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5 Sep 2010 at 3:00am
Under an agreement reached with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) will provide support for primary and urgent care services in the borough of Braddock, Pennsylvania and neighboring communities through expanded hours and services at the Braddock Family Health Center...
5 Sep 2010 at 3:00am
The American Red Cross is responding with help to people affected by the winds, rains and flooding of Hurricane Earl in North Carolina and is ready as the storm moves up the Atlantic Coast. A dozen Red Cross shelters were opened in North Carolina, giving more than 260 a safe place to ride out the storm last night as heavy rain and strong winds passed through the area...
5 Sep 2010 at 3:00am
As the FDA oversaw a massive egg recall for possible salmonella contamination, most Americans were aware of the outbreak and substantial numbers took steps to protect themselves from getting sick, according to a new national poll by researchers at Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH). The poll was conducted August 27-30, 2010...
5 Sep 2010 at 3:00am
After a comprehensive review, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada announced that they have found no cause linking Pampers Dry Max diapers and reports of diaper rash and other skin conditions. Pampers has welcomed the Commission's and Health Canada's thorough review and cooperated fully with them. "We are thankful that the U.S...
4 Sep 2010 at 9:00am
The Editor-in-Chief of one of the world's most respected medical journals, JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association), Catherine D. DeAngelis, M.D., M.P.H., has announced that she will be resigning from her post on June 30th, 2011. Dr. DeAngelis said: All good things must come to an end and so, this must, too. Dr...
4 Sep 2010 at 4:00am
Members of the Prostate Cancer Roundtable, consisting of America's Leading Prostate Cancer Organizations, are asking President Obama to place a blue ribbon on the White House and light the White House blue in the evenings in recognition of Prostate Cancer Awareness Month in September. This visible show of support for prostate cancer awareness by the White House will be a major tribute to the 2...
4 Sep 2010 at 3:00am
Engineers at Harvard University have created a millionth-scale automobile differential to govern the flight of minuscule aerial robots that could someday be used to probe environmental hazards, forest fires, and other places too perilous for people...
4 Sep 2010 at 3:00am
The results of a three-year research project into pandemic flu preparedness in Europe will be launched at a meeting in Brussels in September...
4 Sep 2010 at 3:00am
Cincinnati, OH, September 2, 2010 The existence of chronic Lyme disease is an issue of sharp debate within the medical community. Some health care workers who call themselves "Lyme literate" insist that chronic Lyme disease is frequently diagnosed and treated by primary care physicians...
4 Sep 2010 at 3:00am
Effective September 4, 2010 there will be 30 accredited trauma centers in Pennsylvania: Adult Level I Trauma Centers 1. Allentown - Lehigh Valley Hospital 2. Bethlehem - St. Luke's Hospital 3. Danville - Geisinger Medical Center 4. Hershey - The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center 5. Johnstown - Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center 6...
4 Sep 2010 at 2:00am
A new discovery by scientists at the Universities of East Anglia and Frankfurt could make it possible in future to identify the source of banned CFCs that are probably still being released into the atmosphere...
4 Sep 2010 at 2:00am
A survey of emergency medical services (EMS) agencies from across the country found wide variation in perceptions of workplace safety culture - providing a tool that might point to potential patient safety threats, according to researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine...
3 Sep 2010 at 1:00pm
There are still about 4.7 million uninsured American children who are eligible for CHIP (Children's Health Insurance Program) or Medicaid and are not enrolled, says a new report published in the journal Health Affairs. The report estimated about 7.3 million American children were uninsured on an average day in 2008 - of those, 65% of them (4...
3 Sep 2010 at 11:00am
The number of people in the USA who took one prescription medication in a one month period rose 10% during the decade up to the end of 2008. Americans spent US234.1 billion on prescription medications in 2008, more than double the figure in 1999, according to a report published by the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)...
3 Sep 2010 at 9:00am
Mary Harney, Minister for Health & Children, yesterday (Thursday 2nd September, 2010) welcomed the publication of the findings of the All-Ireland Traveller Health Study, which she launched in July 2007...
