by campus | Nov 21, 2013 | Media Coverage of PROTECT, News on Premature Birth, Project 1 (Targeted Epidemiology)
This week PROTECT Project 1 leader, John D. Meeker, ScD, and trainee Kelly Ferguson, MPH, published an article in JAMA Pediatrics on the relationship between preterm birth and chemical phthalate exposure during pregnancy. The JAMA article highlights the prevalence of...
by campus | Nov 18, 2013 | News on Premature Birth
On November 14th, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed the PREEMIE reauthorization act, which “reauthorizes the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) research and programs on preterm birth, including improving national data tracking on preterm birth,...
by campus | Nov 1, 2013 | News on Premature Birth
Today the March of Dimes released it’s 2013 Premature Birth Score Card. Puerto Rico again received an F, just one of 4 Fs in the entire U.S. Overall the U.S. received a C. See the entire score card...
by campus | Oct 12, 2013 | News on Environmental Health, News on Premature Birth
A recent study has linked air pollution to high blood pressure in pregnant women. High blood pressure is one cause of premature birth. While the work is not yet conclusive, it points to further indications of the impact of environmental health on pregnancy. Learn...
by campus | Sep 30, 2013 | News on Premature Birth
On September 27th the U.S. Senate passed the PREEMIE reauthorization act, which “reauthorizes the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) research and programs on preterm birth, including improving national data tracking on preterm birth, and...
by campus | Apr 12, 2013 | Media Coverage of PROTECT, News on Environmental Health, News on Premature Birth, Research Core C (Human Subjects & Sampling)
PROTECT Core C researcher Braulio Jimenez was interviewed in a recent news story on the rate of preterm birth in Puerto Rico. The story, presented by WAPA-TV, discussed PROTECT’s investigations into the role of environmental contamination and preterm birth. The...
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