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| E. coli outbreak sickens 24 in U.S.: CDC Friday, Mar 29, 2013 05:58 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. outbreak of E. coli has sickened 24 people, with Farm Rich frozen food suspected as a likely source of the infection, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Friday. The outbreak strain of Shiga toxin-producing escherichia coli O121, or STEC O121, has been reported in 15 states, the CDC said in a statement. New York state health officials found the strain in an open package of Farm Rich brand frozen chicken quesadillas from an ill person's home, the CDC said. Rich Products Corp. ... Full Story | Top |
| U.S. to reexamine health effects of cellphone radio waves Friday, Mar 29, 2013 03:16 PM PDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators are looking into how radio frequencies emitted by cellphones and other wireless devices affect people amid lingering concerns about the risks of cellphone radiation. The Federal Communications Commission said on Friday it is seeking comment from other agencies and health experts on whether it should update its standards limiting exposure to phones' electromagnetic fields, as they apply to children in particular. The FCC last reviewed those standards in 1996, before the ubiquitous use of mobile devices. ... Full Story | Top |
| Autism risk not increased by early vaccines: study Friday, Mar 29, 2013 01:21 PM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters) - There is no link between receiving a number of vaccines early in life and autism, researchers said on Friday. In a study slated to appear in The Journal of Pediatrics, researchers said there is no association between receiving "too many vaccines too soon" and autism, despite some fears among parents around the number of vaccines given both on a single day and over the first 2 years of life. As many as one in 50 U.S. school-age children have been diagnosed with autism, up 72 percent since 2007. ... Full Story | Top |
| Sicily revokes permission for military satellite station Friday, Mar 29, 2013 12:57 PM PDT PALERMO, Italy (Reuters) - The Sicilian regional government in Italy has revoked permission for the United States to build a military satellite station on the island, its governor said on Friday, after protests by residents who said it could pose a health risk. The planned ground station is part of the Mobile User Objective System (MUOS), an ultra high-frequency satellite network aimed at significantly boosting communications capacity for the U.S. military and its allies. ... Full Story | Top |
| FDA approves Johnson & Johnson diabetes drug, canagliflozin Friday, Mar 29, 2013 12:47 PM PDT By Toni Clarke (Reuters) - FDA has approved a new diabetes drug from Johnson & Johnson, making it the first in its class to be approved in the United States. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the drug, Invokana, after data showed it was effective in lowering blood sugar in patients with Type 2 diabetes, the most common form of the disease. The FDA has asked for five postmarketing studies for the drug including a cardiovascular outcomes trial, an enhanced pharmacovigilance program, a bone safety study and two pediatric studies, the agency said in a statement on its website. ... Full Story | Top |
| Celiac diagnoses rose during 2000s: study Friday, Mar 29, 2013 12:41 PM PDT By Andrew M. Seaman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The number of Americans diagnosed with celiac disease continued to rise over the past decade but leveled off in 2004, according to a new study. Researchers analyzed data on a small but representative sample of people living in Olmsted County, Minnesota, and found that between the years 2000 and 2010, the number of new cases of celiac disease increased from about 11 people per 100,000 to about 17 people per 100,000. "We're finding a lot more celiac disease," said Dr. ... Full Story | Top |
| Oklahoma warns 7,000 dental patients of HIV, hepatitis risk Friday, Mar 29, 2013 11:17 AM PDT By Steve Olafson OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - Health officials are notifying some 7,000 people to warn they may have been exposed to HIV and other infectious diseases at an Oklahoma dental practice where improper sterilization procedures and rusty surgical tools were discovered, authorities said. The investigation was launched after a patient of Dr. Wayne Scott Harrington of Tulsa was diagnosed with hepatitis C and HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, according to a complaint filed against the oral surgeon. ... Full Story | Top |
| Biogen prices new MS drug at discount to key competitors Friday, Mar 29, 2013 11:06 AM PDT  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Biogen Idec Inc said on Friday it will charge $54,900 a year for its multiple sclerosis drug, Tecfidera, which received U.S. approval on Wednesday. The company has priced the drug at a discount to key competitors such as Novartis AG's MS pill Gilenya, which costs roughly $60,000 a year, in a bid to maximize its market share. "We think this represents solid value to the MS community and demonstrates our commitment to patient access," said Kate Niazi-Sai, a Biogen spokeswoman. ... Full Story | Top |
| Robotic surgery tied to temporary nerve injuries Friday, Mar 29, 2013 11:03 AM PDT By Genevra Pittman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - One in 15 people undergoing robot-assisted prostate, kidney or bladder surgery develops a nerve injury related to pressure from positioning on the operating table, a new study suggests. Patients on the table getting those types of robotic surgery need to be tilted steeply - with their head by the floor and their feet in the air - to give the surgeon better traction, researchers explained. "When somebody is in that position, there's a chance they could slide down - it's like a big ramp," said lead author Dr. ... Full Story | Top |
| Chinese herbs may reduce hot flashes Friday, Mar 29, 2013 10:33 AM PDT By Kerry Grens NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women taking a Chinese herbal formula experienced less than half the number of menopausal hot flashes they had before the treatment, according to a new study from Hong Kong. Among women taking an herbal mix called Er-xian decoction (EXD), the frequency of daily hot flashes dropped by 62 percent, compared to a 52-percent drop seen among women taking a placebo. "It's a modest effect, but not a zero effect," said Katherine Newton, a researcher who has studied herbal menopause therapies at the Group Health Research Institute in Seattle. ... Full Story | Top |
| South Africa says Mandela makes progress, in good spirits Friday, Mar 29, 2013 05:42 AM PDT  By Shafiek Tassiem SOWETO, South Africa (Reuters) - South African former President Nelson Mandela is in good spirits and making progress, doctors said on Friday, after the 94-year-old anti-apartheid hero was taken to hospital for the third time in four months for a lung infection. The medical report was a relief to South Africans who had been anxiously praying and waiting for an update on the health of the Nobel Peace Prize laureate, hospitalised before midnight on Wednesday. Global leaders sent their best wishes. ... Full Story | Top |
| Sony, Olympus delay medical venture as regulatory approval on hold Thursday, Mar 28, 2013 11:55 PM PDT  TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's Sony Corp and Olympus Corp have again delayed the start of a joint venture to develop medical equipment because they have yet to gain approval from some regulators. "The examination by the relevant authority is taking longer than expected," the two companies said in a statement. They did not set a new date for operations to start. Plans by the Japanese companies to establish a joint venture to design and build medical devices have struggled to win approval in China, according to a source at one of the corporations familiar with the matter. ... Full Story | Top |
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