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Hidden Dangers Dog Dog Parks
Health.comSATURDAY, May 25 (HealthDay News) — Many viruses and parasites that affect both dogs and humans, such as rabies and leptospirosis — a bacteria-borne illness than can result in liver or kidney failure — may be lurking at dog parks, according to a veterinarian. These germs could be found in the soil, water and even the air, said Dr. Susan Nelson, a clinical associate professor at ...
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Seniors More Likely to Crash When Driving With Pet Study
Health.comSATURDAY, May 25 (HealthDay News) — Animals make great companions for senior citizens, but elderly people who always drive with a pet in the car are far more likely to crash than those who never drive with a pet, researchers have found. The new study included 2,000 licensed drivers aged 70 and older. The nearly 700 participants who had pets were asked how often they drove with their pet in ...
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From migrant worker to neurosurgeon
CNNDr. Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa entered the United States by literally hopping over a fence. Today, he is a neurosurgeon at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine.
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Forum for NHS staff to get together and talk to be expanded
The IndependentA scheme which encourages NHS staff to get together once a month to discuss the stresses of their jobs is to be rolled out across the health service, officials said.
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5 questions on egg freezing
CNNWomen's eggs begin aging even before birth The best time to think about freezing eggs is in your 20s and 30s Healthy babies have been born from eggs frozen from five to nine years
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Tenn. pharmacy recalls steroid injections 7 get abscesses
CNNMain Street Family Pharmacy in Tennessee voluntarily recalls steroid product in 11 states Five people in Illinois develop abscesses; two complications develop in North Carolina The pharmacy is currently on probation as a result of a recent inspection No cases of meningitis or other life-threatening infections have been ...
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Common Supplement May Help Patients Fight Heart Failure
Health.comBy Dennis ThompsonHealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, May 24 (HealthDay News) — Regular doses of the dietary supplement Coenzyme Q10 cut in half the death rate of patients suffering from advanced heart failure, in a randomized double-blind trial. Researchers also reported a significant decrease in the number of hospitalizations for heart failure patients being treated with Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10). ...
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Monday Best Time for Hospitalization With Heart Failure Study Says
Health.comFRIDAY, May 24 (HealthDay News) — Patients hospitalized for heart failure appear to have better odds of survival if they’re admitted on Mondays or in the morning, a new study finds. Death rates and length of stay are highest among heart failure patients admitted in January, on Fridays and overnight, according to the researchers, who are scheduled to present their findings Saturday in ...
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Certain chronic pain may raise suicide risk
Yahoo HealthBy Andrew M. Seaman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Back pain, migraine and other types of chronic pain without a known physical cause - and therefore little prospect for relief - were associated with an increased risk of suicide in a new study of U.S. veterans. But the researchers, who analyzed data on about five million patients in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, ...
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Sleep Duration Linked to Suicidal Thoughts in People With Insomnia
Health.comFRIDAY, May 24 (HealthDay News) — New research suggests a link between sleep duration and suicidal thoughts among people with insomnia. Every additional hour someone with insomnia sleeps is associated with a 72 percent drop in the likelihood of moderate or high risk of suicide, according to researchers from the University of Pennsylvania. ';We were surprised by the strength of the ...
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Judge orders Philadelphia faith-healing couple held in sons death
Yahoo HealthBy Dave Warner PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - A Philadelphia couple charged with murder after their baby died without medical care must be held in jail whether or not they make bail, a judge ruled on Friday. The couple, Herbert and Catherine Schaible, believe in faith healing, and those who share their beliefs might be willing to harbor them if they decide to flee, Judge Benjamin Lerner told a ...
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Some with defibrillators may safely play sports
Yahoo HealthBy Andrew M. Seaman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Despite expert guidelines advising against intense sports activity for people with implanted heart defibrillators, a new study suggests that some can compete without serious consequences. Researchers followed 372 athletes with defibrillators for about two and a half years and found that none died while running, skiing or playing sports like ...
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Veterans claims put pressure on Obama even as backlog dips
Yahoo HealthPresident Barack Obama pauses as he speaks about his administration's counter-terrorism policy at the National Defense University at Fort McNair in Washington, May 23, 2013. REUTERS/Larry ...
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New U.S. fears emerge over tainted compounded steroids
Yahoo HealthBy Toni Clarke (Reuters) - The Food and Drug Administration said on Friday it has received seven reports of illnesses in patients who took steroid injections compounded by a pharmacy in Tennessee. The FDA said full clinical information about the patients is still being gathered, but it suggested some of the problems were infections and that "at least one of these infections appears to be ...
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Bausch Lombs Ista pleads guilty over kickbacks
Reuters(Reuters) - Ista Pharmaceuticals Inc WPRISI.UL pleaded guilty on Friday to charges it used kickbacks and improper marketing to boost sales of a drug meant to treat eye pain and agreed to pay $33.5 million to settle criminal and civil liability, the U.S. Department of Justice ...
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