Digital News Report – The Interim Director, Dr. Howard Backer, from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) released a statement this month warning that whopping cough cases in 2011 remained higher…
Category: Health
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Diabetes Medication Actos (Pioglitazone) may increase risk for Bladder Cancer
Digital News Report – The US Food and Drug Administartion (FDA) announced this week that using Actos (pioglitazone) longer than one year could increase a person’s risk of developing bladder cancer. The…
FDA announces new Sunscreen rules
Digital News Report – The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have new guidelines for sunscreen labeling and testing which will come into effect in one year. The sunscreen labeling will have…
IOM report suggest new methods for determining Medicare Reimbursements
Digital News Report – A new report from the Institutes of Medicine points out problems with Medicare payments and the government needs to have a better way to calculate adjustments to insure…
E coli Outbreak in Germany
Digital News Report – German officials say that locally grown bean sprouts likely caused the E. coli outbreak that has killed 19 people in Europe. Initially, German authorities said that the strain…
Facial wrinkles in postmenopausal women may have low bone density
Digital News Report – A woman in early menopause who has more facial wrinkles has an increased risk for low bone density suggested a study that was funded by Aurora Foundation and…
Mercury and PCB’s found in fish caught along California Coast
Digital News Report – California’s State Water Resource Control Board reported contamination levels of methymercury and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in fish caught off the coast of California. They had completed their investigation…
New USDA Guidelines for Cooking Meat
Digital News Report – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has revised their cooking recommendation for pork and some other cuts of meat. Previously the USDA recommended cooking all cuts of meat…
Treating HIV Infected Patients Can Reduce Virus Transmission
Digital News Report – HIV patients with healthy immune systems are less likely transmit the virus to their partners if they are being treated with antiretrovirals. A large-scale clinical study by the…
Asthma cases increase in United States
Digital News Report – According to a new Vital Signs report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 4.2 million people were newly diagnosed with asthma between 2001 and…