Expanding tuberculosis control in China: Combining domestic and foreign investment
• Public Health • • Tuberculosis • Nov 24 10
China had an estimated 1.3 million new cases of tuberculosis (TB) in 2008, of which 112,000 were multi-drug resistant (MDR-TB). Over the period 2001,…
Cholera-hit Haiti needs nurses, doctors: U.N.
• Public Health • Nov 24 10
Haiti needs a surge of foreign nurses and doctors to stem deaths from a raging cholera epidemic that an international aid operation is struggling…
Silent thyroid problems linked to fractures in men
• Endocrinology • • Gender: Male • • Trauma & Injuries • Nov 24 10
Elderly men with mild thyroid dysfunction - most of whom are unaware of it - are significantly more likely to develop hip fractures,…
Social medical sites need disclosures: U.S. complaint
• Public Health • Nov 24 10
Web sites offering a sense of community to people with diseases or ailments often are created by marketers who fail to disclose that they…
School lunch programs might break poverty cycle
• Dieting • • Public Health • Nov 24 10
Teens who live in households where food is scarce suffer academically, but a new study has found that government programs to provide meals in…
Eating orange and dark green vegetables linked to longer life
• Dieting • • Food & Nutrition • Nov 24 10
Eating lots of orange and dark green veggies such as carrots, sweet potatoes and green beans may be tied to less disease and longer…
Prenatal Knowledge of Cleft Lip/Palate Shows Little Advantage Over Birth Discovery
• Children's Health • • Childbirth • • Surgery • Nov 24 10
Many expectant parents look forward to routine ultrasounds as their first opportunity to “see” their baby. But the ultrasound can reveal that the fetus…
For Your Teeth, Thanksgiving Dinner Is a Real Food Fight
• Dental Health • • Dieting • Nov 23 10
If you’re lucky, it will all be kisses and hugs around the Thanksgiving dinner table, with friends and family near and dear gathered about,…
Expecting? Don’t Neglect Your Teeth
• Dental Health • Nov 23 10
Even though most people are aware that good oral health is essential for the overall health of both mother and child, misunderstandings about…
Tobacco: Out of sight, out of mind?
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Nov 23 10
Putting tobacco out of sight in shops can change the attitude of young people to smoking, while not hitting retailers in the pocket, researchers…
Early diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis crucial to positive outcomes for patients
• Arthritis • • Rheumatic Diseases • Nov 23 10
Positive outcomes in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are closely linked to early diagnosis and treatment with disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs). A study by researchers in…
Cigarette smoking increases rheumatoid arthritis risk in African-Americans
• Arthritis • • Rheumatic Diseases • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Nov 23 10
A new study determined that African Americans who smoke cigarettes have a higher risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis (RA). RA risk is more pronounced…
World health officials take aim at tobacco additives
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Nov 22 10
World health officials recommended on Saturday limiting additives that make cigarettes more palatable, but they postponed until 2012 a number of other issues after…
Cough and cold meds withdrawal is working: study
• Children's Health • • Emergencies / First Aid • Nov 22 10
The number of young children going to the emergency room after taking too much cough and cold medicine was cut in half after drug…
One billion people cannot afford healthcare: WHO
• Public Health • Nov 22 10
In a global report on financing health systems, the United Nations health body said all countries, rich and poor, could do more toward getting…
Study Ties Parental Divorce in Childhood to Stroke in Adulthood
• Children's Health • • Stroke • Nov 22 10
Children who experience a parental divorce are over twice as likely to suffer a stroke at some point in their lives, according to new…
Economic benefits of the global polio eradication initiative estimated at $40-50 billion
• Public Health • Nov 22 10
A new study released today estimates that the global initiative to eradicate polio could provide net benefits of at least US$40-50 billion if transmission…
Obesity weighs on wealthy in poor countries
• Obesity • Nov 22 10
The obesity epidemic has spread to poorer nations, where it almost entirely affects wealthy citizens, while the poor in the same nations still remain…
Nighttime delivery linked to brain problems
• Children's Health • • Brain • • Pregnancy • Nov 22 10
Babies born late at night or in the wee hours of the morning may have a slightly higher risk of rare brain problems compared…
Kidney disease patient health: Moderate alcohol and calcium help, obesity harms
• Obesity • • Urine Problems • Nov 22 10
1. Moderate Drinking Benefits Kidney Transplant Recipients
Modest Amounts of Alcohol Prevent Diabetes and Premature Death
Moderate alcohol consumption reduces one’s risk for…
How mom’s health may increase risk of kidney disease
• Urine Problems • Nov 22 10
Children with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) are more likely to have mothers who were obese or had diabetes during pregnancy, according to a study…
One-quarter of U.S. airports allow smoking
• Public Health • • Tobacco & Marijuana • Nov 19 10
Seven of the largest U.S. airports still allow smoking indoors, exposing millions of U.S. airline passengers to secondhand smoke, U.S. health officials say.
A…
Best day to quit smoking: Any day
• Tobacco & Marijuana • Nov 19 10
Smoking kills about 25,000 New Yorkers annually so every day is a good day to quit smoking - but the Great American Smokeout is…
Heart surgery can trigger stroke
• Heart • • Stroke • Nov 19 10
Heart surgery can trigger a stroke and other serious complications, especially in the elderly, a U.S. neurologist says.
Dr. Jose Biller of Loyola University…
Protecting kids from illness in the winter
• Children's Health • Nov 19 10
Now is the time to step up hygiene to keep flu viruses and other bugs from spreading, U.S. doctors advise.
Physicians at Cincinnati Children’s…