Two students from Lincoln Middle School in Lincoln, Rhode Island were hospitalized several days after a field trip to Camp Bournedale in Plymouth, Massachusetts earlier this month. Several other students were also sickened. Two of the students who attended the camp have tested positive for E. coli O157:H7, a serious illness that can lead to [...]
With the holidays upon us, and recent news headlines reporting an increase in violent crime occurrences in the home, workplace, and on school campuses, University of Phoenix is providing ten safety tips aimed to prevent you from becoming the victim of a crime this holiday season. 1. Be Aware. It is essential to be aware [...]
On World Osteoporosis Day, October 20, centenarian Helen Daniels of Poughkeepsie, NY, has a good reason to smile; she’s able to comfortably walk again following minimally invasive spine surgery. After suffering two spinal fractures caused by osteoporosis, Mrs. Daniels had debilitating back pain. After being treated with a minimally invasive spinal procedure, called balloon kyphoplasty, [...]
A new Harris poll, commissioned by SCA Tissue North America’s Tork brand, reveals that 74 percent of U.S. adults say it is unlikely they will contract H1N1 this year. Conversely, The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) predicts that up to 40 percent of Americans could be infected with H1N1 through 2010. The new study highlights widespread [...]
Nine out of 10 small business owners say it is important that health care reform offer choices in plans but many worry that change will bring increased costs (71 percent) and unnecessary complexity (56 percent), according to a survey TriNet recently conducted of more than 200 small businesses across the country. “Health care is already [...]
The largest annual study of patient outcomes at each of the nation’s 5,000 nonfederal hospitals found a wide gap in quality between the nation’s best hospitals and all others. According to the study, issued today by HealthGrades, the leading independent healthcare ratings organization, patients at highly rated hospitals have a 52 percent lower chance of [...]
As we head into a flu season where the 2009 H1N1 swine flu is expected to cause increased sickness, hospitalization and deaths across the U.S., something as simple as inaccurate body temperature measurements may lead to social and economic turmoil – and may cause many more deaths. At the same time that reports estimate that [...]
As an increasing number of small business owners are struggling to provide health insurance for their employees, Health Net Health Plan of Oregon, announced a solution to help them weather the tough economy. The solution is Enhanced Choice, an innovative health plan that helps small business owners satisfy all their employees’ health care needs, for an [...]
New results support that treatment for hemorrhagicstroke can be improved by using medication to rapidly reduce blood pressure. Hemorrhagic stroke is a type of stroke that involves bleeding in the brain. About 35,000 patients a year in the United States have hemorrhagic stroke with corresponding high blood pressure. The high blood pressure often leads to [...]
Do consumers truly understand how to take their medications and the possible side effects and interactions that can occur as a result? Though the vast majority of study respondents who have recently picked up a prescription drug say they understand how to take their medication (90%), only 60% are aware of the potential interactions with [...]