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Environmental Health > Epidemiology
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Epidemiology Defined
The study of the occurrence and causes of health effects in human populations. An epidemiological study often compares two groups of people who are alike except for one factor such as exposure to a chemical or the presence of a health effect. The investigators try to determine if the factor is associated with the health effect.
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Weight-Alzheimer link different for men and women
Published November 21, 2008, 3:24 pm, Reuters
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who are heavy in their middle years are at greater risk of Alzheimer's disease, especially if they have large waists. However, for men, being underweight during that period of life actually increases the likelihood of developing the degenerative brain disease, researchers report in the American Journal of Epidemiology.
Lee County Coroner issues statement on myocarditis deaths
Published November 21, 2008, 2:07 pm, WTVM 9 Columbus
The recent deaths of three beautiful young girls in the last three months has left this community wondering what is happening, with rumors running rampant. I can assure everyone that we are not taking these cases lightly.
The mysterious deaths of three Lee County girls under investigation
Published November 21, 2008, 1:56 pm, Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
State and local officials are working to determine what caused the deaths of three Lee County children.
Exposure to Dioxin linked to increased heart problems
Published November 21, 2008, 1:48 pm, News-Medical-Net
Dioxins, environmental pollutants resulting from the production and combustion of chlorinated compounds, have been linked to an increase in ischemic heart disease (IHD) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality rates, as reported in a review article in the November 2008 issue of the peer-reviewed journal Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP).
Study examines hazardous drinking among undergraduate students in New Zealand
Published November 21, 2008, 1:33 pm, News-Medical-Net
Hazardous drinking among college students is a public-health concern, often exceeding that found among other young adults who are not attending college.
Parent Smoking During Pregnancy Raises Kids' Heart Risks
Published November 21, 2008, 12:24 pm, MedicineNet.com
Title: Parent Smoking During Pregnancy Raises Kids' Heart Risks Category: Health News Created: 11/21/2008 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 11/21/2008
Fact or Fiction?: Cell Phones Can Cause Brain Cancer
Published November 21, 2008, 11:46 am, Scientific American
This summer, Ronald Herberman, director of the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, sent a memo to staffers warning them to limit their cell phone use and to use hands-free sets in the wake of "growing evidence that we should reduce exposure" to cell phone radiation. Among the possible consequences: an increased risk of brain cancer. [More]
Ancient And Modern Plagues Show Common Features
Published November 21, 2008, 11:43 am, Science Daily
The Plague of Athens is one of 10 historically notable outbreaks described in an article in The Lancet Infectious Diseases. The phenomenon of widespread, socially disruptive disease outbreaks has a long history prior to HIV/AIDS, severe acute respiratory syndrome, H5N1 avian influenza and other emerging diseases of the modern era, note the authors.
Study of Ancient and Modern Plagues Finds Common Features
Published November 21, 2008, 11:13 am, National Institutes of Health
In 430 B.C., a new and deadly disease — its cause remains a mystery — swept into Athens. The walled Greek city-state was teeming with citizens, soldiers and refugees of the war then raging between Athens and Sparta. As streets filled with corpses, social order broke down.
Hairspray exposure linked to birth defect
Published November 21, 2008, 11:06 am, Moldova.org
A British study suggests pregnant women exposed to hairspray at work are twice as likely to have a son with the genital birth defect hypospadias.Hypospadias is a birth defect of the male genitalia in which the urinary opening is displaced to the underside of the penis. It affects about 1 in 250 boys in Britain and the United States.Researchers from Imperial College London, University College ...
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Fri Nov 21
- Baby virus could be key to childhood asthma : Scientific American Blog: Now a common infant virus ? respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) ? is being fingered as a possible cause. Babies born in autumn, about four months before RSV's peak season, are 30 percent more likely to develop asthma by the time they're 5 than kids who are older and have stronger immune systems when RSV is in high circulation
- Spatialepidemi ology.net: Maps infectious diseases and related epidemiologica l data, including molecular data. Spatialepidemi ology.net provides data and allows users to geocode their own spatial data for display on Google Maps
- EpiSPIDER Map Exhibit: emerging infectious diseases using web applications from ProMED Mail, CIA Factbook, and PubMed, and results are displayed on Google Maps.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Open Collections Program: Contagion - Historical Views of Diseases and ...: From Harvard University Library's Open Collections Program. History of Medicine and historical context for epidemiology.
Thu Nov 20
- PLoS Pathogens: A Peer-Reviewed Open-Access Journal
- Oakland Crimespotting Map: Oakland Crimespotting is an interactive map of crimes in Oakland and a tool for understanding crime in cities.
- Google Flu Trends: State by state data for flu in the country. Interesting question about what kind of data is useful for epidemiologist s.
- Pandemic: Google Creates Plague Prediction System: By tracking the rise in searches on phrases like "cold/flu remedy," Google said yesterday in a Nature article that it can predict with almost total accuracy where flu outbreaks are occurring, far more quickly than the American Centers for Disease Control can.
- HealthMap | Global disease alert map
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