Digital Speech Analysis Tests Sobriety
...ings said translating herresearch into a practical public safety device could be relatively easy.Law enforcement officials could record someone's speech at an accidentor traffic stop, then analyze it later against a sample taken at adifferent time. "If I can come up with a small set of parameters that diff...Emory Doctors Discuss "Killing Heat" In This Week's NEJM
...can be best achieved by applying the principles of public health," say authors Arthur Kellermann, M.D., and Knox Todd, M.D. "Sentinel surveillance, public education, outreach to vulnerable individuals, and enlisting the help of the entire community can sa...UW, Siemens Unveil New Panoramic Ultrasound Imaging Application Using Programmable Technology
...d more federal grants and contracts than any other public universityin the United States. In 1995, the university received more than $477million from public and private sources. The Ultrasound Group of Siemens,with world headquarters in Issaquah, Wash., nea...Program Provides Treatment For Prison-Released HIV-Positive Women
...and 34 of 39 womenreceived aid from either general public assistance or Social Securitydisability. Twenty-one of 31 women entered into a substance abuse treatmentprogram after release. Of the 14 women who had no place to live, 8 were placedin an apartment or group home. Women in the prison release program'...Routine Dental X-ray May Be A Valuable Tool In Stroke Prevention
... routine dental care may prove to have significant public health utility in the diagnosis of patients at risk for stroke." Dental students Angela D. Haller and Ann D. Calamel assisted in the research, which was supported in part by training grants from the National Institute for Dental Research.......rch associate professor of social work who studies public health issues and the consequences of risky behavi...roblems. Americans can't seem to look at AIDS as a public health issue because it has a sexual component, she believes. "We should compare AIDS with tubercul...Mother's Milk: Nutrition And Nurture For Infants -- And The Best Defense Against Disease
...orld Alliance forBreastfeeding Action, is to raise public awareness of the many health and otheradvantages of breastfeeding to both babies and their mothers. Breastfeeding is acknowledged by health professionals as the idealsource of nutrition for infants in almost every case. In addition, the nurtu...Nasal Spray Flu Vaccine By U-M Researcher Is 93% Effective
...he vaccine is likely to have a major impact onU.S. public health in the future." "Dr. Maassab's work is a reflection of the continuing significance of theU-M Department of Epidemiology," she added, "which has been a powerhouse invaccinology since the 1940s, when work on influenza and polio began.......f both interventions. Anexample of this could be a public education and informationcampaign paired with a zero tolerance DWI enforcement campaign." "It appears through the analysis of all the studies reviewedthat the most effective programs instructed the youths how theyshould or should not drive and e...Condemnation May Be Driving Circumcised Women From Health Care
... "There are significant medical sequelae and public health ramificationsof female circumcision," the authors write. "As African communities andadvocates grapple with how to stop this practice, circumcised women needclinicians familiar with these surgeries, who will move beyond negativefeelings...to t...Studies Find Public Policies For Children And Teenagers Not Very Effective
... Their Intended Goals CHICAGO -- Initiating public policies to help educate youthsabout drugs, curb s...gulate children'stelevision programming is popular public policy, but for the mostpart it has failed to prevent harm. Three studies examining theshortcomings ...Unique Interactive Health Kiosks Distributed In Michigan
... project leader Victor J. Strecher , professor of public health and director of the Cancer Center's Prevent...rk sites, health clinics, shopping malls and other public areas, with a particular emphasis on reaching medically under-served individuals. Strecher gives th......taff as well as other faculty from Emory?smedical, public health and nursing schools, Atlanta?s Veterans Affairs MedicalCenter and Morehouse School of Medicine "I'm excited by the opportunity to educate health care professionalsfrom across the Atlanta area about population-based health care research," says...Planning Researcher Finds Best Neighborhoods Aren't Always Best At Preventing Infant Mortality
...ators of high child mortality (poverty,illiteracy, public assistance). "Lower Mt. Adams had a mortalityrate of 21.4 per 1,000 births while a portion of Mt. Airy had28.2 deaths per 1,000 births. This is higher than the average17.4 deaths per 1,000 births in the District of Columbia which isgenerally consid......, demographers, economists,medical researchers and public policy analysts attending the seminar respondedto the survey. The three NAFTA countries and the United Kingdom were representedamong the attendees. The survey covered three areas: forecast methodology, factors affectingmortality improvement,...Physicians' Opinions Influenced By Drug Industry
...icianat The Toronto Hospital and the department of public health sciences at theUniversity of Toronto. This investigation did not receive financial support fromthe pharmaceutical industry.......bstract 84 ORLANDO, Feb. 7 -- Through a public awareness campaign, researchers inNormal, Ill. wer...ic increase in stroke awareness of women after the public awarenesscampaign, but hardly any change in men surveyed. "Women rate having a significant m...Radon, Especially In Combination With Smoking, Contributes To Lung Cancer Deaths
... in combination with smoking -- poses an important public health risk, and it should be recognized as such," said committee chair Jonathan Samet, professor and chair of the department of epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health, Baltimore. "Reducing radon in homes could pr...Unpasteurised Milk Is An Unacceptable Risk To Public Health
...ality which, the authors conclude, poses a risk to public health. Contact: John de Louvois, Head of Environmental Surveillance Unit, Public Health Laboratory Service, London t: 0181 200 6868 x4949 f: 0181 905 9907 email: deLouvois@phls.co.uk...Hospitals Discourage Consumer Questioning Of Bills, Study Suggests
...lems, often at the customerservice rather than the public relations or marketing level of an organization. A...ions may helporganizations avoid the need for more public and risky forms of impressionmanagement; (2) negative images, in some cases, may actually be benefic...