The state health commissioner has proposed a series of changes to help prevent delays in notifying patients who may be exposed to various infections in case a doctor’s infection-control practices are faulty.
Adults at risk for developing coronary heart disease seem to
respond better to preventive treatment when their doctor tells them
exactly what their risk is and how they can help lower their risk,
results of a study suggest.
Poor black women in U.S. cities face a greater risk of getting
cancer because of unhealthy diets, according to a report released
on Wednesday that says the finding applies to other ethnic groups.
Though some have blamed the U.S. obesity problem on the corn syrup
ubiquitous in processed foods, a new study casts some doubt on this
idea.
The addition of an exercise training program to the standard care
of children and adolescents with cerebral palsy improves their
physical fitness and quality of life, according to a Dutch study.
Both Internet-based therapy and face-to-face counseling can help
women with high levels of body dissatisfaction feel better about
themselves, a new study shows.
The substantial benefits of hip replacement for osteoarthritis are
sustained in the long-term, British investigators report.
After 25 years of successive increases, obesity rates in the United
States are holding steady, government health officials said on
Wednesday.
COLLEGE PARK, Md.(Reuters) - U.S. health regulators on Thursday
debated a consumer group’s bid to boost regulation of salt in food
and revoke the ingredient’s “generally recognized as safe” status.
Kindergartners have a fairly good idea of which foods are good for
them, but they often prefer less healthy choices, researchers from
Israel have found.