Kick Polio Out of Africa Campaign at Victorious End
Rotary International made a promise to help kick polio out of Africa, and this month the group wrapped up a massive immunization mobilization that brought their dream to the brink of reality.
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Hospitals Make 17% Fewer Mistakes, Saving Lives and Money
A report released by the US Department of Health and Human Services this week shows an estimated 50,000 fewer patients died in hospitals, and approximately $12 billion in health care costs were saved, as a result of a reduction in hospital error over the last three years.
25 Percent Drop in Stroke Rate for Americans
Fewer Americans are having strokes and those who do have a lower risk of dying from them finds a new study led by researchers at Johns Hopkins. The study found a 24 percent overall decline in first-time strokes in each of the last two decades, especially among people 65 and older.
Soda Sales Rapidly Decline Across the U.S.
Americans are drinking 20 percent less soda than they did in 1998, according to trade tracker Beverage Digest. Diet drinks are losing market share even faster.
Nail Salon Owners Clear the Air for Their California Workers
Some nail technicians in California are breathing easier, thanks to a project dedicated to protecting workers in popular "mani-pedi" salons.
Rate of Uninsured Hits New Low as More Americans Get Health Coverage
A recent survey shows the percentage of American adults without health insurance hit a low of 11.4%, according to the latest quarterly Gallup poll.
Optimistic Spouse Better for Partner's Health
If your spouse expects good things to happen, you may be reap better health as a result. Having an optimistic spouse predicted better mobility and fewer chronic illnesses over time, even above and beyond a person's own level of optimism, says a new study.
Machine Offers Sight to Some Blind People
A team of eye doctors, fellow researchers, and students at MIT have produced a "seeing machine " that allows the visually challenged to view the face of a friend, access the Internet, and "previsit" unfamiliar buildings
Man Told He Would be Paralyzed for Life, Makes Miraculous Recovery
Diagnosed with ' locked-in syndrome' and paralyzed from head to toe, stroke victim Graham Miles was told he would never recover. Just a few months later, however, Mr Miles left the medics 'utterly bewildered' by taking his first faltering steps.
Marathon 18-Patient Kidney Swap Saves Nine People
Nine patients received new kidneys from nine living donors in a record-setting, 36-hour transplant session in San Francisco using two hospitals.
Optimism is Healthy
A 2006 Dutch study of elderly men found a lower risk for cardiovascular death for those identified as optimistic. The research found optimism to be associated with a 50 percent lower risk of death from heart attack in men studied over 15 years. Higher optimism scores were associated with younger age, higher education, less often […]
Off His Meds by Christmas After Only 6 Weeks of Veg Diet
He is living proof that chronic heart disease can be reversed in weeks. 56 year-old Mark had a history of heart problems and eventually had to have stents implanted and tubing in his legs. Until recently, he was on ten different medications.
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