Health News

7:44 AM
15-March
2010 Government Issues Warning About Baby SlingsThe U.S. Consumer Protection Safety Commission has issued a warning about using baby slings with infants younger than 4 months.
Topics: health, United States

6:19 AM
15-March
2010 Ontario Ministry Of Health May Clear Siena Foods From Listeriosis DeathsThe Ontario Ministry of Health has virtually cleared Siena Foods of any connection with two Listeriosis deaths. The ministry said preliminary laboratory results showed no connection between the deaths and Siena cooked ham and salami.
Topics: science and technology, politics, local authority, science, health, disease, Canada

6:15 AM
15-March
2010 Canada Reports Improved Health Among Troubled Pregnant WomenAn evaluation of the Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program showed that troubled pregnant women in the country, assisted by the agency, registered improved health. The improvement was measured by less premature births, better birth weights and healthier infants.
Topics: science and technology, welfare, science, social issue, health, government health care, Canada

6:13 AM
15-March
2010 Study: 'Ideal' Blood Pressure Level May Be Too Low For DiabeticsFor people with diabetes and heart disease, lowering their blood pressure may not be the ideal route to good health, according to a recent study.
Topics: physical fitness, preventative medicine, medical research, health, United States

10:45 AM
14-March
2010 Fiji Health Team Activated For Cyclone ResponseA Health Response Team has been activated in Fiji in light of Tropical Cyclone Tomas which is expected to hit the islands in the next 24 to 36 hours.
Topics: forecast, weather, medical staff, health, World

   

8:14 AM
13-March
2010 Stomach Pain Hospitalizes Henry Kissinger In South KoreaFormer U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger was admitted to a hospital in Seoul on Friday due to stomach pains.
Topics: government, politics, human interest, people, public officials, health treatment, health, World

6:44 AM
13-March
2010 Study Finds Elderly Patients At Risk For Recieving Wrong Medication In ERA University of Michigan study reveals it is common for patients 65 and older to receive potentially inappropriate medications when treated in an emergency room. The study found that nearly 19.5 million older patients, or almost 17 percent of eligible emergency visits from 2000-2006, received one or more potentially inappropriate medications.
Topics: people, social issue, senior citizens, health treatment, health, prescription drugs, United States

3:24 PM
12-March
2010 U.K. Women Pick Breast Surgery, Nose Lifts, Face Lifts As Most Popular Cosmetic ProceduresA survey among 5,000 women from the United Kingdom has found they favor three types of cosmetic surgery: breast procedures, nose lifts and face lifts. The popularity of each procedure, however, varied by where the women lived.
Topics: science and technology, lifestyle and leisure, health treatment, beauty, technology, medical procedure/test, health, World

1:58 PM
12-March
2010 Schizophrenia Risks For Baby Increased If Mother Has Flu During PregnancyResearchers studying rhesus monkey babies born to mothers who had the flu while pregnant showed findings linked to humans. Study data found the monkeys had smaller brains and showed other brain changes similar to those observed in human patients with schizophrenia.
Topics: mental illness, medical research, illness, health, United States

1:43 PM
12-March
2010 Meningitis Claims Two School Children In OklahomaTwo students from an Oklahoma elementary school have died of meningitis in the last two days, according to local and state health officials. Health officials reported four more children from the area have been infected with similar symptoms and were hospitalized.
Topics: education, communicable diseases, school, health, disease, elementary schools, United States