Time Off Can Be Healthy
(Las Vegas, NV) -- A good vacation could be just the ticket for stress relief. That's according to a new study by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority. Its survey found more than half of Americans believe doctors should prescribe vacations for stress-related problems ...Read More
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CDC Proposes All Baby Boomers Get Tested For Hepatitis C
(Undated) -- Health officials are proposing all baby boomers get tested for the hepatitis C virus that can cause serious liver disease. Dr. John Ward with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says a one-time blood test could identify hundreds of thousands ...Read More
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Senators Fight Delay In Sunscreen Label Measure
(Undated) -- A group of U.S. senators say summer is not the time to delay a new requirement for labels on sunscreen products. Rhode Island Democrat Jack Reed said in a letter to FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg, quote, "Millions of Americans will be spending time outdoors without adequate protection from the sun ...Read More
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Study: School Kids Eat Fewer Calories When Offered Healthy Choices
(New York, NY) -- Adding more healthy choices to high school vending machines apparently helps some students take in fewer calories. Scientists at the University of Illinois found that the results came after California schools were required to offer vending machine choices that are relatively low in calories, fat and sugar ...Read More
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Study: Majority Of Men Arrested Test Positive For Drugs
(Undated) -- The majority of men arrested for all types of crimes are likely to have positive drug tests, based on the results of a new federal report. What's known as the ADAM II report reveals that more than 60 percent of adult men arrested in ten areas of the nation had positive tests for illegal drugs ...Read More
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Texas AG: Execution Drugs Can't Be Kept Secret
(Austin, TX) -- Open government supporters are rejoicing today. Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott says details about lethal injection drugs used in state prisons cannot be kept a secret. Abbott filed an opinion released yesterday that overruled arguments by the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, which said the supply line for the execution drugs could be cut off if it became public ...Read More
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Doctor Indicted in Oxycodone Distribution
(Trenton, NJ) -- A New York doctor has been indicted in connection with an oxycodone distribution conspiracy. U.S. Attorney Paul Fishman announced yesterday that 54-year-old Dr. Hassan Lahham allegedly wrote the prescriptions out in exchange for cash payments, knowing they would be redistributed ...Read More
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Study Claims Fewer Women Completing All HPV Shots
(New York, NY) -- A new study indicates fewer girls and women are following through on receiving all three human papillomavirus, or HPV, vaccine shots. The vaccine protects girls and women from the sexually-transmitted virus that's linked to cervical cancer ...Read More
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Study: Age, Sex Factors In Concussion Recovery
(New York, NY) -- How long it takes to recover from a concussion might depend on the age or the gender of an athlete. A new study concludes that female athletes who had a concussion had more symptoms than males ...Read More
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November Deadline For State Health Insurance Exchanges
(Undated) -- The Obama administration is setting a November 16th deadline for states to show how they plan to operate health insurance exchanges. The Department of Health and Human Services released a detailed blueprint yesterday listing the requirements states must meet in order to get federal approval to operate regulated insurance markets ...Read More
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AIDS Walk Draws 45-Thousand
(New York, NY) --The annual AIDS Walk in the Big Apple drew 45-thousand people yesterday. The walk, which consisted of six miles through Central Park and the Upper West Side, is one of the largest HIV/AIDS fundraisers in the world ...Read & Hear More
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Gillibrand Calls On Senate To Help With Drug Shortages
(New York, NY) -- New York's junior senator is urging the U.S. Senate to pass a bill that will help deal with a rising drug shortage for sick people. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand says there have been dozens of drug shortages this year, including cancer treatment drugs ...Read & Hear More
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