HHS grants bolster health care and public health disaster preparedness

FY2014 PHEP and HPP Funding
Opioid painkiller prescribing varies widely among states

Health care providers in some states prescribed far more painkillers than those in other...
Health spending starts to rise but remains weak in Europe, says OECD
Childhood Malnutrition Linked to High Blood Pressure Later in Life: Study
NIH-funded researchers extend liver preservation for transplantation

The liver is perfused with a solution in this pump system before and after supercooling preservation. The blue color is...
Lead in kids’ blood linked with behavioral and emotional problems
Emotional and behavioral problems show up even with low exposure to lead, and as blood lead levels increase in children, so do the problems, according to research funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), part of the...
FDA Approves Inhaled Diabetes Medication
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One in 10 deaths among working-age adults due to excessive drinking
The aim of the research was to investigate the production method of a type of hydroxyapatite that is compatible with human body and has desirable mechanical properties such as higher strength and higher resistance against abrasion and scratch. During the
The United Nations health agency and partners are working with the Governments of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone to control an outbreak of Ebola in West Africa, an official today said, announcing an international meeting next week to agree on a...