Health News

Educating the public about nanotechnology and other complex but emerging technologies causes people to become more “worried and cautious” about the new technologies’ prospective benefits, according to a recent study by researchers at North Carolina State University.

In support of continued efforts to research and analyze the health impacts of climate change, the American Public Health Association (APHA) applauds today’s release by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) of a report that discusses the potential impacts of climate change on human health, human welfare and communities in the United States.

The Black Infant Health Practice Initiative in Miami-Dade County, Fla., on Wednesday held a town hall meeting to examine why the rate of infant mortality among blacks in the county is twice as high as that of whites, the Miami Herald reports.

The Black Infant Health Practice Initiative in Miami-Dade County, Fla., on Wednesday held a town hall meeting to examine why the rate of infant mortality among blacks in the county is twice as high as that of whites, the Miami Herald reports.

The Senate on Wednesday voted 80-16 to approve legislation (S 2731) that would reauthorize the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief at $50 billion over five years and direct $2 billion of that total to American Indian health care and other programs, the

The U.S. spends twice as much on health care per capita than most other industrialized nations but ranks lower than those nations on a number of criteria, according to a report released on Thursday by the Commonwealth Fund, the New York Times reports (Abelson, New York Times, 7/17).