December 1, 2007, marks the 20th observance of World AIDS Day, an annual worldwide event established to increase awareness and education regarding human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS).
After a quarter century of increases, CDC says obesity prevalence has not measurably increased in the past few years but levels are still high.
At least 20 million people, including 500,000 U.S. citizens, died in the 1918 influenza pandemic. Today, as many as 36,000 Americans continue to die each year of what's commonly known as the flu and more than 200,000 are hospitalized. Most outbreaks in North America occur between October and May. The peak season is usually late December to early March.
The study found a 59 percent net decrease in hospital admissions for heart attacks in nonsmokers with no prior cardiac history in Monroe County, Indiana versus the control county during the study period.
"Countries need to brace themselves for a situation where up to 25 percent of the workforce may be ill at a given time," WHO's director-general said.
Two ASTM subcommittees of Committee F23 are developing the new standards to cover testing health care workers' apparel against needle puncture and their barrier protection.
They see more than 900,000 members frequently and can help them kick the habit. This outreach is part of a larger Aetna effort to help members quit.
Experts say health workers' vaccination rates are far too low, and about 70 percent of them keep working when they are ill with the flu.
College campuses and youth programs can apply for the FY2008 grants.
High blood pressure improves in the summer but worsens in the winter, no matter where the patient lives, VA researchers discovered.
NIST scientists envision low-cost medical, security applications for the tiny device.
A health care purchasing alliance, a small business in Tulsa, and a large Mississippi rural hospital won the award in 2006.
Community involvement is a cornerstone of the U.S drug control strategy, White House Drug Czar John Walters says.
Seventy percent of cancer deaths occur in developing countries, the agency says.
IN case you missed it, the heads of state of Mexico, Canada, and the United States announced the North American Plan for Avian and Pandemic Influenza on Aug. 21, setting in place a much-needed Northern Hemisphere response to prevent a disastrous health episode. The crux of the plan is Chapter 5, Border Monitoring and Control Measures.
If the agreement is ratified, the union will assume responsibility for about $50 billion in legacy health care costs.