Provides the latest RSS feeds for Public Health News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page San Antonio Post.com http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/cat/fb382975d494227f/ en-us Sun, 19 May 2013 08:31:07 -0400 Sun, 19 May 2013 08:31:07 -0400 30 A study featuring a new colonoscope that allows doctors to see more of the colon shows promise that could revolutionize colorectal cancer screening. Researchers compared both the adenoma miss rate using the new colonoscope with the miss rate of a traditional colonoscope. The miss rate for the new colonoscope was only 7.6 percent as compared to 41.7 percent for the traditional colonoscope, in ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/214613477/scat/fb382975d494227f Sun, 19 May 2013 07:20:01 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/214613477/scat/fb382975d494227f The exotic dancer, who was at the center of Silvio Berlusconi's sex trial, revealed at her first court appearance that young women wore nun and nurse costumes to perform "sensual" dances at his "bunga bunga" parties. Karima El Mahroug said that she often received envelopes filled with notes of 500 euros from the former Italian prime minister, but asserted that the money was not in return for ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/214612481/scat/fb382975d494227f Sun, 19 May 2013 04:50:02 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/214612481/scat/fb382975d494227f The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has warned US citizens that public swimming pool is filled with fecal matter. The researchers from CDC collected water samples from filters at 160 indoor and outdoor pools around Atlanta, and found traces of feces in nearly 60 percent of them, demonstrated by the presence of E. coli bacteria. The agency said that the E. coli bacteria enters ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/214611452/scat/fb382975d494227f Sun, 19 May 2013 02:40:01 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/214611452/scat/fb382975d494227f Bicycle engineering guidelines often used by state regulators to design bicycle facilities need to be overhauled to reflect current cyclists' preferences and safety data, according to a new study from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) researchers. They say that U.S. guidelines should be expanded to offer cyclists more riding options and call for endorsing cycle tracks - physically ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/214612532/scat/fb382975d494227f Sun, 19 May 2013 04:55:06 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/214612532/scat/fb382975d494227f ONCE a week, Jackie sees a violent outburst in her workplace. Like many Victorian nurses, she fears being assaulted, threatened or abused by patients and their relatives at her hospital workplace, and says it's time something was done. Jackie - who only wanted to be identified by her first name - says she has had death threats made against her and her family on two separate ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/214609689/scat/fb382975d494227f Sat, 18 May 2013 23:14:12 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/214609689/scat/fb382975d494227f Accra, May 18, GNA- Dr Joseph Amankwah, Director, Public Health of Ghana Health Service (GHS), has stated the need for policy guidelines for the implementation of the International Health Regulation (IHR) ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/214606504/scat/fb382975d494227f Sat, 18 May 2013 18:26:06 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/214606504/scat/fb382975d494227f A hospital in Spain lost 172 embryos, intended for use in in vitro fertilization, when a freezer leaked liquid nitrogen, hospital officials said. The oversight angered would-be mothers, many of whom didn't find out about the April 22 incident until they made appointments with their doctors to have embryos implanted. An official at La Paz Hospital in Madrid told ThinkSpain the ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/214606622/scat/fb382975d494227f Sat, 18 May 2013 18:17:14 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/214606622/scat/fb382975d494227f DUBAI //Doctors have called for a centralised, long-term programme to tackle heart disease, the nation's biggest single killer. Heart disease is the cause of 25 per cent of deaths in the UAE, and the average age of contracting the disease is 15 years younger than in the western world. A national board should be set up under the federal government with a clear timetable for cutting the ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/214605976/scat/fb382975d494227f Sat, 18 May 2013 17:38:52 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/214605976/scat/fb382975d494227f Manama-May-18(BNA)The Kingdom of Bahrain has today been declared free from Coronavirus disease-for the time being. The Health Ministry has issued a statement in this regard assuring the public that no cases of coronavirus have been diagnosed to-date in Bahrain. It urged people to abide by hygienic precautionary measures, including washing hands, avoiding touching one's eyes, mouth and ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/214605977/scat/fb382975d494227f Sat, 18 May 2013 17:27:47 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/214605977/scat/fb382975d494227f By SaharaReporters, New York Years after graduating from the College of Medicine of the University of Nigeria, the 2008/2009 batch of doctors can hardly call themselves doctors, as the University has inexplicably refused to issue certificates to certify the completion of their training. Dr. Ijeomah Augustine, the group’s spokesperson who spoke to SaharaReporters about their efforts to ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/214605979/scat/fb382975d494227f Sat, 18 May 2013 17:24:34 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/214605979/scat/fb382975d494227f Dr. Richard Heuser I caught up with Dr. Richard Heuser on Friday, right after he finished a surgical procedure and before he headed out to Paris for an interventional cardiology meeting. Heuser was the first in the U.S. to perform a medical procedure as part of a clinical trial for Eden Prairie, Minn.-based Osprey Medical Inc. The Osprey Medical Cincor system is designed to remove contrast dye ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/214605978/scat/fb382975d494227f Sat, 18 May 2013 17:00:32 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/214605978/scat/fb382975d494227f Social stigma about epilepsy and the mistaken belief that seizures are caused by djinn are putting the lives of sufferers and non-sufferers at risk, doctors warn. Such misconceptions mean cases often go undiagnosed, preventing patients from receiving the appropriate medical treatment and contributing to an underreporting of the condition. Doctors also say a lack of regulation on epileptics ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/214605382/scat/fb382975d494227f Sat, 18 May 2013 16:42:56 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/214605382/scat/fb382975d494227f Doctors are calling for tougher legislation to govern the issuing of driving licences to epileptics. Sufferers of the condition are already banned from certain professions - such as aviation, driving public transport and operating heavy machinery - but doctors' advice to epileptic drivers of private vehicles is not legally binding, as it is in some western countries. "Someone with ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/214605381/scat/fb382975d494227f Sat, 18 May 2013 16:42:54 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/214605381/scat/fb382975d494227f A hiker was hospitalized after a sheep attacked him Saturday on the Israel National Trail, authorities said. The attack occurred near Kfar Qara, south of Haifa, Ynetnews.com reported. The hiker, a 56-year-old man, was conscious and was able to call for help on his cellphone. Paramedics treated the hiker at the scene and he was then transported to the Hillel Yaffa Hospital in Hadeera. He had ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/214605444/scat/fb382975d494227f Sat, 18 May 2013 16:12:21 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/214605444/scat/fb382975d494227f Sunlight beams through the lounge window at the Katoas' house creating warmth and comfort. The house is matchbox-size, immaculate and homely. Family photos from their life in Tonga and New Zealand clutter the cabinets, and at least 10 sports trophies glisten proudly from a cabinet. Like many Pacific Island families, the Katoa household is large: mum, dad and nine children, including twins and a ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/214603664/scat/fb382975d494227f Sat, 18 May 2013 13:30:00 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/214603664/scat/fb382975d494227f Manama, May 18th (BNA) -Minister of Health, Sadiq Abdul Karim Al Shehabi left the Kingdom to Genve to participate in the (66) meeting of World Health Assembly of World Health Organization (WHO), which will be held during the period from May 20 to 28, 2013. The Assembly's works will be opened on Monday May 20th, 2013 with appointing the Credentials Committee, electing the sixty-sixth ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/214602940/scat/fb382975d494227f Sat, 18 May 2013 12:35:08 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/214602940/scat/fb382975d494227f World Family Doctors Day is a chance to celebrate what family doctors do in supporting health care for all people in their local communities, their countries and around the ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/214602358/scat/fb382975d494227f Sat, 18 May 2013 11:41:57 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/214602358/scat/fb382975d494227f WASHINGTON -- Some Alabama physicians and physician assistants were surprised this week to receive a letter with a new demand from the Alabama Board of Medical Examiners: Show us your papers. Under the state's 2011 immigration law, these medical professionals are now required to prove they are U.S. citizens or in the country legally to maintain their licenses to practice, according to ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/214599899/scat/fb382975d494227f Sat, 18 May 2013 06:12:03 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/214599899/scat/fb382975d494227f A Saudi health ministry official visits patients infected with a new SARS-like virus at a hospital in the eastern Saudi province of al-Ahsaa. ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/214599382/scat/fb382975d494227f Sat, 18 May 2013 05:23:35 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/214599382/scat/fb382975d494227f Madeleine McCann . After reviewing investigative files on the case, detectives said they had a list of persons of interest, The Daily Telegraph reported. Detective Chief Superintendent Hamish Campbell, who heads the Homicide and Serious Crime Command, said the review found "investigative and forensic opportunities." Madeleine disappeared shortly before her 4th birthday in August 2007. ... http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/214597600/scat/fb382975d494227f Sat, 18 May 2013 01:49:11 -0400 http://www.sanantoniopost.com/index.php/sid/214597600/scat/fb382975d494227f