Health News: [health]

Yahoo! Alerts

Yahoo! Health - My Alerts - Edit Alert

Wednesday, October 03, 2012 3:06 PM PDT

Meningitis Outbreak in Tennessee Kills 2, May Be Tied to Injections Yahoo! Contributor Network via Yahoo! News Wed, 03 Oct 2012 14:09 PM PDT A serious outbreak of non-contagious meningitis that has sickened at least 12 people and killed two others has been tied to steroid injections that were administered to the patients' spines. A spokesman for the Tennessee Department of Health told CNN on Tuesday that 13 of those who are known to have been infected had received spinal injections at a Nashville clinic. The other person that has ... Rare meningitis cases up to 26 in 5 states, 4 die Associated Press via Yahoo! News Wed, 03 Oct 2012 13:41 PM PDT An outbreak of a rare and deadly form of meningitis has now sickened 26 people in five states who received steroid injections, health officials said Wednesday. Four people have died. Common solvents tied to birth defects Reuters via Yahoo! Maktoob News Wed, 03 Oct 2012 13:17 PM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Pregnant women with frequent exposure to solvents at work may be at higher risk of having babies with birth defects, French researchers have found. Both self-reported exposure and urine samples supported the link between the chemicals and newborn malformations such as cleft palate and limb deformities, they report in the journal Epidemiology. Specifically, urine ... Drop in hospital visits seen with lower drug copay Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News Wed, 03 Oct 2012 12:42 PM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - After Pitney Bowes Inc cut copayments for two essential heart drugs, employees at the Stamford, Connecticut-based company began filling their prescriptions more regularly, according to a new report. They also were less likely to visit the doctor, end up in the ER or be admitted to a hospital, slashing their out-of-pocket expenses beyond the copay reductions ... Health insurer Highmark asks court to block West Penn deal talks Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News Wed, 03 Oct 2012 12:12 PM PDT (Reuters) - Health insurer Highmark Inc wants a state court to block any possible deal talks with rivals involving Pennsylvania's West Penn Allegheny Health System, which last week ended a planned $475 million alliance with Highmark. One of the 10 largest U.S. health insurers, with 4.9 million people on its rolls, Highmark said in a news release on Tuesday that it had asked a Pennsylvania Court ... Report: Some dietary supplements illegally labeled Associated Press via Yahoo! News Wed, 03 Oct 2012 12:07 PM PDT Dozens of weight loss and immune system supplements on the market are illegally labeled and lack the recommended type of scientific evidence to back up their purported health claims, government investigators warn in a new review of the $20 billion supplement industry. Federal government streamlining access in Canada to so-called 'orphan drugs' The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News Wed, 03 Oct 2012 11:14 AM PDT OTTAWA - The federal government is reversing a 16-year-old Health Canada policy preventing so-called orphan drugs from being used to combat rare illnesses.

See more health stories that match my keyword Visit Yahoo! Health

You received this email because you subscribed to Yahoo! Alerts. Use this link to unsubscribe from this alert. To change your communications preferences for other Yahoo! business lines, please visit your Marketing Preferences. To learn more about Yahoo!'s use of personal information, including the use of web beacons in HTML-based email, please read our Privacy Policy. Yahoo! is located at 701 First Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94089.