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University of Maryland Health and Medical News: 02-21-2005
The challenges in eradicating a virus now entrenched in a region crowded with both people and poultry will be the focus of a regional bird flu conference that opens this Wednesday in Ho Chi Minh City. . . Foxnews.com -...
Vioxx should be allowed to return to the market, an expert FDA panel recommends. And Bextra and Celebrex should remain on the U.S. market despite their link to heart attacks and strokes. . . Foxnews.com - February 18, 2005 http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,148085,00.html...
Because half of all children with autism or similar developmental disorders aren't diagnosed until age 4 to 6, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Monday was launching a campaign to make doctors and parents aware of the need...
If every woman aged between 50 and 79 got a mammogram every year, it would reduce deaths from breast cancer by 37 percent, according to a new statistical tool. . . CNN.com - February 21, 2005 http://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/conditions/02/21/breast.cancer.tool.reut/index.html...
That hot cup of coffee may do more than just provide a tasty energy boost. It also may help prevent the most common type of liver cancer. . . CNN.com - February 16, 2005 http://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/conditions/02/15/coffee.cancer.ap/index.html...
The Food and Drug Administration promised prompt action Wednesday on recommendations from advisory committees probing the safety of popular painkillers, but urged the advisers to balance the risks and benefits of the drugs. . . CNN.com - February 16, 2005...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday it was creating an independent drug safety board after the agency's monitoring of drugs already in the marketplace was criticized amid the withdrawal of arthritis drug Vioxx. . . The Washington Post...
A new study has linked painkillers Vioxx, Celebrex and Bextra to increased cardiovascular risk, reinforcing findings of other trials that have already sparked concern over the safety of a popular category of drugs. . . Foxnews.com - February 15, 2005...
The flu vaccinations that doctors hoped would save the lives of elderly people have apparently failed to lower death rates, according to a study by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. CNN.com - February 15, 2005 http://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/02/15/flu.vaccine.reut/index.html...
Utah, Oregon and states in the deep South have the lowest rates of binge drinking in the country, while states in the Midwest and Great Plains have some of the highest rates, says a government study released Monday. . ....
Behind every famous number lies a story. And in this season of sickness, when the thermometer frequently emerges from the bathroom cabinet, few numbers in medicine are as familiar as 98.6 - the normal temperature of the human body. ....
Next season's influenza vaccine will be changed to protect against a new strain of the virus that was first identified in California last month and that is spreading widely, a World Health Organization official said yesterday. . . The New...
All college freshmen who live in dorms should be vaccinated for meningitis, a government panel recommended Thursday for the first time, reversing policy of the past. . . CNN.com - February 10, 2005 http://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/02/10/meningitis.vaccine.ap/index.html...
The Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems (MIEMSS) announced today that hospital Emergency Departments throughout Maryland continue to experience a significant increase in the number of patient visits. . . The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene -...
The nation’s health maintenance organizations reported a $5.76 billion profit for the first half of 2004, a 31.9% increase from the first half of 2003. . . The American Hospital Association - February 7, 2005 http://www.ahanews.com/ahanews/jsp/display.jsp?dcrpath=AHANEWS/AHANewsNowArticle/data/ann_050207_Weiss&domain=AHANEWS...
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