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Climate change continues to impact on public health
Despite what many commenters have said in 2016, climate change is real and is ongoing. That's the thing about science. Just because you don't believe in it, it doesn't go away.
In 2016 we have seen evidence of the impact of climate change in a number of different ways.
There was an anthrax outbreak in northern Russia as warm weather caused the release of previously frozen deadly anthrax spores.
And many experts think that the spread of the Zika virus across much of the Americas was made possible, in part, by changes in temperature that created environments in which the ...
Source: NHS News Feed - December 30, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: QA articles Special reports Source Type: news
Population levels and geographical distribution of HIV RNA in rural Ugandan and Kenyan communities, including serodiscordant couples: a cross-sectional analysis
Publication date: Available online 16 December 2016 Source:The Lancet HIV Author(s): Vivek Jain, Maya L Petersen, Teri Liegler, Dathan M Byonanebye, Dalsone Kwarisiima, Gabriel Chamie, Norton Sang, Doug Black, Tamara D Clark, Andras Ladai, Albert Plenty, Jane Kabami, Emmanuel Ssemmondo, Elizabeth A Bukusi, Craig R Cohen, Edwin D Charlebois, Moses R Kamya, Diane V Havlir Background As sub-Saharan Africa transitions to a new era of universal antiretroviral therapy (ART), up-to-date assessments of population-level HIV RNA suppression are needed to inform interventions to optimise ART delivery. We sought to measure population...
Source: The Lancet HIV - December 15, 2016 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research
Vital role of school nursing
Cuts in public health funding risk widening child health inequalities. A recent review by the Health Service Journal highlights children and young people are bearing the brunt of the cuts in local authority budgets,1 with school nursing services as a result being significantly reduced in many parts of the country. School nursing is a universally accessible service that is non-stigmatising, with school nurses having a key role in promoting the health and well-being of children and young people. Essentially, the school nurse functions as health promoter and health educator, working in collaboration with families, teachers, y...
Source: Evidence-Based Nursing - December 13, 2016 Category: Nursing Authors: Smith, F. Tags: Health policy, Immunology (including allergy), Epilepsy and seizures, Adolescent health, Child and adolescent psychiatry (paedatrics), Child health, Child and adolescent psychiatry, Asthma, Dermatology, Health service research Editorials Source Type: research
Two-step egg introduction for prevention of egg allergy in high-risk infants with eczema (PETIT): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
In this study, we developed a practical approach to overcome the second wave of the allergic epidemic caused by food allergy. Funding Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, and National Centre for Child Health and Development, Japan.
Source: The Lancet - December 8, 2016 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: research
SRI wins $150m grant to develop HIV prevention products
SRI International said today that it landed a $150 million contract from the National Institutes of Health‘s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and the Division of AIDS to support the development of HIV microbicides and other pre-exposure agents. According to the 7-year deal, the research institute will provide preclinical product development services for non-vaccine HIV-prevention products that result from studies or collaborations with companies and organizations.
SRI Biosciences, a division of SRI International, will manufacture and characterize drug products to support promising microbicide an...
Source: Mass Device - December 7, 2016 Category: Medical Equipment Authors: Sarah Faulkner Tags: Clinical Trials Drug-Device Combinations Funding Roundup Pharmaceuticals Research & Development National Institutes of Health (NIH) SRI International Source Type: news
How D.C.'s Mayor Plans To End The HIV Epidemic In The Capitol's Backyard
More than 13,000 people are living with HIV in Washington, D.C. That’s 2 percent of the city’s population, or double the rate that constitutes an “epidemic” in the eyes of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Nancy Mahon, global executive director of the MAC AIDS Fund, the philanthropic arm of the cosmetic company MAC, says it’s “shameful” that the infection rate is so high “in the backyard of our nation’s Capitol” ― especially given the United States’ leading role in funding international AIDS work.
While D.C.’s infection rate has falle...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - December 2, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Children ’s Environmental Health: Homes of Influence
This article provides a very broad overview of some of the key players that influence the environmental contributions to childhood asthma. It should suggest to the reader that with regard to CEH, the players and issues are many and complex. The need for a comprehensive stakeholder management tool (map) that identifies the stakeholders in CEH, their respective interests and roles, and how they are interconnected, is warranted for effective systems change efforts. It would inform future initiatives borne of the recommendations identified by “A Blueprint for Protecting Children’s Environmental Health: An Urgent Call to Ac...
Source: EHP Research - December 1, 2016 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Web Admin Tags: Perspectives Brief Communications Children's Health December 2016 Source Type: research
Patient-centered outcomes research to improve asthma outcomes
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute is funding 8 comparative effectiveness research projects to improve patient-centered outcomes for African American and Hispanic/Latino patients with uncontrolled asthma. These projects aim to compare multilevel interventions with known efficacy at the community, home, and health system levels to enhance patient and clinician uptake of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's National Asthma Education Prevention Program guidelines and improve outcomes.
Source: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology - November 30, 2016 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Ayodola Anise, Romana Hasnain-Wynia Tags: Reviews and feature article Source Type: research
Rituximab use in a patient with anti-ri positive opsoclonus myoclonus syndrome
We describe a patient with OMS, who had a previous (and completely treated) diagnosis of Breast cancer more than 10 years ago, who presented with features of dizziness, opsoclonus, generalised myoclonus and truncal ataxia. Investigations revealed positive anti-Ri antibodies, but comprehensive screen for an underlying malignancy was negative.
Patient was initially treated with intravenous immunoglobulins (IVIg) with good response. However, despite this patient had a further relapse which required hospitalisation with ventilator support and another course of IVIg. A second relapse was treated with pulsed IV cyclophosphamide ...
Source: Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry - November 14, 2016 Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Sadalage, G., Bowen, J., Nightingale, S., Jacob, S. Tags: Immunology (including allergy), Cranial nerves, Drugs: CNS (not psychiatric), Ophthalmology, Adult intensive care, Drugs: musculoskeletal and joint diseases ABN Annual Meeting, 17-19 May 2016, The Brighton Centre, Brighton Source Type: research
Testing of investigational inactivated Zika vaccine in humans begins
(NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases) The first of five early stage clinical trials to test the safety and ability of an investigational Zika vaccine candidate called the Zika Purified Inactivated Virus (ZPIV) vaccine to generate an immune system response has begun at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research Clinical Trial Center in Maryland. WRAIR Scientists developed the vaccine. NIAID is co-funding the Phase 1 clinical trial with WRAIR, serving as the regulatory sponsor and providing other support.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - November 7, 2016 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
The effect of a conditional cash transfer on HIV incidence in young women in rural South Africa (HPTN 068): a phase 3, randomised controlled trial
This study is registered at ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT01233531). Findings Between March 5, 2011, and Dec 17, 2012, we recruited 10 134 young women and enrolled 2537 and their parents or guardians to receive a cash transfer programme (n=1225) or not (control group; n=1223). At baseline, the median age of girls was 15 years (IQR 14–17) and 672 (27%) had reported to have ever had sex. 107 incident HIV infections were recorded during the study: 59 cases in 3048 person-years in the intervention group and 48 cases in 2830 person-years in the control group. HIV incidence was not significantly different between those who received...
Source: The Lancet Global Health - November 2, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: research
Congress sends Zika funding bill to President
In a move that narrowly avoids a government shutdown, Congress has passed a long-awaited bill that keeps the government afloat and provides $1.1 billion in funding to combat the Zika virus.
The House cleared H.R. 5325 late...
Source: Skin and Allergy News - September 29, 2016 Category: Dermatology Source Type: news
Medical Errors Should Not Be Our 3rd Leading Cause of Death
Suppose two jumbo jets crashed every day, killing a total of about 365,000 people in a year. Remarkably enough that's about the level of carnage caused every year in our country by avoidable medical mistakes.
We would never tolerate such an incredible loss of life were it caused by recurring plane crashes (or most anything else). The Federal Aviation Authority would be given immediate and unlimited funding to figure out exactly why the planes were crashing and to do whatever it takes to make them safe again.
In fact, complete reporting of mistakes, and constantly correcting them, has made flying in a commercial plane abo...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - September 27, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Cognitive behavioural therapy for adherence and depression in patients with HIV: a three-arm randomised controlled trial
Publication date: Available online 19 September 2016 Source:The Lancet HIV Author(s): Steven A Safren, C Andres Bedoya, Conall O'Cleirigh, Katie B Biello, Megan M Pinkston, Michael D Stein, Lara Traeger, Erna Kojic, Gregory K Robbins, Jonathan A Lerner, Debra S Herman, Matthew J Mimiaga, Kenneth H Mayer Background Depression is highly prevalent in people with HIV and has consistently been associated with poor antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence. Integrating cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for depression with adherence counselling using the Life-Steps approach (CBT-AD) has an emerging evidence base. The aim of this ...
Source: The Lancet HIV - September 19, 2016 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research
Doctors urge Congress to pass Zika funding
Federal health officials, pediatricians, and ob.gyns. are imploring Congress to pass an appropriations bill with sufficient money to fight the growing threat of the Zika virus.
“Funding for Zika research, for prevention, and for control efforts – including mosquito surveillance and control – is...
Source: Skin and Allergy News - September 13, 2016 Category: Dermatology Source Type: news
