Disease
Asian Americans battle genetics and diabetes
by Aimee Keenan-Greene
Asian Americans have consistently higher rates of type 2 diabetes than white Americans.
The findings appear in this months journal Diabetes Care from the
Birth Defects: Leading Cause of Infant Death
Editor's note: Mortality of infants aged under 6 months in the United States is much higher than many other countries. In the U.S., 6 out of 1000 infants die before they reach six months old. If birth defects is the leading cause, what is the cause for birth defects then?...
Kicking cancer but living with chronic pain
Surviving cancer may not mean living without pain, according to a new study published online in the journal Cancer.
The study, conducted by the University of ...
Good cholesterol may not be so good for heart disease
HDL Cholesterol and the link to Heart Diseaseby Aimee Keenan-Greene A current article in the New England Journal of Medicine asserts clinical and epidemiologic studies have consistently shown low ...
Surveillance for Norovirus Outbreaks
Noroviruses spread from person to person, through contaminated food or water, and by touching contaminated surfaces. Outbreaks can happen to people of all ages and ...
Autism risk increases with back to back pregnancies
by Aimee Keenan-Greene
A new study in the journal Pediatrics suggests children born close in age could be at a greater risk for developing autism.
Autism ...
Congenital Heart Defects
January is Birth Defects Prevention Month. Congenital heart defects, one of the most common types of birth defects, affect nearly 1% of all infants born ...
Cervical Cancer: The Preventable Gynecologic Cancer
Most cases of cervical cancer are easily preventable with regular screening tests and follow-up. It also is highly curable when found and treated early. Now ...
2009 H1N1: Overview of a Pandemic
2009 H1N1: Overview of a Pandemic
Impact of 2009 H1N1
Global Impact
More than 214 countries and overseas territories or communities had reported laboratory confirmed cases of pandemic ...
United States Cancer Statistics (USCS)
United States Cancer Statistics: 2007 Incidence and Mortality Web-based report contains official federal government cancer statistics for cancer incidence in 99% of the U.S. population and ...
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