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4 Mushroom Poisonings In 2 Weeks - Doctors Test Milk Thistle As Treatment

25 May 2012

Over the course of two weeks, four people visited the MGUH for medical treatment due to mushroom (amantin) poisoning. One Virginia man arrived at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital (MGUH) in the early stages of liver... [read article]

Among HIV Patients In ICU, Mortality Rates Have Decreased, Chronic Disease Rates Have Increased

25 May 2012

The expanded use of antiretrovirals, potent drugs used to treat retroviral infections such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), has been linked to significant decreases in hospital mortality rates among severely ill... [read article]

Toddlers' Exposure To Flame Retardants May Be Impacted By Socioeconomics

25 May 2012

A Duke University-led study of North Carolina toddlers suggests that exposure to potentially toxic flame-retardant chemicals may be higher in nonwhite toddlers than in white toddlers... [read article]

Public Health News Articles Archive - Page 1

25 May 2012

When Access To Drug Reps Is Restricted, Physicians May Be Slower To Drop 'Black Box' Drugs, Adopt New Therapies

24 May 2012

WHO Fukushima Report - Good And Bad News

23 May 2012

Some Surgical Residents Not Well Rested

22 May 2012

Judging ICU Performance By Assessing In-Hospital Mortality May Bias Quality Measurement

Nighttime Intensivist Staffing And Mortality In The ICU

Doctors Test Milk Thistle To Counter Amanitin Toxins In The Liver Following 4 Acute Mushroom Poisonings In 2 Weeks

Driver Distraction Examined By CQ Researcher

21 May 2012

Baby Food And Infant Formula Found To Contain Traces Of Veterinary Drugs

20 May 2012

Personal Genetic Test Results Have Not Driven Overuse Of Expensive Medical Care

19 May 2012

OSHA Regulations Can Be Good For Workers' Health, Save Lives

18 May 2012

Hunger Among Seniors In The USA Rose 78% In Ten Years

Reducing Booze Consumption Better For Public Health And Economy, Australia

17 May 2012

General Practice - Uk India Partnership Initiative

Education And Income Affect Health Levels Considerably

Racial Disparities Revealed In Prostate Cancer Surgery

Teaching Hospitals With Fellowship Programs Have Less Radical Prostatectomy Complications

Fatal Falls Increase For Older Adults

Comparison Of On-Premises and Off-Premises Alcohol Outlets and Links To Crime

16 May 2012

Rising Infertility And Cancer Rates Possibly Linked To Pharmaceuticals And Household Chemicals

In Outcome Of Prostate Cancer Surgery, Higher Hospital Volume More Important Than Surgeon Experience

Expert Group Recommend That World Health Assembly Should Adopt An International Convention On Global Health R&D

Injuries With Baby Bottles, Pacifiers And Sippy Cups In The US And Related Treatment Required In An Emergency Department

Air-Conditioned Protective Clothing

Protecting Autoworkers From Back And Shoulder Injury By Tilting Cars On The Assembly Line

15 May 2012

Global Health R&D Needs To Be Harmonized

Global Medical Research Urgently Requires International Treaty

Any And All Toxic Materials Identified By "Dip Chip" Technology On-The-Go

Hospitals In Large Cities May Act As Breeding Grounds For The Superbug MRSA Prior To It Spreading To Smaller Hospitals

Nearly 1 In 5 Lower-Income Parents Report Costs Forced Their Children To Cut Back On Sports

Offspring Likely Suffer When Mother Is Overweight During Pregnancy

Link Between Hospital Readmission Rates And Availability Of Care, Socioeconomics

Bystanders Less Likely To Offer CPR And Defibrillation To Black Cardiac Arrest Victims

14 May 2012

Waist Less Than Half Of Height Helps You Live Longer

Only 1 In 5 Britons Eats 5 A Day, Poll

Critical Decision-Making Skills Of ER Residents Honed By Simulation Training

New Study Finds Military Marriages Are Not More Vulnerable To Divorce

Hospitals Performing Expensive Heart Procedures Are More Costly For All Patients

13 May 2012

Can Social Media Solve The US Healthcare Crisis?

12 May 2012

Faster Treatment For Heart Attack Patients Taken Directly To PCI Hospitals

11 May 2012

Patients With Multiple Health Problems Overwhelm UK Health System

New Resources For Health Information Sharing Implementation Released By Markle

10 May 2012

A System Needed To Improve Cancer Screening

Study Finds Income Inequality Leads To More US Deaths

Another Facet Of War: Ex Armed Forces Service Personnel In Prison

A New Abused Drug Is Methoxetamine (MXE), Sold On The Internet As A "Legal" Alternative To Ketamine

Commuters May Be Risking Their Health

Flawed Analysis Leads To Negative View Of Foreign Aid For Health

Preventing Spread Of HIV And TB In African Prisons

09 May 2012

Mammary Glands Affected By BPA In Monkeys

Nearly $550 Billion Could Be Saved Over 2 Decades Just By Keeping Obesity Rates Level

Death Risks Higher For Heart Attack Survivors Living Near Major Roadways

07 May 2012

Link Between Healthcare-Associated Infections And Expensive Hospital Readmissions

Cervical Spine CT Not Necessary In Cases Of Simple Assault And Ground Level Falls

06 May 2012

US Health Care Spending Linked To Higher Prices And Greater Use Of Medical Technology, Not More Doctor Visits Or Hospital Stays

04 May 2012

How Hand Hygiene Impacts Hospital Infection Rates

USA Spends Much More On Health Than Other Rich Nations - Is It Worth The Extra Money?

Patients' Complex Moral Issues - Doctors Need Mediators

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