UK and other European countries should introduce universal childhood hepatitis B vaccination
...mmes mean only those people at the highest risk of contracting the disease, e.g. immigrant communities, are vaccinated. The authors add: Although all eight countries are classed as having low endemicity, factors such as increased travel and integration of immigrant communities are increasing the number of at-...Adolescents with high-risk sexual attitudes attract peers with similar attitudes
...without using condoms puts adolescents at risk for contracting HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases. The researchers also constructed a measure of attitudes about the undesirable consequences of sex. These measures of sexual behavior and attitudes, from individual adolescents and their friends, were compa...Why Lincoln fell gravely ill after delivering his Gettysburg Address
...smpress.co.uk/jmb.htm ). Almost a third of those contracting this serious form of smallpox in the mid-19th century died, the researchers said. Some of those historians who recognized that Lincoln was ill following his Gettysburg speech asserted that he was suffering from a very mild form of smallpox, one th......will be safe Perceiving that the likelihood of contracting illness would be low Being less worried about exposing ones family to the illness Anticipating family support to working during the event Feeling confident that protective equipment will be available The researchers surveyed 306 heal...Will the healthcare workers go to work during disasters?
...e traveling to work and in the workplace, believed contracting an illness would be unlikely, were less worried about exposing family members to an illness, and felt supported by their family in their decision to work. Since support staff and administrators provide essential services during disasters, freeing doc...A new focus for health care reform -- realigning competition around patient value
...o credibly engage Medicare and health plans in new contracting and reimbursement practices that reward such value." Organize Around Medical Conditions and Care Cycles Dramatic improvements in value will require the restructuring of health care delivery, the authors argue. "Organizing care around medical co...Smoking increases risk of TB infection, says new study
...ll, a smoker has about a 2.5 times greater risk of contracting active TB than does a non-smoker in the same population. "Our study is the first systematic, quantitative assessment of TB risks from smoking," said lead author Michael Bates, adjunct professor of epidemiology at UC Berkeley's School of Public Heal...Link found between muscle damage during childbirth, condition causing fallen bladder, uterus
...he women's vaginal closure force at rest and while contracting her pelvic muscle also was measured. Women with prolapse were found to have a much higher rate of major levator ani damage than women without prolapse (55 percent compared with 16 percent). When they asked women to contract their muscles, the musc...Risk for stroke, death not higher for sickle cell children with early complications
...ng longer, dying less often from their disease and contracting fewer fatal infections than ever before. Dr. Quinn said this latest step of identifying potential clinical signs is an important one for predicting the future for sickle-cell patients. "This finding is something that could potentially be applied ...International AIDS Vaccine Initiative statement on male circumcision
...ggesting circumcision may cut in half mens risk of contracting HIV/AIDS through heterosexual sex. The two studies enrolling 2,784 HIV-negative men in Kisumu, Kenya and 4,996 HIV-negative men in Rakai, Uganda, demonstrated a 48% (Uganda) and 53% (Kenya) reduction of HIV acquisition in circumcised men relative to...Male circumcision reduces HIV risk, study stopped early
...t circumcised men may feel they are not at risk of contracting HIV and may be more likely to engage in risky behavior. The Kenya study suggests that circumcision did not increase risky behavior among circumcised or uncircumcised men, according to Bailey. "Both uncircumcised and circumcised men are reducing th...Study highlights new and cheaper way to treat heroin addiction
... infection," he said. "Apart from the danger of contracting AIDS, drug users run the real risk of exposure to the potentially fatal liver disease, Hepatitis C. We face an epidemic of Hepatitis C in Scotland, with 40% of young people who have been injecting drugs for more than two years being infected with th...ESSP launches project on the effects of global environmental change on human health
...ated 40 percent of the world population at risk of contracting malaria, as well as placing 840 million people at risk of malnutrition. A further 1 to 2 billion people living in mid to high latitudes face a higher risk of skin cancer and immune system depression due to depletion of stratospheric ozone. "Global...ALTRAN -- Ecobuilding Performance Forum
...uppliers, energy utilities, construction industry, contracting parties, decision makers, property owners, financiers and local and housing authorities to discuss economic solutions to environmental issues. ALTRAN will also give participants the chance to vote for one of their "Ecodesign" projects, and the winnin...Boston Celtics fund first teen vaccination delivery program in the country
...ng the HPV vaccine to adolescents at high-risk for contracting the disease. The goal of "Team Vaccinates Teens" is for researchers to learn what structures are effective for engaging youth in an extended vaccination program, creating a model that will eventually allow for delivery of an HIV vaccine once one beco...High-energy clamp simplifies heart surgery for atrial fibrillation
...er chambers of the heart twitch rapidly instead of contracting fully and regularly. The condition can lead to stroke or heart failure. For some patients, medications can control the abnormal heart rhythms and the risk of clotting associated with atrial fibrillation, but they do not cure the disorder. The Cox-M...Researchers identify new weapon to fight deadly bacterial sepsis
...ESTON, Texas -- One of the most dangerous risks of contracting a serious bacterial infection is that the victim may develop sepsis--an overreaction by the immune system causing destructive inflammation throughout the body, often leading to heart and other organ failure and death. Even the best hospital intensive...Infants targeted in the fight against skin disease
...Mrs Leysley said. "If we can prevent infants from contracting skin diseases in the early years, they stand a much better chance of living healthy lives in the future and also reduces the likelihood of them going on to suffer from debilitating kidney and heat disease" she concluded. Bundhala Bhuiikay, Senior A...Foodborne pathogens hard to remove from produce, research is ongoing
... the number of reported cases we see, your risk of contracting the illness is actually very small," he noted. In the meantime, Martin continues to study the biofilms that pathogens use to adhere to produce, and Feng experiments with ultrasound treatments that are yielding encouraging results. The scientists bel......eady been linked to a higher than normal chance of contracting other infections generally, including those that have been sexually transmitted. The researchers trawled through 13 academic research databases, three abstract databases from recent international AIDS conferences, as well as viewing relevant website...