Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New York on alert over first Ebola case
New York went on alert Friday as authorities sought to calm fears among the city's 8.4 million residents after a doctor tested positive for Ebola.
Oct 24, 2014
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Health
Cutting resident physician work hours has not led to lower-quality physicians
Amidst rising concerns about medical errors, residents' hours were capped at 80 per week in 2003 with shift lengths not to exceed 30 consecutive hours. To assess whether shortened residency training resulted in lower-quality ...
Oct 7, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
29 states, district of Columbia reporting respiratory illness that targets kids
(HealthDay)—Twenty-nine states and the District of Columbia now have a total of 213 confirmed cases of Enterovirus D68, the severe respiratory illness that typically targets children, U.S. health officials are reporting.
Sep 24, 2014
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
12 states now reporting severe respiratory illness that targets kids
(HealthDay)—Twelve states now have confirmed cases of Enterovirus D68, the severe respiratory illnesses that may have sickened hundreds of children, U.S. health officials report.
Sep 17, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Does batterer intervention work?
One in five women in the U.S. will fall victim to intimate partner violence. While successful programs exist to identify and treat victims, there is a void in proven interventions for perpetrators of domestic violence. ...
Sep 9, 2014
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Health
Nearly one in five Americans drinks at least one soda a day, CDC says
(HealthDay)—A new survey of American adults across 18 states finds 17 percent drinking at least one sugary soda per day, with rates varying widely across states.
Aug 14, 2014
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Health
Collaborative study of uninsured smokers finds benefit from pairing nicotine patches with quitline support
Uninsured smokers who used nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) patches in combination with NRT lozenges nearly doubled their quit rates when using the support of a quitline, according to a study published online ahead of print ...
Jul 29, 2014
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Health
New York is 23rd US state to allow medical marijuana
Governor Andrew Cuomo on Monday signed a bill making New York the 23rd US state to legalize marijuana for medical use, in a growing momentum.
Jul 8, 2014
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HIV & AIDS
Governor: New York can end HIV crisis by 2020 (Update)
New York state can end its three-decade HIV crisis by the year 2020, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Sunday as he announced an ambitious plan to deliver a knockout blow to the epidemic by boosting testing, reducing new infections ...
Jun 29, 2014
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Health
New York is central in modified-food label debate
Agricultural, food and beverage companies have spent millions of dollars to defeat legislation in New York state that would require labels on food containing ingredients from genetically modified crops, highlighting the state's ...
Jun 12, 2014
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