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by hernews
Posted: Mon., May 26, 2008, 07:05 pm
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GREENSBORO -- Patients who are hospitalized have a 1 in 10 chance of getting an infection, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
It's called a Hospital-Acquired Condition, or HAC, and starting Oct. 1, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, or CMS, will no longer cover several selected infections.
“An estimated 99,000 people died from these hospital-associated infections in 2002, exceeding the number attributable to several of the top ten leading causes of death reported in the U.S. vital statistics," said Herb Kuhn, and official with CMS.
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by hernews
Posted: Tue., May 6, 2008, 11:55 am
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By Amanda Gardner
EmpowHer's HealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, May 6 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers report they have identified a marker that might predict which pregnant women will pass meconium during delivery.
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by hernews
Posted: Tue., May 6, 2008, 11:55 am
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By Amanda Gardner
EmpowHer's HealthDay Reporter
TUESDAY, May 6 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers report they have identified a marker that might predict which pregnant women will pass meconium during delivery.
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by jmarrazzo
Posted: Mon., April 28, 2008, 05:51 pm
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Dr. Marrazzo, Associate Professor, Division of Allergy & Infectious Diseases at the University of Washington in Seattle explains how often a women should get tested for a sexually transmitted disease.
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by jmarrazzo
Posted: Mon., April 28, 2008, 05:39 pm
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Jeanne Marrazzo, MD, MPH, Infectious Disease, STD/HIV Prevention Epidemiology explains what a sexually transmitted infection is & what women need to know about them.
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by EmpowHer
Posted: Fri., April 4, 2008, 01:26 pm
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FRIDAY, April 4 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a second oral vaccine for the prevention of rotavirus, an infection that causes vomiting and diarrhea in infants and children.
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by EmpowHer
Posted: Fri., March 21, 2008, 01:52 pm
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By Steven Reinberg
HealthDay Reporter
FRIDAY, March 21 (HealthDay News) -- A small, but worrisome number of facelift patients became infected with the antibiotic-resistant staph infection known as MRSA, a new study reports.
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by EmpowHer
Posted: Thu., March 13, 2008, 07:20 am
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(HealthDay News) -- A common cold, flu or infection that is an inconvenience to many people can cause much more serious health problems in diabetics.
When you're sick, your body is under stress and releases hormones that can affect your blood sugar. So it's important to know how to take care of yourself.
Here are suggestions for diabetics on dealing with an illness, courtesy of the American Diabetes Association:
* Closely monitor and regulate your blood sugar, which can fluctuate more than usual while you're sick.
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by EmpowHer
Posted: Wed., February 27, 2008, 03:53 pm
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By Ed Edelson
EmpowHer's HealthDay Reporter
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 27 (HealthDay News) -- The artery-tightening medication vasopressin holds no overall advantage over an older drug, norepinephrine, in the treatment of severe septic shock, a new study finds.
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by EmpowHer
Posted: Thu., February 14, 2008, 07:41 am
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(HealthDay News) - Jaundice occurs when excess bilirubin builds up in the liver, causing the skin and whites of the eyes to develop a yellowish tint. Bilirubin is produced when hemoglobin from red blood cells is broken down by the body.
The Cleveland Clinic offers these possible causes of jaundice:
* A tumor or gallstone obstructing a bile duct.
* Inflammation of the liver (hepatitis).
* A narrowing of a bile duct.
* Cirrhosis of the liver.
* Pancreatic cancer.
* Insufficient blood supply to the liver.
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