News tagged with health care interventions

Wartime urologic injuries require different mindset

Saving a soldier's life takes precedence over treating traumatic urologic injuries on the battlefield, a Medical College of Georgia researcher says.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Oct 29, 2010 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Most suicidal adolescents receive follow-up care after ER visits

For suicidal adolescents, the emergency department (ED) is most often the chosen portal to mental health services. New research, presented Friday, Oct. 1, at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National Conference and ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Oct 01, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Diabetes most prevalent in Southern US

Diabetes prevalence is highest in the Southern and Appalachian states and lowest in the Midwest and the Northeast of America. Researchers writing in BioMed Central's open access journal Population Health Metrics have used t ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Sep 25, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Early childhood health interventions could save billions in health costs later in life

Promoting the health of young children, before five years of age, could save society up to $65 billion in future health care costs, according to an examination of childhood health conducted by researchers at the Johns Hopkins ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created May 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0