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NEW YORK, N.Y. The journal Science is retracting a controversial 2009 report that linked chronic fatigue syndrome to a virus. In an unusual move, Science is taking that step on its own. Normally, authors retract their own research papers when serious problems arise after publication.
December 29, 2011
Dec. 29 - Major drug manufacturer Pfizer is trying to capture the attention of a coupon-focused society by offering a card that allows insured patients to buy the company's best-selling drug, Lipitor, for a $4 co-pay, rather than paying $10 for a generic version of the cholesterol-lowering drug. Pfizer's goal is to extend consumer loyalty for Lipitor past June, when several generic options will become...
December 28, 2011
Dec. 27 - The merger of Buffalo's two kidney transplant centers will immediately make the combined program the busiest in upstate New York. A new $27 million Regional Center of Excellence in Transplantation and Kidney Care at Erie County Medical Center is opening in stages, combining the programs at ECMC and Kaleida Health. The latest milestone recently occurred with the completion of a modern building...
December 27, 2011
Many smokers will resolve to quit on New Year's Day - and if some health educators have their way, increasing numbers of quitters will be teenagers, on Jan. 1 and throughout the year. The National Cancer Institute is rolling out a new quitting program aimed at teens. It now includes a website (teen.smokefree.gov) and texting support, and in January it will add a smartphone application, says Erik Auguston,...
December 27, 2011
Breast implants made by troubled French firm PIP have been at the heart of multiple lawsuits in the United States, where they were sold up until 2000, documents filed with the US government show. Tens of thousands of women worldwide have been fitted with the implants worldwide, which were made from industrial rather than medical grade silicone. France's health ministry recommended last week that the...
December 27, 2011
The Mao suits and high-sided haircut are easily copied, but the facial similarity between Kim Jung Un and grandfather Kim Il Sung has for months sparked rumors in South Korea that the third and latest Kim to helm North Korea underwent surgery to mirror the nation's "Eternal President." It's possible, concedes physician Kim Byung Gun, founder of the BK Plastic Surgery Hospital, Seoul's largest, viewing...
December 26, 2011
For more than a dozen years, the wooded hills and valleys of Jefferson County have hidden a dark side of life here: a drug problem so pervasive that some people call this rural area "Metherson County." Methamphetamine has a tight grip on this county south of St. Louis, says Cpl. Timothy Whitney of the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department, who manages a county drug task force. Jefferson County leads...
December 26, 2011
HANOI, Vietnam - Babies squirmed and wailed as needles plunged into their chubby thighs at a public health clinic on the outskirts of Hanoi on Friday. Like little ones everywhere, the reaction to the sting was never pretty. Starting next year an extra 6.3 million children worldwide will have the chance to feel that pinch and get vaccinated against some of the world's deadliest illnesses, according...
December 23, 2011
Oct. 11 - In honor of mothers everywhere, Sunday has been designated Don't Slouch Day. Well, technically, it's National Spinal Health Day, but if we had listened to our mothers when they told us not to slouch, there probably would be less need for a day devoted to education about back pain. Poor posture puts stress on the spine, which can lead to all sorts of neck, back and hip problems. But the benefits...
December 23, 2011
It's the grimmest of holiday statistics: Heart-attack deaths peak on three days of the year, and one of them is Christmas. The other two are the day after Christmas and New Year's Day. Talk about your lump of coal. And it gets worse. The holiday peak is just part of a larger, well-established pattern: More people die of heart attacks in winter than at any other time of year. In other words: It's truly...
December 22, 2011
If you enjoy wrapping your hands around a warm cup of tea, you may want to make it a habit. And grab a second and third cup as well, because the evidence continues to mount that the brew is good for you. Heart health is the most notable benefit, says Jeffrey Blumberg, director of the Antioxidant Research Laboratory at Tufts University. "People who drink more tea do appear to have less risk of heart...
December 20, 2011
For more than a dozen years, the wooded hills and valleys of Jefferson County have hidden a dark side of life here: a drug problem so pervasive that some people call this rural area "Metherson County." Methamphetamine has a tight grip on this county south of St. Louis, says Cpl. Timothy Whitney of the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department, who manages a county drug task force. Jefferson County leads...
December 20, 2011
Patients and doctors have dramatically different visions about the value of access to physicians' notes about their patients, a new survey from Harvard Medical School released Monday shows. The study, which will appear in the Annals of Internal Medicine, showed that 80% of doctors surveyed worried their patients aren't educated enough to understand their notes freely available online, while 80% of...
December 20, 2011
Looking for a gift for your children that won't cost a dime but is sure to produce impressive returns? Empower them to connect with people, says Maribeth Kuzmeski, author of The Engaging Child: Raising Children to Speak, Write, and Have Relationship Skills Beyond Technology. "Too often, we don't put our children into situations where they have to speak and interact because it's uncomfortable for them,"...
December 19, 2011
Patients and doctors have dramatically different visions about the value of access to physicians' notes about their patients, a new survey from Harvard Medical School released Monday shows. The study, which will appear in the Annals of Internal Medicine, showed that 80% of doctors surveyed worried their patients aren't educated enough to understand their notes freely available online, while 80% of...
December 19, 2011
It's the grimmest of holiday statistics: Heart-attack deaths peak on three days of the year, and one of them is Christmas. The other two are the day after Christmas and New Year's Day. Talk about your lump of coal. And it gets worse. The holiday peak is just part of a larger, well-established pattern: More people die of heart attacks in winter than at any other time of year. In other words: It's truly...
December 19, 2011
If you'd prefer hummus over a hamburger as you dash through the airport this holiday season, you may be in luck. A survey to be released today of 15 major U.S. airports finds that 83% of restaurants have at least one vegetarian item on the menu - low in fat, high in fiber and good for your heart. That's up from 57% a little more than a decade ago. "There's certainly a higher demand for healthier options,...
December 19, 2011
As the death toll from the listeria outbreak climbed, federal health officials issued new warnings Wednesday to consumers to dispose of any cantaloupe they have if they don't know where it's from. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed 72 illnesses, including 13 deaths, from listeriosis linked to whole melons grown by Jensen Farms in Holly, Colo. Three other deaths are currently...
December 19, 2011
Congress has approved dedicating $10million to research the mysterious Gulf War illness, ending concerns from veterans' groups that the money would disappear because of budget problems. The spending bill passed by the Senate on Saturday and signed by President Obama includes the money for specific research into the series of ailments suffered by veterans of the Persian Gulf War. Originally, money for...
December 19, 2011
Dec. 13 - It's getting chilly out there - which means potential damage for your hair. When the weather turns wintry, hair and scalp dryness and other issues can make the season less than merry. Sandi Clugston, stylist at Serenity: An Aveda Day Spa & Salon, 1211 S. Harvard Ave., offers some tips to keep hair shiny and strong this season: 1. Scalp matters. Getting dry scalp or dandruff is not a pleasant...
December 18, 2011
Dec. 13 - It's getting chilly out there - which means potential damage for your hair. When the weather turns wintry, hair and scalp dryness and other issues can make the season less than merry. Sandi Clugston, stylist at Serenity: An Aveda Day Spa & Salon, 1211 S. Harvard Ave., offers some tips to keep hair shiny and strong this season: 1. Scalp matters. Getting dry scalp or dandruff is not a pleasant...
December 18, 2011
Sept. 02 - NEW YORK - US firefighters who first reached the World Trade Center, which was attacked by terrorists a decade ago, are 19 per cent more likely to have cancer than those not exposed to cancer-causing materials at the site, the medical journal The Lancet reported Friday. The Lancet's special issue on the September 11, 2001 attacks showed that a higher proportion of male firefighters at Ground...
December 17, 2011
Feb. 2 - ALBANY - The pain of shingles can be so sharp that some mistake it for a heart attack. Shingles is the rash that appears when an old case of chicken pox virus flares up in adulthood. About a million people suffer from it each year. This winter, Rite Aid pharmacies have begun offering shingles vaccinations in the Capital Region. "The shingles vaccine was a need that we were hearing wasn't being...
December 17, 2011
Janet Jackson is taking control. The singer/actress, 45, who has talked frankly about her history of yo-yo dieting, is a new spokeswoman for Nutrisystem, the commercial weight-loss program known for its home-delivered packaged foods. Jackson, who is 5-foot-4, doesn't want to talk about the number on the scales - although the company says she has lost 10 pounds in a little more than a month - because...
December 15, 2011
In northwest Indiana, Carrie Sota visits five or six doctors' offices every workday as part of her new sales job. But Sota isn't selling the physicians on a prescription drug or a medical device. She's promoting her hospital - the University of Chicago Medical Center. Sota, 30, is one of four employees the academic medical center has hired in recent months to make "sales calls" on physicians in the...
December 14, 2011
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