CDC: One in 50 poor, straight urban Americans infected with HIV
(HealthDay)—About one in every 50 heterosexual Americans living in poorer urban neighborhoods is infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported ...
HIV & AIDS
Mar 14, 2013 |
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Big improvements in preconception health trends among women of reproductive age reported
A woman's health status before pregnancy is critical for the health and wellbeing of the fetus and mother-to-be. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has set Healthy People 2020 national ...
Health
Mar 14, 2013 |
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Current HIV screening guidelines are too conservative
Early HIV treatment can save lives as well as have profound prevention benefits. But those infected with the virus first must be identified before they can be helped.
HIV & AIDS
Mar 13, 2013 |
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Hard to find good info on drug safety in pregnancy
Nearly every woman takes a medication at some point during pregnancy. Yet there's disturbingly little easy-to-understand information about which drugs pose a risk to her baby, and what to do about it.
Medications
Mar 12, 2013 |
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Nearly a third of antibiotic prescriptions for dialysis patients inappropriate
Patients who receive hemodialysis are at a significant risk of developing infections, a leading cause of hospitalization and death in this patient population. A new study highlights the need to improve antibiotic use in outpatient ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 12, 2013 |
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Salmonella typhimurium outbreak traced to frogs
(HealthDay)—An outbreak of primarily pediatric Salmonella Typhimurium infections in the United States has been traced to aquatic African dwarf frogs kept as pets, according to a study published online March ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 12, 2013 |
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Single concussion may cause lasting brain damage
A single concussion may cause lasting structural damage to the brain, according to a new study published online in the journal Radiology.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 12, 2013 |
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More evidence whooping cough protection wanes
(HealthDay)—Despite high levels of vaccination, the rate of whooping cough in the United States is at its highest level in decades, and one reason may be that immunity from the vaccine diminishes each year ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 11, 2013 |
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Flu infections continue to decline
(HealthDay)—The flu season may not be over, but the worst of it seems to be.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 09, 2013 |
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Partner abuse counseling for women insufficient
Only about one in five central Pennsylvania women who have experienced intimate partner violence is asked or counseled by a health care provider about abuse, according to Penn State medicine and public health science researchers. ...
Health
Mar 08, 2013 |
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African-American breast cancer survivors face higher risk of heart failure
African-American women who survive breast cancer are more likely to develop heart failure than other women who have beaten the disease, according to research being presented at the American College of Cardiology's 62nd Annual ...
Cardiology
Mar 07, 2013 |
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Do more gun laws mean fewer gun deaths?
(HealthDay)—States with the strongest gun laws have fewer gun-related suicides and murders, a new study suggests.
Health
Mar 06, 2013 |
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Next NYC health campaign: too-loud earphones (Update)
(AP)—Add cranked-up earphones to the list of health dangers Mayor Michael Bloomberg wants New Yorkers to avoid.
Health
Mar 06, 2013 |
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Blacks have more preventable hypertension hospitalizations
(HealthDay)—Blacks have higher rates of preventable hypertension hospitalizations than whites, according to a study published online Feb. 28 in Preventing Chronic Disease.
Health
Mar 05, 2013 |
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New tool better estimates pandemic threats
A simple new method better assesses the risks posed by emerging zoonotic viruses (those transmissible from animals to humans), according to a study published in PLOS Medicine this week. Dr. Simon Cauchemez and colleagues from I ...
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Mar 05, 2013 |
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