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New NHS Focus On Audiology Brings Faster Hearing Aid Treatment
A determined effort by Audiology teams across the country has led to 99% of people receiving hearing aids or other appropriate treatment within the government"s 18-week target. Figures for February 2009, just released by the Department of Health, show that the situation has been improving every month since April 2008. The improvements have come about as a result of re-instating frozen posts combined with a determined effort by Audiology teams to work in more flexible and creative ways.
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Arizona Heart Institute Enrolls First Patient In Anaconda(TM) Investigational Study For The Treatment Of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Surgeons from Arizona Heart Institute performed the first procedure in the U.S. Anaconda Phase II Study using the Vascutek Anaconda Stent Graft System, an investigational, minimally invasive treatment for abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA).
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What Is Typhoid Fever? What Is Typhoid?
Typhoid fever is an infectious disease caused by the bacteria Salmonella typhi. It is also known as enteric fever, or commonly just typhoid. Typhoid fever and paratyphoid fever are clinically indistinguishable diseases, collectively called enteric fever. It easily spreads through contaminated food and water supplies and close contact with others who are infected. The illness is characterized by very high fever, sweating, gastroenteritis, and diarrhea. Although typhoid is very rare in the developed world, it is still a serious health threat in the developing world. Typhoid is treatable with antibiotics.
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Americans Who Say They Are In Excellent Health Enjoy More "Special" Birthday Celebrations

As the official sponsor of birthdays, the American Cancer Society announced new survey results that show people who say they are in excellent health enjoy better birthdays. The online survey of 2,002 U.S. adults, which demonstrated a strong link between health and attitudes about birthdays, revealed that people who say they are in excellent health are more likely to consider birthdays special and exciting events. In addition, people who say they are in excellent health are nearly twice as likely to love celebrating birthdays, generally consider them fun and feel more special on their birthday than people who say they are in poor health. "The American Cancer Society sees birthdays as symbolic of the progress we are making together with our supporters to help people stay well and get well, to find cures and fight back against cancer," said Elizabeth T.H. Fontham, M.P.H, Dr.P.H., national volunteer president, American Cancer Society. "This survey reinforces the benefits of a healthy lifestyle: eating right, being active, maintaining an appropriate weight, not smoking, and getting timely cancer screenings. Not only are these important ways to stay well, but, according to the findings, will also help make birthday celebrations with family and friends more enjoyable." Other key survey findings showed that perceptions of excellent health are directly tied to positive views of birthdays: - People who say they are in excellent health are more than twice as likely to think it is important to celebrate their own birthday (46 versus 21 percent). - People who say they are in excellent health are more likely to plan something special on their birthday (55 versus 25 percent) and want to celebrate their birthday with as many people as possible (33 versus 15 percent). - People who say they are in excellent health are more likely to want a lot of attention on their birthday (36 versus 18 percent), like people to know it"s their birthday (43 versus 27 percent) and prefer to tell people what they"d like for a birthday gift (28 versus 15 percent). The American Cancer Society invites people to join the movement to create a world with more birthdays by visiting morebirthdays.com where they can declare the American Cancer Society the official sponsor of their birthday, download a healthy "how to" birthday kit and send e-cards to friends and family. People can also spread the word via Facebook or by visiting the Society"s OfficialBirthdayBlog.com. About the Survey The online survey was conducted by Millward Brown among a sample of 2,002 adults age 18 and older between March 25 and April 1, 2009. The survey data is representative of national proportions by age, gender, ethnicity and region. Respondents were asked to self identify their health status as excellent, good, fair or poor. Research was conducted by online panels. The margin of sampling error for the results is +/- 2.2 percentage points. Margin of error is greater when analyzing smaller subgroups within the sample. American Cancer Society


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