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Health

Update: Google Tool Tracks Flu Outbreaks Faster

Update: Google Tool Tracks Flu Outbreaks Faster

Fever? Headache? Sore Throat? You might find answers to all these symptoms through a new tool as...
» read full story November 14th, 2008 - 13:40
Panel Questions FDA’s Report on BPA Safety

Panel Questions FDA’s Report on BPA Safety

This week, a scientific panel issued a report that questioned the Food and Drug Administration’s...
» read full story October 30th, 2008 - 18:41
It’s Time to Get Your Flu Shot, CDC Warns

It’s Time to Get Your Flu Shot, CDC Warns

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reiterated its recommendation that all kids aged 6...
» read full story September 26th, 2008 - 15:15
Flu Vaccine Recommended For Children Of School Age

Flu Vaccine Recommended For Children Of School Age

As the flu season approaches, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced yesterday...
» read full story September 25th, 2008 - 18:49
Scientists Claim Measles Vaccines Are Safe, No Autism Link

Scientists Claim Measles Vaccines Are Safe, No Autism Link

Scientists with the Mailman School of Public Health Center for Infection and Immunity at Columbia...
» read full story September 05th, 2008 - 20:09
Chickenpox Vaccine Effective, Found to Reduce Chickenpox Cases by 90 %

Chickenpox Vaccine Effective, Found to Reduce Chickenpox Cases by 90 %

The chickenpox vaccine was able to reduce the incidence of the disease by 90 percent, a new study...
» read full story September 03rd, 2008 - 15:52
FDA Clears Next Season’s Flu Vaccines

FDA Clears Next Season’s Flu Vaccines

The Food and Drug Administration approved six flu vaccines for the upcoming flu season changing...
» read full story August 06th, 2008 - 15:30
Report Shows Preterm Birth Contributes to Growing Number of Infant Deaths

Report Shows Preterm Birth Contributes to Growing Number of Infant Deaths

Deaths directly related to preterm births have increased, especially for non-Hispanic black women,...
» read full story July 30th, 2008 - 19:30
CDC: Hospitals Fail to Offer Breast-Feeding Support

CDC: Hospitals Fail to Offer Breast-Feeding Support

Although many health experts encourage women to breast-feed their newborns, many U.S. hospitals...
» read full story June 13th, 2008 - 15:51
Flu Shot Manufacturers Plan More Doses for Next Season

Flu Shot Manufacturers Plan More Doses for Next Season

Although this year’s vaccine against flu was largely ineffective, the five companies manufacturing...
» read full story May 11th, 2008 - 19:51
CDC: Arthritis Affects Half of US Diabetics

CDC: Arthritis Affects Half of US Diabetics

Forty-six million Americans suffer from some form of arthritis, which is the most common cause of...
» read full story May 09th, 2008 - 11:08
CDC: Decreased Sleep Time Is Hazardous to Our Health

CDC: Decreased Sleep Time Is Hazardous to Our Health

A new survey by the National Center for Health Statistics, part of the U.S. Centers for Disease...
» read full story May 08th, 2008 - 15:38
CDC Report: Breast-Feeding Rates on the Rise in the US

CDC Report: Breast-Feeding Rates on the Rise in the US

More than three quarters of U.S. mothers breast-feed their babies, the highest rate in at least two...
» read full story May 01st, 2008 - 09:17
Study Blames Failure of Mumps Vaccines for the 2006 Outbreak

Study Blames Failure of Mumps Vaccines for the 2006 Outbreak

The large mumps outbreak in the United States in 2006 was the first ever caused by the failure of...
» read full story April 10th, 2008 - 10:43
Outbreak of Dengue Fever in Brazil Calls for Military Support

Outbreak of Dengue Fever in Brazil Calls for Military Support

Brazilian army joined health care experts this week to fight against the deadliest outbreak of...
» read full story April 04th, 2008 - 14:09
Americans - Too Busy Doing Anything Else Rather than Sleeping

Americans - Too Busy Doing Anything Else Rather than Sleeping

A new study released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revealed that adults in...
» read full story February 29th, 2008 - 10:49
Baxter Halts Production of Blood Thinner Drug Heparin

Baxter Halts Production of Blood Thinner Drug Heparin

Baxter Healthcare has temporarily stopped making its multiple-dose vials of heparin sodium...
» read full story February 12th, 2008 - 15:11
Acid Folic Supplements Reduce Preterm Birth Risk

Acid Folic Supplements Reduce Preterm Birth Risk

A new study shows that women who take acid folic supplements for at least a year before becoming...
» read full story February 04th, 2008 - 13:19
Chemicals in Baby Products Linked to Possible Hormonal Problems

Chemicals in Baby Products Linked to Possible Hormonal Problems

A new study reports that shampoo, lotions and powders put babies in danger as they contain...
» read full story February 04th, 2008 - 12:11
Young Women Urged to Take Folic Acid for Healthy Pregnancy

Young Women Urged to Take Folic Acid for Healthy Pregnancy

The U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention strongly advise all women, especially those...
» read full story January 11th, 2008 - 12:27
Katrina Victims' Trailers To Be Verified On Formaldehyde Complaints

Katrina Victims' Trailers To Be Verified On Formaldehyde Complaints

Federal health experts will initiate air testing next week on several hundred trailers offered to...
» read full story December 14th, 2007 - 16:56
Mutant Form of Cold Virus Can Be Deadly

Mutant Form of Cold Virus Can Be Deadly

More than a thousand people in Oregon, Texas, Washington and New York have been infected with a...
» read full story December 12th, 2007 - 13:40
Teen Pregnancy Rate Rises for First Time since 1991

Teen Pregnancy Rate Rises for First Time since 1991

After falling steadily for more than a decade, the birth rate for American teenagers jumped in...
» read full story December 11th, 2007 - 17:42
Teen Birth Rate Rises in the U.S. after Dropping for Years

Teen Birth Rate Rises in the U.S. after Dropping for Years

After falling steadily for more than a decade, the birth rate for American teenagers jumped in...
» read full story December 06th, 2007 - 13:20
Mutant Form of Cold Virus Worries CDC Experts

Mutant Form of Cold Virus Worries CDC Experts

A new unusually threatening virus that leads to colds and other respiratory infections has caused...
» read full story November 16th, 2007 - 10:47
Brain-Eating Amoeba in Tucson Water Is Not a Danger

Brain-Eating Amoeba in Tucson Water Is Not a Danger

A brain-eating amoeba has been identified in Tucson’s water supply but experts assure...
» read full story October 08th, 2007 - 16:14
Canine Rabies Eradicated from U.S., Says CDC

Canine Rabies Eradicated from U.S., Says CDC

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced last week that canine rabies has been...
» read full story September 10th, 2007 - 16:37
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Specials

Arteries of Most Obese Kids – As Thick and Stiff as Middle-Aged Adults’

Arteries of Most Obese Kids – As Thick and Stiff as Middle-Aged Adults’

Hundreds of previous studies have shown that obesity comes with a number of risks, such as heart...
» read full story November 12th, 2008 - 14:07
Wood Components Responsible for FEMA Trailers' Toxicity

Wood Components Responsible for FEMA Trailers' Toxicity

The Centers for Disease Control released Wednesday a study, stating that plywood and particleboards...
» read full story July 03rd, 2008 - 16:18
Manufacturers to Boost Number of Flu Vaccines for Next Season

Manufacturers to Boost Number of Flu Vaccines for Next Season

Despite inefficiency of the flu vaccines this year in the U.S., the five companies manufacturing...
» read full story May 12th, 2008 - 11:12
Study Reveals Alarming Higher Rates of STDs among Teenage Girls

Study Reveals Alarming Higher Rates of STDs among Teenage Girls

Sexually transmitted diseases seem to be a big problem for most American girls, according to a new...
» read full story March 12th, 2008 - 10:27
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U.S.

US Diabetes Diagnoses Almost Double in 10 Years

US Diabetes Diagnoses Almost Double in 10 Years

The number of Americans diagnosed with diabetes is continuously rising, reaching double the cases...
» read full story November 01st, 2008 - 14:00
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