Study: Flexible sigmoidoscopy effective screening tool for colorectal cancer
The use of flexible sigmoidoscopy screening is credited for reducing the deaths from colorectal cancer cases and is less invasive with fewer side effe...
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Weekly segments on topical public health issues featuring University of Minnesota experts. Please note: This series has been discontinued. The archive is available below.
Alcohol establishments and violent crime
A new University of Minnesota study has confirmed that neighborhoods with a higher density of alcohol establishments experience more violent crime. Bu...
Frequent self weighing can be unhealthy for young adults
Is it a healthy for young adults to weigh themselves frequently? That’s what researchers with Project Eat at the University of Minnesota wanted to l...
H5N1 debate should focus on new vaccines
For weeks, scientific debate has focused on the publication of two studies that document the lab creation of H1N1 virus, or bird flu. The debate inclu...
Parents forgo treatments for children as out-of-pocket costs rise
Studies have shown that uninsured children have less access to health care services. But what about children with insurance that carries expensive out...
Rate of uninsured remains flat
The economy is recovering, but the percentage of Minnesotans without health insurance remains as high now as it did two years ago at the official end ...
A proposal to tax soda pop
An increasing number of public health experts are calling for a soda pop tax as a way to combat obesity, diabetes, and heart disease, while reducing h...
PAD often unrecognized, untreated in women
Women with peripheral artery disease, or PAD, are two to three times more likely to have a stroke or heart attack than those without it ― yet it’s...
U of M wins $2.2 million health disparities training grant
In an effort to reduce cancer-related health disparities, the National Cancer Institute is providing $2.2 million to the University of Minnesota’s M...
Combat veterans and erratic driving
Our U.S. soldiers are trained to drive defensively and aggressively in combat zones in order to evade enemy fire and avoid roadway explosives. Upon re...