April 23, 2013
Dr. Mark Ebell, U.S. Preventive Task Force member, was interviewed by the BBC Radio 4 program "Inside Health." The interview addresses the Task Force's recent draft guidelines regarding the use of breast cancer-reducing drugs such as tamoxifen and raloxifene.
Listen to the interview here.
April 15, 2013
Doctors should talk about breast cancer-reducing drugs with women and offer tamoxifen or raloxifene to those that have a high risk of cancer and aren't likely to suffer side effects, a government-backed panel said on Monday.
The drugs work by blocking the effects of estrogen in breast tissue, lowering the chance of hormone-related cancers. But they also increase the risk of blood clots and...
April 12, 2013
Dr. Mark Ebell, Associate Professor of Epidemiology, and Co-Director of the Institute for Evidence-Based Health Professions Education, is featured in two videos released by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force about what the Task Force is and how it develops recommendations on preventive care services. In the first video, Dr. Virginia Moyer, chair of the Task Force, and Dr. Kirsten Bibbins-...
March 20, 2013
University of Georgia faculty from multiple disciplines will discuss their efforts related to obesity, food security and nutrition during the seventh annual UGA Global Educational Forum April 2 in Grand Halls A, B and C at the Tate Student Center.
The UGA Global Educational Forum is an annual university-wide comprehensive platform for a dialogue on culture, teaching and research on topics...
February 11, 2013
If your cough is hanging on much longer than you expected, the problem isn't the cough; it's you.
People expect acute coughing from a cold or flu to last seven to nine days, according to a new report, when it actually takes closer to 18 days to run its course.
The perception gap leads to more doctor visits, more pointless use of antibiotics (which don't work on viruses, the...
January 15, 2013
New research from the University of Georgia exposes a large discrepancy in the length of time patients expect an acute cough illness, also called acute bronchitis, to last and the reality of the illness. This mismatch may be a factor in the over-prescription of antibiotics.
Examining the gap in patient expectations and the actual length of time the body takes to rid itself of a chest cold,...
January 2, 2013
Patients tend to underestimate how long a cough should last, leading to unnecessary and inappropriate use of antibiotics, according to a review of the evidence and a survey of patient beliefs.
Cough is the third most frequent reason for physician office visits, and yet doctors and patients don’t seem to have an understanding of the natural history of cough and the expected duration, said...
October 25, 2012
For the nearly 62 million Americans infected with influenza each year, oeseltamivir, commonly called Tamiflu, promises to offer relief. New research from the University of Georgia finds the medication may not have all of the benefits flu sufferers and doctors are hoping for.
“Based on published trials and the conventional wisdom, we thought Tamiflu prevents complications, prevents...
July 2, 2012
Many scientists agreed with the decision to implement a moratorium on research designed to find how a nasty strain of bird flu is transmitted and how it might more easily spread.
The University of Georgia’s Ralph Tripp was among the more than 30 scientists who backed off in January on researching the spread of the H5N1 influenza virus.
But Tripp now believes their efforts to tease...
May 1, 2012
Writer: Johnathan McGinty, 404/214-2966, jmcginty@jacksonspalding.com
Contact: Christopher Whalen,
Athens, Ga. – Christopher Whalen, the Ernest Corn Professor of Epidemiology in the department of epidemiology and biostatistics in the University of Georgia College of Public Health, has received a five-year, $2.82 million grant to understand how tuberculosis is transmitted in urban...
