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About one in five U.S. residents — 19 percent — reported some level of disability in 2005, according to a U.S. Census Bureau report released today. These 54.4 million Americans are roughly equal to the combined total populations of California and Florida.

Interestingly enough, the health insurance industry has been quicker to understand and attempt to harness the power of the online channel for communicating with potential and current customers than have hospital systems, yet their scores indicate that many haven’t quite succeeded.

At the 16th Annual World Congress on Anti-Aging Medicine & Regenerative Biomedical Technologies in Las Vegas, Zannos Grekos, MD, director of Cardiac and Vascular Disease for Regenocyte Therapeutic, addressed physicians from around the world with a presentation on patients treated with pre-engineered Adult Stem Cells. In the presentation, Grekos showed ...

The fabled laboratory mouse—from which we have learned so much about how the immune system works—can teach us only so much about how we humans get sick and what to do about it, says a leading researcher at the Stanford University School of Medicine.

The Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium will publish a study in January 2009 which utilizes Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to analyze incidents of disease and injury across Alaska tribal health regions.

Influenza, strep throat and the common cold afflict many people during the winter months, particularly in children and young adults, yet there is one often undiagnosed viral condition that can be far deadlier then these common viruses. Viral myocarditis is a sometimes fatal infection that inflames the myocardium, the thick ...

The number of people having bariatric surgery is growing, including more and more women of childbearing age. Is it safe or even feasible to become pregnant after weight loss surgery? If so, how long should you wait? What precautions will ensure that you have a healthy pregnancy and delivery after ...

The Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles has entered a judgment and will issue a writ ordering California’s Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) to implement a landmark 2002 law intended to extend Medi-Cal (Medicaid) coverage to HIV-positive Californians. In addition to detailing specific steps that must be ...

OptumHealth today announced it is providing a free personal health record (PHR) that is portable and can be shared with physicians, family member or others. The PHR is available through the Web site www.myOptumHealth.com and provides the same portability and sharing capability that is also now available to individuals with ...

Sprint announced the availability of local, 10-digit phone numbers for internet-based Relay (IP), Instant Messaging Relay (IM), Video Relay Service (VRS) and Federal VRS customers. Sprint Relay’s ‘Call Now’ service allows IP and VRS users to be assigned a local 10-digit phone number to receive calls directly and make 911 ...