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Amphibians Killed By Pesticides, Human Indicator

Posted on November 17, 2008
LEARN MORE The Organic Center USDA Online edition of the journal Oecologia Relyea's previous work on Pitt's Web site    IMAGE SOURCE:  Wikimedia Commons/ Northern Leopard Frog/ author: Bubz   Cocktails of pesticide contaminants can kill off large portions of amphibians, adversely impact the earth and by implication, humans...

Lack Of Sleep Linked To Increased Cancer Risk

Posted on November 17, 2008
LEARN MORE InjuryBoard on Adult Sleep Disorders National Sleep Foundation InjuryBoard on Cancer CDC on Sleep American Association of Cancer Research (AACR) AACR News Release IMAGE SOURCE: © iStockphoto / sleeping woman / author: graphixel Physical activity is good for more than just your waistline...

Parents Sue Building For Keeping Son And His Dog Apart

Posted on November 17, 2008
LEARN MORE 4 Paws for Ability Autism Service Dogs of America InjuryBoard on Autism ASA on Asperger's Syndrome IMAGE SOURCE: © iStockPhoto / puppies / author: LivingImages The owners of a posh Upper East Side building are accused of discriminating against an 11-year old boy, Aaron Schein, by preventing him from having a dog, reports The New York Daily News...

Take Action Against Genetically Engineered Meat

Posted on November 16, 2008
LEARN MORE Take Action The Campaign Legislation to Label Genetically Engineered Foods The Center for Food Safety IMAGE SOURCE:© True Food Network – The Center For Food Safety While it may sound like science fiction to create animals in a lab – it is happening right now; goats engineered to produce silk in their milk, genetically engineered salmon, which grows twice as fast and pigs engineered with mouse and bacterial DNA to improve digestion...

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Researchers:Traces Of Corn Found In Nearly All Fast Foods

Posted on November 16, 2008
LEARN MORE Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) FastFoodNutrition.org InjuryBoard on Fast-Food InjuryBoard on Food Products and Restaurants IMAGE SOURCE:© Wikimedia Commons / McDonalds french fries / Kic Researchers have found traces of corn in food items from Burger King, McDonald’s and Wendy’s fast food...

FDA Considers Wrinkle Filler's Serious Side Effects

Posted on November 14, 2008
LEARN MORE FDA Agenda November 18, 2008 Juvederm Restylane InjuryBoard on Botox  FDA Safety Review  American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery   IMAGE SOURCE: © iStockPhoto / Botox beauty treatment / mschenk The adverse health reports are coming into the Food and Drug Administration and a report issued today on the agency Web site notes 930 side effects connected to the use of wrinkle fillers...

Countrywide Alert On Chinese Milk Products

Posted on November 14, 2008
LEARN MORE FDA melamine contamination in China page FDA Q & A on Melamine  Injuryboard on Cadbury chocolate recall Injuryboard on Halloween chocolates    IMAGE SOURCE:  Wikimedia Commons/ empty milk and yogurt shelves in Carrefour in China, September 2008/ author: Marc van der Chijs   Shipments of food from China have been held up from entering the U...

Smoking Rates In The U.S. Decline Below 20 Percent

Posted on November 14, 2008
LEARN MORE MMWR: Cigarette Smoking Among Adults U.S. 2007 InjuryBoard on Cigarettes & Tobacco CDC on Smoking & Tobacco Use InjuryBoard on Lung Cancer InjuryBoard News on Cigarettes NIH on Smoking Cessation American Cancer Society IMAGE SOURCE: © iStockPhoto / quit smoking / author: RobHadfield For the first time since the mid-1960s, the number of Americans who smoke cigarettes has fallen below 20 percent, according to a new report...

Raising The Tax On Alcohol Reduces Deaths

Posted on November 14, 2008
LEARN MORE American Journal of Public Health 11/13/08 Alcohol Policies Project InjuryBoard News on Alcohol Consumption IMAGE SOURCE: © iStockPhoto/ toasting/ author: webphotographeer Raising state taxes on alcohol can save lives, according to a newly released study...

Fish Food Fight- Can Salmon Be Organic?

Posted on November 14, 2008
LEARN MORE Consumers Unionon NOSBstandards Dr. Weil on organic salmon The Green Guide on wild vs organic salmon Pure Salmon Campaign Pure Salmon letter to NOSB NOSB   IMAGE SOURCE: Wikimedia Commons/ David Warnberg in Alaska with wild chum salmon/ author: Jack Roberts   Connoisseurs of health often turn to the Omega-3 oils in salmon to reduce the risk of heart disease and cancer, enhance mood, and decrease inflammation...

Chronically Ill Most In Need Of Medical Reform

Posted on November 14, 2008
LEARN MORE Injuryboard on Elizabeth Edwards push for universal care Injuryboard- Health care is a right or a privilege?   Injuryboard on the new agenda The Commonwealth Fund Commonwealth Report   IMAGE SOURCE: iStockphoto / medical solutions / author: gmutlu   Those most in need of medical care are going without in the U...

Boost Your Intake of Healthy Omega-3 Fats

Posted on November 13, 2008
LEARN MORE American Heart Association on Omega-3 fatty acids WebMD: Good Fat, Bad Fat: The Facts About Omega-3 MayoClinic: Menus for Heart-Healthy Eating: Cut the Fat and Salt InjuryBoard on Heart Disease IMAGE SOURCE:© Wikimedia Commons/ piece of salmon / author: Dezidor Omega-3 fatty acids are essential for good health and benefit the heart of healthy people and those at high risk of – or who have – heart disease...

Study Finds Abdominal Fat Increases Death Risk

Posted on November 13, 2008
LEARN MORE NEJM: 11/13/08 EPIC Study Results of the EPIC Study CDC on Obesity InjuryBoard on Obesity InjuryBoard Obesity News BMI Calculator IMAGE SOURCE: © Wikimedia Commons / waist circumference / author: Pharos, FDA Dietary Guidelines Obesity and a large waist circumference are strongly associated with the risk of premature death, according to a new European study...

MN Bridge Collapse Report Concludes, Blames Design

Posted on November 13, 2008
LEARN MORE NTSB live webcast NTSB web site NTSB Highway Safety links  InjuryBoard on Bridge Collapse  InjuryBoard Updates on Minneapolis Bridge Collapse  NTSB on Aging Infrastructures  CNN on Repairing U.S. Bridges  Bridging the Gap Bridge Collapse Claims Website   IMAGE SOURCE: WikiMedia Commons/ MN I-35 bridge, August 14, 2007 / U...

Insurance Industry Exposed - Tricks Of The Trade

Posted on November 13, 2008
LEARN MORE AAJ- Tricks of the Trade report AAJ Report, 10 Worst Insurance Companies, July 2008 Consumer Federation of America report Injuryboard on Insurers Playing Doctor   Injuryboard on Florida Profits  Injuryboard on Tort Reform History  CNN on Insurers  AAJ report - Pattern of Greed 2007   AAJ report - Pattern of Greed 2006    IMAGE SOURCE: AAJ report cover   In this, its fourth report on the multi-trillion dollar insurance industry, the American Association for Justice (AAJ), an association of trial attorneys, is making no friends with the insurance industry...

Osteoporosis Drugs No Overall Heart Risk

Posted on November 13, 2008
LEARN MORE FDA's MedWatch 1-800-332-1088 NEJM, May 2007 on Atrial Fibrillation Injuryboard on Pfizer osteoporosis drug, September 2008 NIH on vitamin D   U.S.D.A. on vitamin D foods  Injuryboard on sunshine and vitamin D  Injuryboard on bone, joint and muscle disorders  Injuryboard on Osteoporosis  Injuryboard on Fosamax  Injuryboard on Actonel  National Osteoporosis Foundation  International Osteoporosis Foundation  NIH on osteoporosis     IMAGESOURCE: ©iStockPhoto/ osteoporatic hips/ Starfotograph   A red flag was raised last year on a class of drugs known as bisphosphonates, used to treat thinning bones from osteoporosis...

Study Suggests Gardasil Is Effective In Boys, Males

Posted on November 13, 2008
LEARN MORE EUROGIN InjuryBoard on Gardasil Cervical Cancer Vaccine InjuryBoard on Cervical Cancer CDC on HPV Gardasil Is Safe Says CDC, Sets Aside Risks HPV Vaccine Legislation 2007-2008 IMAGE SOURCE:© Gardasil Web site...

Google Tracks Your Flu

Posted on November 12, 2008
LEARN MORE Google Flu Trends Google Privacy Center  CDC on seasonal flu Injuryboard- Should you get a flu shot?  Injuryboard on Influenza  Injuryboard on Flu Drugs  Injuryboard on Tamiflu  The CDC publication: http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr   IMAGE SOURCE: ©iStockphoto/ woman resting with flu/ author: JJRD   When you talk to your computer's search engine, it listens...

Obese Children At Risk For Heart Disease

Posted on November 12, 2008
LEARN MORE CDC on Obesity InjuryBoard on Type 2 Diabetes InjuryBoard on Obesity News Childhood Obesity Report Says Numbers Leveling Food Studies Institute IMAGE SOURCE:© WikiMedia Commons/ fat adolescent/ author: Robert Lawton A new study, presented this week at the American Heart Association conference, found remarkable evidence to suggest that children who are obese or have high cholesterol show early warning signs of heart disease...

Academics Say Gardasil Should Not Be Mandatory

Posted on November 12, 2008
LEARN MORE The Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics InjuryBoard on Gardasil Cervical Cancer Vaccine InjuryBoard on Cervical Cancer CDC on HPV Gardasil Is Safe Says CDC, Sets Aside Risks Judicial Watch on Gardasil Injuryboard on Judicial Watch Reports HPV Vaccine Legislation 2007-2008 IMAGE SOURCE:© iStockPhoto / girl being vaccinated / author: pflorendo More academics have joined the debate about whether or not to require government mandates for immunizing girls with Gardasil, against human papillomavirus (HPV), which causes most cases of cervical cancer...

Education and Cognitive Reserve Fight Alzheimer's Disease

Posted on November 12, 2008
LEARN MORE Archives of Neurology - Abstract  Neurology  Abstract  Injuryboard on Alzheimer's & Dementia  National Institute on Aging  National Institute on Neurological Disorders and Stroke  Injuryboard on ibuprofen & alzheimer's  Alzheimer's Association    IMAGE SOURCE:  Wikimedia Commons/ Alzheimer's Dad/ author: JJRD   More evidence that education levels and intellectual activity decrease the horrors of Alzheimer's disease...

Reduce Inflammation Naturally, Crestor Alternatives

Posted on November 12, 2008
LEARN MORE The Jupiter Trial Crestor Web site Injuryboard on Cholesterol Drugs Injuryboard on Crestor Injuryboard on Statins InjuryBoard on Heart Disease MayoClinic on Mediterranean Diet Crestor Maker Sees Sales Surge After Inflammation Study IMAGE SOURCE:© WikiMedia Commons/ rosuvastatin / author: Ayacop One of the top stories in the news this week has been a large study that suggests millions of people could benefit from taking cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins, even if they have low cholesterol, because the drugs can significantly lower their risk of heart attacks, strokes and death...

Researchers Uncover Cause Of Tamoxifen Resistance

Posted on November 12, 2008
LEARN MORE Nature InjuryBoard on Tamoxifen InjuryBoard Breast Cancer Help Center InjuryBoard Breast Cancer News National Cancer Institute on Breast Cancer Dana Farber Institute IMAGE SOURCE:© Wikimedia Commons / tamoxifen molecule /author: Benjah-bmm27 As many as 35 percent of women who take the drug tamoxifen to prevent the recurrence of breast cancer do not respond to the drug -- and scientists think they have figured out why...

Treating GERD Helps Asthma In Children

Posted on November 11, 2008
LEARN MORE InjuryBoard on Heartburn & Acid Reflux NLM on GERD InjuryBoard on Asthma MayoClinic on Childhood Asthma NHLBI: What is Asthma? IMAGE SOURCE:© iStockPhoto / boy with inhaler / RMAX New research presented at the annual meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (AAAI) has shown that anti-reflux medications administered for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) can sometimes have positive effects on asthma symptoms...

Victoria's Little Secret?

Posted on November 11, 2008
LEARN MORE Injuryboard on formaldehyde in clothing Medhelp.org Victoria's Secret Injuryboard on formaldehyde exposure Institute for Textile and Apparel Safety    IMAGE SOURCE: Victoria's Secret Web site   Victoria may have a little secret- formaldehyde...

Crestor Maker Sees Sales Surge After Inflammation Study

Posted on November 11, 2008
LEARN MORE Injuryboard on cholesterol drugs Injuryboard on Crestor The Linus Pauling Institute  Injuryboard on Statins  Injuryboard on Lipitor    IMAGE SOURCE:© iStockphoto/ streaming blood/ author: Eraxion    Doctors meeting this week at the American Heart Association's annual gathering in New Orleans are talking about a new, simple, low-cost blood test that might be added to regular medical exams to assess heart disease...

Neck Ultrasound May Help Detect Low Heart Disease Risk

Posted on November 11, 2008
LEARN MORE InjuryBoard on Hypertension InjuryBoard on Heart Disease WebMD on Carotid Arteries IMAGE SOURCE:© iStockPhoto / carotid artery / author: mstroz People at the higher end of a “low risk” range for heart disease may be at a greater risk than expected and a neck ultrasound could help show the risk...

Study: C.Difficile Common In U.S. Hospitals

Posted on November 11, 2008
LEARN MORE APIC InjuryBoard on Diarrhea InjuryBoard on Clostridium difficile Making Hospitals Safer From 1.7 Million Common Infections Consumers Union: Stop Hospital Infections IMAGE SOURCE:© Wikimedia Commons / Clostridium difficile / author: Angusmclellan An often deadly stomach bug is six times more common in U...

MP3 Player Headphones Can Interfere With Heart Devices

Posted on November 10, 2008
LEARN MORE AHA on Implantable Medical Devices AHA Press Release Overview: Heart Rhythm Devices, Pacemakers and Defibrillators InjuryBoard on Heart Devices IMAGE SOURCE:© iStockPhoto/ MP3 Player / Author: IvanWuPI MP3 digital music players and iPod headphones may dangerously interact with implantable defibrillators and heart pacemakers, finds U...

Heartbeat Extends The Power Of A Pacemaker

Posted on November 10, 2008
LEARN MORE Injuryboard on defibrillators and pacemakers  Injuryboard on Medtronic defibrillators   IMAGE SOURCE:  Wikimedia Commons/ sow and piglet/ author: USDA   Using the heart's rhythm as a source of renewable energy may one day be able to extend the power of pacemakers and implanted defibrillators...

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