The School of Public Health at the University of Alberta is pleased to
announce a new issue of our newsletter, Healthe-news.

  

In this issue: 

 

Media reporting on remedies: What is the full story?  - Complementary
and alternative medicine is a multi-billion dollar growth industry.
Consumers turn to these therapies to replace or supplement traditional
medicine and the popular press is a common source for health
information, both conventional and alternative.

 

Stachenko steps in as public health dean - Sylvie Stachenko steps into
her new role as dean of the School of Public Health at the University of
Alberta effective January 2009. She brings strong connections to
national and international public health networks, vast experience in
public health policy development, and a depth of knowledge in chronic
disease prevention.

 

Depression and diabetes: Which comes first? - Depression and diabetes
are both pressing public health issues, but have you paused to think of
how they are connected? There is evidence that suggests a link, but
which came first: the depression or the diabetes? Jeff Johnson,
professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences at the School of
Public Health, and his research team have uncovered more details on this
chicken and egg question.

 

Alum brokers public health knowledge - New public health research is
being conducted everyday and important discoveries are being made in
academic institutions. At the same time, practitioners are pioneering
new ways of building the capacities of communities to promote health.
There is a movement towards more practice-based, applied public health
research. This means integrating evidence-based research conducted by
universities and intervention-based evidence produced by practitioners.
Mary Jane Yates, MSc '00, is working to bridge that divide and build
partnerships that share the information between practitioners and
academics.

 

Data doesn't back websites' stem-cell claims, says researcher -
Stem-cell therapy is an exciting and promising field, but the director
of the Health Law Institute at the University of Alberta, Tim Caulfield,
wants people to be aware that these treatments aren't ready. Caulfield
led a study looking at 19 websites that offer stem-cell therapies,
offering treatments for anything from aging to cures for liver problems,
cancer and Parkinson's disease.

 

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Regards, 

Donna

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Donna Richardson, Manager, Faculty Communications 

School of Public Health, University of Alberta

 

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