Research Finds Little Benefit of Breast Imaging for Women with Breast Pain

Published on Monday, 12 March 2012 18:20

For women who have breast pain but no sign of a lump or a mass during an exam, imaging may result in unnecessary follow-up care, according to a new study by researchers at the BU schools of Medicine and Public Health.

Phase 1 Clinical Drug Trials are 'Recipe for Abuse'

Published on Friday, 09 March 2012 12:40

A dozen years ago, when he began teaching bioethics and philosophy at the University of Minnesota, Dr. Carl Elliott received a phone call from a local psychiatrist, who asked if he could sit in on Elliott's bioethics class in order to satisfy a disciplinary order from the state medical board.

Children's HealthWatch Sponsors State House Exhibition

Published on Thursday, 08 March 2012 16:21

"Witness to Hunger," an exhibition of photos and testimonies sponsored by Children's HealthWatch, will appear at the Massachusetts State House March 12-15.

The 34-photo exhibition features the work of eight Boston-area mothers documenting firsthand their experiences relating to food, housing, health, and education. Accompanying testimonials underscore the everyday challenges the women face in feeding their families.

Stephanie Ettinger de Cuba, senior project manager at the BUSPH Data Coordinating Center and research and policy director at Children's HealthWatch, helped organize the exhibition.

"Witness to Hunger" is the Boston debut of a national project, created by the Center for Hunger-Free Communities at the Drexel University School of Public Health in Philadelphia, that documents familial hunger and poverty through the eyes of those experiencing it.

For more details about the exhibition and accompanying events, go to: http://www.childrenshealthwatch.org/page/witness.schedule

Potential Health Effects of Oil Contamination in Nigeria Becomes Focus of Public Health Forum

Published on Thursday, 08 March 2012 13:20

Vast oil deposits that enrich Nigeria are both a blessing and a curse for its people, who have endured decades of water, soil and air contamination as the unwanted byproducts of oil wealth.

March 29 Psychiatry Grand Rounds: 'The Role of Health Reform in Addressing Mental Health Disparities'

Published on Tuesday, 06 March 2012 17:41

Former Surgeon General David Satcher, director of the Satcher Health Leadership Institute, will present "The Role of Health Reform in Addressing Mental Health Disparities" at the Psychiatry Grand Rounds on Thursday, March 29, 2-3 p.m., in Keefer Auditorium.

Intrauterine Exposure to Cocaine, Tobacco, Marijuana Doesn't Affect Academic Scores

Published on Tuesday, 06 March 2012 15:56

Researchers from the BU Schools of Public Health and Medicine, along with Boston Medical Center, have found children's academic achievement test scores were not affected by intrauterine exposure to cocaine, tobacco or marijuana.