2014年12月19日 星期五

2014-12-20 U.S. Health


Fox News
   
Contaminated caramel apples linked to four deaths, dozens of illnesses in 10 ...   
Fox News
MINNEAPOLIS – Health officials are warning consumers to avoid prepackaged caramel apples because they are linked to four deaths and more than two dozen illnesses in 10 states. Caramel apples are most popular around Halloween, and the outbreak ...

Health Warning Given Against Caramel Apples   New York Times
Caramel apples linked to 5 deaths, Thurston County teen's illness   The Seattle Times
Caramel Apples Linked to at Least 4 Deaths in 10 States, Including California   KTLA
Food Poisoning Bulletin   
Youth Health Magzine   
WPEC   
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New York Daily News
   
UN chief pledges support to Liberia's Ebola fight   
Xinhua
MONROVIA, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- Visiting United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon pledges continued support to Liberia during its fight against the Ebola outbreak and in it post-Ebola recovery program. "The UN has been with Liberia in challenging ...

Ebola crisis: Liberia holds senate postponed election   BBC News
Canadian Forces medical staff head to Sierra Leone on Ebola mission   Toronto Star
UN chief praises Ebola nurses, pledges support during visit   Reuters UK

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Los Angeles Times
   
Real-world doctors fact-check Dr. Oz, and the results aren't pretty   
Los Angeles Times
What do real-world doctors have to say about the advice dispensed on “The Dr. Oz Show”? Less than one-third of it can be backed up by even modest medical evidence. If that sounds alarming, consider this: Nearly 4 in 10 of the assertions made on the hit ...

Half of Dr. Oz's medical advice is baseless or wrong, study says   Chicago Tribune
Here's What Experts Say About the Advice on Dr. Oz and The Doctors   TIME
More Than Half of Medical Advice on 'Dr. Oz' Lacks Proof or Contradicts Best ...   Newsweek
Science 2.0   
Examiner.com   
Breitbart News   
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BBC News
   
Asthma and allergy devices 'not used properly'   
BBC News
Patients with asthma and severe allergies are often not taught how to use their medical devices properly, charities have warned. Asthma UK said in some cases poor technique led to people being put on stronger inhalers than they actually needed.
Asthma And Allergy Home Treatments Not Being Used Properly By Most Patients   Headlines & Global News
Most People With Inhalers, EpiPens Don't Use Them Right   ABC News
Many People Misuse Devices for Asthma, Allergic Reaction   Philly.com
The Seattle Times   
Health Hub from Cleveland Clinic   
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Los Angeles Times
   
FDA approves new ovarian cancer drug   
Los Angeles Times
Opening a new chapter in the use of genomic science to fight cancer, the Food & Drug Administration on Friday approved olaparib, a medication for advanced ovarian cancer associated with a defective BRCA gene. The new drug, to be marketed under the ...

AstraZeneca Gets FDA Approval for Ovarian Cancer Drug   Wall Street Journal
Lynparza Approved for Advanced Ovarian Cancer   Philly.com
FDA Approves AstraZeneca's Lynparza To Treat Advanced Ovarian Cancer   RTT News
Reuters   
WebMD   
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Headlines & Global News
   
Hepatitis C Treatment Wins Approval, but Price Relief May Be Limited   
New York Times
A new treatment for hepatitis C developed by AbbVie won approval from the Food and Drug Administration on Friday, setting the stage for a marketing battle with Gilead Sciences, whose two new drugs for the disease have drawn an outcry about the high cost ...

FDA approves AbbVie combo hepatitis C treatment   MiamiHerald.com
AbbVie Prices Hepatitis C Drug 12% Below Gilead Rival   Businessweek
US FDA approves AbbVie hepatitis C drug, costs $109673 for 12 weeks   AsiaOne

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Chicago Daily Herald
   
Child being observed for Ebola symptoms after arriving at O'Hare   
Chicago Daily Herald
Nurse Keene Roadman demonstrates how to remove protective equipment during a training session for doctors and nurses who might handle Ebola cases at Rush University Medical Center. Associated Press File Photo. Marni Pyke. Marni Pyke ...

Child hospitalized with Ebola-like symptoms remains 'stable'   Chicago Sun-Times
Child In Chicago Being Monitored for Ebola After Flying Into O'Hare   WIFR
Child checked for Ebola virus after screening at O'Hare airport in Chicago   OCRegister
Reuters Africa   
USA TODAY   
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National Monitor
   
New research says cavemen did not follow a paleolithic diet   
National Monitor
New research suggests that the modern take on the paleolithic is not accurate and worth the hype. Each time a new fad diet shows up on the scene there are bandwagon supporters, and there are skeptics. In the case of the paleolithic diet, supporters of the ...

Paleo Diet? No. Just Prehistoric Scavengers Trying To Survive   Capital OTC
There Was No Single Paleo Diet   Laboratory Equipment
Researchers poke holes in modern 'Paleo' diet   FoodNavigator.com

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Chicago Tribune
   
Infection rate penalties hit Chicago-area hospitals   
Chicago Tribune
Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago is poised to lose $1.5 million in Medicare reimbursements in 2015. The hospital's chief medical officer says the government's scoring system doesn't reward efforts to cut catheterization rates. Northwestern Memorial ...

12 Minnesota hospitals face penalties for infection rates, bedsores   Minneapolis Star Tribune
Two QC hospitals among 724 facing Medicare penalties   Quad-Cities Online
HEALTH CARE:Hospitals fined for infection rates   Press-Enterprise
AL.com   
KRTV Great Falls News   
Danbury News Times   
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WKBN.com
   
Flu outbreak spreading rapidly in US   
CBS News
Last Updated Dec 19, 2014 7:17 PM EST. Flu season is picking up steam just in time to ruin a lot of people's holidays. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports widespread flu activity in 29 states, primarily in the South and Midwest.
Despite flu confusion, experts say vaccine still helps   Post-Bulletin
Why This Year's Flu Season May Be a Bad One   NBCNews.com
US flu activity rises ahead of holiday season   CIDRAP
Akron Beacon Journal   
The Missoulian   
Examiner.com   
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