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Disease Prevention Defined
Measures used to prevent a disease or reduce its severity.
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Health Report Data Called Substandard
Published September 5, 2008, 11:30 am, CBS News
Substandard science has hurt the CDC's seven-year effort to document possible links between industrial pollution and health problems in the Great Lakes region, an independent review panel said.
Panel criticizes Great Lakes health study
Published September 5, 2008, 11:06 am, NBC 24 Toledo
Friday, September 05, 2008 at 1:52 p.m. TRAVERSE CITY, MICH. (AP) -- Substandard science has hurt a federal agency's seven-year effort to document possible links between industrial pollution and health problems in the Great Lakes region, an independent review panel said Friday.
It takes a village to conquer cancer
Published September 5, 2008, 10:54 am, Bakercityherald.com
The final article in a three-part series on the health impacts of living in rural Oregon.
Review panel criticizes Great Lakes health study
Published September 5, 2008, 10:10 am, San Francisco Chronicle
Substandard science has hurt a federal agency's seven-year effort to document possible links between industrial pollution and health problems in the Great Lakes region, an independent review panel said Friday. The Institute of Medicine said drafts of a report...
Review panel criticizes Great Lakes health study
Published September 5, 2008, 10:02 am, Indianapolis Business Journal
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. Substandard science has hurt a federal agency's seven-year effort to document possible links between industrial pollution and health problems in the Great Lakes region, an independent review panel said Friday.
Longterm ills tied to bad food
Published September 5, 2008, 9:59 am, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Over the past five years, Sarah Pierce has suffered repeated kidney failure, spent three years on dialysis, had the plasma in her blood replaced twice, and lost a fiance, friends and a job — all because of something she ate. Pierce, now 30, was infected with a toxic strain of bacteria, E. coli O157:H7, that can be spread through undercooked meat or raw produce. Today, she has a healthy kidney ...
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Published September 5, 2008, 9:33 am, Aidsmap
Microbicide gels or oral pre-exposure prophylaxis with antiretroviral drugs appear to provide protection against anal exposure to the monkey equivalent of HIV in animal studies, according to two reports published in August.
How to use a generator safely
Published September 5, 2008, 4:00 am, WWL-TV, Channel 4 New Orleans
In 2005, a Houma resident died of carbon-monoxide poisoning after running a power generator in the closed garage of his Plum Street home, which, like many across Terrebonne and Lafourche, had lost power after Hurricane Katrina.
Report: Bans help smokers quit habit
Published September 5, 2008, 12:48 am, Billings Gazette
CHEYENNE - A report prepared for the Wyoming Department of Health says more smokers quit after communities enact strong laws against public smoking, and that more smokers also quit after states boost taxes on cigarettes.
Health notes
Published September 4, 2008, 10:32 pm, The Allen American
What’s the real cause behind your child’s behavior problems? It’s often labeled attention deficit disorder, but experts say what may be the real problem behind thousands of children’s behavior problems could actually be sleep apnea.
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Thu Sep 4
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
- Food high in antioxidants: High antioxidant foods can protect your health. This video give some advices to stay healthy.
Tue Aug 26
- YRBSS - In Brief - DASH/HealthyYo uth: The Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) monitors priority health-risk behaviors and the prevalence of obesity and asthma among youth and young adults. The YRBSS includes a national school-based survey conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and state, territorial, tribal, and local surveys conducted by state, territorial, and local education and health agencies and tribal governments.
Wed Aug 20
- Passing Kidney Stones: Most kidney infections of this type result from bacterial infection, including intestinal bacteria and fecal flora that grow readily in urine. Pyelonephritis can be caused by any of the organisms that cause lower urinary tract infection.
Sat Aug 16
- Denial is no defence against West Nile: It turns out mosquitoes love a housing crisis. "Green pools" - swimming pools left stagnant and untended as a result of mortgage foreclosures - are one factor in the increase. Mosquitoes lay their eggs in standing water and, for some species, the slimier the better. Not all mosquitoes carry West Nile. Canada has 74 species of mosquitoes and West Nile has been detected in 10 of them.
Tue Aug 12
- Sore Throat
- Cardiovascular Disease Biomarkers and Risk Assessment: Novel biomarkers--tr oponin I, NT-proBNP, cystatin C, and hs-CRP--predic ted death from cardiovascular causes and from all causes in multivariable analysis in the whole cohort and in participants who did not have cardiovascular disease.
Mon Aug 11
- How to Save Your Heart - Fit Nation - TIME: More Time Bullshiit? Or for real. Whatever I do is undone by the nose-picking.
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