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01/06/2009 Scientists doubt Europe can wipe out measles by 2010 (Reuters) Reuters - Too many children remain unvaccinated against measles for Europe to have any realistic hope of eliminating the disease by 2010, researchers said on Wednesday. Read more at this website... 01/06/2009 Health Care Spending in U.S. Grew at Lowest Rate in a Decade (HealthDay) HealthDay - TUESDAY, Jan. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Due to slower spending on prescription drugs, health-care spending in the United States grew at the lowest rate in a decade in 2007, a new federal report found. Read more at this website... 01/06/2009 Obama picks CNN's TV doctor as surgeon general: reports (AFP) AFP - President-elect Barack Obama wants CNN medical correspondent Sanjay Gupta to be his surgeon general and serve as chief overseer of Americans' health, the network said Tuesday. Read more at this website... 01/06/2009 Homeopathy patients often say health improved (Reuters) Reuters - Many people who opt for homeopathic therapy for their chronic ills report lasting improvements in their health, a new study finds. Read more at this website... 01/02/2009 Fast food near schools means fatter kids (Reuters) Reuters - Adolescents who go to school within a half-mile of a fast-food restaurant are more likely to be overweight or obese than kids whose schools are further away, new research suggests. Read more at this website... 01/02/2009 Wallace and Gromit help to fight obesity (AFP) AFP - The government launched a campaign to fight the nation's expanding waistlines on Friday with a cartoon by the Oscar-winning animators of Wallace and Gromit to hammer home the message. Read more at this website... 12/31/2008 Smoking ban leads to major drop in heart attacks (AP) AP - A smoking ban in one Colorado city led to a dramatic drop in heart attack hospitalizations within three years, a sign of just how serious a health threat secondhand smoke is, government researchers said Wednesday. Read more at this website... 12/31/2008 Pre-pregnancy exercise may not prevent back pain (Reuters) Reuters - Pre-pregnancy physical activity may not influence whether or not a woman will have persistent low back or pelvic pain after pregnancy, suggest researchers from Sweden. Read more at this website... 12/31/2008 Teens are influenced by health risks of smoking (Reuters) Reuters - Teenagers who underestimate the risks of smoking -- or overestimate the social value -- are substantially more likely than their peers to take up the habit, a new study suggests. Read more at this website... 12/29/2008 Many Teens Don't Keep Virginity Pledges (HealthDay) HealthDay - MONDAY, Dec. 29 (HealthDay News) -- Teens who take virginity pledges are just as likely to have sex as teens who don't make such promises -- and they're less likely to practice safe sex to prevent disease or pregnancy, a new study finds. Read more at this website... |
