In The News: School of Public Health

Reported cases of lead poisoning among children are on the rise in Southern Nevada. The increase is attributed in part to more testing. But researchers, pointing to a legacy of inadequate screening in the state, are also calling for stepped up measures to detect lead poisoning in children.
The posture, not the time spent in front of the screen, is the first factor of these musculoskeletal disorders of a new kind.
Simply Money Advisors discuss how using a tablets and phones could cause damage to your neck.

The difference between distracted driving and distracted walking? One is a well-known, dangerous behavior that everybody agrees should be avoided. The other is a potentially harmful behavior that most of us barely think about.

A new report identifies Las Vegas as having some of the most polluted air among U.S. metropolitan areas, but a local air quality official says the findings 鈥渟cream of bias.鈥
Your smartphone device can be a literal pain in your neck, according to a new study from 性视界传媒. Researchers found that the overwhelming majority 鈥84.6%鈥 of tablet computer users are suffering from an 鈥渋Pad neck,鈥 or neck stiffness, soreness, and aches associated with tablet use.
Tablets are a pain in the neck. Literally.
Most of us have had a morning where we鈥檝e woken up with a dull ache in the back of our neck, feeling as though we鈥檝e slept in a funny position.
A tablet can give a user 鈥 especially a woman 鈥 a serious crick in the neck.
An American study shows that back pains could be due to our tablets. And it affects women more.
The length of time spent on a tablet didn鈥檛 matter as much as the user鈥檚 posture. Here's how to avoid discomfort.
Spending too much time on tablets causes back pain, especially for women.