News tagged with health departments
'Synthetic pot' sending thousands of young people to ER
(HealthDay)—U.S emergency rooms tended to more than 11,400 cases of drug-related health complications specifically linked to the use of synthetic marijuana in 2010, a new government report reveals.
Addiction
Dec 04, 2012 |
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Children with autism arrive at emergency room for psychiatric crisis nine times more than peers
In the first study to compare mental health-related emergency department (ED) visits between children with and without autism spectrum disorders (ASD), researchers found that ED visits are nine times more likely to be for ...
Autism spectrum disorders
Dec 03, 2012 |
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People not hooked on fish could get their omega-3 through dairy, study finds
(Medical Xpress)—Not everyone has a taste for fish, even though it is a natural source of heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids.
Health
Nov 30, 2012 |
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Judge orders tobacco companies to say they lied
(AP)—A federal judge on Tuesday ordered tobacco companies to publish corrective statements that say they lied about the dangers of smoking and that disclose smoking's health effects, including the death on average of 1,200 ...
Health
Nov 27, 2012 |
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Psychiatric wait times in emergency departments
Patients with mental illness visiting emergency departments in Ontario have shorter waits to see a doctor during crowded periods and only slightly longer waits during less busy periods, found a study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical A ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 12, 2012 |
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Early clinical observations in the fungal meningitis outbreak
A new article being published early online in Annals of Internal Medicine describes the diagnosis and treatment protocol established in a Roanoke, Va. hospital to care for dozens of patients presenting with suspected fungal ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 12, 2012 |
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Sharp rise in children admitted to hospital with throat infections since 1999
The number of children admitted to hospital in England for acute throat infections increased by 76 per cent between 1999 and 2010, according to new research published today in Archives of Disease in Childhood.
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Oct 19, 2012 |
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Few teens undergo pregnancy testing in the emergency department
Few adolescent females undergo pregnancy testing in the hospital emergency department (ED), even when they complain of lower abdominal pain, or before they are exposed to radiation for tests or examinations, according to ...
Pediatrics
Oct 19, 2012 |
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Accidents claim lives of 12,000 U.S. kids each year, CDC reports
(HealthDay)—About 12,000 children die from unintended, accidental injuries each year, most of them preventable, according to a report issued Thursday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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Oct 18, 2012 |
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Feds seek full court review of cigarette warnings
(AP)—The U.S. government is asking a federal appeals court to rehear a challenge to a requirement that tobacco companies to put large graphic health warnings on cigarette packages.
Health
Oct 09, 2012 |
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Hospital observation units could save billions in health costs, study says
(HealthDay)—Wider use of hospital observation units could save the U.S. health care system billions of dollars a year, a new study indicates.
Health
Sep 27, 2012 |
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ER overcrowding hurts minorities in California
Hospitals in areas with large minority populations are more likely to be overcrowded and to divert ambulances, delaying timely emergency care, according to a multi-institutional study focused on California.
Health
Aug 06, 2012 |
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Study prompts safety precautions for cyclists
Interviews with cyclists hospitalised following road crashes have reinforced the importance of measures such as wearing helmets and bike lights, and better interaction between all road users.
Health
Jul 27, 2012 |
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Health care for released prisoners prevents high emergency department use
Expediting primary health care for chronically ill inmates soon after release from prison results in fewer visits to hospital emergency departments, a Yale study has found. The study is published in the American Jo ...
Health
Jul 20, 2012 |
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Hand, foot and mouth disease kills 112 in China in June
A Chinese province urged parents Sunday to seek immediate treatment for children showing symptoms of hand, foot and mouth disease after official figures showed 112 people died from the illness last month.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jul 15, 2012 |
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