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Too many kids breathe others' smoke in cars: CDC

Texting while driving, speeding and back-seat hanky-panky aren't all that parents need to worry about when their kids are in cars: Add secondhand smoke to the list.

Health created Feb 06, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 7

Measles cases rise after decade of decline

Measles outbreaks in parts of Europe and Africa led to some 60,000 more cases worldwide in 2010 over the previous year, after nearly a decade of declines, US health authorities said on Thursday.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Feb 02, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Unexplained skin condition is non-infectious, not linked to environmental cause: CDC

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has completed a comprehensive study of an unexplained skin condition commonly referred to as Morgellons and found no infectious agent and no evidence to suggest an environmental ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 25, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

CDC: Many teen moms didn't think it could happen

A new government study suggests a lot of teenage girls are clueless about their chances of getting pregnant.

Health created Jan 19, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

India reports new TB strain resistant to all drugs

Indian doctors have reported the country's first cases of "totally drug-resistant tuberculosis," a long-feared and virtually untreatable form of the killer lung disease.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 1

New laboratory method uses mass spectrometry to rapidly detect staph infections

Researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have developed a new laboratory test that can rapidly identify the bacterium responsible for staph infections. ...

Medical research created Jan 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

NIST releases two new SRMs for monitoring human exposure to environmental toxins

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), has developed two new Standard Reference Materials (SRMs) for measurements of human exposure ...

Other created Jan 11, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Over-65s are frequent binge drinkers: US study

Binge drinking is more common in the United States than previously thought, particularly among young adults, though the most frequent offenders are over 65, said a US government study on Tuesday.

Health created Jan 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Panel urges lower cutoff for child lead poisoning

(AP) -- For the first time in 20 years, a federal panel is urging the government to lower the threshold for lead poisoning in children.

Health created Jan 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Oklahoma baby is 3rd sickened by rare bacteria

(AP) -- An Oklahoma baby is the third infant this month sickened by bacteria sometimes associated with tainted infant formula.

Health created Dec 28, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Survey: 1 in 4 women attacked by intimate partner

(AP) -- It's a startling number: 1 in 4 women surveyed by the government say they were violently attacked by their husbands or boyfriends.

Health created Dec 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

For protection against cancers, both boys and girls benefit from getting HPV vaccine

On Oct. 25, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that all adolescent boys be immunized against the human papilloma virus, which causes several types of cancer in both sexes. We strongly support ...

Cancer created Dec 12, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Vanderbilt study leads to simpler therapy for treating latent tuberculosis

Research, led by Timothy Sterling, M.D., professor of Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, has led to an important change in CDC recommendations in the regimen for prevention of the centuries-old scourge, tuberculosis ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Dec 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study finds inadequate mask use among health care workers early in 2009 H1N1 outbreak

Inadequate use of masks or respirators put health care workers at risk of 2009 H1N1 infection during the earliest stages of the 2009 pandemic in the U.S., according to a study published in the December issue of Infection Co ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Nov 30, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Blood disorders are a public health issue

Public health should focus not only on reducing the burden of common diseases but also address the needs of people with blood disorders , experts say in a supplement to December's American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

Health created Nov 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0