Bystanders should focus on "hands only" chest compressions during CPR (a life saving procedure) and not bother with the mouth-to-mouth bit, says a leading expert who quoted two new studies from the USA and Europe. (CPR stands for cardiopulmonary resuscitation) You can read an editorial accompanying the study in the peer-reviewed academic journal, New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM)...
Thirty Million Women Will Gain From Health Reform Law, Including About 15 Million Uninsured
Approximately thirty million American women will gain from the new health reform law over the next ten years, according to a new report from The Commonwealth Fund, a private foundation based in New York. The authors state that the law will stabilize women's growing exposure to ever-increasing health costs, and even reverse it, by subsidizing health insurance for approximately 15 million women who currently have to no health insurance cover, while at the same time strengthening existing coverage for another 14.5 million women deemed underinsured...
Seven Influenza Vaccines For Coming Season Approved By FDA
The US FDA (Food and Drug Administration) has approved vaccines for the 2010-2011 USA influenza season, protecting against three strains of influenza, including the H1N1 virus which caused the 2009 pandemic. In 2009, because the H1N1 virus appeared after seasonal vaccine production commenced, two separate vaccines were required to protect against the seasonal flu and the 2009 H1N1 pandemic flu virus. The FDA says that only one vaccine is needed for this year...
Chicken producers debate 'natural' label
A disagreement among poultry producers about whether chicken injected with salt, water and other ingredients can be promoted as "natural" has prompted federal officials to consider changing labeling guidelines.
Little harm seen from painkiller shots for pro athletes
When professional athletes in sports like football and rugby are injured, they commonly get injections of pain-numbing anesthetics to help them stay in the game. Now a new study suggests that, while safety concerns remain, most athletes may not su...
Editor changes industry-backed tanning pill study
A journal editor has scrubbed a line supporting the use of a L'Oreal-Nestle tanning pill from the conclusion of a company-sponsored study.
More Evidence Links Fractures to Diabetes Drugs
Title: More Evidence Links Fractures to Diabetes Drugs Category: Health News Created: 7/30/2010 11:22:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 7/30/2010 11:22:29 AM
Study: Calcium May Increase Heart Attack Risk
Title: Study: Calcium May Increase Heart Attack Risk Category: Health News Created: 7/30/2010 11:14:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 7/30/2010 11:14:12 AM
Swine Flu Pandemic Hit Children the Hardest
Title: Swine Flu Pandemic Hit Children the Hardest Category: Health News Created: 7/30/2010 10:51:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 7/30/2010 10:51:31 AM
Kassam damages building in Negev - Jerusalem Post
Massive Flooding in Pakistan Kills More than 800 - Voice of America
Wildfires spread in western Russia, kill 28 - Reuters
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