Health
Anti-smoking campaign surpasses expectations
(HealthDay)—Graphic ads depicting the ravages of smoking have generated a bigger than expected response, federal health officials said Thursday.
Sep 19, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
CWRU researchers find what stresses parents with a chronically ill child
The extra demands on parents of chronically ill children cause stress that affects the whole family, according to a systematic review conducted by Case Western Reserve University researchers that also explored what factors ...
Sep 18, 2013
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Health
EHR systems meeting meaningful use criteria beneficial
(HealthDay)—Most electronic health record (EHR) systems meet meaningful use criteria, and these systems are associated with time-saving and other benefits, according to a September data brief published by the U.S. Centers ...
Sep 18, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Okla. says hepatitis C was spread at dental clinic
Oklahoma health officials say a dentist's office shut down for unsafe practices last spring is responsible for the first known transmission of hepatitis C from one dental patient to another.
Sep 18, 2013
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HIV & AIDS
Services lacking for young gay black men
Physical, sexual and emotional abuse among young gay black men is a pervasive problem, yet there remains a lack of social services and resources available to help them, a Michigan State University scholar argues in a new ...
Sep 18, 2013
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Health
Office employees 'too tired' to exercise
(HealthDay)—Barriers and enablers for good nutrition and physical activity influence employee health behaviors, according to research published online Sept. 12 in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Preventing ...
Sep 17, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
2008 economic crisis could be to blame for thousands of excess suicides worldwide
In a paper published today in BMJ, researchers are suggesting that the 2008 global economic crisis could be to blame for the increase in suicide rates in European and American countries, particularly among males and in countries ...
Sep 17, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Report says drug-resistant bacteria are common killers
For the first time, the U.S. government is estimating how many people die from drug-resistant bacteria each year—more than 23,000, or about as many as those killed annually by flu.
Sep 17, 2013
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Oncology & Cancer
Study applies timely cost-effectiveness analysis to state breast cancer screening program
When public health budgets are constrained, mammography screening should begin later and occur less frequently, a cost-effectiveness analysis for California's Every Woman Counts (EWC) program concludes.
Sep 16, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Fewer cases of antibiotic-resistant MRSA infection in the US in 2011
An estimated 30,800 fewer invasive methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections occurred in the United States in 2011 compared to 2005, according to a study in JAMA Internal Medicine by Raymund Dantes, M.D., ...
Sep 16, 2013
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