The Shadow Side of Social Distancing
...a vaccine, our primary defense against it consists in what is now termed ‘social distancing’ — minimizing our contact with others in [...]
Strategies to Help Alcoholics
...that the public stigmatizes alcoholism, but did not think the stigma applied to them. This distances the individual from the stigma because they [...]
The American Academy of Pediatrics Issues Sweeping Recommendations on Tobacco and E-Cigarettes
While adolescent use of tobacco has declined since the 1970s, it remains a persistent public health problem – and e-cigarettes are threatening to [...]
Screen Time, Diet and Health Factors Interrelated
...the least healthful dietary patterns and the poorest health-related characteristics In a study recently published in BMC Public Health, one of the [...]
Pandemic Linked to Six Unhealthy Eating Habits
...School and School of Public Health. Researchers say the most concerning finding indicates a slight increase or the re-emergence of eating disorders, [...]
A Model on Effects of School Closures on Potential Health-Care Worker Absenteeism
...worker absenteeism due to additional childcare needs that could ultimately increase mortality from COVID-19, according to new modelling research published in The [...]
Are Drivers of Expensive Cars Less Likely to Stop for Crossing Pedestrians?
...facing some challenges when it comes to safety, and it’s really concerning,” said lead author and UNLV public health professor Courtney [...]
People with PTSD Almost Two Times More Likely to Suffer Infection
...infection as those without PTSD A new Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) study is the first to examine the relationship between [...]
Early Life-Style Guidance Needed from Parents and Children in Childhood Obesity
...received individualized health coaching in tandem with clinicians in community health centers and public health programs systematically changing how [...]
Effects of “Second-Hand Drinking”
...of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. “Second-Hand Drinking” “a significant public health issue” Similar to how policymakers have [...]
