When the World Health Organization declared the official end earlier this month of the H1N1 influenza pandemic, few people mustered a shrug. No one stopped the presses. No one threw a parade….
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Birth Rates Fall Amid Economic Uncertainty
Births rates have declined in several states, a trend experts link to the uncertain economic outlook and high unemployment rate, NPR’s “All Things Considered” reports. Recent data indicate that Illinois’ birth rate…
People Over 80 Often Have Mixed Pathologies In Their Brains That Account For Their Memory Loss
Most recent studies show that elderly people over the age of 80 often have mixed pathologies in their brains that account for their memory loss and confusion. Very few senior citizens have…
Human cases of West Nile virus and EEE reported in Boston
A 46-year-old Boston woman has been diagnosed with West Nile virus, the first human case of the mosquito-borne virus in Massachusetts this summer, public health authorities said today. Officials also said a…
Breast-Feeding May Lower Women’s Risk for Type 2 Diabetes
A new study finds that mothers who don’t breast-feed their children are at greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes later in life compared to those who do breast-feed. Type 2 diabetes…
FDA to inspect large egg farms
The Food and Drug Administration is planning to inspect all of the country’s largest egg farms before the end of next year following the massive recall of tainted eggs linked to a…
Risk Of Eye Infection With Contact Lens Solution
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is warning people that a manufacturer, Abbott Medical Optics (AMO), is recalling two lots of AMO Complete multi-purpose contact lens solution because of the…
GE Donates Web-based EMR To University Of Texas Program
GE Healthcare is bringing today’s EMR technology to tomorrow’s practitioners by donating its latest platform to the University of Texas at Austin for educational use. The University’s Health Information Technology Summer Certificate…
Obesity Surgery Up Tenfold In England
The number of NHS operations for bariatric or weight loss surgery has increased tenfold in England since 2000 say researchers, who suggest the main reason is because obese patients are more aware…
Lipid Peroxides Found To Be More Sophisticated Than Their Reputation
In a joint study conducted by Helmholtz Zentrum Munchen, the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) and a research group at Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden, researchers have now discovered that lipid…
Cinnamon Extracts – Could Help Reduce Risk Factors Associated With Diabetes And Heart Disease
A study led by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) chemist Richard Anderson suggests that a water soluble extract of cinnamon, which contains antioxidative compounds, could help reduce risk factors associated with diabetes…
Norway Is Probably Well Prepared For Major New Outbreaks Of Swine Flu
By autumn 2009, almost half of the population of Norway had been vaccinated against the pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus. Many had also been infected by the virus during the summer and…
New York State permits Genelex Corporation’s DNA Drug Sensitivity Tests
The New York State Department of Health has licensed Genelex Corporation’s DNA Drug Sensitivity Tests for use by doctors in the state. The issued Clinical Laboratory Permit is for DNA testing of…
MCNA announces $2 million for HEAL program to manage childhood asthma
The mold that spread like a rash across post-Katrina New Orleans did more than destroy homes – it made children with asthma sick. On the fifth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, experts point…
Experimental drug PLX4032 holds promise against cancers with faulty BRAF gene
Trial drug ‘effective’ against cancers with faulty BRAF gene An experimental drug designed to treat cancers with a particular genetic fault has shown promising results in a small clinical trial. The drug,…