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Meningitis outbreak rises to 205 cases: CDC
• Infections • • Public Health • Oct 15 12
Seven more people have been diagnosed with fungal meningitis linked to possibly tainted vials of a steroid medication, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control…
CDC says one new death from meningitis; number of cases at 197
• Infections • • Public Health • Oct 15 12
Another person has died from fungal meningitis linked to possibly tainted vials of a steroid medication, bringing the death toll in an unprecedented outbreak…
All healthcare professionals need training to deal with the sexual needs of patients
• Public Health • • Sexual Health • Oct 12 12
Providing healthcare staff with a one-day training course on dealing with the sexual needs of people with an acquired physical disability gave them greater…
Is your boss watching your cholesterol?
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Oct 10 12
If you’re an employee who’s looking to save money or make more of it, here’s a little advice: Step away from the cigarettes and…
German cabinet approves bill allowing circumcision of boys
• Public Health • • Sexual Health • • Urine Problems • Oct 10 12
Germany’s cabinet approved a draft law on Wednesday protecting the right to circumcise infant boys, which it says will end months of legal…
Electronic health records shown to improve the quality of patient care
• Public Health • Oct 10 12
A new study by Weill Cornell Medical College researchers, published in the Journal of General Internal Medicine, provides compelling evidence that electronic health records…
When implanted medical devices go wrong, who pays?
• Public Health • Oct 08 12
Insurance companies, often stuck with the tab for health services when a medical device fails, are ready to share the pain.
As the number…
UK nitrogen cocktail drinker has stomach removed
• Public Health • • Surgery • Oct 08 12
British surgeons removed a teenager’s stomach to save her life after she drank a cocktail made with liquid nitrogen during a night out with…
More Canadians fall sick in huge E. coli beef recall
• Food & Nutrition • • Public Health • Oct 08 12
Ten people have now fallen sick from contaminated beef products from a Canadian plant that sent its meat across Canada and the United States,…
Deadly meningitis outbreak increases to 91 cases
• Infections • • Public Health • Oct 08 12
U.S. health officials on Sunday reported an additional 27 cases in a fungal meningitis outbreak linked to steroid injections that has killed seven people…
Obama, Romney debate sheds little light on healthcare issues
• Public Health • Oct 04 12
President Barack Obama and his Republican challenger Mitt Romney agree that the $2.8 trillion U.S. healthcare system is broken, but neither candidate on…
Vitamin C may shorten cold, not stop it
• Public Health • Oct 04 12
Myth: Vitamin C prevents the common cold.
Fact: After decades and dozens of studies, it appears the idea that vitamin C prevents colds is…
Babies learn the smell of mum
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Oct 04 12
Researchers show for the first time that a mammal begins to suckle its mother’s milk through a learned response built on learning her unique…
Are inhaled medications effective and safe in critically ill patients on mechanical ventilation?
• Public Health • • Respiratory Problems • Oct 04 12
Essential medications can be delivered as inhaled drugs to critically ill patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) who require mechanical ventilation to breathe.…
Los Angeles to repeal ban on medical marijuana shops
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Oct 03 12
The Los Angeles City Council voted to rescind a newly enacted ban on storefront medical marijuana shops on Tuesday, allowing the city to avoid…
Study reveals differences in overall health of Latino-American subgroups
• Public Health • Oct 02 12
Despite a shared Latino heritage, there are significant differences in the overall health and the use of health-care services among Cuban-Americans, Mexican-Americans and Puerto…
WHO: New virus “not very contagious”
• Infections • • Public Health • Sep 30 12
The World Health Organisation says a new mysterious respiratory virus, that has killed at least one person and left another in critical condition, does…
More Children Ill From Food Malady
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Sep 30 12
German health authorities said Saturday that the number of children who have fallen ill with vomiting and diarrhea after eating food from school cafeterias…
Therapy over the phone as effective as face-to-face
• Public Health • Sep 29 12
A new study reveals that cognitive therapy over the phone is just as effective as meeting face-to-face. The research was published today, 28 September,…
General surgeons like to help patients but frustrated by lack of control over resources and work-life balance: study
• Public Health • • Surgery • Sep 29 12
Lack of control over operating rooms and other resources as well as a lack of work-life balance are among the main reasons general surgeons…
Quick Study: Smoking in Movies is On the Rise
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Sep 28 12
Scenes of smoking in have been on a downward trajectory for five years, but no more: a study says there was an increase…
African-American youth exposed to more alcohol advertising than youth in general
• Public Health • Sep 28 12
African-American youth ages 12-20 are seeing more advertisements for alcohol in magazines and on TV compared with all youth ages 12-20, according to a…
Warnings to at-risk drivers reduce vehicle crashes
• Public Health • Sep 27 12
A system where doctors routinely reported drivers who might be impaired by chronic illness cut the risk of car crashes by 45 percent in…
Czechs ease alcohol ban, hunt for deadly booze goes on
• Public Health • Sep 27 12
The Czech government agreed on Wednesday to ease a ban on the sale and export of spirits after police found the source behind the…
Several ill in Canada after eating possibly contaminated steaks
• Public Health • • Nutrition and Food Safety • Sep 27 12
Several people became ill after eating steaks that may contain E. coli bacteria sold at a store in Edmonton, Alberta, the Canadian Food Inspection…