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Aug
07

Domestic Violence Screening: A Preventative Health Service or No Use at All?

Plenty of health care advocates agree that doctors should ask patients if they are being abused at home; however, a new study from the BMJ shows such screening might have little effect on reducing domestic violence.

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Aug
05

Health Advocates Agree That Breastfeeding Is Still Best

In recognition of World Breastfeeding Week, global health care advocates remind new parents of breast milk’s extraordinary ability to protect new infants from infection, disease and death.

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Jul
23

Asthma – No Room For Complacency

Asthma can be a deadly condition but there is a worrying amount of complacency from both doctors and sufferers resulting in more deaths from asthma attacks that could have been prevented.

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Jul
18

New Guidelines for the Care of Hepatitis C

This year, for the first time ever, the World Health Organization has released a report outlining standards of hepatitis C screening, diagnosis and treatment

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Jun
19

Physician Assisted Suicide Gaining Acceptance in the United States

With New Mexico’s recent judicial decision in favor of assisted suicide, some think that the practice could soon be legalized in more American states.

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Jun
13

Report Pushes for Greater Focus on Palliative Care in Poor Countries

A new report published by the World Health Organisation addresses the worldwide need for increased focus on palliative care - especially in low income and developing countries.

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May
21

The Global Health Care Sector Outlook: Part 1

A new report shines light on the challenges and changes that health care sectors may see in 2014 all across the globe.

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Apr
29

Adverse Health Events Plague U.S. Nursing Facilities

According to research from the Department of Health and Human Services, nursing care must do more to stop accidental harm to patients, much of which is preventable.

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Apr
07

New Series Documents Disease Eradication Efforts in the Poorest Areas

The news network Al Jazeera has announced an eight-part documentary exploring the positive work of health care professionals in eliminating diseases such as polio, leprosy, River Blindness and more.

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Mar
10

Sunlight and Diet May Alleviate Asthma Symptoms

Asthma is a condition that affects almost ten percent of the population in the developed world and its incidence in rising elsewhere. New research suggests that both sunlight and diet may make treating the condition more straightforward.

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