News tagged with emergency centers
Study establishes importance of tracking diseases associated with illegal wildlife trade
An article released today in PLoS ONE entitled, Zoonotic Viruses Associated with Illegally Imported Wildlife Products, from a collaborative study led by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), identified ev ...
Jan 10, 2012 |
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Fla.'s Space Coast feels pain of shuttle's end
(AP) -- Workers at the Kennedy Space Center always knew the end of the shuttle program would bring hard times to Florida's Space Coast.
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Jul 04, 2011 |
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Study suggests UN force brought cholera to Haiti
(AP) -- Evidence "strongly suggests" that a United Nations peacekeeping mission brought a cholera strain to Haiti that has killed thousands of people, a study by a team of epidemiologists and physicians says.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jun 30, 2011 |
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CDC's 'zombie apocalypse' advice an Internet hit
(AP) -- "Zombie apocalypse." That blog posting headline is all it took for a behind-the-scenes public health doctor to set off an Internet frenzy over tired old advice about keeping water and flashlights ...
May 20, 2011 |
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Alarming combo: Bedbugs with 'superbug' germ found
Hate insects? Afraid of germs? Researchers are reporting an alarming combination: bedbugs carrying "superbug" germs.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
May 11, 2011 |
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Human virus linked to deaths of endangered mountain gorillas
(PhysOrg.com) -- For the first time, a virus that causes respiratory disease in humans has been linked to the deaths of wild mountain gorillas, reports a team of researchers in the United States and Africa.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 28, 2011 |
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Trauma patients protected from worse outcomes associated with so-called 'weekend effect'
Patients who've been hurt in car or bike crashes, been shot or stabbed, or suffered other injuries are more likely to live if they arrive at the hospital on the weekend than during the week, according to new University of ...
Mar 21, 2011 |
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Health care disparities seen in epilepsy patients with low socioeconomic status
A newly published report reveals patients with epilepsy and low socioeconomic status (SES) are more likely to have uncontrolled seizures, drug-related side effects, and a lower overall quality of life. The study also indicates ...
Feb 22, 2011 |
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Many vulnerable patients have poor access to trauma care
A significant portion of the U.S. population does not have access to trauma care within an hours' drive, with certain vulnerable groups at higher risk of worse access, according to a report in the January issue of Archives of ...
Jan 17, 2011 |
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CDC finds most seniors don’t get shingles vaccination
Although a vaccine to prevent shingles has been available since 2006, less than 7 percent of U.S. seniors -- the demographic most frequently affected by the disease -- chose to receive the vaccination as of ...
Jan 11, 2011 |
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Many hospital emergency department visits could be treated elsewhere, study finds
About 17 percent of all visits to hospital emergency departments across the United States could be treated at retail medical clinics or urgent care centers, potentially saving $4.4 billion annually in health care costs, according ...
Sep 07, 2010 |
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Headed to ER? Some post waits by text, billboard
(AP) -- Need an X-ray or stitches? Online, via text message or flashing on a billboard, some emergency rooms are advertising how long the dreaded wait for care will be, with estimates updated every few minutes.
Aug 23, 2010 |
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Waterborne diseases could cost over $500 million annually in US
Hospitalizations for three common waterborne diseases cost the health care system as much as $539 million annually, according to research presented today at the International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases.
Jul 14, 2010 |
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Salsa and guacamole increasingly important causes of foodborne disease
Nearly 1 out of every 25 restaurant-associated foodborne outbreaks with identified food sources between 1998 and 2008 can be traced back to contaminated salsa or guacamole, more than double the rate during the previous decade, ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jul 12, 2010 |
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Experimental Marburg vaccine prevents disease 2 days after infection
An experimental vaccine developed to prevent outbreaks of Marburg hemorrhagic fever continues to show promise in monkeys as an emergency treatment for accidental exposures to the virus that causes the disease. ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jun 16, 2010 |
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