AFP – Failure to tackle climate change at a key UN conference in Copenhagen could be “catastrophic” for health, the heads of 18 doctors’ associations warned on Wednesday.
AFP – New Zealand scientists have developed the technology for a wireless heart pump they say could save thousands of lives and offer an alternative to heart transplants.
HealthDay – MONDAY, Sept. 14 (HealthDay News) — Guidelines to identify
children with a very low risk of serious brain injury after they’ve
suffered a head injury are highly effective and can reduce the use of
scans that expose children to radiation, a new study has found.
HealthDay – (HealthDay News) — Eye protection may be required on the job,
but don’t forget to protect your eyes at home, too.
HealthDay – (HealthDay News) — Young infants may cry a lot. And new
parents may not know exactly what’s wrong.
HealthDay – TUESDAY, Sept. 15 (HealthDay News) — Hispanics in the United States
are less likely to die from cancer than non-Hispanic whites, but they have
higher rates of cancers linked to infections, including stomach, liver and
cervix malignancies, a new report says.
HealthDay – TUESDAY, Sept. 15 (HealthDay News) — Among acutely ill patients who
travel by emergency air transport, one in 20 experience a “critical
event” — they die, suffer from dangerously low blood pressure or need to
be resuscitated, Canadian researchers have found.
HealthDay – Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments,
compiled by editors of HealthDay:
HealthDay – (HealthDay News) — Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy
of ClinicalConnection.com:
HealthDay – TUESDAY, Sept. 15 (HealthDay News) — Children who are spanked as
1-year-olds are more likely to behave aggressively and perform worse on
cognitive tests as toddlers than children who are spared the punishment,
new research shows.