Buckle up for Safety
Back seat passengers who do not buckle their seat belts are not only more likely to sustain a serious injury in a car accident, but also to injure everyone in the car.
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Acupuncture: Sticking the Point on Opioids
Opioids are the most commonly prescribed class of medication in the United States to treat chronic pain. Acupuncture could help reduce the number of opioid prescriptions.
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Cancer Mortality Across the US
Although cancer mortality has declined across the United States since 1980, but a few cancers are on the rise and clustered in particular counties.
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Women in Leadership and Public Health
Women make up half of the population and yet barely hold 20% of the seats in the U.S. Congress. Here’s why women candidates are important for public health.
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Online Addiction and Mental Health
Access to the virtual world provides teens with opportunities to develop emotionally and build friendships, but, for some, positive social interaction can turn into addiction.
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Recess in Pieces across the US
School recess is an option for increasing children’s physical activity, but only five states have legislation that requires elementary school recess.
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Lock, Stock, and Store Your Smoking Barrels
A survey by Crifasi and colleagues of 1,444 US gun owners looked at storage methods and the factors that influence owners’ attitudes, perceptions, and gun storage practices.
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BPA: What Comes In Must Come Out
Research suggests that, even when we try to actively avoid BPA-contaminated foods, exposure is inevitable. Both the FDA and FSA report that BPA levels in our food and environment are not cause for concern.
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Global Flood Risk under Climate Change
Globally, flood frequency is predicted to increase across 42% of the earth’s land regions. Areas expected to be most affected are low-income countries in the lower latitudes.
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Bunk Bed Trauma – Injuries while Incarcerated
Between 2006 and 2015, emergency departments in the United States treated an estimated 639,505 individuals for bunk-bed-related injuries. The most common injury within jails involved falling out of a bunk bed.
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