The Center for Foodborne Illness Research & Prevention (CFI) has released a report that documents what is currently known about the long-term health outcomes associated with several foodborne illnesses. The report also discusses how under-reporting, inadequate follow-up and a lack of research make it difficult to assess the impact that foodborne illness is having on [...]

Seniors who neglect themselves, risking their own health and safety, tend to be individuals with limited social networks and little social engagement, according to a study by Rush University Medical Center.

Have hematologists failed to adequately recognize and promote blood disorders as a public health issue? This is a question to ponder as we witness a recent convergence of professional and lay organizations and government agencies collectively focusing their attention on the problem of venous thromboembolism (VTE). This topic was thrust into the limelight by the [...]

Perhaps the most comprehensive, multi-institutional study yet of the sexually transmitted bacteria chlamydia is under way at the University of Maryland, Baltimore (UMB).
A new $12.2 million, grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, will allow a team of scientists, to perform molecular genomics analyses of [...]

Today, the California Medical Association (CMA) adopted a resolution introduced by the San Francisco Medical Society urging more collaboration among government, medical and scientific groups to decrease exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals.