News results: "respiratory infections"

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Health

FDA Approves Simponi for Rheumatoid Arthritis

FDA Approves Simponi for Rheumatoid Arthritis

The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved rheumatoid arthritis drug golimumab marketed...
» read full story April 25th, 2009 - 13:32

Seven Cases of Human Swine Flu Reported in the US

The number of people contracting swine flu is on the rise in the United States with the Centers for...
» read full story April 24th, 2009 - 15:05

Two Cases of Human Swine Flu Traced in California

Two kids in California got infected with swine flu in late March but they recovered, according to...
» read full story April 22nd, 2009 - 15:41
Walgreen To Provide Free Care For Unemployed

Walgreen To Provide Free Care For Unemployed

Walgreen Co., the nation’s largest drugstore chain, and its Take Care Health Systems...
» read full story April 01st, 2009 - 15:34

3-year-old in Vietnam dies of bird flu

   Hanoi  - A 3-year-old Vietnamese boy has died of avian influenza after four...
» read full story March 20th, 2009 - 09:51
Lack of Sunshine Vitamin May Trigger Colds

Lack of Sunshine Vitamin May Trigger Colds

Lack of sunshine vitamin may trigger colds, according to a study published this week in the...
» read full story February 24th, 2009 - 15:28
The 118 Rescued Cats Were Euthanized, But Animal Ark Replies

The 118 Rescued Cats Were Euthanized, But Animal Ark Replies

Sad to hear, the 118 cats rescued last week from a Saint Anthony, Minnesota mobile home were...
» read full story February 16th, 2009 - 17:30
Sequencing of Virus DNA May Help Scientists Find a Cure for Common Cold

Sequencing of Virus DNA May Help Scientists Find a Cure for Common Cold

Scientists are hoping to find a cure for the common cold and a new discovery brings them closer to...
» read full story February 15th, 2009 - 14:32
RSV Infections More Common Than Previously Known

RSV Infections More Common Than Previously Known

Respiratory syncytial virus or RSV appears to be responsible for as many visits to doctors each...
» read full story February 05th, 2009 - 15:25
Strange Disease Leads to Warnings and Parents are Encouraged to Vaccinate their Children

Strange Disease Leads to Warnings and Parents are Encouraged to Vaccinate their Children

Five cases of the infectious children's bacterial disease known as HiB, or Haemophilus influenza...
» read full story January 25th, 2009 - 12:59
Rise in Hib Cases in Minnesota Makes CDC Officials Urge Vaccination

Rise in Hib Cases in Minnesota Makes CDC Officials Urge Vaccination

Five children were infected in Minnesota with a bacterial infection known as Hib: Haemophilus...
» read full story January 24th, 2009 - 15:19
Early C-Sections Pose Risks For Babies, Study Reveals

Early C-Sections Pose Risks For Babies, Study Reveals

 Babies born by Caesarean section earlier than medical guidelines recommend are twice as...
» read full story January 09th, 2009 - 13:30
Half-Dose Flu Shots Work Just As Well In Young Adults

Half-Dose Flu Shots Work Just As Well In Young Adults

As the National Influenza Vaccination Week is ongoing, all Americans at high risk of getting the...
» read full story December 09th, 2008 - 14:55
The National Influenza Vaccination Week Is Here! Get Your Shot!

The National Influenza Vaccination Week Is Here! Get Your Shot!

National Influenza Vaccination Week is set for Dec. 8 – 12. Therefore, Americans are all invited...
» read full story December 08th, 2008 - 13:39
Panel: Medical Residents Should Sleep More to Prevent Deadly Errors

Panel: Medical Residents Should Sleep More to Prevent Deadly Errors

A series of reports done on the medical field have revealed serious medical errors....
» read full story December 03rd, 2008 - 14:20
Autumn Babies More Likely To Develop Asthma

Autumn Babies More Likely To Develop Asthma

U.S. researchers concluded on Friday that babies that are born four months before the peak cold and...
» read full story November 23rd, 2008 - 10:53
Autumn Babies Are More Prone To Childhood Asthma

Autumn Babies Are More Prone To Childhood Asthma

Are you afraid of having a child with asthma? A new study suggests that the time of the year in...
» read full story November 21st, 2008 - 15:20
Childhood Allergies, Asthma Problems Require More Attention

Childhood Allergies, Asthma Problems Require More Attention

A report released last month by the CDC’s National Center for Health Statistics has revealed that...
» read full story November 11th, 2008 - 14:20
No More Than Two Cups of Coffee a Day for Pregnant Women

No More Than Two Cups of Coffee a Day for Pregnant Women

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has recently altered their recommendations for pregnant women with...
» read full story November 03rd, 2008 - 20:25
Older Donated Blood Carries Infection Risk, US Study Shows

Older Donated Blood Carries Infection Risk, US Study Shows

A new study by US researchers found that patients given transfusions of blood stored for more than...
» read full story October 29th, 2008 - 16:30
Today’s Smokers More Hooked on Nicotine

Today’s Smokers More Hooked on Nicotine

People trying to quit smoking these days need much more intensive and individualized treatment, as...
» read full story October 29th, 2008 - 14:30
Flu Shots for Everybody! Take yours!

Flu Shots for Everybody! Take yours!

As winter is just two months away, US health authorities are more alert than ever and urge...
» read full story October 20th, 2008 - 14:30
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
American Academy Of Pediatrics Urges Doubling Vitamin D For Children

American Academy Of Pediatrics Urges Doubling Vitamin D For Children

The deficiency of vitamin D during childhood and adolescence has outcomes later in life like the...
» read full story October 14th, 2008 - 11:00

Asthmatic Children Should Carry an Emergency Plan

Heidenheim, Germany - Asthmatic children should always carry an emergency plan containing...
» read full story October 13th, 2008 - 09:49
Pregnant Women Should Consider Getting a Flu Shot to Protect Their Baby

Pregnant Women Should Consider Getting a Flu Shot to Protect Their Baby

A new study conducted by a doctor at the John Hopkins University’s Bloomerg School of Public...
» read full story September 19th, 2008 - 13:43
Washington Smoking Rates Lower than Ever, Survey Shows

Washington Smoking Rates Lower than Ever, Survey Shows

It appears that people are becoming more aware of the fact the smoking is not healthy according to...
» read full story September 18th, 2008 - 15:45
One Flu Shot in Pregnant Women Can Save Both Mother and Baby

One Flu Shot in Pregnant Women Can Save Both Mother and Baby

Recent studies have finally found a way to help prevent infections in newborns, as they are more...
» read full story September 18th, 2008 - 08:38
Update: Walgreens Takes The Fight Over SF Tobacco Ban To Court

Update: Walgreens Takes The Fight Over SF Tobacco Ban To Court

The largest US drug-store chain by sales, Walgreen Co., is seeking an emergency injunction to...
» read full story September 10th, 2008 - 14:45
Non-Smoker Men More Likely To Die From Lung Cancer Than Women

Non-Smoker Men More Likely To Die From Lung Cancer Than Women

The largest ever done study on nonsmokers in North America, Europe and Asia and their chances...
» read full story September 09th, 2008 - 16:30
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U.S.

Cases of Hib in Minnessota - A ‘Reminder’ That Vaccination Is Important

Cases of Hib in Minnessota - A ‘Reminder’ That Vaccination Is Important

Five new infections with Hib: Haemophilus Influenzae type b in Minnesota has made more than clear...
» read full story January 25th, 2009 - 15:27
The National Influenza Vaccination Week Is Here

The National Influenza Vaccination Week Is Here

National Influenza Vaccination Week is set for Dec. 8 – 12. Therefore, Americans are all invited...
» read full story December 11th, 2008 - 07:25
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World

Deadly tide of birds fuels fears of bird flu cover-up

   Hong Kong  - For more than a week now a deadly tide has been washing out of...
» read full story February 06th, 2009 - 12:15

World's tallest woman dies in the US

Washington - Sandy Allen, the tallest woman in the world according to the Guinness Book of World...
» read full story August 14th, 2008 - 08:45
House Overwhelmingly Votes in Favor of Tobacco Regulation

House Overwhelmingly Votes in Favor of Tobacco Regulation

US House of representative on Wednesday overwhelmingly voted for a bill that would give the Food...
» read full story July 31st, 2008 - 14:04
Obama Can Take Pride in His Health

Obama Can Take Pride in His Health

Following John McCain’s release of his medical record, amounting to more than one thousand pages,...
» read full story May 30th, 2008 - 20:54
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Business

Reckitt Benckiser Is Ready to Enter the U. S. Healthcare Market

Reckitt Benckiser Is Ready to Enter the U. S. Healthcare Market

Reckitt Benckiser, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of cleaning products, with operations...
» read full story December 10th, 2007 - 17:15
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Specials

Good News for Unemployed: Walgreens Offers Them Free Care

Good News for Unemployed: Walgreens Offers Them Free Care

Have you lost you job recently? If you’re among “yes” people, then you have one...
» read full story April 02nd, 2009 - 15:01
Medical Residents Should Sleep More to Prevent Deadly Errors

Medical Residents Should Sleep More to Prevent Deadly Errors

A series of reports done on the medical field have revealed serious medical errors....
» read full story December 05th, 2008 - 22:14
Fall-Born Babies More Likely to Develop Asthma

Fall-Born Babies More Likely to Develop Asthma

Babies who are born in autumn, four months before the peak of winter virus season, have a higher...
» read full story November 24th, 2008 - 14:40
New York Tries to Make People Quit Smoking with Horrifying Images

New York Tries to Make People Quit Smoking with Horrifying Images

Smokers in New York will have to face the truth about the harmful effects of smoking on their...
» read full story September 23rd, 2008 - 17:00
Flu Shots while Pregnant Cut Risk of Infections for You and Your Baby

Flu Shots while Pregnant Cut Risk of Infections for You and Your Baby

Mothers-to-be should consider getting a flu shot while pregnant in order to protect their newborns...
» read full story September 18th, 2008 - 14:40
Smoking Addiction Could Be In Your Genes

Smoking Addiction Could Be In Your Genes

Researchers from the University of Michigan, Washington University School of Medicine, as well as...
» read full story August 11th, 2008 - 14:15
Tobacco Regulation – A Step Forward to a Healthier Nation

Tobacco Regulation – A Step Forward to a Healthier Nation

In an attempt to lower the number of people becoming addicted of cigarettes and also that of the...
» read full story August 04th, 2008 - 15:26
FDA Requests Black Box On Antibiotics Warning About Tendon Ruptures

FDA Requests Black Box On Antibiotics Warning About Tendon Ruptures

Makers of fluoroquinolone antibiotics are strongly requested by the U.S. Food and Drug...
» read full story July 09th, 2008 - 11:15
California's Beaches Receive Grades from Environmental Group

California's Beaches Receive Grades from Environmental Group

Heal the Bay released a new Beach Report Card Thursday, grading the beaches along...
» read full story September 28th, 2007 - 14:08
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Science

Study: Autumn Babies Are More Prone To Childhood Asthma

Study: Autumn Babies Are More Prone To Childhood Asthma

Are you afraid of having a child with asthma? A new study suggests that the time of the year in...
» read full story November 22nd, 2008 - 12:42
US Loses Lives and Money over Medical Errors

US Loses Lives and Money over Medical Errors

Hospitalization usually gives people a chance to get better, but there are also cases when...
» read full story April 09th, 2008 - 16:55
Researchers Claim They Found The “Skinny” Gene

Researchers Claim They Found The “Skinny” Gene

The researchers from UT Southwestern Medical Center have found a new cause for obesity. According...
» read full story September 05th, 2007 - 16:08
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