ER Docs Predict Jump in Emergency Room Visits (HealthDay)
HealthDay - MONDAY, May 17 (HealthDay News) -- Despite last month's passage of
health care reform, a new poll reveals that more than two-thirds of
emergency room doctors believe ER visits will continue to go up.
Health Highlights: May 17, 2010 (HealthDay)
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Is Ketosis Dangerous
Low carb diets work for quick weight loss because the body goes into ketosis, but is ketosis dangerous? This topic has been debated among health experts, and if you plan to try a low carb ketogenic
Health Highlights: March 12, 2010 (HealthDay)
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Neoprobe says radioactive tracing agent’s NDA on track (Reuters)
Reuters - Diagnostics products maker Neoprobe Corp said U.S. health regulators have indicated that data from a late-stage trial of its radioactive tracing agent would support filing for marketing approval.
Health Highlights: March 11, 2010 (HealthDay)
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As You Age, Better Health Means Better Sex (HealthDay)
HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- Better health translates
into better sex lives, with healthy people more likely to engage in sex
(and good sex at that) and to express an interest in sex, new research
finds.
Supreme Court takes vaccine appeal
Parents who say that a range of preventive vaccines given their young children can cause serious health problems will have their appeal heard by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Dems: No health bill sked promises
Despite a call from the White House for health care legislation to pass this month, key Democrats are avoiding any promises about how soon the next steps may come.
Breast-Feeding Helps Mom Stay Slimmer Later in Life (HealthDay)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, March 5 (HealthDay News) -- The benefits of
breast-feeding for infants are numerous and well-known, but researchers
are finding more and more that breast-feeding can be a boon to mom's
health as well.
AIDS rise may force India to spend more: World Bank (Reuters)
Reuters - India will have to scale up prevention of HIV to avoid having to spend an increasing share of its health budget on treatment of AIDS patients, the World Bank and other agencies said Sunday.
Dutch government wants to sell flu vaccines back (Reuters)
Reuters - The Dutch government wants to sell 21 million unused H1N1 flu vaccine doses back to their manufacturers after they proved unnecessary and no other country wanted to buy them, the Health Ministry said on Saturday.
FDA recalls flavor enhancer
Federal health authorities on Thursday announced the recall of hydrolyzed vegetable protein, commonly used to enhance flavor in processed foods, after samples were found to contain salmonella.
Health Highlights: March 5, 2010 (HealthDay)
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Health project helps North-South Korean ties: WHO (Reuters)
Reuters - North Korea has reduced deaths from surgery and among women in childbirth under a program funded by South Korea that is building trust across the divided peninsula, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.
Philippines HIV cases spike to record in January (Reuters)
Reuters - The Philippines diagnosed 143 people with HIV in January -- a national high -- and the country's health secretary said on Thursday she would seek more public funds to distribute condoms among high-risk groups.
Foodborne illness costs $152 billion annually (Reuters)
Reuters - Foodborne illnesses cost the United States $152 billion in health-related expenses each year, far more than prior estimates, according to a study released by consumer and public health groups on Wednesday.
Foodborne illness costs U.S. $152 billion annually: study (Reuters)
Reuters - Foodborne illnesses cost the United States $152 billion in health-related expenses each year, according to a study released by consumer and public health groups on Wednesday.
Health Highlights: March 2, 2010 (HealthDay)
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