Public health implications

Public health implications

Objective-To investigate the risk of cancer in children living close to overhead power lines with magnetic fields of : 0.01 microteslas (,uT). Design-Cohort study. Setting-The whole ofFinland. Subjects-68 300 boys and 66500 girls aged 0-19 years living during 1970-89 within 500m of overhead power lines of 110-400kV in magnetic fields calculated to be ,0-01 [LT. Subjects were identified by recor...

Helicobacter pylori public health implications.

Population Helicobacter pylori screening and treatment has the potential to dramatically reduce global gastric cancer mortality. There is overwhelming evidence that the infection is a major cause of distal gastric adenocarcinoma. There is also randomized controlled trial evidence that H. pylori eradication reverses or ameliorates histological changes in the gastric mucosa that are important in ...

Public health implications of epigenetics.

Public Health Implications of Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Associated with Suya Spices in Nigeria

Background: The emergence and re-emergence of antibiotic-resistant foodborne bacteria call for concerted efforts, especially in developing countries. Spices have been employed traditionally to improve the aroma and flavour of foods; however, they could  serve as reservoirs for the spread of potential pathogenic organisms. This study aims to investigate the public health implications of antibiot...

Carrying guns in public: legal and public health implications.

In District of Columbia v. Heller, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Second Amendment protects an individual's right to own handguns in the home for protection, invalidating a Washington, D.C. law banning most handgun possession. The Heller decision, however, provided lower courts with little guidance regarding how to judge the constitutionality of gun laws other than handgun bans. Neverthe...