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Digital News Report – Quick action by first responders in the war zone and a shot of morphine may help injured soldiers cope with stress later on.
The research, which appears in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), found that of 696 soldiers injured in Iraq from 2004 to 2006, those who were administered morphine within an hour after being wounded were less likely to develop Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
Digital News Report – Rescue workers from all over the United States are on their way to Haiti with medicine, equipment and water. These workers must bring everything they need because power is still out throughout most of the city of Port-au-Prince.
The American Red Cross reports that 3 million people may have been affected by the 7.0 earthquake which struck late Tuesday afternoon. Tens of thousands are believed to be dead.
Digital News Report – While the number of swine-flu cases has been leveling-off, some health care officials are worried that the virus is poised for a third wave. There were no deaths from the H1N1 in Nevada last week, but officials in San Antonio Texas say they expect a third wave.
Digital News Report – Although the percent of obesity Americans is still high, the rate of increase has leveled-off. The publisher of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) thought the results of this study were so important that they published them online early.
Powel Brown, M.D., Ph.D. (left) and Shiuan Chen, Ph.D. (right) Digital News Report – Pomegranates can reduce the risk of breast cancer, according to researchers in the United States. For thousands of…
Mayo Clinic Logo Digital News Report – Mayo Clinic ROCHESTER, Minn. — Nonprescription medications in the home medicine cabinet could save a trip to the doctor. The January issue of Mayo Clinic…
Vaccination – cc Digital News Report – France has decided to cancel over half of their order of swine vaccines. This could be a major setback for vaccine manufacturers who have ramped…
Restaurant Deep Fryers – photo: David Hoshor Digital News Report – Several laws took effect in California on January 1st 2010. One law bans trans-fats in restaurants with fines from $25 to…
IRS Building In Washington DC Digital News Report – Besides collecting taxes and going after tax cheats, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will be going after Americans who do not purchase private…
Swine Flu Activity Digital News Report – Although the swine flu pandemic was not as deadly as some public officials thought it could be, it is still not over and the virus…