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Expert warning: Resistance to antibiotics to be apocalyptic

(Medical Xpress)—The chief medical officer for Britain's Department of Health has issued a warning that resistance to bacteria is a more urgent threat to humanity than global warming, with bacteria becoming ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 25, 2013 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (36) | comments 40 | with audio podcast report

Researchers say it's time to treat anemia seriously

Up to one-third of patients undergoing surgery in Ontario have a treatable form of anemia but are not optimally treated for it.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 24, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Egypt to vaccinate after polio found in sewer (Update)

Egypt will carry out a vaccination campaign for children in parts of Cairo after polio was recently found in the capital's sewage, believed to have been brought to the country from Pakistan, a Health Ministry official said ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 24, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Adolescent sexual and reproductive health priorities identified

Quality sexual and reproductive health care is an essential component of public health. However, there are insufficient evidence-based policies related to adolescent sexual and reproductive health in low- and middle-income ...

Health created Jan 24, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Tracking the spread of dengue fever: Domestic networks drive rapid transmission of human infection

The mosquitoes that spread dengue fever tap into the domestic networks of humans, along with their bloodstreams, finds a study recently published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 24, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Pakistan records 103 child measles deaths in 19 days: WHO

More than 100 children have died of measles in Pakistan this month, the World Health Organization (WHO) said Wednesday, calling it "an alarming outbreak."

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 23, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Candidate dengue vaccine shows promise in early-stage trial

A candidate dengue vaccine developed by scientists at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has been found to be safe and to stimulate a strong immune response in most vaccine recipients, according to results from an early-stage ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 23, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Type 1 diabetes in urban children skyrockets

(Medical Xpress)—Over the past two decades, the incidence of type 1 diabetes in very young children under age 5 has increased by 70 percent in the city of Philadelphia, according to research from a University of Pennsylvania ...

Diabetes created Jan 23, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Obese much more likely to die in car crashes than normal weight drivers

Obese drivers are significantly more likely to die in a road traffic collision than people of normal weight, indicates US research published online in Emergency Medicine Journal.

Health created Jan 21, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Polio virus found in Egypt linked to Pakistan

Pakistani health officials Monday called for infants leaving the country to be issued polio vaccinations at airports after virus samples linked to a southern Pakistani city were discovered in Egypt.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 21, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Overlooked ugly cholesterol causes heart disease

The risk of ischaemic heart disease – a disease affecting some 150,000 Danes – is three times higher in persons with high levels of the so-called 'ugly' cholesterol. This is the finding of a new study of 73,000 Danes, ...

Cardiology created Jan 21, 2013 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

U-M to develop guide for parents of children with disorders of sex development

When a child is born with a disorder of sex development, decisions regarding gender assignment and genital surgery are often made quickly and under pressure.

Health created Jan 16, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Cutting down on sugar has a small but significant effect on body weight

Reducing sugar intake has a small but significant effect on body weight in adults, finds a paper published on BMJ website today.

Health created Jan 15, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Blood disorder cases tied to prescription painkiller abuse

(HealthDay)—Tennessee health officials report cases of a rare blood-clotting problem among people who injected the painkiller Opana ER (extended release) after crushing pills meant to be taken by mouth.

Medications created Jan 10, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Israeli law aims to make ultrathin models obsolete

(AP)—When Margaux Stelman began modeling a few months ago, she always had her sister Aline in mind.

Health created Jan 09, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0