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Jul 26, 2011

HEALTH News, Jul 26, 2011

FDA investigates papaya in new salmonella outbreak
Mon,25 Jul 2011 06:16 PM PDT
Reuters -
photoWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Health regulators on Monday advised people not to eat papaya from Texas distributor Agromod Produce as they investigate a possible link to a salmonella outbreak in 23 U.S. states.
 
What's the best exercise for heart health?
Mon,25 Jul 2011 02:40 PM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A combination of weight training and aerobic exercise might be the best prescription for overweight people at risk for diabetes and heart disease, a new study suggests. Full Story

Antibiotics beat cranberries to prevent UTIs: study
Mon,25 Jul 2011 02:00 PM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Antibiotics were better than cranberry capsules at preventing urinary tract infections in a new study of women in the Netherlands who suffered from recurring infections. Full Story

Breast cancer more lethal in blacks, reason unknown
Mon,25 Jul 2011 01:59 PM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - It is still a mystery why black women are more likely to die from breast cancer than whites, according to a new study that shows the racial disparity can't be chalked up to obesity differences. Full Story

Professor calls Prince Charles, others "snake-oil salesmen"
Mon,25 Jul 2011 12:41 PM PDT
Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - A leading professor of complementary medicine accused Britain's heir-to-the-throne Prince Charles and other backers of alternative therapies on Monday of being "snake-oil salesmen" who promote products with no scientific basis. Full Story

Inquest opens into Amy Winehouse's death
Mon,25 Jul 2011 12:39 PM PDT
Reuters -
photoLONDON (Reuters) - An inquest into the death of Amy Winehouse was opened and adjourned on Monday ahead of a post mortem examination which will try to determine the cause of the British singer's death that police have so far described as "unexplained."

FDA investigates papaya in new salmonella outbreak
Mon,25 Jul 2011 10:31 AM PDT
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. health regulators on Monday advised people not to eat papaya from Texas distributor Agromod Produce as they investigate a possible link to a salmonella outbreak in 23 U.S. states. Full Story

Children abandoned on east Africa's "roads of death"
Mon,25 Jul 2011 10:01 AM PDT
Reuters -
photoROME (Reuters) - Desperate Somali mothers are abandoning their dying children by the roadside as they travel to overwhelmed emergency food centers in drought-hit eastern Africa, U.N. aid officials said Monday.

If the athletic shoe fits
Mon,25 Jul 2011 08:37 AM PDT
Reuters -
photoNEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Call them sneakers, trainers, athletic shoes or runners, sizing up the embarrassment of rubber-soled riches on offer these days can be a daunting task.

Crossing streets, kids with ADHD may misjudge risk
Mon,25 Jul 2011 08:35 AM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children with ADHD are more likely than their peers to cross the street when cars are dangerously close, according to a study published Monday. Full Story

FDA investigates Texas papayas in salmonella outbreak
Mon,25 Jul 2011 08:15 AM PDT
Reuters -
photoWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Health regulators on Monday advised people not to eat papaya from Texas distributor Agromod Produce as they investigate a possible link to a salmonella outbreak in 23 states.

China court gives tough sentences for tainted pork
Mon,25 Jul 2011 07:43 AM PDT
Reuters -
photoBEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese court on Monday handed out long sentences, including a suspended death penalty, to five people involved in producing and selling pork tainted with a poisonous chemical, the official Xinhua news agency said.

East Coast sees slight relief from dangerous heat wave
Mon,25 Jul 2011 07:39 AM PDT
Reuters -
photoWASHINGTON (Reuters) - The powerful heat and humidity that plagued the eastern half of the United States for days started to fadeon Sunday, to the relief of many sweltering residents, forecasters said.

Sharp drop in U.S. chickenpox deaths with vaccine
Mon,25 Jul 2011 01:03 AM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Deaths from chickenpox, although rare, have dipped steeply after the U.S. began vaccinating against the virus in 1995, a new government report concludes. Full Story

Transparency rules a tangle at cancer journals
Fri,22 Jul 2011 02:52 PM PDT
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Economic ties that could bias drug trials and patient care might remain hidden due to tangled disclosure rules at medical journals, a new study reveals. Full Story

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