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WHO backs findings on Tamiflu for seasonal flu
• Flu • • Public Health • • Swine Flu • Dec 11 09
The World Health Organisation on Friday endorsed findings that there is no clear evidence that the antiviral Tamiflu prevents complications such as pneumonia…
Most of world exposed to deadly tobacco smoke - WHO
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 10 09
More than 94 percent of the world’s people are not protected by laws against smoking, leaving them exposed to the biggest cause of preventable…
Cigarettes kill, but don’t tell smokers - study
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 10 09
Cigarette pack warnings that remind smokers of the fatal consequences of their habit may actually make them smoke more as a way to cope…
Health experts warn of stroke “crisis” in Europe
• Public Health • Dec 10 09
Health experts warned on Wednesday of a stroke crisis in Europe, which is already costing the region’s economy an estimated 38 billion euros ($56…
Surgical quality program is a strong tool for assessing outcomes for high-risk procedures
• Public Health • • Surgery • Dec 10 09
New research published in the December issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons finds that the American College of Surgeons National…
Chinese smoking deaths seen doubling in 10 years
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 06 09
Smoking deaths in China, home to the world’s largest smoking population, will double to two million a year by 2020 if the country…
Reforming Health Care Through Medical Student Education
• Public Health • Dec 04 09
As the population of people with chronic conditions and health care costs rise, so do opportunities for implementing health prevention strategies. Jan Carney, M.D.,…
Californians and Cell Phones to Track Air Pollution
• Public Health • Dec 04 09
You want to go for a run, but you don’t want to run in polluted air that might aggravate your asthma. University of California,…
WHO launches campaign to halt smoking in Africa
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Dec 04 09
The World Health Organisation launched a campaign on Friday to try to stop what could become a health catastrophe caused by rapidly rising…
Latest epidemic? High cholesterol, obesity in fruit flies
• Obesity • • Public Health • Dec 02 09
How do fruit flies get high cholesterol and become obese? The same way as people do – by eating a diet that’s too rich…
Investigators identify successful weight control strategies for adolescents
• Children's Health • • Obesity • • Public Health • Dec 01 09
Adolescent obesity is a major public health problem that impacts one out of every three children, resulting in 4-5 million overweight youth in the…
Tall in Third Grade, Overweight in 12th?
• Children's Health • • Obesity • • Public Health • Dec 01 09
Being tall and overweight, or just being tall, might be a marker in children for an increased risk of being overweight or obese in…
Drop in smoking cuts cancer deaths in Europe
• Cancer • • Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Nov 30 09
A decline in smoking in Europe and better screening mean fewer people are dying of cancer, but lung cancer deaths in women are…
More than 1,000 deaths in past week from H1N1-WHO
• Public Health • • Swine Flu • Nov 30 09
More than 1,000 deaths from the H1N1 swine flu virus were officially reported in the past week, a sharp rise which brings the global…
Closing schools could cut flu transmission by fifth
• Flu • • Public Health • Nov 30 09
Closing schools could cut the transmission of H1N1 pandemic flu by a fifth but the negative macroeconomic impact of closures must be balanced against…
Sharp increase in swine flu deaths in France
• Public Health • • Swine Flu • Nov 30 09
The number of deaths in mainland France from the H1N1 swine flu virus jumped in the last week, according to official data on Thursday.
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Infection-Control Strategies at Leading Hospital Can Be Adapted for Everyday Use
• Infections • • Public Health • Nov 26 09
With cold and flu season upon us, it’s more important than ever to employ good practices to control the spread of infections and avoid…
Flu levels off in parts of Canada, officials say
• Flu • • Public Health • Nov 25 09
The H1N1 flu pandemic has hit a plateau in parts of Canada, but the overall numbers of hospitalizations and deaths continue to increase, health…
China expert warns of pandemic flu mutation
• Flu • • Public Health • Nov 25 09
China must be alert to any mutation or changes in the behavior of the H1N1 swine flu virus because the far deadlier H5N1 bird…
Eating 30 percent less meat good for health, planet
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • • Public Health • Nov 25 09
Cutting meat production and consumption by 30 percent would help to reduce carbon emissions and improve health in the most meat-loving nations, scientists said…
Zimbabwe child mortality up 20 percent, UN says
• Public Health • Nov 25 09
Zimbabwe’s infant mortality rate has risen by 20 percent over the past two decades as children younger than five succumb to the HIV/AIDS pandemic…
Consumer ads pump up prescription drug costs
• Drug News • • Public Health • Nov 24 09
Medicaid pharmacy costs for the blood-thinning drug Plavix jumped at around the same time the drug’s maker started advertising it to consumers - even…
WHO probing drug resistant swine flu
• Public Health • • Swine Flu • Nov 24 09
The World Health Organization is looking into reports in Britain and the United States that the H1N1 flu may have developed resistance to Tamiflu…
Your Life Could Depend on Knowing Your Health Heritage
• Public Health • Nov 24 09
How well do you know your health heritage — the risks that have been handed down to you? If your physician asked for your…
Don’t kiss Santa, he may have the flu
• Flu • • Public Health • Nov 23 09
Santa Claus should avoid kissing children and shaking their hands to prevent spreading the flu and should get vaccinated against the illness, Hungary’s state…