Health system not yet ready for disaster: study
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Half of all U.S. states would run out of hospital beds within the first two weeks of a moderate flu pandemic and 47 states would run out if a bad one hit, according to a report issued on Tuesday.
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Authors of a public-health article in this week&#39;s issue of THE LANCET (p 1984) are calling for urgent international action to address the chronic lack of investment in human resources which is limiting the chance of tackling diseases such as HIV/AIDS
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With the rising cost of health care and over 45-million Americans uninsured, many believe America&#39;s healthcare system needs work.
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Staying uninvolved while interviewing participants for a study about the effect of food shortages on H.I.V. treatment is often difficult, one researcher finds.
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The federal government's voluminous plans for dealing with pandemic flu do not adequately account for the overwhelming strain an outbreak would place on hospitals and public health systems trying to cope with millions of seriously ill Americans, some public health experts and local health officials...
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WASHINGTON -- States that routinely deal with hurricanes and other natural disasters are better prepared than others to handle bioterrorism, but overall the nation is struggling to develop plans for public health emergencies, according to a study released
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The United Nations warned on Monday of  epidemics within days unless health systems in south and  southeast Asia can cope after some 12,000 people were killed  and tens of thousands left homeless by giant tsunami waves.
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A new study on emergency rooms disputes the common wisdom that the poor and uninsured are filling them up.
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Extreme weather, drought and spreading disease are on the horizon if something isn't done to rein in the human impact on the environment, a new study says. By the Associated Press.
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While IT administrators might be inclined to look at preparing for a pandemic much as they would for any other disaster, pandemics are different in several ways.
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It has been a summer of dire warning about eroding health care, leading doomfully toward a health summit in September. This is not new.
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War in Iraq has caused a public health  disaster that has left the country's medical system in tatters  and increased the risk of disease and death, according to a  report released Tuesday.
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Casualty departments are still failing to treat people quickly enough, according to the latest figures.
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Bad weather, smashed infrastructure and logistical snarls have made it difficult to get food and medical supplies to survivors.
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War in Iraq has caused a public health  disaster that has left the country's medical system in tatters  and increased the risk of disease and death, according to a  report released on Tuesday.
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Tens of thousands of survivors are at risk from diseases spread by dirty water, mosquitoes and crowding.
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The United Nations warned on Monday of epidemics within days unless health systems in southern Asia can cope after more than 15,500 people were killed and hundreds of thousands left homeless by a giant tsunami.