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Saturday, 28 June 2008 |
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University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine physicians and bioethicists are calling for a new, more standardized way for patients in need of organ transplants to be informed of the risks they face. |
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Friday, 27 June 2008 |
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Add United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to the list of people who understand that arresting and punishing sex workers is counter-productive in the battle against HIV/AIDS. And take the government of Cambodia off that list. |
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Friday, 27 June 2008 |
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Despite the fact that there is no cure for HIV, more people in Utah are becoming complacent when it comes to defending themselves from the disease and rates are on the rise, says Health Program Specialist Rob Sonada of the Utah Department of Health: "For the first five months of the year we're in... |
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Friday, 27 June 2008 |
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“Take the Test, Take Control,” the theme of National HIV Testing Day on June 27th, highlights the importance of taking an HIV test as a positive step in controlling one’s health and that of one’s partners. |
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Friday, 27 June 2008 |
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Newly diagnosed HIV cases rise among homosexual men and the maximum rates of HIV are reported among the African Americans. A report by US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention examined data from 33 states, including New York, Florida, New Jersey and Texas. |
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Friday, 27 June 2008 |
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Recent studies suggest that large numbers of Americans stay sexually active well into their 60's, 70's and even 80's. |
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Friday, 27 June 2008 |
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Seniors with osteoarthritis who undergo total hip replacement are twice as likely as those who do not to show improvements in physical functioning and increased capability to care for themselves, according to researchers at Duke University Medical Center. |
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Thursday, 26 June 2008 |
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On July 1, the Georgia Department of Human Resources, Division of Public Health, will be launching a 12-month , pilot Nicotine Replacement Therapy program for clients of the Georgia QuitLine to decrease tobacco use among the state's residents. DHR is collaborating with Free & Clear Inc. |
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Thursday, 26 June 2008 |
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In observation of National HIV Testing Day (NHTD) on June 27, the Georgia Department of Human Resources, Division of Public Health, wants residents across the state to get screened for HIV. |
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Thursday, 26 June 2008 |
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Continual aggressive behavior from childhood through late adolescence is a valuable predictor of adult alcohol use and abuse, a new University of Michigan study indicates. |
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Thursday, 26 June 2008 |
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In a series of conception pieces and two-minute videos, seven Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) faculty offer "Advice to the Next President: 7 Ways to Fight Health Inequities." The series is published in the newly released Spring/Summer issue of the Harvard Public Health Review. |
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Thursday, 26 June 2008 |
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Antiretroviral medications have dramatically decreased the overall death rate among patients with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), but those same patients may now face an increased risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to a group of experts who gathered to review the unique CVD... |
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Thursday, 26 June 2008 |
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With major surgery now happening at a rate of 234 million procedures per year - one for every 25 people - and studies indicating that a meaningful percentage result in preventable difficulties and deaths, WHO today launched a new safety checklist for surgical teams to use in operating theatres, as... |
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Thursday, 26 June 2008 |
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The HIV epidemic appears to have stabilized around the world, according to "Has the HIV epidemic peaked?" published in the June issue of the Population Council’s peer-reviewed journal Population and Development Review. |
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Thursday, 26 June 2008 |
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New York City health department plans an initiative to give free HIV tests to everybody living in Bronx. This decision comes right on time as yesterday reports came out that New York residents have the maximum rate of practicing unsafe sex. |
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Thursday, 26 June 2008 |
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Wireless devices interfering with life saving medical devices possibly shouldn't come as any surprise to someone who's experienced interference of one type or another from a wireless device of some kind. |
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Wednesday, 25 June 2008 |
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CBO just released a score of the Medicare legislation (HR 6331, with a proposed amendment) under consideration in the House. In total, CBO estimates that the bill would decrease deficits by $0.3 billion over the 2008-2013 period and by less than $50 million over the 2008-2018 period. |
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Wednesday, 25 June 2008 |
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Black men in Jacksonville, Fla., are less likely than white men to have a primary care physician or health insurance, according to a recent report by the Duval County Health Department, the Florida Times-Union reports. |
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Wednesday, 25 June 2008 |
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Since 2003, the U.S. through the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief has "extended a helping hand to" HIV-positive people living outside the country, Sens. John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Gordon Smith (R-Ore.) create in a Washington Times idea piece. |
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Wednesday, 25 June 2008 |
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The New York City Health Department reports that the residents of New York City practice unsafe sex, which is a cause of disease and more health and family problems. The department tries to promote more contraseption use when practicing sex. |
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Wednesday, 25 June 2008 |
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The Partnership for a Healthier North Dakota will conduct a survey to gather info about the views of North Dakotans concerning health-care issues. |
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Wednesday, 25 June 2008 |
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Many county health departments are getting questions from their residents who have been affected by the smoke from the wildfire burning in Eastern North Carolina. |
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Wednesday, 25 June 2008 |
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New Jersey is facing a severe and chronic blood lack. To address this potential crisis, the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) and Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation (NPC) are joining forces to make the New Jersey Workplace Blood Donor Coalition. |
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Wednesday, 25 June 2008 |
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Unintentional injury is the leading cause of death among adolescents, the second leading cause of death among children and is one of the top five leading causes of death among adults in Multnomah County. Unintentional injury deaths are considered accidental. |
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Wednesday, 25 June 2008 |
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Mold growth is a usual event after flood waters recede. Molds are a natural part of the environment and we are exposed to mold spores in everyday activities. Because molds have the potential to cause health problems when excessive growth occurs, they should be cleaned quickly and exactly. |
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Wednesday, 25 June 2008 |
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New Yorkers are not practicing safe sex, which affects the disease and sexual health situation in the city. Reports shows that they need to have a fewer partners and more condomns. We say no sex outside of marriage. Fewer Partners and More Condoms Would Decrease Risk of Infections, including HIV. |
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Wednesday, 25 June 2008 |
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Anesthesia drugs used for cutting pain during surgery may increase pain and discomfort after the surgery. The finding comes from a team of researchers from Georgetown University Medical Center and suggests the mechanism of how Anesthetics may cause pain after surgery. |
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Tuesday, 24 June 2008 |
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The general anesthesia that puts patients into unconscious sleep so they do not feel surgical pain can increase the discomfort they feel once they wake up, say researchers from Georgetown University Medical Center. |
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Tuesday, 24 June 2008 |
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As heavy rain is causing flooding in northeastern, eastern and other portions of Missouri, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) today urged Missourians who will be working in or near the flood waters to make sure their immunizations are up-to-date, specially for tetanus. |
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Tuesday, 24 June 2008 |
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The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services issued guidance today on the safety of wells and private water sources that have been subjected to flooding. If the well casing is submerged in floodwater, DO NOT USE THE WATER. Water from submerged wells cannot be securely sanitized. |
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