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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 created Mar 09, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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 created Mar 08, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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 created Mar 07, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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 created Mar 06, 2013 | popularity 3 / 5 (6) | comments 28

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 created Mar 06, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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 created Mar 05, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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 ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 05, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

US warns over deadly, hard-to-treat bacteria (Update)

A deadly strain of hard-to-treat bacteria is spreading in US health facilities, posing a particular risk to the nation's most vulnerable patients, authorities said in a report on Tuesday.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 05, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New study suggests potential shift in burden of pneumococcal disease

New studies revealed today by Latin American researchers and global health leaders suggest that the highest burden of deadly pneumococcal disease in Latin America may be shifting to adults as countries successfully immunize ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 05, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Heavy moms-to-be at greater risk of C-section

Researchers from Norway found that women with a pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) of 40 had an increased risk of vacuum extraction delivery or Cesarean section (C-section). Findings that appear in Acta Obstetricia et Gy ...

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Mar 05, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study shows declining life span for some US women

A new study offers more compelling evidence that life expectancy for some U.S. women is actually falling, a disturbing trend that experts can't explain.

Health created Mar 04, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Studies advance knowledge of HIV impact on hepatitis C infection and genes that may thwart HCV

Infectious disease experts at Johns Hopkins have found that among people infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV), co-infection with HIV, speeds damage and scarring of liver tissue by almost a decade.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 04, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

AIDS journal publishes findings of two important studies

The results of two important studies have been published in the March issue of AIDS, the official journal of the International AIDS Society. One study notes that screening for HIV should be performed more frequently—up t ...

HIV & AIDS created Mar 04, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

CDC releases disease detective game app for iPad

(HealthDay)—The "Solve the Outbreak" iPad application allows gamers to play the role of a disease outbreak investigator and determine the cause of outbreaks, based on real-life events, according to a press ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Mar 01, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Fiscal standoff could cause financial pain for health care

(HealthDay)—"Sequestration" is Washington-speak for the approximately $85 billion in annual federal spending cuts mandated by the Budget Control Act of 2011. Those cuts were originally set to take effect ...

Health created Feb 28, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0