A new report suggests that as far as cutting waiting time in health care is concerned, much more focus is needed to access the family doctors and how they run their practices.

A new study says that permanent damage can be caused to the brain if a child is exposed to lead.

As per the findings of the Extended Prevalence of Infection in Intensive Care (EPIC II) study, a one-day snapshot of intensive care units (ICUs) worldwide revealed that over one-half of the patients had acquired an infection during the course of their stay, which notably increased their risk of death in the hospital.

According to a recent study people with heart disease who lack vitamin D are more likely to be depressed as compared to others with enough levels of the "sunshine vitamin". The study was presented at the annual meeting of the American Heart Association in Orlando.

Official NHS statistics for England show that emergency caesarean rates continue to outstrip planned operations.

The numbers suggest that apart from some significant regional variations the country's overall caesarean rate has remained static which is almost a quarter of all births.

H1N1 pandemic might lead to an increase in the internet usage, warn government authorities. Network World says that this could cause a serious congestion in network access.

Federal government watchdogs said that the H1N1 pandemic will lead to a considerable increase in the number of people using the interne that would create serious network access congestion.

Increasing number of swine flu cases is becoming a serious issue for the authorities as the number of swine flu cases has doubled within a week.

The number of swine flu patients in critical care beds has jumped from 74 to 99. The number of hospital cases in England has touched 506.

Researchers report that a vaccine, which helps cocaine addicts to beat their habit is showing some effect but is very far from a cure.
 
A small number above one-third of the participants in a new study developed desired immune system antibodies to the illicit drug and the use of cocaine did reduce in this group. However the effects lasted only for two months.

CDC has reported that U.S. schools have cut back on ‘less nutritious’ food and drinks, and Tennessee and Mississippi are leading the way.
 
A new survey data was released by the CDC showing the percentage of students in public secondary schools who cannot buy candy, salty snacks, fruit drinks that are not juices, sports drinks and soda.
 

According to a Thursday report by US and Thai researchers, the risk of AIDS infection can be reduced by nearly one-third, as compared to placebo injections, by using an experimental vaccine that combines six "prime" and "booster" shots.