Numbers Back Up Hunch: Greening Lots Improves Neighborhood Health

By: Taunya English Source: Newsworks.org Publication: August 8, 2012 Health researchers have long suspected that “cleaning and greening” overgrown, vacant lots does a neighborhood good, now they have gathered mounting — and solid evidence — that transforming nuisance properties pays…

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Posted: Aug 08 2012
Tags: community health, emergency medicine, urban renewal

CDC: Publicly Insured Young Adults Visit ER More Than Uninsured

By: Sabrina Rodak Source: Becker’s Hospital Review Publication: May 2012 People aged 19 to 25 with public insurance were more likely than their uninsured counterparts to have had an emergency room visit in the past 12 months, according to a…

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Posted: May 30 2012
Tags: cdc, public insurance, uninsured, young adults

Clinical Trials: Causes for Concern and Opportunities for Improvement

By: ROBERT SOLOMON, M.D. Source: ACEPnews.com Fifteen years ago the FDA established a registry for clinical trials (www.clinicaltrials.gov) so that scientific investigators and the general public would have a ready source of information about medical research – planned, ongoing, and…

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Posted: May 01 2012
Tags: clinical trials, healthcare, physicians