Expensive healthcare not always the best, says OECD (Reuters)

Reuters – The United States spends more on healthcare than any other nation but the most expensive healthcare is not always the best, the OECD said Tuesday.

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Expensive healthcare not always the best, says OECD (Reuters)

Birth in South Raises Stroke Risk for Life (HealthDay)

HealthDay – MONDAY, Nov. 30 (HealthDay News) — People born in the “stroke belt” of the southern United States have a lifelong higher risk of dying of stroke than others, even if they live elsewhere later, a new study shows.

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Birth in South Raises Stroke Risk for Life (HealthDay)

Osteoarthritis Costs U.S. Over $185 Billion a Year (HealthDay)

HealthDay – MONDAY, Nov. 30 (HealthDay News) — Medical care for osteoarthritis patients in the United States costs $185.5 billion a year, according to a new study.

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U.S. readies new phase of global AIDS assistance (Reuters)

Reuters – The United States is ready to shift the focus of its global AIDS programs from emergency medical support to building sustainable health systems, U.S. officials said on Monday as they announced that Washington would host the world AIDS conference in 2012.

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Diabetes Cases Expected to Double in 25 Years (HealthDay)

HealthDay – FRIDAY, Nov. 27 (HealthDay News) — The number of people with diabetes in the United States is expected to double over the next 25 years, a new study predicts.

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Diabetes Cases Expected to Double in 25 Years (HealthDay)

Stunts Raise Injury Risks for Cheerleaders (HealthDay)

HealthDay – SATURDAY, Nov. 21 (HealthDay News) — Anyone who has witnessed a modern cheerleading competition will not be surprised to learn that a new study has found that stunts cause 60 percent of cheerleading injuries in the United States.

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Stunts Raise Injury Risks for Cheerleaders (HealthDay)

No paid sick leave hampers US swine flu battle (AFP)

AFP – Along with scarce vaccine and shrinking stocks of antivirals, the United States faces another enemy in the fight against swine flu: workers who go to work when they’re ill because they don’t get paid sick leave.

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No paid sick leave hampers US swine flu battle (AFP)

Hot-Tub Injuries on the Rise (HealthDay)

HealthDay – MONDAY, Nov. 9 (HealthDay News) — Hot-tub injuries have skyrocketed in the United States in recent years, rising by 160 percent between 1990 and 2007, a new study has found.

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Hot-Tub Injuries on the Rise (HealthDay)

As swine flu vaccine runs dry, US wonders ‘what if?’ (AFP)

AFP – Mothers with young children and pregnant women are being turned away from swine flu vaccination clinics in the United States, some in tears, many utterly frustrated by the shortage of vaccine.

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US to end travel ban on HIV-positive visitors: Obama (AFP)

AFP – The United States is poised to lift a decades-old ban on HIV-positive visitors from abroad that was based on fear and ignorance of the facts, President Barack Obama said Friday.

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