Healthcare
HIV Transmission Through Transfusion --- Missouri and Colorado, 2008
Weekly
October 22, 2010 / 59(41);1335-1339
Transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) through transfusion of contaminated blood components was documented in the United States in 1982 (1).
Health Care Reform: Balance is Key
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners, a panel made up of individual state insurance commissioners, is meeting in Florida to determine how much of each ...
Be aware of radiation-induced breast cancer risk
Many women may not be aware though that mammography screening by itself can cause breast cancer. The radiation induced breast cancer risk is particularly higher ...
Seniors Now Can Search for Health Insurance They Need
Now that some provisions of the healthcare reform law or the Affordable Care Act have become effective, the federal government has set up a site ...
McDonald's Challenges Healthcare Regulation
As the first phase of the health care reform bill has completed its first week, McDonald’s is challenging regulations that will require mini-med plan insurers ...
Some provisions in healthcare reform law take effect on Sept 23
Data provided by the United States Census Bureau show that 50.7 million American did not have health insurance in 2009, an increase of 4.4 million ...
Number of Uninsured Americans Soars
The Census Bureau is reporting that the number of uninsured Americans is $50.7 million, the highest number since 1987, the year the government began keeping ...
CDC says childhood vaccination rate high
Editor's note: The following is a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, published in the latest issue of the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. ...
Pregnancy Related Deaths Declining Globally
The United Nations (UN) estimates that 1,000 women die per day from pregnancy-related causes around the world. While this number is down from a decade ...
AAP Urges Health Care Pros to Get Flu Shots
According to a new policy statement per the American Pediatric Academy website, the agency is recommending that all health care professionals be “required to receive ...
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