Walmart Wellness Day is the largest single-day health event in the nation For a four hour period on Oct. 15, nearly everyone in America will have access to free health screenings, education, services and products as Walmart stores ...
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Google Glass freaked out some regular folks who feared for their privacy. Many were unsure about the practical applications for a wearable Android computer with an optical head-mounted display.Others were simply baffled at the price of ...
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has taken another step forward today to reduce pollution and protect air quality in Northern Idaho’s West Silver Valley. Late yesterday, the EPA officially finalized nationwide area ...
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Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded funding to eight organizations throughout the United States to protect public health by reducing exposure to indoor pollutants, such as radon, and environmental asthma triggers ...
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To protect the safety of consumers, especially young children, tweens, and teenagers, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission voted to approve a new national safety standard for high-powered magnet sets. High-powered magnet sets are ...
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Time will tell whether Google Glass ends up being a commercial flop. Its real potential, however, might just be in medicine. Google Glass is already making its way into operating rooms and ambulance cabs. Recently, MedEx Ambulance ...
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Time will tell whether Google Glass ends up being a commercial flop. Its real potential, however, might just be in medicine. Google Glass is already making its way into operating rooms and ambulance cabs. Recently, MedEx Ambulance ...
LEXINGTON, Ky., Feb. 22 (UPI) -- Kentucky heroin overdose deaths and emergency department visits increased from 2011 to 2012, while prescription painkiller overdoses dropped, officials say. A report by the Kentucky Injury Prevention and ...
Parents and healthcare professionals must be aware that children can have strokes and be prepared to respond to symptoms, according to research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2014. As in ...
Cat bites may look less serious than dog bites, but beware: They can cause dangerous infections, particularly when they involve the hand, new research indicates. Although cats have no more germs in their mouths than dogs or people, ...
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Today's headlines include progress reports on health exchanges in Washington state and New York as well as poll results on Virginia's Medicaid Expansion. Kaiser Health News: Insuring Your Health: Advocates Worry That Drug Company ...
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The recent report by the Health Council of Canada puts Canada in last place among OECD countries for healthcare wait times with major concerns regarding access to care. With only 31 per cent of Canadians getting a same-day or next-day ...
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As you prepare for your Super Bowl party, make sure the televisions in your home are in safe locations and properly secured so they don't fall on children. Every 45 minutes, a child in the United States arrives at a hospital emergency ...
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Rates rising fastest among those over 65, and most injuries now due to falls, not car crashes The number of serious traumatic spinal cord injuries is on the rise in the United States, and the leading cause no longer appears to be motor ...
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Traumatic spinal cord injuries are on the rise in the United States and the leading cause no longer is motor vehicle crashes, but falls, researchers say. Dr. Shalini Selvarajah, a post-doctoral surgical research fellow at the Johns ...