Hospital infections kill 200 daily in US
People who are hospitalized in the United States risk acquiring healthcare-associated infections, which kill 75,000 patients per year, US health authorities said Wednesday.
Mar 26, 2014
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People who are hospitalized in the United States risk acquiring healthcare-associated infections, which kill 75,000 patients per year, US health authorities said Wednesday.
Mar 26, 2014
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Over 35 percent of American adults and 17 percent of American children are considered obese, according to the latest survey conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Associated with diabetes, heart disease, ...
Mar 20, 2014
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(AP)—Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer is asking the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to initiate a formal investigation into what has caused polio-like paralysis in about 20 children in California over the past 18 ...
Feb 27, 2014
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One person has died and three newborns have become ill in an outbreak of listeria linked to Hispanic-style cheese.
Feb 22, 2014
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Two Western states with some of America's lowest smoking rates are considering cracking down even more by raising the tobacco age to 21.
Feb 21, 2014
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Despite the identification of gene mutations in methyl CpG binding protein 2 (MECP2) being linked to Rett syndrome (RS), research has been hindered by the lack of commercially available reference materials. Through collaboration ...
Feb 7, 2014
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A new strain of stomach bug was the virus responsible for almost 700 recent illnesses on a Caribbean cruise ship.
Feb 6, 2014
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(HealthDay)—The rate of motor vehicle occupant deaths among children decreased from 2002 to 2011, but one-third of all children who died were unrestrained, according to a report published in the Feb. 4 early-release issue ...
Feb 4, 2014
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Many smokers make kicking the habit their top New Year's resolution. It's a popular goal, so much so that there are more former smokers in the U.S.—nearly 50 million—than current smokers, according to the Centers for ...
Jan 13, 2014
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New findings show that many Americans are at risk for high blood pressure because of too much sodium in our diets—and the risk is especially high for children.
Jan 7, 2014
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