Researchers Analyze How Spanish Smoking Relapse Booklets Are Distributed

Researchers from Moffitt Cancer Center and the University of South Florida have evaluated how Florida health care and social service agencies distribute “Libres para Siempre” (“Forever Free®”), a Spanish smoking relapse prevention booklet series.

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Body Mass Index of Low Income African-Americans Linked to Proximity, Density of Fast Food Restaurants

Study shows potential impact of neighborhood environment on residents’ body fat.

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Lowering DWI Limit Could Save Lives, Says UB Research Professor

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No Significant Change Seen in Overall Smokeless Tobacco Use Among U.S. Youths

Tobacco use remains the leading preventable cause of death and disease in the United States. Declines in smoking among youths were observed from the late 1990s. “However, limited information exists on trends in smokeless tobacco use among U.S. youths,” writes Israel T. Agaku, D.M.D., M.P.H., of the Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, and colleagues.

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Non-Communicable Diseases Account for Half of Adult Female Deaths in Rural Bangladesh

A study conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that non-communicable diseases accounted for 48 percent of 1,107 investigated female deaths in rural Bangladesh between 2002 and 2007. The findings lend urgency to review global health priorities to address neglected and potentially fatal non-communicable diseases affecting rural women in South Asia.

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Center for Clinical and Translational Science Awards New Pilot Grants

UIC researchers investigate alternatives to tamoxifen, new treatments for blood disorders and HSV-1, the link between obesity and colorectal cancer and the impact of high-fat snacks in Chicago Public Schools

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Individual and Small-Chain Restaurant Meals Exceed Recommended Daily Calorie Needs

Tufts University researchers analyzed meals from independent and small-chain restaurants, which account for approximately 50% of the nation’s restaurant locations. They found that the average single meal contained two to three times the estimated calorie needs of an individual adult at a single meal and 66% of typical daily calorie requirements.

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The ABC’s of Hepatitis: Mayo Clinic Expert Explains Types, Prevention

It’s Hepatitis Awareness Month. Understanding the different forms of hepatitis, who is at risk and how it can be prevented and treated can be confusing. Mayo Clinic infectious diseases expert Stacey Rizza, M.D., offers the following primer:

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New University of Haifa Study Shows: Global Warming Trends Contribute to the Spread of West Nile Virus to New Regions in Europe

Global warming trends have a significant influence on the spread of West Nile Virus to new regions in Europe and neighboring countries, where the disease wasn’t present before, according to a new study by the University of Haifa. The study was commissioned by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) in Stockholm, which belongs to the European Union. The study found that rising temperatures have a more considerable contribution than humidity, to the spread of the disease, while the effect of rain was inconclusive.

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