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AIDS Infection Rate in U.S. Higher Than Previously Estimated

Posted on August 02, 2008
The Washington Post reports that the CDC has concluded that there are about 56,300 new HIV infections a year, not the 40,000 figure that has been used for over a decade. These new numbers do not imply that the epidemic...

Mexican Farm Tied to Salmonella Outbreak

Posted on August 01, 2008
The Washington Post reports that the salmonella outbreak initially link to raw tomatoes has been traced to a jalapeño and serrano pepper farm in Mexico. Lawmakers yesterday began the first of two hearings on what went wrong in the investigation....

Amgen Told to Reword Drug Label

Posted on August 01, 2008
The New York Times reports that the FDA has ordered Amgen to change the labels for its anemia drugs, which could further restrict their use in treating patients with cancer. This is the first time the FDA has invoked authority...

Scientists Create First Personalized Stem Cells in ALS Patients

Posted on August 01, 2008
The Los Angeles Times reports that researchers for the first time are able to reprogram cells from sick patients. Though hurdles remain, such cells could be used to help screen drugs to treat the crippling disease. Karen Kaplan writes, Scientists...

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House Votes to Regulate Tobacco as a Drug

Posted on July 31, 2008
The New York Times reports that the House of Representatives has approved legislation giving the FDA power to regulate tobacco products. Stephanie Saul writes, Decades after the surgeon general first warned that cigarettes were a health hazard, the House of...

Judge's Ruling Throws Southern California Power Plant Plans into Disarray

Posted on July 31, 2008
The Los Angeles Times reports that a Los Angeles County Superior Court judge ruled Tuesday [July 29, 2008] that thirteen proposed electricity-generating power plants cannot be built without the necessary environmental and health analyses. Margot Roosevelt writes, Does Southern California...

Grassley, Dingell Lead Calls for Overhauling FDA

Posted on July 31, 2008
The Wall Street Journal reports that several of this year's crises like the salmonella outbreak have led some members of Congress to scrutinize the FDA and propose giving it broader powers. Alicia Mundy writes, Powerful members of Congress want to...

Efforts Against AIDS Among African Americans Criticized

Posted on July 30, 2008
The Washington Post reports that the Black AIDS Institute criticized the federal government yesterday [July 29, 2008] of doing too little to fight AIDS among African Americans in the US. Bush is scheduled to sign a bill today that will...

New Arthritis Drug Gets Approval Recommendation

Posted on July 30, 2008
The Washington Post reports on the recently approved drug Actemra, a new treatment for rheumatoid arthritis. Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar writes, A government advisory panel Tuesday recommended approval of the drug Actemra, promoted as a new type of treatment for rheumatoid arthritis,...

EPA Says Clean-Air Ruling Threatens Health

Posted on July 30, 2008
The Wall Street Journal reports that on Tuesday [July, 29, 2008], the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit struck down the Clean Air Interstate Rule, which sought to reduce smog-forming and soot-producing emissions that contribute to...

A Call for a Warning System on Artificial Joints

Posted on July 29, 2008
The New York Times reports that because the US lacks a national database tracking artificial joints, the risk in the US that a patient will need a replacement procedure because of a flawed product or technique can be double the...

Doctor and Patient, Now at Odds

Posted on July 29, 2008
The New York Times reports on an alarming study from Johns Hopkins finding that one out of four patients are skeptical of their physicians. This distrust seems to stem from a system based on impersonal care and declining reimbursements. Tara...

Rapid Rise Seen in Fatal Medication Errors at Home

Posted on July 29, 2008
The Washington Post reports on a study that documents the rise in deaths from abuse of prescription drugs and inattentiveness to taking medications at home such as overdosing, mixing alcohol with medications, and sharing medications. However, this dramatic increase in...

Should Genetic Tests Be Regulated?

Posted on July 28, 2008
Time magazine reports that although a federal advisory committee in April recommended increasing federal regulation of genetic testing and creating a mandatory online registry of all laboratory genetic tests performed, no action has been taken yet. Sarah Lynch questions whether...

What Can Genetic Tests Tell You?

Posted on July 28, 2008
Time magazine interviews Linda Avey, co-founder of a genetic-testing company, about some of the misconceptions with the industry and how helpful genetic testing can be for a person. Time.com writes, If you'd like to know your lifetime risk of Type...

Fitter Alzheimer's Patients Had Less Brain Damage

Posted on July 28, 2008
The Washington Post reports on a study that showed less shrinkage in the hippocampus region of Alzheimer's patients' brains with higher fitness scores. Exercise and physical fitness have been shown to slow age-related brain cell death in healthy older adults...

Weight Drives the Young to Adult Pills, Data Says

Posted on July 27, 2008
The New York Times reports on the alarming increase of children experiencing problems such as Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and acid reflux that were unheard of in children two decades ago. Doctors continue to debate on...

CDC: ADHD Increasing in Older Kids

Posted on July 27, 2008
Time magazine reports that a government study released July 23, 2008 concludes that the percentage of older children diagnosed with ADHD has been rising by 4% each year. However, these results may not indicate a growing problem with adult concentration,...

The Dangerous Art of the Tattoo

Posted on July 26, 2008
US News reports that since tattoo inks are not approved by the FDA, no one knows exactly what is in all the many commercial and homemade brands. Chemists have turned up some unhealthy surprises like mercury, lead, and antifreeze. However,...

Sunscreen Safety Is Called Into Question

Posted on July 26, 2008
The New York Times reports on a study from the Environmental Working Group that has found that four out of five sunscreens offer inadequate protection from the sun or contain ingredients that may pose a health risk. However, dermatologists are...

California Becomes First State to Ban Trans Fats

Posted on July 26, 2008
The Washington Post reports that California will become the first state to sign into law a measure banning trans fats. The measure will phase out trans fats in restaurants beginning in 2010 and from baked goods by 2011. Jane Black...

Congress Sends Bush Expanded Global AIDS Program

Posted on July 25, 2008
The Washington Post reports that Congress has approved an expansion of the global AIDS bill, which would approve $48 billion over the next five years for HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria programs in Africa and other afflicted areas of the world....

Tomato Industry Seeks Compensation

Posted on July 25, 2008
The Wall Street Journal reports that the tomato industry has introduced legislation that would give tomato growers and shippers $100 million to compensate for losses they incurred as a result of the salmonella outbreak. Jane Zhang and Lauren Etter write,...

In Surprise Move, EPA Bans Carbofuran Residue on Food

Posted on July 25, 2008
The Washington Post reports that the EPA has announced that it will no longer allow residue of the toxic pesticide carbofuran on domestic or imported foods as a result of the safety risks posed to toddlers. Juliet Eilperin writes, The...

Billionaires Back Antismoking Effort

Posted on July 24, 2008
The New York Times reports that Bill Gates and Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg have agreed to spend $500 million in an anti-smoking campaign to stop people around the world from smoking. Donald G. McNeil Jr. writes, Bill Gates and Mayor...

Gene May Help ID Statin Side Effect Risk

Posted on July 24, 2008
CNN reports that genetic variations may predict patients who will get muscle pain and weakness as a side effect from taking cholesterol-lowering statin drugs. CNN writes, Scientists may have found a way to test for and possibly avoid the most...

F.D.A. Urges Genetic Test Before Giving AIDS Drug

Posted on July 24, 2008
The New York Times reports that the FDA is urging doctors to use a genetic test to screen patients before prescribing the drug abacavir, which is widely used for HIV infections and AIDS. Andrew Pollack writes, Seeking to prevent life-threatening...

Cancer Expert Warns Employees on Cell Phones

Posted on July 24, 2008
CNN reports that although there are no published studies or definitive data, one cancer doctor is warning that cell phones are more than likely to cause cancer. CNN writes, The head of a prominent cancer research institute issued an unprecedented...

Medical Genetics Pioneer, Victor McKusick, Dies at 86

Posted on July 24, 2008
The Los Angeles Times and The New York Times reports on the recent death of Victor McKusick, a doctor that linked specific diseases to specific genes, established one of the nation's first departments of medical genetics, and was one of...

A Government Threat to Birth Control

Posted on July 23, 2008
US News reports that Sen. Hillary Clinton and other advocates of women's rights say a planned regulation could cut access to contraception. Deborah Katz writes, A new set of health laws that could be proposed by the government sometime in...

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