Pre-term Babies
• Childbirth • Jan 09 05
10 percent of all white babies and 20 percent of all black babies are born prematurely.
What Is a Pre-term Baby?
Pre-term babies are…
Virus hospital reopens more wards
• Public Health • Jan 09 05
A Kent hospital has reopened more wards which were closed because of an outbreak of the Norovirus, which causes vomiting and diarrhoea.
Seven wards…
Cancer-stricken boy takes battle to eBay auction
• Public Health • Jan 09 05
David Dingman-Grover decided Frankenstein would be a good name for his tumor.
The 9-year-old figured if he could get over being scared of a…
Virus hit hospital ward to reopen
• Public Health • Jan 09 05
Health bosses hope that one of two wards that remain closed at the Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital in Grimsby, will open later this…
Woman aids starving horses
• Public Health • Jan 08 05
The Illinois Department of Agriculture served notices of violation of the Animal Welfare Act to owners of the pasture and the horses found malnourished…
Nurse suspended after patient dies at South LA hospital
• Public Health • Jan 08 05
A 47-year-old patient died at a troubled South Los Angeles hospital after an intensive care nurse ignored her worsening condition and only alerted doctors…
Mexico: National healthcare plan would insure everyone
• Public Health • Jan 08 05
As U.S. officials struggle with problems of high costs and low coverage in the American health system, the Mexican Popular Health Insurance plan aims…
Medical marijuana recount nears end
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Jan 08 05
The Alameda County Registrar of Voters is expected to finish today with a recount of a November ballot measure that would have relaxed medical…
Parents go on eBay for medical bill help
• Public Health • Jan 08 05
David Dingman-Grover decided Frankenstein would be a good name for his tumor. The 9-year-old figured if he could get over being scared of a…
Health Officials Ask Chronically Ill Adults To Get Flu Shots
• Flu • Jan 08 05
Only one in six adults suffering from a chronic illness has received the flu vaccine this year.
That’s according to a survey conducted by…
Medical needs top Red Bluff Fire Department calls
• Public Health • Jan 08 05
RED BLUFF Once again, the Red Bluff Fire Department reports that medical needs were the majority of calls responded to in 2004 totally nearly…
Local boy declared healthy, no longer needs transplant
• Neurology • Jan 08 05
Dr. Sandeep Soni said he doesn’t have an explanation for his young patient’s recovery.
But 10-month-old DeKanye Hawkins’ grandmother has no doubt who deserves…
Northwest Medical Center Opening In Oro Valley
• Public Health • Jan 08 05
The $85 million Northwest Medical Center in Oro Valley is located off of Tangerine near Oracle and spread over 60 acres. Everyone we…
Electrical therapy improves walking after stroke
• Neurology • Jan 07 05
Adding functional electrical stimulation (FES) to standard rehabilitation improves lower extremity function and walking ability in patients with a first acute stroke, new research…
Allergies up healthcare use by asthmatic children
• Asthma • Jan 07 05
Children with both asthma and hay fever (allergic rhinitis) incur greater asthma drug costs and are hospitalized more often than similar children who have…
Lyrica relieves diabetes pain
• Diabetes • Jan 07 05
A new drug, Lyrica (pregabalin) is a well-tolerated, effective treatment for pain in the extremities often experienced by people with diabetes, according to…
Vitamin C no boost to exercise performance - study
• Drug News • Jan 07 05
Researchers who set out to prove that a mega-dose of vitamin C can improve exercise performance in fact showed it has no effect at…
IUD system benefits women with bleeding disorders
• Gender: Female • Jan 07 05
Women with inherited bleeding disorders often find menstruation troublesome. For them, a UK team reports, an intrauterine device that releases the hormone levonorgestrel seems…
Pinless artificial leg seen better for amputees
• Trauma & Injuries • Jan 07 05
A pin suspension system used to keep an artificial lower-leg in place can disrupt circulation within the remaining limb, leading to skin sores,…
U.S. Medicare to test paying for flu drugs
• Public Health • Jan 07 05
Medicare will test the idea of paying for antiviral drugs for some patients who catch influenza, the U.S. government’s health insurance plan for the…
Risk of deaths, disease high
• Public Health • Jan 07 05
The death toll from the devastating earthquake and tsunamis that hit Asia and Africa soared to about 160,000 early today after Indonesia announced almost…
Rx Drug Errors Spike at Start of the Month
• Drug Abuse • Jan 07 05
For many people, particularly the elderly, the sick, and the poor, the beginning of the month means more money in one’s pocket. The influx…
Baby home from hospital after suffering injuries
• Children's Health • Jan 07 05
The 3-month-old Henderson infant who suffered acute bleeding in his brain as a result of allegedly being shaken by his nanny returned home Thursday…
Red wine may reduce prostate cancer risk
• Cancer: Prostate • Jan 07 05
The results of a new study add to accumulating evidence that consumption of red wine may reduce the risk of prostate cancer in middle-aged…
Magnesium infusion helps kids with asthma attacks
• Asthma • Jan 07 05
For children who need to go to the ER because of a severe asthma attack, giving them an intravenous infusion of magnesium sulphate along…