No one has a stronger interest in the health of forests than the communities that depend on them for their livelihoods
Those are the findings of a study conducted by researchers at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University and in the Department of public health and Community Medicine at Tufts University School of medicine.
A cross-disciplinary research team studied the impacts of groundcover management systems and nutrient source on soil characteristics tree health and productivity and insect disease and weed management.
and water resources and maintaining the health of the orchard ecosystem. According to Rom the study has implications for sustainably
The nightjar--Caprimulgus europaeus--is a migratory species protected under the Birds Directive (Directive 2009/147/EC) and in the UK by the classification of Special Protection Areas (SPAS.
But in Australia health records are available and the Western australia Twin Registry is a unique resource for researchers
the nurseries and the nursing homes said Mishler director of the University and Jepson Herbaria at UC Berkeley and senior fellow at the new Berkeley Institute for Data sciences (BIDS.
The Beef Checkoff Program and the National institutes of health-supported Penn State General Clinical Research center funded this research.
Kris-Etherton and colleagues tested four diets to find the effects on vascular health. The diets tested included the Healthy American Diet
Sheila G. West associate professor of biobehavioral health; Jan S. Ulbrecht professor of biobehavioral health; John P. Vanden Heuvel professor of veterinary science all at Penn State;
Alison M. Hill lecturer in nutrition University of South australia; Trent L. Gaugler visiting assistant professor of statistics Carnegie mellon University;
and Peter J. Gillies professor and director of the Institute for Food Nutrition and Health at Rutgers The State university of New jersey.
and water resources and changing diets and health expectations said Sonny Ramaswamy director of USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture and a former Kansas State university faculty member.
whether these changes can affect bee health Robinson said. Story Source: The above story is provided based on materials by University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Demand for natural food additivesrising health concerns about chemical additives have strengthened demand for natural food additives said co-author Meijun Zhu an assistant professor in the School of Food Science.
and are presented In public Health Nutrition today. It is time to act says Agneta Yngve professor of culinary arts
since its adoption in 2009 because we knew their introduction into our state poses a huge threat to the future of our forests says Bernie Williams invasive species specialist in forest health at the Wisconsin Department of Natural resources.
#Health risks posed by third hand tobacco smokeresearch led by the University of York has highlighted the potential cancer risk in nonsmokers--particularly young children--of tobacco smoke gases
and its impact should be included in future educational programs and tobacco-related public health policies. Each year 600000 people die worldwide through passive inhalation of environmental tobacco smoke also known as second hand smoke.
#Experts voice concerns over arsenic in riceinorganic arsenic in rice and rice-based foods poses health concerns in infants and young children and steps should be taken to minimize exposure according to a commentary in the Journal
The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins a part of Wolters Kluwer Health. The inorganic arsenic levels of dietary products used by children should be regulated according to the ESPGHAN Committee on Nutrition.
Health concerns over arsenic in rice--especially for childreninorganic arsenic is considered a first level carcinogen
and its long-term exposure has negative effects on human health comments Dr Iva Hojsak of University Children's Hospital Zagreb Croatia lead author of the Committee report.
or the United states. No safe level of arsenic can be identified--any exposure may increase health risks.
The Committee calls for further research on the inorganic arsenic content of rice and other foods and its lifelong impact on health.
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but then also as a way to improve public health Grucza explained. Higher taxes and more restrictive smoking policies are well-known ways of getting people to smoke less.
Every death that occurs in the United states is recorded in a database managed by the National Center for Health Statistics.
and nicotine not only on physical health but on mental health too Grucza said. We don't know exactly how smoking influences suicide risk.
Conducted by a team at the University of Exeter Medical school and supported by the National Institute for Health Research Collaboration for Applied Health Research and Care South West Peninsula (NIHR Penclahrc
Dementia is a global public health priority with reports suggesting that 7. 7 million new cases are identified each year.
which increases to more than three-quarters in nursing homes. The study's lead researcher Rebecca Whear said There is an increasing interest in improving dementia symptoms without the use of drugs.
From health point of view the presence of Alt a 1 in apparently healthy kiwis is important
Otherwise the body was recovered in good condition. Because of the remarkable preservation of Lyuba and Khroma stringent conditions were placed on their study.
As a result the harvested portion of the plant will often contain lower concentrations of other nutrients including health-promoting antioxidants Without the synthetic chemical pesticides applied on conventional crops organic plants also tend to produce more phenols
and deliver bona fide health benefits said Benbrook. In a surprising finding the team concluded that conventional crops had roughly twice as much cadmium a toxic heavy metal contaminant as organic crops.
Another review published by a Stanford university team in 2011 failed to identify any significant clinical health benefits from consumption of organic food
but incorporated less than half the number of comparisons for most health-promoting nutrients. We benefited from a much larger and higher quality set of studies than our colleagues who carried out earlier reviews said Carlo Leifert a Newcastle University professor and the project leader.
A'croissant'appearance in a cell nucleus is indicative of a benign growth on peripheral nerves. Similarly a'blueberry muffin'rash is characteristic of congenital rubella
#Position statement on e-cigarettes by American Thoracic Societyexperts from the world's leading lung organizations have released a position statement on electronic cigarettes focusing on their potential adverse effects on human health
or restrict their use until their health impacts are better known. Produced by the Forum of International Respiratory Societies (FIRS) the position statement will be presented on July 9th 2014 at a meeting hosted by FIRS and the NCD Noncommunicable Disease Alliance Shared Drivers Shared Solutions:
NCDS Lung Health and Sustainable Development. The meeting coincides with the United nations High-level Review on the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases on July 10-11
FIRS established in 2001 is composed an organization of the world's leading international respiratory societies working together to improve lung health globally including the American Thoracic Society (ATS) the Asociaciã n Latinoamericana del Thorax
and enhance efforts to improve lung health through the combined work of its more than 70000 members globally.
The gravity of tobacco use on global health and the historical behavior of the tobacco industry that has included deceit about the health effects of tobacco intentional marketing to children
and use of nicotine. â#¢Health and safety claims regarding electronic nicotine delivery devices should be subject to evidentiary review. â#¢Adverse health effects for third parties exposed to the emissions of electronic cigarettes cannot be excluded. â#¢Electronic nicotine
delivery devices should be restricted or banned at least until more information about their safety is available. â#¢
or electronic cigarette. â#¢industry should be carried out to determine the impact of electronic nicotine delivery devices on health in a wide variety of settings. â#¢The use
#Hunting gives deer-damaged forests in state parks a shot at recoveryregulated deer hunts in Indiana state parks have helped restore the health of forests suffering from decades of damage caused by overabundant populations of white-tailed deer
The health of deer in state parks also dwindled as their food sources shrank. To check the overabundant deer populations the DNR introduced controlled hunts in state parks in 1993 with most parks adopting the strategy by 1996.
This research was supported by grants from National institutes of health. â#oenow we need to translate this finding to the clinic and test ground cinnamon in patients with PD.
just as dangerous as cigarettes many young adults believe that using the water pipes is not harmful to their health according to a UCLA School of nursing study.
and asked patrons between the ages of 18 and 30 Do you believe smoking hookah is harmful to your health?
And although 43 percent of hookah smokers said they believe the practice is indeed harmful socializing with friends appeared to outweigh health concerns Rezk-Hanna said.
#Adults with mental illness twice as likely to use tobaccokansas adults with mental illness are twice as likely to use tobacco as adults without mental illness according to a new report by RTI International and funded by the Kansas Health Foundation.
and the decrease of smoking among the general population said Betty Brown research health analyst at RTI
As a result people with mental illness are increased at an risk of negative health financial and social outcomes associated with their tobacco use.
and health behaviors and include questions about tobacco use and mental health. The analysis also showed that low-income Kansans with mental illness are more likely to be smokers (40.1 percent.
-Mental illness is associated significantly with poor physical health including health problems exacerbated by smoking. -Youth who reported mental illness were more than twice as likely to be current smokers (26.8 percent) as youth without mental illness (10.9 percent.
and the challenges associated with making progress toward a solution the Kansas Health Foundation has launched a new effort to address tobacco use among Kansans with serious mental illness through its Fellows leadership program.
but we've done very little to make strides in decreasing those rates among people with mental illness said Dr. Jeff Willett vice president for programs at the Kansas Health Foundation.
Fungal pathogens can threaten our health systems as food-borne pathogens says Lee. Story Source:
What we find most interesting is that students of higher socioeconomic status appear to be more likely to use hookah said Joseph J. Palamar Phd MPH a CDUHR affiliated researcher and an assistant professor of Population Health at NYU Langone Medical center (NYULMC.
whereas evidence suggests that they are even more damaging to health than are cigarettes. While the US is experiencing an alarming increase in hookah use among adolescents Dr. Palamar does point out that Use tends to be much different from traditional cigarette smoking.
and public health officials to fill in the gaps in public understanding about the harm of hookah smoking.
and assistant professor Adam Hoppe of SDSU Chemistry and Biochemistry Department are examining how BVDV suppresses the cow's immune response.
Ultimately the best kind of immunization would be to increase the mucosal immune response antibodies secreted on the surfaces of the throat gastrointestinal tract
which help trigger the body's immune response. This discovery may help the scientists figure out how persistence occurs according to Chase.
The researchers are interested also in using the gradient structure approach to make materials more resistant to corrosion wear and fatigue.
and attacks it as it would normally do with a bacterium or a virus. This causes symptoms like swelling rashes pain and even life-threatening anaphylactic shocks.
and the researchers suggest that variations in the management of early life health and husbandry conditions can have important long-term implications for animal health and welfare.
We think it is due to fitness costs where a mutation allows the fly to survive insecticides
but is not optimal in terms of overall health Scott said. Story Source: The above story is provided based on materials by Cornell University.
Dr Rachel Crockett Senior Research Fellow at the university's Faculty of education & Health led the research.
This rather changes our view of the biology of this nasty little bug says Paul Wigley of Institute for Infection and Global Health at the University of Liverpool an author on the study.
while levels of the bacteria in the intestines did not differ by breed immune response and inflammation did to the extent that one breed showed damage to the gut mucosa and developed diarrhea.
but has a big effect on the health of the birds. The most important finding says Wigley is that Campylobacter infection directly impacts broiler chicken health and welfare.
The United states produces over 8 billion broiler chickens per year and the United kingdom produces nearly a billion.
On the positive side we now know that chickens produce a robust immune response to infection
which a stream consumes oxygen and an important measure of a stream's health--during a drought.
These findings add weight to the theory that Mediterranean diets with lots of nuts have big health benefits.
The study was led by Professor Helen Griffiths Professor in Biomedical sciences and Executive Dean of the School of Life and Health Sciences at Aston University in Birmingham UK.
The team believes it is likely to be the combination of all these nutrients working together to create the overall health benefits rather than just one particular nutrient in isolation.
and vegetable based antioxidants in improving respiratory health and the difficulty of achieving lasting dietary change researchers hypothesized that powdered fruit
and a publication from Routledge. 75 heavy smokers meeting a set of health and lifestyle criteria were divided randomly into three groups for a double-blind placebo study
because they potentially carry infectious diseases says Jennifer Layden MD infectious disease specialist at Loyola University Health System.
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and reduces greenhouse gas emissions while improving longevity according to new research from Loma Linda University Health.
A study and an article produced by researchers at Loma Linda University School of Public health will be published in full in the July issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
therefore be a feasible and effective tool for climate change mitigation and public health improvements the study concluded.
and health benefits said Sam Soret Ph d. MPH associate dean at Loma Linda University School of Public health
The study drew data from the Adventist Health Study which is a large-scale study of the nutritional habits and practices of more than 96000 Seventh-day Adventists throughout the United states and Canada.
and health outcomes at the individual level makes these findings unprecedented Soret said. The analysis is the first of its kind to use a large living population
and health effects relied on simulated data or relatively small populations to find similar conclusions.
To our knowledge no studies have used yet a single non-simulated data set to independently assess the climate change mitigation potential and actual health outcomes for the same dietary patterns said Joan Sabate MD
Drph nutrition professor at Loma Linda University School of Public health and co-author of the studies.
The School of Public health at Loma Linda University has a keen interest in studying environmental nutrition
Fitness-dependent dispersal is a type of biased dispersal; the fitness of a species is given by its per capita growth rate.
In many mathematical models of fitness-dependent dispersal movement of organisms into and out of an area or region depends on the fitness differences between the organisms'resident patch
and other patches in the habitat and there is a net movement from patches of lower to higher fitness.
In a recent paper published in the SIAM Journal on Mathematical analysis authors Yuan Lou Youshan Tao
and continuous-space reaction diffusion model for fitness-dependent dispersal where the species moves upward along its fitness gradient.
and maximizes fitness. Thus it is natural to expect that dispersal strategies leading to ideal free distribution of populations would be favored over the course of evolution.
The authors in this paper determine that fitness-dependent dispersal conveys advantages to approaching such ideal free distribution.
agriculture river floods coasts tourism energy droughts forest fires transport infrastructure and human health. The report also includes a pilot study on habitat suitability of forest tree species. Connie Hedegaard European Commissioner for Climate Action said:
Good for health, not necessarily a weight loss methodit is recommended a commonly weight-loss tactic to increase the feeling of being full by consuming more fruits
Kathryn Kaiser Ph d. instructor in the UAB School of Public health and a team of investigators at UAB including Andrew W. Brown Ph d. Michelle M. Bohan Brown Ph d. James
and vegetables for their many other health benefits expectations for weight loss should be kept in check.
In public health we want to send positive and encouraging messages and telling people to eat more fruits
of Public health. Because this recommendation is shared so widely Kaiser believes these results should bring change to public health messaging.
There are many studies where people are spending a lot of money figuring out how to increase fruit
Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public health. Maternal mortality is a leading cause of death for women in many developing countries
and public health efforts to avert it have made only headway in a few countries. Elsewhere progress has started either never
#says study leader Linda Bartlett MD MHSC a faculty member in the Department of International Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public health. â#oeour study shows that maternal mortality can be prevented even in the most difficult
The estimates were done using the Lives Saved Tool (List) a computer-based tool developed by Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public health researchers that allows users to set up
Bartlett says maternal mortality is the public health indicator with the greatest disparity between developed and developing countries. â#oewith a very functional medical systemâ#she says â#oematernal deaths become extremely rare events
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#New technologies will bring health benefits of oats and barley to a greater number of foodsnew technologies may help food manufacturers more broadly utilize the many healthful benefits of oats
And yet recent discoveries of the varied health benefits of oats and barley have spurred food scientists to develop new
and oats we can improve public health said Liu. Many researchers have worked on processing barley or oats into value-added fractions enriched with nutrients some with commercial success said Liu.
and to educate consumers about the health benefits of beta-glucan and these two grains.
and disrupt mechanisms that maintain memory circuits'fitness. In addition AÎ triggers immune inflammatory responses like an infection bringing an on a rush of chemicals
It is published online in Environmental Health Perspectives. This study validates the results of earlier research that has reported associations between having a child with autism
and professor and vice chair of the Department of public health Sciences at UC Davis. The majority of study participants live in the Sacramento Valley Central Valley and the greater San francisco bay Area.
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Understanding the genetics mechanisms underlying the pig parasite may aid to modify the human immune response that could result in better treatments for autoimmune diseases including inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and multiple sclerosis.
When investigating how pig whipworm regulates the host immune response researchers explored the stage-sex-and tissue-specific transcription of mrnas and small noncoding RNAS.
Infection can result in anemia kidney failure and bladder cancer. This research shows it may have been spread by the introduction of crop irrigation in ancient Mesopotamia the region along the Tigris-Euphrates river system that covers parts of modern-day Iraq Iran Kuwait Syria
It causes anemia which significantly decreases physical productivity in infected people and may also cause bladder cancer We would expect these consequences in ancient peoples to have had a significant impact upon early civilizations in the region says Dr Mitchell.
The researchers used data from the IDEFICS study (Identification and Prevention of Dietary--and lifestyle--induced health effects in Children and infants) funded by the European commission.
and plant species in Central europe that are thought to have a significant negative impact on biodiversity economy and health.
The fund's initial goal is to raise $10000 for research to monitor the health effects of rodenticides on birds of prey.
and Community Tobacco Control Research (SCTC) Initiative funded by the US National Cancer Institute at the National institutes of health and published in the supplement.
Katz and Carey co-authored an earlier study that examined the relationships between ragweed pollen production land use and public health in Detroit.
Ragweed pollen is one of the main causes of allergic rhinitis the seasonally recurrent bouts of sneezing nasal congestion and itchy eyes commonly called hay fever.
and neighborhood-level problem even though public health officials have treated for decades it as a regional problem Katz said.
For Rossman the key was Harvest for Health a UAB study that paired cancer survivors and master gardeners from the Alabama Cooperative Extension System.
Harvest for Health began with a pilot study in Jefferson County Alabama in 2011. Funded by the Women's Breast Health Fund of the Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham the original study showed survivors had improved strength--especially in the hands--improved mobility
and an increased ability to get up and down. The study has since been expanded to many counties surrounding Birmingham along with the Cullman Montgomery Mobile and Dothan areas with support from the National Cancer Institute.
Shaddix one of more than 100 master gardeners in Alabama who have volunteered for Harvest for Health is something of a fresh food crusader.
Demark-Wahnefried wants Harvest for Health to continue to grow. She hopes to launch a trial on a national level within the next five years.
or worsen public health by reducing tobacco cigarette consumption or provide an alternative way to consume nicotine. â#oesome consider them promising products to help smokers quit traditional cigarettes
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As a result forest health may decline trees may disappear from places they are currently found
Researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public health working with colleagues at several U s. and Chinese institutions used the broccoli sprout beverage to provide sulforaphane a plant compound already demonstrated to have cancer preventive properties
Air pollution is a complex and pervasive public health problem notes John Groopman Phd Anna M. Baetjer Professor of Environmental Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public health
This study points to a frugal simple and safe means that can be taken by individuals to possibly reduce some of the long-term health risks associated with air pollution notes Thomas Kensler Phd professor at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School
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Canola oil contains only 7 per cent saturated fat less than half that of olive oil widely touted for its health benefits.
The study by researchers at the Harvard School of Public health found that those who improved their diet quality index scores by 10 percent over four years--by eating more whole grains fruits
and increased physical activity said lead researcher Sylvia Ley Phd a postdoctoral fellow at the Harvard School of Public health.
and sugar-sweetened beverages and more fruits vegetables and whole grains--they are going to improve their health
That false sense of health as well as a failure to understand the information presented in nutrition facts panels on packaged food may be contributing to the obesity epidemic in the United states said Temple Northup an assistant professor at the Jack J. Valenti School
How Food Marketing Creates a False Sense of Health. The study examined the degree to
which consumers link marketing terms on food packaging with good health. It found that consumers tend to view food products labeled with health-related euphemisms as healthier than those without them.
The research also showed that the nutrition facts panels printed on food packaging as required by the U s. Food
But its name is giving you this clue that there is some sort of health benefit to something that is not healthy at all.
The study also looks at the priming psychology behind the words to explain why certain words prompt consumers to assign a health benefit to a food product with unhealthy ingredients.
and requires an outpatient visit then we are talking about a public health concern that is very real said Kasson.
Favorably combined they determine the height of a tree which is one of our gauges for overall fitness.
Such a fitness advantage is known also from allopolyploid plants in nature and from the superior growth properties of allopolyploid crops.
This leaves them susceptible to poor health and predators as they won't be as strong so less likely to go on to breed and repopulate.
and other tobacco products--and the Public health Minister announced that she hoped to publish draft regulations for consultation before the end of April.
therefore a necessary and logical step to protect public health and particularly the health of children at risk of becoming smokers they say.
They point to an independent review that found good evidence to support plain packaging and also rejected misleading tobacco industry opposition.
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