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Dole recalls salad in 6 U.S. states for listeria risk
Mon,25 Jun 2012 04:42 PM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than 1,000 bags of salad produced by Dole Foods Co have been recalled from stores in Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia because of a risk of listeria. Dole announced the recall on Friday after a sample of Romaine lettuce tested positive for listeria in North Carolina. The company said in a statement that no illnesses had been reported. Dole did not immediately reply on Monday to a request for comment. In 2011, more than 30 people died from listeria-contaminated cantaloupe linked to Jensen Farms in Colorado. ... Full Story | Top |
2009 swine flu outbreak was 15 times deadlier: study
Mon,25 Jun 2012 04:14 PM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - The swine flu pandemic of 2009 killed an estimated 284,500 people, some 15 times the number confirmed by laboratory tests at the time, according to a new study by an international group of scientists. The study, published on Tuesday in the London-based journal Lancet Infectious Diseases, said the toll might have been even higher - as many as 579,000 people. The original count, compiled by the World Health Organization, put the number at 18,500. ... Full Story | Top |
TSX falls as lower U.S. crude hits energy shares
Mon,25 Jun 2012 02:18 PM PDT
Reuters -  TORONTO (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index dropped on Monday, touching its lowest point in almost three weeks, led by weaker energy stocks as U.S. crude oil fell, with investors worried about the euro zone debt crisis ahead of a major summit this week. Global equity markets fell on investor skepticism that the June 28-29 European Union summit would produce substantive measures to tackle the debt crisis. U.S. crude prices were also lower on summit doubts and as the first named storm to hit the Gulf of Mexico this Atlantic hurricane season missed production-rich areas. ...
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Doctors should screen patients for obesity: U.S. panel
Mon,25 Jun 2012 02:05 PM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Doctors should check weight and height for all patients to determine if they're obese and refer them to intensive diet and exercise programs if necessary, according to new guidelines from a U.S. government-backed panel. The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force said the guidelines echo its 2003 recommendations on screening for obesity, but take into account more recent evidence that adults can lose weight and keep it off with the right help. ... Full Story | Top |
New York man's death tied to last week's heat wave
Mon,25 Jun 2012 01:51 PM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York's medical examiner said on Monday last week's mini heat wave claimed at least one life - an 81-year-old man who died of hyperthermia. The Queens man died last Thursday, the second day of the 2012 summer season and midway through a three-day heat wave that gripped the East Coast, said Ellen Borakove, a spokeswoman for New York's chief medical examiner. Last summer's brutal temperatures were blamed for the deaths of 31 people, Borakove said. On Thursday, a record high of 97 degrees Fahrenheit (36 degrees Celsius) was recorded at John F. ... Full Story | Top |
Statins similarly effective in men and women: study
Mon,25 Jun 2012 01:06 PM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Cholesterol-lowering drugs are just as effective at preventing heart problems in men and women who have already had a heart attack or stroke, according to a new review of the evidence. However, the combination of data from 11 smaller trials didn't show a clear benefit when it came to warding off strokes or deaths from any cause in women. ... Full Story | Top |
Georgia woman fighting flesh-eating disease improves
Mon,25 Jun 2012 12:29 PM PDT
Reuters - ATLANTA (Reuters) - A Georgia graduate student who has undergone multiple amputations as she fights a rare flesh-eating bacterial infection has been upgraded from serious to good condition, a hospital spokeswoman said on Monday. Aimee Copeland, 24, was hospitalized after cutting the calf of her leg in a May 1 fall from a zip-line strung along the Little Tallapoosa River near Carrollton, Georgia. ... Full Story | Top |
Zumba no longer just exercise, it's big business
Mon,25 Jun 2012 10:39 AM PDT
Reuters -  MIAMI (Reuters) - Alberto Perez started out as a street performer and then an aerobics teacher in Colombia, making extra cash on the side teaching the wives of businessmen how to dance in nightclubs in his hometown, Cali. Today, he stands at the center of the Zumba exercise craze, having helped transform Zumba Fitness, a private company, into a rapidly growing fitness empire with heavyweight investor backing. "I'm not a businessman, but I knew this had the potential to be something special," said Perez, who along with two Colombian associates founded the Miami-based company. ...
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At least 18 killed in Uganda landslide
Mon,25 Jun 2012 10:35 AM PDT
Reuters - KAMPALA (Reuters) - At least 18 people were killed in eastern Uganda on Monday after a landslide buried several settlements in a coffee-growing area on the slopes of Mount Elgon straddling the Kenyan border, the Uganda Red Cross said. A local member of parliament, David Wakikona, told Reuters that up to 100 people could have been buried and local media reported that hundreds could be missing. It was not immediately possible to verify these reports. ... Full Story | Top |
E.coli outbreak sickens 15 but could be over: CDC
Mon,25 Jun 2012 10:21 AM PDT
Reuters - ATLANTA (Reuters) - A mysterious outbreak from a strain of E.coli bacteria may be over despite the number of people sickened by it in six U.S. states increasing to 15, health officials said on Monday. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have not yet identified the source of the bacteria but said it has been six weeks since the last patient became ill. "Although this indicates that this outbreak could be over, CDC continues to work with state public health officials," to identify additional cases and the source of the E.coli, the agency said in a statement. ... Full Story | Top |
Moderate exercise tied to lower breast cancer risk
Mon,25 Jun 2012 09:52 AM PDT
Reuters -  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who exercise moderately may be less likely than their inactive peers to develop breast cancer after menopause, a study published Monday suggests. Researchers found that of more than 3,000 women with and without breast cancer, those who'd exercised during their childbearing years were less likely to develop the cancer after menopause. The same was true when women took up exercise after menopause. And it did not take a vigorous workout; regular exercise at any intensity level was linked to a lower breast cancer risk, the researchers say. ...
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Many feared dead in Uganda landslide on Mt. Elgon
Mon,25 Jun 2012 09:25 AM PDT
Reuters - KAMPALA (Reuters) - Many villagers were feared dead in eastern Uganda on Monday after a landslide buried several settlements on the slopes of Mt. Elgon which straddles the Kenyan border, local media reports said. Some reports said about 10 people had been killed in the landslide, while the local member of parliament, David Wakikona, told Reuters that up to 100 people could have been buried. This could not be independently verified. "Three villages have been flattened in the Bumwalukani parish on the slopes of Mt. ... Full Story | Top |
Analysis: What takes so long? Behind the scenes at Supreme Court
Mon,25 Jun 2012 09:16 AM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - During a break from the crush of last-minute opinion-writing, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg told an audience of 1,000 people this month at a Washington legal convention: "It is flood season at the court." For the rest of the country it had been more like a drought, a stretch of weeks without any word in the most closely watched cases - the blockbuster challenges to President Barack Obama's healthcare plan and Arizona's crackdown on illegal immigration. ... Full Story | Top |
Care for babies with food allergies lagging: study
Mon,25 Jun 2012 08:30 AM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Babies with life-threatening allergic reactions to milk or egg often don't get prompt treatment, despite their caretakers having been given medicine to counter the attacks, a new government-funded study shows. Researchers followed more than 500 infants with known or suspected food allergies for three years. The families had been told about the allergies and how to avoid trigger foods and had also been given an injector containing the drug epinephrine, which can stall an allergic attack. ... Full Story | Top |
Early ADHD treatment may ward off problems in school
Mon,25 Jun 2012 08:25 AM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - New research from Iceland suggests kids who get early treatment for their attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder don't have as much trouble on national standardized tests as those who aren't prescribed medication until age 11 or 12. Common medications used to treat ADHD include stimulants such as Vyvanse, Ritalin and Concerta. ... Full Story | Top |
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