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Cruise Ship Nightmare, Over 400 Passengers Fall Ill

Posted on 27 February 2010 by admin

cruise_ship_sickWashington (SmartAboutHealth) - It was certainly a nightmare for the passengers of the Celebrity Mercury this past week as over 400 people became ill, causing the ship to be held in port for cleaning.

There were over 400 passengers, as well as many members of the crew of the Celebrity Mercury who became sick during the voyage due to an outbreak of a virus onboard. Continue Reading

Trial Proves Stents As Effective As Surgery For Clogged Arteries

Posted on 27 February 2010 by admin

stents_clogged_arteriesWashington (SmartAboutHealth) - According to a new trial, stents are as good as surgery when it comes to their ability to unclog carotid arteries.

The trial was conducted for a period of 9 years and is known as the Carotid Revascularization Endarterectomy vs. Stenting Trial or CREST. Continue Reading

Nearly 50,000 People In U.S. Die From Hospital Infections

Posted on 23 February 2010 by admin

hospital_infectionsBoston (SmartAboutHealth) - According to a new report released this week, nearly 50,000 people in the U.S. died from infections that they caught while in hospitals in the year 2006.

The study was reported this week in the Archives of Internal Medicine, and was put together thanks to research supported by Resources for the Future. Continue Reading

Obama Nixes USDA Program Used To Track Livestock

Posted on 07 February 2010 by admin

livestock_tracking_programWashington (SmartAboutHealth) - President Barack Obama and his administration have made the decision to put an end to a long-running program which had the USDA tracking livestock.

The USDA has worked for years now to track cattle, pigs, and other animals. Continue Reading

How Many In U.S. Have Received The H1N1 Swine Flu Vaccine?

Posted on 17 January 2010 by admin

americans_h1n1_swine_flu_statusWashington (SmartAboutHealth) - The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has put out a new report which focuses on the status of the H1N1 swine flu in the U.S., and the number of Americans who have received the vaccine.

The CDC has put out estimates in regards to the status of the H1N1 swine flu virus in the U.S., and they are rather frightening. Continue Reading

National Influenza Vaccination Week Aims To Raise Awareness

Posted on 10 January 2010 by admin

This week kicks off what is known as National Influenza Vaccination Week, and aims to raise awareness about the importance of receiving the flu vaccine.......Washington (SmartAboutHealth) - This week kicks off what is known as National Influenza Vaccination Week, and aims to raise awareness about the importance of receiving the flu vaccine.

National Influenza Vaccination Week is put on by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, as well as the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Continue Reading

U.S. Health Care Spending Growing, But At Very Slow Rate

Posted on 06 January 2010 by admin

The rate of growth in regards to health care spending in the U.S. hit a record low for the year 2008..............Boston (SmartAboutHealth) - The rate of growth in regards to health care spending in the U.S. hit a record low for the year 2008.

A report was released this week by the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services looking into the rate of growth of health care in 2008. Continue Reading

Ban Lifted, Tourists With HIV Can Once Again Visit U.S.

Posted on 04 January 2010 by admin

The United States will once again allow people who are HIV positive to enter the country after a ban was put in place, sparking a great deal of criticism from the rest of the world...........Washington (SmartAboutHealth) - The United States will once again allow people who are HIV positive to enter the country after a ban was put in place, sparking a great deal of criticism from the rest of the world.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, as well as the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention together announced the lifting of the ban today, opening the United States up once again to HIV positive foreigners. Continue Reading

Origin Of Cancer Killing Off Tasmanian Devils Discovered

Posted on 03 January 2010 by admin

Researchers have managed to figure out the origin of a cancer that has been killing off the Tasmanian devil population........Washington (SmartAboutHealth) - Researchers have managed to figure out the origin of a cancer that has been killing off the Tasmanian devil population.

Researchers from the Australian National University have managed to figure out where the deadly cancer begins. Continue Reading

WHO Announces Swine Flu Pandemic

Posted on 11 June 2009 by admin

The World Health Organization has raised the swine flu warning to a stage 6, meaning that it is now of a pandemic nature
Boston (SmartAboutHealth) - As was predicted a few days ago, the World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a swine flu pandemic, the first flu pandemic to be reported in the last 41 years.

Experts could see this announcement coming from a mile away due to a recent surge in cases both in the countries of Australia and in Canada. Continue Reading