U.S. FDA Opens Offices In China

AHN Staff Beijing, China (AHN) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) opened one of its first three overseas offices in China on Wednesday as part of the two countries' cooperation in the field of food and drug regulation.U.S. and...

Florida Boy Bitten By Bat Being Treated; Parents Advised To Always Seek Medical Help For Wild Animal Bite

Linda Young - AHN Editor Lake Wales, FL (AHN) - A Florida boy was bitten on the finger by a rabid bat while trying to get his dog away from the animal.The 12-year-old Lake Wales boy is receiving a series of shots to protect him from developing...

Temple at DRMC

DUBOIS– A fantastic opportunity may be coming to the area. Temple University’s master’s degree in social work may be available in Clearfield County. An open informational session for interested students and the public will be held with Temple staff from 3-7:30...

'Lean Cuisine' Frozen Dinners Recalled With Chunks Of Hard Plastic

AHN Staff Washington, D.C. (AHN) - Nestle Prepared Foods Co. (NPFC) is recalling nearly 900,000 pounds of Lean Cuisine frozen chicken meals after a consumer complained of biting a bit of hard plastic while eating the packed dinner.The U.S....

Physician Dissatisfaction Expected To Create Shortage Of Doctors For Americans

Linda Young - AHN Editor Washington, D.C. (AHN) - Half of the primary care physicians who responded to a recent survey would quit if they could, that could pose a problem for President-elect Barack Obama who has promised to extend health care...

Fluctuating Food Commodity Prices Caused By Interrelated Factors

Linda Young - AHN Editor Washington, D.C. (AHN) - A variety of factors are responsible for fluctuating food commodity prices that have driven grocery prices up and caused more people to struggle to feed themselves around the world, according to...

Research Advisory Committee On Gulf War Veterans' Illnesses Declares Battle Syndrome A Legitimate Ailment

AHN Staff Washington, D.C. (AHN) - According to the findings of the Boston University School of Public Health, the Gulf War Syndrome is a real ailment experienced by one in four of 697,000 soldiers or 175,000 war veterans deployed in the 1991...

Agriculture Department: 1 In 8 Americans Struggled With Hunger In 2007

Linda Young - AHN Editor Washington, D.C. (AHN) - Food insecurity meant that 691,000 children went hungry in America during 2007, the Agriculture Department reports.Some 36.2 million adults and children struggled to get enough to eat last year...

Pizza Day to Benefit Clearfield-Jefferson Chapter of the American Red Cross

CLEARFIELD - Take a day off from cooking or enjoy football Sunday with a pizza feast and help your local American Red Cross. On Nov. 23 many local pizza shops have agreed to help out the Clearfield-Jefferson Chapter American Red Cross. They will donate 10 percent of all pizza proceeds sold...

Health Insurance For 1 Million Workers Hangs In Balance In Debate Over Automaker Bailout

Linda Young - AHN Editor Washington, D.C. (AHN) - There are mixed feelings about a bail out for the nation's auto industry with many blaming car makers for the predicament they are in, but GM is the nation's largest provider of health...

Vermont City Named Healthiest In The U.S.; Worst Is Huntington In West Virginia

AHN Staff Washington, D.C. (AHN) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention named Burlington City in Vermont the healthiest in the country with 92 percent of its population enjoying good health.Vermont's largest city also topped the...

Altoona Regional Wins Awards for Clinical Excellence

ALTOONA - Altoona Regional Health System has received three Achieving Patient Care Excellence (APEX) Awards from VHA Pennsylvania, the regional arm of VHA Inc., the national health care alliance. Altoona Regional won the awards for its work to: · Improve care for patients who have suffered...

Atlantic City Delays Indoor Smoking Ban

David Goodhue - AHN Reporter Atlantic City, NJ (AHN) - Atlantic City smokers are allowed again to light up in casinos.The Atlantic City Council lifted its casino smoking ban one month after it went into effect.The City Council passed the ban in...

PSU Medical Minute: The Diabetic Eye

HERSHEY - November is Diabetes Awareness Month, a disease that affects about 23.6 million Americans. One of the potential complications of the disease is diabetic retinopathy, which damages the blood vessels in the retina in the eye. The disease affects those with both type 1 and type 2 diabetes....

Nov. 15 Clearfield-Jefferson ARC Notes

CLEARFIELD - The American Red Cross and Pitney Bowes Inc. are teaming up to send holiday cards to service men and women in the United States and around the world. From Nov. 11 until Dec. 10, the public is invited to send holiday cards with their message of thanks and cheer to a special post...

Congress Listens To Ideas On Using Health Care To Stimulate Flagging U.S. Economy

Linda Young - AHN Editor Washington, D.C. (AHN) - Kick-starting the economy could begin with federal aid to state health care programs, so a congressional panel met Thursday to explore ideas.The U.S. House of Representatives Energy and Commerce...

Federal Health Agency Focuses On Improving Diagnosis, Treatment Of COPD, Nation's 4th Leading Cause Of Death

Linda Young - AHN Editor Washington, D.C. (AHN) - Although COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) is the fourth leading cause of death, not many people are aware of the risk factors or know it is a treatable disease, but that is beginning...

Over 160,000 California Children May Not Be Allowed To Enlist In Health Families Program

AHN Staff Sacramento, CA (AHN) - Unless California legislators and the governor find $17.2 million, thousands of California children may not receive health care.This early, the Health Families program has incurred a $17.2 million deficit for...

Report: Fewer Americans Smoking, But More Need To Quit

David Goodhue - AHN Reporter Washington, DC (AHN) - The amount of cigarette smokers in the United States has dipped below 20 percent, according to a government report.An estimated 19.8 percent of U.S. adults are current smokers, down from 20.8...

Merck Eyes FDA Approval Of Anti-Cervical Cancer Vaccine For Genital Warts

AHN Staff Nice, France (AHN) - U.S. researchers have claimed that a vaccine for cervical cancer in women also cures genital warts in males prompting the drug's maker to seek federal approval to sell it.Researchers who injected Gardasil and...