Medicine in the News - November 7, 2006

Concern over chemicals brain risk
BBC News 
Toxic chemicals may be causing a pandemic of brain disorders because of inadequate regulation, researchers say. A report in the Lancet identifies over 200 industrial chemicals, including metals, solvents and ...


Aged mice, jet lag a fatal mix
Richmond Times Dispatch - Nov 6, 2006
BY AJ HOSTETLER. Chronic jet lag and shift changes can take a deadly toll on the elderly, University of Virginia biologists observed in a new study.


Vital Signs Remedies: Researchers Devise New Weapon for Head Lice
New York Times - Nov 6, 2006
By ERIC NAGOURNEY. The scourge of elementary school, head lice, may have a formidable new enemy, even if it is just air. Researchers said yesterday that they had developed a blow-dryer-like device that appears ...


Study, Citing Student Injuries, Calls for Safety Belts on Buses
New York Times - Nov 5, 2006
By AP. CHICAGO, Nov. 5 - National data show that accidents involving school buses send 17,000 children to emergency rooms each year.


Meat products recalled after syringe discovery at Ont. plant
CBC News 
Maple Leaf Foods is recalling some of its ham and turkey products after police were called in to investigate a possible case of food tampering at a meat products plant in southern Ontario.


Systolic and Non-Systolic Heart Failure Equal Threats
MedPage Today 
By Judith Groch, Senior Writer, MedPage Today. ROCHESTER, Minn., Nov. 7 --Mortality rates for heart failure patients with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction (non-systolic) are similar to those for ...


Scientists Developing 'Artificial Pancreas'
Life Style Extra - Nov 6, 2006
Scientists are developing an 'artificial pancreas' for children with diabetes that will monitor their blood sugar levels and end the daily trauma of insulin injections.


Cancer Combo Therapy Is Cost-Effective
Forbes - 6 hours ago
TUESDAY, Nov. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Combination cancer treatments are initially more expensive than single-agent cancer therapies, but they offer better results for patients and prove more cost-effective in the long term, a new study finds.


Childhood Cancer Survivors Face Long-Term Stroke Risk (HealthDay)
HealthDay - TUESDAY, Nov. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Long-term survivors of childhood leukemia and brain tumors are at increased risk for stroke, even years after they finish their cancer treatment, a new study finds.,