Unnecessarily difficult: Physical activity resources for adults are loaded with jargon
Web page articles and other written materials designed to encourage physical activity are often too difficult to be easily read ...
Exposure to smoking before and after birth linked to hearing impairment in toddlers
Exposure to tobacco smoke prenatally and postnatally was associated with hearing impairment in a Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology study of ...
Sensory-based food education encourages children to eat vegetables, berries and fruit
Sensory-based food education given to 3-5 year-old children in the kindergarten increases their willingness to choose vegetables, berries and fruit, ...
One year’s losses for child sexual abuse in US top $9 billion, new study suggests
A new study at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that the annual economic impact of child ...
Cannabis use up among parents with children in the home: Study finds combined use of cigarettes and marijuana may increase children’s exposure to second-hand smoke
Cannabis use increased among parents who smoke cigarettes, as well as among non-smoking parents, according to a latest study from ...
Bloomberg era’s emphasis on ‘health in all policies’ improved New Yorkers’ heart health: Researchers analyze legislation from the 3 terms of Mayor Michael Bloomberg, focusing on health-related policies related to air pollution, diet, physical activity, and smoking cessation
From 2002 to 2013, New York City implemented a series of policies prioritizing the public's health in areas beyond traditional ...
UNICEF ‘muted’ on tobacco control for children: UCSF paper shows big tobacco influenced humanitarian children’s rights agency
The tobacco industry manipulated the renowned children's rights agency UNICEF for more than a dozen years, from 2003 until at ...
Almost 100 million adults have COPD in China: The largest study of COPD across age groups in China finds that most don’t know they have the chronic lung disease
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is widespread in China with 8.6 percent of the country's adult population -- almost 100 ...
More Americans aware of growing problem of opioid addiction: Awareness up sharply over 2016 numbers. A majority see addiction as a disease, but 4 in 10 cite lack of willpower or discipline
A new survey by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research reveals the number of Americans who see opioid ...
Fewer Americans think smoking a pack a day poses a great health risk: Risk perception dropped from 2006 to 2015, declining more quickly in women
About 3 out of 4 Americans agree that smoking cigarettes causes health problems, but public perception of the risks posed ...
States with strong tobacco control measures have fewer e-cigarette users: Study finds smoking and vaping rates vary greatly by state
States with robust tobacco control policies and regulations, such as smoke free air laws and taxes on cigarettes, not only ...
Almost all adolescents in an economically disadvantaged urban population exposed to tobacco smoke: Exposure to secondhand smoke was highest among African-Americans
Benowitz explained that exposure of adolescents to secondhand smoke poses a public health challenge because it increases risk for respiratory ...
Increasing public awareness is vital in the fight against infectious diseases
Public awareness campaigns on spotting the signs and symptoms of infectious diseases and how to prevent them, play a key ...
E-cigarettes: Harm reduction or ‘gateway’ to new smokers?
Smoking is an issue that has been at the heart of public health concerns for decades, with many efforts to ...
Pregnant women in NC exposed to less secondhand nicotine after ‘smoking ban’
A new study from Duke Health has found pregnant women experienced less secondhand smoke exposure since the 2009 passage of ...
Tobacco shops associated with crime in urban communities of color: Medical marijuana dispensaries may not be closely linked to neighborhood violence
Tobacco shops, also known as smoke shops, may represent potential "nuisance properties" in urban communities of color, a study led ...
