THURSDAY, May 3 (Healthday News) -- More teenage girls are using contraceptives, which may explain part of the dramatic drop in the U.S. teen pregnancy rate, federal health officials reported Thursday. read more..
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| This 2011 photo provided by Donald Waters shows a fish harvested from the Gulf of Mexico with unusual lesions and infections. Two years after the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded and sank, touching off the worst offshore spill in U.S. history, the latest research into its effects is starting to back up those early reports from the docks: The ailing fish bear hallmarks of diseases tied to petroleum a |
Photos of fish with sores may raise concern about long-term environmental effects of the massive BP oil spill — but federal health officials say the Gulf seafood that's on the market is safe to eat. read more..
TUESDAY, April 10 (Healthday News) -- The number of American teens giving birth has dropped to an all-time low, federal health officials reported Tuesday. read more..
THURSDAY, Jan. 26 (Healthday News) -- The number of Americans being screened for colon, breast and cervical cancers still fall below national targets, Federal Health Officials said Thursday. read more..
THURSDAY, Jan. 26 (Healthday News) -- The rate of home births in the United States has made a dramatic upturn since 2004, reversing a trend of decline throughout the 1990s, Government Health Officials said Thursday. read more..
We wonder if fewer Americans are getting screened because it takes too long to get an appointment, or if insurance doesn't always cover it? Is anyone on this board behind in Health Screenings? If so, why? Too Few Americans Getting Screened for Common Cancers: CDC - Health News - Health.comnews.health.comBy Steven ReinbergHealthDay ReporterTHURSDAY, Jan. 26 (Healthday News) — The number of Americans being screened for colon, breast and cervical cancers still fall below national targets, Federal Health Officials said Thursday.In 2010, 72.4 percent of women were being screened for Breast Cancer, below... read more..
