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Too Many Kids Breathe Others' Smoke in Cars: CDC - ABC News
Monday, February 6, 2012 10:40:31 AM CST
 USA TODAY | Too Many Kids Breathe Others' Smoke in Cars: CDC ABC News Texting while driving, speeding and back-seat hanky-panky aren't all that parents need to worry about when their kids are in cars: Add secondhand smoke to the list. In the first national estimate of its kind, a report from government researchers says ... Less Smoke Exposure in Teens' Cars Teen Secondhand Smoke Exposure Down, But Not Enough Passive smoking too common among kids in cars, CDC says |
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Some former Komen supporters can't forgive or forget organization's funding ... - New York Daily News
Monday, February 6, 2012 11:57:11 AM CST
 New York Daily News | Some former Komen supporters can't forgive or forget organization's funding ... New York Daily News By AP / NEW YORK DAILY NEWS An estimated 45000 people participated in the recent Susan B. Komen Race for the Cure in Little Rock, Ark. Many longtime Komen supporters were feeling conflicted after the Komen organization announced a plan to cut funding ... Fundraising at heart of Komen Foundation fiasco Karen Handel, Ari Fleischer Involved in Komen's PPFA Decision Internet Fury Spurs Komen Reversal |
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Sloan-Kettering, Celgene Sued Over Cancer Research Deal - Bloomberg
Monday, February 6, 2012 11:55:05 AM CST
Sloan-Kettering, Celgene Sued Over Cancer Research Deal Bloomberg The head of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center was accused along with biotechnology company Celgene Corp. (CELG) of using research he helped develop at another cancer institute to start his own company. The Leonard and Madlyn Abramson Family Cancer ... Sloan-Kettering Chief Is Accused of Taking Research Will $1B cancer IP theft suit trigger tighter vigilance on researchers' work? Sloan-Kettering Chief Accused in Suit of Taking Cancer Research |
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Fast Food: Raw milk linked to outbreak of infections - Fall River Herald News
Monday, February 6, 2012 11:55:21 AM CST
 New York Daily News | Fast Food: Raw milk linked to outbreak of infections Fall River Herald News By Anonymous AP An outbreak of bacterial infections on the East Coast illustrates the popularity of raw, unpasteurized milk despite strong warnings from public health officials about the potential danger. An outbreak of campylobacter illness is a ... Raw Milk Sold in Pennsylvania From Family Cow Farm Causes 35 to Become Ill Raw milk from Pa. farm causes 35 to fall ill Latest illnesses point to raw milk's popularity |
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Study: Child Abuse Affects More US Kids than SIDS - TIME
Monday, February 6, 2012 9:18:25 AM CST
 TIME | Study: Child Abuse Affects More US Kids than SIDS TIME Parents are usually the perpetrators of abuse, largely because they are unprepared to deal with kids' crying. How a little education could help reverse the trend. By Bonnie Rochman | @brochman | February 6, 2012 | + When it comes to child abuse, ... Study: Child abuse bigger threat than SIDS Child abuse causes thousands of hospitalizations Child abuse experts calls for US campaign |
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Green tea could be secret to healthy old age, study suggests - msnbc.com
Monday, February 6, 2012 11:23:27 AM CST
 Daily Mail | Green tea could be secret to healthy old age, study suggests msnbc.com Elderly adults who regularly drink green tea may stay more agile and independent than their peers over time, according to a Japanese study that covered thousands of people. Matt, Al, Ann and Natalie starred with more than 100 other NBC personalities in ... Green tea drinkers show less disability with age: study Green tea helps elderly stay more agile, Japanese study claims Green tea linked to less disability in elderly |
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Spanking No Help in Child-Rearing - MedPage Today
Monday, February 6, 2012 11:01:03 AM CST
 CBC.ca | Spanking No Help in Child-Rearing MedPage Today By Michael Smith, North American Correspondent, MedPage Today Reviewed by Robert Jasmer, MD; Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco. Explain that physical punishment of children, such as spanking, ... Physical discipline linked to future aggression 'Right to spank' law called public health threat Spanking Linked to More Aggression in Kids |
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Transplant jaw made by 3D printer - BBC News
Monday, February 6, 2012 8:09:11 AM CST
 BBC News | Transplant jaw made by 3D printer BBC News A 3D printer-created lower jaw has been fitted to an 83-year-old woman's face in what doctors say is the first operation of its kind. The transplant was carried out in June in the Netherlands, but is only now being publicised. Woman Receives World's First Complete 3D Printed Lower Jaw Implant World's first 3D printer-created jaw fitted to 83-year-old Doctors use 3D printing to rebuild a woman's jaw |
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Medical Mystery Leads To Contentious Meeting - WCTI12.com
Saturday, February 4, 2012 8:51:18 PM CST
 WISC Madison | Medical Mystery Leads To Contentious Meeting WCTI12.com By From Jim SpellmanCNN LE ROY, New York (CNN) -- A community meeting Saturday at a school where over a dozen children have developed tic-like symptoms quickly became contentious, further dividing an already-polarized community. Contentious meeting reflects NY community divided by medical mystery Focus on teens' mystery ailments puts New York town in uncomfortable spotlight New York Mystery Illness Destroying Girls' Lives |
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3 cruise ships disinfected after norovirus outbreaks over the weekend - Washington Post
Monday, February 6, 2012 11:29:05 AM CST
 CTV.ca | 3 cruise ships disinfected after norovirus outbreaks over the weekend Washington Post FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A third US-based cruise ship with an outbreak of stomach illness has sailed again after being decontaminated in South Florida. The vessel Ruby Princess sailed Sunday from Fort Lauderdale's Port Everglades. Carnival cruise ship passengers struck with virus 3rd US cruise ship sails after virus outbreak |