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Putting public health research into practice has had major impacts worldwide, resulting in longer, healthier lives.

Micrograph of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

Using genome sequencing to track MRSA in under-resourced hospitals

09 Dec 2014

Whole genome sequencing of MRSA from a hospital in Asia has demonstrated patterns of transmission in a resource-limited setting, where formal...

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Doughnut

Price gap between more and less healthy foods grows

09 Oct 2014

Novel use of UK national data finds a growing gap between the prices of more and less healthy foods between 2002 and 2012. Healthy foods in 2012 were...

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Urban Uganda

Urbanisation of rural Africa associated with increased risk of heart disease and diabetes

29 Jul 2014

The increasing urbanisation of rural areas in sub-Saharan Africa could lead to an explosion in incidences of heart disease and diabetes, according to...

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High-quality traffic-free routes encourage more walking and cycling

17 Jul 2014

New study finds overall physical activity is increased by proximity to routes.

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Critical leadership crucial for global health

23 May 2014

One of the greatest challenges facing the world in the next decade will be developing critical, inspiring leaders of global organisations, Jeremy...

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Coat hanger size tags

Universal approach to tackling lifestyles more appropriate for combating diabetes than focusing on genetic risk

20 May 2014

Public health strategies aimed at tackling obesity at a population level through lifestyle changes are more appropriate for preventing type 2...

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Illustration of sperm

Male infertility is ‘culturally invisible’, finds research

01 May 2014

Research for a new book reveals a culturally sanctioned suppression of dialogue around male infertility – despite it being equally as common as...

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The consumer society is happy (for a while)

Zero-hours contracts are ‘tip of the iceberg’ of damaging shift work, say researchers

18 Apr 2014

New report shows that zero-hours contracts are only one of a wide number of flexible employment practices that are abused by managers - leading to...

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Agriculture is the backbone of India

New evidence of suicide epidemic among India’s ‘marginalised’ farmers

17 Apr 2014

Latest statistical research finds strong causal links between areas with the most suicides and areas where impoverished farmers are trying to grow...

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Wellies

When mothers are active so are their children – but many mothers are not

24 Mar 2014

A study of physical activity patterns of women and their four-year-olds reveals a strong association between the two. It also shows that only 53% of...

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Heart-shaped French toast

New evidence raises questions about the link between fatty acids and heart disease

18 Mar 2014

Study finds that the current level of evidence does not clearly support guidelines restricting saturated fatty acid consumption to reduce coronary...

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Dementia: what’s needed now?

17 Mar 2014

A remarkable new project that looks at brain donor’s involvement in brain research and the search for cures for dementia will be presented at this...

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