More than 1.2 million Americans - roughly equivalent to the population of Dallas - were hospitalized for pneumonia in 2006, making this lung infection the most common reason for admission to the hospital other than for childbirth.

All newborn infants should be screened for hearing loss, according to a new recommendation from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. Congenital hearing loss happens more frequently than other conditions typically screened for as part of a health care evaluation. Infants should be screened before they are 1 month old.

New care model designed to improve care, boost one-on-one interaction, speed healing.

Approximately 400,000 people in the United States have multiple sclerosis (MS) and 200 new patients are diagnosed every week. No one knows what causes MS, but it is at least 2-3 times more common in women than in men. Patients can still live a full life with MS, according to speakers at a recent Capitol Hill briefing.

Robert S. Klein, MD a HIV/AIDS expert has joined the faculty at Mount Sinai School of Medicine as Professor of Medicine and member of the Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Disease Prevention Institute. Dr. Klein will be Director of Clinical Research of Infectious Disease in the Division of Infectious Disease at Mount Sinai. He will develop his own research program while mentoring junior clinical investigators within the Division of Infectious Disease.

Kevin G. Dunsky, MD, joins The Mount Sinai Medical Center as Director of Cardiovascular Institute Practice Development. He will also serve as the Associate Director of Quality Assurance for Mount Sinai Heart and Associate Professor of Medicine at Mount Sinai School of Medicine.

A new program designed by UCLA and supported by the US Navy's Bureau of Medicine is reaching out to military families who are under severe stress due to a family member's multiple deployments to a war zone. Project FOCUS--Families OverComing Under Stress--is now being rolled out to nine military bases across the nation and in Okinawa, Japan.

With July being "Health-Promoting Lifestyles for Cancer Prevention Month," cancer experts are available to discuss the role of healthy eating for the summer barbecue season.

July 2008 Table of Contents of the Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.

Title: Health Tip: Giving Medications to People With Alzheimer's
Category: Health News
Created: 7/3/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 7/3/2008

Title: Health Tip: Help Prevent Headaches
Category: Health News
Created: 7/3/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 7/3/2008

Title: Hallucinogen Gives Lasting Spiritual Boost
Category: Health News
Created: 7/3/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 7/3/2008

Title: Meditation, Yoga Might Switch Off Stress Genes
Category: Health News
Created: 7/3/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 7/3/2008

Title: Smokeless Tobacco Products Do Raise Cancer Risk
Category: Health News
Created: 7/3/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 7/3/2008

Title: Health Highlights: July 2, 2008
Category: Health News
Created: 7/3/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 7/3/2008

Title: New Spanish Consumer Guide Compares Diabetes Meds
Category: Health News
Created: 7/3/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 7/3/2008

Title: Glaucoma Treatment Can Prevent Blindness
Category: Health News
Created: 7/3/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 7/3/2008

Title: MRSA Infections Can Bug Fitness Buffs
Category: Health News
Created: 7/3/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 7/3/2008

Title: New Hope Against the Cold Sore Virus
Category: Health News
Created: 7/3/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 7/3/2008

Title: New Ear Tube Device Helps Treat Infections Faster
Category: Health News
Created: 7/3/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 7/3/2008