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Canadian health system too expensive: report
• Public Health • Nov 17 11
Canada’s public healthcare system is becoming too expensive but could offer better value without drastic cuts or abandoning its state-funded structure, one of the…
Doctors back “open market” insurance exchanges
• Public Health • Nov 16 11
The American Medical Association added pressure on U.S. states to steer toward the system that opens doors to all insurers who meet minimum standards…
Catholic bishops to expand post-abortion counseling
• Public Health • Nov 16 11
U.S. Catholic bishops plan to expand efforts to provide professional and spiritual counseling to women who have had abortions and to their families.
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Blood disorders are a public health issue
• Public Health • Nov 16 11
Public health should focus not only on reducing the burden of common diseases but also address the needs of people with blood disorders ,…
Prenatal Quality Initiative Improves Patient Safety
• Public Health • Nov 15 11
A new study published in the Journal for Healthcare Quality reveals that a multifaceted quality initiative can significantly reduce adverse obstetric outcomes, thereby improving…
New Australia smoking law bans brand labels
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Nov 10 11
Tough anti-smoking laws banning brand labels passed their last major legislative hurdle in Australia on Thursday and immediately faced the threat of court action…
Clean indoor air laws encourage bans on smoking at home
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Nov 08 11
Second hand smoke exposure among nonsmokers has declined over time as clean indoor air laws have been adopted. However, there has been concern that…
Judge blocks graphic cigarette warnings
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Nov 08 11
A federal judge blocked a rule requiring tobacco companies to display graphic images on cigarette packs, such as a man exhaling cigarette smoke through…
Fatherhood can help change a man’s bad habits
• Gender: Male • • Public Health • Nov 08 11
After men become fathers for the first time, they show significant decreases in crime, tobacco and alcohol use, according to a new, 19-year study.
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Researchers discover why measles spreads so quickly
• Infections • • Public Health • Nov 04 11
Measles virus is perhaps the most contagious virus in the world, affecting 10 million children worldwide each year and accounting for 120,000 deaths. An…
Soft drink makers target U.S. youth online: study
• Children's Health • • Public Health • Nov 01 11
U.S. children and teenagers are seeing far more soda advertising than before, with blacks and Hispanics the major targets, as marketers have expanded online,…
Metal detectors probably safe with pacemakers:study
• Public Health • Nov 01 11
Airport security screening with hand-held metal detectors is most likely safe for people with devices to help the heart beat regularly, such as pacemakers…
Preterm birth rate shows three year improvement in most states
• Childbirth • • Public Health • Nov 01 11
Preterm birth rates improved in almost every state between 2006 and 2009, and in several states the change was more than 10 percent, according…
Insight: Firms to charge smokers, obese more for healthcare
• Obesity • • Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Oct 31 11
Like a lot of companies, Veridian Credit Union wants its employees to be healthier. In January, the Waterloo, Iowa-company rolled out a wellness program…
Seven-billionth human marks demographic change: expert
• Public Health • Oct 31 11
The seven-billionth human is expected to be born on Monday, but an expert who helps do the counting says that event comes as the…
Researchers identify potential risk factors for severe altitude sickness
• Public Health • • Respiratory Problems • Oct 29 11
Measuring specific, exercise-related responses can help physicians determine who may be more at risk for severe high altitude illness (SHAI), according to a study…
Doctors Often Overrate How Well They Speak a Second Language
• Public Health • Oct 29 11
Communicating with patients who do not speak English is a challenge facing all health care providers. New research shows that even those physicians who…
Study finds no link between elderly patient activity and hospital falls
• Public Health • Oct 28 11
In 2008, as part of a larger initiative aimed at reducing preventable hospital errors and lowering costs, Medicare stopped reimbursing for the treatment of…
Poorer countries, those spending less on health care have more strokes, deaths
• Public Health • • Stroke • Oct 28 11
Poorer countries and those that spend proportionately less money on health care have more stroke and stroke deaths than wealthier nations and those that…
U.N. wants better life for world of 7 billion
• Public Health • Oct 26 11
Instead of worrying about sheer numbers when the world’s population hits 7 billion next week, we should think about how to make the planet…
Walmart trims certain employee health coverage
• Public Health • Oct 21 11
Wal-Mart Stores Inc will no longer offer health insurance to new part-time employees who work fewer than 24 hours a week and will charge…
Simple lifestyle changes can add a decade or more healthy years to the average lifespan
• Heart • • Public Health • • Stroke • Oct 21 11
Health prevention strategies to help Canadians achieve their optimal health potential could add a decade or more of healthy years to the average lifespan…
Do hospitals do enough to help smokers quit?
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Oct 14 11
Nearly every smoker hospitalized in the United States is given advice or counseling on how to quit, according to a new study of hospital…
Family doctors have highest discipline rate
• Public Health • Oct 12 11
About 62 per cent of Canadian physicians who were disciplined by medical authorities were family doctors, according to the first analysis of its kind…
Skin color matters when it comes to Canadians’ health: UBC study
• Public Health • Oct 12 11
A new University of British Columbia study finds that Black Canadians with darker skin are more likely to report poorer health than Black Canadians…