Category: USA News » Health
Addressing Negative Thoughts Most Effective In Fighting Loneliness: Study
4:11 am Eastern | SciTech
Changing how a person perceives and thinks about others was the most effective intervention for loneliness, a sweeping analysis of previous research has determined.read more »
Decline in U.S. Adult Smoking Rate Stalled
3:56 am Eastern | USA News
Despite the known dangers of tobacco use, 1 in 5 American adults continues to smoke cigarettes, and 4 in 10 nonsmokers were exposed to cigarette smoke during 2007-2008, according to reports from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. read more »
Undeclared Sulfites in "Rehmat" Brand Apricots
9:11 pm Eastern | USA News
New York State Agriculture Commissioner Patrick Hooker today alerted consumers that Tiger King Inc., located at 56-09 56th Drive, Maspeth, New York is recalling “Rehmat” brand Apricots due to the presence of undeclared sulfites. People who have severe sensitivity to sulfites may run the risk of serious or life-threatening reactions if they consume this product.read more »
Is Hand Washing Enough To Stop The Spread Of Disease?
7 Sep 14:54 | SciTech
Not drying your hands thoroughly after washing them, could increase the spread of bacteria and rubbing your hands whilst using a conventional electric hand dryer could be a contributing factor, according to a new study.read more »
Some Items High In Heavy Metals Still On The Market: Consumer Reports
7 Sep 14:48 | USA News
Consumer Reports' latest tests of 30 children's and household products found three items containing worrisome levels of heavy metals.read more »
MMWR: Vital Signs: Current Cigarette Smoking Among Adults Aged 18 Years---United States, 2009
7 Sep 14:30 | USA News
CDC Vital Signs report used the 2009 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) to determine the most recent national smoking estimates; the 2009 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) was used to determine state-level estimates.read more »
Fact Sheet: Secondhand Smoke
7 Sep 14:30 | USA News
Updated fact sheet on the general facts of secondhand smoke.read more »
MMWR: Vital Signs: Nonsmokers' Exposure to Secondhand Smoke---United States, 1999--2008
7 Sep 14:30 | USA News
This report examined data from CDC's National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) to assess recent trends in U.S. nonsmokers' secondhand smoke exposure.read more »
Step2(r) Recalls Children's Transportation Station Toys Due to Choking Hazard
7 Sep 14:00 | USA News
The light blue plastic wheels on the train cars can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children.read more »
BP To Fund Study of Health Issues Relating To Gulf Oil Spill
7 Sep 13:58 | USA News
BP says it is providing $10 million to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) under its Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GRI) to support a study of potential public health issues relating to the Gulf oil spill.read more »
Subwoofer Speakers Recalled by Paradigm Electronics Due to Fire Hazard
7 Sep 11:00 | USA News
The subwoofer can overheat when the speaker system is played at high outputs for an extended period of time, posing a fire hazard to consumers.read more »
FDA cautions consumers about Estrella Family Creamery cheeses
4 Sep 18:11 | USA News
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers to discard cheeses from Estrella Family Creamery of Montesano, Wash., because they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. Environmental samples and one product sample collected by the FDA during an August 2010 inspection at the facility have tested positive for L. mono.read more »
Sparboe Farms Provides Clarification on its Voluntary Recall of Fresh Shell Eggs
4 Sep 15:14 | USA News
Sparboe Farms issued the following clarification regarding the previously announced recall of shell eggs supplied by Wright County Egg and Hillandale Farms. One additional brand is linked to this recall associated with possible Salmonella contamination.read more »
The Hartz Mountain Corporation Recalls Hartz Naturals Real Beef Treats Because of Possible Salmonella Health Risk
4 Sep 15:07 | USA News
The Hartz Mountain Corporation is voluntarily recalling one specific lot of Hartz Naturals Real Beef Treats for Dogs due to concerns that one or more bags within the lot may have been potentially contaminated with Salmonella. Hartz is fully cooperating with the US Food and Drug Administration in this voluntary recall.read more »
The 2010 Pool Safely Summer Snapshot; CPSC and HSC Release Summer Figures on Child Drownings
4 Sep 10:30 | USA News
As children across America go back-to-school, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and the Home Safety Council (HSC), a Pool Safely campaign partner, are releasing a snapshot on drowning incidents for the 2010 summer swimming season.read more »
FDA Steps Up Inspections Under New Egg Rule
4 Sep 08:28 | USA News
Over the next 15 months, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) investigators will team up with state and local partners to visit about 600 egg producers—those with 50,000 or more laying hens—to determine if their facilities are in compliance with an egg safety rule that went into effect in July as part of an effort to prevent future outbreaks of Salmonella Enteritidis.read more »
FDA Steps Up Inspections Under New Egg Rule
4 Sep 08:28 | USA News
During the next 15 months, FDA inspectors will check the 600 largest egg production facilities in the U.S.—in an effort to prevent future outbreaks of Salmonella Enteritidis.read more »
Real Taste Noodle Manufacture Recalls Egg Noodle Because of Possible Health Risk
4 Sep 07:37 | USA News
Real Taste Noodle Manufacture of Chicago, IL is recalling bags of Egg Noodle (5lbs per bag, 10 bags per case), because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems. Healthy persons infected with Salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain.read more »
Air News Release (Region 9): EPA requires stronger air quality plan for Phoenix
3 Sep 16:31 | USA News
Contact: Niloufar Glosson, 415-972-3684, 415-328-1143 (mobile), glosson.niloufar@epa.gov
read more »Children Who Eat Vended Snack Foods Face Chronic Health Problems
3 Sep 15:04 | SciTech
School children who consume foods purchased in vending machines are more likely to develop poor diet quality and that may be associated with being overweight, obese or at risk for chronic health problems such as diabetes and coronary artery disease, according to research from the University of Michigan Medical School.read more »
Americans Struggle With Long-Term Weight Loss
3 Sep 14:58 | SciTech
Only about one in every six Americans who have ever been overweight or obese loses weight and maintains that loss, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers. read more »
Cibo Vita issues Allergy Alert on Undeclared Sulfites in Mediterranean Mix of Woodpecker Brand
3 Sep 14:37 | USA News
Cibo Vita, 280 N. Midland Ave Saddle Brook, NJ 07663 is recalling Mediterranean Mix of Woodpecker brand because it may contain undeclared sulfites. People who have severe sensitivity to sulfites run the risk of serious or life-threatening allergic reactions if they consume this product. The recalled Mediterranean Mix, in plastic containers of 8.5 OZ was sold to the list of the attached customers.read more »
Secretaries Sebelius and Duncan announce national coalition to enroll uninsured kids in health care
3 Sep 09:16 | USA News
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and U.S. Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan today highlighted the Connecting Kids to Coverage Challenge to enroll five million children in Medicaid and CHIP within five years.
read more »Good Taste Noodle MFG Recalls "Egg Noodles and Wonton Skins" Because Of Possible Health Risk
3 Sep 08:15 | USA News
Good Taste Noodle MFG. of Chicago, IL, is recalling its “EGG NOODLES and WONTON SKINS, labeled with production date from June 19, 2010 to August 19, 2010”, because they have the potential to be contaminated with salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune system. Healthy persons infected with salmonella often experience fever, diarrhea (which may be bloody), nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain.read more »
UN DAILY NEWS DIGEST - 2 September
2 Sep 17:40 | USA News
UN DAILY NEWS from the UNITED NATIONS NEWS SERVICEread more »
UPMC agrees to expand access to care after closure of UPMC Braddock
2 Sep 17:16 | USA News
Under an agreement reached with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) will provide support for primary and urgent care services in the borough of Braddock, Pennsylvania and neighboring communities through expanded hours and services at the Braddock Family Health Center.
read more »Whole Foods Market® Announces Recall of Morningland Dairy and Ozark Hills Farm Cheese
2 Sep 14:46 | USA News
The following press release was issued by Whole Foods Market's North Atlantic Region regarding the voluntary recall of Morningland Dairy of Mountain View, Missouri, Raw Goat Milk Mild Cheddar Cheese. Whole Foods Market’s North Atlantic region is announcing a voluntary recall Morningland Dairy and Ozark Hills Farm Raw Goat Milk Mild Cheddar Cheese due to possible contamination by Listeria and Staphylococcus aureus.read more »
Risk Of Marijuana's 'Gateway Effect' Overblown, Research Shows
2 Sep 14:10 | SciTech
New research from the University of New Hampshire shows that the "gateway effect" of marijuana – that teenagers who use marijuana are more likely to move on to harder illicit drugs as young adults – is overblown. read more »
No Specific Cause Found Yet Linking Dry Max Diapers to Diaper Rash
2 Sep 12:00 | USA News
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Health Canada (HC) have reviewed consumer incident reports and other information involving Pampers Dry Max diapers. To date, the review has not identified any specific cause linking Dry Max diapers to diaper rash.read more »
Afghanistan: UN Moves Quickly to Immunize 1.5 Million Children From Polio
2 Sep 11:10 | World
New York, The United Nations is moving swiftly to vaccinate 1.5 million children after a polio case was detected in an area of north-eastern Afghanistan which had been free of the disease for more than a decade.read more »
Toshiba Recalls T Series Notebook Computers Due to Burn Hazard
2 Sep 10:30 | USA News
The notebook computers can overheat at the notebook's plug-in to the AC adapter, posing a burn hazard to consumers.read more »
Cincinnati, Detroit selected as final health IT pilot communities under innovative HHS Recovery Act Beacon Program
2 Sep 10:15 | USA News
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced that Cincinnati and Detroit are the two final pilot communities selected under the new Beacon Community Program that is using health information technology to help tackle leading health problems in communities across the country.
read more »Azteca Linda Corp. Expands Recall of Queso Fresco Because of Possible Health Risk
1 Sep 18:41 | USA News
Azteca Linda Corp. of Brooklyn, NY, is expanding the 8/24/10 recall of QUESO FRESCO (FRESH WHITE CHEESE (exp. SEP 11 2010) to include expiration date SEP 12 2010. In addition, the firm is recalling Queso El Azteca brand REQUESON (RICOTTA CHEESE) with expiration date SEP 19 2010 because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems...read more »
UN DAILY NEWS DIGEST - 1 September
1 Sep 17:25 | USA News
UN DAILY NEWS from the UNITED NATIONS NEWS SERVICEread more »
HHS Awards $17 Million for Patient-Centered Outcomes Research
1 Sep 17:15 | USA News
HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced three sets of grants and cooperative agreements totaling nearly $17 million for patient-centered outcomes research (PCOR), or research that compares treatments and strategies to improve health outcomes for patients.
read more »BARDA funds development of new way to treat illness from acute radiation
1 Sep 17:15 | USA News
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) today awarded a $153 million contract to Cellerant Therapeutics, Inc. of San Carlos, Calif., to continue developing a new way to treat an illness caused by exposure to high levels of ionizing radiation which can damage the body's cells - the type of radiation that would come from a nuclear blast.
read more »Un-backed Anti-measles Campaign to Reach Millions of Children in China
1 Sep 17:10 | USA News
New York, Nearly 100 million children across China will this month be vaccinated against measles in one of the world’s largest such public health exercise in an effort to bring the vast country closer to eliminating the contagious disease by 2012, two United Nations agencies said today.read more »
P&G Voluntarily Recalls a Small Amount of Dry Cat Food
1 Sep 14:40 | USA News
CINCINNATI, August 31, 2010 - The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) is voluntarily recalling a small number of bags from a specific lot of one of its dry cat food products due to potential salmonella exposure.read more »
Study Shows That Teens Who Sleep Less Eat More Fatty Foods And Snacks
1 Sep 14:13 | SciTech
A study in the Sept. 1 issue of the journal Sleep shows that teens who slept less than eight hours per weeknight ate higher proportions of fatty foods and snacks than adolescents who slept eight hours or more. read more »
Air News Release (Region 9): U.S. EPA funds over $2 million for Kern County clean air projects
1 Sep 14:05 | USA News
Contact: Cara Peck, 415-972-3382, peck.cara@epa.gov
read more »Problem of fake medicines in developing countries could be solved
1 Sep 13:59 | World
Researchers says they have developed a technique that could resolve the problem of counterfeiting of drugs, which has an annual turnover of more than $68 billion.read more »
[News Bureau, University of Missouri] MU Students Serve Others, Fuel Compassion through Health Outreach
1 Sep 12:18 | SciTech
'MU Students Serve Others, Fuel Compassion through Health Outreach'read more »
Global Aid Needed to Help Pakistan Avoid Losing Wheat Crop, Says UN Agency
1 Sep 12:10 | USA News
New York, Without urgent global assistance to save the upcoming wheat-planting season in Pakistan, the food security of millions in the flood-hit nation is at risk, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned today.read more »
QUESERIA CHIPILO INC. Recalls Cheese Products because of Possible Health Risk
1 Sep 10:45 | USA News
August 26, 2010 QUESERIA CHIPILO INC. is announcing a recall of the following cheese products, all date codes up to and including September 26, 2010 – Fresco and Nov 25, 2010 – Oaxaca.read more »
Swing Sets Recalled by Kompan Inc. for Repair Due to Fall Hazard
1 Sep 10:00 | USA News
The joint connection between the horizontal top beam and the vertical end bracket and support post system can crack and break, posing a fall and impact hazard to users.read more »
Tygacil (tigecycline): Label Change - Increased Mortality Risk
1 Sep 10:00 | USA News
Healthcare professionals should consider alternatives to Tygacil in patients with severe infections.read more »
GDACS Daily Newsletter for 9/1/2010
1 Sep 02:00 | USA News
Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System — Newsletter 9/1/2010read more »
Nearly 2,000 employers and unions approved into new program
31 Aug 20:21 | USA News
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services today announced the first round of applicants accepted into the Early Retiree Reinsurance Program. Nearly 2,000 employers, representing large and small businesses, State and local governments, educational institutions, non-profits, and unions have been accepted into the program and will begin to receive reimbursements for employee claims this fall.
read more »Cumulative Number of Confirmed Human Cases of Avian Influenza A/(H5N1) Reported to WHO
31 Aug 20:02 | USA News
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read more »Morningland Dairy Conducting Nationwide Voluntary Recall of All Cheese Labeled as Morningland Dairy & Ozark Hills Farm Because of Possible Health Risk
31 Aug 20:02 | USA News
Morningland Dairy of Mountain View, Missouri, is recalling 68,957 pounds of cheese because it may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogene and also has the potential to be contaminated with Staphylococcus aureus.Morningland Dairyâs raw milk cheese is sold in the lower 48 states via mail order, retail stores, crop sharing associations, and direct delivery.read more »