Public Health News Headlines from Johns HopkinsThe Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health is dedicated to protecting health and saving lives.De Beers African Health Scholars Named- July 24, 2008 De Beers African Health Scholars Namedhttp://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/press_releases/2008/debeers_scholars.html Older Patients More Satisfied with Care When Accompanied to Medical Visits- July 14, 2008 A study by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found that 38 percent of Medicare beneficiaries are accompanied to routine medical visits. These accompanied beneficiaries tended to be older, sicker and less educated but more satisfied with their health care provider compared to unaccompanied patients. The study is published in the July 14 edition of Archives of Internal Medicine.http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/press_releases/2008/wolff_vist_companions.html Hand Washing Saves Newborn Lives- July 7, 2008 Washing hands with soap and water in preparation for delivery significantly reduced the risk of death for infants within the first month of life, according to a study in Nepal conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The study found a 19 percent lower risk of death among newborns born at home in rural Nepal when the birth attendant washed their hands before delivery. The study also found a 44 percent reduction in risk of death if mothers washed their...http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/press_releases/2008/tielsch_hand_washing.html Newborn Vitamin A Reduces Infant Mortality- July 7, 2008 A single, oral dose of vitamin A, given to infants shortly after birth in the developing world can reduce their risk of death by 15 percent, according to a study conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The study is published in the July 2008 edition of the journal Pediatrics.http://www.jhsph.edu/publichealthnews/press_releases/2008/klemm_vitaminA.html |