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Vertical Birthing in Peru

Jun. 13 - Peru promotes "vertical birthing" as a way to combat high rates of maternal...
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Health

Doctors Should Be Alert During Hib Vaccine Shortage, CDC Says

Doctors Should Be Alert During Hib Vaccine Shortage, CDC Says

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Thursday urged doctors and health agencies to...
» read full story November 21st, 2008 - 16:00
Early HIV Treatment Cuts Babies’ Death Risk

Early HIV Treatment Cuts Babies’ Death Risk

A study in the Nov. 20 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine reveals that, for infants with...
» read full story November 20th, 2008 - 16:00

Pioneering Stem-Cell Surgery Performed

Through a cooperation of 4 European universities, physicians have performed the world’s first...
» read full story November 19th, 2008 - 18:03

Large Waist Doubles Premature Death Risk

A European study suggests that people with a large waist are almost twice more prone to premature...
» read full story November 14th, 2008 - 14:50
Nationwide Premature Birth Report Gives States Grades For Premature Births

Nationwide Premature Birth Report Gives States Grades For Premature Births

Each year, more than 530,000 babies are born before 37 full weeks of gestation, statistics show....
» read full story November 12th, 2008 - 17:00

New Test to ID Heart Failure Patients in ER Proves Better in Trial

Researchers at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2008 presented on Tuesday a...
» read full story November 12th, 2008 - 16:00

Avapro Blood Pressure Drug Ineffective To Heart-Failure Patients

In a clinical trial, the blood pressure medicine Avapro didn’t perform better than other medicines...
» read full story November 11th, 2008 - 22:54
Sleep Deprived People With Hypertension Stand Higher Heart Risk

Sleep Deprived People With Hypertension Stand Higher Heart Risk

Lack of sleep is something common nowadays. Whether it’s just a movie on our laptop or catching up...
» read full story November 11th, 2008 - 13:00
Study: Tarceva Delays Progress Of Lung Cancer

Study: Tarceva Delays Progress Of Lung Cancer

Tarceva’s manufacturers, Genetech Inc and OSI Pharmaceuticals, said the drug proved its...
» read full story November 09th, 2008 - 13:31
Salmonella in Dry Pet Food Sickened 79 People

Salmonella in Dry Pet Food Sickened 79 People

At least 79 cases of infection with salmonella traced to dry dog food have been identified, U.S....
» read full story November 07th, 2008 - 14:20
New Treatment For Pneumonia Presented In Sweden

New Treatment For Pneumonia Presented In Sweden

A new medical study managed to find a connection between a probiotic bacterium called Lactobacillus...
» read full story November 06th, 2008 - 21:30
Obesity, Sedentary Life Blamed For Soaring Rates Of Diabetes In The South

Obesity, Sedentary Life Blamed For Soaring Rates Of Diabetes In The South

The rate of new cases of diabetes almost doubled in the US in the past ten years, fueled by...
» read full story October 31st, 2008 - 13:31
Watch Out For Your Blood Sugar!

Watch Out For Your Blood Sugar!

According to The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than 23 million Americans have...
» read full story October 30th, 2008 - 20:23
Early Insulin Treatment Does Not Help Preemies

Early Insulin Treatment Does Not Help Preemies

Early insulin treatments intended to improve health of premature babies failed to boost the...
» read full story October 30th, 2008 - 15:00
Statins May Cut Pneumonia Death Risk, New Study Shows

Statins May Cut Pneumonia Death Risk, New Study Shows

According to the results of a new study featured in the October 27 issue of Archives of Internal...
» read full story October 29th, 2008 - 13:40
Preterm Delivery May Be Linked To Depression

Preterm Delivery May Be Linked To Depression

A survey says that about 10 to 20% of pregnant women show some symptoms of depression and that a...
» read full story October 27th, 2008 - 15:01
Depression during Pregnancy Doubles the Risk of Preterm Delivery

Depression during Pregnancy Doubles the Risk of Preterm Delivery

Pregnant women with significant depressive symptoms during pregnancy have the highest chance of...
» read full story October 23rd, 2008 - 13:12
EPA Sets New Standard On Lead Emissions

EPA Sets New Standard On Lead Emissions

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced yesterday the decision to change the federal...
» read full story October 17th, 2008 - 14:30
“Car Surfing” Turned Deadly for 58 People in the US

“Car Surfing” Turned Deadly for 58 People in the US

Car surfing has become a dangerous “sport” in the United States leading to 58 fatalities during an...
» read full story October 17th, 2008 - 13:30
Infant Mortality Rate Still Too High, U.S. Rank 29th

Infant Mortality Rate Still Too High, U.S. Rank 29th

Fewer infants are dying in the United States, 2 percent fewer, but the rate is still high according...
» read full story October 16th, 2008 - 20:18
Infant Mortality Rate in the U.S. Still High

Infant Mortality Rate in the U.S. Still High

A report from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that the infant...
» read full story October 16th, 2008 - 16:31
HealthGrades Annual Hospital Quality Study Released

HealthGrades Annual Hospital Quality Study Released

Analyzing 17 procedures undergone at 5,000 US hospitals from 2005 to 2007, HealthGrades, a leader...
» read full story October 16th, 2008 - 14:54
US Infant Mortality Rate – Definitely Not Improving, CDC Says

US Infant Mortality Rate – Definitely Not Improving, CDC Says

Infant mortality rate is continuously decreasing in the United States, dropping to 29th in the...
» read full story October 16th, 2008 - 14:10
Smoking Results in Lower Quality of Life As Well

Smoking Results in Lower Quality of Life As Well

Smoking not only shortens life but it also lowers quality of life, according to a Finnish study...
» read full story October 14th, 2008 - 14:31

Colon Cancer Screening Recommended Between Age 50 And 75

According to the US Preventive Services Task Force’ recommendations, people after age 75 who have...
» read full story October 07th, 2008 - 14:43
HIV-Living Population Rising 11 Percent in the US

HIV-Living Population Rising 11 Percent in the US

The number of people living with HIV is growing as more patients survive thanks to antiretroviral...
» read full story October 03rd, 2008 - 15:00
Who Would Have Thought That Cancer Drugs  May Be Impeded By Vitamin C?

Who Would Have Thought That Cancer Drugs May Be Impeded By Vitamin C?

It appears that vitamin C supplements don’t have beneficial effects on patients struggling with...
» read full story October 02nd, 2008 - 14:02

Most Africans Still Have No Access to Malaria Testing, Drugs: MSF

Johannesburg - International medical non-governmental organization, Doctors without Borders...
» read full story September 30th, 2008 - 15:22
Empathy Is Not Something Some Doctors Can Easily Offer

Empathy Is Not Something Some Doctors Can Easily Offer

Empathy – the identification with and understanding of another person’s situation and feelings –...
» read full story September 23rd, 2008 - 14:45
HPV Test For Women In Developing Countries

HPV Test For Women In Developing Countries

According to Reuters, doctors claimed that a new rapid cervical cancer test, known as care HPV,...
» read full story September 22nd, 2008 - 15:48
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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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Science

First Stem Cells Trachea Transplant

First Stem Cells Trachea Transplant

An article in the British medical journal The Lancet recently reported that physicians from four...
» read full story November 19th, 2008 - 19:09
Scientists Identify Mysterious Bat-Killer Fungus

Scientists Identify Mysterious Bat-Killer Fungus

Scientists have finally identified the cause of the mysterious condition that has decimated the...
» read full story October 31st, 2008 - 14:40
The AIDS Battle Continues! Researchers Join Efforts To Find A Vaccine

The AIDS Battle Continues! Researchers Join Efforts To Find A Vaccine

Around 33 million people had the AIDS virus in 2007. The majority lived in Sub-Saharan Africa,...
» read full story August 03rd, 2008 - 16:32
Climate Change – Can U.S. Fight This Chain Reaction?

Climate Change – Can U.S. Fight This Chain Reaction?

There’s no doubt about it, climate is changing, and we’re feeling it now, scientists warned in a...
» read full story May 28th, 2008 - 15:34
Tart Cherries Are Good for the Heart…and Diabetes

Tart Cherries Are Good for the Heart…and Diabetes

Who would ever believe that such small cookies like tart cherries could do so much for your...
» read full story April 10th, 2008 - 15:19
Anthropologist Say Humans Evolve More Rapidly

Anthropologist Say Humans Evolve More Rapidly

A new study led by the University of Wisconsin-Madison anthropologist John Hawks revelead that we...
» read full story December 11th, 2007 - 01:12
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Specials

Patient Receives New Windpipe Made From Owen Stem Cells

Some European doctors have performed the first trachea transplant using a woman’s own stem cells...
» read full story November 19th, 2008 - 19:03
Most States Get Ds for Preterm Birth Rate

Most States Get Ds for Preterm Birth Rate

The United States’ high rate of premature births has earned the state a D, according to the...
» read full story November 13th, 2008 - 16:01
8 More Salmonella Cases Tied To Dry Pet Food

8 More Salmonella Cases Tied To Dry Pet Food

Eight more cases of people becoming infected with salmonella Schwarzengrund have been identified,...
» read full story November 08th, 2008 - 23:10
Depression Might Double Risk Of Preterm Delivery

Depression Might Double Risk Of Preterm Delivery

Depression during pregnancy was found to double the chance of a woman to deliver her baby before...
» read full story October 26th, 2008 - 14:31
Pregnancy Depression And Preterm Delivery Go Hand-In-Hand

Pregnancy Depression And Preterm Delivery Go Hand-In-Hand

Mothers-to-be who are depressed during pregnancy have a higher risk of premature delivery, a new...
» read full story October 24th, 2008 - 13:00
Depressed Pregnant Women Are Twice As Likely To Deliver Before Term

Depressed Pregnant Women Are Twice As Likely To Deliver Before Term

Depression during pregnancy raises considerably a woman’s chance to deliver her baby before term,...
» read full story October 23rd, 2008 - 15:25

U.S.A Ranking Low In Infant Mortality Rate

Recent data from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention shows that infant deaths declined...
» read full story October 16th, 2008 - 22:18
25% Of U.S. Teen Girls Received Protection Against Cervical Cancer

25% Of U.S. Teen Girls Received Protection Against Cervical Cancer

An estimated 25 percent of American teenage girls received at least one dose of the Gardasil...
» read full story October 11th, 2008 - 17:21
The Nobel Prize Rekindles 25 Years Old Controversy

The Nobel Prize Rekindles 25 Years Old Controversy

On Monday, the Nobel committee awarded the famous prize to Dr. Luc Montagnier, a...
» read full story October 07th, 2008 - 21:44

German, French Scientists Awarded Nobel Prize for Virus Discoveries

Stockholm - The finding of cervical cancer virus and the discovery of the human immunodeficiency...
» read full story October 06th, 2008 - 16:18
Number Of Americans Living With HIV Tops 1.1 Million, CDC Says

Number Of Americans Living With HIV Tops 1.1 Million, CDC Says

An estimated 1.1 million Americans have contracted the AIDS virus, the Centers for Disease Control...
» read full story October 03rd, 2008 - 14:30
Eprex Under Close Scrutiny After German Trial Study

Eprex Under Close Scrutiny After German Trial Study

A Johnson & Johnson anemia drug tested in Germany on a panel of stroke patients is...
» read full story September 29th, 2008 - 18:56
Homosexuals, Blacks Bear the Heaviest Burden of HIV Infections

Homosexuals, Blacks Bear the Heaviest Burden of HIV Infections

A new report on HIV infections released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
» read full story September 13th, 2008 - 14:00
Fish-Oil Can Reduce Heart-Failure Mortality Rate

Fish-Oil Can Reduce Heart-Failure Mortality Rate

A study conducted by a team of 357 Italian cardiology centers has found that omega-3...
» read full story September 01st, 2008 - 22:30
Fish Oil Supplements Can Reduce Mortality Risk in Heart Failure Patients

Fish Oil Supplements Can Reduce Mortality Risk in Heart Failure Patients

The fact that fish oil and its significant component, omega-3 fatty acids can improve brain power,...
» read full story August 31st, 2008 - 19:24
New Gorilla Population Found In Congo

New Gorilla Population Found In Congo

Today researchers happily announced they found 25,000 western lowland gorillas in the Republic of...
» read full story August 05th, 2008 - 20:11
The AIDS Battle Continues! Researchers Join Efforts to Find a Vaccine

The AIDS Battle Continues! Researchers Join Efforts to Find a Vaccine

Around 33 million people had the AIDS virus in 2007. The majority lived in Sub-Saharan Africa,...
» read full story August 02nd, 2008 - 13:42
2008 Kids Count Data Book

2008 Kids Count Data Book

The situation of children in the United States shows slight signs of improvement from 2000 to...
» read full story June 13th, 2008 - 10:07
Death Gap Expands between Educated and Less Educated in the US

Death Gap Expands between Educated and Less Educated in the US

Being educated could boost your chances to live longer new research suggests. American...
» read full story May 15th, 2008 - 14:46
Report Warns on Deadly Effects of Ozone Pollution

Report Warns on Deadly Effects of Ozone Pollution

Short-term exposure to current levels of ozone pollution is directly linked to poor health in...
» read full story April 23rd, 2008 - 12:26
Alarming Disparities in Life Expectancy across the US

Alarming Disparities in Life Expectancy across the US

Americans’ life expectancy is stagnating or falling as obesity, high blood pressure, different...
» read full story April 22nd, 2008 - 11:38
Rock Stars Rock, But They Die Younger: Study

Rock Stars Rock, But They Die Younger: Study

You would not believe it by looking at the Rolling Stones however, a new study says rock stars are...
» read full story September 04th, 2007 - 14:42
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Movies

Don’t Get Addicted to “The Cleaner”

“He's not a cop. He's not a superhero. He's just a man with a Calling.” William Banks “has...
» read full story July 15th, 2008 - 16:21
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Business

Arena Pharmaceuticals’ Obesity Drug Proven Safe

Arena Pharmaceuticals’ Obesity Drug Proven Safe

Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced today that its experimental pill against obesity passed a...
» read full story March 17th, 2008 - 14:03
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World

Amid Finance Crisis, UN Aid Summit Raises 16 Billion Dollars

New York - Despite a massive financial crisis afflicting rich countries, a one-day United Nations...
» read full story September 26th, 2008 - 09:46
“Babyland” Presents Infant Mortality Rates In Tennessee

“Babyland” Presents Infant Mortality Rates In Tennessee

Despite the welfare of the U.S., the federal republic has the highest rate of infant mortality,...
» read full story August 22nd, 2008 - 20:23
US’ Fight against HIV – Successful Overseas, But Not within Its Borders

US’ Fight against HIV – Successful Overseas, But Not within Its Borders

The number of people being infected with HIV virus in the US is about 40 percent higher than...
» read full story August 03rd, 2008 - 18:21
Congo’s War and Its Consequences Have Killed 5.4 Million

Congo’s War and Its Consequences Have Killed 5.4 Million

Despite the efforts of the world’s largest peacekeeping force, billions of dollars in...
» read full story January 23rd, 2008 - 15:01

Twelve Suicides Daily In Taiwan

Taiwan’s government has released a report that shows the country’s suicide rate is on...
» read full story June 14th, 2007 - 15:00
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People

Patrick Swayze Describes His Treatment As A “Miracle”

Patrick Swayze Describes His Treatment As A “Miracle”

Patrick Swayze, the Dirty Dancing star, looked healthy during his appearance at LAX airport in...
» read full story July 21st, 2008 - 22:09
Patrick Swayze Doesn’t Let Cancer Stand In The Way Of His Career

Patrick Swayze Doesn’t Let Cancer Stand In The Way Of His Career

Someone as multitalented as Patrick Swayze does not allow anything to cut down his enthusiasm when...
» read full story June 10th, 2008 - 16:27
Allegra, An Anorexic Heiress

Allegra, An Anorexic Heiress

Donatella Versace has decided to announce to the world that her daughter is being “consumed” by...
» read full story March 29th, 2007 - 13:07
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