A new study led by researchers at the Columbia Center for Children’s Environmental Health (CCCEH) organizes the available scientific evidence
Read moreStudents in health enrichment programs benefit from early team-based exposure
A study conducted by LSU Health New Orleans researchers provides new evidence that early exposure to multiple health disciplines in
Read moreInternet and telephone assisted training for child disruptive behavior found to be effective
Positive long-term outcomes, such as a reduction in child disruptive behavior and increased parental skills, have been reported in a
Read moreChildren with better coordination more likely to achieve at school
Young children with better eye-to-hand co-ordination were more likely to achieve higher scores for reading, writing and maths according to
Read moreNo clear evidence that nicotine ‘preloading’ helps smokers to quit: Any beneficial effect may have been masked by reduction in use of smoking cessation drug
There is insufficient evidence to show that using nicotine patches for four weeks before a quit attempt (known as “preloading”)
Read moreFloridians took Zika threat more seriously than rest of US — but still most did nothing: A stronger community response is needed to protect those at risk, researchers say
Threatened by the mosquito-borne Zika virus in 2016, Florida residents felt more susceptible than others in the United States to
Read moreTrauma from parents’ youth linked to poorer health, asthma in their own children
Trauma experienced by a parent during childhood has long-reaching consequences — maybe even to the point of negatively impacting their
Read moreNew study sheds light on the opioid epidemic and challenges prevailing views about this public health crisis: Fatal drug overdoses in young non-Hispanic white adults accounted for 62 percent of mortality rate growth among midlife non-Hispanic whites in the US between 1999 and 2015, according to the American Journal of Preventive Medicine
A study published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine sheds new light on the sharp rise in fatal drug
Read morePeople who travel by car are four times more likely to be injured than people who travel by city bus
Taking the bus is a whole lot safer than taking the car — and it’s also safer for cyclists and
Read moreAirborne dust threatens human health in Southwest: Increases in dust due to climate change could result in additional illness and deaths in US Southwest by 2100
In 1935, at the height of the Dust Bowl, a team of researchers from the Kansas Board of Health set
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