health - "report"

A report by scientists from The Netherlands published online in The FASEB Journal (http://www.fasebj.org/) identifies a compound in human saliva that greatly speeds wound healing. This research may offer hope to people suffering from chronic wounds related to diabetes and other disorders, as well as traumatic injuries and burns.

Amerigroup on Tuesday said it will enter a $225 million settlement agreement with Illinois and the federal government over allegations that it denied coverage to eligible pregnant women, the Baltimore Sun reports (Baltimore Sun, 7/23).

Taboos about sex in Pakistan make it difficult to address HIV/AIDS and are hindering efforts to curb the spread of the disease, according to a study published recently in the Lancet Infectious Diseases, the New York Times reports. According to the study, seven times as many men as women are reported to be living with HIV in Pakistan, and

Nanotechnology will significantly change virtually every facet of the way we live. The next president has the opportunity to shape these changes and to ensure that nanotechnology's benefits will be maximized and its risks identified and controlled. A new report by former EPA official J.

Three years after Hurricane Katrina devastated parts of the Gulf Coast, a new survey conducted by the Harvard School of Public health Project on the Public and Biological Security shows that one-third (34%) of those affected by the storm report they are very prepared if a major hurricane were to strike their communities in the next six months.

A new report from the Southern AIDS Coalition says HIV has taken hold in the Deep South, plaguing some of the poorest people in the country and creating a health disaster.

A three-point plan to improve mental health services in England has been proposed today by Unite, the country's largest union. The template for action follows stinging criticism of the mental health system by the Healthcare Commission. One finding revealed that 45% of psychiatric nurses and 15% of patients had been physically attacked in the last year.

As the popularity of granite countertops has increased, so have reports that some are emitting radiation and radon at surprisingly high levels.

For patients receiving kidney transplants, treatment with cholesterol-lowering 'statin' drugs may lead to longer survival, reports a study in the November 2008 Journal of the American Society of Nephrology (JASN). (Source: News-Medical News Feed)

The Brain and Spinal Injury Trust Fund Commission releases its 2008 report 'Brain and Spinal Injuries in Georgia: A Needs Assessment and State Action Plan' which is in conjunction with the Trust Fund's 10th Anniversary that will be held at the Shepherd Center in Atlanta. A Significant Public health Problem Brain and spinal injuries are a significant public health issue for the state of Georgia.