Todays Health News
| Cheerleaders at Utah high school suspended after condiment hazing - Salt Lake Tribune |
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Nine Ogden High School cheerleaders are accused of hazing classmates by covering them in ketchup, mustard and peanut butter. The nine were suspended for one to five days, depending on their involvement, reports KUTV-Channel 2. Some of the accused missed the Ogden High prom due to the suspension ...
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| Tuberculosis patient charged in Calif. for not taking medication - CBS News |
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(CBS/AP) SAN FRANCISCO - Authorities in California took the unusual step of jailing and charging a tuberculosis patient who they say refused to take medication to keep his disease from becoming contagious. Health officials said Armando Rodriguez, 34, of Stockton has active pulmonary tuberculosis ...
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| Zithromax antibiotics tied to rare heart risks - CBS News |
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(AP) CHICAGO -- An antibiotic widely used for bronchitis and other common infections seems to increase chances for sudden deadly heart problems, a rare but surprising risk found in a 14-year study. Zithromax, or azithromycin, is more expensive than other antibiotics, but it's popular because it ...
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| Fruit/Vegetable Juice in Kenya - Market Research Report - new market research report - Transworld News |
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2011 was an exciting year for fruit/vegetable juice. Increasingly more consumers opted to buy fruits and vegetables and blend juices at home, which industry players believe led to an increase in consumption of fruit/vegetable juice among the population. In addition, fruit kiosks, which blend fresh ...
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| FDA advised to approve at-home HIV test - United Press International |
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WASHINGTON, May 16 (UPI) -- An advisory panel of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration recommended approval of the first over-the-counter HIV test, officials said. The OraSure in-home HIV test allows a person to use a mouth swab to detect the presence of antibodies to the virus within about 20 ...
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| AIMEE COPELAND | Father Says Doctors Believe Bacteria Has Stopped Spreading - msnbc.com |
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The father of Aimee Copeland, the University of West Georgia student who lost her leg last week to a flesh-eating bacteria, spoke to reporters Wednesday afternoon in Augusta. Speaking from Doctors Hospital, where Aimee is being cared for, Andy Copeland was upbeat about his daughter's condition. She ...
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| 50 years of fake breasts - msnbc.com |
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This year marks the 50th anniversary of silicone breast implants. But breast augmentation began long before the spring of 1962. Substances were injected into women's chests, researchers say, since at least the late 1800s. They included paraffin, animal fat and industrial silicone. The 1950s saw all ...
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| TexMessage: Obama administration unveils national plan to fight Alzheimer’s disease - Houston Chronicle |
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Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius revealed a national plan to fight Alzheimer’s disease yesterday, which was initially called for by the January 2011 National Alzheimer’s Project Act. The plan includes five goals, including developing effective prevention and treatment ...
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| Lead poisoning cutoff for kids lowered by CDC - CBS News |
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(AP) ATLANTA - For the first time in 20 years, U.S. health officials have lowered the threshold for lead poisoning in young children. The new standard announced Wednesday means that hundreds of thousands more youngsters could be diagnosed with high levels of lead. Too much lead is harmful to ...
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| Romney Medicare Plan Draws a Stark Contrast - New York Times |
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Given the emphasis both parties are placing on health care as a defining political issue, their contrasting approaches to the government-run health insurance program serving 49 million people are certain to command considerable attention in both the presidential and Congressional campaigns ...
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