Articles, tagged with "centers for disease control and prevention cdc", page 1

Preventing Needlestick Injuries

More than 8 million health care workers in the United States work in hospitals and other health care settings. Precise national data are not available on the annual number of needlestick and other percutaneous injuries among health care workers; however, ... Read >
Author: radiologyceu

Top 5 Austin Car Insurance Myths

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 400,000 teenagers are injured in motor vehicle accidents each year. More than 4,500 of these 400,000 are killed. In 2008, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration rele... Read >
Author: gardnerwilkinson

Skin Cancer: Causes, Symptoms And Treatment

According to the reports by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in 2007, there were almost 60000 new cases of skin cancer registered in the United States of America. These cases however do not reflect total the numbers for cancers patient... Read >
Author: Danny Maridonna

Protective Face Shields Provide Effective Protection To Medical Practitioners When in Job

Protective face shields are meant to provide effective protection to medical professionals during a procedure which might expose them to various kinds of infectious fluids that may come from the body of the patient i.e. blood, puss, etc. Several cases of ... Read >
Author: David Alexander

The Chicken or the Egg: Not What Came First, But What Will Make You Sick First

Which came first, the chicken or the egg? It doesn’t really matter, but can bacteria be transferred vertically from the hen to the egg and then infect humans? That’s the real question! The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimate that s... Read >
Author: iTriage

Flu Vaccine Prevents the Spread of Flu

Even though most people know they should get an annual flu vaccine, many still avoid getting vaccinated, thinking the flu is “not that serious." For some people, flu symptoms can appear mild, but what many may not realize is that flu is extremely unpredic... Read >
Author: FFF Enterprises

High Cholesterol, Blood Pressure Still Prevalent in the U.S.

Over the past 10 years, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have invested a lot of time and effort to educate the public about the dangers of high blood pressure and/or high cholesterol. But despite some improvements, far too many Am... Read >
Author: DoctorsHealthPress

A Menace Called Malaria

It is considered the most important parasitic disease affecting humans. The disease has great socio-economic importance and helps in keeping poor countries poor in a vicious cycle. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 1... Read >
Author: Alfred Shepherd

Benefits of Bariatric Surgery

Obesity has reached epidemic proportions in our society, and it is also becoming a global concern. Numerous news features, medical reports and studies have recently increased our awareness of the widespread phenomenon of obesity, and the health problems t... Read >
Author: KevinsHuguet

Reforming California Health Insurance Increases Protection Against The Flu

As we approach a new flu season, you may have noticed TV commercials reminding you to get vaccinated. As of September 23, 2010, health insurance in California has a new mandate regarding preventive measures, including vaccinations. Like all other states, ... Read >
Author: Wiley Long

The Vaccination Debate Continues

Most children receive important vaccinations as they make their way through the early years. By the time we reach adulthood, however, many stop with vaccinations. U.S. health officials are worried about this. In fact, they reported last week that vaccinat... Read >
Author: DoctorsHealthPress

Prevent Infection With Medical Disposable Supplies

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), around 1.7 million infection cases are found in American hospitals, leading to 99,000 deaths each year. Of these, 22% of the infections are surgical site infections. Medical professionals ... Read >
Author: Kathleen Chester

h1n1 vaccine information.

Vaccine against seasonal influenza kind is just not thought to protect us. Vaccines resistant to the Swine Flu overcome seasonal flu to help reduce infection rates are typically developed, but each year it still murders around half a million of the worl... Read >
Author: hamasashkrawi

Symptoms of Yeast Infections

There are many foods that can be a cause of yeast infections but antibiotics are the primary cause of yeast infection due to the fact that they kill beneficial bacteria in the intestines. This allows the yeast and fungi to take control and proliferate in ... Read >
Author: larissabrown

Treatment For Initial Herpes Infection

If you have recently been infected with genital herpes then you can expect your first outbreak to be the longest and most painful. This is because your body has not yet created antibodies to fight off the infection. Most people with genital herpes will... Read >
Author: Jamess Smith

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