Read more public health stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/2495/public-health.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 18:27:37 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73421/wal-mart-sick-policy-creates-flu-threat-say-critics.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWalMart is taking heat for a restrictive policy that critics say pressures sick workers to go to work, swine flu be damned. Employees who take absences for an illness or a child’s illness rack up “points," and four points within a certain period can lead to termination. A workers' rights...http://www.newser.com/story/73421/wal-mart-sick-policy-creates-flu-threat-say-critics.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 05 Nov 2009 17:59:29 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72483/cell-phones-may-raise-risk-of-tumors-who-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagOne of the most thorough reviews yet of the health risks of cell phones suggests that longtime users face a higher risk of brain tumors. The World Health Organization study is not definitive, but it bolsters the case that precautions make sense. The lead researcher tells the Telegraph she thinks...http://www.newser.com/story/72483/cell-phones-may-raise-risk-of-tumors-who-study.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 24 Oct 2009 13:01:34 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72481/us-declares-swine-flu-emergency.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama declared the swine flu outbreak a national emergency and empowered his health secretary to suspend federal requirements and speed treatment for thousands of infected people. Despite the language, the White House emphasized the declaration is bureaucratic in nature and should not signal cause for alarm. The goal is...http://www.newser.com/story/72481/us-declares-swine-flu-emergency.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 24 Oct 2009 10:56:50 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72346/vaccine-scarier-than-swine-flu-poll.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAmericans are spooked by the growing threat of swine flu but even warier of the vaccine. Half of respondents in a recent Washington Post poll are a “great deal” or “somewhat” worried they or a family member will catch H1N1, up from 39% in August. But more than 60% say...http://www.newser.com/story/72346/vaccine-scarier-than-swine-flu-poll.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 22 Oct 2009 14:05:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/72065/anti-vaccine-push-threatens-kid-health.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA flourishing anti-vaccination movement based on bad science and distrust of Big Pharma is pressing the rewind button on decades of advances in reducing child illness, writes Amy Wallace. Parents who believe—despite the lack of credible evidence—that vaccines harm children are endangering other people's children as well as...http://www.newser.com/story/72065/anti-vaccine-push-threatens-kid-health.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 20 Oct 2009 1:40:43 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71387/if-swine-flu-is-a-test-america-is-failing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTake a good look at how states are dispensing swine flu shots—if they're dispensing them at all yet—and there's no escaping one conclusion: What a mess. Despite federal guidelines, each state seems to have its own ideas on who should get them first, and when—yet another example...http://www.newser.com/story/71387/if-swine-flu-is-a-test-america-is-failing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 10 Oct 2009 9:57:18 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70923/10-of-babies-are-premature-taxing-worlds-health-system.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagNearly 10% of babies born each year worldwide arrive prematurely, and the stress of caring for them "is exacting a huge toll emotionally, physically and financially on families, medical systems and economies," the March of Dimes said today. Some 13 million babies are preemies, and more than 1 million of...http://www.newser.com/story/70923/10-of-babies-are-premature-taxing-worlds-health-system.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 04 Oct 2009 17:29:02 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69940/little-kids-still-need-2-swine-flu-shots.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagKids over age 9 can safely join adults in receiving just one shot of swine flu vaccine, the Washington Post reports. A test of 650 subjects showed 76% of children between 10 and 17 had a response to a vaccine produced by Sanofi Pasteur, and it was strong enough that...http://www.newser.com/story/69940/little-kids-still-need-2-swine-flu-shots.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 21 Sep 2009 15:41:37 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/69936/global-rates-of-alzheimers-disease-soar.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagRising life expectancy in the developing world will lead to a dramatic increase in the number of people stricken by Alzheimer’s disease, HealthDay News reports. The number of dementia cases worldwide will reach 35.6 million in 2010, a 10% increase over the total in 2005. That number is expected...http://www.newser.com/story/69936/global-rates-of-alzheimers-disease-soar.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 21 Sep 2009 14:40:37 CDT