More donor organs are available.
MADRID -- A federal program has succeeded in boosting the number of donor organs available for transplantation in the United States. The next step is to also boost the rate at which available organs are actually transplanted into recipients. During the 12 months ending in October 2005,...

Impact of demographics, sexual history, and psychological functioning on the acquisition of STDs in adolescents.
Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) among adolescents are associated with significant morbidity. Multiple episodes increase the risk of involuntary infertility (Sellors, Mahony, Chernesky, & Rath, 1988; Minassian et al., 1990), and sexually transmitted organisms are associated with epididymitis and Reiter's syndrome, and are also a risk factor for HIV infection (Stiffman...

The effects of family and community violence exposure among youth: recommendations for practice and policy.
THE UNITED STATES, youths 18 and under represent 26 percent of the U.S. population, but account for approximately 50 percent of the witnesses and victims of violent acts (U.S. Census Bureau, 2003). Of that disproportionate number, the prevalence and incidence of violence exposure varies significantly among adolescent subgroups. For...

Topical calcineurin inhibitors can still be used in children.
BLAINE, WASH. -- Topical calcineurin inhibitors remain an excellent second-line treatment for atopic dermatitis in children, despite a public health advisory by the Food and Drug Administration earlier this year and the promise of a black-box warning in the near future, Robert Sidbury, M.D., said at a conference sponsored...

A risk-based food inspection program.
Introduction Public health departments are responsible for ensuring the quality and safety of food provided by food facilities. Because of this responsibility, they need to adequately survey the risks imposed on consumers. Inspections are an inherent component of surveillance because they have been demonstrated to...

Nursing Section issues call for award nomination submissions.
The Public Health Nursing Section is accepting nominations for awards to be presented at APHA's 135th Annual Meeting in November. The deadline for submitting nomination forms and supporting material is May 1. Nominees must be APHA members and primary members of the Public Health Nursing Section. ...

Susan Molloy Hubbard.
Susan Molloy Hubbard, 60, a former member of the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) who was very active in the early days of the organization, died suddenly on December 11, 2006, at her home in Potomac, MD. Su began her nursing career with a degree in nursing with honors from...

Federalism and public health law in Canada: opportunities and unanswered questions.
Public health renewal has emerged as a central policy issue in this country and has, at least for a moment, overcome the shadow of its health care cousin. This attention has been largely precipitated by the re-emergence of new infectious threats such as Mad Cow disease, West Nile virus...

Topical calcineurin inhibitors and black boxes.
When the Food and Drug Administration posted a Public Health Advisory in March 2005 and then added a black box warning and medication guide to the labeling Jan. 19, 2006, to "inform health care providers and patients about a potential cancer risk from use of Elidel (pimecrolimus) and Protopic...

The smallpox slowdown.
Byline: The Register-Guard If the Bush administration still believes that smallpox immunization is an important part of the nation's strategy to protect itself against bioterrorism, it will have to do a better job of persuading people to line up for the shots. For reasons that seem sensible,...