Month: March 2014

‘Conscientious’ Personality Trait Linked to Health

Can your personality influence your health? The answer is yes, according to a study published this month by the American Psychological Association. Researchers found that patients who were rated as highly conscientious in their 20s were more likely to be in better health over a decade later.

Measles cases on the rise

Confirmed cases of measles in California have increased ten times over last year at this time, the California Department of Public Health reported Friday. The department said 32 confirmed cases have been confirmed so far this year compared to just three at this time a year ago. “Immunization is the best defense against measles, with 99 percent of persons developing immunity after two doses,” Dr.

Study: Doctors are Primary Source of Prescription Opioids for High-Risk Users

Physicians are a leading source of prescription opioids for those at the highest risk for abuse, according new research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The findings, published last Monday by JAMA Internal Medicine, undermine a popular belief that people who abuse narcotic pain relievers — including hydrocodone, oxycodone, and methadone — obtain them without a prescription.

A farmer’s market on wheels

Even in California’s fertile Central Valley – where 25 percent of the nation’s produce is grown – many people go without fresh fruit or vegetables — because they can’t afford them or don’t have a story nearby that sells them.

U.S. Gun Laws Strengthened since Sandy Hook Shootings

A new review of U.S. gun laws, Updated Evidence and Policy Developments on Reducing Gun Violence in America, recently published by the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, Maryland, looks at new developments in gun policies since the school shootings at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., last year.

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