22 Million Sickened by Swine Flu in 6 Months
Posted by mittan 10 days ago (http://www.nlm.nih.gov)
Revised estimation method gives clearer picture of pandemic, CDC says Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Topic: H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu)
Reuters - Nearly 200 million children in developing countries suffer from stunted growth and health problems due to poor nutrition in their early years, the U.N. children's foundation UNICEF said on Wednesday.
UN says hunger stunts some 200 million children (AP)
Posted by glenna533 11 days ago (http://us.rd.yahoo.com)
AP - Nearly 200 million children in poor countries have stunted growth because of insufficient nutrition, according to a new report published by UNICEF Wednesday before a three-day international summit on the problem of world hunger.
CDC says H1N1 may be tied to 21,000 hospitalizations during that time Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Topic: H1N1 Flu (Swine Flu)
More than two million infants and women die worldwide each year from childbirth complications, outnumbering child deaths from malaria and HIV/AIDS, according to a study released on Tuesday at the International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics world congress and published in the October edition of the federation's journal, the
Global Death Toll: 1 Million Premature Babies Every Year
Posted by jeni 48 days ago (http://www.medicalnewstoday.com)
More than one million infants die each year because they are born too early, according to the just released White Paper, The Global and Regional Toll of Preterm Birth. The new White Paper shows that in 2005, an estimated 13 million babies worldwide were born preterm -- defined as birth at less than 37 full weeks of gestation. That is almost 10 percent of total births worldwide.
One Million 'Preemie' Babies Die Each Year
Posted by mittan 49 days ago (http://www.nlm.nih.gov)
13 million babies are born preterm, almost 10 percent of total births worldwide Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Topics: Health Statistics, Premature Babies
1 Million 'Preemie' Babies Die Each Year: Report
Posted by mamie 49 days ago (http://www.forbes.com)
13 million babies are born preterm, almost 10 percent of total births worldwide
