General Health Articles:
General Health Articles features articles and news on alcohol treatment and rehabilitation, allergies, clinical trials, quitting smoking and sexual health.
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Jul 8th, 2009
The vice president of the United States Joseph Biden speaking to reporters today said "folks, reform is coming" referring to the $155 billion dollar deal with the nation's hospitals that will help to pay for health care. Biden also said in his 10 years of public life "we have never been this close" in reforming U.S. Health Care making health insurance coverage possible to more and making it affordable for many.
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Jul 8th, 2009
White House provided backgrounder explaining today's announcement about the health care reform and the details of Biden Hospitals deal.
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Jul 7th, 2009
Along with many others, I am working hard in the fight to prevent government takeover of our bodies and our health care, an organization started by one of my "real world" women patients is taking off due to her energy and drive and commitment to maintaining our choice of when, where, and with whom we seek our medical care.
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Jul 6th, 2009
Scientists at the Health Protection Agency have published their advice to UK bodies following new international guidance on ionising radiation.
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Jul 4th, 2009
No one knows who gave Diprivan (propofol) to Michael Jackson. The powerful sedative, used to induce anesthesia, is supposed to be strictly regulated. Diprivan does put people to sleep, and is only used in a hospital or clinical setting. It is given intravenously, How Michael Jackson obtained Diprivan, and why he even thought to use the drug is under close scrutiny.
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Jul 2nd, 2009
New York hospitals have lower rates of surgical-site infections than the rest of the nation but the same or higher rates of central line-associated bloodstream infections in intensive care units than those reported nationally.
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Jul 2nd, 2009
The City of Kansas City, Mo. has been notified by the Jackson County Medical Examiner’s Office that heat exposure was a possible factor in a June 23 death. This is the second death this year in Kansas City where heat is being considered a possible contributor to the death.
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Jul 1st, 2009
Researchers have devised a microscale tool to help them understand the mechanical behavior of biofilms, slimy colonies of bacteria involved in most human infectious diseases.
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Jun 27th, 2009
A revolving fund that helps countries buy large quantities of quality vaccines at low cost has been so successful in the Americas that regions of Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean are exploring similar mechanisms to guarantee access to vaccines and support their national immunization programs.
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Jun 26th, 2009
In collaboration with Boston's disability community and the Boston Center for Independent Living, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital have begun a comprehensive and landmark effort to improve access and care for people with disabilities.
