http://www.jhsph.edu/ The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health is dedicated to protecting health and saving lives. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:07:34 EST en-us Johns Hopkins University. All rights reserved. 615 N. Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD 21205, 410-955-6878 Office of Communications paffairs@jhsph.edu http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/press_releases/2008/bishai_grandparents.html For working parents, having grandparents as caregivers can cut the risk of childhood injury roughly in half, according to a new study by researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Compared to organized daycare or care by the mother or other relatives, having a grandmother watch a child was associated with a decreased risk of injury for the child. The study is among the first to examine the relationship between grandparents? care and childhood injury rates. paffairs@jhsph.edu (Office of Communications) News Health Mon, 03 Nov 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/press_releases/2008/bishai_grandparents.html http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/press_releases/2008/boult_guided_care_award.html Guided Care, a new model of comprehensive health care for people with multiple chronic conditions, has received the 2008 Archstone Foundation Award for Excellence in Program Innovation. The award is given annually by the Archstone Foundation and the Gerontological Health Section of the American Public Health Association (APHA). Guided Care was developed by members of the faculties of the Johns Hopkins University?s schools of Public Health, Medicine and Nursing. paffairs@jhsph.edu (Office of Communications) News Health Thu, 30 Oct 2008 13:30:00 EST http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/press_releases/2008/boult_guided_care_award.html http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/press_releases/2008/baker_suicide.html The rate of suicide in the United States is increased for the first time in a decade, according to a new report from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health?s Center for Injury Research and Policy. The increase in the overall suicide rate between 1999 and 2005 was due primarily to an increase in suicides among whites aged 40-64, with white middle-aged women experiencing the largest annual increase. Whereas the overall suicide rate rose 0.7 percent during this time period, the rate among middle-aged white men rose 2.7 percent annually and 3.9 percent among middle-aged women. By contrast, suicide in blacks decreased significantly over the study?s time period, and remained stable among Asian and Native Americans. The results are published online at the website of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine and will be published in the December print edition of the journal. paffairs@jhsph.edu (Office of Communications) News Health Tue, 21 Oct 2008 17:00:00 EST http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/press_releases/2008/baker_suicide.html http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/press_releases/2008/nachega_efavirenz.html A study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that HIV-infected patients taking the antiretroviral drug efavirenz were more likely to adhere to treatment and less likely to experience virologic failure and death compared to patients taking nevirapine. Nevirapine is the most frequently prescribed drug for patients undergoing highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) for the treatment of HIV/AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa, where the study was conducted. paffairs@jhsph.edu (Office of Communications) News Health Tue, 14 Oct 2008 11:30:00 EST http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/press_releases/2008/nachega_efavirenz.html http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/articles/2008/links_preparedness.html Jonathan Links, PhD, professor and director of the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health?s Center for Public Health Preparedness, has been awarded a five-year $7,663,066 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to study disaster preparedness risks and needs for vulnerable populations. The grant was part of a commitment by the CDC to establish Preparedness and Emergency Response Research Centers (PERRCs) at seven universities. The PERRCs will conduct research that will evaluate the structure, capabilities and performance of public health systems for preparedness and emergency response activities. paffairs@jhsph.edu (Office of Communications) News Health Thu, 09 Oct 2008 14:45:00 EST http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/articles/2008/links_preparedness.html http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/press_releases/2008/goldman_childrens_study.html The Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has been selected to expand its role as a study center in the National Children?s Study. At a briefing today, officials from the National Institutes of Health announced that the Bloomberg School would oversee recruitment of study volunteers from Montgomery County, Md., in collaboration with colleagues from the Johns Hopkins Montgomery County campus and from local health agencies. In addition, the Hopkins-based research team will continue to recruit study participants from neighborhoods in Baltimore County. paffairs@jhsph.edu (Office of Communications) News Health Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:00:00 EST http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/press_releases/2008/goldman_childrens_study.html http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/press_releases/2008/coresh_gout.html Researchers have identified mutations in three genes that are associated with high levels of uric acid in the blood, which is a risk factor for gout. The team developed a genetic risk score composed of the number of uric acid-increasing mutations that each person carries (0 to 6), which was associated with up to a 40-fold increased risk for developing gout when comparing persons at lowest and highest risk. The findings are published in the October 4 issue of The Lancet. paffairs@jhsph.edu (Office of Communications) News Health Fri, 03 Oct 2008 10:45:00 EST http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/press_releases/2008/coresh_gout.html http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/press_releases/2008/black_behavior_change.html A community-based program that reinforces basic childbirth and newborn care practices can reduce a baby?s risk of death within the first month of life by as much as 54 percent, according to a study in rural India led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in collaboration with CSM Medical University in Lucknow, India. paffairs@jhsph.edu (Office of Communications) News Health Fri, 26 Sep 2008 07:30:00 EST http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/press_releases/2008/black_behavior_change.html http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/press_releases/2008/neff_media.html A study conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health shows the nation?s top newspapers have largely overlooked the food system as one of the more important contributors to global climate change. The two-year study, available online in advance of publication in Public Health Nutrition, analyzed coverage by 16 of the nation?s largest circulation newspapers. paffairs@jhsph.edu (Office of Communications) News Health Tue, 23 Sep 2008 17:30:00 EST http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/press_releases/2008/neff_media.html http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/press_releases/2008/kao_esrd_gene.html Scientists at Johns Hopkins schools of Public Health and Medicine have, for the first time, identified variants in the gene MYH9 that are associated with increased risk for non-diabetic end stage renal disease (ESRD,) which is the near-loss of kidney function leading to either dialysis of transplant. MYH9, located on the 22 chromosome, is the first gene identified for common forms of kidney disease. tmparson@jhsph.edu (Office of Communications) News Health Mon, 15 Sep 2008 07:45:00 EST http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/press_releases/2008/kao_esrd_gene.html http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/press_releases/2008/biswal_copd.html For the first time, researchers have demonstrated a close correlation between the decline in a key component of the lung?s antioxidant defense system and the progression of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in humans. tmparson@jhsph.edu (Office of Communications) News Health Fri, 12 Sep 2008 10:45:00 EST http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/press_releases/2008/biswal_copd.html http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/press_releases/2008/boult_medical_home_demo.html The Roger C. Lipitz Center for Integrated Health Care at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has received a $1.7 million grant from the John A. Hartford Foundation to help primary care practices improve the quality and outcomes of health care for older adults with chronic illnesses. paffairs@jhsph.edu (Office of Communications) News Health Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:00:00 EST http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/press_releases/2008/boult_medical_home_demo.html http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/press_releases/2008/rasgon_mosquito_virus.html Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health?s Malaria Research Institute have identified a previously unknown virus that is infectious to Anopheles gambiae?the mosquito primarily responsible for transmitting malaria. According to the researchers, the discovered virus could one day be used to pass on new genetic information to An. gambiae mosquitoes as part of a strategy to control malaria, which kills over one million people worldwide each year. tmparson@jhsph.edu (Office of Communications) News Health Fri, 22 Aug 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/press_releases/2008/rasgon_mosquito_virus.html http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/press_releases/2008/debeers_scholars.html De Beers African Health Scholars Named nwoodwri@jhsph.edu (Office of Communications) News Health Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:00:00 EST http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/press_releases/2008/debeers_scholars.html http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/press_releases/2008/wolff_vist_companions.html A study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that 38 percent of Medicare beneficiaries are accompanied to routine medical visits. These accompanied beneficiaries tended to be older, sicker and less educated but more satisfied with their health care provider compared to unaccompanied patients. The study is published in the July 14 edition of Archives of Internal Medicine. paffairs@jhsph.edu (Office of Communications) News Health Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:30:00 EST http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/press_releases/2008/wolff_vist_companions.html http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/press_releases/2008/tielsch_hand_washing.html Washing hands with soap and water in preparation for delivery significantly reduced the risk of death for infants within the first month of life, according to a study in Nepal conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The study found a 19 percent lower risk of death among newborns born at home in rural Nepal when the birth attendant washed their hands before delivery. The study also found a 44 percent reduction in risk of death if mothers washed their hands prior to handling their newborn infant. The findings are published in the July 2008 edition of the journal Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine. paffairs@jhsph.edu (Office of Communications) News Health Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:30:00 EST http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/press_releases/2008/tielsch_hand_washing.html http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/press_releases/2008/klemm_vitaminA.html A single, oral dose of vitamin A, given to infants shortly after birth in the developing world can reduce their risk of death by 15 percent, according to a study conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The study is published in the July 2008 edition of the journal Pediatrics. paffairs@jhsph.edu (Office of Communications) News Health Mon, 07 Jul 2008 09:15:00 EST http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/press_releases/2008/klemm_vitaminA.html http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/press_releases/2008/baker_homicide_trends.html Gun-related homicide among young men rose sharply in the United States in recent years even though the nation?s overall homicide rate remained flat, according to a study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Between 1999 and 2005, homicide involving firearms increased 31 percent among black men ages 25 to 44 and 12 percent among white men of the same age. The study is published in Online First edition of the Journal of Urban Health. paffairs@jhsph.edu (Office of Communications) News Health Thu, 26 Jun 2008 09:45:00 EST http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/press_releases/2008/baker_homicide_trends.html http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/press_releases/2008/Wang_blood_pressure High blood pressure in childhood is associated with higher blood pressure or hypertension in adulthood, according to a study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. paffairs@jhsph.edu (Office of Communications) News Health Mon, 16 Jun 2008 17:30:00 EST http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/press_releases/2008/Wang_blood_pressure http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/press_releases/2008/baker_injury_related_mortality When it comes to injury-related deaths, the gap between black and white American youths is narrowing, according to a study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The study found that between 1999 and 2005 injury-related deaths among blacks ages 15 to 24 decreased, while injury-related deaths among whites increased. The findings are published in the June, 2008, edition of Injury Prevention. paffairs@jhsph.edu (Office of Communications) News Health Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/press_releases/2008/baker_injury_related_mortality