Cardiac arrests that can be treated by electric stimulation, also known as shockable arrests, were found at a higher frequency in public settings than in the home, according to a National Institutes of Health-funded study appearing in the Jan. 27 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
Continue Reading →The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved Makena (hydroxyprogesterone caproate) injection to reduce the risk of preterm delivery before 37 weeks of pregnancy, in pregnant women with a history of at least one spontaneous preterm birth.
Continue Reading →Asthma is a disease that affects your lungs. It is one of the most common long-term diseases of children, but adults have asthma, too.
Continue Reading →ADHD is one of the most common neurobehavioral disorders of childhood. It is usually first diagnosed in childhood and often lasts into adulthood. Children with ADHD have trouble paying attention, controlling impulsive behaviors (may act without thinking about what the result will be), and in some cases, are overly active.
Continue Reading →UDOH supports U.S. Surgeon Generals call for nationwide support of breastfeeding
Continue Reading →Publicly-funded substance abuse and mental health facilities in Utah will be smoke-free by 2012
Continue Reading →January is National Birth Defects Prevention Month
Continue Reading →Utah slipped from 2nd to 7th in the 21st annual America’s Health Rankings™ report. While the drop is discouraging, it’s also a reminder that keeping Utahns healthy is a never-ending challenge. The lower ranking can be traced to several key factors, most notably an increase in the percentage of children in poverty (8.8 percent in [...]
Continue Reading →State and local public health officials encourage everyone who has not been vaccinated to get the seasonal influenza vaccine during National Influenza Vaccination Week, December 5-11, 2010. New recommendations make it easy to understand who should get vaccinated–-everyone six months of age and older. There are no special priority groups and influenza vaccine is still [...]
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