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Half of U.S. babies living today likely to reach 100
Published on 3 Nov, 2009 at 19:05 in Health | Viewed 80 views times | No Comments
If current life expectancy trends continue, more than half of babies born in rich nations since 2000 will live to 100 years of age, and they’ll have less disability than elderly people in previous generations, according to researchers who found that increases in life expectancy evident in rich nations since 1840 show no signs of
Stem cell research offers hope for colon cancer vaccine
Published on 3 Nov, 2009 at 19:04 in Health | Viewed 75 views times | No Comments
Human stem cells may provide a means of creating a vaccine against colon cancer and other types of cancers, say American and Chinese scientists. “Cancer and stem cells share many molecular and biological features. By immunizing the host with stem cells, we are able to ‘fool’ the immune system to believe that cancer cells are
Marijuana writer sought by Colorado newspaper
Published on 3 Nov, 2009 at 18:45 in Business, Entertainment, Health | Viewed 84 views times | No Comments
DENVER — An alternative newspaper is weeding through a mound of applications in response to a recently-posted ad for what could be the most far-out job in journalism — a pot critic and reviewer of Colorado’s marijuana dispensaries and their products. Denver-based newspaper Westword said it has already received nearly 200 inquiries, some applicants even
Sugar cereals may not be ‘Smart Choices’: FDA
Published on 3 Nov, 2009 at 18:43 in Health | Viewed 87 views times | No Comments
Federal health officials are wondering how high-sugar cereals ended up with the “Smart Choices” sticker label, and they’re warning food manufacturers. The Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday that nutritional logos from food manufacturers may be misleading consumers about the actual health benefits of cereal, crackers and other processed foods. The agency sent a letter
Colorado girl deemed “too thin,” denied health insurance
Published on 3 Nov, 2009 at 18:42 in Health | Viewed 94 views times | No Comments
After a 4-month-old boy was recently denied health insurance coverage for being considered overweight, a 2-year-old Erie, Colorado girl has now been denied coverage because she doesn’t weigh enough. Aislin Bates weighed 6 pounds, 6 ounces at birth. She now tips the scale at 22 pounds, said Aislin’s mother Rachel Bates. “She’s perfectly healthy, yet
Stem Cells from Fat Used to Grow Teen’s Missing Facial Bones
Stem cells so far have been used to mend tissues ranging from damaged hearts to collapsed tracheas. Now the multifaceted cells have proved successful at regrowing bone in humans. In the first procedure of its kind, doctors at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center replaced a 14-year-old boy’s missing cheekbones—in part by repurposing stem cells from
Big Pharma targets Capitol Hill with 2.3 lobbyists for every lawmaker: report
Published on 3 Nov, 2009 at 18:14 in Business, Health, Money, Politics | Viewed 100 views times | No Comments
By Jeff Knebel A new investigative report has revealed the vast lobbying efforts of the pharmaceutical industry to influence health care reform. Investigations uncovered that, in just the first half of 2009, the pharmaceutical industry spent more than $110 million on its booming lobbying efforts, which includes 2.3 drug lobbyists hovering around Capitol Hill for
FDA to ban sale of raw oysters from Gulf of Mexico
Federal officials plan to ban sales of raw oysters harvested from the Gulf of Mexico unless the shellfish are treated to destroy potentially deadly bacteria — a requirement that opponents say could deprive diners of a delicacy cherished for generations. The plan has also raised concern among oystermen that they could be pushed out of
Psychiatric Meds for Infants Linked to Later Behavior Problems
Published on 3 Nov, 2009 at 17:27 in Health | Viewed 76 views times | No Comments
Researchers report that infant rats given commonly prescribed drugs to treat mood disorders, pain and epilepsy develop behavioral problems in adulthood. Earlier studies showed that brain cells in young rats die after they’re given the drugs. The cells are in parts of the brain that control mood, cognition and movement. The new research, which was
Study finds stroke risk from anemia drug Aranesp
Published on 3 Nov, 2009 at 17:25 in Health | Viewed 86 views times | No Comments
A new study raises fresh safety concerns about widely used anemia medicines, finding that the drug Aranesp nearly doubled the risk of stroke in people with diabetes and chronic kidney problems who are not yet sick enough to need dialysis. The study is the largest ever of these blood-boosting drugs and the only one that
