Study links getting drunk at early age to increased risk of premature death
People who first became intoxicated as young teens have a greater risk of dying prematurely than those who first became drunk later in adolescence or not at…
Jill Pease
Communications Director, College of Public ÍøºìºÚÁÏ and ÍøºìºÚÁÏ Professions
Jill Pease is the public relations director for the UF College of Public ÍøºìºÚÁÏ and ÍøºìºÚÁÏ Professions. She is responsible for developing public relations and communications strategies to promote the college’s education, research and service activities. Before joining the college in 2001, she held public relations and marketing positions at an academic medical center in Ohio and a tertiary care hospital in Phoenix, Ariz. She received a bachelor’s degree in English from Central College in Iowa.
Stories by Jill
One blood pressure drug therapy associated with lower follow-up visit, hospitalization costs
About half of patients diagnosed with high blood pressure will need their medication adjusted within the first year to address side effects or failure to…
Study finds one breast cancer radiation therapy leads others in cost-effectiveness, quality of life
In a study of three radiation therapies for early-stage breast cancer, one treatment option stands out as offering the most value based on factors including…
Higher air pollution exposure linked to denser breast tissue
Women who have higher exposure to fine particulate matter in the air are more likely to have dense breast tissue, a well-established strong risk factor for…
Mobile health apps show promise for improving health outcomes
Consumers and health providers have their pick of thousands of health apps and programs delivered via mobile devices, but there has been little information…
Study links prediabetes, diabetes in healthy weight adults to sedentary lifestyle
Add one more to the long list of reasons to keep active: A new University of Florida study demonstrates that low levels of physical activity are associated…
Nearly half of family physicians don’t follow national guidelines for prediabetes screening
The identification and treatment of prediabetes is one of the most effective ways to prevent patients from developing diabetes, but a new University of Florida…
UF researcher and collaborators win Aspen Institute Italia Award for Ebola research
A team of Italian and American researchers, including the University of Florida’s Ira Longini, Ph.D., has received the Aspen Institute Italia Award for…
UF researchers to study interaction of sleep, eating, activity in children
As national pediatric overweight and obesity rates continue to plateau around 33 percent, researchers have also noted a parallel rise in the proportion of…
Hungry parents may feed their kids more, UF study finds
The hungrier parents are at mealtimes, a new study shows, the more they may feed their young children, which could have implications for childhood obesity. In…
Up to one-third of healthy weight adults may have prediabetes
A third of adults over the age of 45 who don’t look like they could be at risk for developing diabetes — they’re slender — may actually meet the criteria for…
UF study finds teens’ likelihood of trying marijuana peaks at ages 16, 18
The likelihood adolescents will try marijuana rises steadily from age 11 to age 16, then decreases before hitting another peak at age 18, according to a new…
