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Tooth decay epidemic among kids

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:54:09 GMT

Tooth decay is becoming a big problem in the United States, especially among kids. The top reasons for tooth decay among children are diets and habits, followed by a lack of brushing.

Largest US mumps outbreak in 3 years

Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:09:11 GMT

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the outbreak was first reported at a boys camp in Sullivan County, N.Y.

Healthy kids - a parent's guide

Michelle Zepeda — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:21:42 GMT

For the first time in history, children could die before their parents do.

Do digital diaries mess up your brain?

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:16:24 GMT

Microsoft is developing a camera called SenseCam, which automatically captures photos of everything you see and do all day.

Protecting teeth in the game

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 01:09:53 GMT

Sports like football and hockey require mouthguards, but basketball and soccer do not, and the mouth is where dentists are seeing the most injuries.

First non-drug asthma treatment

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 01:14:36 GMT

The company's procedure, called bronchial thermoplasty, uses extreme heat to burn away lung tissue that makes it difficult to breath and causes coughing spasms and wheezing.

Tweens challenged by breast cancer

Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:35:59 GMT

Younger women are getting a disease that usually strikes around menopause -- and no one knows why.

Health insurers cherry-pick facts

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:54:18 GMT

The insurance industry uses facts selectively and mixes accurate assertions with misleading spin and an embrace of worst-case scenarios.

Wife, husband battling breast cancer

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:20:26 GMT

Mike Welsh says he is speaking up about his cancer to make other men aware that breast cancer is not just something that strikes women.

Hundreds attend flu clinic

Sharia Davis — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 22:20:04 GMT

Lately we've been hearing about people across the country contracting the H1N1 virus, some even dying from complications, but did you know the seasonal flu kills up to 40,000 annually?

More tests of anti-addiction drug

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 20:37:04 GMT

Catalyst Pharmaceutical Partners Inc. said its drug vigabatrin failed as a treatment for cocaine addiction because patients in the trial did not take the drug regularly.

Distracted driving called epidemic

Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:33:30 GMT

While the meeting focused on drivers using cell phones and mobile devices, participants noted that distractions could include reaching into the back seat, applying makeup or eating.

Supplements with steroids examined

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 20:03:41 GMT

Congress rewrote the dietary supplements regulations in 1994. Some critics say the regulations are not strong enough.

Swine flu season preps

Fri, 07 Aug 2009 20:46:43 GMT

As the school year approaches public health officials with the Toledo-Lucas County Public Health Department are preparing for swine flu.

Protective Embryo Transfer Catheter

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:01:07 GMT

Cause of Huntington's discovered

Sat, 06 Jun 2009 00:15:05 GMT

Scientists have solved a mystery surrounding a horrific illness: Why people with Huntington's disease harbor a faulty protein throughout their bodies but it destroys only certain brain cells.

Packing plant trims hours due to scare

Fri, 01 May 2009 23:27:55 GMT

Routh Packing Co. is cutting back because there's less demand for pork products as the swine flu scare sweeps the world.

Changing racial disparity

Fri, 03 Apr 2009 16:17:39 GMT

According to a proclamation from Gov. Ted Strickland, minority Ohioans suffer disproportionate illness and excess deaths due to disease, substance abuse and violence.

Walgreen offers free health clinic

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 14:57:45 GMT

Drugstore operator Walgreen will offer free clinic visits to the unemployed and uninsured for the rest of the year, providing tests and routine treatment for minor ailments through its walk-in clinics — though patients will still pay for precriptions.

Cholesterol drug reduces blood clots

Sun, 29 Mar 2009 16:16:36 GMT

Statin drugs, taken by millions of Americans to lower cholesterol and prevent heart disease, also can cut the risk of developing dangerous blood clots that can lodge in the legs or lungs, a major study suggests.

Circumcision reduces some infections

Sat, 28 Mar 2009 21:23:29 GMT

Heterosexual men who undergo medical circumcision can significantly reduce their risk of acquiring two common sexually transmitted infections — herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2), the cause of genital herpes, and human papillomavirus (HPV), which can cause cancer and genital warts, according to a report in the March 26 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM).

Virus sickens and closes Babson College

Sat, 28 Mar 2009 19:17:49 GMT

A Massachusetts college is shutting down for several days after 100 students and staff were sickened by a virus that causes a type of stomach flu.

Slain officer' s organs save four men

Sat, 28 Mar 2009 18:08:44 GMT

Organs donated by a slain Oakland, California, police officer saved four lives, and his donated tissue will enhance the lives of up to 50 others, the California Transplant Donor Network said Wednesday.

Triathletes at risk for sudden death

Sat, 28 Mar 2009 17:16:02 GMT

Warning to weekend warriors: Swim-bike-run triathlons pose at least twice the risk of sudden death as marathons do, the first study of these competitions has found.

Out of Network rates under review

Sat, 28 Mar 2009 16:40:45 GMT

Ever wonder how that bill was calculated if you had to pay to see a doctor outside your insurance network?

Device may lead to preventing strokes

Sat, 28 Mar 2009 15:59:44 GMT

A novel device to treat a common heart problem that can lead to stroke showed promise in testing, but not without risk, new research shows.

Vaccine holds promise in stopping CMV

Sun, 22 Mar 2009 20:28:15 GMT

Each year, approximately 8,000 infants in the United States develop severe hearing, mental or movement impairments after becoming infected with cytomegalovirus (CMV), a common virus passed onto them while still in the womb.

Measurement of kidney function revised

Sun, 22 Mar 2009 19:54:55 GMT

A formula used to measure kidney function in children with chronic kidney disease has been revised to make it more precise, according to a study published today in the Journal of the American Society of Nephrology.

Clues to how HPV can lead to cance

Sun, 22 Mar 2009 17:53:55 GMT

New research shows for the first time that certain types of human papillomavirus (HPV), which cause cervical and some other types of cancer, can inhibit the production of a tiny single-stranded RNA called microRNA 34a, or miR-34a.

Framingham Heart Study's new enterprise

Sun, 22 Mar 2009 17:06:18 GMT

The landmark Framingham Heart Study (FHS) is launching a major initiative to discover risk factors and markers that could lead to new blood tests to identify individuals at high risk of heart disease and stroke.