Immunology
Feds post food allergy guidelines for schools
The federal government is issuing its first guidelines to schools on how to protect children with food allergies.
Oct 30, 2013
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Health
Flavored small cigars are popular with kids, study finds
Small cigars flavored to taste like candy or fruit are popular among U.S. teens, according to the first government study to gauge their use.
Oct 22, 2013
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Health
Time to get a flu shot, CDC says
More than half of the children in the United States were vaccinated against influenza during the 2012-13 flu season, along with more than 4 in 10 adults, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Overall, ...
Sep 30, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
CDC: Flu shot coverage of health care personnel increasing
(HealthDay)—Influenza vaccination coverage has increased among health care personnel but varies by occupation type and occupational setting, according to a report published in the Sept. 27 issue of the U.S. Centers for ...
Sep 27, 2013
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Addiction
Changing laws, attitudes of police response to drug overdose may lead to better outcomes
A recent study from Rhode Island Hospital has found that a change in the way police respond to drug-related overdose emergencies could contribute to improved outcomes of the victims and to the communities where overdoses ...
Sep 26, 2013
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Medical research
'Cycling' antibiotics might help combat resistance, study suggests
(HealthDay)—Doctors might be able to overcome antibiotic-resistant bacteria by swapping out the antibiotics used to treat a patient, providing a "one-two" punch that keeps the germs reeling, a new Danish study suggests.
Sep 26, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Bacterial infection's spread occurs beyond health care settings, study finds
(HealthDay)—A new British study raises questions about the transmission of Clostridium difficile, a bacteria that causes life-threatening diarrhea in people who have recently been on antibiotics.
Sep 25, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Vaccine against pneumococcal infections has led to widespread reduction in serious disease
Vaccination with the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine-7 [PCV7—a vaccine that covers 7 strains (serotypes) of Streptococcus pneumoniae] is linked to overall decreases in the rate of serious infections caused by this bacterium, ...
Sep 24, 2013
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Surgery
Lighting up can bring you down in colorectal surgery
Infection, pneumonia, blood clots and kidney failure are all possible complications after any major surgery. A new study shows that smoking boosts the risk of such complications following some of the most common colorectal ...
Sep 24, 2013
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study reveals that preventing malaria in travelers to West Africa reduces health costs
Not only do U.S. travelers to West Africa who consult health providers before they leave and take prescribed preventive medications substantially reduce their risk of contracting malaria, they also reduce costs to their health ...
Sep 23, 2013
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