Archive for April, 2008

Health-care costs need answers - Greenville News

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

Dallas Morning News

Health-care costs need answers
Greenville News - 7 hours ago
As health-care costs continue to rise, more Americans may be pushed into the ranks of the uninsured, while those who have insurance may find themselves struggling to pay higher out-of-pocket expenses.
Hillary's Fake Populist Proposals Would Pad Bottom Lines of Oil ... Huffington Post
Presidential candidates on the issues Asheville Citizen-Times
Boston Herald - Dallas Morning News - Epoch Times - Online Journal
all 19 news articles

Health Tip: Pre-Pregnancy Health for Men (HealthDay)

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- When trying to conceive, good health is important for both moms- and dads-to-be. Future fathers can help a couple's chances of having a healthy baby.

Staff Training Reduces Postpartum Bleeding, Episiotomies (HealthDay)

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, April 30 (HealthDay News) -- An intensive educational program for physicians and midwives that stresses giving women the drug oxytocin just after a vaginal delivery resulted in significantly fewer cases of excessive bleeding, according to a study done in two South American countries.

Tree-Lined Streets Associated With Lower Childhood Asthma Rates (HealthDay)

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, April 30 (HealthDay News) -- Young children who live in neighborhoods with lots of trees have lower rates of asthma than children who reside in areas with fewer trees, a new study finds.

More Mothers Breast-Feed, in First Months at Least - New York Times

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

Albany Times Union

More Mothers Breast-Feed, in First Months at Least
New York Times - 2 hours ago
By GARDINER HARRIS About 77 percent of new mothers breast-feed their infants at least briefly, the highest rate seen in the United States in more than a decade, according to a government survey released on Wednesday.
CDC: 3 out of 4 new moms in US now breast-feed their infants The Associated Press
CDC: Three-quarters of new moms breast-feed their infants WTTE
Newswise (press release)
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Measles warning issued by Public Health - Seattle Post Intelligencer

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

Measles warning issued by Public Health
Seattle Post Intelligencer - 1 hour ago
By BRAD WONG King County health officials issued a warning Saturday, urging Seattle area residents to be alert to symptoms of measles after a Grant County girl who recently visited the Seattle Center and Issaquah tested positive for the highly ...
Georgians to be contacted after possible measles exposure Atlanta Journal Constitution
Measles cases reported in Grant County Columbia Basin Herald
FOXNews - Mid Columbia Tri City Herald
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Measles outbreak not subdued; don't take immunity for granted - Arizona Daily Star

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

Measles outbreak not subdued; don't take immunity for granted
Arizona Daily Star - 8 hours ago
By Dan Sorenson Pima County's measles outbreak, the largest in the country, doesn't appear to be slowing, and some people who assume they are immune may not be, says the county's top public health doctor.
Kirkland church-goers may have been exposed to measles Seattle Post Intelligencer
Suspected Measles Exposure at Tucson School and Hospitals KOLD-TV
FOX11AZ.com - KVOA.com - KOMO - Tucson Citizen
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Tree-lined Streets Mean Lower Rates Of Childhood Asthma, Study … - Science Daily (press release)

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008

MSN India

Tree-lined Streets Mean Lower Rates Of Childhood Asthma, Study ...
Science Daily (press release) - May 1, 2008
ScienceDaily (Apr. 30, 2008) - Children who live in tree lined streets have lower rates of asthma, suggests research published ahead of print in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.
Trees Reduce Childhood Asthma Risk eMaxHealth.com
Trees lower risk of asthma in kids, study suggests CTV.ca
New Zealand Herald - iTWire - Irish Health - The News - International
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Staff Training Reduces Postpartum Bleeding, Episiotomies (HealthDay)

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, April 30 (HealthDay News) -- An intensive educational program for physicians and midwives that stresses giving women the drug oxytocin just after a vaginal delivery resulted in significantly fewer cases of excessive bleeding, according to a study done in two South American countries.

Tree-Lined Streets Associated With Lower Childhood Asthma Rates (HealthDay)

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, April 30 (HealthDay News) -- Young children who live in neighborhoods with lots of trees have lower rates of asthma than children who reside in areas with fewer trees, a new study finds.