http://www.mail.com/subjects/34004-disease-prevention.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.29/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/34004-disease-prevention.html http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2147442-hiv-drug-protect-injection-drug-users.html ATLANTA (AP) — Doctors should consider giving a daily AIDS drug to another high risk group to help prevent infections — people who shoot heroin, methamphetamines or other injection drugs, U.S. health officials said Wednesday. A similar recommendation is already in place for gay men and heterosexual couples at high risk of catching HIV, the virus that caus... Wed, 12 Jun 2013 20:59:56 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2147442-hiv-drug-protect-injection-drug-users.html 2013-06-12T20:59:56Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2050352-germ-zapping-robots-hospitals-combat-superbugs.html NEW YORK (AP) — They sweep. They swab. They sterilize. And still the germs persist. In U.S. hospitals, an estimated 1 in 20 patients pick up infections they didn't have when they arrived, some caused by dangerous 'superbugs' that are hard to treat. The rise of these superbugs, along with increased pressure from the government and insurers, is driving hosp... Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:09:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/2050352-germ-zapping-robots-hospitals-combat-superbugs.html 2013-04-29T14:09:22Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2040924-under-criticism-gop-puts-health-care-bill.html WASHINGTON (AP) — An effort by House Republicans to highlight problems with President Barack Obama's health care law by bailing out a program for people with pre-existing medical conditions appeared to backfire Wednesday. GOP leaders postponed a scheduled vote after the measure met strong opposition from two directions: from conservative groups resistant ... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 20:50:39 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2040924-under-criticism-gop-puts-health-care-bill.html 2013-04-24T20:50:39Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1992608-china-4-rare-bird-flu-cases-steps-taken.html BEIJING (AP) — China reported Tuesday that four more people in one province have been seriously sickened by a bird flu virus new to humans, as cities along the eastern seaboard stepped up public health measures to guard against the disease, which has already caused two deaths. The health bureau of eastern Jiangsu province said three women and a retired ma... Tue, 02 Apr 2013 15:33:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1992608-china-4-rare-bird-flu-cases-steps-taken.html 2013-04-02T15:33:23Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1903836-obama-administration-tackles-colonoscopy-confusion.html WASHINGTON (AP) — It's one part of the new health care law that seemed clear: free coverage for preventive care under most insurance plans. Only it didn't turn out that way. So on Wednesday, the Obama administration had to straighten out the confusion. Have you gone for a colonoscopy thinking it was free, only to get a hefty bill because the doctor remove... Wed, 20 Feb 2013 21:54:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1903836-obama-administration-tackles-colonoscopy-confusion.html 2013-02-20T21:54:29Z http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1801084-fda-rules-will-food-safer.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration says its new guidelines would make the food Americans eat safer and help prevent the kinds of foodborne disease outbreaks that sicken or kill thousands of consumers each year. The rules, the most sweeping food safety guidelines in decades, would require farmers to take new precautions against contaminatio... Sat, 05 Jan 2013 08:56:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/health/1801084-fda-rules-will-food-safer.html 2013-01-05T08:56:00Z