2015年4月30日 星期四

2015-05-01 U.S. Health


ABC News
   
Dog Infects Humans With Plague for First Time in US   
ABC News
A plague-infected dog spread the dangerous disease to four Colorado residents, according to a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Health officials told ABC News that this the first report of a dog infecting a human with the ...

Rare pneumonic plague outbreak tied to Colorado man's dog   Toronto Star
CDC reports first U.S. transmission of plague from dog to human   UPI.com
Colorado dog was key to US plague outbreak   CBS News
The Denver Post   
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The Australian
   
Vaccine reduces cervical cancer risk for young Australian women   
Xinhua
CANBERRA, May 1 (Xinhua) -- The cervical cancer vaccine has halved the rate of cancer-causing abnormalities in Australian females aged under 20 as the results of a nationwide vaccination program begin to be realized, medical authorities said on Friday.
HPV: Young women less likely to test positive for cervical cancer precursors ...   ABC Online
Vaccine brings down cervical cancer cases   The Australian
Experts Continue to Scale Back Cervical Cancer Screening   Medscape

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NBCNews.com
   
Time to Prove Hospital Disinfectants Work, FDA Says   
NBCNews.com
Hospital workers wash their hands hundreds of times a day. Nurses are constantly using alcohol gels, chemical wipes and iodine washes on themselves and on patients. Now that there's a hand sanitizer dispenser at every hospital room door, it's time to check ...

FDA Calls To Look Into Safety Of Hospital Antiseptics   Science World Report
FDA asks for safety data on use of hand-sanitizer   Maine News
FDA Wants Data On Antiseptic Sanitizers Used In Hospitals   Tech Times
SFGate   
FDA.gov   
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Medscape
   
Glaxo gets FDA approval to sell its inhaler drug   
Hindu Business Line
GlaxoSmithKline plc says it has received US approval to sell its once-a-day respiratory inhaler Breo Ellipta for a new use in asthma patients ages 18 and older. The expanded approval from the Food and Drug Administration will help Glaxo replace sales of its ...

GSK : FDA Approves BREO ELLIPTA To Treat Adults With Asthma In US   RTT News
Combo Asthma Drug OKd by FDA   Newsmax

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Los Angeles Times
   
Diabetes rises with daily soda -- including diet soda -- consumption   
Los Angeles Times
A comprehensive study of European adults has found that compared with people who drink a single sugar-sweetened drink daily, those who drink water, coffee or tea instead are at 14% lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes. The research found that ...

Well | Easing Diabetes Risk, One Beverage at a Time   New York Times (blog)
Swapping orange squash for a cup of tea cuts diabetes risk   Telegraph.co.uk
More Evidence Linking Sugared Drinks To Diabetes   Forbes
Malton and Pickering Mercury   
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The Nation
   
Pakistan on track to interrupt poliovirus transmission: IMB   
The Nation
Islamabad - Appreciating the turn around, the meeting of International Monitoring Board (IMB) on Polio that concluded on Thursday in Abu Dhabi observed that Pakistan's programme had been put on track and with current momentum Pakistan was on track to ...

'Pakistan is progressing against polio'   Daily Times
International monitors praise Pakistan for 'polio turnaround'   The News International
Effort to wipe out polio well positioned   theifp.ca

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NBCNews.com
   
UPDATE 4-Bird flu outbreak could set US record with 'probable' cases in Iowa   
Reuters
(Adds company comment). By P.J. Huffstutter and Tom Polansek. CHICAGO, April 30 (Reuters) - The highly pathogenic H5 avian flu turned up in initial tests at five more farms in Iowa, including a commercial egg operation housing up to 5.5 million birds, ...

Bird flu outbreak could set US record with 'probable' cases in Iowa   ABC Online

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Wall Street Journal (blog)
   
Remembering Jean Nidetch—Before Weight Watchers   
Wall Street Journal (blog)
The obituaries of Jean Nidetch, the founder of the diet chain Weight Watchers International, who died on Wednesday at age 91, talk about her personal and corporate triumphs, as is appropriate. This is a neighborhood account. Jean lived a few doors away ...

The Most Important Female Founder Who You've Probably Forgotten   Inc.com
Jean Nidetch: Entrepreneur who went from self-confessed 'fat housewife' to ...   The Independent
Weight Watchers (WTW) Founder Jean Nidetch Dies at 91   Investorplace.com

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CBS Local
   
Metro Area Receives an 'F' for Ozone Pollution   
CBS Local
ST. LOUIS (KMOX) –A report card with all F's is not what you want to take home to mom and dad. The Metro Area has received an F for ozone pollution in the annual State of the Air report. The cities and counties include; St. Louis City, St. Louis County, ...

California's Drought May Be Ruining Air Quality   Huffington Post
Bellingham is America's least smoggy city: American Lung Association   seattlepi.com (blog)
Visalia air quality among worst in state   Visalia Times-Delta
Daily Inter Lake   
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USA TODAY
   
Are you a mooch? Carvel offering free cones   
USA TODAY
If you live in New York, Carvel has you covered today. As far as folks in Arkansas, Oregon or Washington to name a few states where the shoppes don't exist, you'll have to miss out on this one. Carvel is taking the free cone wars up a notch by offering its ...

Get Your Free Carvel Cone in Norwalk   Patch.com
Get FREE Nutella soft serve at Carvel TODAY!   amNY

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