| Treating even mild gestational diabetes reduces birth complications
October 8, 2009 at 2:08 pm
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| Pregnancy and birth: Safe for women with kidney transplants
October 8, 2009 at 2:08 pm
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| Patients eager for swine flu vaccine
October 8, 2009 at 2:08 pm
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| | Oct. 8--Lots of people want to get vaccinated against swine flu. But most will have to wait, according to Dr. Beverly Loudin, director of safety and quality for the North Shore Physicians Group in Salem. "We've gotten quite a few calls in my office," she says. The difficulty, however, is that in a country of more than 300 million people only 2.8 million doses of the H1N1 vaccine have been manufactured thus far. "Patients are calling on a regular basis to get it," says Loudin. "We're telling them to call back in a few weeks." The demand for the swine |
| Rethinking cancer: New documentary provides rare look into patients' therapeutic journeys
October 8, 2009 at 2:08 pm
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| CDC to release guidelines about circumcision
October 8, 2009 at 2:08 pm
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| | Oct. 8--Circumcision has long been a personal decision left up to parents. Doctors say the risks and benefits are negligible. The American Academy of Pediatrics does not take a stance. But now a health agency is preparing recommendations on circumcision based on new findings regarding HIV transmission. The proposal from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is expected this year. The focus on circumcision follows findings from sub-Saharan Africa, where death rates from AIDS are highest and studies have shown that circumcised men reduce their risk of infection by half. Early reports from the CDC have stressed that |
| 'Shockingly wide' health gaps among states
October 8, 2009 at 8:31 am
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| End-of-life decisions... with peace of mind
October 8, 2009 at 8:31 am
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| Primary care should screen for depression
October 8, 2009 at 7:37 am
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| | ATLANTA, Oct 8, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) -- All U.S. primary care providers should screen adults for depression, officials of the American College of Preventive Medicine say. The ACPM, a national organization of physicians, announced new guidelines it says are in line with the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation that primary care providers have systems in place to screen and treat depression. "Depressive disorders are common in primary care settings and are associated with substantial morbidity and disability for individuals, as well as direct and indirect costs to society," Dr. Michael Compton of Atlanta, who is one of the |
| Employees to pay more for health insurance
October 8, 2009 at 7:37 am
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| | CHICAGO, Oct 8, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) -- Employee contributions to healthcare coverage will rise in 2010 no matter what happens with healthcare reform in Washington, a survey indicates. The 2009 Benefits & Talent Survey by Aon Consulting surveyed 1,313 employers nationwide and found 70 percent of businesses indicate they plan to increase employee contributions -- and 67 percent expect to raise deductibles, co-pays, coinsurance or out-of-pocket maximums. More than half of employers surveyed say they expect to introduce or expand a wellness program next year, and 34 percent plan to introduce or increase financial incentives for wellness programs. "As |
| In outage, keep generators 25 feet away
October 8, 2009 at 7:37 am
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| | GAITHERSBURG, Md., Oct 8, 2009 (UPI via COMTEX) -- Gasoline-powered generators may need to be as far away as 25 feet from a house during a power outage, a U.S. federal technology agency researcher says. Steven Emmerich of the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Gaithersburg, Md., says the operating distance to make residents "safe" from carbon monoxide emissions depends on the house, the weather conditions and the unit. Emmerich and colleagues have found winds perpendicular to an open window result in more carbon monoxide entry than winds at an angle, and lower wind speeds generally allow more carbon | | | 
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