Obese people are more likely to smoke due to 'addictive' genes drawing them to nicotine
Researchers from the International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, found that for every 4.6kg/m2 increase in BMI, the risk of being a smoker rises by up to 19 per cent, which may be due to DNA.
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 16, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Isolated traumatic brain injury results in significant pre-hospital derangement of cardiovascular physiology - Gavrilovski M, El-Zanfaly M, Lyon RM.
INTRODUCTION: Major trauma can result in both life-threatening haemorrhage and traumatic brain injury (TBI). The pre-hospital management of these conditions, particularly in relation to the cardiovascular system, is very different. TBI can result in cardio...
Source: SafetyLit - May 2, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Big Data for Hospital Librarians – Are We There, Yet?
In the NNLM Big Data in Healthcare: Exploring Emerging Roles course, we asked participants, as they progressed through the course to consider the following questions: Do you think health sciences librarians should get involved with big data in healthcare? Where should librarians get involved, if you think they should? If you think they should not, explain why. You may also combine a “should/should not” approach if you would like to argue both sides. NNLM will feature responses from different participants over the coming weeks. Written by Elanor Pickens, Medical Librarian, Portsmouth Regional Hospital, Portsmouth, NH �...
Source: NN/LM Middle Atlantic Region Blog - May 1, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: Hannah Sinemus Tags: Data Science Source Type: news

Safety evaluation of the SafetyEdge treatment for pavement edge drop-offs on two-lane rural roads - Lyon C, Persaud B, Donnell E.
This study estimated crash modification factors (CMFs) for the SafetyEdge paving technique that is applied for the treatment of pavement edge drop-offs on two-lane rural highways. An empirical Bayes observational before-after evaluation based on installati...
Source: SafetyLit - April 16, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news

Librarians and Big Data: Should We Be Involved?
Written by: Caroline Marshall, MLS, AHIP, Senior Medical Librarian, Public Services, Cedars-Sinai Medical Library, Los Angeles, CA There is a great deal of discussion about Big Data. We all think other people are doing it, we think we should be doing it, but we are not sure how to get involved (Tattersall & Grant, 2016). There have been Calls to Action (Martin, 2016) about Big Data and an affirmation in several studies that librarians should get involved. It is almost as if we are going to miss the Big Data train if we don’t jump on board right away. Big Data is not going away but we, as librarians, need to ascertai...
Source: MCR News - April 12, 2018 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: liaison Tags: Community College/Academic Libraries Data Science Health Sciences Source Type: news

The effects of implicit encouragement and the putative confession on children's memory reports - Cleveland KC, Quas JA, Lyon TD.
The current study tested the effects of two interview techniques on children's report productivity and accuracy following exposure to suggestion: implicit encouragement (backchanneling, use of children's names) and the putative confession (telling children...
Source: SafetyLit - April 2, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Effect of history of mild traumatic brain injury on optic nerve sheath diameter changes after valsalva maneuver - Lyon M, Agrawal P, Friez K, Gordon R, Morales I, Zhang LF, Xu H, Heger I, Gibson RW.
The objective of this study was to evaluate the association between optic nerve sheath (ONS) dilation after a Valsalva maneuver and ...
Source: SafetyLit - January 29, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news

Quantifying the safety effects of pavement friction improvements - results from a large-scale study - Lyon C, Persaud B, Merritt D.
It is fairly well understood that there is link between pavement friction and safety, or more specifically, the probability of wet-weather skidding crashes. However, robust knowledge on the comparative quantitative effects on safety for specific treatments...
Source: SafetyLit - January 15, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news

Who are bike sharing schemes members and do they travel differently? The case of Lyon's "Velo'v" scheme - Raux C, Zoubir A, Geyik M.
This paper analyzes the socio-demographic profile and travel behavior of the "Velo'v" bike-sharing scheme annual members in Lyon (France). This scheme started in 2005 and has now around 350 stations and 4500 bikes in operation, with more than 50,000 annual...
Source: SafetyLit - January 10, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Pedestrians and Bicycles Source Type: news

Psychological counseling and accuracy of memory for child sexual abuse - Goodman GS, Goldfarb D, Quas JA, Lyon A.
Tens of thousands of child sexual abuse (CSA) cases are reported to authorities annually. Although some of the child victims obtain psychological counseling or therapy, controversy exists about the potential consequences for the accuracy of victims' memory...
Source: SafetyLit - January 3, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Enhanced "train and hope" for  scalable, cost-effective professional development in youth suicide prevention - Adrian M, Lyon AR, Nicodimos S, Pullmann MD, McCauley E.
This study examined the impact of a 6-hr continuing education training, an...
Source: SafetyLit - December 2, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

The impact of helicopter emergency medical service night operations in South East England - Curtis L, Salmon M, Lyon RM.
This study sought to assess the impact of a helicopter emergency medical service (HEMS) capable of night operations. METHODS: This is a retrospective case review of all night HEMS missions attended by a charity air ambulance service in S...
Source: SafetyLit - November 17, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Calls to Poison Centers for hookah smoking exposures - Retzky SS, Spiller HA, Callahan-Lyon P.
Over the past decade, smoking behaviors have changed in the US. Hookah or waterpipe smoking is increasing, especially among youth and young adults. Social media sites describe the "hookah high" or "buzz", which may be related to nicotine, carbon monoxide, ...
Source: SafetyLit - November 17, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news

John Lyon Joins Arkansas Center for Health Improvement (Movers & Shakers)
John Lyon, who previously reported on state government for the Arkansas News Bureau, has been named strategic communications manager by the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement in Little Rock.
Source: Arkansas Business - Health Care - November 6, 2017 Category: American Health Source Type: news

New data on suicide risk among military veterans - Lyon J.
The suicide rate among female US military veterans has shown a dramatic increase, the Department of Veterans Affairs reported last month in a deeper analysis of data from its 2016 report showing that 20 US veterans take their own lives each day. The ...
Source: SafetyLit - October 30, 2017 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Young Adults Source Type: news

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