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Child care doubles TV time for some children
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Nov 23 09
Think you know how much TV your kid is watching? If you’re not taking the time they spend in child care into account, you…
Geisinger Medical Center Named Among Nation’s Top Cardiovascular Hospitals
• Public Health • Nov 23 09
Geisinger Medical Center (GMC) has been named to the 2009 Thomson Reuters 100 Top Hospitals® Cardiovascular Benchmarks for Success list, which annually identifies high-performing…
H1N1 flu spreading east, peaking in some areas-WHO
• Public Health • • Swine Flu • Nov 20 09
The H1N1 flu is moving eastwards across Europe and Asia after appearing to peak in parts of western Europe and the United States, the…
Did U.S. make a swine flu mistake?
• Public Health • • Swine Flu • Nov 20 09
As U.S. health officials struggle to vaccinate tens of millions of Americans against the pandemic of swine flu, some are looking regretfully at one…
China vows to punish H1N1 death cover-ups
• Flu • • Public Health • Nov 20 09
China has promised severe punishment for officials caught concealing deaths from H1N1 swine flu after a medical expert said suspect cases may have been…
Deaths not linked to H1N1 vaccines: WHO
• Public Health • • Swine Flu • Nov 19 09
About 40 people have died after being inoculated against H1N1 pandemic flu, but investigations so far show the fatalities were not caused by the…
Thanks, But No Thanks: Avoiding Food Poisoning At Thanksgiving
• Public Health • Nov 19 09
Thanksgiving is an opportunity to share a meal with loved ones, but it is also a time when small mistakes in the kitchen can…
Surviving the Holidays: 10 Tips for Staying Healthy
• Public Health • Nov 19 09
The holidays are here and with them family, friends, parties and germs. This year, in light of the H1N1 outbreak, many fear that the…
Internet Predators, Privacy, Porn: Are Parents Concerned?
• Psychiatry / Psychology • • Public Health • Nov 19 09
When your daughter goes online, how likely is it she’s being stalked by a stranger or bullied by a classmate? When your son surfs…
New research helps explain why bird flu has not caused a pandemic
• Flu • • Public Health • Nov 19 09
Bird flu viruses would have to make at least two simultaneous genetic mutations before they could be transmitted readily from human to human, according…
US officials defend swine flu vaccination plan
• Public Health • • Swine Flu • Nov 18 09
U.S. public health officials defended the distribution of swine flu vaccines on Tuesday against criticism that their plan to protect Americans was confusing…
Mass vaccinations to fight yellow fever in Africa
• Infections • • Public Health • Nov 17 09
Nearly 12 million Africans deemed at highest risk from yellow fever will be vaccinated next week against the virus, which can cause explosive epidemics…
Fat-dissolving procedure carries infection risks
• Infections • • Public Health • Nov 15 09
French researchers are calling into question the safety of a cosmetic procedure that offers to melt away fat without surgery, exercise or pills.
The…
Flu infections starting to peak in some areas: WHO
• Flu • • Infections • • Public Health • Nov 15 09
Flu infections may be peaking in some parts of the northern hemisphere, but are still spreading fast in others, the World Health Organization said…
Swine flu skepticism demands deft response
• Public Health • • Swine Flu • Nov 13 09
European scientists and health authorities are facing angry questions about why H1N1 flu has not caused death and destruction on the scale first…
Interactive Video Games Have a Role in Good Health
• Public Health • Nov 13 09
Advanced interactive games are making inroads as health and wellness tools, according to the November issue of Mayo Clinic Health Letter.
Researchers are finding…
Role of Statins in Reducing H1N1 Mortality Rates Studied
• Public Health • • Swine Flu • Nov 13 09
Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers are studying statins, the class of drugs long associated with lowering cholesterol, as a way to reduce H1N1-related deaths.
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M. D. Anderson Offers Guidance on Choosing Tobacco Cessation Products
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Nov 12 09
Whether you smoke three cigarettes or three packs of cigarettes a day, kicking the habit is difficult. Various nicotine replacement products are on the…
Human Milk Saves Lives
• Food & Nutrition • • Public Health • Nov 12 09
UC San Diego Medical Center recently launched a website dedicated to offering families and the medical community valuable information about the best way to…
Fetal, Infant Risk from Listeria Higher than Previously Reported
• Public Health • Nov 12 09
A new study shows the risk for severe effects of exposure to Listeria monocytogenes among susceptible populations may occur at doses lower than suggested…
90 percent of Africans are not protected by smoke-free laws
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Nov 11 09
As African nations are poised to undergo the highest increase in the rate of tobacco use among developing countries, nearly 90 percent of people…
Those in true emergency hardest hit by ER crisis
• Emergencies / First Aid • • Public Health • Nov 11 09
The state of US emergency departments has been called a “growing national crisis,” and a report out today shows the situation is only getting…
Over 2,200 veterans died in 2008 due to lack of health insurance
• Public Health • Nov 10 09
A research team at Harvard Medical School estimates 2,266 U.S. military veterans under the age of 65 died last year because they lacked health…
Fewer Emergency Patients Seen Within Recommended Time Frame
• Emergencies / First Aid • • Public Health • Nov 10 09
One in four emergency department patients in 2006 waited longer to be evaluated by a clinician than recommended at triage, an increase from one…
Study Examines Quality and Duration of Primary Care Visits
• Public Health • Nov 10 09
Adult primary care visits have increased in quality, duration and frequency between 1997 and 2005, according to a report in the November 9 issue…