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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 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 ...

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 ...

Starting this December, hundreds of Coloradans will join a national effort in the fight against prostate cancer. The Prostate Cancer Education Council (PCEC) has partnered with Milwaukee, WI-based Assurant Health, a national provider of individual medical, small group and specialty health insurance, to provide Denver’s runners and walkers with an ...

Every year, manufacturers of drugs, food, and pesticides spend tens of billions of dollars on active ingredients – the exotic compounds that make these products cure disease, flavor meals, and protect crops. Unfortunately, the bulk of these materials never reach their targets, raising costs, causing side effects, and polluting soil ...

Registration is now open for the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization’s (ADAO) 5th annual Asbestos Awareness Day Conference March 27 - 29, 2009 at the Manhattan Beach Marriott in Manhattan Beach, CA. Affected individuals and families, employers, employees, research scientists and medical experts from around the globe are expected to ...

Comfort gifts are always appreciated. That might be a moisturizing skin lotion, a new pair of slippers or a "gift certificate" for a foot massage or backrub. New pillows, blankets or pajamas make good holiday presents.

The Georgia Tech College of Computing, working in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has developed a Web-based tool for tracking blood safety. The tool is expected to help developing countries improve the adequacy and safety of their national blood supplies through better monitoring and evaluation.

I apologize if this is too detailed of a post, however I know that quite a few doctors and medical practitioners read this blog, and I thought this research information would be beneficial.