E. coli Outbreak in Europe Due to Bean Sprouts
A toxic and highly infectious new strain of E. coli bacteria has been wreaking havoc in Germany and fellow European nations over the last several weeks. Food poisoning cases have been reported Sweden, Spain, the Netherlands, Austria, Denmark, Norway and Switzerland, as well as the UK and Germany, and the culprit has finally been identified: bean sprouts. According to the World Health ... Read More »
American Life Expectancy Dropping
While the United States has seen an increase in life expectancy over the last several decades, that trend is reversing, partially due to the lack of health insurance, accessibility to health care, and our sedentary lifestyles. Population Health Metrics published its newest study titled, “Falling Behind: Life Expectancy in U.S. Counties.” From 2000 To 2007 in an International Context.” Using newly released mortality ... Read More »
Genetic Mutations Possible Cause of Autism
While there is no singular definitive cause of autism spectrum disorders, there have been a number of tested theories and conclusions, including vaccinations, diet, genetics, and enzymes. With the increase in diagnoses of autism, being able to find a cause, as well as more effective treatments has been of paramount importance. Three new studies focus on the possibility of genetic mutation ... Read More »
HealthNews Salutes: iTriage Mobile App
Many times illness seems to come out of nowhere, an unexplained symptom or sudden dire feeling may leave us with anxiety that isn’t subdued until we are able to see a doctor. However, with the development of a new Smartphone application called iTriage , the anxiety that occurs from an unnamed sickness may be allayed before a doctor is able to give an official ...Read More »
Grape Tomato Products Recalled for Salmonella Risk
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A supplier of grape tomatoes for Taylor Farms Pacific, Inc. has recalled the product for possible salmonella contamination, the government said late on Monday. Products using the recalled tomatoes were sold in Albertsons, Raley’s, Safeway, Savemart, Sam’s Club and Walmart stores in Arizona, California, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, New Mexico, Idaho, Montana, Colorado, South Dakota, Wyoming, Nebraska, Utah, ... Read More »
U.S. Part of Growing Spread of Global Measles Outbreak
Following large outbreaks of measles in Europe as well as in a growing number of countries around the world, cases are now appearing across the United States. Over the past year, a dramatic increase has been seen in the number of measles cases in such countries as France, Germany, Belgium, Romania, and the UK, and now several American states are ... Read More »
U.S. Asthma Rates Rising but Reasons Unclear: CDC
CHICAGO (Reuters) – About 25 million Americans, or 1 in 12 people, have asthma, a figure that is rising despite efforts to control key asthma triggers such as indoor smoking, U.S. government researchers said on Tuesday. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an additional 4.3 million people were diagnosed with asthma from 2001 to 2009. The ... Read More »
Japan Doctors Used Twitter to Save Lives After Quake
HONG KONG (Reuters Life!) – Doctors in Japan used Twitter to reach chronically-ill patients in the wake of the devastating March earthquake and tsunami, telling them where to go to get life-saving treatment after phone networks became unusable. In a letter published in The Lancet on Friday, doctors Yuichi Tamura and Keiichi Fukuda said they sent tweets to 60 patients to tell ... Read More »
Infant Deaths Fall, Life Expectancy Rises – WHO
GENEVA (Reuters) – Infant deaths fell across the world during the first decade of the century, dropping twice as fast as they did in the 1990s, partly thanks to higher spending, the World Health Organization said on Friday. The health body said there had been an equally impressive rate of decline in the number of women dying from complications in ... Read More »
Common Drug Helps Babies with Sickle Cell Disease
CHICAGO (Reuters) – A drug that eases symptoms of sickle cell disease in older children is safe and effective to use for babies with the blood disorder and should become the new standard of care, U.S. researchers said on Thursday. They said the generic drug hydroxyurea significantly reduced pain and other common complications in babies with the disease, including hospitalizations ... Read More »
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