POSTS TAGGED AS epidemiology

Antibacterial Implant Coating

Australian National University Space Plasma, Power, and Propulsion laboratory has developed an antibacterial implant coating that “dopes” nitrogen atoms [MORE]

Diabetes Prevalence Since 1980

With funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the World Health Organization, a group of public health [MORE]

“SwabCap” Reduces Catheter-Use Infections

Recalling the old saying that a chain is only as strong as its weakest link, the “luer-lok,” between a [MORE]

Social Network Analysis for Epidemiology

Suppose an outbreak of a new antibiotic- resistant pathogen appeared in one place and then another, and onward from [MORE]

Automated Minilab for Antibiotic Testing in Milk

Antibiotic residues in milk present two risks-sick cows, and a source of antibiotic resistance for milk drinkers.  Testing milk for [MORE]

Good News/Bad News: Smoking and Obesity

When the American Tobacco Company launched its advertising campaign at women in 1928, with the slogan “Reach for a Lucky [MORE]

Health Map

Google collaborated with the CDC, National Library of Medicine and the Canadian Institute for Health Research to create a visual [MORE]

Cancer: Worldwide, Killer #1

WHO reports that as soon as 2010, cancer will surpass heart disease as the world’s greatest killer.  Its global incidence [MORE]