Health & Medicine
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January 14, 2014
Active U tracking starts today; new app available
Starting today, thousands will begin tracking their exercise minutes for Active U, MHealthy’s 12-week physical activity challenge, and can do so with a new app for iOS devices.
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January 8, 2014
Millions of lives saved since surgeon general’s 1964 tobacco warning
An estimated 8 million lives have been saved in the United States as a result of smoking measures that began 50 years ago this month, according to a Yale-led study co-authored by three U-M School of Public Health researchers.
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January 8, 2014
Public health leaders call for renewed push against tobacco use
Public health leaders from several organizations, including U-M’s School of Public Health, are calling for “bold goals” in the next phase of the fight against tobacco use.
• Millions of lives saved since surgeon general’s 1964 tobacco warning
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December 18, 2013
Study indicates teens more cautious about using synthetic drugs
The use of synthetic marijuana by the nation’s teens dropped substantially this year, and a sharply increasing proportion of them see great risk in using so-called “bath salts,” according to the annual Monitoring the Future study.
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December 18, 2013
Teen smoking continues to decline in 2013, annual survey shows
Smoking among teens in grades eight, 10 and 12 continued to decline in 2013, the annual Monitoring the Future survey shows.
• 44 percent of adults worry e-cigarettes will encourage kids to start smoking tobacco, a new UMHS poll shows.
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December 12, 2013
UMHS implements flu season protection rules; vaccines still available
The U-M Health System’s Infection Control and Epidemiology Department has declared influenza is widespread in our area, prompting flu season protection rules and a reminder that there still is time to be vaccinated.
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December 10, 2013
MHealthy offers faculty and staff wellness screenings, $100 reward
MHealthy today launches its annual Rewards program, which includes a $100 before-tax reward for employees who complete a confidential wellness screening and the 2014 StayWell health questionnaire.
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December 10, 2013
Active U registration opens with goal of 35 million activity minutes
Registration opens today for the ninth annual Active U program, the 12-week physical activity challenge for the university community. Sign up by Jan. 14 and track physical activity Jan. 14-Apr. 7.
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December 6, 2013
Physicians embrace Michigan program to improve health care
A statewide program created by Michigan’s largest insurer has succeeded in engaging primary care physicians from the ground up to improve patient care, according to the University of Michigan School of Public Health.
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December 5, 2013
Energy drinks plus alcohol pose a public health threat
Mixing energy drinks with alcohol is riskier than just drinking alcohol alone, according to a new study that examines the impact of a growing trend among young adults.
