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Almost one in three in U.S. have sleepwalked: study
Mon,14 May 2012 07:39 PM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - Close to one in three people in the United States may sleepwalk during their lives, according to a U.S. study that said severe depression and other sleep disorders may increase the possibility. A survey of 16,000 adults in 15 states found about 29 percent said they had sleepwalked at least once in their lives, close to three percent did it between once a year and once a month, and one percent sleepwalked at least twice per month. ... Full Story | Top |
OSHA probing former Florida postal worker's illness claims
Mon,14 May 2012 05:37 PM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Postal Service said it is cooperating with a U.S. government investigation into a former postal worker's claim that he has been seriously ill for more than a year after he says he came in contact with a suspicious package at the Florida facility where he worked. The U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration last month opened a probe into the incident in early 2011 involving former Orlando sorting facility supervisor Jeffrey Lill, Michael D'Aquino, a spokesman for OSHA's southeast regional office, said on Monday. ... Full Story | Top |
New Jersey man boasts magnetic attachment to iPod
Mon,14 May 2012 04:09 PM PDT
Reuters -  (Reuters) - Professional body piercer Dave Hurban is a man attached to his iPod. Literally. Hurban, 21, who works in a tattoo parlor in Newfield, New Jersey, implanted four metal studs in the skin of his wrist and secured his iPod to them magnetically. "I just invented the strapless watch," he said on Monday of his Apple Inc device, set to display a clock. Hurban cheerfully recounted how he mapped out the four corners of the iPod on his arm and then inserted four titanium studs into his skin. Once the incisions healed, he popped on his iPod, which is held in place magnetically. ...
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FDA says unsure if Novartis MS pill caused deaths
Mon,14 May 2012 02:39 PM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Health regulators said on Monday they could not definitively link Novartis AG's multiple sclerosis pill Gilenya with the deaths of people who took the drug. The Food and Drug Administration said the deaths included a patient with extensive brainstem lesions from multiple sclerosis who died of unknown causes within 24 hours of taking the drug. Other deaths were linked to cardiovascular issues. "For each of these deaths, Gilenya's contribution to the death was unclear," the agency said on its website. ... Full Story | Top |
Colon cancer test may not require laxatives: study
Mon,14 May 2012 02:06 PM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People getting checked for signs of colon cancer may not need to take a laxative if they choose a CT scan for their cancer screening over a tradition colonoscopy, according to a new study. The findings suggest a so-called CT colonography is almost as good at identifying certain polyps as a traditional colonoscopy, and researchers said eliminating the need for laxatives may encourage more people to get screened. "The results of this study open the door to a more patient-friendly screening," said Dr. ... Full Story | Top |
Analysis: Beleaguered beef purveyors carve out "pink slime" stain
Mon,14 May 2012 01:49 PM PDT
Reuters -  WESTERN SPRINGS, Illinois (Reuters) - Behind the glass meat counter at Casey's Market in a Chicago suburb, the butchers pick up their blades and carry on a generations-old tradition. Piece by piece, the men use knives to cut meat and fat off beef carcasses, and grind them into mounds of hamburger. "We're seeing customers in here that we haven't seen in ages," said store manager Joe Lane. ...
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Analysis: Health by numbers: A statistician's challenge
Mon,14 May 2012 01:28 PM PDT
Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - The next time a headline tells of a sharp fall in measles deaths around the world, or an increase in those on treatment for HIV, or the shifting of the burden of cancer, spare a thought for the number-crunchers behind such far-reaching data. Above all else, analyzing the state of the world's health - be it by looking at obesity rates, cancer cases, malaria deaths, or HIV-free births - requires decent statistics. ... Full Story | Top |
Almost 1 in 3 in U.S. have sleepwalked: study
Mon,14 May 2012 01:09 PM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Although only a handful of people in the United States sleepwalk every year, a new study suggests close to one-third may do it at some point in their lives. The study, published Monday in the journal Neurology, also suggests that other sleep disorders, severe depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) -- among other things -- are linked to an increased chance of sleepwalking. ... Full Story | Top |
Accretive Health shares rise after it denies Minnesota allegations
Mon,14 May 2012 12:38 PM PDT
Reuters - (Reuters) - Shares of Accretive Health Inc rose as much as 8 percent on Monday, after the company denied Minnesota Attorney General's allegation that it violated patient privacy and debt collection laws. Shares of Chicago-based Accretive Health, which provides medical billing, insurance verification and other services to healthcare providers, were up 6 percent at $11.51 in late afternoon trading. It rose to $11.76 earlier in the day. In a 29-page response, the company said on Friday all its employees were instructed never to insist on clearing prior payments to patients for receiving ... Full Story | Top |
Marijuana may ease multiple sclerosis symptoms
Mon,14 May 2012 09:04 AM PDT
Reuters - By Amy Norton NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with multiple sclerosis have long said that smoking marijuana helps ease their painful muscle cramping. And a new clinical trial suggests they are not just blowing smoke. The study, published Monday, found that for 30 MS patients with muscle "spasticity," a few days of marijuana smoking brought some relief. But the big caveat, researchers say, is that it's not clear that the downsides of pot smoking are worth it. ... Full Story | Top |
China suffers from "moral crisis", Dalai Lama says
Mon,14 May 2012 08:24 AM PDT
Reuters -  LONDON (Reuters) - China is beset by a moral crisis, widespread corruption and lawlessness, leading millions of Chinese to seek solace in Buddhism, Tibet's exiled Buddhist leader, the Dalai Lama, said on Monday. The Dalai Lama was in London to receive the $1.7 million Templeton prize for his work affirming the spiritual dimension of life. Speaking to reporters before the award ceremony at St. Paul's Cathedral in London, he said millions of young Chinese were showing an interest in spirituality. ...
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French drugmaker on trial over weight-loss pill
Mon,14 May 2012 07:59 AM PDT
Reuters - NANTERRE, France (Reuters) - French drugmaker Servier and its founder went on trial on Monday accused of misleading patients and authorities about a diabetes drug often prescribed for weight loss that officials blame for at least 500 deaths. The case, one of France's worst health scandals, has put authorities under scrutiny for allowing the sale of Mediator long after the medicine had been pulled in other European countries. Although licensed as a diabetes treatment, the drug was widely prescribed, with a state subsidy, as an appetite suppressant to help people lose weight. ... Full Story | Top |
Lundbeck says data supports H2 anti-depressant filing
Mon,14 May 2012 07:36 AM PDT
Reuters - COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Danish drugmaker Lundbeck said on Monday that the results of Phase III trials for an antidepressant drug candidate have given it the basis to apply for approval in the United States, Europe and Canada in the second half of 2012. Lundbeck said in a statement that the Phase III data demonstrated the efficacy of the drug candidate, Lu AA21004, compared with a placebo in the treatment of major depression. ... Full Story | Top |
More batteries to blame for kids' ER visits
Mon,14 May 2012 05:32 AM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The number of kids treated in emergency rooms after swallowing batteries -- or lodging them in their noses and ears -- has almost doubled over the past 20 years, a new study suggests. Most of those ER trips are due to button batteries, coin-shaped batteries that have become ubiquitous in toys, remote controls and hearing aids and represent a shiny temptation to curious toddlers. ... Full Story | Top |
Regulator rapped over breast implant scandal
Mon,14 May 2012 04:39 AM PDT
Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - The healthcare regulator has "serious lessons" to learn from the PIP breast implant scandal, according to a government review published on Monday. The review was commissioned after the discovery that for up to a decade hundreds of thousands of women around the world, including 47,000 in Britain, had received substandard silicone breast implants manufactured by France's Poly Implant Prothese (PIP). ... Full Story | Top |
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