http://www.jhsph.edu/ The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health is dedicated to protecting health and saving lives. Wed, 14 May 2008 05:37:49 EDT en-us Johns Hopkins University. All rights reserved. 615 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, 410-955-6878 Josh Warner-Burke at www.jhsph.edu jwarnerb@jhsph.edu http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/press_releases/2008/wang_obesity_dementia.html Obesity may increase adults? risk for having dementia, according to researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Their analysis of published obesity and dementia prospective follow-up studies over the past two decades shows a consistent relationship between the two diseases. The results are published by The International Association for the Study of Obesity in the May, 2008 issue of Obesity Reviews. paffairs@jhsph.edu (Office of Communications) News Health Wed, 07 May 2008 10:45:00 EDT http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/press_releases/2008/wang_obesity_dementia.html Dean Michael J. Klag strongly disagrees with this decision and has directed that POPLINE administrators restore "abortion" as a search term immediately. He has also launch an inquiry to determine why this change occurred. paffairs@jhsph.edu (Office of Communications) News Health Fri, 04 Apr 2008 14:45:00 EDT http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/articles/2008/bennish_mpilonhle Mpilonhle (pronounced em-pee-lon-shlay) is a Zulu term that in English means ?a good life.? It?s also the name of an innovative program that operates in South Africa?s rural Umkhanyakude District and aims to help adolescents achieve a good life and avoid HIV through health education and computer-skills training. tmparson@jhsph.edu (Office of Communications) News Health Mon, 10 Mar 2008 17:00:00 EDT http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/articles/2008/bennish_mpilonhle http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/press_releases/2008/asia_pacific.html The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has signed an agreement with the Education Development Corporation in Taiwan to create an Executive Master of Public Health (MPH) degree program for health professionals in the Asia-Pacific region. (Office of Communications) News Health Fri, 07 Mar 2008 11:15:00 EDT http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/press_releases/2008/asia_pacific.html http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/press_releases/2008/wipfli_secondhand_smoke.html Parents worldwide are doing little to protect their children from exposure to secondhand smoke, according to a study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Exposure to secondhand smoke has been extensively shown to increase the risk for numerous illnesses and premature death. The household study, conducted in 31 countries, found that 82 percent of parents who smoked reported smoking around their children. paffairs@jhsph.edu (Office of Communications) News Health Wed, 05 Mar 2008 17:00:00 EDT http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/press_releases/2008/wipfli_secondhand_smoke.html http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/press_releases/2008/malaria_conference2008.html The Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute is hosting its Fourth International Research Conference at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, Md. March 17-18. The two-day conference will explore the latest developments from many fields of malaria research, including discussions of malaria parasite genetics and strategies for controlling mosquitoes without insecticides. paffairs@jhsph.edu (Office of Communications) News Health Tue, 04 Mar 2008 12:30:00 EDT http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/press_releases/2008/malaria_conference2008.html http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/press_releases/2008/Abu_Dhabi_agreement.html The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has signed a long-term agreement with the Health Authority?Abu Dhabi (HAAD) to develop research, educational and public health programs in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. paffairs@jhsph.edu (Office of Communications) News Health Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:45:00 EDT http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/press_releases/2008/Abu_Dhabi_agreement.html http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/press_releases/2008/breysse_discover.html The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has received a five-year, $12 million dollar grant to fund the Center for Childhood Asthma in the Urban Environment. The center, led by Patrick Breysse and Gregory Diette, will examine how exposure to indoor and outdoor pollution and allergens may impact asthmatic children in Baltimore. The center is one of three new research centers of the DISCOVER (Disease Investigation Through Specialized Clinically-Oriented Ventures in Environmental Research) initiative funded by National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), part of the National Institutes of Health. The DISCOVER centers are expected to bridge the gap between basic research and clinical treatment of diseases caused by environmental factors. paffairs@jhsph.edu (Office of Communications) News Health Fri, 25 Jan 2008 15:30:00 EDT http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/press_releases/2008/breysse_discover.html http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/press_releases/2008/black_undernutrition.html Maternal and child undernutrition are the cause of more than 35 percent of all child deaths and 11 percent of the global disease burden, according to a study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The study, published in the medical journal The Lancet, is the first in a series of five studies analyzing the global impact of maternal and child undernutrition. The research series highlights the critical role of early nutrition in the health and development of children and the economic growth of nations. paffairs@jhsph.edu (Office of Communications) News Health Thu, 17 Jan 2008 16:00:00 EDT http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/press_releases/2008/black_undernutrition.html http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/press_releases/2008/blum_exercise.html Adolescents who participate in physical education at school are more likely to maintain a normal weight as young adults, according to a study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. For each weekday of physical education at school the odds of being an overweight adult decreased by 5 percent. paffairs@jhsph.edu (Office of Communications) News Health Tue, 08 Jan 2008 09:15:00 EDT http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/press_releases/2008/blum_exercise.html http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/press_releases/2007/baker_pilot_error.html The number of airline mishaps attributed to pilot error significantly declined between 1983 and 2002, according to an analysis conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. While the overall rate of airline mishaps remained stable during that time, the proportion of mishaps involving pilot error decreased 40 percent. The rate of mishaps related to a pilot?s poor decision-making declined 71 percent. paffairs@jhsph.edu (Office of Communications) News Health Fri, 28 Dec 2007 09:15:00 EDT http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/press_releases/2007/baker_pilot_error.html http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/press_releases/2007/gates_trachoma.html The Johns Hopkins University has received a $10 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to lead a consortium that will study ways to improve the treatment of trachoma and to accelerate progress towards the goal of eliminating the disease. The award is one of the largest single grants ever given to support trachoma research. paffairs@jhsph.edu (Office of Communications) News Health Thu, 20 Dec 2007 11:00:00 EDT http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/press_releases/2007/gates_trachoma.html http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/press_releases/2007/lynch_malaria.html The Global Program on Malaria at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health?s Center for Communication Programs (CCP) received a $15 million grant to develop communication strategies to prevent and treat malaria in rural Tanzania. paffairs@jhsph.edu (Office of Communications) News Health Mon, 10 Dec 2007 15:45:00 EDT http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/press_releases/2007/lynch_malaria.html http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/press_releases/2007/nelson_hiv_survival.html Two studies led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that people infected with HIV in Thailand die from the disease significantly sooner than those with HIV living in other parts of the world. According to the researchers, the shorter survival time measured in the studies suggests that HIV subtype E, which is the most common HIV subtype in Thailand, may be more virulent than other subtypes of the virus. paffairs@jhsph.edu (Office of Communications) News Health Tue, 27 Nov 2007 13:30:00 EDT http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/press_releases/2007/nelson_hiv_survival.html http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/articles/2007/burke_asphaward.html Thomas Burke, PhD, MPH, professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, was awarded the inaugural 2007 Faculty Award for Excellence in Academic Public Health Practice from the Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH) and Pfizer Inc.?s Public Health and Government Group. paffairs@jhsph.edu (Office of Communications) News Health Tue, 13 Nov 2007 15:30:00 EDT http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/articles/2007/burke_asphaward.html http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/press_releases/2007/clf_fellows2007.html The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health's Center for a Livable Future (CLF) has awarded predoctoral fellowships to eight students for 2007-2008. paffairs@jhsph.edu (Office of Communications) News Health Fri, 09 Nov 2007 13:30:00 EDT http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/press_releases/2007/clf_fellows2007.html http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/press_releases/2007/bleich_mexico.html Mexico?s new health insurance program, Seguro Popular, which was created to extend health insurance to the nation?s 50 million uninsured by 2010, is having a positive effect on coverage of antihypertensive treatment in that country. paffairs@jhsph.edu (Office of Communications) News Health Wed, 07 Nov 2007 10:00:00 EDT http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/press_releases/2007/bleich_mexico.html http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/press_releases/2007/coresh_JAMA.html There is a high prevalence of chronic kidney disease in the United States, which has risen over the past decade, according to a study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Obesity, diabetes, hypertension and an aging population are contributing to the increase. (Office of Communications) News Health Wed, 07 Nov 2007 10:00:00 EDT http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/press_releases/2007/coresh_JAMA.html http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/press_releases/2007/aaas_2007.html Six Johns Hopkins University researchers have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science by their peers. Jef Boeke, PhD, ScD, Paul D. Feldman, PhD, Nirbhay Kumar, PhD, Thomas C. Quinn, MD, Theresa A.B. Shapiro, MD, PhD, and David Valle, MD, are among 471 new fellows around the world. Election as a fellow honors their scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications. paffairs@jhsph.edu (Office of Communications) News Health Thu, 25 Oct 2007 14:00:00 EDT http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/press_releases/2007/aaas_2007.html http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/press_releases/2007/agre_jhmri.html Nobel laureate Peter Agre, MD, has been selected to lead the Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute (JHMRI). Agre will take over as director at JHMRI and join the faculty of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health on January 1, 2008. He will remain on the faculty at Duke University and retain some of his current responsibilities there. paffairs@jhsph.edu (Office of Communications) News Health Wed, 24 Oct 2007 14:00:00 EDT http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/press_releases/2007/agre_jhmri.html