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Featured blog: Increase in non-drinking widespread among young people

In a recently published study in BMC Public Health, researchers at University College London analysed data from the annual Health Survey for England and found that the proportion of 16-24 year olds who don’t drink alcohol has increased from 18% in 2005 to 29% in 2015.

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Featured article: More young people are choosing not to try alcohol

Young people in England aren’t just drinking less alcohol – a new study published in BMC Public Health shows that more of them are never trying alcohol at all.

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Featured article: Current legislation to mitigate risks from indoor tanning may not be effective

Legislation intended to mitigate the risks associated with indoor tanning may not be having its intended protective effects on public health.

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Featured article: Middle-aged moderate drinkers rarely have health concerns about drinking

Middle-aged drinkers (30–65 year olds), who consume low-levels of alcohol, have either minor or non-existent concerns about the health effects of drinking.

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| 12 October 2018

Association between body mass index and health-related quality of life among Chinese elderly—evidence from a community-based study

Authors: Hua You, Xiao-lu Li, Kang-zhen Jing, Zhi-guang Li, Hong-mei Cao, Jin Wang, Lan Bai, Jing-hong Gu, Xiaoman Fan and Hai Gu
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| 12 October 2018

Out of school female adolescent employment status and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) risk in Uganda: is it a plausible relationship?

Authors: Cyprian Misinde, Elizabeth Nansubuga and Olivia Nankinga
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| 12 October 2018

Factors associated with pneumococcal vaccination in elderly people: a cross-sectional study among elderly club members in Miyakonojo City, Japan

Authors: Akihiro Sakamoto, Charnchudhi Chanyasanha, Dusit Sujirarat, Nobuhiro Matsumoto and Masamitsu Nakazato
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| 11 October 2018

Study design and characteristics of the Luxembourg European Health Examination Survey (EHES-LUX)

Authors: Valéry Bocquet, Jessica Barré, Sophie Couffignal, Marylène d’Incau, Charles Delagardelle, Georges Michel, Marc Schlesser, Saverio Stranges, Andrea Kuemmerle and Maria Ruiz-Castell
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| 11 October 2018

Gendered impact of solid fuel use on acute respiratory infections in children in China

Authors: Chen Chen and Sepideh Modrek

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| 8 August 2011

Porn video shows, local brew, and transactional sex: HIV risk among youth in Kisumu, Kenya

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The weight of nations: an estimation of adult human biomass

Authors: Sarah Catherine Walpole, David Prieto-Merino, Phil Edwards, John Cleland, Gretchen Stevens and Ian Roberts
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| 25 January 2012

Health literacy and public health: A systematic review and integration of definitions and models

Authors: Kristine Sørensen, Stephan Van den Broucke, James Fullam, Gerardine Doyle, Jürgen Pelikan, Zofia Slonska and Helmut Brand
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| 25 April 2011

Malnutrition among children under the age of five in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC): does geographic location matter?

Authors: Ngianga-Bakwin Kandala, Tumwaka P Madungu, Jacques BO Emina, Kikhela PD Nzita and Francesco P Cappuccio
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Mobile phone use and stress, sleep disturbances, and symptoms of depression among young adults - a prospective cohort study

Authors: Sara Thomée, Annika Härenstam and Mats Hagberg

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Increase in non-drinking widespread among young people

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BMC Public Health

Featured blog: Increase in non-drinking widespread among young people

BMC Public Health is recruiting new Associate Editors

Featured article: More young people are choosing not to try alcohol

Featured article: Current legislation to mitigate risks from indoor tanning may not be effective

Featured article: Middle-aged moderate drinkers rarely have health concerns about drinking

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Association between body mass index and health-related quality of life among Chinese elderly—evidence from a community-based study

Out of school female adolescent employment status and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) risk in Uganda: is it a plausible relationship?

Factors associated with pneumococcal vaccination in elderly people: a cross-sectional study among elderly club members in Miyakonojo City, Japan

Study design and characteristics of the Luxembourg European Health Examination Survey (EHES-LUX)

Gendered impact of solid fuel use on acute respiratory infections in children in China

Porn video shows, local brew, and transactional sex: HIV risk among youth in Kisumu, Kenya

The weight of nations: an estimation of adult human biomass

Health literacy and public health: A systematic review and integration of definitions and models

Malnutrition among children under the age of five in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC): does geographic location matter?

Mobile phone use and stress, sleep disturbances, and symptoms of depression among young adults - a prospective cohort study

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