May 2012

Insufficient glue and the sex of babies in Cuba

Submitted by Tim.Byers on Mon, 05/21/2012 - 10:06

There is a remarkable bit of correspondence in this week’s American Journal of Epidemiology (volume 175, pages 973-974). 

In 2011 Fernandez et al published a provocative analysis of the trends in the ratio of males-to-females in Cuba across the time period of an economic depression.  Their observation was that shortly after the onset of the severe economic depression in the 1990’s there appeared about a 10% increase in the ratio of males to females in the Cuban birth records.   Neither selective abortions nor any other factor could easily explain that trend, lead

Don Hoagland's legacy

Submitted by Tim.Byers on Thu, 05/10/2012 - 09:33

Don Hoagland’s legacy

Don Hoagland passed away on May 5th.  Don was an effective advocate for public health in Colorado, and a great friend of the Colorado School of Public Health. 

Don was a distinguished lawyer.  He practiced law in Denver from 1951 until 1987.  He was an iconic advocate for providing legal aid to the poor.  After his retirement in 1987, he became engaged in public health issues, creating the Caring for Colorado Foundation and the Colorado Foundation for Public Health and Environment.

In 1989 Don served on a Governor’s Blue