Sunday, May 29, 2011

Take Steps to Prevent Pulmonary Embolisms

Take Steps to Prevent Pulmonary Embolisms


Take Steps to Prevent Pulmonary Embolisms

Posted: 29 May 2011 09:02 AM PDT

SUNDAY, May 29 (HealthDay News) -- In the wake of tennis star Serena Williams' potentially fatal pulmonary embolism after surgery this spring, the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons has a reminder: it's sometimes possible to pr...

Fatal Black Bear Attacks Rare But Rising

Posted: 29 May 2011 09:02 AM PDT

SUNDAY, May 29 (HealthDay News) -- Attacks by North American black bears on humans are rare, but they appear to be rising as the human population of the United States and Canada increases, new research finds.

Germany hunts source of deadly E. coli

Posted: 29 May 2011 07:38 AM PDT

Germany said Sunday it was pulling out all the stops to locate the exact source of an outbreak of E. coli bacteria poisoning blamed for 10 deaths, which authorities suspect may have originated in Spain.

German E.coli outbreak death toll rises to 10

Posted: 29 May 2011 05:15 AM PDT

A virulent form of E.coli bacteria blamed on infected cucumbers from Spain has killed 10 people in Germany and sickened 300, health officials said on Sunday while warning people not to eat suspect vegetables.

E. coli cucumbers may be in Austria, Hungary

Posted: 29 May 2011 05:43 AM PDT

Small numbers of Spanish vegetables suspected of contamination with a potentially deadly bacteria are being recalled from stores in Austria and the Czech Republic to prevent the spread of an outbreak that has killed at least nine people and sicken...

UNICEF discloses vaccine prices for 1st time

Posted: 28 May 2011 02:18 PM PDT

UNICEF is for the first time publicizing what drugmakers charge it for vaccines, as the world's biggest buyer of lifesaving immunizations aims to spark price competition in the face of rising costs.

EU health body says German E. coli outbreak serious

Posted: 28 May 2011 02:13 PM PDT

An E. coli outbreak in Germany which has infected more than 270 people and killed at least five is one of the biggest of its kind worldwide and the largest ever in Germany, European health experts said Saturday.

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