A Web site developed by the University of Minnesota serves as a national clearinghouse for best practices in pandemic preparedness for local and state health departments.
Jill DeBoer, director of the University’s Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, tells us more about the site, called Promising Practices: Pandemic Preparedness Tools.
Researchers have found that teen-agers who have televisions in their bedrooms are more likely to engage in unhealthy habits than those without TVs in their rooms.
That’s according to a study led by University of Minnesota epidemiologist Daheia Barr-Anderson.
April 7 through 13 is National Public Health Week.
John Finnegan, dean of the University of Minnesota School of Public Health tells us that the theme this year is Climate Change: Our Health in the Balance.
A new study has identified elevated glucose levels in patients as one factor in the recurrence of adenomatous polyps. These are benign polyps that can lead to colorectal cancer.
The four-year study followed 715 patients who had had a polyp removed. University of Minnesota epidemiologist Andrew Flood, one of the study’s authors, has more.
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A Web site developed by the University of Minnesota serves as a national clearinghouse for best practices in pandemic preparedness for local and state health departments. 
Researchers have found that teen-agers who have televisions in their bedrooms are more likely to engage in unhealthy habits than those without TVs in their rooms. 
More than 20 percent of adolescent males and females consume fast food more than three times a week. 
April 7 through 13 is National Public Health Week. 
A new study has identified elevated glucose levels in patients as one factor in the recurrence of adenomatous polyps. These are benign polyps that can lead to colorectal cancer. 
Last modified on Monday Jul 02, 2007