obstacle to treatment with SIT. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4848882 Thu, 19 May 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4848882 Direct health costs of environmental tobacco smoke exposure and indirect health benefits due to smoking ban introduction http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4848881&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F3%2F316%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: The example of smoking ban studies on ischaemic heart disease hospitalization rates suggests that total health costs that can be prevented with smoking bans are considerably larger than the costs arising from the direct health impact of ETS exposure in public places. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4848881 Thu, 19 May 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4848881 Nightlife young risk behaviours in Mediterranean versus other European cities: are stereotypes true? http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4848880&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F3%2F311%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: Our data suggest that stereotypes are partially confirmed, and that Mediterranean lifestyle is protective for some risk behaviours (drunkenness, ecstasy and amphetamines current use), but not for all of them. Further research in depth is needed in order to clarify the relations between cultural patterns, social norms and nightlife risk behaviours assumed by the young people. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4848880 Thu, 19 May 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4848880 Does problem behaviour affect attrition from a cohort study on adolescent mental health? http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4848879&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F3%2F306%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: Internalizing problem behaviour may be underrepresented in adolescent mental health surveys. School performance is strongly associated with attrition. Hence, special attention should be paid to designing questionnaires targeting adolescents. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4848879 Thu, 19 May 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4848879 Distorted food pyramid in kids programmes: A content analysis of television advertising watched in Switzerland http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4848878&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F3%2F300%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: The results of the content analysis suggest that food advertising contributes to the obesity problem: every fourth advertisement is for food, half of them for products high in sugar and fat and hardly any for fruit or vegetables. Long-term exposure to this distortion of the pyramid of recommended food should be considered in the discussion of legal restrictions for food advertising targeting children. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4848878 Thu, 19 May 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4848878 Soft drinks and obesity in Latvia: a stakeholder analysis http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4848877&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F3%2F295%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: These findings help elucidate the actions of the Latvian government in November 2006 when it moved to ban certain foods and drinks from schools based on a concern for the adverse impact of additives on child health. The rapidity with which this poorly evidenced decision took place may have been supported by the unique context of an unstable government, nutrition leadership in dissolution, relatively weak industry influence and a surprisingly strong movement of teachers and parents. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4848877 Thu, 19 May 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4848877 Increased risk of maternal deaths associated with foreign origin in Spain: a population based case-control study http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4848876&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F3%2F292%3Frss%3D1 This study confirms that there is an increased risk of maternal death among foreign mothers in Spain. It would be desirable to analyse the socio-economic and healthcare circumstances surrounding the deaths. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4848876 Thu, 19 May 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4848876 Dose response association of pregnancy cigarette smoke exposure, childhood stature, overweight and obesity http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4848875&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F3%2F286%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: A dose-response association was observed between pregnancy smoking exposure, short stature and obesity. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4848875 Thu, 19 May 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4848875 Maternal exposures and risk of spontaneous abortion before and after a community oriented health education campaign http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4848874&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F3%2F282%3Frss%3D1 Conclusion: The results suggest that health education campaigns might reduce harmful maternal exposures and the risk of SAB. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4848874 Thu, 19 May 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4848874 Factors associated with risky sexual behaviour: a comparison of British, Spanish and German holidaymakers to the Balearics http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4848873&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F3%2F275%3Frss%3D1 Conclusions: Casual sex encounters in youth holiday resorts may be commonplace and mediated through substance use. Further focused public health efforts, including in bars/nightclubs, are needed to prevent sexual risk-taking which can increase the likelihood of poor sexual health outcomes and associated factors such as regretted sex. (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4848873 Thu, 19 May 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4848873 The quality and safety paradox in the patients' rights Directive http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4848872&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F3%2F272%3Frss%3D1 (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4848872 Thu, 19 May 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4848872 Patient information under the EU patients' rights Directive http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4848871&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F3%2F271%3Frss%3D1 (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4848871 Thu, 19 May 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4848871 When the official drug policy failed: Self-organization of the people to defend public health interest http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4848870&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F3%2F270%3Frss%3D1 (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4848870 Thu, 19 May 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4848870 Non-communicable diseases--neglected diseases in global health work? http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4848869&cid=s_30414_22_f&fid=30414&url=http%3A%2F%2Feurpub.oxfordjournals.org%2Fcgi%2Fcontent%2Fshort%2F21%2F3%2F269%3Frss%3D1 (Source: The European Journal of Public Health) The European Journal of Public Health journals http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4848869 Thu, 19 May 2011 23:00:00 +0100 4848869