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Saturday, November 21, 2009 8:26 PM

Risk (Health)

Type: Keyphrase
Name: Risk (Health)
description: The probability of adverse effects resulting from exposure to an environmental agent or mixture of agents.
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents
AT RISK: H1N1, asthma can be a dire combo in kids
The day before Halloween, T.J. Berndsen had what his parents believed was a little asthma flare-up. By Halloween night, he felt lousy enough to cut trick-or-treating short.A week later, the 9-year-old was straining to breathe in the emergency room at ... [USA Today - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Medicine)
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EMC Corporation
Researchers Find Web-Based Program Reduces Healthcare Cost for Employees with Cardiac Risk Factors
(Boston)- Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) have shown that an employer-sponsored, internet-based diet and exercise program shows promise as a low-cost benefit to lower healthcare ... [Health World Online - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Health)
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National Guard
Swine flu vaccination hours expanded at Broward clinic
Children and pregnant women looking to be vaccinated from the H1N1 virus, commonly known as swine flu, can take advantage of new, expanded hours at a clinic in Fort Lauderdale.Officials at the Broward County Health Department announced Wednesday that ... [Miami Herald - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents (in Internet & IT)
RBS
RBS is one of the largest privately owned Financial Services companies in South Africa. The company was started in 1999 by a group of ambitious entrepreneurs and to this day maintains an enterprising ethos and approach to business and in delivering solutions ... [Insurance Gateway - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 1 Documents
Groups At High Risk Of H1N1 Influenza A Should Avoid Travelling To 2009 HAJJ
Some 2.5 million pilgrims are expected at holy sites in Saudi Arabia for the 2009 Hajj, expected to begin around November 25. To combat the threat posed by H1N1 influenza A, the Saudi Arabian Health Ministry has issued public health recommendations, including ... [Medical News Today - 11/19/2009]
First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents (in Medicine)
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Agendia BV
Catholic Health Initiatives Expands Outreach Testing By Acquiring Stake in PAML
Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI; Denver) is set to assume a 25 percent equity position in Pathology Associates Medical Laboratories (PAML; Spokane, Wash.), an industry leader in joint venture partnerships with community-based hospitals.December 2009 ... [Laboratory Industry Report - 11/20/2009]
First Reported 9 hours ago - Updated 9 hours ago - 1 Documents (in Health)
Seasonal Flu Vaccine May Cut Swine Flu Risk
Researchers Say Seasonal Flu Provides Some Cross-Immunity Against H1N1 Swine Flu Nov. 20, 2009 -- People who got last year's seasonal flu vaccine are at lower risk of illness -- particularly severe disease, a study of U.S. military personnel shows.Overall, ... [MedicineNet.com - 9 hours ago]
First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents (in Health)
Briefs: The state of Florida? Not healthy
WATCH SPORTS EVENTS AT YOUR OWN RISKMen who have had heart attacks should be careful around Monday Night Football, or so suggests a study presented this week at the American Heart Association convention in Orlando. Exposure to stressful sporting events ... [St. Petersburg Times - 11/20/2009]
First Reported 15 hours ago - Updated 15 hours ago - 1 Documents (in Politics)
Elevated Pollution Levels Near Regional Airports Pose Health Risk
Category: Environmental HealthFont SizePrint CommentsAir pollution may pose an important but largely overlooked health concern for people living near smaller regional airports, scientists have said.Those airports are becoming an increasingly important ... [MedIndia - 15 hours ago]
First Reported 11/20/2009 - Updated 11/20/2009 - 1 Documents (in Health)
Service Smoked Fish Corp. Recalls Smoked Nova Salmon Because of Possible Health Risk
Recall -- Firm Press ReleaseFDA posts press releases and other notices of recalls and market withdrawals from the firms involved as a service to consumers, the media, and other interested parties. FDA does not endorse either the product or the compan ... [U.S. Food and Drug Administration - 11/20/2009]
First Reported 20 hours ago - Updated 20 hours ago - 1 Documents (in Environment)
CLIMATE CHANGE: Health at Risk
By Patricia Grogg HAVANA, Nov 20 (IPS) - The impacts of climate change on human health will require new approaches to development, based on mitigation and adaptation programmes in line with policies that ensure equal access to health care. That was one ... [Inter Press Service - 20 hours ago]
First Reported 4 hours ago - Updated 4 hours ago - 1 Documents (in Medicine)
Survey: Patient Data At Risk From Healthcare Partners
About a third of healthcare business associates are not aware they needed to comply with HIPAA's security and privacy provisionsSpecial to Dark ReadingCompanies that do business with healthcare providers, including accounting firms and offshore transcription ... [Dark Reading - 4 hours ago]

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...Kjersti Aagaard, assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at BCM and the corresponding author of the report. "Using our data generated in the most comprehensive study performed to date (the FaSTER trial), we demonstrated that the addition of a genetic sonogram to all modes of screening in pregnancy allows for optimal noninvasive prenatal detection of Down syndrome." (FaSTER stands for First and Second Trimester Evaluation of Risk.)
Ultrasound enhances noninvasive Down syndrome tests [EurekAlert! - 21 hours ago]
...showed risk of seizure was significantly higher for current smokers, but not related to the amount of cigarettes smoked daily,' said Dr Dworetzky. "It does appear, however, that the number of years of smoking does increase seizure risk." Risk of epilepsy, that is recurrent unprovoked seizures, was modestly elevated with both past (RR - 1.46) and current smoking (RR - 1...
Current cigarette smokers at increased risk of seizures [Science Centric - 11/20/2009]

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Survey: Patient Data At Risk From Healthcare Pa... [Dark Reading - 4 hours ago]
Student Academic Conference Schedule [Augustana University of Alberta - 7 hours ago]
Seasonal Flu Vaccine May Cut Swine Flu Risk [MedicineNet.com - 9 hours ago]
Elevated Pollution Levels Near Regional Airport... [MedIndia - 15 hours ago]
CLIMATE CHANGE: Health at Risk [Inter Press Service - 20 hours ago]
Ultrasound enhances noninvasive Down syndrome t... [EurekAlert! - 21 hours ago]
da Vinci Approved in Japan - Zibb.com [Zibb - 11/20/2009]
Service Smoked Fish Corp. Recalls Smoked Nova S... [U.S. Food and Drug Administration - 11/20/2009]
Travoprost: A prostaglandin analogue for the tr... [Modern Medicine - 11/20/2009]
National Grid's dividends, profits keep growing [Morningstar UK - 11/20/2009]
Reports outline urolithiasis risk factors study... [NewsRX - 11/20/2009]
Nebraska Firm Recalls Fresh Ground Beef Product... [USDA - 11/20/2009]
Findley Davies' Best Practices for HR - Release #4 [Yahoo! Canada - 11/20/2009]
Project Manager - Industrial Water [Web 4 Water - 11/20/2009]
Briefs: The state of Florida? Not healthy [St. Petersburg Times - 11/20/2009]
Current cigarette smokers at increased risk of ... [Science Centric - 11/20/2009]
Judge Denies Myriad's Motions to Dismiss ACLU G... [Laboratory Industry Report - 11/20/2009]
Qiagen and Life Technologies to Acquire PCR Arr... [Laboratory Industry Report - 11/20/2009]
Bostwick Labs Acquires Commonwealth Biotechnolo... [Laboratory Industry Report - 11/20/2009]
Tethys Bioscience Raises $25 Million to Expand ... [Laboratory Industry Report - 11/20/2009]
Special Focus: Cancer Testing: With New Gene Pa... [Laboratory Industry Report - 11/20/2009]
Special Focus: Cancer Testing: Liquid-Based Cyt... [Laboratory Industry Report - 11/20/2009]
Special Focus: Cancer Testing: Genetic Signatur... [Laboratory Industry Report - 11/20/2009]
FDA Grants Additional EUAs for H1N1 Flu Tests [Laboratory Industry Report - 11/20/2009]
Geisinger's Proven Diagnostics to Comarket Berk... [Laboratory Industry Report - 11/20/2009]
MedPAC Recommends Laboratory Test Values as Exp... [Laboratory Industry Report - 11/20/2009]
Catholic Health Initiatives Expands Outreach Te... [Laboratory Industry Report - 11/20/2009]
Tobacco Control in the United StatesRecent Prog... [CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians - 11/19/2009]
Adult Cancer Survivorship: Evolution, Research,... [CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians - 11/19/2009]
New report on Scottish stillbirth and early bab... [Midirs - 11/19/2009]
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Are you a clumsy klutz? Help is at hand [Comment is free | guardian.co.uk - 11/15/2009]
Thanks to new government campaigns, accidents will soon be a thing of the pastThe recession in advertising is having an interesting side-effect. Cheaper TV and radio ...
Joseph Sciabbarrasi, M.D.: What You Don't Know ... [The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - 11/13/2009]
This time we'll look at one of the most controversial and misunderstood treatments for osteoporosis -- hormone replacement therapy. We'll also answer ...
November 10 2009: The non-reporting netherworld [The Automatic Earth - 11/10/2009]
Dorothea Lange Vines June 1938"Butter bean vines across the porch. Negro quarter in Memphis, Tennessee." Ilargi: I’d like to take another look at Sunday's post, ...
Anthony Weiner: Abortion Language Will Have to ... [Latest Political Hotsheet Headlines - CBS News - 11/09/2009]
Democratic Rep. Says on "Washington Unplugged" That About 20 Votes on Final Version of Health Bill are at Risk Without Changes to Abortion, Public Option Langua ...
BUT DON’T WORRY, YOUR HEALTH DATA WILL BE SECUR... [Instapundit - 11/06/2009]
BUT DON’T WORRY, YOUR HEALTH DATA WILL BE SECURE: Inspector General: 43% of Taxpayers Risk Identity Theft When IRS Makes Copies of Their Tax Returns. ...
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Audio/Video

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Is Chatting on Your Cell a Health Risk? [ABC News Video: Health - 11/16/2009]
Is Chatting on Your Cell a Health Risk? [Mefeedia Video Tag : canc - 11/16/2009]
Are You At Risk for Oral Cancer? [Mefeedia Video Tag : canc - 10/30/2009]
Breast Cancer: Risk Associated with Childhood C... [Mefeedia Video Tag : medicine - 04/14/2009]
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