Personal Health:
Personal Care, Personal Health
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Aug 10th, 2009
Orange County wants to remind residents that while this summer has been relatively mild, reports indicate the potential for a sharp rise in temperatures this coming week.
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Aug 10th, 2009
According to a report released by the Hearst Corporation, an estimated 200 thousand Americans will die in 2009 not because of cancer or automobile accidents or heart diseases, but because of preventable medical errors and infections acquired while hospitalized. The report, “Dead by Mistake,” notes that the United States has a nearly nonexistent reporting system for medical errors, a system that doesn’t look like it’s going to change any time soon.
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Aug 5th, 2009
The Hong Kong Department of Health reminded people, particularly those engaging in outdoor work or activities, to take measures to prevent heatstroke and sunburn in view of the very hot weather.
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Aug 4th, 2009
As we bid a happy birthday to President Obama, we might want to add to the birthday song refrain, "How healthy are you, Mr. President?"
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Aug 4th, 2009
The North Carolina Division of Public Health and local health departments across the state are celebrating August as National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM).
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Aug 1st, 2009
Taking time for leisure activities apart from the demands of work and other responsibilities helps people function better physically and mentally.
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Aug 1st, 2009
Pennsylvania Department of Health Secretary stressed the importance of immunizations in observance of National Immunization Awareness Month.
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Jul 30th, 2009
Sleepy drivers are responsible for at least 100,000 vehicle crashes each year, according to the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. But a new yawn detection system could warn drivers who are sleepy and prevent them from going off the road and possibly harming or killing themselves and others.
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Jul 17th, 2009
Hospitals and health care workers are finding out the hard way that HIPAA privacy rules must be taken seriously. Two recent examples have been in the news recently.
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Jul 7th, 2009
Patients across the country are voicing a growing desire for greater engagement in, and control over, their own medical care. A new study led by Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) will examine the impact of adding new layer of openness to a traditionally one-sided element of the doctor-patient relationship - the notes from patients’ doctors’ visits.
