By Brenda Wilson
After rising for two years, the U.S. teen birth rate has taken a slight drop. It’s a welcome break in what many feared might be the beginning of a worrisome upswing in teen births.
Hispanic Teens ‘Hispanic Teens’
U.S. Teen Birth Rate Drops — Kinda 
House approves health care reform 
In Iowa, the house representatives approves the reform of the health care system. The goal of the reform is to expand access to and improve the quality and affordability of health care in Iowa. The project began by providing health insurance to Iowans and helping small businesses manage the high costs of health [...]
News: Brain Fitness Innovation Awards and SharpBrains Summit on Market Research 
We are pleased to announce the new annual Brain Fitness Innovation Awards, designed to foster innovation and best practice sharing by celebrating outstanding pioneers who apply neuroplasticity-based research and tools in the “real world”. The awards will recognize organizations that are devising and implementing results-oriented and scalable initiatives that demonstrate their commitment to the brain [...]
Treating Shock 
When blood pressure falls causing inadequate blood flow to a cats organs and tissues, which results in decreased oxygen, shock will occur. The body will speed up the heart in an attempt to compensate for the decreased circulation which diverts blood flow from nonvital organs and tries to maintain enough fluid in circulation. This in [...]
Hypothermia 
When there’s a fall in body temperature, hypothermia can occur. It can be caused by exposure to extreme cold, shock, illness, getting wet, or after anesthesia. Newborn kittens are also at risk.
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Racial Disparities Persist In The Diagnosis Of Advanced Breast Cancer And Colon Cancer In The U.S.
The incidence of advanced breast cancer diagnosis among black women remained 30 percent to 90 percent higher compared to white women between 1992 and 2004, according to new findings by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. In addition, the [...]
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Call For AIDS Denialists To Be Held Accountable
It is estimated that from 2000 to 2005, at least 330,000 South Africans died prematurely and 35,000 babies were infected with HIV as a result of former president Thabo Mbeki's decision to withhold antiretroviral drugs, based on advice from American AIDS denialists.
China’s Naked Government Experiment Could Work for Hospitals, Too
The Ultimate Set of Swine Flu Tracking Tools
Natural Skin Care Treatments — Strawberries!
seth berkley, AIDS vaccine initiative: there’s “no way out of this epidemic without an AIDS vaccine”
Weight Loss The Herbal Way
Children’s and Project Medishare: reflections from the adult ward
Some Remarkable Reflexology Statistics
Free Natural Health Ebook: Natural Help for Fear of Heights
Don’t Wait For Baldness To Occur In Order To Gain Control of Hair Loss
Huge Vitamin D Doses Appear To Hurt More Than Help
Female Feticide: from Motherland to Diaspora
Hyperacidity: Recurring Painful Problem
Aetna prepared to halt enrolling new Medicare clients by federal agency
Fetal Monitors For Pregnancy
Register On Text4baby For Tips For Your Pregnancy And Newborn Baby
Negative Pregnancy Test – What Are The Chances Of A False Negative?
The top 10 Canadian health news stories of 2009
Breast Milk As Medicine And Virus: Modern Maternity And HIV/AIDS
How Congestion Can be Cured Naturally: 1
David Rasnick: Recognized by the Scientific Community as a Certified Whack Job
Better School Food For A Fitter Populace
Lower Back Exercises: The Best Solution To Ease Back Pain
Give up your holiday gifts for overseas medical aid
5 Little Known Secrets To Fight Aging
Pink cigarette ads target teenage girls
Medicinal Mushrooms – What Are Those?