Medical News - November 15, 2006
Hospitals speed up treatment
Indianapolis Star
By Shari Rudavsky and Jason Thomas. A check of metro-area hospitals showed that most already are using newly recommended best practices for treating heart attack patients, unblocking arteries within 90 minutes of patients arriving at emergency rooms.
Enrolling in Medicare Part D? Read the fine print
Pioneer Press
BY JEREMY OLSON. Enrollment for Medicare Part D starts today, and advocates are encouraging the nation's elderly and disabled to review the fine print of their prescription drug coverage.
Red meat linked to increased breast cancer risk
FoodNavigator-USA
By Stephen Daniells. 11/14/2006 - A new study from Harvard has reported that pre-menopausal women who eat more that one and a half servings of red per day may double their risk of hormone receptor-positive ..
Rich countries 'blocking cheap drugs for developing world'
Guardian Unlimited
Poor people are needlessly dying because drug companies and the governments of rich countries are blocking the developing world from obtaining affordable medicines, a report says today.
Hershey plant still shut
Toronto Star - Nov 14, 2006
SMITHS FALLS - The Hershey chocolate factory here remained shut yesterday because of a salmonella scare affecting two dozen of its popular chocolates and candy bars.
Exercise and aging
Kentucky.com
An antibiotic linked to rare reports of severe liver problems, including several deaths, will be subjected to new scrutiny by federal health advisers, according to a document released yesterday.
Frieden's fat in the fire
New York Daily News
When Health Commissioner Thomas Frieden announced in September that he wanted to ban artery-clogging trans fats from the city's 24,000 restaurants by July 2008, he told New Yorkers, "Restaurants can replace trans fat without changing the taste or cost of ...
You May Be What Your Grandmother Eats
Forbes
TUESDAY, Nov. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Could your grandma's dining habits be influencing your genes? A new study in pregnant mice suggests they might.
Potent Painkiller Found in Human Saliva
Forbes
TUESDAY, Nov. 14 (HealthDay News) -- French researchers say they've discovered a natural painkiller in human saliva that's several times more potent than morphine used in animal studies.
SoCal high school student tests positive for meningitis
San Jose Mercury News
AP. LOS ANGELES - At least one high school student was diagnosed with bacterial meningitis, and a second student was believed to have been infected with the highly contagious disease, health officials said.
Snail Toxin May Help Nerve Pain Relief
Washington Post - Nov 13, 2006
AP. WASHINGTON -- Toxins from cone snail venom may help point the way to better relief of severe nerve pain in people, researchers report.
N.J. launches campaign for better health (AP)
AP - A statewide campaign promoting healthier diets and exercise kicked off Tuesday, as educators and nutritionists attempt to counteract an obesity epidemic among New Jersey children and adults.
AMA rejects proposal to tax soft drinks (AP)
AP - The American Medical Association on Tuesday decided against a proposal to call for taxes on soft drinks as a way to curb consumption of the sugar-laden beverages blamed for contributing to obesity.
Top companies vow to rein in kid junk food ads
Ten major food and drink makers, including McDonald?s, Coca-Cola and Campbell Soup, announced Tuesday that their child-oriented advertising will do more to promote health foods and exercise.
Daily chocolate cuts heart attack risk
Chocolate, like aspirin, affects the platelets that cause blood to clot and can help lower the risk of heart attack.
Indianapolis Star
By Shari Rudavsky and Jason Thomas. A check of metro-area hospitals showed that most already are using newly recommended best practices for treating heart attack patients, unblocking arteries within 90 minutes of patients arriving at emergency rooms.
Enrolling in Medicare Part D? Read the fine print
Pioneer Press
BY JEREMY OLSON. Enrollment for Medicare Part D starts today, and advocates are encouraging the nation's elderly and disabled to review the fine print of their prescription drug coverage.
Red meat linked to increased breast cancer risk
FoodNavigator-USA
By Stephen Daniells. 11/14/2006 - A new study from Harvard has reported that pre-menopausal women who eat more that one and a half servings of red per day may double their risk of hormone receptor-positive ..
Rich countries 'blocking cheap drugs for developing world'
Guardian Unlimited
Poor people are needlessly dying because drug companies and the governments of rich countries are blocking the developing world from obtaining affordable medicines, a report says today.
Hershey plant still shut
Toronto Star - Nov 14, 2006
SMITHS FALLS - The Hershey chocolate factory here remained shut yesterday because of a salmonella scare affecting two dozen of its popular chocolates and candy bars.
Exercise and aging
Kentucky.com
An antibiotic linked to rare reports of severe liver problems, including several deaths, will be subjected to new scrutiny by federal health advisers, according to a document released yesterday.
Frieden's fat in the fire
New York Daily News
When Health Commissioner Thomas Frieden announced in September that he wanted to ban artery-clogging trans fats from the city's 24,000 restaurants by July 2008, he told New Yorkers, "Restaurants can replace trans fat without changing the taste or cost of ...
You May Be What Your Grandmother Eats
Forbes
TUESDAY, Nov. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Could your grandma's dining habits be influencing your genes? A new study in pregnant mice suggests they might.
Potent Painkiller Found in Human Saliva
Forbes
TUESDAY, Nov. 14 (HealthDay News) -- French researchers say they've discovered a natural painkiller in human saliva that's several times more potent than morphine used in animal studies.
SoCal high school student tests positive for meningitis
San Jose Mercury News
AP. LOS ANGELES - At least one high school student was diagnosed with bacterial meningitis, and a second student was believed to have been infected with the highly contagious disease, health officials said.
Snail Toxin May Help Nerve Pain Relief
Washington Post - Nov 13, 2006
AP. WASHINGTON -- Toxins from cone snail venom may help point the way to better relief of severe nerve pain in people, researchers report.
N.J. launches campaign for better health (AP)
AP - A statewide campaign promoting healthier diets and exercise kicked off Tuesday, as educators and nutritionists attempt to counteract an obesity epidemic among New Jersey children and adults.
AMA rejects proposal to tax soft drinks (AP)
AP - The American Medical Association on Tuesday decided against a proposal to call for taxes on soft drinks as a way to curb consumption of the sugar-laden beverages blamed for contributing to obesity.
Top companies vow to rein in kid junk food ads
Ten major food and drink makers, including McDonald?s, Coca-Cola and Campbell Soup, announced Tuesday that their child-oriented advertising will do more to promote health foods and exercise.
Daily chocolate cuts heart attack risk
Chocolate, like aspirin, affects the platelets that cause blood to clot and can help lower the risk of heart attack.
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