The number of Americans infected with the HIV virus is much higher than current estimates, US health officials say.
health officialsUS HIV rate 'higher than thought'BBC News | Health | World Edition Sat, 08/02/2008 - 15:35
The number of Americans infected with the HIV virus is much higher than current estimates, US health officials say. CDC understated number of new HIV infections in USHeadlines from the Associated Press Sat, 08/02/2008 - 09:53
ATLANTA (AP) -- The number of Americans infected by the AIDS virus each year is much higher than the government has been estimating, U.S. health officials reported Sunday, acknowledging that their numbers have understated the level of the epidemic.... More Cases Of E. Coli Linked to Va. Campwashingtonpost.com - Health Fri, 08/01/2008 - 22:30
Health officials said yesterday that they had not identified what made people sick at a Scout camp in Goshen, Va., last week, but that the number of people who contracted the E. coli infection has grown to at least 18, with two boys in the most serious condition. 13 Scouts Get E. Coli While at Va. Campwashingtonpost.com - Health Thu, 07/31/2008 - 23:00
Health officials have confirmed that at least 13 boys, all but one from Northern Virginia, contracted E. coli bacterial infections while attending a popular Scout camp in Goshen, Va., last week, officials said yesterday. Four in 10 gay men don't tell doctorsNYDailyNews.com - Health - NY Daily News Wed, 07/23/2008 - 22:28
Fewer than four in 10 gay men in New York City are out to their doctors about their sexuality - meaning they are far less likely to get tested for HIV, health officials said Wednesday. Health officials tout computer prescribingHeadlines from the Associated Press Mon, 07/21/2008 - 16:34
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Those hard-to-read scribbled prescriptions from doctors could soon become a rarity. Beginning Jan. 1, the federal government will boost Medicare's payments to doctors that send prescriptions electronically to a pharmacy rather than writing them out on paper and handing them to the patient.... Health officials: Don't eat lobster tomalleyHeadlines from the Associated Press Fri, 07/18/2008 - 18:04
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) -- Maine officials are advising consumers to avoid eating lobster tomalley after tests revealed high levels of toxins in some lobsters.... Pakistan polio case despite truceBBC News | Health | World Edition Fri, 07/18/2008 - 00:12
Pakistani health officials say they have recorded a new case of polio in Swat district despite local militants pledging to not resist vaccinations. Public health services face $10 million cutSeattle Post-Intelligencer: Health and Fitness Thu, 07/17/2008 - 20:14
King County's projected budget deficit next year is poised to drain $10 million from public health services, health officials warned Thursday. E. coli linked to beef now reported in 5 statesHeadlines from the Associated Press Tue, 07/15/2008 - 15:57
ATLANTA (AP) -- An E. coli outbreak traced to recalled beef in Michigan and Ohio has spawned cases in three other states, U.S. health officials said Tuesday.... |