Alcohol: Global burden on health similar to tobacco and high blood pressure
...lso entail a public health risks. In a globalising world of common markets and trade agreements, alcohol policy is thus no longer only a national or subnational matter. To reverse the trend, a new international agreement on alcohol control, along the lines of the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control is ...Public interest advocates question NIH Enhanced Access policy
...uestion we all must ask: A year from now, will the world have changed? Will this same patient have free access to all NIH-funded studies on cancer soon after publication? "This is a big 'if' for all of us," Terry added. "If six months after enactment, we see a flood of NIH-funded research posted on PubMed ...Testosterone supplements for elderly men
...energy and mobility. The study is the first in the world to examine the impact of testosterone treatment on this age-group, and is being led by Professor Fred Wu of the Department of Endocrinology at Manchester Royal Infirmary. Professor Wu said: "Levels of the male hormone testosterone fall by about 1% a ...$10-million study explores men's role in transmitting HPV
... of its kind in the world. Up to this point in the world of cancer research, little has been done to study men's roles in spreading the sexually transmitted organism linked to cervical cancer in women. The men will be followed every six months for four years. They need not have the HPV virus. But they must...Hands-on or hands-free, using a cell phone while driving is not safe, researchers find
...aling or answering, change the way drivers see the world and make them more likely to miss traffic signs and other important information (see the special section papers by McPhee, Scialfa, Dennis, Ho, and Caird and by Atchley and Dressel). Using a speech recognition system to reduce distraction, such as ...Risk and intimate relationships: Can hope triumph over experience in an age of 'messy' lives?
...age and partnership has changed. "We are now in a world where two incomes are usually necessary to meet household expenditure - particularly in the UK with mortgage payments. As a result, a traditional marriage, in which the man goes out to work and the woman stays at home, may be put under as much strain...National Academies News: William H. Foege to receive Public Welfare Medal, Academy's highest honor
...s saved and freed from disease, he has changed the world as we know it." An epidemiologist, Foege is perhaps best known for his contributions to the successful global effort to eliminate smallpox. Early in his career, he traveled to Nigeria, where he worked to inoculate local populations against the disea...Climate change and the future of air travel
...n the UK but throughout the EU and the rest of the world so that decision makers can take all the environmental issues into account and do the right thing." Dr Noland also believes that the work has direct relevance to aircraft manufacturers. He says, "There is little more that aircraft designers can do to...A global treatment for iron deficiency
...t more than 750 million children in the developing world have iron-deficiency anemia. According to an article by researchers at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada, published in this month's issue of the open access global health journal PLoS Medicine , a simple sachet called "Sprinkles" co...NIAID begins enrolling volunteers for novel HIV vaccine study
...ne the best vaccine design to test in parts of the world where other subtypes of HIV are circulating." The study will be conducted jointly by NIAID's multicenter HIV Vaccine Trials Network (HVTN) and by Merck. The lead researchers are Michael Robertson, M.D., of Merck and two HVTN investigators: Susan Buc...Many of George Bush's health policies likely to be controversial
...st epitaph for a politician is that they leave the world in a better state than they found it. History will be the judge."...Genes in the interferon system important in SLE
...iplinary and international collaboration involving world experts on the interferon system, immunology, and the disease SLE, combined with world leaders in the technology for large-scale genetic analyses and statistics. The genetic and statistic...Brown and NIH create joint neuroscience graduate program
... The program supports 300 students from around the world as they pursue doctoral degrees in fields ranging from biophysics to structural biology. Brown is one of 15 universities to join the program and the only American university chosen to collaborate with the NIH in neuroscience. Mary DeLong, director of...Rice student wins award for revolutionary MRI research
...he best nanotechnology researchers from around the world to come to Texas....News tips from the Journal of Neuroscience
...e "self" departs the body so that the body and the world can be viewed from "outside." Healthy volunteers imagined an OBE, mentally shifting their visual perspective and body position. Evoked potential mapping revealed selective activation at the temporoparietal junction. It seems that out of the body is n...2005: A critical year for action towards millennium development goals
...illions could be saved every year, but only if the world takes bold steps in 2005. This essay is the first ...mmitments, as many of them are today. In 2005, the world needs desperately to follow through on its commitments, taking quick, practical steps at scale befor...How to avoid the health risks of Hajj
Later this month, millions of Muslims around the world will journey to Mecca for Hajj. But two doctors in this week's BMJ warn that the Hajj carries considerable health risks if the pilgrim is unprepared. Hajj, the journey to the Sacred Mosque in Mecca, is a once in a lifetime obligation for all adult Mu...Number of adults with high blood pressure set to soar by 2025
...e of high blood pressure in various regions of the world has been previously reported but this is the first study to estimate the total worldwide figure. Accurate estimates of the worldwide prevalence of this condition are an essential source of information for planning of health services. Measurement of ...The Lancet calls for the creation of a world institute for risk evaluation
...ise all major global threats to human survival. As world leaders backed the proposal for an earthquake earl...ake its conclusions available to all." This week's world report (p, 203) details the first-hand experiences of doctors and medical professionals working in t...More efficient ways of managing patient flow may benefit Los Angeles County/USC hospital
...ormally look at. There's a lot that the industrial world has been figuring out that we don't know much about in health care, but it could be applied to us and be tremendously beneficial." They used information from more than 100 hospital administrators and clinicians to document processes currently in use...