AP – Mexico welcomed millions of children back to school Monday with masks, thermometers and globs of hand sanitizer, as scientists estimated that the new strain of swine flu could have sickened 23,000 people before anyone realized it was an epidemic.
AFP – US President Barack Obama on Monday unveiled what he billed as a “historic” tie-up with healthcare providers to slash rises in medical costs by up to two trillion dollars over 10 years.
Reuters – Older adults often do not realize or may even forget they have had a stroke and may not be a reliable source of medical information, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
HealthDay – SUNDAY, May 10 (HealthDay News) — Two major international studies have
identified what researchers describe as a treasure trove of genes linked
to high blood pressure.
HealthDay – MONDAY, May 11 (HealthDay News) — As the swine flu continues to
spread across the United States — and most cases continue to be mild —
federal health officials said Monday that they’re shifting their focus
from individual cases of infection to trying to project what is likely to
occur with the virus in the fall.
HealthDay – MONDAY, May 11 (HealthDay News) — Climate change isn’t only bad for
the Earth, it may be bad for your health — especially if you have
allergies or asthma.
HealthDay – (HealthDay News) — When you’re under too much stress, your
emotional and physical health can suffer. And when your stress level maxes
out, burnout occurs. Symptoms of burnout may include lack of desire,
feeling unhappy, and frequently feeling sick.
HealthDay – (HealthDay News) — Youngsters seem to get into everything —
often things they aren’t supposed to, such as medications.
HealthDay – MONDAY, May 11 (HealthDay News) — A recent analysis of major medical
journals has found many potential conflicts of interest between
researchers and medical industry companies, raising concern that
investigators may at least be tempted to report favorable results to help
the financial backers of their work.
HealthDay – MONDAY, May 11 (HealthDay News) — The addition of the drug casopitant
mesylate (CM) to the conventional two-drug regimen of dexamethasone and
ondansetron greatly reduces chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting
(CINV) in patients undergoing highly emetogenic chemotherapy (HEC), a new
study concludes.