Urban HIV infection mainly due to male-male sexual contact
(HealthDay)—More than half of HIV infections in metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs), smaller metropolitan areas, and nonmetropolitan areas in the United States and Puerto Rico can be attributed to male-to-male ...
HIV & AIDS
Nov 30, 2012 |
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CDC: Yosemite hantavirus outbreak has killed 3, sickened 10
To date, 10 people have fallen ill - and three have died - in the hantavirus outbreak at Yosemite National Park's "signature" cabins in Curry Village, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 22, 2012 |
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Common mental disorders, unemployment and psychosocial job quality: Is a poor job better than no job at all?
Employment is usually associated with health benefits over unemployment. However, an article published in Psychological Medicine by a group of researchers from Australia and the UK has shown that having a job with poor p ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 21, 2012 |
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Trial results 'do not support the use of general health checks', warn experts
Researchers have found that routine general health checks, which have become common practice in some countries, do not reduce the number of deaths from cardiovascular disease or cancer. They do, however, increase the number ...
Health
Nov 20, 2012 |
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Airport smoking areas expose travelers, workers to risk: CDC
(HealthDay)—Levels of secondhand smoke outside smoking rooms and other designated smoking areas in airports are five times higher than in smoke-free airports, a new U.S. study finds.
Health
Nov 20, 2012 |
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Majority of biggest U.S. cities now smoke-free
(HealthDay)—Thirty of the 50 largest cities in the United States are now smoke-free, a new report shows.
Addiction
Nov 15, 2012 |
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CDC: breast cancer mortality higher in black women
(HealthDay)—With earlier detection and better treatment, the mortality rate from breast cancer has fallen over the last two decades; black women, however, still die from the disease at a disproportionately ...
Cancer
Nov 15, 2012 |
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First-of-its-kind program improves outcomes for seniors admitted for trauma
A first-of-its-kind program at St. Michael's Hospital lowers risk of delirium in elderly patients admitted for trauma and decreases the likelihood they will be discharged to a long-term care facility.
Health
Nov 13, 2012 |
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Moderately dysplastic nevi re-excision not necessary
(HealthDay)—Re-excision of mildly or moderately histologically dysplastic nevi (HDN) that approach a microscopic border may not be necessary, as favorable long-term outcomes are achieved without re-excision, ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 12, 2012 |
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Study overturns common assumption about knee replacements in morbidly obese individuals
After total knee replacement (TKR) surgery, patients who are morbidly obese have similar pain and function outcomes as patients who do not fall into this weight category, according to a new study by researchers at Hospital ...
Arthritis & Rheumatism
Nov 11, 2012 |
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New research shows limiting carbs to dinner-time increases satiety, reduces risk for diabetes, cardiovascular disease
(Medical Xpress)—An experimental diet with carbohydrates eaten mostly at dinner could benefit people suffering from severe and morbid obesity, according to new research at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Health
Nov 08, 2012 |
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Fascia lata can substitute for nasal lining in reconstruction
(HealthDay)—Fascia lata, which is a thin, pliable, and vascularized tissue, can be effectively used as a substitute for nasal lining in complex total and subtotal nasal reconstruction procedures, according ...
Surgery
Nov 01, 2012 |
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Hormonal changes at menopause up abdominal obesity
(HealthDay)—The increase in total body fat and abdominal fat seen at menopause is due to the hormonal changes taking place, which can be improved by estrogen treatment, according to a study published in ...
Overweight and Obesity
Oct 24, 2012 |
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Men with certain cardiovascular risk factors may be at increased risk of peripheral artery disease
Among nearly 45,000 men who were followed up for more than two decades, those with the risk factors of smoking, hypertension, high cholesterol, and type 2 diabetes had an associated greater risk of developing PAD, according ...
Cardiology
Oct 23, 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.
Health
Oct 18, 2012 |
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