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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has awarded $8.2 million to the University of Minnesota to develop improved training in public health preparedness. Minnesota is one of seven universities to be awarded the grant.

Debra Olson, the lead researcher, said one of the main goals is to develop educational training opportunities for the public health workforce that are effective and efficient. She said that, among other things, researchers will look at improving existing training models.

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Posted by School of Public Health Podcasts at 10:49 AM
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An increased risk of death from diseases other than AIDS has been tied to a therapy designed to help HIV-positive people.

Jim Neaton, a University of Minnesota biostatistician who led the study, says that the results indicated that patients receiving antiretroviral therapy for HIV had increased risk of death linked to three biomarkers.

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Higher levels of Bisphenol A - or BPA - a chemical compound used in some plastic packaging for food and beverages, are associated with cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, and liver-enzyme abnormalities.

That's according to a recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Bill Toscano, an environmental health professor at the University of Minnesota, explains why this study is unique.

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Posted by School of Public Health Podcasts at 10:09 AM
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