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9/3/2010 | THE INSIDER - A Health WorldNet Exclusive |
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The Big Egg Recall: Who is Watching the Hens? |
| Since May 2010, a higher than usual incidence of salmonellosis was reported in several parts of the US that covered 10 states. Salmonellosis is a potentially life-threatening foodborne illness caused by the bacterium Salmonella. Salmonella infection manifests as gastroenteritis, food poisoning or typhoid fever. Symptoms, which take up to 72 hours to appear, include vomiting, diarrhea, fever and abdominal cramps.[1] Even after recovering from salmonellosis, those infected may still suffer from recurring joint pain and reactive arthritis. |
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8/9/2010 | The Cutting Edge |
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Is there an Alternative to Mammograms? |
| When the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force[1] came out against routine mammography for women in their 40s in November 2009, their study results shined a glaring and not necessarily positive light on the role of mammography in women’s healthcare. The Task Force’s findings not only questioned the value of early screening for younger women, the research also suggested that the use of mammograms may lead to unintended harm to women. In fact, the harm comes not from the mammogram itself but from the consequences of the false positives produced by the test. These revelations have led many people to wonder if there are safer or more accurate alternatives to mammography for detecting breast cancer. |
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8/6/2010 | Heads or Tails? |
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Milk, Bread and... Medical Care? Healthcare goes Retail |
| You know the routine – up early, make breakfast, packs kids’ lunches, telephone the carpool mom, dash to work, run out at lunch to pick up a few groceries, back for afternoon meetings, make a fast getaway to pick up the kids from soccer, arrive at home in time to make dinner while helping kids with homework. Your partner arrives at home then you’re out to the PTO meeting, choir rehearsal or library building committee. You finally get home, exchange a few words with your other half, check a few emails then off to bed. Tomorrow, the cycle starts again. |
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8/3/2010 | THE INSIDER - A Health WorldNet Exclusive |
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Who's Minding The DRUG Store? |
| Billions of people use medications each day. In the US alone, an estimated 3 billion prescriptions are issued each year. As a result, the pharmaceutical industry has become one of the most profitable businesses worldwide. Drugs are meant to treat, provide relief from or cure an ailment. But, taking drugs comes with a price - adverse drug reactions - and we are not even talking about the cost of medications, which can be exorbitant. |
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6/6/2010 | The Cutting Edge |
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Health & Medical Apps You Can't Live or Practice Without |
| Phone apps is where digital technology and healthy lifestyle meet. Smart phone makers and users will agree that the merger is almost made in heaven! Nothing is as easy as counting calories or timing contractions with your mobile phone. An April 2010 estimate placed the number of iPhone apps at almost 185,000 [1] and according to data from AdMob, the rapidly growing app market is worth nearly two and a half billion dollars a year.[2] |
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