For the second consecutive year, the United States earned only a "D" on the March of Dimes Premature Birth Report Card, demonstrating that more than half a million of our nation's newborns didn't get the healthy start they deserved. In the 2009 Premature Birth Report card, seven states improved their performance by one letter grade and two fared worse.
States Take Action To Reduce Risk Factors For Preterm Birth
Posted by jeni 1 day 20 hours ago (http://www.medicalnewstoday.com)FDA, in First Tobacco Action, Bans Flavors
Posted by mittan 61 days ago (http://www.nlm.nih.gov)
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration took its first steps to rein in the tobacco industry on Tuesday, implementing a ban on candy, clove and other flavored cigarettes. Source: Reuters Health Related MedlinePlus Topics: Smoking, Smoking and Youth
Obama demands healthcare action
Posted by donny_blitz 74 days ago (http://news.bbc.co.uk)
US President Barack Obama calls on Congress to stop partisan "bickering" and act to reform the country's healthcare system.
Zoning restrictions on fast-food restaurants near schools and playgrounds, community policing to improve safety around public recreational sites, requirements that publicly run after-school programs limit video game and TV time, and taxes on high-calorie, low-nutrient foods and drinks are some of the strategies local government officials can use to tackle the childhood obesity epidemic in their c
Businesses Need Swine Flu Action Plan, U.S. Says
Posted by mittan 91 days ago (http://www.nlm.nih.gov)
Employers must prepare now for more sick workers, new federal guidelines say Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Topics: H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu), Occupational Health
Source: Food and Drug Administration Related MedlinePlus Topic: Pain Relievers
Spinal Cord Stimulation Need Not Keep Soldiers from Action
Posted by mittan 134 days ago (http://www.nlm.nih.gov)
Back pain treatment shouldn't interfere with service, study finds Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Topics: Back Pain, Veterans and Military Health
Obama administration takes action on food safety (Reuters)
Posted by glenna533 139 days ago (http://us.rd.yahoo.com)
Reuters - The Obama administration on Tuesday ordered tougher steps to curb salmonella and E.coli contamination in U.S. food processing plants and created a new deputy food commissioner post to coordinate safety in the wake of a salmonella outbreak.
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