One in six Americans between the ages of 14 and 49 have genital herpes and close to 1 in 2 black women are infected, new figures from the CDC reveal.
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09Mar
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09Mar
Good health may not only help you live longer, it could help you enjoy a longer, more satisfying sex life as well, a study shows.
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09Mar
The European Parliament has voted 618 votes to 17 for an extension to the transitional arrangements contained within the regulation on the non-commercial movement of pet animals (Reg. 998/2003) which afford the UK additional protection against rabies, ticks and tapeworms. The British Veterinary Association (BVA) and British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA) have been lobbying MEPs to support the extension and have strongly welcomed this decision…
Tags: Europe, Health, Rabies, Veterinary
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09Mar
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society today announced the appointment of Helen Gordon as Chief Executive of the new Professional Leadership Body. Mrs Gordon will join the Society on the 1st of July. Mrs Gordon comes to the Society from her current position as Chief Executive of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. Prior to leading the RCOG for the past five years, Mrs Gordon was Chief Executive of Queen Mary’s Sidcup NHS Trust from 2000-2005. RPSGB President, Steve Churton said: “I am delighted to welcome Helen to the Society at this pivotal time in its history…
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09Mar
Six weeks after posting an initial batch of 24 public comments on the proposed meaningful use rule on a government Web site for public viewing, the Department of Health and Human Services has posted another 83 comments. The comment period ends on March 15. Here’s a sample of some of the new comments:
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09Mar
The National eHealth Collaborative has created NHIN University, a program to host free Web seminars on development of the nationwide health information network.
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09Mar
CANTEL MEDICAL CORP. reported a 29% increase in net income to $4,876,000, or $0.29 per diluted share, on a 6.7% increase in sales to $66,587,000 for the second quarter ended January 31, 2010. This compares with net income of $3,774,000, or $0.23 per diluted share, on sales of $62,420,000 for the second quarter ended January 31, 2009.
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09Mar
Ischemix today announced the initiation of patient accrual in a multi-center Phase 2a clinical trial of CMX-2043 for the prevention of peri-operative ischemia-reperfusion injury in patients undergoing elective percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) procedures. CMX-2043 is a cardio-protective drug that combines Akt pathway-mediated cell survival effects and anti-oxidant activity in a single small molecule.
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09Mar
Sleep problems and sleep habits vary among different ethnic groups, according to a new national survey. But among all ethnicities, there remains a common denominator: Many of us simply don’t get enough sleep.
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09Mar
If the drug Enbrel stops working, people with psoriasis have two effective options, new research suggests.
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09Mar
A deal to sell healthier drinks in U.S. schools has slashed the amount of fattening beverages offered to students, former President Bill Clinton said on Monday as New York leaders pushed for a soda tax to tackle obesity and budget shortfalls.
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09Mar
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09Mar
A new mental health outreach programme set up after the 2005 London bombings has successfully identified and treated hundreds of survivors. After the 7/7 bombings in 2005 a group of clinical psychologists targeted nearly a thousand survivors of the attacks by painstakingly compiling hospital treatment records, police witness files and referrals from GPs. The need for this new method of reaching potential patients was evident after results showed that only 4% of patients contacted by the programme had been referred for treatment by their GPs – the traditional pathway to mental heath care…
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09Mar
Currently, foreign-born people make up approximately 13 percent of the total U.S. population. As the immigrant population grows, understanding its disability status and employment characteristics becomes increasingly important. People, both native and foreign-born, with disabilities make important contributions to our society, and many individuals continue to work despite a wide range of impairments…
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09Mar
New findings suggest the role of organisational justice in causing feelings of embitterment and burn-out at work. Professor Tom Sensky (Imperial College, London, UK) analyzes these data in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics.
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09Mar
Is aggression always the best response to a challenge? Testosterone may not necessarily cause aggression but behavior can drive testosterone secretion.
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09Mar
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Related MedlinePlus Page: Drinking WaterTags: Health
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09Mar
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Related MedlinePlus Page: Alzheimer’s DiseaseTags: Health
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08Mar
Charles McCall, former chair of McKesson Corp. and HBO & Company, which McKesson acquired, has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for his role in inflating HBOC’s revenue figures before the acquisition, Bloomberg reports.
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08Mar
When the drug Enbrel stops working, people with psoriasis have two effective options, new research suggests.
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