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| CT scans can be costly -- to your kids' long-term health Los Angeles Times You're at your kid's football game, and suddenly you see him fall, leveled flat by a crushing tackle. Your baby is out cold. Knowing the long-term consequences that can result from a head injury, you rush him to the emergency room, where doctors order ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Report: Few Americans Are Homosexual The New American A researcher at the UCLA School of Law reports that 9 million American adults, about 3.5 percent of the population, are homosexual, lesbian, or bisexual. Gary Gates of the school's Williams Institute puts that figure in perspective by noting that 3.5 ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Global Trigger Tool Vs. AGRQ: Which Identifies Medical Errors Best? Medical News Today A new piece featured in Health Affairs online magazine has uncovered the fact that in more than a decade of national focus on patient safety, medical errors and other adverse events have occurred as much as ten times more than some previous estimates ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| FDA: No Need for Stiffer Warnings on ADHD Drugs MedPage Today By John Gever, Senior Editor, MedPage Today Preliminary results from studies sponsored by the FDA and the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality on cardiovascular risks associated with stimulant drugs for attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Can't Get Enough Coffee? It Might Be in Your Genes TIME By Meredith Melnick Friday, April 8, 2011 | 0 comments If you rely on a deep, sludgy kick of java to get you through the day, your need for caffeine might have something to do with your genes: a team of researchers have identified variations on two ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Worst Cities for Spring Allergies WebMD By Jennifer Warner April 8, 2011 -- The charm of a Southern spring may be lost on millions of seasonal allergy sufferers. A new study shows Knoxville and a host of other Southern cities top the list of the worst places to live with spring allergies. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Health Officials Identify Source Of Serratia Contamination WNCF By Lisa Blackwell Alabama Department of Health says they now know the point at which the serratia marcescens contamination occurred. The outbreak which affected 19 patients in six Alabama hospitals, was linked to TPN supplied by Meds IV Pharmacy in ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Strawberries Fight Cancer, Study Finds Wall Street Journal By JENNIFER CORBETT DOOREN Strawberries have the potential to prevent esophageal cancer, according to a preliminary study released Wednesday. Researchers, led by Ohio State University, were able to show that freeze-dried strawberries slowed the growth ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Your Health During a Government Shutdown Wall Street Journal (blog) By Katherine Hobson With little progress on budget talks so far today, we could indeed be facing a government shutdown starting at midnight, the WSJ reports. So what would that mean for the health- and medical-related functions of government? ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Mass. mom admits withholding cancer meds from son The Associated Press LAWRENCE, Mass. (AP) — A Massachusetts woman charged with attempted murder for withholding cancer treatment from her autistic son testified Friday that she did not give him at least five months of chemotherapy medications because the side effects made ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| April declared Child Abuse Prevention Month YNN BINGHAMTON, NY -- Local leaders gathered in Binghamton Friday to officially declare April Child Abuse Prevention Month. Many in attendance of the event wore blue, in support of the efforts being made to curb child abuse. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Fight against cancer draws 1100 to CCU campus WMBF By Meghan Miller, WMBF News Reporter - email CONWAY, SC (WMBF) – More than 11 million Americans know what it's like to be diagnosed with cancer, and now one local university is rallying together to help put a stop to the deadly disease. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Health Highlights: April 8, 2011 U.S. News & World Report Increasing the number of poor children who receive dental care and hiring trusted local people to act as community health workers are among the steps included in a US government plan to improve the health care and well-being of minorities. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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