Archive: 04/12/2014

Dissecting the social and civil liberties issues of the Ebola outbreak

As medical volunteers return to the United States after treating Ebola patients in Africa, confusion about the disease and how it is transmitted has raised public anxiety levels and public health questions. Michael Willrich, ...

Dec 4, 2014

Even the perceived risk of disease prompts intention to act

With so much focus on risk factors for disease, we are living in an era of surveillance medicine, in which the emphasis on risk blurs the lines between health and illness, argue researchers at Yale and Syracuse universities ...

Dec 4, 2014

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Smartphone game helps children to improve asthma inhaler technique

Researchers at The University of Manchester and Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust have developed a new interactive smartphone game can help children use a key asthma inhaler ('a spacer') far more ...

Dec 4, 2014

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Helping autistic kids read, write and communicate

The boy is delighted. You can see it in his eyes—his enthusiasm for the task, his pride in his ability. Indeed, Max has good reason to be proud: At age three, he is reading. And at this precise moment, he is reading a story ...

Dec 4, 2014

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Public pressure needed to counter child obesity

About one-third of children are now overweight or obese in New Zealand and public pressure is needed to change food and health policies to counter this, according to researchers at the University of Auckland.

Dec 4, 2014

Daily "technoference" hurting relationships, study finds

New research finds that the seemingly small, everyday interruptions that come with smart phones and other devices are interfering with romantic relationships.

Dec 4, 2014

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Supportive high schools help sexual minority males

Supportive high school environments can make a difference to the mental health of male sexual minority students, according to a new study from the University of Auckland.

Dec 4, 2014