Friday, April 3, 2009

4/4 CNN.com - Health

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Heart disease on the rise in India
April 3, 2009 at 9:36 am

Hindu priest Pandjitee is not overweight, does not smoke or drink and follows a strict vegetarian diet. Yet three years ago he was suddenly struck by a heart attack.

House passes bill giving FDA power over tobacco
April 2, 2009 at 3:07 pm

The House of Representatives passed a bill Thursday that would give the Food and Drug Administration the authority to regulate the advertising and sale of tobacco products in the United States.
 

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A sister is a little bit of childhood that can never be lost
April 2, 2009 at 11:59 am

New findings that sisters bestow all manner of psychological benefits on each other is true - up to a point says Judith Woods.
 

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CDC: Rocket fuel chemical found in baby formula (AP)
April 3, 2009 at 7:37 am

AP - Traces of a chemical used in rocket fuel were found in samples of powdered baby formula, and could exceed what's considered a safe dose for adults if mixed with water also contaminated with the ingredient, a government study has found.

Singapore urges caution on cervical cancer shots (AFP)
April 3, 2009 at 3:29 am

Schoolgirls in Singapore. Singapore Friday called for caution on carrying out mass immunisation of girls as young as nine years old against cervical cancer, saying the vaccine's effects must be studied further(AFP/File/Roslan Rahman)AFP - Singapore Friday called for caution on carrying out mass immunisation of girls as young as nine years old against cervical cancer, saying the vaccine's effects must be studied further.


Brain Cells Give New Clues to Alzheimer's (HealthDay)
April 2, 2009 at 11:49 pm

HealthDay - THURSDAY, April 2 (HealthDay News) -- By uncovering a mechanism that causes damage to brain synapses during Alzheimer's disease, researchers might have found a key to reducing or preventing nerve degeneration for these patients.

Clinical Trials Update: April 2, 2009 (HealthDay)
April 2, 2009 at 11:49 pm

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com:

Asperger syndrome may be tied to low hormone levels (HealthDay)
April 2, 2009 at 11:49 pm

HealthDay - THURSDAY, April 2 (HealthDay News) -- Low levels of a stress hormone may be responsible for the obsession with routine and dislike for new experiences common in children with a certain type of autism.

FDA eyes NY nut plant in pistachio recall probe (AP)
April 2, 2009 at 9:23 pm

In this March 31, 2009 file photo, close up of pistachios at a grocery store in Palo Alto, Calif., are shown. Authorities looking into the nationwide pistachio recall said Thursday, April 2, they are investigating a California nut processor's sister company in New York where officials last month found cockroaches and rodent droppings.  (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, file)AP - The investigation into a nationwide salmonella scare over pistachio nuts has spread from a California nut processor to its sister plant in New York, where inspectors last month found cockroaches and rodent droppings.


HPV Test Screens Best for Cervical Cancer (Time.com)
April 2, 2009 at 7:15 pm

Time.com - A large, long-term study in rural India finds that the HPV test catches more cases of cervical cancer earlier and prevents more deaths than other screening tools

Asperger syndrome may be tied to low hormone levels (HealthDay)
April 2, 2009 at 7:03 pm

HealthDay - THURSDAY, April 2 (HealthDay News) -- Low levels of a stress hormone may be responsible for the obsession with routine and dislike for new experiences common in children with a certain type of autism.

NY county ban on baby bottle chemical is official (AP)
April 2, 2009 at 6:41 pm

AP - A suburban New York county has adopted the nation's first ban on the chemical found in plastic baby bottles and sippy cups.

NJ warns nearly 3,000 to get tested for hep B (AP)
April 2, 2009 at 5:20 pm

AP - New Jersey officials have advised nearly 3,000 people who share a doctor to get tested after five cancer patients who visited the physician were found to have hepatitis B.

Australia sees rise in newborn withdrawal syndrome (Reuters)
April 2, 2009 at 3:00 pm

Reuters - Maternal drug use during pregnancy has become much more common over the past 25 years, a study from Australia shows.

Marijuana helps in battle against cancer: study (AFP)
April 2, 2009 at 2:56 pm

Marijuana grows under lights. The main chemical in marijuana appears to aid in the destruction of brain cancer cells, offering hope for future anti-cancer therapies, researchers in Spain wrote in a study released Thursday.(AFP/File/Robyn Beck)AFP - The main chemical in marijuana appears to aid in the destruction of brain cancer cells, offering hope for future anti-cancer therapies, researchers in Spain wrote in a study released Thursday.


Brain Cells Give New Clues to Alzheimer's (HealthDay)
April 2, 2009 at 2:04 pm

HealthDay - THURSDAY, April 2 (HealthDay News) -- By uncovering a mechanism that causes damage to brain synapses during Alzheimer's disease, researchers might have found a key to reducing or preventing nerve degeneration for these patients.

Clinical Trials Update: April 2, 2009 (HealthDay)
April 2, 2009 at 2:04 pm

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com:

Tobacco regulation bill up for vote Thursday (AP)
April 2, 2009 at 7:16 am

In this Dec. 9, 2008 file photo, House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Chairman Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., waits to start a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington.  'We have come to what I hope will be an historic occasion, and that is finally doing something about the harm that tobacco does to thousands and thousands of Americans who die each year,' Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., said Wednesday evening as lawmakers debated his Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act.   (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)AP - Anti-smoking forces are predicting a long-awaited victory when the House votes on legislation that would, for the first time, allow government regulation of tobacco products.