• Sexual, Urinary Health Boosted in Exercisers, Nonsmokers

    Updated: 2010-05-31 19:13:52
    Cigarettes, sedentary lifestyle linked to urological problems, studies show MONDAY, May 31 (HealthDay News) -- For people who need more reasons to start exercising and steer clear of smoking, new research finds that moving around and rejecting cigarettes can improve urinary health in women and sexual health in men. In one study, researchers surveyed more than 2,000 Finnish wom...

  • Prostate Cancer Vaccine Shows Few Side Effects

    Updated: 2010-05-31 19:13:47
    And it extends life for men with advanced disease, researchers say MONDAY, May 31 (HealthDay News)-- The newly approved therapeutic prostate cancer vaccine, Provenge, is safe and has few side effects, a new study finds. In April, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the vaccine for use in men with advanced prostate cancer who had failed hormone therapy. "Proveng...

  • Antidepressants in pregnancy increase risk of miscarriage

    Updated: 2010-05-31 17:46:08
    A new study in CMAJ ( Canadian Medical Association Journal ) found a 68% increase in the overall risk of miscarriage in pregnant women using antidepressants (pre-embargo link only) http://www.cmaj.ca/embargo/cmaj091208.pdf . Antidepressants are widely used in pregnancy and up to 3.7% of women will use them at some point during the first trimester. Discontinuing treatment can result in a...

  • Argentina: Massive vaccination campaign in Buenos Aires

    Updated: 2010-05-31 15:29:23

  • Women Smokers Targeted on 'World No Tobacco Day'

    Updated: 2010-05-31 14:03:51
    Smoking-related illnesses kill more females than males, organizers say MONDAY, May 31 (HealthDay News) -- Although cancer death rates for women are generally on the downswing, statistics indicate that female lung cancer fatalities are rising, the American Lung Association (ALA) says. More than 170,000 American women die every year from tobacco-related illness, the ALA estimate...

  • Experts find compound to fight bird, seasonal flu

    Updated: 2010-05-31 13:42:46

  • Obtain Ultimate Health from Tips in New Xulon Press Title

    Updated: 2010-05-31 09:18:48
    Author’ book an awesome teaching tool regarding the success of man Longwood, FL (Vocus) May 31, 2010 -- Those seeking to obtain ultimate health should take a page from author Fay Julius-Williams’book, Keys to Biblical Divine Health ($11.99, paperback, 978-1-61579-427-0). After experiencing several illnesses in previous years an...

  • India: Another kind of public-health disaster

    Updated: 2010-05-31 04:02:11

  • Breast Cancer Vaccine Possible, Scientists Say

    Updated: 2010-05-30 19:05:55
    Human trials may begin next year SUNDAY, May 30 (HealthDay News) -- A study in mice suggests that a preventive breast cancer vaccine might be possible in humans, scientists say. Women may begin taking part in the next stage of research as soon as next year, they added. "We believe that this vaccine will someday be used to prevent breast cancer in adult women in the same w...

  • Frequent Urination at Night Linked to Raised Death Risk

    Updated: 2010-05-30 19:05:51
    Study found correlation was strongest for those under 65 SUNDAY, May 30 (HealthDay News) -- People who wake up frequently during the night to urinate are at an increased risk of death even after accounting for chronic conditions that are known to cause the problem, two new studies show. The findings, scheduled to be presented Sunday at the American Urological Association's ann...

  • Celebrate The World Health Organization's World No Tobacco Day, and Get Free eBook - Protect Women from Tobacco Marketing and Smoke

    Updated: 2010-05-30 19:00:55
    May 31st is the World Health Organization's World No Tobacco Day. According to the World Health Organization, 1 billion people will die from smoking in this century. The e-book Toward A Tobacco Free World is being given away to inform people about the significant adverse effect tobacco continues to have on humanity, and to create awareness of the World Health Organizati...

  • Regional differences in C-section rate not a result of maternal request: UBC study

    Updated: 2010-05-30 17:37:26
    Fewer than two per cent of cesarean births in British Columbia were a result of maternal request, but the number of cesarean and assisted vaginal deliveries varied widely across health regions in B.C., according to a new study by University of British Columbia researchers. "There is a misconception that the overall increase of cesarean births is the result of maternal request," says lead a...

  • Back on the road

    Updated: 2010-05-30 13:17:57

  • Zimbabwe faces new cholera threat

    Updated: 2010-05-30 13:13:09

  • Ghana: H1N1 hits Aburi Girls, over 80 students infected

    Updated: 2010-05-30 13:00:24
    : : , H5N1 News and Resources about Influenza , Infectious Diseases and Public Health Sri Lanka : Threat of dengue in Colombo Main Zimbabwe faces new cholera threat May 30, 2010 Ghana : H1N1 hits Aburi Girls , over 80 students infected Via Myjoyonline.com : nbsp H1N1 hits Aburi Girls , over 80 students infected : Excerpt A massive wave of H1N1 influenza swine flu has hit another Eastern Region School , Aburi Presbyterian Senior High School , and over 80 students are believed to have been infected . nbsp This comes barely a week after over 170 students of the St . Martin’s Senior High School at Adoagyire in the same district got infected with the diseases . nbsp Reports say the over 80 infected students of the Aburi Presbyterian SHS have been quarantined in one of the dormitories in the

  • Sri Lanka: Threat of dengue in Colombo

    Updated: 2010-05-30 12:54:35

  • Radiation for Prostate Cancer May Boost Fracture Risk

    Updated: 2010-05-30 10:06:12
    Study found treatment hiked hip fractures by 58 percent SUNDAY, May 30 (HealthDay News) -- A new study suggests that prostate cancer patients who undergo three-dimensional external-beam radiation therapy may be at increased risk of breaking their hips, but they can take action to strengthen their bones after treatment. Doctors already know that treatment with androgen-suppress...

  • Vitamins Fail to Protect Men Against Bladder Cancer

    Updated: 2010-05-30 09:10:09
    Little is known about anticancer benefits of supplements, researchers caution SUNDAY, May 30 (HealthDay News) -- New research suggests that vitamins may do nothing to protect men against bladder cancer and might even raise the risk of another type of cancer. In one study examining vitamin use, researchers analyzed more than 10,000 questionnaires that men filled out as they too...

  • Indonesia: 13-year-old may have H5N1

    Updated: 2010-05-29 17:07:36

  • Australia: Expert warns dengue threat may spread

    Updated: 2010-05-29 17:03:03

  • Argentina: Blitz vaccinations for at-risk groups

    Updated: 2010-05-29 16:57:38

  • Flu cases in Singapore near epidemic levels

    Updated: 2010-05-29 16:48:25

  • WHO: Update 102

    Updated: 2010-05-29 16:43:23

  • Venezuela making progress against dengue

    Updated: 2010-05-29 05:06:24

  • Package spotlights maternal health in 5 countries

    Updated: 2010-05-29 01:01:28
    The team at the Pulitzer Gateway (a site from the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting) have turned their focus toward worldwide maternal health and produced "Dying for Life," a package that spans five countries and three continents. Here are its components: Nigeria A reminder that despite a slight improvement in global maternal ...

  • Wisconsin’s low Medicaid fees create dental woes

    Updated: 2010-05-29 01:01:27
    The Wisconsin State Journal's David Wahlberg reports that access to adequate dental care is a major public health issue throughout the state, especially among Medicaid recipients. Federally funded clinics are starting to fill the gaps, but there is still quite a bit of catching up to do. Waiting lists are ...

  • On the road again

    Updated: 2010-05-28 15:55:24

  • Moral panic and pandemics

    Updated: 2010-05-28 13:15:45

  • Canada: Low H1N1 vaccination rate alarms health experts

    Updated: 2010-05-28 13:05:14

  • WHO: Yellow fever in Cameroon

    Updated: 2010-05-28 05:11:41

  • Sri Lanka: A fresh effort to tackle dengue

    Updated: 2010-05-28 05:07:11

  • Is the US to blame for flu?

    Updated: 2010-05-28 03:16:17

  • Japan: H1N1 had 28 variants

    Updated: 2010-05-28 03:09:40

  • Lead poisoning hurts Detroit kids’ academics

    Updated: 2010-05-27 20:32:45
    Detroit Free Press reporters Tina Lam and Kristi Tanner-White report that data compiled by the city shows that "More than half of the students tested in Detroit Public Schools have a history of lead poisoning, which affects brain function for life." Lead poisoning is bad news, but it gets much ...

  • CDC report includes state data on infections

    Updated: 2010-05-27 20:32:44
    The CDC has released a report detailing health-care-associated infections, specifically central line-associated bloodstream infections. This is the first such report to include any state-specific information, according to the CDC, though it only includes states that require reporting of CLABSIs to the National Healthcare Safety Network. The CDC expects this to serve ...

  • GAO evaluates youth concussion databases

    Updated: 2010-05-27 20:32:43
    In a recent report, the Goverment Accountability Office reviewed national efforts to track concussions in youth sports (highlights). The report evaluates local and national laws designed to keep young athletes safe, but the most immediately useful component may be the identification and evaluation of three incomplete national databases now being ...

  • Center names 15 Vietnam Reporting Fellows

    Updated: 2010-05-27 04:31:20
    The Renaissance Journalism Center, at San Francisco State University, has selected a mix of "mainstream, ethnic and student journalists" for its Vietnam Reporting Project Fellowships. Vietnam. Photo by jrwooley6 via Flickr. The 15 fellows will be expected to "investigate the toxic legacy left in Vietnam by the use of the herbicide Agent ...

  • How bad docs keep clean records

    Updated: 2010-05-26 07:07:28
    The St. Louis Post-Dispatch's Jeremy Kohler and Blythe Bernhard used the example of one litigious St. Louis psychiatrist to demonstrate how doctors can work the system to keep their records clean and professional prospects bright despite work histories that are sometimes anything but. The strong anecdote provides engaging context for ...

  • CDC used flawed data on lead in drinking water

    Updated: 2010-05-25 17:53:14
    The Washington Post's Carol Leonnig reports that an investigation by the House Committee on Science and Technology's Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight has confirmed what The Washington Post first reported last year, namely: Photo by blandm via Flickr "The nation's premier public health agency knowingly used flawed data to claim that high ...

  • Feds want to fight food deserts

    Updated: 2010-05-25 01:52:05
    The Detroit News' Nathan Hurst reports from D.C. on the Healthy Food Financing Initiative, proposed legislation that would commit between $400 million and $1 billion dollars to "building and improving stores where access to fresh food is limited." It's modeled on a Pennsylvania program which provided start-up costs to grocery stores ...

  • Coverage of bacon, cell phones doesn’t add up

    Updated: 2010-05-24 17:51:25
    Zoe Williams, a columnist for the UK's Guardian, weighs in on coverage of two recent studies, saying that the Daily Mail "takes the role of the Friend Who Exaggerates." Williams takes issue with how the paper reported a study about cellular phones and the risk of brain cancer and how it ...

Current Feed Items | Previous Months Items

Apr 2010 | Mar 2010 | Feb 2010 | Jan 2010 | Dec 2009 | Nov 2009