Reuters – The United States is ready to shift the focus of its global AIDS programs from emergency medical support to building sustainable health systems, U.S. officials said on Monday as they announced that Washington would host the world AIDS conference in 2012.
Reuters – The percentage of children born with Down syndrome has increased by about one percent per year since 1979, according to new findings from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Reuters – Every year, many patients undergo unnecessary computed tomography (CT) scans that are not indicated, exposing them to more radiation than is necessary, according to new research presented here at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA 2009).
Reuters – Kids are swallowing more than just their soda when they drink from cans. They are also swallowing the can’s aluminum stay tabs, Ohio investigators reported here at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA 2009).
Reuters – Connecticut’s attorney general has sued CVS Caremark Corp, accusing the drugstore chain of selling food, beverages and over-the-counter medications past their expiration dates.
HealthDay – MONDAY, Nov. 30 (HealthDay News) — Medical care for osteoarthritis
patients in the United States costs $185.5 billion a year, according to a
new study.
HealthDay – (HealthDay News) — Weight-bearing exercises are important,
especially for girls and women who want to build bone strength and prevent
osteoporosis later.
HealthDay – (HealthDay News) — A baby gate is essential for the parent of
any toddler who is able to crawl or walk near stairs or other areas that
may be unsafe.
HealthDay – MONDAY, Nov. 30 (HealthDay News) — The two health reform bills
moving through the U.S. Congress differ in a number of ways but achieve
the same goal: a dramatic reduction in the number of uninsured
Americans.
HealthDay – MONDAY, Nov. 30 (HealthDay News) — Tabs on beverage cans — the kind
that stay attached once a can is opened — still pose a danger to
children, who can swallow the tabs and damage their digestive tract,
according to a new study.