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New study examines injuries to US workers with disabilities

A new study conducted by researchers at the Center for Injury Research and Policy of The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital and The Ohio State University compared medically attended noncccupational and occupational ...

Health created Aug 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

UN polio suspension hits 22,000 Pakistan children

Around 22,000 Pakistani children are at risk in Karachi after the World Health Organization suspended polio vaccinations over a spate of bloody shootings, a UN official warned Thursday.

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

Study identifies barriers to breast health care in Pakistan

Among most women in Pakistan, there is limited awareness of breast cancer occurrence, detection, and screening practices, or the importance of self-breast exams and clinical breast exams, according to a study in the August ...

Cancer created Aug 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Ebola deaths in Uganda rise to 15, more cases feared

At least 15 people have died in Uganda from the deadly Ebola virus with the toll likely to rise further, the health ministry said Wednesday.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Aug 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

FDA approves use of electronic chips in medications

(Medical Xpress) -- The Food and Drug Administration in the United States has approved a request by Proteus Digital Health to allow for the inclusion of tiny digestible microchips into medicines to assist ...

Medications created Aug 01, 2012 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (5) | comments 3 | with audio podcast report

Children missing out in battle against TB

(Medical Xpress) -- The number of children diagnosed with tuberculosis only represents the tip of the iceberg, according to the University of Sydney's Associate Professor Ben Marais, a specialist in childhood ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jul 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Mobile phones help bolster Uganda's fight against HIV

Stella Nayiga clutches her mobile phone as she describes the messages that she received punctually every morning and evening for over a year, reminding her to take her antiretroviral (ARV) drugs regularly.

HIV & AIDS created Jul 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Undergrads invent cell phone screener to combat anemia in developing world

Could a low-cost screening device connected to a cell phone save thousands of women and children from anemia-related deaths and disabilities?

Medical research created Jul 24, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

AIDS charity honors Gates on eve of global conference

Leading AIDS charity amfAR honored Microsoft tycoon Bill Gates on the eve of the International AIDS Conference, for his part in funding an ongoing struggle against the disease.

HIV & AIDS created Jul 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study examines characteristics, risk factors among HIV-positive persons born outside the US

An examination of the characteristics of persons born outside the United States diagnosed with HIV while living in the U.S. finds that, compared to U.S.-born persons with HIV, they are more likely to be Hispanic or Asian, ...

HIV & AIDS created Jul 22, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

German doctors seek urgent action on circumcision row

German doctors are seeking an urgent clarification from the government over religious circumcision after a court ruling calling it a criminal act prompted an international outcry.

Other created Jul 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 38

My hearing is fine, thank you, but could you please speak up?

(Medical Xpress) -- More than half of factory workers who thought they had excellent or good hearing actually suffered hearing loss and didn't even recognize the problem, a new study shows.

Health created Jul 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Concern grows over H1N1 outbreak in Bolivia

An epidemic of H1N1 flu has infected almost 900 people and claimed 11 lives in Bolivia, health officials said Tuesday.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jul 04, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Australians work too hard: expert

(Medical Xpress) -- Overwork is significantly impacting the mental health and wellbeing of Australians, a Flinders University labour studies expert warns.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jun 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Unemployed Americans face greater risk of mortality: study

Employment policy is also health policy according to a University of British Columbia study that found that workers experienced higher mortality rates if they didn't have access to social protections like employment insurance ...

Health created Jun 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0