מתוך medicontext.co.il LONDON (Reuters Health) – New research suggests that exposure to aircraft noise may be a risk factor for hypertension. Dr. M. Rosenlund, of

By Emma Hitt, PhD ATLANTA, GA (Reuters Health) – For post-exposure anthrax prophylaxis in children and breastfeeding mothers, amoxicillin may be an alternative to ciprofloxacin

LONDON (Reuters Health) – The staffing levels on hospital wards vary significantly across England and Wales without any clear evidence that more staff leads to

מתוך medicontext.co.il WESTPORT, CT (Reuters Health) – Having fewer nurses in the intensive care unit (ICU) at night is associated with more patient complications and

מתוך medicontext.co.il By Joene Hendry WESTPORT, CT (Reuters Health) – It is possible for healthy individuals to significantly increase the strength in their finger abductor

מתוך medicontext.co.il WESTPORT, CT (Reuters Health) – The results of a new study provide what researchers say is the first direct evidence that increased histamine

מתוך medicontext.co.il By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) – A Chicago law firm on Tuesday filed a US lawsuit against Baxter International Inc. on behalf of

מתוך medicontext.co.il WESTPORT, CT (Reuters Health) – With the threat of new anthrax cases still looming, The New England Journal of Medicine has released a

מתוך medicontext.co.il By Todd Zwillich WASHINGTON (Reuters Health) – Should smallpox be used as a biological weapon in the USA, public health officials must have

LONDON (Reuters Health) – The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday called on governments to implement tough controls on tobacco advertising and ignore a plan

מתוך medicontext.co.il NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The director of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Dr. Jeffrey Koplan, told reporters during a

מתוך medicontext.co.il By Richard Waddington GENEVA (Reuters) – The World Health Organization said on Friday that it remains opposed to mass inoculations for smallpox despite

By Karla Gale WESTPORT, CT (Reuters Health) – Researchers have identified a membrane protein that binds to a component of the toxin secreted by Bacillus

מתוך medicontext.co.il WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The deaths of two Washington DC postal workers were probably caused by anthrax, Surgeon General Dr. David Satcher said on

מתוך medicontext.co.il NEW YORK (Reuters) – Drugmaker Merck & Co. said on Thursday it was in discussions with the US government about the possibility of

מתוך medicontext.co.il LONDON (Reuters Health) – The long-term social and psychological damage from bioterrorism may be worse than the acute consequences if care is not

מתוך medicontext.co.il By Steven Reinberg WESTPORT, CT (Reuters Health) – Cognitive impairment associated with heavy marijuana use is apparently reversible with abstinence, according to a

מתוך medicontext.co.il WESTPORT, CT (Reuters Health) – Despite an overall decline in poisonings among children and adolescents, teenage girls remain at risk of suicide from

מתוך medicontext.co.il LONDON (Reuters) – Britain's chief medical officer sought on Monday to calm fears about a possible anthrax attack, saying the nation was well

מתוך medicontext.co.il By Todd Zwillich WASHINGTON (Reuters Health) – The overall death rate from all causes was down slightly in 2000, while Americans' average life