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(Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health) Researchers found that actively identifying undiagnosed malaria and then treating those with the disease resulted in significantly lower prevalence of malaria cases compared to a control group.

(Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health) Researchers of the Chronic Fatigue Initiative -- a new privately funded directive focused on chronic fatigue -- will investigate the role of pathogens in causing chronic fatigue syndrome.

The scientists will examine samples from 200 patients and controls using state-of-the-art molecular techniques.

(Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health) Researchers at the Center for Infection and Immunity at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health and at the Harvard Medical School report that children with autism and gastrointestinal disturbances have altered expression of genes involved in digestion.

These variations may contribute to changes in the types of bacteria in their intestines

(Harvard School of Public Health) Researchers from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH), Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), and Providence Health & Services have found that expanding low income adults' access to Medicaid substantially increases health care use, reduces financial strain on covered individuals, and improves their self-reported health and well-being.

(University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences) Most older gay and bisexual men enrolled in a long-term study of HIV used recreational drugs infrequently over a 10-year period, report University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health researchers at the XVIII International AIDS Conference.

The study explored the drug use habits of 1,378 HIV-positive and negative gay and bisexual men, ages 44-63, and found that 79 percent of participants reported infrequent drug use.

(Harvard School of Public Health) Researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health have found that children and adolescents living in non-smoking homes in counties with laws promoting smoke-free public places have significantly lower levels of a common biomarker of secondhand smoke exposure than those living in counties with no smoke-free laws.

(University of California - Davis - Health System) UC Davis public health researchers have found that children, who are already saturated with television messages about unhealthy food choices, are the targets of a new medium used to sell high-fat, high-sugar foods: advergames.

(Emory University) Emory University Rollins School of Public Health researchers will present Nov. 11 on a range of topics at the American Public Health Association's annual meeting in Philadelphia, including a study that found reduced absenteeism among employees participating in a large-scale worksite wellness program.

LITTLE FALLS, N.J. (MedPage Today) -- New York City's ban on trans-fatty acids in restaurant food has had a high compliance rate and potentially a positive impact on public health, researchers say.