HEALTH NEWS
Can home cooking be hazardous to your health?
ATLANTA (AP) — Could your kitchen at home pass a restaurant inspection? ...Read More
Botox maker to pay $600M to resolve investigation
WASHINGTON (AP) — Allergan Inc., the maker of wrinkle-smoothing Botox, has agreed to pay $600 million to settle a yearslong federal investigation into its marketing of the top-selling, botulin-based drug. ...Read More
New test seen as big advance in diagnosing TB
Scientists are reporting a major advance in diagnosing tuberculosis: A new test can reveal in less than two hours, with very high accuracy, whether someone has the disease and if it's resistant to the main drug for treating it. ...Read More
Journal editors question sale of diet pill Meridia
NEW YORK (AP) — Editors of a top medical journal call Meridia "another flawed diet pill" and question whether it should stay on the market as a study shows it raises the risk of heart attack and stroke in people with heart problems. ...Read More
Aging vets' costs concern Obama's deficit co-chair
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The system that automatically awards disability benefits to some veterans because of concerns about Agent Orange seems contrary to efforts to control federal spending, the Republican co-chairman of President Barack Obama's deficit commission said Tuesday. ...Read More
Salmonella find links 2 Iowa egg farms to recall
WASHINGTON (AP) — Food and Drug Administration officials say they have found positive samples of salmonella that link two Iowa farms to a massive egg recall. ...Read More
Salmonella find links 2 Iowa farms to egg recall
WASHINGTON (AP) — Food and Drug Administration officials say they have found positive samples of salmonella that link two Iowa farms to a massive egg recall. ...Read More
Benefits seen for high-risk women in ovary removal
CHICAGO (AP) — Surgery to remove healthy ovaries gives a triple benefit to high-risk women: It lowers their threat of breast and ovarian cancer, and boosts their chances of living longer, new research suggests. ...Read More
Anxiety still rampant in Katrina kids, study says
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A startling number of Gulf coast area children displaced by Hurricane Katrina still have serious emotional or behavioral problems five years later, a new study found. ...Read More
Eli Lilly halts development of Alzheimer's drug
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Eli Lilly and Co. has stopped developing a potential Alzheimer's disease treatment at a time when the drugmaker is searching wide and far for new drugs to fill a large revenue hole that will form starting next year. ...Read More
Mouse virus link to chronic fatigue is studied
WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. government study has uncovered a family of mouse viruses in some people with chronic fatigue syndrome, raising still more questions about whether an infection may play a role in the complicated illness. ...Read More
Recession may have pushed US birth rate to new low
Forget the Dow and the GDP. Here's the latest economic indicator: The U.S. birth rate has fallen to its lowest level in at least a century as many people apparently decided they couldn't afford more mouths to feed. ...Read More
Johnson & Johnson gets FDA warning on marketing
TRENTON, NJ. (AP) — A Johnson & Johnson business that makes joint replacements has been warned by the Food and Drug Administration that it is illegally marketing two products. ...Read More
Are the eggs sold at my supermarket safe to eat?
Two large Iowa farms have recalled 550 million eggs because of possible contamination with salmonella. Investigators from the Food and Drug Administration are trying to find the cause of the outbreak, but so far haven't pinpointed the source. ...Read More
FDA looks to curb abuse of cough medicine
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health regulators are weighing restrictions on Robitussin, NyQuil and other cough suppressants to curb cases of abuse that send thousands of people to the hospital each year. ...Read More
Romania, Bulgaria have EU's sickest health systems
BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — No sutures and other basics; a dire shortage of staff; catastrophic hygiene; then this — a hospital blaze that killed five premature babies. Romania's hospital system is on the ropes. ...Read More
AIDS patients hurt by South African strike
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Doctors and activists say AIDS patients aren't getting treated because of a nationwide civil service strike in South Africa, the country with the most people infected with the virus that causes AIDS. ...Read More
FDA Chief: Enforcement of food safety too limited
WASHINGTON (AP) — Farms like the two involved in a massive recall of more than a half-billion eggs are rarely inspected by the federal government, officials say, as the Food and Drug Administration has traditionally reacted to outbreaks instead of working to prevent them. ...Read More
Scientists: Link between ALS, head injuries
BOSTON (AP) — Scientists funded in part by the NFL say they have found evidence connecting head injuries in athletes to a condition that mimics Lou Gehrig's disease. ...Read More
Ind. ruling halts caregiver choices based on race
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Certified nursing assistant Brenda Chaney was on duty in an Indiana nursing home one day when she discovered a patient lying on the floor, unable to stand. ...Read More
Study: 1 in 5 US teenagers has slight hearing loss
CHICAGO (AP) — A stunning one in five teens has lost a little bit of hearing, and the problem has increased substantially in recent years, a new national study has found. ...Read More
China anti-tobacco efforts failing, officials say
BEIJING (AP) — Efforts to curb tobacco use in the world's most populous nation have had no real impact and 301 million Chinese are still smoking, China's Center for Disease Control said in a report. ...Read More
Will grandma ever quit smoking?
WASHINGTON (AP) — Even though they've lived with the health warnings much of their lives and doubtless seen the ill effects on friends, relatives and even themselves, about 4.5 million older Americans continue to smoke. ...Read More
Medicare expands coverage for smoker counseling
WASHINGTON (AP) — Even though they've lived with the health warnings much of their lives and doubtless seen the ill effects on friends, relatives and even themselves, about 4.5 million older Americans continue to smoke. ...Read More
Medicare expands coverage to help smokers quit
WASHINGTON (AP) — They've lived with the health warnings about smoking for much of their lives and doubtless seen the ill effects on friends, relatives and even themselves, yet about 4.5 million older people in the U.S. keep on lighting up. ...Read More
Doctors look for orange-size lump, find 56-pounder
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Doctors were shocked when they looked into a woman's uterus searching for an orange-size tumor but found something that resembled a giant rock instead. ...Read More
Frozen fruit bars recalled after typhoid outbreak
SANTA FE SPRINGS, Calif. (AP) — Fruiti Pops, Inc. of Santa Fe Springs has recalled its mamey (mah-MAY') frozen fruit bars because of a possible link to a rare U.S. outbreak of typhoid fever. ...Read More
Austria reports 2 cases of superbug gene
VIENNA (AP) — Austria's health ministry is reporting two cases of a new gene that allows bacteria to become a superbug. ...Read More
Egg recall tied to salmonella grows to 380 million
ATLANTA (AP) — Hundreds of people have been sickened in a salmonella outbreak linked to eggs in four states and possibly more, health officials said Wednesday as a company dramatically expanded a recall to 380 million eggs. ...Read More
Restoring sight with new type of artificial cornea
WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists have created a new kind of artificial cornea, inserting a sliver of collagen into the eye that coaxes its own natural corneal cells to regrow and restore vision. ...Read More
Mexico beginning crackdown on antibiotic sales
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican authorities have begun enforcing tougher rules designed to ensure that people have a doctor's prescription to buy antibiotics. ...Read More
Study: 1 in 7 home kitchens would flunk inspection
ATLANTA (AP) — A new study suggests that at least one in seven home kitchens would flunk the kind of health inspection commonly administered to restaurants. ...Read More
Diabetes now tops Vietnam vets' claims
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — By his own reckoning, a Navy electrician spent just eight hours in Vietnam, during a layover on his flight back to the U.S. in 1966. He bought some cigarettes and snapped a few photos. ...Read More
UK study: Nonreligious doctors hasten death more
LONDON (AP) — Doctors who are atheist or agnostic are twice as likely to make decisions that could end the lives of their terminally ill patients, compared to doctors who are very religious, according to a new study in Britain. ...Read More
US grapples with bedbugs, misuse of pesticides
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A resurgence of bedbugs across the U.S. has homeowners and apartment dwellers taking desperate measures to eradicate the tenacious bloodsuckers, with some relying on dangerous outdoor pesticides and fly-by-night exterminators. ...Read More
ER visits for concussions soar among kid athletes
CHICAGO (AP) — Emergency room visits for school-age athletes with concussions has skyrocketed in recent years, suggesting the intensity of kids' sports has increased along with awareness of head injuries. ...Read More
Questions loom over drug given to sleepless vets
WASHINGTON (AP) — Andrew White returned from a nine-month tour in Iraq beset with signs of post-traumatic stress disorder: insomnia, nightmares, constant restlessness. Doctors tried to ease his symptoms using three psychiatric drugs, including a potent anti-psychotic called Seroquel. ...Read More
Report: Scientists link ALS, athlete head injuries
NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have found evidence connecting head injuries in athletes to Lou Gehrig's disease, according to a report to air on HBO's "Real Sports" on Tuesday night. ...Read More
Study: More omega-3 fats didn't aid heart patients
NEW YORK (AP) — Eating more heart-healthy omega-3 fats provided no additional benefit in a study of heart attack survivors who were already getting good care, Dutch researchers report. ...Read More
Malaysia warns of waterborne disease after deaths
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia has closed parks and warned the public about swimming and dumping trash in rivers after up to 10 people died from a disease spread by rats. ...Read More
Kenyan court sentences 2 TB patients to 8 months
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A court has sentenced two tuberculosis patients who skipped their medications to spend eight months in prison to avoid spreading the deadly disease among the public, a senior health official said Saturday. ...Read More
Scientists expect C-section rate to keep rising
WASHINGTON (AP) — More women will be giving birth by C-section for the foreseeable future, government scientists said Monday, releasing a study into the causes of a trend that troubles maternal health experts. ...Read More
Time to get your flu shot, but just one this year
WASHINGTON (AP) — It's flu-shot season already, and for the first time health authorities are urging nearly everyone to get vaccinated. There is even a new high-dose version for people 65 or older. ...Read More
Africans text message to check if drugs are real
LONDON (AP) — For Africans wondering whether the malaria drugs they've bought are real, there may soon be a quick way of finding out: sending a text message. ...Read More
Headed to ER? Some post waits by text, billboard
WASHINGTON (AP) — Need an X-ray or stitches? Online, via text message or flashing on a billboard, some emergency rooms are advertising how long the dreaded wait for care will be, with estimates updated every few minutes. ...Read More
Ind. to halt caregiver choices based on race
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A recent federal court ruling could force nursing homes to balance the rights of patients to choose their own care against the civil rights of nursing home employees. ...Read More
Study shows value of quality-of-life cancer care
Palliative care, which helps the gravely ill make the most of the time they have left, provided a surprising bonus for terminal lung cancer patients: More time left to enjoy. ...Read More
Tai chi eases fibromyalgia symptoms, study finds
Tai chi eased painful joints and other symptoms of fibromyalgia in a small but well-done study of this ancient Chinese form of exercise. ...Read More
FDA: only 2 egg farms so far show salmonella
WASHINGTON (AP) — Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Margaret Hamburg says there is no evidence that there are additional farms involved in a massive recall of more than half a billion eggs. ...Read More
Study: Smoking scenes on the decline in top movies
NEW YORK (AP) — There's a lot less smoking in the movies these days, a new report shows. ...Read More
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