
![]() CBC.ca | Flu Shots in Children Help People of All Ages New York Times Nearly 50 Hutterite colonies in Canada took part in a study in which children received flu shots. By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. An unusual study done in 49 remote Hutterite farming colonies in western Canada has provided the surest proof yet that giving flu ... Swine flu: 700k vaccince doses doled out in King Co. Canadian vaccination study proves 'herd immunity' Whaddyaknow? That crazy vaccinate-kids-against-flu strategy just might work |
![]() ModernMedicine | Researchers confirm safety of kidney donations Los Angeles Times After the procedure, the donors live as long or longer than those in the general population. By Thomas H. Maugh II People who donate a kidney to a sick friend or relative live at least as long as others in the general population and may live somewhat ... Live kidney donors do not die sooner: study Donating a kidney doesn't shorten donor's life Kidney Donors Go On to Lead Long, Healthy Lives |
Sexual transmitted diseases infect millions of people in US Xinhua LOS ANGELES, March 9 (Xinhua) -- Some 19 million people are infected with sexual transmitted diseases (STD) every year in the United States and an astonishing half of them are young people, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced ... US herpes rates remain high: CDC Herpes Infects One in Six in U.S. CDC: Genital herpes infection remains 'serious health threat' in US |
![]() Stuff.co.nz | Recession May Mean Fewer Nips &Tucks BusinessWeek TUESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- A sagging economy may be causing fewer Americans to visit their plastic surgeons for a lift -- or many other beautifying procedures, a new report finds. In 2009, close to 10 million cosmetic surgical and nonsurgical ... Fewer Patients Undergo Knife For Beauty Spending Less on Plastic Surgery Recession no barrier to cosmetic procedures |
![]() Reuters | Moderate Drinking Linked to Weight Control WebMD March 8, 2010 -- It might be time to add weight control to the growing list of potential benefits for light to moderate drinking. Normal-weight women who drank alcohol in moderation were less likely than women who didn't drink at all ... Cheers, Ladies! A Drink A Day May Keep the Pounds Away Wine may help women keep weight in check Women who drink wine 'less likely to gain weight' |