IBT Staff Reporter

According to a report released by the Safe Patient Project of Consumers Union, nearly half of all hospital workers in California did not get vaccinated for influenza during the 2008-2009 flu season. The Consumers Union is the nonprofit publisher of Consumer Reports. The report, which is being

A recent study states that people taking a commonly used class of osteoporosis drugs called bisphosphonates for more than five years may be doubling their risk of developing cancer of the gullet or esophagus.

A new report by the Washington-based Urban Institute Health Policy Center has said that an estimated 5 million uninsured children in the United States who were eligible for Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)

A study published in American Journal of Hypertension states that about seventy percent of adults living in Ontario are either overweight or obese. Researchers who conducted the study says that Ontarians tends have high blood pressure leading to increased heart risk.

In as study published in the Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, researchers say that the mortality risk of people who drugs for insomnia and anxiety increased by 36 percent.

Feeling fatigued every day? Don't feel like coming into work? Do you have body pain in the neck, shoulders and the leg, very regularly? Before you start popping pain killers, pause for a moment. You could be suffering from Depression, something that affects over 15 million

We all know that sunlight can help our body generate vitamin D which a vital nutrient to ward off asthma and Parkinson's diseases later in life. A 60-year study by US researchers finds that vitamin D added to an asthma action plan may improve asthma control.

Good students school not only have their grades to worry about but also a new form of disorder called Rucksack Paralysis which is categorized by symptoms like pain and tingling in the hands and arms.

According to a recent research published in journal of Health Affairs the US healthcare spending is growing at an average rate of 6.3 percent. By 2014 the spending will go up by 9.2 percent. It is projected to reach nearly $4.6 trillion by 2019.

Even as the health experts preach the need for eating five servings of fresh fruits and vegetables per day, most adults in the country fail to do so.

Researchers from the University of Minnesota, Masonic Cancer Center have found a strong correlation between mortality amongst menopausal women and their weight. They have found that women who are either obese or underweight are most prone to die from colon cancer post menopause.

This ultramodern and picturesque city is unmistakably the world's most famous tourist hub and also happens to be the prime cultural and economic center of Europe.

The central body of the aircraft will allow passengers to the see the stars above and city lights below.

In a study of MRI brain scans of women suffering from post partum depression, the researchers have found that their brains show reduced activity in the areas that control emotional responses.

If you are to go by the latest research you have no cause to blame your age for being forgetful. According to a study published in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, old age is not the reason for becoming forgetful, instead it is the brain lesions as seen in Dementia which cause instances of memory loss in older people.

In a study done by the Harvard Medical School and team it was seen that patients with multiple sclerosis when given albuterol, a medication used to treat respiratory diseases like asthma, they showed an enhanced neural response and the nerve cells improved in health.

We have always known that water is good for us and good for fighting fat, but now there is research backing the idea, which says that if you drink two cups of water before every meal you can lose up to 5 pounds in three months.

Now you have another major reason to add few florets of broccoli in your daily diet. It helps your bone joints.

The roaring sounds of ocean waves have a restorative effect on brain while similar sounding highway traffic can cause stress.

Health literacy level among US adults is pathetic. Almost half of American adults don't understand health information such as dosage and timing of prescription medicine, according to researchers. The researchers have also suggested healthcare professionals should use plain language, not professional jargon and ensure a patient understands directions.

If you think pumping iron vigorously at a gym or doing 100 Yoga postures daily is the best way to lose weight, think again. Instead watch what you are eating and cut calories. According to a paper published in the International Journal of Obesity, a balanced diet is instrumental in shedding that extra flab.

Autistic children's cognitive skills can improve over time, according to Australian and British researchers.

Idyllic and attuned to tourism, the allure of the Virgin Islands in US lies in its solid tourism infrastructure and its beautiful settings.

A group of four volcanic islands in the southern Pacific Ocean, Pitcairn islands are amongst the most remote in the world, lying approximately halfway between New Zealand and the Americas and to the north of Antarctica.

To his fans, George Clooney could be one of the best on-screen gunfighters of Hollywood. But the actor says he is scared of guns.

African nations whose populations have been devastated by AIDS have made big strides in fighting HIV, with new infections down 25 percent since 2001 in some of the worst hit places, a U.N. report said on Friday.

For the first time in four years, Jennifer Aniston has made it to People magazine's Best Dressed list (2010).

Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen's patent lawsuits often give rise to a complaint that there are more of them filed; but that isn't the case, according to data from LegalMetric. Rather, it has brought out discussions of how to fix the patent system.

According to a research article published in the British Medical Journal, the joint pain medications glucosamine and chondriotin help reduce pain in osteoarthritis but do not treat the symptoms of the problem.