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Colon Cancer Screening Guidelines Changed: What Women Over 40 Need To Know - AOL
3+ hour, 41+ min ago (14+ words) Colon Cancer Screening Guidelines Changed: What Women Over 40 Need To Know AOL. com...
Mobile mammography unit offers convenient care throughout July
7+ hour, 7+ min ago (264+ words) Vandalia Health's Medicine in Motion initiative includes a sophisticated fleet of mobile medical units designed to break down the barriers of geography and transportation " bringing essential care directly to people who need it. Screening mammograms are one of the best…...
Doctor urges safe sex among young people to stop HPV
11+ hour, 32+ min ago (340+ words) Young people should practice safe sex, a Taichung-based doctor said yesterday after excising 103 warts from the lower body of man with human papillomavirus (HPV). Young people should be careful and use prophylactics before engaging in intercourse, as sexually transmitted disease…...
The complicated man who developed the oral polio vaccine in Cincinnati
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (127+ words) Dr. Albert B. Sabin gave away his oral polio vaccine for free, but the first biography on the scientist presents a man of contradictions. The complicated man who developed the oral polio vaccine in Cincinnati I always pictured Dr. Albert B. Sabin…...
Chester County reports 2 measles cases in Pa. outbreak
7+ hour, 13+ min ago (741+ words) A measles outbreak that began in April now includes cases in seven Pennsylvania counties as health officials try to increase vaccination rates. This undated image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Feb. 4, 2015 shows an electron…...
Govt spells out sterilisation & anti-rabies vaccination plan
9+ hour, 31+ min ago (329+ words) The Times of India Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Shiv Sena MLA Arjun Khotkar's concern over 93 residents in Jalna being attacked by stray dogs in the last 15 days stirred a heated discussion in the state legislative assembly on Friday. Khotkar enquired about the…...
Millions of FMD vaccine doses fast-tracked to combat ongoing outbreak
13+ hour, 2+ min ago (249+ words) The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) has fast-tracked approval for the importation of millions of Foot and Mouth Disease vaccine Image: Timothy Bernard / Independent Newspapers The South African Health Products Regulatory Authority (SAHPRA) has fast-tracked approval for the…...
Saskatchewan women over 40 now eligible for free mammograms
1+ day, 10+ hour ago (271+ words) Roughly 76, 000 more Saskatchewan women can now book free routine breast cancer screenings as the provincial government lowers the eligibility age to 40. The final phase of the rollout took effect July 1, expanding the Breast Check program to include women aged 40 to…...
Wisconsin girl, 6, bitten by rabid bat that pinned her down while climbing tree - AOL
12+ hour, 47+ min ago (443+ words) Cece Kale was bit by a rabid bat as she climbed a tree outside her home (Image: ABC 2) A 6-year-old girl was bitten in a rare attack by a bat with rabies in Wisconsin. Cece Kale was bit after she…...
Conversations That Matter: Cancer screening underfunded
14+ hour, 16+ min ago (486+ words) Episode 615: Breast Cancer Screening Underfunded Guest: Dr. Paula Gordon By Stuart Mc Nish A shortage of funding is affecting breast-cancer screening in B. C. , says Dr. Paula Gordon, a radiologist and medical researcher specializing in breast cancer. Gordon, a clinical professor in…...