In
HealthDay:
Bottle Rockets Can Cause Serious Eye Injuries in Kids
Protective eyewear urged, even for bystanders, whenever these fireworks
are used
In The
Sacramento Bee: Health:
Many factors key to Giffords' survival, docs say
It looks like Rep. Gabrielle Giffords is one of the lucky ones.
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FILE - In
this Jan. 8, 2011 file photo, emergency personnel and Daniel
Hernandez, an intern for U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, second right,
move Giffords after she was shot in the head outside a shopping
center in Tucson, Ariz. Giffords remains in critical condition, but
doctors have reported steady progress each day since she was wounded
last weekend. If all goes well, she may be "out of the woods" on
Friday, said Dr. Peter Rhee, trauma chief at University Medical
Center, who has treated soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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FILE - In
this Jan. 11, 2011 file photo, Dr. Peter Rhee, Trauma and Critical
Care Emergency Surgery doctor at University Medical Center,
describes in more detail the gunshot wound Rep. Gabrielle Giffords,
D-Ariz.,received on Saturday, during a news briefing at UMC in
Tucson, Ariz. Giffords remains in critical condition, but doctors
have reported steady progress each day since she was wounded last
weekend. If all goes well, she may be "out of the woods" on Friday,
said Rhee.
In CBS
News: Health Watch:
Video: House Call: Questions Answered
Dr. Jennifer Ashton answers viewer questions about everything from
headphone dangers to breast cancer worries.
In CBS
News: Health Watch:
10 Deadly Myths about Stroke
Think Strokes Only Strike Old People? Think Again
In BBC:
Health:
Over 60 more flu deaths reported
The flu outbreak may be beginning to "plateau", but flu is still
circulating, experts say.
In CNN:
Health:
Don't die waiting in the ER
When you're sick, the sooner you get help, the better the outcome.
Empowered Patient offers tips to help you get seen faster in the ER.
In MSNBC:
Health:
Video: Infidelity in marital bed: The ultimate betrayal?
Some
spouses can forgive a cheating partner, but for many, the worst betrayal
is when infidelity takes place in the marriage bed. Psychologist Judith
Sills explains why the marital bed has special significance. (TODAY
show)
In MSNBC:
Health:
Bullet to the head can be overcome, survivors say
Two
years after Jory Aebly suffered a point-blank gunshot wound to the
head, he offers advice to U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords: %u201CYou have
to keep working, no matter how hard it is.%u201D
In CNN:
Health:
Giffords opens her eyes for the first time since the shooting
When President Barack Obama said Wednesday night that Rep. Gabrielle
Giffords had opened her eyes for the first time since being shot on
Saturday, an overflow crowd of nearly 30,000 people at a memorial event
erupted into cheers that the congresswoman may have heard in her
hospital room.
In BBC:
Health:
'My fight for a gastric bypass'
A Berkshire woman receives gastric bypass surgery after a three-year
fight with her local NHS trust.
In ABC
News: Health:
Opposition questions hospital size
The State Opposition says the Government has misled the public about the
size of the new $1.7 billion Royal Adelaide Hospital.
In BBC:
Health:
Charity challenges law on abortion pills
A family planning charity says women should be able to take some of
their abortion pills at home.
In ABC
News: Health:
Private ambulance closure 'inevitable'
The owner of Tasmania's largest private ambulance company says closure
of his business now appears inevitable.
In BBC:
Health:
Tai Chi prevents falls in elderly
Tai Chi lessons and reduced medication can prevent falls in the elderly,
according to experts in the UK and the US.
In ABC
News: Health:
Cholera unlikely to hit Brisbane
Queensland Health says it is unlikely rare diseases like cholera will
spread in floodwaters because they do not exist in the community.
In ABC
News: Health:
Flood coverage stress warning
Tasmanian parents have been advised to watch how their children are
reacting to the blanket news coverage of the Queensland floods disaster.
In ABC
News: Health:
Hope for NT medical students
Charles Darwin University hopes Northern Territory students will make up
the majority of its new medical education program when formal offers are
made today.
In BBC:
Health:
Brain boxes
Are we all secret geniuses waiting to happen?
In MSNBC:
Health:
Gene test finds disease risk in parents
A new test for genetic mutations in parents might help prevent
conception of babies with deadly inherited diseases, U.S. researchers
reported on Wednesday.
In MSNBC:
Health:
Behind the million-mile stare of the mentally ill
Is
there an actual term for that disturbing "paranoid headlights" stare
we%u2019ve seen in the eyes of accused killers like Jared Loughner and
Charles Manson? A medical condition that can cause it has been linked to
psychosis.
In MSNBC:
Health:
School-lunch rules trade fries for veggies
School children would have to hold the fries %u2014 and pick up more
whole grains, fruits and vegetables %u2014 on the lunch line under
proposed new federal standards for school lunches.
In MSNBC:
Health:
Hospital workers fired for accessing records
Three employees at the University Medical Center in Arizona have been
fired for accessing the confidential medical records of victims in the
shooting rampage.
In BBC:
Health:
Charity to challenge abortion law
Women undergoing an early medical abortion should be allowed to take
some of the prescribed pills at home, says a family planning charity.
In BBC:
Health:
'Two drugs' call for hypertension
A combination of drugs is better than a single one in treating high
blood pressure, a study suggests.
In MSNBC:
Health:
Not all 'good' cholesterol is healthy, research shows
New research shows heart disease risk may be better assessed by
measuring HDL's ability to remove artery-clogging plaque, rather than
the HDL levels themselves.
In BBC:
Health:
Inflation hits Chinese herbal medicine
Michael Bristow looks at the effects of inflation on one of China's
oldest industries - traditional herbal medicine.
In WebMD
Health:
Asthma a Problem for Millions
Asthma takes a heavy toll on Americans, killing thousands and sending
nearly 2 million to emergency rooms for treatment annually, a new report
says.
In WebMD
Health:
Asthma a Problem for Millions
Asthma takes a heavy toll on Americans, killing thousands and sending
nearly 2 million to emergency rooms for treatment annually, a new report
says.
In The
Sacramento Bee: Health:
Ariz. hospital workers fired for accessing records
Three employees at the University Medical Center in Arizona have been
fired for accessing the confidential medical records of victims in the
shooting rampage.
In MSNBC:
Health:
Consumers not fazed by DNA test results, says study
Consumers who get their DNA tested for health risks take the results in
stride, says the first major study of how people react to commercial
genetic testing.
In
HealthDay:
Consumer Genetic Testing May Not Boost Users' Anxiety
But experts note validity, usefulness of direct-to-consumer tests still
in question
In
HealthDay:
Aging Population Could Send Cancer Costs Soaring
U.S. report projects $158 billion spent annually on care by 2020
In
HealthDay:
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords Can Move Arms, Breathe On Her Own
Wounded Congresswoman reported to be alert and responding to her doctors
In WebMD
Health:
Early Antibiotics Help Ear Infections in Young Children
Small children with ear infections recover better with early antibiotic
treatment -- although diarrhea and diaper rash are common side effects.
In WebMD
Health:
Early Antibiotics Help Ear Infections in Young Children
Small children with ear infections recover better with early antibiotic
treatment -- although diarrhea and diaper rash are common side effects.
In The
Sacramento Bee: Health:
New guidelines would make school lunches healthier
School children would have to hold the fries - and pick up more whole
grains, fruits and vegetables - on the lunch line under proposed new
federal standards for school lunches.
In CNN:
Health:
Can you control your dreams?
Life doesn't always go the way you want, but sometimes dreams do.
In The
Sacramento Bee: Health:
Study: Consumers not fazed by DNA health results
Consumers who get their DNA tested for health risks take the results in
stride, says the first major study of how people react to commercial
genetic testing.
In WebMD
Health:
Sitting for Too Long Is Bad for Your Health
We all know that too much sitting isn%u2019t good for you. Now a new
study suggests it%u2019s not just the length of time we spend sitting
down but the number of times we get up during that time that can
influence our health.
In WebMD
Health:
Sitting for Too Long Is Bad for Your Health
We all know that too much sitting isn%u2019t good for you. Now a new
study suggests it%u2019s not just the length of time we spend sitting
down but the number of times we get up during that time that can
influence our health.
In MSNBC:
Health:
Antibiotics effective against ear infection
BOSTON (Reuters Health) - Contrary to what some guidelines say,
antibiotics may be a good treatment for middle ear infection if the
diagnosis is certain, according to two new studies.
In MSNBC:
Health:
Epilepsy drugs linked to more broken bones
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Older adults on certain epilepsy drugs have
an increased risk of breaking their wrist, hip or spine, according to a
new Canadian study.
In MSNBC:
Health:
Device treatment may silence ringing in the ears
A new treatment that retrains part of the brain that processes sound may
help silence tinnitus %u2014 a ringing in the ears that afflicts 10
percent of senior citizens and more than 40 percent of military
veterans, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.
In
HealthDay:
Taking Short Breaks From Sitting May Help Waistline and Heart
Even a little more activity spread through the average workday boosts
health, study suggests
In
HealthDay:
U.S. Recession Didn't Raise Rates of Child Neglect: Study
Intervention programs may have helped prevent abuse during economic
downturn, expert says
In MSNBC:
Health:
Gene tests do not cause distress - US researchers
* People can handle results of consumer gene tests-study
In WebMD
Health:
Cancer Costs Expected to Rise
The number of cancer survivors is expected to rise more than 30% to 18.1
million people by 2020, dramatically increasing costs of treatment of
the disease, new research indicates.
In WebMD
Health:
Cancer Costs Expected to Rise
The number of cancer survivors is expected to rise more than 30% to 18.1
million people by 2020, dramatically increasing costs of treatment of
the disease, new research indicates.
In MSNBC:
Health:
Facebook, AMBER Alert, join forces to find missing children
Six weeks ago, Col. W. Steven Flaherty, Virginia State Police
Superintendent experienced firsthand how Facebook%u2019s viral
communication can help lead to the return an abducted child safely home.
In MSNBC:
Health:
Loughner fell through mental health cracks
Jared Loughner had never been in major trouble with the law or overtly
violent, but his behavior at his community college was so disturbing
that campus police gave him and his parents an ultimatum: Get a mental
health evaluation or don't come back.
In the aftermath of the Tucson shooting, there seem to have been clear warning signs about suspected gunman Jared Lee Loughner and his bizarre demeanor. Psychiatrist Gail Saltz discusses what parents need to know about spotting potentially troubling behavior. (TODAY show)
