Vivvo CMS 4.1 http://www.healthcanal.com/ ©2007 Spoonlabs d.o.o. http://www.healthcanal.com/files.php?file=Health News from HealthCanal.com http://www.healthcanal.com/ http://www.healthcanal.com/public-health-safety/10469-Poor-public-awareness-highlights-radiotherapys-Cinderella-status.html Public Health and Safety Mon, 06 Sep 2010 14:46:00 +0000 Only one in ten people know that radiotherapy helps cure forty per cent of cancer patients according to new figures* published by Cancer Research UK today (Tuesday). http://www.healthcanal.com/public-health-safety/10466-People-with-disability-need-voice-heard---research-shows.html Public Health and Safety Tue, 07 Sep 2010 02:21:00 +0000 All people with a disability benefit from a person-centred approach to their living circumstances, according to a CQUniversity researcher. http://www.healthcanal.com/public-health-safety/10453-Poll-Most-Americans-Aware-Egg-Recall.html Public Health and Safety Sat, 04 Sep 2010 17:42:00 +0000 Many stopped eating eggs or checked if the eggs in their home were on the recall list http://www.healthcanal.com/public-health-safety/10441-UNC-Hospitals-reduces-central-line-associated-bloodstream-infections-percent.html Public Health and Safety Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:57:00 +0000 A new study shows that several interventions implemented over a 10-year period prevented an estimated 887 infections and 244 deaths and saved UNC Hospitals more than $20 million in treatment costs. http://www.healthcanal.com/public-health-safety/10438-UIC---Community-Health-Program-Empowers-Persons-with-Developmental-Disabilities.html Public Health and Safety Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:25:00 +0000 Many people with developmental disability are sedentary and obese, have poor diet, and consequently suffer from conditions such as cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, hypertension and type 2 diabetes. http://www.healthcanal.com/public-health-safety/10436-Study-Challenges-Value-Oxygen-Therapy-End--Life-Care.html Public Health and Safety Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:41:00 +0000 By Duke Medicine News and Communications - Millions of patients with advanced disease in palliative care settings receive oxygen therapy to help them breathe more easily. http://www.healthcanal.com/public-health-safety/10435-Serendipity-Contributes-MRSA-Susceptibility-Findings.html Public Health and Safety Fri, 03 Sep 2010 13:42:00 +0000 By Duke Medicine News and Communications - Duke University Medical Center researchers have found two genes in mice which might help identify why some people are more susceptible than others to potentially deadly staph infections. http://www.healthcanal.com/public-health-safety/10421-Race-Insurance-Status-Cited-Uneven-Death-Rates-Among-Pedestrians-Hit-Cars.html Public Health and Safety Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:33:00 +0000 Uninsured minority pedestrians hit by cars are at a significantly higher risk of death than their insured white counterparts, even if the injuries sustained are similar, new research from Johns Hopkins suggests. http://www.healthcanal.com/public-health-safety/10405-Floridas-population-grows-again-after-first-decline-since-mid-1940s.html Public Health and Safety Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:55:00 +0000 GAINESVILLE, Fla. — After declining for the first time since the end of World War II, Florida’s population grew once again last year, a hopeful yet tentative sign that the worst of the recession may have passed, according to the latest preliminary population estimates from the University of Florida. http://www.healthcanal.com/public-health-safety/10392-Professor-Using-Snack-Cake-Diet-Counter-Popular-Health-Beliefs.html Public Health and Safety Thu, 02 Sep 2010 03:15:00 +0000 MANHATTAN -- A monthlong diet of entirely snack cakes and fatty foods may sound like a fantasy, but for one Kansas State University professor it's serious business. In 30 days Mark Haub is attempting to prove some common beliefs about nutrition are untrue. Health News