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BUSPH Study Links Cleaning Products to Breast Cancer
Women who report greater use of cleaning products may be at higher breast cancer risk than those who say they use them sparingly, according to a study co-authored by Boston University Professor and Associate Chair of Epidemiology Ann Aschengrau. Aschengrau and colleagues from the Silent Spring Institute in Newton, Mass., carried out telephone interviews with 787... More
World AIDS Conference Hits Hopeful Note: BUSM’s Samet points to strides in treatment access, prevention
The news from Vienna is not all gloom and doom. As 25,000 representatives from the fields of health care, research, business, government, and human rights converged on the Austrian capital for the 18th International AIDS Conference this week, there has been much to celebrate, despite a worldwide increase of nearly 3 million HIV-infected people each... More
Study Shows EMT Could Contribute to Harmful Gum Overgrowth
When gum tissue grows over the teeth, it’s called gingival overgrowth, and it puts people at risk for gum disease and oral infections, interferes with chewing, and is painful. While it happens for different reasons, drug-induced gingival overgrowth is a well-known side effect of medications including the anti-seizure drug phenytoin, the immunosuppressant cyclosporin A, and calcium... More
Larger Head Size May Protect Against Alzheimer's Symptoms
A new study co-authored by Boston University School of Public Health researchers shows that people with Alzheimer's disease who have large heads have better memory and thinking skills than those with the disease who have smaller heads, even when they have the same amount of brain cell death due to the disease. Professors of Biostatistics Adrienne... More
The New Breed of Doctor Is In: BMC hospitalists preview medicine’s future
The half dozen white coats sweep briskly down stairs and through halls at Boston Medical Center. The leader, Muhammad Syed, is very familiar with this tiled, fluorescent-lit honeycomb: he’s a “hospitalist,” medicine’s newest specialty, a doctor who treats patients only here, not in an office. After leading his team on rounds, Syed peels away for... More
Pain Control "a Fun Experience for All"
On July 8, DMD students entering the third year completed what has become a rite of passage: Pain Control. Clinical Associate Professor and Assistant Dean for Predoctoral Clinical Education Dr. John Guarente praised students for their professionalism and called the day "a fun experience for all". The exercise, part of clinical orientation, asks students to play... More
Boston Honors BUSPH Students, Practice Office for H1N1 Prevention Efforts
The Public Health Practice Office and students of Boston University School of Public Health recently got a special nod for their help in Boston's 2009-2010 H1N1 flu prevention and vaccination campaign. At a special event held June 30 at City Hall, Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino and Commissioner of the Boston Public Health Commission Barbara Ferrer... More
Boston University Researchers Identify Genetic Signatures of Human Exceptional Longevity
While environment and family history are factors in healthy aging, genetic variants play a critical and complex role in conferring exceptional longevity, according to a new study by a team of researchers from the Boston University Schools of Public Health and Medicine and the Boston Medical Center. In a study released July 1 online by the... More
BUSPH Takes Top Spot in Madness Against Malaria Once Again
The Beantown-'Skeeter Beaters have done it again. For the fourth year running, Boston University School of Public Health's Beantown 'Skeeter-beater Tetra-peaters have placed first in the annual Madness Against Malaria fundraising competition. Altogether they raised $3,910 to purchase 888 insecticide-treated bed nets for distribution in malaria-stricken regions around the world. The international charity event pits teams against... More
Record Number of Volunteers Participate in Healthy Athletes® Special Smiles® Initiative
Record Number of Volunteers Participate in Healthy Athletes® Special Smiles® Initiative Athletes at the June 19, Special Olympic Massachusetts Games received more than just a chance at a gold medal, thanks to volunteers from Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM). Along with members of other area dental and hygiene schools, GSDM students, More
GSDM Responds to MassHealth Cuts with Revamped BUMP UP
A meeting to discuss new coverage and payment procedures that will take effect on July 1, in the treatment centers at Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) was held on June 15. In response to the MassHealth coverage cuts, GSDM has resurrected and restructured a program that was created the last time... More
BUSPH Summer Class Partners with NGO on Global Health Programming
The Boston University School of Public Health students enrolled in this summer's IH 744: Design & Implementation of International Health Programs course may have completed their class assignments and turned in their final projects, but their work may not be done just yet. For the course, students partnered with Circle of Health International (COHI), a non-profit... More
New Research by GSDM’s Helmerhorst Highlights Saliva’s Ability to Breakdown Dietary Gluten
Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) Associate Professor of Periodontology & Oral Biology Dr. Eva Helmerhorst received a R01 award from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), a division of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) on June 1. Her research, titled “Gastro-intestinal Microbes Degrading Dietary Gluten,” is... More
Don't Alter Standard of Care in Health Crises, Annas Argues
Almost immediately after last January's deadly earthquake in Haiti, physician volunteers began pouring into that country to offer help -- with no promise of immunity from liability. That's one example cited by BUSPH Professor George Annas, chair of health law, bioethics and human rights, in a newly published article in The New England Journal of Medicine... More
Boston Medical Center to consolidate its emergency services
Boston Medical Center (BMC) will consolidate its two emergency departments on July 12, merging the services of the Newton Pavilion Emergency Department (ED) into the Menino Pavilion ED. BMC EDs had more than 135,400 patient visits last year – 117,000 in the Menino ED and 18,400 in the Newton ED. An expansion project recently was completed in... More
Study in the Annals of Internal Medicine, Provost Responds
This response is from BUMC Provost, BUSM Dean Karen Antman, MD Yesterday, an article was released in the Annals of Internal Medicine by Mullan, et al., titled, “The Social Mission of Medical Education: Ranking the Schools” that “ranked” on a scale according to the extent to which they graduate doctors who practice... More
Despite GSDM Student's Best Efforts, MassHealth Adult Dental Services Slashed
On May 26, students from Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) flocked to the Massachusetts State House to speak with state senators about the proposed budget cuts to MassHealth adult dental benefits. In cooperation with representatives from the Massachusetts Dental Society, Health Care For All, and the Oral Health Advocacy Taskforce, GSDM... More
Register for the Fifth Annual BUMC John McCahan Education Day
Boston University's Schools of Medicine, Public Health, Dental Medicine and the Division of Graduate Medical Sciences are proudly sponsoring the Fifth Annual John McCahan Education Day on June 11. The purpose of the event is to showcase and enhance educational innovations, scholarship and research across the Boston University Medical Campus. All faculty, students, residents, fellows and... More
GSDM’s Dr. Paula Friedman to Lead Massachusetts Dental Society
Associate Dean for Strategic Initiatives Dr. Paula Friedman was recently elected to the role of Vice President of the Massachusetts Dental Society (MDS). She will serve as VP, then advance to President-Elect, followed by President. Each is a one year appointment. Dr. Friedman has been involved with MDS on some level since 1978, but it was... More
BUSPH Co-Hosts International Conference on Communication, Medicine and Ethics June 28-30
On June 28-30, Boston University School of Public Health will co-host the eighth annual Communication, Medicine and Ethics (COMET) Conference. COMET brings together healthcare practitioners, public health professionals and researchers from a wide range of social science disciplines concerned with issues of communication and ethics in the fields of health care and the human and social... More
CityLab Garners National Honor
Boston University School of Medicine’s CityLab program was cited by the Center for Excellence in Education as an exemplary program at the National Labs Skills Symposium in Washington, DC. CityLab is a biotechnology learning laboratory for students in grades 7 – 12 and their teachers. Established in 1992, BUSM CityLab is an innovative, laboratory-based science education... More
GSDM Resident Takes Top Honors at Boston Periodontal Residents Meeting
The Boston Periodontal Residents Meeting hosted by Tufts University School of Dental Medicine welcomed periodontal residents from Tufts, Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM), and Harvard School of Dental Medicine. GSDM resident Srinivas Ayilavarapu DSC 08, PERIO 10 won the research poster award for his work titled, "Novel Inflammatory Pathways in Diabetes... More
Study Finds Fat Around the Abdomen Associated with Smaller, Older Brains in Middle-aged Adults
Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have found a significant association between abdominal fat and lower total brain volume. The study, which currently appears in the Annals of Neurology, may improve understanding of the mechanisms underlying the relationship of obesity with dementia and could lead to prevention strategies. Global body mass and obesity, particularly... More
Finishing What She Started: BUSPH Alumna Receives Fulbright Scholarship to Continue Pesticide Exposure Research in Brazil
Boston University School of Public Health alumna Serena Arancibia, MPH '10, has been awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to study the health risk perceptions female agricultural workers in Brazil have about their exposure to pesticides. Brazil is one of the world's top consumers of pesticides, according to the Brazilian National Health Surveillance Agency. A report issued by... More
GSDM Honors Graduates at 46th Annual Commencement
On Friday, May 14, Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) honored new graduates at the School's 46th commencement held at the Track & Tennis Center. The late afternoon ceremony had 188 DMD and 72 postdoctoral student participants. Dean Jeffrey W. Hutter began the ceremony by welcoming the graduating students, family and friends, More