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| The United States Get a “D” for Preterm Births |
The premature birth rates in the United States reach a “D” grade and 18 other states like District of Columbia and Puerto Rico get only failing grades. No states received an “A,” and only Vermont got a “B.” 23 other states were ranked at “D” grade during the first annual “Premature Birth Report Card” of March of Dimes, which was released on... |
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 According to the New York Times, the House of Representatives approved legislation on Wednesday that would give the Food and Drug Administration the authority to regulate tobacco industry.Taking into account the record of warnings about smoking risk and the fact that smoking causes one in five deaths in the U.S., John D. Dingell,...
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The death toll from a
cholera outbreak in Indonesia's easternmost province has risen to 172
Wednesday as reports of violence against migrants accused of spreading
the disease are being reported, according to local church leaders.
Local church workers said that at least 172 residents from 19 villages
in two different sub-districts...
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 Being married to a smoker can considerably increase your risk of stroke, even if you’re a non-smoker, suggests a recent study carried out by a team at Harvard University and published in the newest issue of American Journal of Preventive Medicine.It is almost unanimously known the fact that smokers are far more likely to suffer stroke...
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 According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an almost decade long decline in infant-mortality rates has stalled and deaths directly linked to preterm births have increased, particularly for non-Hispanic black women. African-American babies stand twice more chances than white babies to die in their first year of life.The...
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 Health officials have issued a rabies warning for an area in southern Arlington. This week, an infected bat came in contact with a 13-year-old boy tested positive for rabies.In line with an issue, the state health department's Infectious Disease Control Unit confirmed the boy’s case in the 76001 zip code. Starting August last year, this...
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 The American business magnate Bill Gates and New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced Wednesday they will spend $500 million for a worldwide, anti-smoking campaign.According to the World Health Organization’s estimates, tobacco will kill almost a billion people in the 21st century, which means 10 times as many as it killed in the...
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 Lance Armstrong, a retired American professional
road racing cyclist, the only individual to win the Tour de France seven times,
joined efforts with four former U.S.
surgeons general on Wednesday to raise awareness to fight cancer.
Armstrong, a testicular cancer survivor, addressed
the media at the National Call to Action on...
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 A Health Department survey of 452 New York City gay men shows Black, Hispanic and Asian men are less likely to disclose their sexual orientation to their physicians than white men, it was announced on Wednesday. The study revealed that 39 percent of homosexuals didn’t discuss with their doctors about their sexuality. An estimated 60% of...
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Dengue fever, a
mosquito-borne virus, has killed at least 21 people out of 22,000
infected in Vietnam so far this year, an official said Thursday.
The number of people killed by the virus is 25 per cent lower than the
same period last year and the number of people infected is 14 per cent
lower, according to Nguyen Huy Nga,...
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