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Using science to save lives of mothers and children in Africa
• Public Health • Nov 09 09
The lives of almost 4 million women, newborns, and children in sub-Saharan Africa could be saved every year if well-established, affordable health care interventions…
Loyola to Host Symposium on H1N1 Flu, Seasonal Flu
• Public Health • • Swine Flu • Nov 05 09
With the looming threat of both the H1N1 flu (also known as “swine flu”) and the regular seasonal flu, area health officials fear…
A third of Americans die in hospitals, study finds
• Public Health • Nov 05 09
Nearly a third of Americans who die are in the hospital at the time and their last treatments cost the U.S. economy $20 billion,…
Report questions value of family health history
• Public Health • Nov 03 09
Getting a patient’s family history is widely regarded as a standard element of good medical care. But a report published today concludes that there…
House takes another step on healthcare reform
• Public Health • Nov 02 09
Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives unveiled a sweeping healthcare overhaul on Thursday that would transform the insurance market, create a government-run insurance…
The Cost of Improving Dialysis Care
• Public Health • • Urine Problems • Nov 01 09
Improving survival among dialysis patients may increase treatment costs significantly, according to a paper being presented at the American Society of Nephrology’s 42nd Annual…
Genes may explain why churchgoers are teetotalers
• Genetics • • Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Oct 30 09
Churchgoers have been found to have lower rates of drinking and smoking than those who spend their Sundays elsewhere. Now a new study suggests…
Lack of Insurance May Have Figured in Nearly 17,000 Childhood Deaths
• Public Health • Oct 29 09
Lack of health insurance might have led or contributed to nearly 17,000 deaths among hospitalized children in the United States in the span of…
Bad drivers? Blame their genes
• Genetics • • Public Health • Oct 29 09
No need to curse that bad driver weaving in and out of the lane in front of you - he cannot help it, U.S.…
On-the-job exercise good for employee and employer
• Public Health • Oct 29 09
Programs in the workplace designed to get people to exercise can improve fitness, cut cholesterol levels, reduce job stress and even improve attendance, a…
Patients Starting Dialysis Have Increased Risk of Death
• Public Health • • Urine Problems • Oct 28 09
Compared to the general population, patients starting dialysis have an increased risk of death that is not attributable to a higher rate of death…
Sex, alcohol, fat among world’s big killers - WHO
• Public Health • Oct 28 09
Tackling just five health factors could prevent millions of premature deaths and increase global life expectancy by almost 5 years, the United Nations World…
Obama declares swine flu a national emergency
• Public Health • Oct 26 09
President Barack Obama has declared 2009 H1N1 swine flu a national emergency, the White House said on Saturday.
The declaration will make it…
Fitness Levels Decline With Age, Especially After 45
• Public Health • Oct 26 09
Men and women become gradually less fit with age, with declines accelerating after age 45, according to a report in the October 26 issue…
U.S. won’t go after medical marijuana where legal
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Oct 20 09
In a policy shift, the Obama administration told federal prosecutors not to go after patients who use medical marijuana or dispensaries in states where…
USDA confirms H1N1 flu in first U.S. hog
• Public Health • • Swine Flu • Oct 20 09
The pandemic H1N1 flu virus was confirmed in a sample from a hog exhibited at the Minnesota State Fair, the Agriculture Department said on…
Third person dies in Arizona “sweat dome”
• Public Health • Oct 19 09
A third person has died after falling ill in a sauna-like “sweat dome” at a retreat in northern Arizona, authorities said on Sunday.
Yavapai…
New immigrants more likely to be homeless due to economic factors rather than health issues
• Public Health • Oct 19 09
New immigrants are more likely to cite economic and housing factors as barriers that keep them homeless compared with native-born individuals, according to a…
Power at work has payoffs, but not for health
• Public Health • Oct 19 09
Being at the top has its perks, but new UofT research shows people in positions of authority at work are more likely to experience…
H1N1 flu worrying due to its unpredictability: WHO
• Public Health • • Swine Flu • Oct 19 09
H1N1 pandemic influenza remains a cause for concern because of its unpredictable nature, even though it has killed fewer than 5,000 people so far…
Johnny wants a pet turtle? Just say no
• Children's Health • • Infections • • Public Health • Oct 19 09
Despite a long-standing federal ban on the sale of small turtles, the reptiles continue to be sold in the US and to make…
Britain to start swine flu vaccination next week
• Public Health • • Swine Flu • Oct 15 09
Britain will start a vaccination programme against H1N1 swine flu next week, the country’s chief medical officer said on Thursday.
“The programme will…
Survey Reveals Hospital Workers Concerned About Flu Vaccines
• Flu • • Public Health • Oct 13 09
Hospital workers are asking the same questions about the safety and necessity of flu vaccines as the general public, according to a survey…
$6 Million NIH Contract to UC San Diego to Help Enhance Vaccines
• Public Health • Oct 12 09
Researchers at the Moores UCSD Cancer Center have received $6 million from the National Institutes of Health to spend the next five years looking…
Award Recognizes 30 Years of Anti-smoking Work
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Oct 09 09
An international award has today been given to the University of Adelaide’s Professor Konrad Jamrozik, who has spent the past 30 years campaigning against…