2015年3月4日 星期三

2015-03-05 U.S. Health


Los Angeles Times
   
Superbug outbreak extends to Cedars-Sinai hospital, linked to scope   
Los Angeles Times
In the latest superbug outbreak, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center discovered that four patients were infected with deadly bacteria from a contaminated medical scope, and 67 other people may have been exposed. The Los Angeles hospital said Wednesday that it ...

Tainted Medical Devices At Cedars-Sinai Linked To 2nd Superbug Outbreak   CBS Local
Second Los Angeles hospital identifies 'superbug' infections   Reuters
California: More Drug-Resistant Cases Are Linked to Medical Device   New York Times
TIME   
Daily Mail   
all 136 news articles »   


Los Angeles Times
   
Cleaner air is linked to stronger lungs in Southern California children   
Los Angeles Times
Cleaner air has for the first time been linked to bigger and stronger lungs among school-age children, according to findings released Wednesday from a two-decade study in Southern California. The research by USC scientists, published in the New England ...

Cleaner air means healthier kids, pollution study finds   USA TODAY
Healthier lungs in California kids after pollution controls   Reuters
As Air Pollution Declines, Kids Breathe Better   MedPage Today
Wall Street Journal   
Washington Post   
all 97 news articles »   


SMN Weekly
   
Spider Venom May Hold Keys to Unlock Effective Painkillers   
SMN Weekly
Scientists have been analyzing countless chemicals present in spider venom. They say that they have succeeded to identify seven compounds that could block a key step in the body's ability to pass pain signals to the brain. Advertisement. In a new research ...

Spider venom may hold chemical keys to new painkillers   Fox News
Spider Venom Could Be Key For Chronic Pain Relief   Pioneer News
New Study Suggests That Spider Venom Could Be Used for Treating Chronic Pain   Wall Street Hedge
Discovery News   
DAWN.com   
all 77 news articles »   


Science World Report
   
Fit Body at 40 May Keep Brain Bright at 60   
WebMD
WEDNESDAY, March 4, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- People who are fit in their 40s seem to retain more brain volume two decades later and also perform better on decision-making tests, new research suggests. The analysis of more than 1,200 participants who ...

Keep Your Body Fit: Your Brain Will Thank You Later   Science World Report
Better midlife fitness may slow brain aging   Medical Xpress

all 11 news articles »   


Los Angeles Times
   
Science goes to great lengths to measure average penis size   
Los Angeles Times
Researchers have finally answered one of the most compelling questions in the field of medicine: What is a normal size for a penis? The answer, according to anatomically precise measurements of up to 15,521 men from around the world, is 3.6 inches (9.16 ...

Penis-Size Study 'Am I Normal?' Reveals Average Manhood Length   NBCNews.com
Most penises are normal, more research says   Reuters
Just How Big Is a Normal Penis?   U.S. News & World Report
The Guardian   
Gawker   
all 291 news articles »   


KQED
   
How much sugar is in that? A look at soup, salad dressing and other foods with ...   
Minneapolis Star Tribune
NEW YORK — Health officials say people should eat less sugar. But that's easier said than done. Anyone who has tried cutting down on sugar knows to avoid cookies, sodas and candy. But sugar can be hidden in lots of other common packaged foods.
Slashing back on sugar: How much sugar you're likely consuming   CTV News
UN: World eating too much sugar   SaukValley.com
U.N. agency calls for slashing daily sugar intake to equivalent of one soda   Dallas Morning News
Voice of America   
Mashable   
all 345 news articles »   


Fox News
   
Heroin Overdose Deaths Mostly Occur In Men Who Are Young, White ...   
Bustle
Considering both the popular profile of hard drug users and the two recent overdose deaths of beloved actors Cory Monteith and Philip Seymour Hoffman, it might not surprise you to know that the demographic with the highest number of deaths from heroin ...

Heroin Addiction Increasingly Becoming A Young, White, Midwest Issue   CBS Local
Young White Males Now Account for Most Heroin Overdose Deaths in the US   Yibada (English Edition)
Heroin overdose related deaths on the rise in the US   KGNS.tv
Maine News Online   
WSHM-TV   
MyHighPlains   
all 96 news articles »   


NBCNews.com
   
Lung Cancer Treatment Using Immune System Wins FDA Approval   
New York Times
The first immune-based treatment for lung cancer won approval from the Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday, and it could displace more conventional chemotherapy for certain patients, at least. The drug, Opdivo, from Bristol-Myers Squibb, is one of ...

Bristol-Myers Hits 14-Year High as Cancer Drug's Use Expands   Bloomberg
Opdivo Approval Expanded to Include Lung Cancer   Philly.com
FDA: Opdivo Approval Expanded to Include Lung Cancer   Doctors Lounge
Reuters   
MarketWatch   
all 120 news articles »   


Chicago Tribune
   
FDA warning: Testosterone drugs like Abbvie's overused   
Chicago Tribune
The Food and Drug Administration is warning doctors against the overuse of testosterone-boosting drugs, such as AndroGel, saying the popular treatments have never been established as safe or effective for treating common signs of aging like low libido and ...

Early Studies See No Heart Risk From Testosterone Therapy   U.S. News & World Report
New studies fail to find cardiovascular risk with testosterone therapy   Medical Xpress
“Low-T” Debate Renewed   HCPLive
The Monitor Daily   
Legal Examiner   
Crain's Chicago Business   
all 49 news articles »   


The Cancer Letter Publications
   
Harold Varmus Stepping Down as Director of the National Cancer Institute   
Wall Street Journal
Harold E. Varmus, a Nobel Prize winner who has led the National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health for nearly five years, said he will step down from his post effective at the end of this month. Dr. Varmus, 75 years old, plans to return to New ...

National Cancer Institute Director Dr Harold Varmus Stepping Down   Medscape
NCI Director Harold Varmus Steps Down   The Cancer Letter Publications
Head of US National Cancer Institute to step down   WTAQ
Science Now   
all 19 news articles »   

沒有留言:

張貼留言