Health
TRICARE Covers Skin Cancer Screenings
In May beneficiaries start spending more time outdoors, but it’s important to protect exposed skin from the sun. May is Skin Cancer and Prevention month and TRICARE reminds all beneficiaries to take precautions when outside enjoying the sunshine.
- Read more
- 391 reads
Better Health Through Analytics
With all the attention these days on health care costs and cutting government spending, smart doctors and hospitals are turning to sophisticated analytics to gain greater insight into patient readmissions.
- Read more
- 478 reads
Erie Man Pleads Guilty to Federal Drug Charges
A resident of Erie, Pennsylvania pleaded guilty in federal court to a charge of violating federal drug laws, United States Attorney David J. Hickton announced today.
- Read more
- 409 reads
Fighting the Flu One App at a Time
A little R&R and lemon tea have long been popular cures for the flu. However, those antidotes may just become less in demand as the CDC seeks a new way to educate the public on flu outbreaks and prevention through novel technological approaches.
- Read more
- 433 reads
ATF Honors William Louis Pappan, First Native American, Post-Prohibition Era ATF Investigator Killed in the Line of Duty in 1935
The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) today honored the first Native American, post-Prohibition era, ATF investigator to be killed in the line of duty. At a memorial ceremony during National Police Week, the name of William Louis Pappan, killed 75 years ago, Dec. 4, 1935, was unveiled at the ATF Headquarters Memorial Wall, Washington, as ATF honored the fallen. ATF Acting Director Kenneth Melson provided remarks and representatives from the Department of Justice, the National Native American Law Enforcement Association, and Pappan’s family were in attendance.
- Read more
- 516 reads
Women's Height Declining in Many Low-Income Countries
Over the last four decades the average height of women has declined in Africa, stalled in several South American countries, and varied considerably in other low- to middle-income countries, according to a new HSPH study. The declines or stagnation are most noticeable among disadvantaged women and are thought to reflect poor nutrition, exposure to infections and other environmental factors that may stunt or hamper children’s growth.
- Read more
- 416 reads
UGANDA: Sex workers pay the price for HIV prevention gaps
Sex workers earn more for sex without a condom
- Read more
- 527 reads
VIETNAM: Compulsory drug treatment centres "counterproductive"
Injecting drug usage remains a challenge in Vietnam
- Read more
- 405 reads
Women's Circadian Rhythm Beats Faster Than Men's
Studies have found that women report insomnia about 50 percent more often than men do. Their faster clocks may have something to do with it.
- Read more
- 443 reads
