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Guillain-Barre Syndrome after the H1N1 vaccine by Medicine and Technology by Joseph Kim, MD, MPH on Nov 12, 2009According to MSNBC, Jordan McFarland, 14, was hospitalized for five days after coming down with Guillain-Barre syndrome hours after receiving a vaccination for H1N1. Coincidence? Or is there a link? We saw an increase in Guillain-Barre syndrome or GB...
Public Service Healthcare-Associated Infection by Health, Beauty & Family on Nov 12, 2009I'm helping spread the word about Healthcare-Associated Infection (HAI) mostly because it's near and dear to me. If you aren't aware, there are three types of HAIs:Ventilator - Associated Pneumonia (VAP) - VAP is the source of the highest morbi...
WEB EXCLUSIVE: Winning the War on Germs by FacilityBlog on Nov 12, 2009The uncertain severity and timing of this year’s flu activity means that schools, businesses, and workplaces need to prepare for higher absenteeism rates, along with cases of presenteeism—when someone goes to work or school while sick—leading t...
Preemies Raise U.S. Infant Mortality Rate by Karin Olsens on Nov 3, 2009The high percentage of preterm babies is the main cause of the high infant mortality rate in the U.S., the CDC says in a new report.
Correlation Between Obesity and Diabetes by Diabeic Help on Nov 1, 2009How Obesity Can Lead to Diabetes and Ways to Prevent itDiabetes continues to rise in the U.S. according to a recent Gallop Survey. This survey states that 26 million American have diabetes and many millions likely have diabetes but just don’t know...
H1N1 More Information by Health, Beauty & Family on Oct 30, 2009In my e-mail this morning, was a good read by Dr. Mercola who advocates natural medicines and good common sense. This one focused on H1N1 which is of great concern to me and most others given the heightened media attention and not to mention th...
More H1N1 Swine Flu Than Reported by Karin Olsens on Oct 29, 2009By the end of July, up to 5.7 Million Americans -- 140 times the reported number -- had H1N1 swine flu. As many as 21,000 were hospitalized, the CDC now estimates.
Most Sleepy, Best Rested States by Karin Olsens on Oct 29, 2009The results of a 2008 CDC poll are in. The dubious honor goes to West Virginia, where nearly one in five residents report never getting enough rest or sleep in the past month.
Most Sleepy, Best Rested States by Karin Olsens on Oct 29, 2009The results of a 2008 CDC poll are in. The dubious honor goes to West Virginia, where nearly one in five residents report never getting enough rest or sleep in the past month.
More H1N1 Swine Flu Than Reported by Karin Olsens on Oct 29, 2009By the end of July, up to 5.7 Million Americans -- 140 times the reported number -- had H1N1 swine flu. As many as 21,000 were hospitalized, the CDC now estimates.
