http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866 This feed features news from the Health & Society Scholars website. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 20:34:05 -0600 http://www.medpagetoday.com/Pulmonology/Smoking/18765 March 2, 2010 - The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has named members to its new Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee Tue, 02 Mar 2010 01:28:00 -0600 http://www.medpagetoday.com/Pulmonology/Smoking/18765 http://www.healthzone.ca/health/newsfeatures/article/773772--fewer-boys-born-in-bad-times-study-finds March 3, 2010 - Fewer boys born in bad times, study finds Wed, 03 Mar 2010 01:28:00 -0600 http://www.healthzone.ca/health/newsfeatures/article/773772--fewer-boys-born-in-bad-times-study-finds http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/25/us/25stress.html A growing body of research suggests job loss can have profound health consequences for workers. Tue, 02 Mar 2010 01:28:00 -0600 http://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/25/us/25stress.html http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866/26872/117914 More women are attending and graduating from college than men. And more than 70 percent of mothers work out of the home each day Sun, 28 Feb 2010 01:28:00 -0600 http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866/26872/117914 http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866/26872/117865 How To Sell Germ Warfare: Can hand sanitizers like Purell really stop people from getting the flu? Wed, 24 Feb 2010 01:29:00 -0600 http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866/26872/117865 http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866/26872/117976 More than 50 people lined up for free H1N1 vaccinations Wednesday afternoon for one of the first swine flu clinics held by Los Angeles County in the Santa Clarita Valley in weeks. Wed, 03 Mar 2010 01:28:00 -0600 http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866/26872/117976 http://www.thestate.com/2010/02/23/1170297/bauer-not-only-american-blaming.html Last month, S.C. Lt. Gov. Andre Bauer said that when the government helps the poor, it's like people feeding stray animals that continually "breed." Wed, 03 Mar 2010 01:28:00 -0600 http://www.thestate.com/2010/02/23/1170297/bauer-not-only-american-blaming.html http://www.adweek.com/aw/content_display/news/agency/e3i4b406c00b9c5b2653a13b5e8fed89d25 Suggests there's a generational aspect to how African-American consumers will react to such advertising. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 01:27:00 -0600 http://www.adweek.com/aw/content_display/news/agency/e3i4b406c00b9c5b2653a13b5e8fed89d25 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703422904575039351632663996.html?mod=WSJ_Small%20Business_IndustryNews Why is a child born in northwest Los Angeles four times as likely to be diagnosed with autism as a child born elsewhere in California? http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703422904575039351632663996.html?mod=WSJ_Small%20Business_IndustryNews http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866/26872/113066 "We do think it probably would generalize to other settings in which you have people living in close quarters and eating in shared facilities," Fri, 29 Jan 2010 01:28:00 -0600 http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866/26872/113066 http://www.post-trib.com/news/opinion/2012463,col-wolf-0124.article For over 20 years, the Northwest Indiana delegation to the Indiana General Assembly -- led by Sen. Earline Rogers and Rep. Charlie Brown, Gary Democrats -- has sought to expand casinos as the solution to Gary's multiple problems. Tue, 26 Jan 2010 01:27:00 -0600 http://www.post-trib.com/news/opinion/2012463,col-wolf-0124.article http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866/26872/112278 Innovating the Green Economy Mon, 25 Jan 2010 01:28:00 -0600 http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866/26872/112278 http://www.genengnews.com/news/bnitem.aspx?name=73605675 Peter Bearman (Program Site Director) Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News http://www.genengnews.com/news/bnitem.aspx?name=73605675 http://frontpagemag.com/2010/01/13/politicizing-smog-by-rich-trzupek/ Last Thursday, the United States Environmental Protection Agency announced plans to lower its standard for urban ozone, popularly known as smog, to a level between 60 and 70 parts per billion. This would be the fourth such reduction since the implementation of the Clean Air Act in the 1970s. Wed, 13 Jan 2010 01:26:00 -0600 http://frontpagemag.com/2010/01/13/politicizing-smog-by-rich-trzupek/ http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866/26872/109474 We've all seen the ads on television telling us to be ready when the moment is right, to guard against the evils of HPV and cervical cancer, to talk to our doctor about Plavix, and on and on and on. Fri, 08 Jan 2010 01:28:00 -0600 http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866/26872/109474 http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/learning-play/201001/2010-the-divorce-gene-explored The Divorce Gene Explored - Should you get your partners DNA before saying "I do"? Wed, 06 Jan 2010 01:26:00 -0600 http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/learning-play/201001/2010-the-divorce-gene-explored http://www.grist.org/article/tour-de-pig Duplin County, N.C. stinks. And no wonder. Its human population is just under 50,000 people, but it is also home to 2.2 million of North Carolina's 10 million hogs. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:27:00 -0600 http://www.grist.org/article/tour-de-pig http://www.palmbeachpost.com/health/living-with-a-smoker-puts-kids-at-risk-155777.html Children who are around smokers face a higher risk of early emphysema when they become nonsmoking adults, perhaps because their lungs never totally recovered from secondhand smoke exposure, new research suggests. Thu, 31 Dec 2009 01:26:00 -0600 http://www.palmbeachpost.com/health/living-with-a-smoker-puts-kids-at-risk-155777.html The daunting challenges facing the rural elderly highlight America's failure to embrace the overwhelming needs of this rapidly growing population. Sun, 20 Dec 2009 01:27:00 -0600 http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866/26872/105914 The "tea party" protests that started last spring sparked a debate over whether racism was motivating the opposition to President Obama's health-care reform proposals. Fri, 18 Dec 2009 01:28:00 -0600 http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866/26872/105914 http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866/26872/106662 Disability rates among non-institutionalized older Americans increased between 2000 and 2005, a trend that could seriously impact the quality of life of seniors in the coming decades if it continues, according to a study led by researchers at the University of Toronto and the University of California, Berkeley. Tue, 22 Dec 2009 01:26:00 -0600 http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866/26872/106662 http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB126092257189692937-lMyQjAxMDI5NjEwNjkxMjYyWj.html A decade of pesky germs, from SARS to avian flu to H1N1, has given rise to dozens of products bragging about their microbe-killing properties. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 01:27:00 -0600 http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB126092257189692937-lMyQjAxMDI5NjEwNjkxMjYyWj.html http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1260447422743&pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull America has quite a lot to learn from Israel on how to provide high-level medical care to all citizens equitably, but Israel can only envy the US for its massive funding for biomedical research - which in turn leads to better health care for its people. Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:28:00 -0600 http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1260447422743&pagename=JPost/JPArticle/ShowFull http://www.thenewstribune.com/opinion/othervoices/story/982589.html VIEWPOINT: Don't finger mental illness as the cause of local tragedyIt was and continues to be an agonizing week in the news, especially if you are from the Tacoma or the Seattle area. Four police officers were slain. Mon, 07 Dec 2009 01:28:00 -0600 http://www.thenewstribune.com/opinion/othervoices/story/982589.html http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866/26872/106323 U.S. researchers say they've generated the first transgenic prairie vole by injecting a single-cell vole embryo with a gene from a jellyfish. Mon, 21 Dec 2009 01:28:00 -0600 http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866/26872/106323 http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866/26872/103688 There is a wall plaque often found in kitchens that sums up holiday get-togethers best: "No matter where I serve my guests, it seems they like my kitchen best." Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:28:00 -0600 http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866/26872/103688 http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866/26872/103567 Breast cancer researchers and community activists who gathered at a Marin forum this week defended the federal government's new recommendation on mammograms and discussed cutting-edge research results. Mon, 23 Nov 2009 01:56:00 -0600 http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866/26872/103567 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/20/opinion/20aronowitz.html?_r=1 The United States Preventive Services Task Force's recommendation this week that women begin regular breast cancer screening at age 50 rather than 40 is really nothing new. It's almost identical to the position the group held in the 1990s. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:28:00 -0600 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/20/opinion/20aronowitz.html?_r=1 http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=867725&category=RENSSELAER Local colleges are surviving and thriving despite the weak economy, but all face challenges unique to their campuses. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 01:26:00 -0600 http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?storyID=867725&category=RENSSELAER http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=9106608 The strongest American advocates for smoking bans in public venues are the newest Americans, one study said. Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:28:00 -0600 http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=9106608 http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866/26872/102690 For many families across the country, the greatest damage inflicted by this recession has not necessarily been financial, but emotional and psychological. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:28:00 -0600 http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866/26872/102690 http://www.newsweek.com/id/222320 Mysteries of the Flu / Influenza is a common virus with a long history. Then why do we know so little about it? Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:28:00 -0600 http://www.newsweek.com/id/222320 http://www.youtube.com/user/TV2Africa#p/u/10/AqoBYqfmS2c VOA's health correspondent Linord Moudou talks to Dr. Jo Ivey Boufford, President of the NY Academy of Medicine, about the International Conference on urban health that just concluded in Nairobi. http://www.youtube.com/user/TV2Africa#p/u/10/AqoBYqfmS2c http://marketplace.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/11/12/am-prevacid/ Novartis is launching a big campaign for a new version of its heartburn drug Prevacid. Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:28:00 -0600 http://marketplace.publicradio.org/display/web/2009/11/12/am-prevacid/ http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866/26872/102327 FDA commissioner reassures doctors about swine flu vaccine safety Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:28:00 -0600 http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866/26872/102327 http://whyy.org/cms/news/health-science/2009/11/05/is-philadelphia-a-healthy-place-to-live/21938 A University of Pennsylvania exhibit combines the photographs and words of city residents to help answer the question: Is Philadelphia a healthy place to live? Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:28:00 -0600 http://whyy.org/cms/news/health-science/2009/11/05/is-philadelphia-a-healthy-place-to-live/21938 http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-narcissus-in-all-us/200909/increasing-self-control-appreciating-nothing Increasing self-control by appreciating nothing - Psychology Today Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:27:00 -0600 http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/the-narcissus-in-all-us/200909/increasing-self-control-appreciating-nothing http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/03/health/03dads.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=Sara%20McLanahan&st=cse Fathers Gain Respect From Experts (and Mothers) Mon, 02 Nov 2009 01:28:00 -0600 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/03/health/03dads.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=Sara%20McLanahan&st=cse http://www.wickedlocal.com/belmont/news/x1914254895/Budget-politics-have-changed-but-divisions-remain-on-expanded-gambling Budget, politics have changed, but divisions remain on expanded gambling Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:27:00 -0500 http://www.wickedlocal.com/belmont/news/x1914254895/Budget-politics-have-changed-but-divisions-remain-on-expanded-gambling http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866/26872/102079 Politics Explains Response to Public Health Interventions Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:28:00 -0500 http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866/26872/102079 http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-me-flu-workers3-2009nov03,0,2512436.story Shortage of flu vaccines leaves healthcare workers vulnerable Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:28:00 -0500 http://www.latimes.com/features/health/la-me-flu-workers3-2009nov03,0,2512436.story http://www.dailyrecord.com/article/20091023/UPDATES01/91023059 WASHINGTON - Democrats trying to overhaul the nation's health care system are confronting a hostile insurance industry and frustrated Republicans who say a government-managed coverage plan is unacceptable. Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:28:00 -0500 http://www.dailyrecord.com/article/20091023/UPDATES01/91023059 http://treefortremotecontrol.com/users/spotlight_on_poverty/RelatedFiles/e995cd7a-8416-4b89-983a-4f39fbf6de39.pdf "The Poor Pay More: Poverty's Cost to Health." Supported by RWJ and recently released by Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity . It attempts to go beyond our many observations of the poverty-health link and lay out some US national policy initiatives that could reduce poverty's impact on health. Wed, 21 Oct 2009 01:27:00 -0500 http://treefortremotecontrol.com/users/spotlight_on_poverty/RelatedFiles/e995cd7a-8416-4b89-983a-4f39fbf6de39.pdf http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866/26872/102302 Here's a health idea that Democrats and Republicans agree on: when given information on the genetic factors that cause diabetes, both parties equally supported public health policies to prevent the disease. Fri, 16 Oct 2009 01:28:00 -0500 http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866/26872/102302 http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/10/15/immigrant_study_sheds_new_light/?page=1 A new comparison of two of the region's largest immigrant groups suggests that Brazilians are more likely to be uninsured and to suffer high levels of stress than immigrants from the Dominican Republic. Thu, 15 Oct 2009 01:11:00 -0500 http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/10/15/immigrant_study_sheds_new_light/?page=1 http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866/26872/99015 Chancellor: Tests show NYC schools improving Sun, 14 Oct 2012 02:28:00 -0500 http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866/26872/99015 http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866/26872/98465 The University of South Carolina's Arnold School of Public Health has received a $1.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study pollution in seven North Charleston neighborhoods. Fri, 09 Oct 2009 08:00:00 -0500 http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866/26872/98465 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2009937015_guest25stuber.html Reaction to escape of state-committed patient stigmatizes people with mental illness. Mon, 28 Sep 2009 01:27:00 -0500 http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/opinion/2009937015_guest25stuber.html http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866/26872/96543 MAYOR'S GRADE INFLATION. STUDY SEZ IT'S MISLEADING TO CLAIM THAT NEW SCHOOLS' GRAD RATE UP Thu, 24 Sep 2009 01:27:00 -0500 http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866/26872/96543 http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866/26872/95744 Nearly 15 million Americans are now looking for work, bringing the official unemployment rate to 9.7 _ the highest in 26 years. If the Senate passes Waxman-Markey, that rate will go much higher. Employment and access to health insurance are inextricably linked. Mon, 14 Sep 2009 13:27:00 -0500 http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866/26872/95744 http://www.topnews.in/job-insecurity-more-dangerous-health-losing-job-2209374 Sociologist Sarah Burgard and James House of the University of Michigan and Jennie Brand at the University of California, Los Angeles, analyzed data collected on 1,700 adults during studies conducted between 1986 and 1989 and from 1995 and 2005. Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:27:00 -0500 http://www.topnews.in/job-insecurity-more-dangerous-health-losing-job-2209374 http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866/26872/81552 On a recent Saturday morning in Harlem, a few dozen pregnant women in a parenting class made resolutions for life after the baby's birth. Mon, 03 Aug 2009 13:28:00 -0500 http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866/26872/81552 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/18/health/research/18patt.html?_r=1&hpw Real men don't ask for directions, and now researchers are saying the reluctance to ask for help may not just mean they get lost. It may also take a toll on their health. Fri, 14 Aug 2009 01:27:00 -0500 http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/18/health/research/18patt.html?_r=1&hpw http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/middle-class-incomes-be-hit-hard-post-recession-healthcare-spending Middle-class incomes to be hit hard by post-recession healthcare spending Mon, 17 Aug 2009 01:27:00 -0500 http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/middle-class-incomes-be-hit-hard-post-recession-healthcare-spending http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866/26872/91581 Hey, macho man, lose that tough-guy swagger. It could be getting in the way of your health. Tue, 11 Aug 2009 01:18:00 -0500 http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866/26872/91581 http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866/26872/75721 Researchers have found that being raised in poor neighborhoods plays a major role in explaining why African American children from middle-income families are far more likely than white children to slip down the income ladder as adults. Mon, 27 Jul 2009 01:28:00 -0500 http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866/26872/75721 http://www.unnaturalcauses.org/about_the_series.php PBS will rebroadcast Unnatural Causes nationally on four Fridays at 10 PM beginning October 9, 2009. Fri, 07 Aug 2009 01:28:00 -0500 http://www.unnaturalcauses.org/about_the_series.php http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866/26872/75675 Being under stress -- including worrying about paying bills in today's economy -- may make overweight and obese people gain more weight Wed, 22 Jul 2009 01:27:00 -0500 http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866/26872/75675 http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866/26872/72122 When Rosalonie Reyna's check-kiting scheme crumbled, the fact that she was caring for three children did not keep her out of prison. Tue, 21 Jul 2009 04:00:00 -0500 http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866/26872/72122 http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866/26872/72412 As if it wasn't hard enough to lose weight, along comes this relentless recession to make it even more challenging. Thu, 23 Jul 2009 09:26:00 -0500 http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866/26872/72412 http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866/26872/70479 Today's economy is stressing people out, and stress has been linked to a number of illnesses -- such as heart disease, high blood pressure and increased risk for cancer. Sat, 11 Jul 2009 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866/26872/70479 http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866/26872/68920 With Higher Numbers of Prisoners Comes a Tide of Troubled Children Wed, 15 Jul 2009 01:00:00 -0500 http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866/26872/68920 http://www.collegeboard.com/prod_downloads/yes/09-spring-yes-newsletter.pdf Several Health & Society Scholars, Alumni, Faculty and National Advisory Committee members involved as preliminary and national judges in this prestigious RWJF program. Mon, 27 Jul 2009 02:27:00 -0500 http://www.collegeboard.com/prod_downloads/yes/09-spring-yes-newsletter.pdf http://www.gih.org/usr_doc/Marmot_Speech_Report_July_2009.pdf 2009 GIH Annual Meeting on Health Philanthropy Plenary Address by Michael Marmot, MD http://www.gih.org/usr_doc/Marmot_Speech_Report_July_2009.pdf http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866/26872/59853 By marrying GPS technology with asthma rescue inhalers, University of Wisconsin-Madison researcher David Van Sickle hopes to better understand the environmental triggers of asthma attacks and improve the way people with asthma control their disease. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 13:12:00 -0500 http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866/26872/59853 http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/President-Obama-Appoints-2009-2010-Class-of-White-House-Fellows-6-25-09/ The White House announced today the appointment of 15 outstanding men and women to serve as White House Fellows. Wed, 01 Jul 2009 11:00:00 -0500 http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/President-Obama-Appoints-2009-2010-Class-of-White-House-Fellows-6-25-09/ http://www.rwjf.org/applications/solicited/cfp.jsp?ID=20741 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 11:28:00 -0500 http://www.rwjf.org/applications/solicited/cfp.jsp?ID=20741 http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866/26872/62477 Walk through the red-brick buildings of Bronxdale Houses, the public housing project where Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor grew up, and find broken elevators; smashed windows, lights and front-door locks; and hallways that stink of urine. Tue, 16 Jun 2009 08:00:00 -0500 http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866/26872/62477 http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866/26872/61411 If we truly want to save lives, we must shift our attention from curing breast cancer to preventing it. This means reducing exposures to pesticides and hormones in food, ingredients in personal care products, and air-borne pollutants, which all raise the risk of breast cancer. Wed, 10 Jun 2009 05:00:00 -0500 http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866/26872/61411 http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866/26872/70926 In 1993, the health-insurance industry used fear to turn the American people against health-care reform, but this time insurance companies fear having to compete with a public health plan that might be cheaper, more effective, less wasteful, and less of a hassle. Thu, 26 Mar 2009 01:27:00 -0500 http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866/26872/70926 http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866/26872/70957 When Governor Deval Patrick proposed a 5 percent premium on sugary treats this week, his administration presented it as a sin tax with a bonus: Imposing such a levy, a briefing paper pledged, "is a critical first step in discouraging the consumption of these empty calories." Sat, 31 Jan 2009 06:24:00 -0600 http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866/26872/70957 http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200901/end-of-whiteness Sun, 04 Jan 2009 01:00:00 -0600 http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200901/end-of-whiteness http://www.huffingtonpost.com/elizabeth-rigby/in-thanksgiving-for-our-v_b_145792.html This year as we go around the table expressing thanks for friends, family, health, and home, I anticipate smirks (if not boos) when I add: "But, mostly I'm thankful for big government." Wed, 03 Dec 2008 14:00:00 -0600 http://www.huffingtonpost.com/elizabeth-rigby/in-thanksgiving-for-our-v_b_145792.html http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866/26872/41493 All forms of gambling are not created equal. Marylanders should take this into account when deciding how to vote in November's referendum on slots. Tue, 28 Oct 2008 08:00:00 -0500 http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866/26872/41493 http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866/26872/17689 Men considering prostate cancer screening who used an interactive Web-based, decision-making tool knew more about the disease and were less likely to choose screening than men who got information from credible Web sites, a U.S. study concludes. Tue, 26 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866/26872/17689 http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866/26872/37728 The release of "All of Us," a documentary about H.I.V./AIDS and African-American women in New York, is reviewed in the New York Times and the Village Voice . The film's centerpiece is Mehret Mandefro,MD , a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health & Society Scholar at Penn. Tue, 23 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866/26872/37728 http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866/26872/45582 A new study has found that a school-based asthma education program conducted in the Oakland, California school district was shown to reduce symptoms and increase the number of days that children who suffered from asthma were able to go to school. Fri, 19 Dec 2008 14:04:00 -0600 http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866/26872/45582 http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866/26872/45383 Secretary of Health and Human Services Michael O. Leavitt recently announced the appointment of Raynard S. Kington, MD, PhD, as acting director of the National Institutes of Health Tue, 02 Dec 2008 08:00:00 -0600 http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866/26872/45383 http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1860289_1860561_1860562,00.html What is the measure of a country's health? How do you take the temperature of a population that sprawls across nine time zones, 50 states and a global rainbow of cultures and communities? One way is by taking a close look at yourself. Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:00:00 -0600 http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1860289_1860561_1860562,00.html http://www.researchamerica.org/release_08oct14_garfield Harvard faculty member Amitabh Chandra has been presented with the 2008 Eugene Garfield Economic Impact of Medical and Health Research Award by Research!America Wed, 29 Oct 2008 08:00:00 -0500 http://www.researchamerica.org/release_08oct14_garfield http://www.commercialfreechildhood.org/news/2008/08/aamarketing.htm There is a body of statistical data suggesting that the black community has been left behind on the road to healthier-food marketing. Sonya Grier, associate professor of marketing at American University's Kogod School of Business, was the lead researcher on the project. Tue, 23 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.commercialfreechildhood.org/news/2008/08/aamarketing.htm http://grad.berkeley.edu/sarlo/previous.shtml In only four years at Berkeley, Amani Nuru-Jeter's passion for research, electrifying presence in the classroom, and wise mentoring have transformed the experience of studying social epidemiology in the School of Public Health. Mon, 13 Apr 2009 01:28:00 -0500 http://grad.berkeley.edu/sarlo/previous.shtml http://www.philadelphiaweekly.com/?inc=article&id=741&x=the-connection&_c=columns--greens-anatomy In No Family History , a new documentary feature written and directed by University of Pennsylvania research fellow Dr. Sabrina McCormick Wed, 29 Oct 2008 10:00:00 -0500 http://www.philadelphiaweekly.com/?inc=article&id=741&x=the-connection&_c=columns--greens-anatomy http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121979854864874981.html?mod=dist_smartbrief Campbell Soup found that its ad campaign in which mothers of NFL stars serve its Chunky soup needs an update. Company research shows that the target consumers, 30-something men, don't need maternal prompting anymore. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121979854864874981.html?mod=dist_smartbrief http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/nation/bal-te.diabetes18jun18,0,6773367.story (The Baltimore Sun) For years, researchers had assumed that diabetes led to depression, said University of Michigan epidemiologist Briana Mezuk. The new research provides evidence. Thu, 12 Jun 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/nation/bal-te.diabetes18jun18,0,6773367.story http://www.commercialfreechildhood.org/news/2008/08/aamarketing.htm There is a body of statistical data suggesting that the black community has been left behind on the road to healthier-food marketing. Sonya Grier, associate professor of marketing at American University's Kogod School of Business, was the lead researcher on the project. Tue, 23 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.commercialfreechildhood.org/news/2008/08/aamarketing.htm http://www.philadelphiaweekly.com/?inc=article&id=741&x=the-connection&_c=columns--greens-anatomy In No Family History a new documentary feature written and directed by University of Pennsylvania research fellow Dr. Sabrina McCormick Wed, 29 Oct 2008 10:00:00 -0500 http://www.philadelphiaweekly.com/?inc=article&id=741&x=the-connection&_c=columns--greens-anatomy http://www.ajph.org/cgi/reprint/AJPH.2007.128090v1 Obesity is a major risk factor for chronic health conditions, such as type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease, hypertension, stroke, some forms of cancer, and osteoarthritis.3 Although it is widely accepted that high-fat diets and physical inactivity are preventable risk factors,4 obesity continues to increase. Fri, 14 Nov 2008 08:00:00 -0600 http://www.ajph.org/cgi/reprint/AJPH.2007.128090v1 http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/27/magazine/27wwln-idealab-t.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=inequalities&st=nyt&oref=slogin The past three decades have seen a momentous shift: The rich became vastly richer while working-class wages stagnated. Economists say 80 percent of net income gains since 1980 went to people in the top 1 percent of the income distribution, boosting their Tue, 23 Sep 2008 12:00:00 -0500 http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/27/magazine/27wwln-idealab-t.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=inequalities&st=nyt&oref=slogin http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866/26872/42862 Banks worthy of rescue; why not the uninsured? - David A. Asch, University of Pennsylvania professor of health-care management and economics Wed, 12 Nov 2008 11:00:00 -0600 http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866/26872/42862 http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866/26872/70647 BOSTON --Stressing out can cause people to gain weight, according to a study appearing in the July 15 issue of the American Journal of Epidemiology . This new study is believed to be one of the first of its kind to look at the relationship between weight gain and multiple types of stress--job-related demands, difficulty paying bills, strained family relationships, depression or anxiety disorder--in the U.S. population. Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:26:00 -0500 http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866/26872/70647 http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866/26872/71609 Are Everyday Products From Cosmetics to Household Cleaners Causing the High Rates of Breast Cancer? Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:27:00 -0500 http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866/26872/71609 http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866/26872/59815 In the face of rising unemployment and businesses declaring bankruptcy, a new study has found that losing your job can make you sick. Tue, 26 May 2009 13:29:00 -0500 http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866/26872/59815 http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866/26872/59827 More African Americans die before age 65 than their white counterparts, and preventable causes explain most of the racial gap, a new study finds. Thu, 23 Apr 2009 13:06:00 -0500 http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866/26872/59827 http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866/26872/56626 News coverage about the harmful effects of trans fat, combined with labeling information, may influence consumers' Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:27:00 -0500 http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866/26872/56626 http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866/26872/55521 RWJF Health & Society Scholars Program Selects 2009-2011 Participants Scholars will Work to Reduce Health Disparities, Improve Health System The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health & Society Scholars Program is Mon, 13 Apr 2009 02:13:00 -0500 http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866/26872/55521 http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866/26872/70848 Kids from low-income families are much more likely to suffer from serious infections such as herpes or hepatitis A than their counterparts in wealthier households. Thu, 05 Feb 2009 14:27:00 -0600 http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866/26872/70848 http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866/26872/48729 A new study examining the aftereffects of a chlorine gas disaster in a South Carolina town gives larger metropolitan areas important insight into what to expect and how to prepare emergency response systems for an accidental or terrorist release of the potentially deadly gas. Thu, 15 Jan 2009 08:00:00 -0600 http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866/26872/48729 http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866/26872/69959 New Study: Short Coverage Lapses Limit Children's Access to Health Care Services Improving Retention in SCHIP, Medicaid and Private Coverage Needed Children's access to health care suffers when they spend Mon, 26 Jan 2009 01:00:00 -0600 http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866/26872/69959 http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866/26872/17679 Eighteen individuals will be selected to engage in an intensive two-year program and be trained to: investigate rigorously the connections among biological, genetic, behavioral, environmental, economic and social determinants of health; and develop, evaluate and disseminate knowledge and interventions that integrate and act on these determinants to improve health. Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.healthandsocietyscholars.org/1866/26872/17679