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Slowdown in fight against malaria
An effective concerted effort to strengthen malaria control globally in the last decade has had the greatest impact in countries with high malaria transmission. Close to 60 percent of the 1.1 million...
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NextGenU.org: Free portal to health sciences courses
NextGenU.org is a portal to free, accredited, higher education with a focus in the health sciences. It partners with leading universities, professional societies, and government organizations like the...
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mHealth in the developing world: Is it effective?
The use of mobile communication technology has been shown to improve access to health services and medical information, but two systematic reviews published in PLoS Medicine indicate a lack of evidence...
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Positive impact of mass media campaign on bed net use in Cameroon
A mass media health education intervention in support of investments in malaria control commodities such as insecticide-treated mosquito bed nets can result in significant, large-scale positive health...
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Physical activity recommendations for children
Physical activity recommendations in early childhood should be a focus of future cardiovascular disease prevention efforts, according to a study of 3,000 children age 2-9 years from eight European...
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Three years of tobacco control progress averts smoking-related deaths
Between 2007 and 2010, 41 countries and territories implemented tobacco control policies that will collectively result in 15 million fewer smokers and prevent nearly 7.5 million smoking-related deaths...
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Investing in fruits, vegetables can save lives, reduce health care costs
Increasing the consumption of fruits and vegetables could save more than 100,000 lives and $17 billion in health care costs from heart disease each year in the United States, according to a new report...
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Smoking down in the U.S.
The proportion of adults in the United States who smoke declined from 20.9 percent in 2005 to 18.1 percent in 2012, according to data from the 2012 National Health Interview Survey. The smoking rate in...
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Live broadcast of Global Cancer Care symposium, 8 February 2014
The Global Oncology Initiative is hosting a symposium, Global Cancer Care: Challenges and Opportunities, on Saturday, 8 February, from 8:00 a.m – 6:00 p.m EST. A live broadcast will be available on the...
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Forum to tackle food policy and public health: 6 May 2014
The Union of Concerned Scientists is hosting a forum on Science, Democracy, and a Healthy Food Policy on Tuesday, 6 May 2014, at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis–and will be available via...
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Tobacco imagery on prime time TV in the United Kingdom
Smoking and other tobacco content are common in films marketed to children and young people, but television has the potential to reach far larger audiences than films alone. A British study has found...
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How the food industry misleads consumers on sugar
The food industry uses misleading marketing and industry-supported interest groups to obscure the health consequences of added sugar in their products, according to a new report, Sugar-Coating Science:...
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World No Tobacco Day 2014 is coming up
Every year, on 31 May, the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners everywhere mark World No Tobacco Day, highlighting the health risks associated with tobacco use and advocating for effective...
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Chronic kidney disease of uncertain etiology in agricultural communities
A new form of nephropathy is emerging in poor agricultural communities in developing countries. Chronic kidney disease of uncertain etiology (CKDu) is not attributable to risk factors such as diabetes...
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MEDBOX.org: open access healthcare library
MEDBOX is an open access online library for humanitarian professionals working to improve the quality of healthcare worldwide. An independent internet platform supported by international agencies and...
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National Hepatitis Testing Day: rapid hepatitis C testing
The use of rapid hepatitis C virus tests could be a powerful tool for conducting hepatitis C screening, conveying prevention information, and initiating treatment in a population with high prevalence...
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Effective tobacco control could prevent 13 million smoking deaths in China by...
(World No Tobacco Day is on 31 May 2014. This year’s theme is: Raise taxes on tobacco.) Photo by IamNotUnique on Flickr, Creative Commons license Complete implementation of recommended tobacco control...
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Today is World No Tobacco Day 2014
Today, 31 May 2014, World No Tobacco Day, the World Health Organization (WHO) is calling on all countries to raise taxes on tobacco. The most effective approach to controlling the spread of tobacco use...
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