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U.S. Patients Made an Estimated 1.1 Billion Visits to Physician Offices, Hospital Outpatient And Emergency Departments in 2006
Patients in the United States made an estimated 1.1 billion visits to physician offices and hospital outpatient and emergency departments in 2006, an average of four visits per person per year, according to new health care statistics released today by...
FDA Warns of Salmonella Risk with Cantaloupes
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued an import alert regarding entry of cantaloupe from Agropecuaria Montelibano, a Honduran grower and packer, because, based on current information, fruit from this company appears to be associated with a...
Killer Stairs? Taking the Elevator Could be Worse for Your Body
For years, scientists have been proclaiming the benefits of exercise. Studies showing that regular exercise benefits human health have exploded in number, examining many health problems ranging from cancer and diabetes to arthritis and pre-mature death.
CDC Recommends Flu Vaccination for Children 6 Months Through 18 Years of Age
A panel of immunization experts voted today (February 27, 2008) to expand the recommended ages for annual influenza vaccination of children to include all children from 6 months through 18 years of age. The previous recommendation was for vaccination...
CDC Allegedly Blocked the Release of ‘Alarming’ Environmental Report
The Center for Public Integrity reported yesterday that for more than seven months, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) “blocked the publication of an exhaustive federal study of environmental hazards in the eight Great Lakes states” because...
FDA Warns Public of Contaminated Syringes
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today announced a nationwide recall of all lots of heparin and saline pre-filled flush syringes manufactured by AM2 PAT, Inc., of Angier, N.C. Two lots have been found to be contaminated with Serratia marcescens,...
