2015年2月20日 星期五

2015-02-21 U.S. Health


WFMY News 2
   
Medicare Toughens Standards on Nursing Homes   
New York Times
The star ratings of nearly a third of the nation's nursing homes were lowered on Friday, as federal officials readjusted quality standards in the face of criticism that the ratings were inaccurate and artificially inflated. Federal officials said they hoped the changes ...

Lawmaker Pushes for Cameras in Nursing Homes to Prevent Abuse, Neglect   CBS Local
Government has new rating system for nursing homes   KCTV Kansas City
Why nursing home ratings are dropping on Delmarva   Delmarva Daily Times
KESQ   
Tulsa World   
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle   
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Fox News
   
New Killer Virus Found in Kansas   
NBCNews.com
Scientists are reporting on a new virus, never seen before anywhere, that apparently killed a Kansas man last year. They're calling it Bourbon virus, after the county in Kansas where the previously healthy man lived. He'd been bitten by ticks before he got sick ...

New Virus Suspected in Death of Kansas Man   New York Times
CDC Says New Tick-Borne Virus May Have Killed Kansas Man   Philly.com
New details on mystery virus that killed Kansas man   CBS News
Daily Mail   
CNN   
Youth Health Magzine   
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Los Angeles Times
   
Hospitals grapple with safety of scopes after UCLA outbreak   
Los Angeles Times
Hospitals nationally are scrambling to figure out how to keep using a controversial medical device that benefits patients while avoiding another deadly bacterial outbreak like the one at UCLA Medical Center. Two patients have died and five more were ...

US FDA knew devices spread fatal 'superbug' but does not order fix   Reuters
UCLA 'Superbug' Patient to Sue Maker of Suspect Endocopes: Lawyer   NBCNews.com
Finger-pointing, lawsuits likely to follow 'superbug' scare   Deseret News
Bloomberg   
CBS Local   
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Dallas Morning News
   
Cholesterol no longer a concern: US experts   
Times of India
MIAMI: More butter, anyone? A warning against eating foods high in cholesterol is no longer included in the US government's draft dietary guidelines for Americans, representing a major shift in policy, officials said Thursday. Until now, the Dietary Guidelines ...

Dietary guidelines panel suggests tax on sugary foods   Washington Post
Cholesterol To Be Cut From Nation's Diet Blacklist?   MedPage Today
Health Experts Reveal Importance of a Low-Fat Diet, and Urge Americans to ...   Science Times

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Exclusive: US health officials push for stricter 'superbug' defense   
Firstpost
NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S. government is close to finalizing instructions to prevent medical devices responsible for transmitting "superbugs" from spreading the potentially fatal pathogens between patients, the scientist leading the effort said. The new ...


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CBS News
   
Spread of drug-resistant malaria an "enormous threat"   
CBS News
Scientists are raising the alarm about a drug-resistant strain of malaria that's becoming a growing threat in southeast Asia and could spread to other countries where the parasitic infection is common. Each year, there are more than 200 million cases of malaria ...

Drug-resistant malaria found close to Myanmar border with India   Fox News
Drug-Resistant Malaria Parasite Spreading   Discovery News
Drug-resistant malaria near India seen posing global threat   Livemint
Bangkok Post   
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Headlines & Global News
   
Injectable 'Self-Healing' Hydrogel Could Target Cancer Cells, Treat Macular ...   
Headlines & Global News
Scanning electron microscopy images, taken at different magnifications of the new hydrogel, which is made from polymers. (Photo : MIT). Gels are a promising method of drug delivery because they are moldable and can release their payload over a specified ...


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Medical News Today
   
Statins may not protect against Parkinson's after all, study finds   
Medical News Today
Previously, some studies have found that the cholesterol-lowering medications statins may offer protective benefits against Parkinson's disease. However, a new study led by researchers at Penn State College of Medicine and the National Institute of ...

Statins Probably Don't Reduce Parkinson's Disease Risk, Study Finds   Headlines & Global News
New research questions the effectiveness of statins   Live 5 News
Safety, Life-Saving Efficacy of Statins Exaggerated: USF Scientist   Drug Discovery & Development
News-Medical.net   
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News Every day
   
WHO Approves The First 15-Minute Ebola Test   
News Every day
(Photo : Lynn Johnson/National Geographic/Getty Images) A virologist tests fruit bats, reservoirs for Ebola. Franceville, Gabon. The World Health Organization has made a record breakthrough declaration. The first quick test for ebola has been approved.
First Quick Test For Ebola Approved   KWTX
WHO approves first quick Ebola test   FoxReno.com
WHO Approves First Rapid Test Kit for Ebola   Voice of America
CBC.ca   
News 10NBC   
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NBC Bay Area
   
Controversial hospital sale approved — with conditions   
SFGate
California Attorney General Kamala Harris on Friday approved the controversial sale of six struggling nonprofit hospitals — three of them in the Bay Area — to for-profit Prime Healthcare Services, provided the buyer keeps the hospitals open for at least 10 ...

Attorney General Approves Sale Of 6 Catholic Hospitals   CBS Local
AG Harris approves sale of Catholic hospitals to Prime - with conditions   Los Angeles Times
California Attorney General Kamala Harris approves sale of six hospitals   San Jose Mercury News
Sacramento Bee   
Reuters   
89.3 KPCC   
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