Babies in the United States have a higher risk of dying during their first month of life than do babies born in 40 other countries, according to a new report.
U.S. newborn death rate tied with Qatar
Posted in Health by healthnutter 269 days agoParalysis tied to food poisoning in U.S., Mexico
Posted in Health by healthnutter 306 days ago
A cluster of cases of a rare illness that can lead to nerve damage and paralysis, now centered along a small stretch of the United States-Mexico border, may have been caused by an outbreak of food poisoning, health officials in the two countries said.
Two in U.S. infected in German E. coli outbreak
Posted in Health by healthnutter 360 days ago
Two U.S. residents who recently traveled in northern Germany appear to be among victims of a massive outbreak of food poisoning that has killed 16 and sickened more than 1,150 people in Europe, federal health officials confirmed Tuesday.
Donor in first successful U.S. transplant dies
Posted in Health by healthnutter 513 days ago
A man who donated a kidney to his dying twin brother 56 years ago in what's recognized as the world's first successful organ transplant has died.
Hispanics in U.S. outlive total population
Posted in Health by healthnutter 590 days ago
Hispanic people in the United States live nearly three years longer than the population overall, says the first government study to confirm extended life expectancy in the nation’s largest minority group.
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First case of extremely drug-resistant TB in U.S.
Posted in Health by healthnutter 880 days ago
Oswaldo Juarez's incessant hack was a sign of what doctors have dreaded for years — the United States' first case of a contagious, aggressive, especially drug-resistant form of tuberculosis.
Swine flu closes more than 600 schools in U.S.
Posted in Health by healthnutter 940 days ago
Across the country schools are closing by the dozen as officials say they’re being hit so hard by swine flu that they feel shutting down for a few days is the only feasible option.
U.S. preps for vast flu vaccine effort
Posted in Health by healthnutter 1007 days ago
Government health officials are mobilizing to launch a massive swine flu vaccination campaign this fall that is unprecedented in its scope — and in the potential for complications.
Studies: Millions of U.S. kids lack Vitamin D
Posted in Health by healthnutter 1027 days ago
Millions of U.S. children have disturbingly low Vitamin D levels, possibly increasing their risk for bone problems, heart disease, diabetes and other ailments, according to two new studies.
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