The US Senate narrowly votes to hold a full debate on a landmark bill designed to overhaul America's healthcare system.
US Senate approves health debate
Posted by donny_blitz 1 day 8 hours ago (http://news.bbc.co.uk)U.S. Official Says Mammograms Policy Unchanged
Posted by mittan 3 days ago (http://www.nlm.nih.gov)
U.S. health officials on Wednesday distanced themselves from controversial new breast cancer screening guidelines that recommend against routine mammograms for healthy women in their 40s and said federal policy on screening mammograms has not changed. Source: Reuters Health Related MedlinePlus Topic: Mammography
Child Food Allergies on the Rise in U.S. (HealthDay)
Posted by glenna533 6 days ago (http://us.rd.yahoo.com)
HealthDay - MONDAY, Nov. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Pediatric food allergies, which can sometimes be life-threatening, are increasing at a dramatic rate in the United States, new research shows.
US swine flu deaths 'near 4,000'
Posted by donny_blitz 10 days ago (http://news.bbc.co.uk)
Swine flu has killed nearly 4,000 people in the US, including 540 children, officials said after devising a new counting method.
US House backs healthcare reforms
Posted by donny_blitz 15 days ago (http://news.bbc.co.uk)
A landmark bill that could extend healthcare coverage to tens of millions passes in the US lower House after a tense vote.
The U.S. infant mortality rate is one of the highest among developed countries, primarily because of the nation's high number of premature births, according to a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention study, the New York Times reports (Grady, New York Times, 11/4).
Two U.S. deaths may be linked to bad beef (Reuters)
Posted by glenna533 17 days ago (http://us.rd.yahoo.com)
Reuters - An outbreak of food-borne illness, linked to dangerous bacteria in ground beef, sickened 28 people and may have caused two deaths in the U.S. Northeast, health officials said on Monday.
HealthDay - MONDAY, Nov. 2 (HealthDay News) -- At some point, nearly half of all American children and teens will live in a home that receives food stamps, a new study shows.
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