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Educating Families of Children With Sickle Cell Disease
The authors describe a home-based education service to teach parents about the challenges and special needs of infants and toddlers with sickle-cell disease.
Cigarette Smoking and Tooth Loss Experience Among Young Adults
Smoking is one of a number of factors affecting tooth loss in older age, but does it also affect tooth loss during young adulthood? Are smoking and tooth loss associated among adults aged 20-39 years?
Parental Risk Perceptions of Child Exposure to Tobacco Smoke
Despite the well-documented harms to children from tobacco smoke exposure, many children are still being exposed to tobacco smoke in their homes. Why are parents ignoring the risks?
Body Weight Dissatisfaction and Communication With Parents Among Adolescents
What is the prevalence in boys and girls of self reported body weight dissatisfaction, and is there an association with difficulty talking with their parents?
Lifetime History of Indoor Tanning in Young People
This new report outlines the potentially serious risks in indoor tanning in young people. What types of problems could present in this subset of patients?
Maternal Smoking and the Risk of Still Birth
The findings of this review suggest that women who smoke during pregnancy have an alarmingly increased risk of still birth--and that the more one smokes, the greater the risk.
As Novel H1N1 Influenza Reaches Pandemic Level, Public Health Preparedness Efforts Build
A multidisciplinary expert panel on Human Swine Flu (H1N1) and Novel Influenza Pandemics held at NYAS drew attention to worldwide, national, and local surveillance and preparedness efforts.
The Association Between Obesity and Back Pain
This study assessed the association between obesity and back pain among older adults using nationally-representative data from diverse settings.
Herpes Zoster-Associated Mortality in Europe
Is herpes zoster infection significantly associated with mortality in the elderly?
Predictors of Marked Weight Gain Following Smoking Cessation
Many efforts to quit smoking are hampered by concerns of weight gain. But is amount of weight gained really significant in otherwise healthy patients?
Utilization of Public Health Evaluations in Europe
Using hand hygiene campaigns as an example, this study identified the frequency and scope of evaluations of European national public health programs.
Older HIV-Infected Individuals: Presentation and Mortality
Do older adults with HIV infection present differently with the disease than younger people, and what type of mortality risk do they face?
Alcohol Interventions and Intimate Partner Violence
Heavy alcohol use has been linked to intimate partner violence. Can interventions aimed at reducing alcohol consumption also reduce IPV?
Does Doing Housework Keep You Healthy?
Is housework enough to keep people healthy, or are other forms of physical exercise recommended for the majority of adults?
Low Back Pain in 17 Year Olds: Public Health Disorder
How prevalent is low back pain in the adolescent population in the US? Is it a significant public health problem?
Motivational Interviewing of Obese Patients
Tools for promoting health behaviors and weight loss with obese patients are provided.
Nicotine Replacement Therapy Use Among Smokers and Ex-Smokers
This study investigated beliefs and concerns regarding nicotine replacement therapy among tobacco users. What are the barriers and facilitators of the use of medicinal nicotine from their perspective?
Lack of Sleep, Low Vitality and Impaired Glucose Tolerance
What's the link between self-reported lack of sleep, low vitality and impaired glucose tolerance?
Factors in the Control of Measles Epidemics: A Simulation
Using a simulation, the authors examined the effects of vaccination coverage and other factors on the probability of uncontrolled measles outbreaks and outbreak size after a single initial case.
Characteristics Among Clients of a Rapid HIV Testing Program
What type of HIV testing service is most highly valued by young men who have sex with men? This new study describes.