2000 News Releases
December
12/14/00 AIDS Analyst Gives Overview of Asia's Rising HIV Epidemic
12/13/00 Particulate Air Pollution Needs to Be Controlled to Protect Public Health
12/06/00 Cigarette Smoking Gateway to Illegal Drug Use
12/06/00 Researchers Open New Front in Fight Against Malaria
November
11/30/00 Insurance Status Plays Key Role in Quality of Primary Care
11/29/00 Researchers Compare Two Venous Access Routes for Dialysis Patients
11/27/00 Passive Smoking Linked to Lower Levels of Some Micronutrients in the Blood
11/27/00 Zinc Supplements Important in Combating Diarrhea
11/20/00 Center for Law and the Public's Health Established by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
11/20/00 Scientists Take Big Step Toward Explaining Cause of Spinal Muscle Atrophy
October
10/26/00 Genetic Make-up May Decrease or Increase Risk of Lead Poisoning
10/16/00 Scientists Zeroing in on a Cellular Pathway to Lung Cancer
10/02/00 Study Finds Women Not Under-represented in U.S. Clinical Trials
September
09/20/00 Logging Companies Play Major Role in the Emergence and Spread of New Diseases
09/20/00 Depressed Women Found to Be at Greater Risk for Breast Cancer
09/19/00 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Awards School $300,000 For The Center for Civilian Biodefense Studies
August
08/31/00 Study Finds Silent Epidemic of Motor Vehicle Crashes in Pakistan
08/31/00 Women Who Have Delays in Pregnancy at Greater Risk for Spontaneous Abortions
08/10/00 Ethiopian Mothers Effectively Treat Malaria at Home
08/03/00 Scientists Discover How Lead Changes the Brain to Impair Learning and Memory
08/01/00 Mortality Rates Among United Nations Peacekeepers Remain Steady
July
07/31/00 New Health Assessment Method Reveals Remarkable Results for Developing Countries
07/14/00 New Study Shows Humanitarian Workers Increasingly Put Own Lives on the Line
June
06/30/00 New Study Assesses Risks for Receiving Mental Disability Payments
06/28/00 DNA Vaccine Shown to Fight Measles
06/22/00 Acceptable Levels of Volatile Organic Compounds Found in Copy Centers
06/20/00 Link Found between Cholesterol and Kidney Disease
06/13/00 New Safety-Climate Scale Measures Working Conditions of Hospital Workers
06/08/00 Scientists Narrow Search for Genes that Control the Breathing Response
06/06/00 Off-Premises Liquor Stores Targeted to Poor Urban Blacks
May
05/18/00 Scientists Identify Gene Responsible for Ozone-Induced Lung Hyperpermeability Injury
05/18/00 Susceptibility to Particulate Air Pollution Linked to Genetic Factors
05/15/00 Fertility Rate of HIV-infected Women Is 37 Percent Less Than That of Healthy Women
05/01/00 Researchers Identify Factors Influencing Employees' Long-Term Disability Claims for Mental Disorders
April
04/18/00 HIV Treatment for Pregnant Women Should Be Considered
04/11/00 High Blood Pressure Linked to Sleep Apnea
March
03/30/00 Survey Shows Voters Rank Public Health Over New Roads, Missile Defense System, or Tax Cuts
03/22/00 Johns Hopkins School of Public Health Will Offer Free Medical Exams to Former Los Alamos Workers
03/21/00 Risk of Crash Fatalities to Teen Drivers Increases With Number of Passengers
03/15/00 High Blood Pressure Seldom Controlled in Underserved Urban Neighborhoods
03/15/00 Public Health Improvements Key to Adapting to Climate Change Risks
03/14/00 Unintentional and Musculoskeletal Injuries: Greatest Health Threat to Military Personnel
03/03/00 Fast, Accurate Tuberculosis Test is Well-suited for Developing Nations
February
02/14/00 Better Medical Screening Could Reduce Adolescent Suicide Rate
02/04/00 No Conclusive Link Seen Between Simian Virus 40 and Human Cancer
02/03/00 Breastfeeding Reduces Infectious Disease Infant Mortality
02/03/00 El Niño Increases Diarrheal Disease Incidence by 200 Percent
January
01/20/00 Population Reports Issue Shows Violence Against Women Widespread
Public Affairs Media Contact for the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health: Tim Parsons at 410-955-7619 or tmparson@jhsph.edu.