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US Senate votes on landmark health bill

Medicine & Health / Health

created 7 hours ago | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 2

Senators gave Barack Obama a huge political boost on Thursday by passing a sweeping remake of the US health care system that aims to extend coverage to 31 million uninsured Americans.


What connects the elderly and sports people? Smart sensor technology

Medicine & Health / Health

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Innovative smart sensing devices promise to boost mobility and quality of life for the elderly, reduce healthcare costs and even give sports people an edge through more effective training.


Study: Swine flu poses a threat to new moms

Medicine & Health / Diseases

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(AP) -- Swine flu is not only dangerous to pregnant women, but it's a threat to new mothers too, the first study to document this risk shows. An analysis of pregnant women and new mothers who were hospitalized with swine ...


New study shows rise in drug resistance of dangerous infection in US hospitals

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created 23 hours ago | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

A new study in the journal Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology reports a surge in drug-resistant strains of Acinetobacter, a dangerous type of bacteria that is becoming increasingly common in U.S. hospitals. This ...


Birds Play an Important Role in the Spread of Lyme Disease

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Dec 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The range of Lyme disease is spreading in North America and it appears that birds play a significant role by transporting the Lyme disease bacterium over long distances, a new study by the Yale School of ...


Soil studies reveal rise in antibiotic resistance

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Antibiotic resistance in the natural environment is rising despite tighter controls over our use of antibiotics in medicine and agriculture, Newcastle University scientists have found.


2/3 of Australians unlikely to get vaccinated against swine flu

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created Dec 23, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Australia risks a serious swine flu (H1N1 influenza virus) outbreak with two-thirds (65 per cent) of unprotected Australians stating they're unlikely to get vaccinated against the disease in the next 12 months, according ...


Britain bans 'legal high' drugs

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 23, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Britain banned several drugs known as "legal highs" Wednesday amid mounting public concern about their health risks.


Physician-assisted suicide: A perspective from advocates for people with disability

Medicine & Health / Other

created Dec 23, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Although public opinion in the United States on physician-assisted suicide is evenly divided, about half of states have either defeated bills to legalize assisted suicide or have passed laws explicitly banning it and only ...


Adverse consequences of obesity may be greater than previously thought

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created Dec 23, 2009 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (7) | comments 1

The link between obesity and cardiovascular mortality may be substantially underestimated, while some of the adverse consequences of being underweight may be overstated, concludes a study published in the British Medical ...



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