An international team of researchers has found a 25% mortality rate among children in Nigerian villages where their parents process gold ore in the family home.
One by one they disappeared into the dark house. All curtains and blinds were drawn. The house looked like a bulky shadow in the night. They were careful to time their arrivals.
An increase or decrease in your blood pressure during middle age can significantly impact your lifetime risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to research in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.
Dave Carlstrom named 200th survivor with Cintas ReviveR Defibrillator
December 16, 2011
Cintas Corporation (NASDAQ: CTAS) today announced that its ReviveR Automatic External Defibrillator (AED) program has helped save 200 sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) victims.
The appropriations bill package under consideration by the House contains a provision that prevent the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) from implementing a key provision in its campaign to End Black Lung, a disease which claimed the lives of 10,000 coal miners in the last decade.
Long to-do lists and stress can affect health (and weight gain) during the holiday season -- but following some simple recommendations can help people maintain their well-being, according to Dr. Scott Bautch, past president of the American Chiropractic Association's Council on Occupational Health.
U.S. registered nurses have a safer work environment than they did a decade ago, but more can be done to reduce hazards, according to a new American Nurses Association (ANA) survey.
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