ATLANTA As one superbug seems to be fading as a threat in hospitals, another is on the rise, a new study suggests.A dangerous, drug-resistant staph infection called MRSA is often seen as the biggest germ threat to patients in hospitals and other health care facilities.But infections from Clostridium difficile — known as C-diff — are surpassing MRSA infections, the study of 28 hospita
BEIJING (AFP) China's food safety watchdog has ordered inspections of cooking oil nationwide as reports Friday said up to one-tenth of Chinese supplies were illegally made and contained cancer-causing agents.The State Food and Drug Administration on Thursday ordered stepped-up inspections of all food service providers and vowed to punish manufacturers producing drainage oil , cooking oil refine
Testing for human papillomavirus during cervical screening does not help doctors identify women at risk of cancer, a study suggests.A positive HPV test does not accurately predict which women need an urgent follow-up, say doctors.Each year, millions of UK women have a cervical screening test as part of the national programme.The NHS is piloting add-on tests for the virus linked to cervical cancer
ATLANTA An unexpected big drop in new U.S tuberculosis cases is probably because of stepped up screening and treatment of immigrants before they leave their native countries, health officials say.The nation's TB rate dropped more than 11 percent last year, the largest single-year decrease in more than 50 years of federal record keeping, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported th
NEW YORK Among children and teenagers with asthma, those who also have peanut allergies may have more or more-severe asthma attacks, a new study suggests.Researchers found that among 160 5- to 18-year-olds with asthma seen at their center, the 46 with peanut allergies generally had more hospitalizations for asthma exacerbations than children without the food allergy.They also had a higher rate
Doctors at the annual meeting of the American College of Cardiology in Atlanta on Sunday got some surprising news on their first day of sessions.Researchers presented three studies revealing that some of the most widely prescribed medications to reduce the risk of heart disease in Type 2 diabetes patients appeared not to provide much benefit at all.People with diabetes are twice as likely as nond
NEW YORK Women who closely adhere to a Mediterranean-style diet rich in vegetables, vegetable oils and fish may have a higher likelihood of becoming pregnant after infertility treatment, a new study suggests.Researchers in the Netherlands found that among 161 couples undergoing fertility treatment at their center, women whose eating habits most closely matched the traditional Mediterranean diet
WASHINGTON (Reuters) In May, 2002, Jerome Mitchell, a 17-year old college freshman from rural South Carolina, learned he had contracted HIV.The news, of course, was devastating, but Mitchell believed that he had one thing going for him: On his own initiative, in anticipation of his first year in college, he had purchased his own health insurance.Shortly after his diagnosis, however, his insuranc
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