2015年11月6日 星期五

2015-11-07 U.S. Health


CBS News
   
Transplant tourism can increase risk for organ recipients   
CBS News
When people languish on a wait-list for a kidney transplant, they may start to consider a desperate measure: Traveling to a country where they can buy a donor kidney on the black market. But beyond the legal and ethical pitfalls, experts say, the ...
Kidney Transplant 'Tourism' Comes With Risks: Study   U.S. News & World Report
Traveling abroad for organ transplants increases health risks   UPI.com
Kidney Transplant 'Tourism' Comes With Risks   WebMD
Newswise (press release)   
Renal and Urology News   
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Washington Post
   
This winter depression treatment lasts longer than sitting under a bright light   
Washington Post
The days growing shorter and colder can be more than just a nuisance; the seasonal change can also trigger clinical depression. Those who suffer from seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, may turn to a light box to help make them feel better. But a new ...
Talk Therapy May Beat Light Treatment for SAD: Study   Philly.com
Psychotherapy Bests Light Therapy for SAD Sufferers   Voice of America
Talk therapy may beat light treatment for SAD   WSFA
Youth Health Magzine   
Youth Independent News   
FamilyDoctor.org   
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KCRA Sacramento
   
California reports first infant flu death of the season   
San Jose Mercury News
Two days after announcing that the death of an adult Santa Clara County resident from flu was the first reported flu death of the season, California Department of Public Health officials on Friday said an infant also has succumbed to the highly ...
US flu levels still low, with few global hot spots   CIDRAP
Australia to distribute stronger flu vaccine for 2016 season   UPI.com
Salinas Valley Memorial offers free flu shots Saturday   The Salinas Californian
KGO-TV   
Merced Sun-Star   
Renton Reporter   
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UPI.com
   
FDA approves single-pill HIV treatment   
UPI.com
The all-in-one drug includes a new formulation of the drug tenofovir that was shown to reduce side effects from similar HIV treatments. By Stephen Feller | Nov. 6, 2015 at 3:38 PM. Comments 0 Comments. share with facebook. share with twitter. Genvoya ...
FDA Approves HIV-1 Treatment That's Easier on Kidneys and Bones   P&T Community
Gilead's new four-in-one HIV pill wins U.S. approval   Junior College
FDA Approves New Single-Pill HIV Drug That Prevents Kidney Damage   StarmineNews.com
FiercePharma   
Daily Mail   
Times of India   
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Reuters
   
FDA panel backs Merck & Co drug to reverse muscle relaxant effect   
Reuters
Merck & Co's drug to reverse the effects of muscle relaxants used in surgery is safe and effective enough to warrant approval, an independent panel to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said. The drug, which goes by the chemical name of sugammadex, ...

Ad Comm backs approval of Merck's sugammadex; PDUFA date December 19   Seeking Alpha
Merck Statement on FDA Advisory Committee Meeting for BRIDION® (sugammadex ...   MarketWatch

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MedPage Today
   
Evidence Lacking for Some Fluoroquinolone Use   
MedPage Today
savesaved. author name. by Michael Smith North American Correspondent, MedPage Today. An FDA advisory panel has agreed overwhelmingly that evidence does not support some indications for systemic fluoroquinolone antibiotics. Data on the risks and ...

FDA advisory committee vote could spark changes in Levaquin, Cipro labeling   ABC2 News
FDA Panels Say Fluoroquinolones Need Stronger Warnings   Medscape
FDA Panel Seeks Tougher Antibiotic Labels   Wall Street Journal
Business Insider   
wwlp.com   
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BBC News
   
Sunday GP appointments 'not in demand', research says   
BBC News
Four out of five people are happy with their GP surgery's opening hours, and Sunday appointments are not in demand, suggests research in the British Journal of General Practice. The figures come from a survey of more than 800,000 patients across England.
Lack of demand for Sunday opening, report suggests   The Weather Space
Sunday GP appointments unlikely to meet patient needs University of East Anglia   EurekAlert (press release)

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CNN
   
Alzheimer's can be in tissue years before memory lapses   
CIproud.com
Copyright 2015 Cable News Network/Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. (CNN). While he couldn't possibly have known, Sandy Halperin was likely around 35 years ...

Why Alzheimer's is actually a young person's disease   SheKnows.com
Brain's Immunity System Can Help Fight Off Alzheimer's   The Independent
Alzheimer's is a young(er) person's disease -- so get to work   CNN
HealthCanal.com (press release) (blog)   
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CBS News
   
Swallowed bobby pin removed from boy's kidney   
CBS News
Kids will put anything in their mouths, and usually this doesn't cause serious harm. But for one 4-year-old boy in Saudi Arabia, swallowing a bobby pin led to a perforated intestine, a pierced kidney and surgery to fix it all, according to a new report ...
Boy Lives With Bobby Pin Embedded In Kidney For Three Months   Huffington Post
X-ray's of a boy who swallowed a HAIR PIN reveals metal grip piercing his kidney   Daily Mail
X-Ray Reveals Swallowed Bobby Pin in Boy's Kidney   ABC News
EurekAlert (press release)   
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Pulse Headlines
   
Expensive doctors are less likely to be sued   
Pulse Headlines
A recent study revealed that the more tests and treatments U.S. doctors order for patients, the less likely they are to be sued for malpractice, according to a study published online in the BMJ. The study was conducted in Florida, the place that has ...
High-spending doctors less likely to be sued   Business Insider
Lawsuits, “Defensive Medicine” Driving Up US Healthcare Costs   ValueWalk
Why health reform might increase malpractice lawsuits   Washington Post
Tech Times   
UPI.com   
BMJ   
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons   
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