Child Care :: American Academy of Pediatrics Summer Safety Tips
Keep your family safe this summer by following these tips from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).
Heat
Healthcare :: Experts Provide Summer Health Advice
Working on a story about the summer heat rolling in? University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) experts share some very important pointers about staying healthy this season.
Summer :: Experts on Sundry Summer Woes
Tulane general internist Jeffrey Wiese reminds us that summer heat can strike with little warning. Children, the elderly, overweight persons and people on certain medications need to take extra precautions because they are especially vulnerable to the effects of heat.
Back Pain :: 5 ways you can beat lower back pain
The National Institutes of Health estimates that eight out of ten people will suffer from back pain, making it one of the most common medical problems today. The good news is that you can treat it, minimize it, and even prevent it by following some back-friendly guidelines.
Pollution :: New country estimates show heavy toll caused by indoor air pollution
In the 21 worst-affected countries, close to 5% of death and disease is caused by indoor air pollution, according to new estimates published by WHO.
Life :: New planet might support life
Astronomers have discovered a new planet circling a dim red star around 20 light years away from our solar system which could be a “super earth” supporting life.
Food :: Food preparation may play a bigger role in chronic disease than was previously thought
How your food is cooked may be as important to your health as the food itself. Researchers now know more about a new class of toxins that might soon become as important a risk factor for heart disease and metabolic disorders as trans fats.
Menopause :: Hot flashes – Studies explore the role of genes, obesity and alcohol
Many women in the menopausal transition experience hot flashes: unpredictable, sometimes disruptive, periods of intense heat in the upper torso, neck and face. Although generations of physicians have prescribed hormones to reduce these symptoms, very little research has focused on the underlying causes of hot flashes.
HIV :: Abbott continues drug blacklist in Thailand – AIDS Healthcare
AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the US? largest HIV/AIDS healthcare, prevention and education provider, which operates free AIDS treatment clinics in the US, Africa, Latin America/Caribbean and Asia, chastised US drug giant, Abbott Laboratories for its ?quid pro quo? offer earlier today to the Government of Thailand to lower its price for Abbott?s key AIDS drug, Aluvia (a heat-stable tablet version of Kaletra) to approximately USD$1000 per patient per year?an offer contingent upon Abbott?s demand that Thailand immediately halt issuing compulsory licenses for the generic manufacture of this lifesaving drug.
Allergy :: Dining out poses health risks for food-allergic patrons
A survey of restaurant and food establishment personnel reveals that for food-allergic consumers, dining out may be a greater risk than they realize.