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Health News Headlines January 17 2013

Video: Life-threatening virus spreading among U.S. infants

Posted: Wed, 16 Jan 2013 19:32:05 EST

The dangerous infection RSV is spreading among infants in the U.S. Dr. Jon LaPook reports how the virus can become life-threatening.

Amid flu outbreak, another dangerous virus spreads among infants

Posted: Wed, 16 Jan 2013 19:19:36 EST

Respiratory syncytial virus attacks the lungs and causes up to 125,000 hospitalizations and more than 200 infant deaths each year

Eating out? Beware of these Xtreme restaurant foods, watchdog warns

Posted: Wed, 16 Jan 2013 17:37:05 EST

Center for Science in the Public Interest calls for “long overdue” law to put calorie counts on restaurant chain menus

Video: Report: Energy drink-related ER visits doubled in 4 years

Posted: Wed, 16 Jan 2013 16:42:11 EST

A report from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration says energy drink-related emergency room visits doubled in the last four years from about 10,000 to more than 20,000. Bigad Shaban reports.

Women who suffer from migraines with aura at greater risk for heart, blood clot problems

Posted: Wed, 16 Jan 2013 15:43:01 EST

Migraines with aura may be big risk factor for heart attack, stroke and may cause more blood clots when combined with new contraceptives

Fatty foods: Xtreme Eating Awards 2013

Posted: Wed, 16 Jan 2013 15:31:59 EST

See the restaurants that the Center for Science in the Public Interest thinks promote obesity with certain foods on their menus

25 new gene variants linked to autism

Posted: Wed, 16 Jan 2013 12:40:28 EST

Certain additional copy variations — missing or duplicated DNA segments — double the chance a person has an autism spectrum disorder

Review: Vaccine schedule safe for kids

Posted: Wed, 16 Jan 2013 11:48:31 EST

No link between vaccines and autoimmune diseases, child developmental disorders, learning disorders or attention deficit disorder

Video: How sleeping positions affect your health

Posted: Wed, 16 Jan 2013 10:02:10 EST

Dr. Ana Krieger, medical director of the Weill Cornell Center for Sleep Medicine at New York-Presbyterian Hospital, talks to Charlie Rose and Norah O’Donnell about how your body position in bed can affect your health.

Health News Headlines Nov. 6 2012

Third person sickened by SARS-like mystery virus in Middle East

Posted: Mon, 05 Nov 2012 12:09:43 EST

Saudi Health Ministry said patient has since recovered from pneumonia symptoms

Chelation brings slight benefit in heart disease study, but experts unconvinced

Posted: Mon, 05 Nov 2012 11:23:32 EST

Chelation, which some experts call “quack” therapy, aims to remove metals and minerals from the bloodstream

Hypothermia a serious risk in Sandy’s wake

Posted: Mon, 05 Nov 2012 10:35:37 EST

Hypothermia more likely to strike elderly, infants, those with medical conditions as temperatures drop around Northeast

Video: Physical challenges of campaigning

Posted: Mon, 05 Nov 2012 12:17:19 EST

What are the physical challenges facing President Obama and Mitt Ronney in the final days of the campaign? Bill Plante reports.

Wegmans recalls packaged salad amid E. coli cases

Posted: Sat, 03 Nov 2012 03:15:20 EDT

Rochester-based grocery chain says the recall covers 5-ounce and 11-ounce packages sold from Oct. 14 to Thursday

Meningitis outbreak nears 400 infected as lawmakers push for tougher regulation

Posted: Fri, 02 Nov 2012 16:32:52 EDT

Outbreak tied to contaminated steroids from New England Compounding Center; FDA tests reveal contamination in other products

Movember spotlights men’s health through mustaches

Posted: Fri, 02 Nov 2012 15:11:06 EDT

Campaign raises awareness for prostate and testicular cancers, men’s health issues

What caused generators to fail at NYC hospitals?

Posted: Fri, 02 Nov 2012 12:13:56 EDT

Nearly 1,000 patients had to be evacuated when two of the busiest hospitals in New York City lost power

Scientists: Genes, not sun, behind redheads’ increased melanoma risk

Posted: Fri, 02 Nov 2012 11:28:45 EDT

New findings may pave the way for better sunscreens and other ways to protect redheads against skin cancer

Health News Headlines September 13 2012

Gerbils regain hearing thanks to stem cell therapy

Posted: Wed, 12 Sep 2012 18:04:10 EDT

Scientists use human embryonic stem cells to grow inner ear neuron cells, which then were implanted into the deaf gerbils

Whooping cough vaccine found to wane in effectiveness after age 6

Posted: Wed, 12 Sep 2012 17:25:42 EDT

Researchers say vaccine’s weakening effect may have contributed to recent whooping cough outbreak in U.S.

Mild-to-moderate asthma sufferers may not benefit from daily dose of steroids

Posted: Wed, 12 Sep 2012 16:02:17 EDT

Study showed mild to moderate asthma suffers who used medication daily versus only during attacks had no difference in improvements

Texas mother of three to get first double arm transplant in the U.S.

Posted: Wed, 12 Sep 2012 14:56:15 EDT

Katy Hayes, 43, had all four limbs amputated after life-threatening Streptococcal A infection

Omega-3 fatty acid supplements may not boost heart health like doctors once thought

Posted: Wed, 12 Sep 2012 13:39:05 EDT

Supplements like fish oil are taken by many to stave off heart problems, but new study found no reductions in risks among pill takers

L’Oreal receives warning letter from FDA over claims on anti-aging products

Posted: Wed, 12 Sep 2012 12:12:41 EDT

Many Lancome products say they can change cell activity or genes, technically classifying them as a pharmaceutical, the FDA claims

EWG’s “Hall of Shame” of toxic household cleaners

Posted: Wed, 12 Sep 2012 09:50:13 EDT

The Environmental Working Group ranked most toxic or most dangerous household cleaners in a list called the “Hall of Shame”

Video: Yosemite warning visitors of deadly virus outbreak

Posted: Tue, 11 Sep 2012 19:50:37 EDT

Following an outbreak of hantavirus, 22,000 people who visited Yosemite National Park since June have now been warned they should get tested. There have been eight confirmed cases and three people have died. Bill Whitaker spoke with one of the survivors, who said the warning came too late.

Commonly used NSAID painkillers may be deadly for first-time heart attack sufferers

Posted: Tue, 11 Sep 2012 16:06:54 EDT

People prescribed a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory painkiller after first heart attack were 59 percent more likely to die from any cause within one year than those who weren’t

Health News Headlines July 19 2012

Older adults who binge drink face risk for dementia

Posted: Wed, 18 Jul 2012 17:14:40 EDT

One study found adults over 50 who binge drink twice a month were 149 percent more likely to experience memory declines

Commonly prescribed interferon beta does not delay multiple sclerosis progression in study

Posted: Wed, 18 Jul 2012 16:59:01 EDT

Widely prescribed MS drug that treats most common relapse-remitting form of disease no more effective than not taking medication

Dad’s occupation could have role in child’s birth defects

Posted: Wed, 18 Jul 2012 15:36:04 EDT

Some jobs tied to higher risk, but risk so low that researchers don’t suggest changing occupations but taking more precautions

UN report highlights better access to AIDS medication in developing countries

Posted: Wed, 18 Jul 2012 14:09:39 EDT

Ahead of international conference in Washington DC, U.N. report finds more people in developing countries getting AIDS medications

Inactivity tied to 5.3 million deaths worldwide, similar to smoking

Posted: Wed, 18 Jul 2012 12:01:15 EDT

Researchers found 5.3 million deaths may be prevented by spending 30 minutes a day engaging in moderate physical activity

Ore. man survives “black death” plague (GRAPHIC IMAGES)

Posted: Wed, 18 Jul 2012 11:34:01 EDT

Paul Gaylord contracted the bubonic plague when he tried to get a rodent out of the mouth of his cat, getting bit in the process

Outbreak of deadly virus closes more than 9,000 schools in Cambodia

Posted: Wed, 18 Jul 2012 10:26:39 EDT

Once considered a mystery illness, EV-71 virus killed hundreds of children around Asia

Malaria-proof mosquitoes being hatched

Posted: Wed, 18 Jul 2012 10:23:42 EDT

California scientists manipulate DNA of the annoying, deadly bugs in hopes of wiping out the disease

Obesity pill Qsymia gains FDA approval

Posted: Wed, 18 Jul 2012 10:07:32 EDT

Vivus Inc’s drug, formerly known as Qnexa, approved for overweight and obese people who suffer from weight-related diseases such as diabetes

Chicken Vaccines Combine to Produce Deadly Virus

By ScienceNow | July 13, 2012 | 10:30 am | Wired Magazine

By Kai Kupferschmidt, ScienceNOW

Vaccines aren’t supposed to cause disease. But that appears to be what’s happening on Australian farms. Scientists have found that two virus strains used to vaccinate chickens there may have recombined to form a virus that is sickening and killing the animals. “This shows that recombination of such strains can happen and people need to think about it,” says Glenn Browning, a veterinary microbiologist at the University of Melbourne, Parkville, in Australia and one of the co-authors on the paper.

Chickens worldwide are susceptible to a group of herpesviruses called ILTV, which target their upper respiratory tract. The resulting disease, known as infectious laryngotracheitis (ILTV), reduces egg production and can kill up to one-fifth of those infected. “The birds effectively choke to death on blood and mucus,” says Browning. The disease is not known to infect any other animals other than chicken and chicken-like birds.

To combat ILTV, farmers vaccinate their chickens with attenuated herpesviruses that can still infect and replicate but do not lead to disease. Australia has used two vaccines, which are produced by Pfizer and called SA2 and A20. In 2006, however, the country purchased a new vaccine from European company Intervet called Serva. Two years later, new strains of ILTV, called class 8 and 9, appeared. They are just as deadly as other strains. “But they seem to be dominating over the strains that were reported prior to 2007,” says Browning.

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