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Drug Coverage Under Medicare Part D Leads to Increased Use of Antibiotics Among ...

8/10/2010 10:53 AM EST  -   University of Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH, Aug. 10 – Improved drug coverage under Medicare Part D has led to an increase in the use of antibiotics by seniors, particularly of brand-name and more expensive drugs, according to a University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health study. Published in...
“Overuse of antibiotics is a common and important problem that can lead to medical complications and drug resistance,” said the study’s...

Leading Lung Disease Epidemiologist Named Chief of Pulmonary Medicine, Allergy a...

7/30/2010 9:17 AM EST  -   University of Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH, July 30 – Juan Carlos Celedón, M.D., Dr.P.H., internationally recognized for his research into genetic and environmental factors that influence lung disease including asthma and chronic pulmonary obstructive disease, has been appointed chief of the Division of Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine, Allergy and Immunology at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC. Dr. Celedón also is a...

Pitt Graduate School of Public Health Receives $1.5 Million to Help Prevent Fall...

7/28/2010 9:16 AM EST  -   University of Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH, July 28 – A $1.5 million grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health (GSPH) will explore the effectiveness of programs to prevent falls in seniors, which occur in more than one-third of adults 65 and older every year in the United States.

Led by principal...

Circumcising Gay Men Would Have Limited Impact on Preventing HIV Transmission, S...

7/22/2010 5:00 AM EST  -   University of Pittsburgh
VIENNA, Austria, July 22 – Adult circumcision has been proposed as a possible HIV prevention strategy for gay men, but a new study by the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health presented at the XVIII International AIDS Conference suggests it would have a very small effect on reducing HIV incidence in the United States.

Circumcision is thought to reduce the...

Sexual Abuse and Social Shaming in Childhood Linked to Health Problems in Gay an...

7/21/2010 8:30 AM EST  -   University of Pittsburgh
VIENNA, Austria, July 21 – Gay and bisexual men enrolled in a long-term study of HIV who reported sexual abuse and social shaming in childhood experience psychosocial health problems later in life that could put them at greater risk for HIV, report University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health researchers at the XVIII International AIDS Conference.  

The study...

Majority of Gay and Bisexual Men Enrolled in Long-Term Study of HIV Report Low U...

7/21/2010 7:00 AM EST  -   University of Pittsburgh
VIENNA, Austria, July 21 – Most older gay and bisexual men enrolled in a long-term study of HIV used recreational drugs infrequently over a 10-year period, report University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health researchers at the XVIII International AIDS Conference.

The study explored the drug use habits of 1,378 HIV-positive and negative gay and bisexual men, ages 44...

Public Health Dynamics Laboratory Opens at University of Pittsburgh Graduate Sch...

7/8/2010 9:10 AM EST  -   University of Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH, July 8 – The University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health (GSPH) has established the Public Health Dynamics Laboratory (PHDL) to develop interdisciplinary computational approaches to understand and solve the world’s most challenging public health issues. Led by John Grefenstette,...

Can Aspirin Prolong a Healthy Life?

7/7/2010 12:32 PM EST  -   University of Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh Part of National Study to Explore the Health Benefits of Aspirin
PITTSBURGH, July 7 – The University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health is recruiting participants for a new study that will explore whether aspirin can not only prolong life, but also help prevent physical disability and dementia in healthy older people. The Aspirin in...

Pitt Center Launches Online Tracking Tool to Assess Impact of Marcellus Shale Dr...

6/29/2010 9:46 AM EST  -   University of Pittsburgh
Cutting-Edge Technology Allows Real-Time Data Sharing Throughout Pennsylvania, West Virginia and New York
PITTSBURGH, June 29 – The Center for Healthy Environments and Communities (CHEC) at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health has convened a group of experts to address the impact of Marcellus Shale drilling with the launch...

New Vaccine Strategies Could Safely Control Rift Valley Fever, According to Pitt...

6/22/2010 5:00 PM EST  -   University of Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH, June 22 – Two new approaches could form the basis for the first-ever human vaccine for Rift Valley Fever (RVF), an infectious disease that threatens both farm animals and people, say researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Center for Vaccine Research. Reported in this week’s PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, experimental vaccines developed with these approaches produced...