Advertisement
February 27, 2008
More Teens Having Sex, Program Hopes to Change that Problem
Should teens have sex? Many say no. But recent research from the State Department of Public Instruction shows more teens are having sex than you may think.
ProQuad vaccine linked to more convulsions
ATLANTA (AP) - A new study finds children suffered higher rates of fever-related convulsions when they got a Merck combination vaccine instead of two separate shots.
CDC panel recommends all children get annual flu shots
ATLANTA (AP) - A federal advisory panel is recommending that all children get flu shots.
CDC panel recommends all children get annual flu shots
ATLANTA (AP) - A federal advisory panel is recommending that all children get flu shots.
Lawmakers and White House reach agreement on global AIDS legislation
WASHINGTON (AP) - Lawmakers say they have reached agreement with the White House to spend $50 billion over the next five years to fight the AIDs epidemic in Africa and other regions. That's more than triple the current spending level.
Lawmakers and White House reach agreement on global AIDS legislation
WASHINGTON (AP) - Lawmakers say they have reached agreement with the White House to spend $50 billion over the next five years to fight the AIDs epidemic in Africa and other regions. That's more than triple the current spending level.
February 26, 2008
Private Companies Weigh in On Sick Days
Tonight at six we told you about the issue of sick leave abuse and how it can impact employers in the public sector. But it's an issue in the private sector too.
Report: Drug-resistant TB spreading faster than medical experts feared
LONDON (AP) - A World Health Organization report warns that drug-resistant tuberculosis is spreading even faster than medical experts had feared.
Americans Expected to Spend Trillions on Health Care in 9 Years
The federal government is offering a prediction on how much health care will cost nine years from now.
February 25, 2008
Study on use of antibiotics in nursing home residents with dementia
CHICAGO (AP) - A new study suggests the overuse of antibiotics in dementia patients could be contributing to drug-resistant germs. And it's leading some to ask whether it's acceptable to withhold treatment that may have no effect anyway and allow people with the terminal illness to die.
This Morning’s Top Health Stories
A wrap-up of this morning's health news.
Staying Healthy During Flu Season
We are right in the thick of flu season and if you haven't gotten it yourself you probably know half a dozen people who have had it.
February 24, 2008
Newspaper: State wastes millions in mental-health reform
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - North Carolina has wasted at least $400 million in its efforts to treat more mentally ill people in their own communities and fewer in the state's four psychiatric hospitals. That's according to The News & Observer of Raleigh.
NC man among trend of those who suffer heart attacks at young age
WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) - Bruce Plent thought the pain in his chest was a bad case of indigestion. But instead of going to the emergency room, he waited until his doctor's office opened to find out what was wrong.
February 22, 2008
Stranger donates kidney to ailing 8-year-old Atlanta girl
ATLANTA (AP) - A flier may have been a lifesaver for an 8-year-old girl in Georgia.
ECU Breaks New Ground On Dental School
ECU is now one step closer to having it's own dental school.
FDA clears Avastin for breast cancer
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Food and Drug Administration is going against the recommendations of its advisory panel -- and approving a drug made by Genentech to treat breast cancer.
Study: Lower blood pressure limits damage from bleeding strokes
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - A preliminary study suggests that aggressively lowering a patient's blood pressure in the early hours of a bleeding stroke can limit its severity.
Moseley to retire from NC division that treats mentally ill
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The person who heads North Carolina's efforts to treat the mentally ill, substance abusers and the developmentally disabled is retiring at the end of the month.
Being even moderately fit can lower stroke risk
NEW YORK (AP) - New research finds both men and women can lower the risk of stroke by engaging in even moderate exercise.
February 21, 2008
Number of Flu Cases in N.C. Continues to Climb
The state says the rate is the highest since December of 2003.
Dozens Locked Up- For A Good Cause!
The Muscular Dystrophy Association put dozens of people in jail today. Well, kind of. This year the MDA *lock up* was at Outback Steakhouse on Greenville Boulevard.
State: Flu cases in NC hit four-year high
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The number of flu cases in North Carolina has reached a four-year high.
State: Flu cases in NC hit four-year high
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - The number of flu cases in North Carolina has reached a four-year high.
Only 1 in 4 Americans know heart attack warning signs
ATLANTA (AP) - Only about 1 in 4 Americans know the warning signs of a heart attack, U.S. health officials in Atlanta say.
The Feds hope to come up with a more successful flu vaccine for next year
WASHINGTON (AP) - Even while we cope with this winter's flu season, scientists are working to develop next year's flu shot.
February 20, 2008
In The News: Health Care Providers Urged To Expand Use Of E-Med Records
KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) - People use computers to do everything from pay bills to send correspondence. So why not use them to keep track of medical records.
Google to store patients’ health records in test of new service
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Google is going to start storing medical records to test a service whereby people can retrieve their health records whenever they want them.
Flu Season Continues Across the East
As it's reporting an increase in flu cases, the hospital is now asking people who have flu symptoms to not visit its building.
A spike in strokes among middle-aged women blamed on obesity
NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Researchers are uncovering a huge leap in the number of strokes in middle-aged women in recent years -- a trend blamed on the obesity epidemic.
