Medicine NewsThe number of chlamydia cases increased by 50% and the number of gonorrhea cases nearly doubled in Utah between 2003 and 2007, according to a report released Thursday by the state Department of Health, the AP/KUTV.com reports. Many men and women experience no symptoms from chlamydia infections.
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Black women in Virginia are two-and-a-half times more likely than women of other races to experience infant mortality, according to the state Department of Health, the Newport News Daily Press reports. In 2007 in Hampton, there were four deaths per 1,000 live births among white infants, compared with 12.
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Eighty-seven percent of Black women say late-stage diagnosis is the major factor contributing to poorer outcomes for Black women with breast cancer, according to a survey released today by the Black Women’s Health Imperative (Imperative). While death rates for most cancers have declined overall, racial and ethnic disparities in breast cancer [...]
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Stalking by children and adolescents should be taken far more seriously, according to new research published in the May issue of the British Journal of Psychiatry. Psychiatrists and psychologists in Australia studied almost 300 child and adolescent stalkers.
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Very low levels of lithium in drinking water may help prevent suicide in the general population, according to a new study. The study has prompted calls for further research into the possibility of adding lithium to drinking supplies – like water fluoridation to improve dental health. [...]
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Mental Health America, celebrating its 100th Anniversary as the founder of the organized mental health movement, will address the challenges and opportunities for the future at its Centennial Conference, June 10-13 in Washington, D.C.
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In an era when people are more informed about their care and more assertive with their physicians, an impasse can develop over issues as simple as a patient insisting on unnecessary tests or medications or as complicated as end-of-life care.
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AP – Traffic is picking up again, cafes are reopening and cleanup crews are getting universities ready to resume classes. Mexico City has some of its customary bustle back, and the president promises life is returning to normal after a five-day shutdown to contain the spread of swine flu.
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AP – The Southern Hemisphere has been mostly spared in the swine flu epidemic. That could change when winter starts in coming weeks with no vaccine in place, leaving half the planet out in the cold.
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AP – If more doctors started asking, would more drug and alcohol abusers ‘fess up so they could get help?
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