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Almost 1 in 3 in US have sleepwalked: studyChicago TribuneNEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Although only a handful of people in the United States sleepwalk every year, a new study suggests close to one-third may do it at some point in their lives. The study, published Monday in the journal Neurology, also suggests …Sleepwalking [...]
CTV.ca
Flesh-eating germ rare, especially for the healthyThe Associated PressATLANTA (AP) — Aimee Copeland, a Georgia grad student, is fighting for her life because of the flesh-eating bacteria that infected her after she gashed her leg in a river two weeks ago. One of her legs was amputated and her fingers will be too, …Woman, 24, [...]
ABC News
Girl With Flesh-Eating Disease Can't Remember EventsABC NewsAimee Copeland, the Georgia student who contracted a rare flesh-eating disease after a zip line injury, is awake and alert but still in critical condition, according to her family. But the 24-year-old still can't remember the events that landed her in …Parents read lips of woman with [...]
USA TODAY
Lips read for woman with flesh-eating diseaseThe Associated PressATLANTA (AP) — The parents of a young Georgia woman battling a flesh-eating bacterial infection say they've learned to read lips and are now able to communicate with their daughter. Speaking on NBC's "Today" show Monday, Andy Copeland says his daughter …Woman With Flesh-Eating Bacteria ImprovingKVIA [...]
The Associated Press
1 in 3 autistic young adults lack jobs, educationMedical XpressIn this March 2011 photo provided by Jeff Martin, Ian Wells sits on a bicycle in North Hanover, NJ Wells, 21, of Allentown, NJ, has autism and has had trouble finding paid employment. A study being published Monday in Pediatrics says 1 in 3 [...]
MedPage Today
Binky, Sippy Cup Can be Source of Trip to the ERMedPage TodayBy Rita Baron-Faust, Contributing Writer, MedPage Today Reviewed by Robert Jasmer, MD; Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco. More than 45000 US children under age 3 required emergency treatment after …Sippy Cups and Other Little-Known Childhood HazardsNew York Times [...]
BBC News
Child deaths: Preventable infections 'the leading cause'BBC NewsMost deaths of young children around the world are from mainly preventable infectious causes, experts have said. They found two-thirds of the 7.6m children who died before their fifth birthday did so due to infectious causes – and pneumonia was found …Worldwide Child Mortality Rate Plummets; Most [...]
CBS Local
Save The Children Ranks Condition Of Moms Around The WorldCBS LocalDETROIT (WWJ) – Save the Children is out with its annual report on the state of the world's mothers. The organization's President, Carolyn Miles, says the report ranked 165 countries, that Niger was the worst; Norway was the best.Report: US Is the 25th Best [...]
International Reporter
18% Of Deaths Among Under 5s Caused By Pneumonia GloballyMedical News TodayOf the 7.6 million deaths worldwide among children under 5 years of age in 2010, 18% were caused by pneumonia, while 14% were the result of a complication of a preterm birth, researchers from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and an [...]
The Age
Whooping cough vaccines urgedWyoming TribuneThe illness has become an epidemic in Washington state, and there's an outbreak of it in Greeley, Colo. Precautions are being taken to try to keep it from becoming a problem here. By Becky Orr CHEYENNE — Health workers are hoping to prevent outbreaks …Whooping cough wreaks havoc amid the [...]
Discover Magazine
Infections Cause 1 in 6 Cancer Cases WorldwideOccupational Health and SafetyHelicobacter pylori, hepatitis B and C viruses, and human papillomaviruses were responsible for 1.9 million cases of mainly gastric, liver, and cervix uteri cancers. Around 2 million cancer cases each year are caused by infectious agents, according to …1 In 6 Cancers Around The [...]
USA TODAY
Nurses balance technological advances with old-fashioned patient careUSA TODAYBy Maria Sonnenberg, Florida Today Cordella Thorney, right, a veteran of the nursing profession, works with Rebecca Madore, at Wuesthoff Hospital. While nursing schools are graduating highly skilled individuals, the experience of older workers is …Better patient care best tribute to Nightingale: NursesTimes of IndiaProvince announces [...]
The Age
Cutbacks Hurt a State's Response to Whooping CoughNew York TimesMOUNT VERNON, Wash. — Whooping cough, or pertussis, a highly infectious respiratory disease once considered doomed by science, has struck Washington State this spring with a severity that health officials say could surpass the toll of any year since …Whooping cough epidemic declared in Wash. [...]
The Age
Budget Cuts Hurt Washington State's Response to Whooping Cough OutbreakNew York TimesMOUNT VERNON, Wash. — Whooping cough, or pertussis, a highly infectious respiratory disease once considered doomed by science, has struck Washington State this spring with a severity that health officials say could surpass the toll of any year since …Whooping cough epidemic declared [...]
USA TODAY
FDA Advisors Endorse New HIV Prevention Drugabc40By Jessica Michalski – email Springfield, Mass. (WGGB) — A new drug shown to prevent HIV infections has won the endorsement of a panel of US Federal Advisors. Truvada is the first drug of its kind, clearing the way for a landmark approval in the fight …Advocates: HIV [...]
NOLA.com
AIDS fight enters new phase with prevention pillNOLA.comBy AP Condoms and other safe-sex practices have accomplished only so much. Now the 30-year battle against AIDS is on the verge of a radical new phase, with the government expected to endorse a once-a-day pill to prevent infection with the virus.FDA Advisory Panel Backs Preventive Use of [...]
USA TODAY
FDA panel endorses pill to prevent HIV infectionDetroit Free PressBy Lindsey Tanner AP CHICAGO — Condoms and other safe-sex practices accomplished only so much. Now the 30-year battle against AIDS is on the verge of a radical new phase, with the government expected to endorse a once-a-day pill to prevent infection …FDA reviews first [...]
CTV.ca
FDA reviews first quick, at-home HIV testBoston.comThe Food and Drug Administration is considering approval of the first over-the-counter HIV test that would allow consumers to quickly test themselves for the virus at home, without medical supervision. For more from BostonGlobe.com, sign up or log in …FDA panel backs using Gilead pill as HIV preventativeNews & [...]
CBS News
FDA reviews first rapid, take-home HIV testKHOUby AP WASHINGTON — The Food and Drug Administration is considering approval of the first over-the-counter HIV test that would allow consumers to quickly test themselves for the virus at home, without medical supervision. FDA reviewers said Friday the …Biz Break: Gilead pins hopes on HIV drug; Apple [...]
USA TODAY
FDA panel recommends Gilead's Quad for HIVReutersBy David Morgan | WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A US Food and Drug Administration panel of outside experts on Friday recommended the use of Gilead Sciences Inc's Quad pill for untreated HIV patients. The FDA advisory committee voted 13-1 to endorse the …AIDS Fight Enters New Phase With Prevention [...]