Barack Obama's plan for a healthy America.
"We now face an opportunity--and an obligation--to turn the page on the failed politics of yesterday's health care debates ... My plan begins by covering every American. If you already have health insurance, the only thing that will change for you under this plan is the amount of money...

World health leaders take aim at chronic disease: climate change an issue at World Health Assembly meeting.
Global leaders have endorsed a six-year action plan to tackle noncommunicable diseases such as cardiovascular disease, heart disease, diabetes and cancer, which are now the leading threats to human health worldwide. Such diseases caused 60 percent of all deaths in 2005, killing an estimated 35 million people,...

Prevention measures drive drop in CHD deaths.
COLORADO SPRINGS -- An estimated 341,745 fewer deaths due to coronary heart disease occurred in 2000 than in 1980, with more than half of this benefit being attributable to nationwide reductions in the major risk factors achieved through behavioral and lifestyle changes, Dr. Simon Capewell said at a conference...

For our convenience.
We use many names for the place where we perform our daily business. Snobs prefer the old-fashioned 'lavatory', and Americans the 'restroom'--suggesting a place where one might lie down and doze. Despite its supposed vulgarity, 'toilet' is the word that has entered international parlance and carries the...

International Scientific Conference to Spotlight Advances in Vaccine Development and Disease Prevention.
HEALTH AND BEAUTY CLOSE-UP-29 September 2008-International Scientific Conference to Spotlight Advances in Vaccine Development and Disease Prevention(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Leading scientists from around the world are meeting in Wilmington, Delaware, at the Hotel du Pont through October 1, to exchange information on approaches for producing...

Epidemiologists: detectives of the medical world.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Whether studying obesity rates or working to contain malaria outbreaks, epidemiologists are always searching for clues. Through research and good old-fashioned detective work, they learn the true story behind diseases and epidemics, from the exotic (Ebola virus) to the everyday (cancer). At the heart of...

Co-morbidities among injecting drug users with HIV in India--challenges in clinical management.
Asia currently faces an escalating HIV/AIDS epidemic with more than 8.3 million people living with HIV. In many parts of Asia, HIV epidemics have been largely driven by injection drug use. HIV rates greater than 20 per cent among injecting drug users (IDUs) have been reported in many countries,...

Trend of antibiotic resistance of Vibrio cholerae strains from East Delhi.
Background & objective: Epidemics of cholera caused by toxigenic Vibrio cholerae O1 and O139 (Bengal strain) represent a major public health problem in most developing countries. In view of the reported shift in epidemiology and pattern of antibiotic resistance in this was study carried out to assess the development...

Introduction.
The history of epidemics has been a staple of academic inquiry over the last generation. From "King Cholera" to the "White Plague," there has been a morbid fascination with the grim realities of modern disease outbreaks, whether epidemic or endemic. In North America, many prominent medical historians--from Michael Bliss...

20,000 confirmed dead in China; may reach 50,000.
Some 20,000 are confirmed dead after Monday's 7.9 magnitude quake and 25,000 were buried in areas rescuers have struggled to reach, battling landslides, buckled roads, and collapsed bridges. The Communist Party told officials to "ensure social stability" as the quake spawned rumors of chemical spills, fears of...