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11/3/2009
Study tests hormone gel on men older than 65... read more »
10/12/2009
Donald S. Burke, M.D., dean of the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, has been elected to the prestigious Institute of Medicine (IOM) of the National Academies, one of the highest honors in health and medicine.... read more »
10/8/2009
Rudolph E. Tanzi, Ph.D., professor of neurology at Harvard Medical School and director of genetics and aging research at MassGeneral Institute for Neurodegenerative Disease, will present a lecture on Alzheimer’s disease from noon to 1:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 16... read more »
09/14/2009
On September 11, the annual Epidemiology Student Reception was held at the Pittsburgh Athletic Association (PAA) in Oakland.... read more »
09/11/2009
Do you know how to email? What about sending or receiving pictures on the computer? In the early 1800’s, it took mail at least 3-4 weeks to travel from the east to the west coast. Now you can send email anywhere in the world; and it can be received immediately.... read more »
09/3/2009
The Center for Healthy Aging (CHA) is currently piloting (testing) the “10 Keys”™ to Healthy Aging Online Educational Program that was developed by CHA during the summer of 2009. This program is interactive and will eventually be made available to the public on the CHA website www.healthyaging.pitt.edu sometime before the end of the year.... read more »
09/3/2009
The University of Pittsburgh is a powerful economic and academic engine for the Pittsburgh region, and has drawn upon the multi-faceted expertise of its faculty to offer information on G-20 (2009 Pittsburgh Summit) topics of interest from a global perspective... read more »
08/25/2009
After five years of distinguished service as founding director of the Center for Environmental Oncology at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute (UPCI), Devra Davis, PhD, MPH, will move on from UPCI to devote herself to research on environmental causes of major chronic diseases as a professor in the Department of Epidemiology at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health.... read more »
08/24/2009
When was the last time you went to your dentist? How often do you brush your teeth? Have you ever lost any of your teeth or had a tooth ache right before a special occasion?... read more »
08/11/2009
In the July issue of the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM 361(5):445-454; July 30, 2009), a study coordinated in the Epidemiology Data Center indicates that weight loss surgery is safer than once believed.... read more »
08/3/2009
Being active is not only a great way to stay healthy; it is also a secret to living longer.... read more »
07/27/2009
The numbers are in, and the results are clear: Blood sugar control is key to preventing complications for people with type 1 diabetes.The University of Pittsburgh's Graduate School of Public Health tracked people with type 1 diabetes for three decades to determine the causes of diabetes complications, which can involve kidney and eye damage, cardiovascular disease and circulation problems.... read more »
07/23/2009
Who do you think would be a better swimmer: a 23-year-old or an 86-year-old? If the 23-yearold was me and the 86-year-old was my grandmother, I would put money on the 86-year-old!... read more »
07/6/2009
With the summer in full swing we look forward to hot days by the pool, picnics with friends and family, and many other outdoor activities. Unfortunately, while spending a lot of time in the sun, many of us have probably experienced bad sunburn.... read more »
06/23/2009
Lewis Kuller, MD, DrPH, Distinguished University Professor of Public Health in the Department of Epidemiology, has been named a Distinguished Scientist by the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association.... read more »
06/15/2009
What is the Flu? “The flu is a contagious respiratory (lung) illness caused by a virus.” (http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/hanta/hps/noframes/virus.htm) A virus is an infectious organism that cannot be seen with a microscope and is not able to copy itself on its own.... read more »
06/8/2009
A study led by the University of Pittsburgh identifies the best treatment regimen for people suffering from the deadly duo of heart disease and Type 2 diabetes.... read more »
06/4/2009
When you think of the word survivor, what does it mean to you? Are there some days when you wake up in the morning you don’t want to get out of bed?... read more »
05/23/2009
A University of Pittsburgh study links bacterial vaginosis in pregnant women to a deficiency of vitamin D.... read more »
05/19/2009
Arthritis is the nation’s most common cause of disability. That is not a myth. There are, however, numerous misconceptions about arthritis. Many people believe it only affects senior citizens and is nothing more than minor aches and pains.
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05/14/2009
The Departments of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, GSPH & The Biostatistics Core of the Clinical and Translational Science Institute are pleased to invite you to a presentation given by Daniel Nagin, PhD on May 28, 2009... read more »
05/13/2009
The Departments of Epidemiology & Biostatistics, GSPH & The Biostatistics Core of the Clinical and Translational Science Institute were pleased to have a presentation given by: Daniel Nagin, PhD... read more »
05/4/2009
Have you enjoyed a nice, cool glass of milk lately? What about a cup of yogurt? Not a fan of dairy products? So, what about broccoli or almonds? If not, I am willing to bet that your skeleton is starving!!... read more »
04/23/2009
Your thyroid gland is a but-terfly shaped gland that sits behind the Adam’s apple (on your neck below your chin).... read more »
04/9/2009
Walking is one of the easiest types of exercise. Because of all the modern conveniences today (cars, buses, computers, cell phones, remote controls, etc.), people walk less and sit more. For some, walking can be and is hard work.... read more »
04/6/2009
Thank you to all who have already contributed to the Russell Rule Rycheck for a Promising Public Health Student fund.... read more »
03/30/2009
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have begun testing a vaccine that might be able to prevent colon cancer in people at high risk for developing the disease. If shown to be effective, it might spare patients the risk and inconvenience of repeated invasive surveillance tests, such as colonoscopy, that are now necessary to spot and remove precancerous polyps.... read more »
03/19/2009
Preventing and controlling antibiotic-resistant infections has posed problems in hospitals for decades, and now the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine will seek solutions.... read more »
03/16/2009
The American Heart Association 49th Cardiovascular Diseases Epidemiology and Prevention Annual Conference was held at the Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club in Palm Harbor, Florida March 11-14, 2009. The meeting was a joint conference with the Nutrition, Physical Activity and Metabolism group.  It was attended by epidemiologists from all over the world, and the GSPH Department of Epidemiology at Pitt was well represented by both students and faculty.... read more »
03/16/2009
Do you add salt to your food before you take a bite? Are salty foods more appealing to you than unsalted foods?... read more »
03/6/2009
Have you ever experienced pain or stiffness in your fingers? How about in your knees, back, or hips? Have you ever heard a crunching noise that sounds like two bones rubbing together?... read more »
03/5/2009
In order to more widely distribute the contents of the Supercourse—an online repository of lectures on global health and prevention—a DVD has been developed and is being given free to medical and public health schools and libraries.... read more »
03/2/2009
CHA’s Team of Joseph Robare and Constance Bayles presented at the 20th Annual National Conference on Chronic Disease Prevention & Control, “Cultivating Healthy Communities” on February 23 through 25 in Washington DC.... read more »
02/16/2009
Why is it hard to fit exercise into my daily routine? I always seem to be too busy or I find an excuse why I shouldn’t exercise. If you are feeling what I am feeling, you are not alone.... read more »
02/4/2009
The spring 2009 Epidemiology Student Survey is now closed.... read more »
02/2/2009
It’s early in the morning; you are sipping on some hot chocolate and looking out your front window. You notice that the snow is falling; people are bundled up as they head out to work, and the trees are covered with snow and are moving in the wind.... read more »
01/29/2009
The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases has awarded a seven-year $11 million grant to GSPH to coordinate the Hepatitis B Clinical Research Network, a consortium of 15 clinical and research centers in the United States and Canada that will conduct translational research on hepatitis B.... read more »
01/19/2009
Was there ever a time that you realized that you couldn’t read a road sign while you were driving until you were right on top of it? What about the time you were trying to read the nutrition label on the soup can to find out the salt content?... read more »
01/9/2009
Are you happy? Have you ever stopped to ask yourself that? Don‟t pass over the question too lightly.... read more »
12/15/2008
Has the winter weather left you wondering what to do about exercise and outdoor activities? Do you find that your motivational level is low at this time of year and you feel like hibernating just like the bears?... read more »
12/9/2008
The fall fundraiser benefiting the Evelyn H. Wei Scholarship Award in Epidemiology was hugely successful.... read more »
12/4/2008
I have to think about a gift for Aunt Sally who has everything, prepare all the food for the big Holiday brunch, I have two parties to go to on the same night, plus write out all of my holiday cards. Does this sound familiar to you?... read more »
12/3/2008
Students will learn to use SAS by research examples. This course is for students interested in conducting research on their own using SAS, a statistical software package which is commonly used to perform data preparation and statistical analysis.... read more »
11/20/2008
My 8-year-old granddaughter Elizabeth came over to visit me last weekend. As soon as she arrived, she complained about being hungry. I asked her if she would like an apple.... read more »
11/3/2008
Yesterday my mother wandered away from the house. I was terrified. I searched up and down the neighborhood shouting her name. But she was nowhere to be found. After two hours of searching, I found her sitting on a bench at the neighborhood baseball field.... read more »
10/20/2008
“It is so difficult to cook just for me!” “I never know what to make for dinner — it’s just the two of us!” “I don’t like to waste food; but I always have so many leftovers.”... read more »
10/13/2008
Do you have someone in your family who is over 80 years of age? Whether it is a parent, grandparent or great aunt, most families have at least one relative that lives past the golden years.... read more »
09/15/2008
Many people think that shots are just for children, but this is not true. Have you ever had the flu or pneumonia? Have you ever been so ill and just wished that there was something that you could do to prevent it? There is one thing that can help reduce your chances of getting the flu and pneumonia. One of the “Ten Keys”™ to Healthy Aging is “Get Regular Immunizations.”... read more »
08/29/2008
Do you have a hero or a heroine? Could it be someone in your life that made a difference? Someone that you look up to? You admire?... read more »
08/20/2008
There are many lifetime events that bring a family together. Whether it is a wedding, a birthday or other milestones, there is always one element that is involved — food.... read more »
08/18/2008
Vaccine Modeling Initiative will use computer models to determine most successful vaccine technologies to quickly control epidemics.... read more »
08/6/2008
Based on the national best seller, “The Tipping Point,” is a new Epidemiology Seminar Series that will take place in the fall 2008.  This weekly series of 14 lectures, directed by Caterina Rosano, MD, MPH, addresses events that have caused medical science to rapidly or unexpectedly shift.... read more »
08/4/2008
Antiretroviral drugs for HIV do not increase the risk for coronary atherosclerosis, a central risk factor for heart disease, according to a study led by the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health to be published in the Aug. 8 issue of the journal AIDS and available online today.... read more »
08/4/2008
Aunt Joan has been complaining about how tired she was.  She is 60 years old and has been very active her whole life. ... read more »
07/28/2008
Mexico City, July 28 (Reuters) - A diet rich in oily fish, which contains omega 3 fatty acids, may be why middle-aged men in Japan have fewer problems with clogged arteries than white men and men of Japanese descent in the United States, a study has found.... read more »
07/24/2008
Group sees possible link to brain cancer. An international group of 23 prominent doctors and public health researchers and officials is warning that cell phone use may increase the risk of brain cancer.... read more »
07/23/2008
The Center for Healthy Aging recently began a collaboration with Presbyterian SeniorCare Network, the Visiting Nurses Association (VNA) and Concordia Home Health to train their staffs in the“10 Keys”™ to Healthy Aging.... read more »
07/23/2008
GSPH’s Department of Epidemiology has been redesignated as a Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization Collaborating Center for Disease Monitoring, Telecommunications, and the Molecular Epidemiology of Diabetes Mellitus.... read more »
07/21/2008
Wendy King, PhD, assistant professor of epidemiology, won the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) Allied Health Research Award... read more »
07/21/2008
Summer is a time for picnics, ballgames, and outdoor activities. As you step outdoors and welcome the beautiful day, it is essential to remember to protect yourself from weather conditions.... read more »
07/18/2008
On July 9, 2008, Pennsylvania Department of Health Deputy Secretary of Health Planning and Assessment, Michael Huff, presented 7 SHIP Affiliated Partnership Awards “for outstanding or innovative initiatives.... read more »
07/8/2008
The air conditioner broke this morning, and we all know how hot those Pittsburgh summer days can get; my Mother has to be at the doctors by 10am but of course my car is being fixed; my granddaughter’s softball league is playing at the middle school tonight at 7pm and my Family is meeting here for dinner before the game; I need to clean the house a little before my Family gets here; throw something together for dinner; and to top it all off my grandson is getting married in two weeks and getting ready for the wedding alone is putting my stress level through the roof!... read more »
06/25/2008
For a number of years the Center for Healthy Aging (CHA)has been a leader with the McKeesport SHIP especially serving as lead agency for its Elderly Needs Logic Model Team.... read more »
06/16/2008
A couple of days ago I visited with my grandmother at her home and noticed that there was an extension cord running across the living room doorway, a throw rug crumbled in the middle of the kitchen floor and shoes placed on the stairs. Is there something wrong with this picture?... read more »
06/13/2008
Repeal of Pennsylvania's motorcycle helmet law has led to a big increase in serious head injuries, according to a University of Pittsburgh study made public yesterday.... read more »
06/6/2008
Gaining body fat may be a good thing, at least for people with type 1 diabetes, say researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health. Their study, being presented at the 68th Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association in San Francisco, followed 655 patients with type 1 diabetes for 20 years and found that patients who gained weight over time were less likely to die.... read more »
06/2/2008
How far would you go to improve the quality of your life? Don’t go too far, because the first step is right around your house! Today you can improve your health simply by moving your body... read more »
05/30/2008
The Center for Healthy Aging’s (CHA) “10 Keys”™ Public Health Campaign has traveled across the seas.... read more »
05/19/2008
The Center for Healthy Aging (CHA) was represented at a conference on depression at The Carter Presidential Center in Atlanta, Georgia on May 19-20, 2008. The conference, “Effective Programs to Treat Depression in Older Adults: Implementation Strategies for Community Agencies,” was co-sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Prevention Research Centers-Healthy Aging Research Network (PRC-HAN), and the Rosalynn Carter Georgia Mental Health Forum.... read more »
05/8/2008
PA Department of Aging’s 9th Annual State PrimeTime Health Conference. Over 100 Health Coordinators Across the State in Attendance. On April 23, 2008, Dr. Constance Bayles gave the keynote address for the PA PrimeTime Health Conference in Harrisburg... read more »
05/7/2008
Meetings with the Pennsylvania Governor’s Council on Aging. The Center for Healthy Aging (CHA), GSPH has been on various road trips this past year throughout Pennsylvania (PA) initiating the “10 Keys”™ to Healthy Aging Campaign in each of the 5 PA Governor’s Council Regions.... read more »
05/4/2008
I'M GETTING OLDER, NOW WHAT? Dr. Constance Mols Bayles Program Director for the Center for Healthy Aging University of Pittsburgh’s Graduate School of Public Health and Dr. Charles Reynolds.... read more »
04/22/2008
People live longer than ever these days, but life expectancy for some women is actually shorter.... read more »
03/24/2008
There's always hope that good ideas will spawn action and change. Such is the case with the University of Pittsburgh Diabetes Institute, whose decades of research and 107 studies have mapped out a better approach to educating and treating people with diabetes... read more »
03/18/2008
The American Heart Association 48th Cardiovascular Diseases Epidemiology and Prevention Annual Conference was held at the Broadmoor Hotel in Colorado Springs, Colorado March 13-15, 2008. The meeting was attended by epidemiologists from all over the world, and the Department of Epidemiology here at Pitt was well represented by both students and faculty.... read more »
02/18/2008
The Women & Girls of Distinction Award recognizes twelve outstanding women and girls from the region who have excelled in one of the following six award categories: Arts & Humanities, Advocacy, Community Service, Healthy Initiatives, Professional / Leadership, and Technology & Innovation.... read more »
02/18/2008
The new PHLI is a one-year leadership development program for high-potential leaders with a commitment to leading in their own organizations and communities, but also leading system change on the national scene.... read more »
01/24/2008
Compared to bare-metal stents, drug-coated stents are not associated with increased risk of death or heart attack after one year in patients with complex heart problems, according to a new study led by University of Pittsburgh researchers.... read more »
01/11/2008
Dr. Elsa S. Strotmeyer received the Gerontological Society of America Health Science Research Award on November 18, 2007, at the 60th Annual Meeting.... read more »
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12/18/2007
It's easy to take your bones for granted — especially since they're built to withstand tiny fractures, often without causing symptoms. But such "silent" fractures should not go unnoticed — or untreated — according to new research published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association.... read more »
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11/15/2007
A new study suggests that implementation of a health care law known as HIPAA is having a chilling effect on medical research.... read more »
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About 1% of bariatric surgery patients die within a year of surgery, researchers here found, and the case fatality rate approaches 6% after five years... read more »
10/11/2007
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The University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health has been selected to participate in a 21-year study to determine how genetics and environment affect health, from the womb to adulthood... read more »
10/1/2007
Roberta B. Ness, M.D., M.P.H., professor and chair of the department of epidemiology at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health and professor of epidemiology, medicine, and obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, recently has been named president-elect of the American College of Epidemiology (ACE) at the organization’s 2007 annual meeting... read more »
09/30/2007
Experts have yet to figure out how to cure people of type 2 diabetes, but years ago they learned to do something that should be regarded as having equal or greater value: how to prevent it... read more »
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06/25/2007
It is no license to gain weight, but a University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences study does show that people, and particularly women, with Type 1 diabetes who have more fat have less... read more »
06/3/2007
The dangers of secondhand smoke have led to health warnings, congressional hearings and bans in public places... read more »
04/26/2007
This e-newsletter represents the latest of the Department’s efforts to increase student satisfaction and enhance Epidemiology student experiences in GSPH. It provides a forum for communication of program improvements, professional development opportunities and informational resources, while giving students a platform for sharing their own experiences and perspectives... read more »
04/13/2007
Community health "ambassador" Mary C. Rossi, 62, took what she learned about exercise and nutrition to a group of nuns in Elizabeth Township, whom she helps lead in a three-times-weekly class... read more »
04/5/2007
Women who are entering menopause, and their doctors, can stop worrying that using hormone replacement therapy for relief of hot flashes and other symptoms will increase their risk of developing heart... read more »
02/7/2007
A recent national study showing airborne soot remains a significant health hazard for women was based in part on data collected in Pittsburgh, where such pollution remains dangerously high... read more »
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12/27/2006
Breast cancer incidence rates are taking a sharp downturn. A likely explanation is the cessation of postmenopausal hormone therapy in response to the report that hormone therapy increased breast cancer risk in the Women's Health Initiative trial. This story represents a triumph of epidemiology and clinical trial research... read more »
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Striving to apply recent scientific advances in understanding the determinants of healthy aging, the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health (GSPH) has announced the formation of a new Center for Aging and Population Health (CAPH), which will be led by Anne B. Newman, M.D., M.P.H., professor of epidemiology and medicine, GSPH... read more »
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Women who are considering becoming pregnant may significantly reduce their risk of developing a common life-threatening complication called preeclampsia by taking a multivitamin supplement regularly three months before conception and during the first trimester of pregnancy... read more »
05/17/2006
Older women who take popular cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins are not more susceptible to breast cancer as some previous data suggest, and one type of these drugs might even reduce risk of the disease... read more »
05/2/2006
Walking fitness makes a significant difference in predicting the likelihood of future disability in the elderly, according to a study published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health (GSPH)... read more »
04/28/2006
A new study of local patients with Type I diabetes has found that the rates of heart disease and some other diabetes-related complications did not decline over time... read more »
03/23/2006
One in four people with treatment resistant depression will do better by switching to a different antidepressant and one in three will benefit from adding an additional drug to their current antidepressant therapy... read more »
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Patients with angina (chest pain) and left ventricular dysfunction respond very well to treatment using enhanced external counter pulsation (EECP) , with little or no future heart failure events, according to researchers from the Cardiovascular Institute at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC)... read more »
02/16/2006
A large study may have raised more questions than it answered about whether calcium and vitamin D supplements reduce the risk of hip fracture... read more »
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A large study may have raised more questions than it answered about whether calcium and vitamin D supplements reduce the risk of hip fracture... read more »
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