Medical Headlines on November 11, 2006

Painkiller recall affects Utah drug stores
Salt Lake Tribune - Nov 10, 2006
Employees at dozens of Albertsons and Smith's Food and Drug stores in Utah pulled private label painkillers with acetaminophen from shelves Thursday after a major manufacturer of the drug recalled 11 million bottles that may be contaminated with metal ...


Google Searches Out the Diagnoses, Stat
MedPage Today
By Crystal Phend, Staff Writer, MedPage Today. BRISBANE, Australia, Nov. 10 -- Google can pluck diagnoses for tough cases out of the range of stumped into the realm of inspired in minutes, with a decent grade for accuracy, found…


Military service may boost Lou Gehrig's disease risk
CNN
By Saundra Young. WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Military service may slightly increase the risk of developing amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig's disease, but more research is needed, according to a new report from the National Academy of Sciences.


Firefighters at High Risk for Cancer
Forbes
FRIDAY, Nov. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Firefighters risk their lives each day as part of their job, but new research suggests they're at higher cancer risk, too.


Asian Diabetes Rates Soar
Voice of America - Nov 9, 2006
By David McAlary. Asian diabetes rates are soaring, according to a South Korean study. It says the health consequences of the disease are worse in that region than in more prosperous areas.


For Soft Drink Guzzlers, Pancreatic Cancer Is Greater Risk
MedPage Today - Nov 9, 2006
By Neil Osterweil, Senior Associate Editor, MedPage Today. STOCKHOLM, Nov. 9 -- Habitually downing one soft drink after another may nearly double the risk of pancreatic cancer, according to investigators here.


HIV patients live years after diagnosis (AP)
AP - An American diagnosed with the AIDS virus can expect to live for about 24 years on average, and the cost of health care over those two-plus decades is more than $600,000, new research indicates.