Health News

Obesity causes 100,000 US cancer cases, group says

2009-11-06T00:44:29Z

Obesity causes more than 100,000 cases of cancer in the United States each year -- and the number will likely rise as Americans get fatter, researchers said on Thursday. . . .

Reuters - November 5, 2009

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For Gene Therapy, Seeing Signs of a Resurgence

2009-11-06T00:16:43Z

Three recent successes, though small, are prompting hopes among scientists that a still-experimental idea of correcting genetic disorders may be back. . . .

The New York Times - November 5, 2009

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/06/health/06gene.html

Scientists halt brain disease with new gene therapy

2009-11-05T23:30:10Z

Scientists have managed to halt a rare and fatal brain disease with an experimental gene therapy technique using a deactivated version of the AIDS virus, a study published on Thursday showed. . . .

Reuters - November 5, 2009

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FDA aims to fight avoidable harm from medicines

2009-11-05T21:18:58Z

U.S. health officials unveiled plans to fight avoidable injuries from medication errors or misuse, a problem that harms hundreds of thousands of people each year and can be deadly. . . .

Reuters - November 4, 2009

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Older Bypass Method Is Best, a Study Shows

2009-11-05T18:41:16Z

A rigorous evaluation of bypass operations with and without heart-lung machines found that outcomes were better in cases using the machines. . . .

The New York Times - November 5, 2009

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/05/health/research/05heart.html

A third of Americans die in hospitals, study finds

2009-11-05T17:25:12Z

Nearly a third of Americans who die are in the hospital at the time and their last treatments cost the U.S. economy $20 billion, according to a report released on Wednesday. . . .

Reuters - November 4, 2009

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U.S. states, counties struggle to deliver H1N1 shots

2009-11-05T00:04:32Z

States and counties will be struggling to vaccinate people against the swine flu pandemic well into December and January -- long after the first peak of the virus in the United States, officials said on Wednesday. . . .

Reuters - November 4, 2009

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Record Seasonal Flu Shots Are Expected in U.S.

2009-11-04T21:32:47Z

The United States will probably set a record for seasonal flu shots this winter, but there is continuing frustration over the slow rollout of swine flu shots, federal health officials said Tuesday. . . .

The New York Times - November 3, 2009

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/04/health/04flu.html

Premature Births Are Fueling Higher Rates of Infant Mortality in U.S., Report Says

2009-11-04T16:07:34Z

High rates of premature birth are the main reason the United States has higher infant mortality than do many other rich countries, government researchers reported Tuesday in their first detailed analysis of a longstanding problem. . . .

The New York Times - November 3, 2009

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/04/health/04infant.html

Many doctors overuse Pap testing: survey

2009-11-03T23:46:21Z

Many U.S. primary care doctors are out of step with guidelines on Pap testing for cervical cancer -- largely because they overuse the test, according to a study published Monday. . . .

Reuters - November 2, 2009

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Kids will need two doses of H1N1 flu vaccine

2009-11-03T16:51:42Z

Up to 30 million doses of vaccine against the pandemic H1N1 flu have been delivered to the U.S. government and production is now picking up, officials said on Monday. . . .

Reuters - November 2, 2009

http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSTRE5A14UK20091103?feedType=RSS&feedName=healthNews

Study: Half of U.S. kids will receive food stamps

2009-11-03T16:20:48Z

Half of American kids will live in households receiving food stamps before age 20, according to a study reported Monday in Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. . . .

USATODAY.com - November 2, 2009

http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2009-11-02-food-stamps_N.htm?csp=34

Certain antibiotics may up birth defect risk

2009-11-02T23:39:01Z

Some of the antibiotics used to treat urinary tract infections during pregnancy may increase the risk of several birth defects if a woman uses them early in pregnancy, a new study in the Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine shows. . . .

Reuters - November 2, 2009

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Lack of health insurance tied to child deaths

2009-11-02T23:36:49Z

Hospitalized children who lack health insurance are more likely to die than those who have coverage, a large U.S. study finds.
Using data on more than 23 million child hospitalizations between 1988 and 2005, researchers found that children without insurance were 60 percent more likely to die than those with either private or government insurance coverage. . . .

Reuters - November 2, 2009

http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSTRE5A14HA20091102?feedType=RSS&feedName=healthNews

WHO experts say flu vaccines safe, one dose needed

2009-10-30T19:21:38Z

Only one dose of vaccine is needed for protection against pandemic H1N1 flu and the jabs have so far proved to be safe, the World Health Organization said on Friday. . . .

Reuters - October 30, 2009

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