2015年2月19日 星期四

2015-02-20 U.S. Health


Christian Science Monitor
   
Deadly CRE Germs Linked to Hard-to-Clean Medical Scopes   
New York Times
WASHINGTON — Federal officials warned health care providers across the country on Thursday that difficult-to-clean medical scopes inserted down the throat might be infecting patients with deadly drug-resistant bacteria. The alert from the Food and Drug ...

FDA knew of design flaw in scope linked to UCLA superbug   Los Angeles Times
FDA knew devices spread fatal 'superbug' but does not order fix   Reuters
Superbug' outbreak raises questions about medical tool   The Seattle Times
Reuters UK   
KCRA Sacramento   
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New York Times
   
Federal panel: Eat less meat for the planet's sake   
San Francisco Chronicle
When the federal government doles out diet advice to Americans this year, it may take an extra step — looking out not only for the health of people's bodies but the vigor of the planet. An advisory panel charged with helping update the closely-watched ...

Sugar tax the new diet plan? Report outlines new guidelines   NorthJersey.com
Cholesterol is back on the menu in new Dietary Guidelines for Americans   Los Angeles Times
Attack on meat has industry seeing red   Politico
Huffington Post   
New York Times (blog)   
Mashable   
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BBC News
   
Resistant-malaria 'enormous threat'   
BBC News
Drug-resistant malaria has been detected at the Myanmar-India border and now poses an "enormous threat" to global health, scientists have said. The ability of the malaria parasite to shrug off the effects of artemisinin has been spreading since it emerged in ...

Malaria in Widening Area Resists Drug, Study Finds   New York Times
Drug-Resistant Malaria Near India Seen Posing Global Threat   Bloomberg
Resistant Strain of Malaria Spreads Across Myanmar, Nears India   Voice of America
Reuters   
Science Codex   
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Sleep Loss Leads to Diabetes, Reiterates New study   
Microfinance Monitor
Sleep loss can elevate levels of free fatty acids in the blood among those with pre-diabetic conditions, says new study, confirming a 15-year-old study on the same lines. The study, however, could link for the first time sleep loss to diabetes with more evidence ...


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Medical News Today
   
Global obesity response is 'unacceptably slow,' according to experts   
Medical News Today
A new six-part series published in The Lancet claims that progress is "unacceptably slow" in tackling the ongoing obesity epidemic and demands new ways of thinking. soda cans. Taste preferences and brand loyalty are established during infancy, so the ...

Global Progress Against Obesity "Unacceptably Slow"   Huffington Post
Global progress against obesity 'unacceptably slow'   Fox News
Obesity team suggests taxing junk foods more than healthy eats   CBC.ca
Daily Mail   
Minneapolis Star Tribune   
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Los Angeles Times
   
How the sun can damage your skin even in the dark   
Los Angeles Times
The damage the sun inflicts on your skin may be even more insidious than was previously thought, according to new research. A study published Thursday in Science finds that the effects of sun exposure can continue to wreak havoc on your DNA -- even in ...

Sunlight continues to damage skin hours after exposure   BBC News
Sun Can Still Damage Skin Even After You Go To Bed   Headlines & Global News
Sun damage continues hours after exposure   ABC Online
Brisbane Times   
Washington Post   
Philly.com   
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New York Times
   
Decoy protein stops all tested HIV strains   
U-T San Diego
Ever since HIV emerged as a deadly public health threat in the early 1980s, scientists have sought a vaccine that could repel the virus and prevent AIDS. Three decades of intensive research have come up short, although drugs to treat HIV infection have ...

Experimental drug shown to block all HIV strains: study   Xinhua
HIV vaccine proven effective in monkeys   The Week Magazine
New Drug Shields Monkeys from AIDS: Study   NDTV
Boston Globe (subscription)   
Bangkok Post   
Sky News   
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CBC.ca
   
Measles vaccinations should be up to date for spring break, warns health officer   
CBC.ca
With spring break approaching, public health officials are urging parents to make sure their family members' vaccines are up to date — especially if they are planning to travel. Dr. Judy MacDonald, Calgary's medical officer of health, says the number of calls to ...

What the Anti-Vax Movement Doesn't Tell You About Measles   The Nation.
CSU feeling effects of recent measles outbreak in CA   The Signal
California confirms 119 cases of measles in state   Fox News
Reuters   
North Shore Now   
Newton Daily News   
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SiliconBeat
   
In Big Shift, FDA Plans To Let 23andMe Market Genetic Tests To Consumers   
Forbes
More than a year after the Food and Drug Administration barred 23andMe from selling a broad-based genetic testing service, it looks like the FDA plans to shift gears and allow such tests to be sold direct to consumers. The announcement came in a release ...

UPDATE 1-US FDA approves 23andMe's genetic screening test for rare disorder   Reuters
23andMe Gains U.S. FDA Approval for First Genetic Test Kits   Bloomberg
FDA eases access to DNA screening for inherited diseases   Kansas City Star
VentureBeat   
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Daily Times
   
WHO asks developing countries to fund fight against tropical diseases   
Science Recorder
In response to a growing need to stop neglected tropical diseases, the World Health Organization has urged developing countries to increase their medical funding. The World Health Organization (WHO) has called on developing countries to help join the ...

WHO urges developing countries to fund tropical diseases fight   Channel News Asia
WHO urges billions to fight neglected tropical diseases   Peninsula On-line

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