13 result(s) for sue in Health & Wellness
FirstMed Health Report: 'Breast Cancer' By Dr. Sue McGladdery
- 5 Oct 2010 1:00 AM
- health & wellness
As many as one woman in every seven will get breast cancer at some time in her life, which is the second most common cause of cancer deaths in women from developed countries. Although this is overwhelmingly a female disease, about 1% of cases do occur in men.
FirstMed Health Report: 'Why Vaccinate?' By Dr. Sue McGladdery
- 4 Jul 2010 1:00 AM
- health & wellness
Iron lungs and braces for polio, the gasping breathing and characteristic sound of whooping cough and the devastating birth defects caused by rubella are medical problems from another age, far removed from the modern world we live in.
Yet a little more than a century ago, the U.S. infant mortality rate was about 20 percent, and the childhood mortality rate before age five was also 20 percent. ...
FirstMed Health Report: 'Vaccines Against Tick-Borne Encephalitis'
- 13 Apr 2010 4:00 AM
- health & wellness
By Dr. Sue McGladdery: Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is an infection of the central nervous system, which can have serious long-term effects and in some cases, be fatal. TBE is transmitted to humans by ticks and is endemic to many parts of Europe and Asia. There is no treatment for TBE; however, it is preventable through prophylactic vaccination. There are 2 comparable vaccines available in ...
FirstMed Health Report: 'Insect Attack' By Dr. Sue McGladdery
- 13 Apr 2010 1:00 AM
- health & wellness
Insects account for over half of all known living organisms and around 90% of the differing life forms on Earth. No wonder that human contact with insects is unavoidable including in Europe. This article focuses on risks of insect bites and stings in Hungary and neighboring countries. Exposure to biting or stinging insects (or to their remains) ranges from benign or barely noticeable to life ...
FirstMed Health Report: 'Breast Cancer' By Dr. Sue McGladdery
- 5 Oct 2010 1:00 AM
- health & wellness
As many as one woman in every seven will get breast cancer at some time in her life, which is the second most common cause of cancer deaths in women from developed countries. Although this is overwhelmingly a female disease, about 1% of cases do occur in men.
FirstMed Health Report: 'Why Vaccinate?' By Dr. Sue McGladdery
- 4 Jul 2010 1:00 AM
- health & wellness
Iron lungs and braces for polio, the gasping breathing and characteristic sound of whooping cough and the devastating birth defects caused by rubella are medical problems from another age, far removed from the modern world we live in.
Yet a little more than a century ago, the U.S. infant mortality rate was about 20 percent, and the childhood mortality rate before age five was also 20 percent. ...
FirstMed Health Report: 'Vaccines Against Tick-Borne Encephalitis'
- 13 Apr 2010 4:00 AM
- health & wellness
By Dr. Sue McGladdery: Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is an infection of the central nervous system, which can have serious long-term effects and in some cases, be fatal. TBE is transmitted to humans by ticks and is endemic to many parts of Europe and Asia. There is no treatment for TBE; however, it is preventable through prophylactic vaccination. There are 2 comparable vaccines available in ...
FirstMed Health Report: 'Insect Attack' By Dr. Sue McGladdery
- 13 Apr 2010 1:00 AM
- health & wellness
Insects account for over half of all known living organisms and around 90% of the differing life forms on Earth. No wonder that human contact with insects is unavoidable including in Europe. This article focuses on risks of insect bites and stings in Hungary and neighboring countries. Exposure to biting or stinging insects (or to their remains) ranges from benign or barely noticeable to life ...