Health Highlights: Feb. 10, 2012
2012-02-10
- FDA Warns About Handheld Dental X-Ray Units
- New Heparin Production Guidelines Issued by FDA
- FDA Issues Guidelines for Review of Lower-Priced Biotech Drugs
- More Than Half of U.S. Dogs and Cats Too Fat: Survey
- Tassimo Single-Cup Brewers Recalled
- Dozens Ill in N.J. University Outbreak
Pot Use Could Double Risk of Car Crash, Research Shows
2012-02-10
No reliable roadside test available to identify drugged drivers, experts sayContinue Reading
Health Highlights: Feb. 9, 2012
2012-02-09
- Dozens Ill in N.J. University Outbreak
- New Rules Require Health Insurers to Use Plain Language
- Americans Need to Reduce Salt Intake: CDC
- Expanded Use of Xgeva Rejected by FDA Panel
- Measles Patient Visited Super Bowl Village
Health Highlights: Feb. 8, 2012
2012-02-08
- U.S. Teen Pregnancy Rate at 40-Year Low
- Ulcer, Acid Reflux Drugs May Raise Risk of Diarrhea: FDA
- Walmart Introduces New Healthy Food Standards, Labels
- FDA Should Review Inhaled Caffeine Product: Senator
- White House Aims to Ease Religious Groups’ Concerns About Contraception Rule
- More Autism-Friendly Musicals on Broadway
Everyday Foods Add Up to Major Salt Problems: CDC
2012-02-07
Ten food types, including bread, account for higher risk of heart disease, stroke, report saysContinue Reading
Health Highlights: Feb. 7, 2012
2012-02-07
- Komen Official Resigns After Controversy
- University Vending Machine Dispenses Emergency Contraceptive
- U.S. Funding for Alzheimer’s Research Increased
- Fructose Boosts Visceral Fat: Study
- Diabetes Increases Risk of Birth Defects
- Beam Radiation Most Toxic, Costly Prostate Cancer Treatment: Study
Health Highlights: Feb. 6, 2012
2012-02-06
- 3D Printer Used to Create Woman’s New Jaw
- Three Cruise Ships Cleaned After Norovirus Outbreaks
- Twitter and Other Social Media Tough Habit to Quit, Study Finds
- Drug Slows Prostate Cancer Spread to Bone but Doesn’t Extend Life: FDA
- Raw Milk Linked to Illness Outbreak
Health Highlights: Feb. 3, 2012
2012-02-03
- Komen Breast Cancer Group Restores Planned Parenthood Funding
- Cooked Eggs Recalled in 34 States
- Sibling Study Suggests Drug Addiction Is ‘Hard Wired’
- Taco Bell Identified as Source of Salmonella Outbreak
- Army Bans Exercise Supplements After Soldiers’ Deaths
- Fungicide Levels in Orange Juice Don’t Pose Health Risk: FDA
Health Highlights: Feb. 2, 2012
2012-02-02
- Hockey Great Gordie Howe Has Dementia
- Sugar Should Be Regulated, Taxed: Doctor
- Tobacco Cos. Oppose Graphic Images on Cigarette Packs
- Closing Arguments in Plan B Lawsuit
- Colorado Considers Strict School Trans-Fat Ban
Health Highlights: Feb. 1, 2012
2012-02-01
- Ground Beef-Related Salmonella Outbreak Over: CDC
- ALS Researcher Dies of Disease He Studied
- Breast Cancer Charity Severs Ties With Planned Parenthood
- Study Identifies New Location for Brain Speech Center
- Indoor Tanning Salons Lie About Health Risks: Investigation
Health Highlights: Jan. 31, 2012
2012-01-31
- Brazilian Blowout Maker Settles California Lawsuit
- FDA Sued Over Secret Surveillance of Employees
- Senator’s Stroke Shows it Can Happen at Any Age
- Faster, Safer Circumcision Methods Being Evaluated For HIV/AIDS Prevention
- Legionnaire’s-Causing Bacteria Found in Las Vegas Hotel-Casino
Health Highlights: Jan.30, 2012
2012-01-30
- New Partnership Targets Neglected Tropical Diseases
- Create Commission to Study In Vitro Clinics: Gingrich
- FDA Detains Imported Orange Juice
- Catholic Colleges Oppose Birth Control Rule
- Prostate Cancer Found in 2,200-Year-Old Mummy
Health Highlights: Jan. 27, 2012
2012-01-27
- FDA Approves New Drug for Type 2 Diabetes
- Erin Brockovich Takes on High School Girls’ Mystery Illness
- H1N1 ‘Swine’ Flu Cases Increase in Mexico
- Spinal Cord Injury Treatment Tested on Dogs
- High Heels Affect Biomechanics: Study
- Fake News Sites for Acai Berry Pills Shut Down by FTC