On our Lab Notes page CalorieLab’s editors select and rank the day’s essential health news items in real time. Readers can suggest, vote and comment on items. Below are brief summaries of this past week’s (October 20, 2012 through October 27, 2012) Lab Notes items. To see today’s items, visit Lab Notes.
1. Medtronic Influenced Studies on Infuse
Medtronic paid physician who conducted studies on their bone graft product Infuse over 200 million dollars to conduct studies and heavily edited the journals the doctors authored, according to the results of an investigation by a U.S. Senate Committee.
2. Fruit and Veggie Eaters Are Happier People
According to Dartmouth University researchers, people who eat lots of fruits and vegetables are notably happier than those who eat none, and personal feelings of well being and life satisfaction increase with each serving of produce consumed per day.
3. Mutation in Colon Cancers Targeted by Aspirin
Results from a long term study suggest that people with a colon cancer whose tumors have a certain mutation may benefit the most from regularly taking aspirin.
4. New Guidelines for Pertussis Vaccine
As whooping cough cases rise, the CDC recommends that all pregnant women be vaccinated against pertussis.
5. Wrinkles? Try Thai Face Slapping
Do you have facial wrinkles that you would like to get rid of? A massage therapist in San Francisco is charging $350 to literally slap them off your face. Face slapping is well-known internationally and used in Thailand for thousands of years.
6. Ten Diet Tips That Really Work
Want to finally lose weight for good? Health.com offers ten tips from renowned experts to help you shed those excess pounds and keep them off, including portion control, skipping caloric beverages, and having support to stay motivated.
7. Poor Practices and Conditions in MA Pharmacy
As the number of fungal infections from a contaminated steroid rise, health officials’ inspection of the New England Compounding Center revealed poor sterilization techniques and testing and dirty conditions.
8. Serious Cheerleading Injuries on the Rise
As serious injuries related to cheerleading increase, pediatricians are issuing guidelines they hope more high school state athletic associations will implement to reduce the risks cheerleaders faces due to increasingly complex stunts.
9. Hypnosis Eases Hot Flashes, Insomnia
Hypnosis can reduce hot flashes and ease insomnia, says new research.
10. Supplements Can Interfere with Medications
Consumers often do not think twice about taking an herbal product or dietary supplement, but should pay more attention if taking other medications. A recent review highlights the issue of potentially harmful drug interactions with supplement products.
11. More Infections Tied to Contaminated Steroids
Methylprednisolone acetate that was contaminated with a fungus during manufacturing in a Massachusetts-based compounding pharmacy continues to lead to more infections, bringing the number of people with infections to just over 300.
12. Hospital Death Rates Vary, State by State
Based on the four medical conditions that cause 54% of all hospital deaths, the safest hospitals are in Arizona, California, Illinois and Ohio and the unsafest are in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Nevada, Oklahoma, West Virginia and Washington, D.C.
13. Medicare Change Benefits Chronically Ill
Chronically ill Medicare patients will continue to have access to rehab and other therapies under a recent policy change.
14. Ben and Jerry’s Becomes B Corporation
While referring to a company as a “B Corporation” may sound less than flattering, it’s actually a compliment, and Ben & Jerry’s has just announced they’re the first wholly-owned subsidiary to earn B Corp certification.
15. Hormones for Disease Prevention Not Good Idea
While taking hormone replacement therapy (HRT) for symptom relief around the time of menopause may still be supported, taking HRT after menopause for disease prevention isn’t recommended by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
16. Walk Faster for Healthier Heart
A more intense exercise routine may be more beneficial for preventing metabolic syndrome (MS) than longer, but more leisurely exercise, say researchers.
17. Cut Carbs, Sugar to Reduce Alzheimer’s Risk
A new study reports that people 70 and older who eat foods high in carbohydrates and heavy in sugar have nearly four times the risk of developing mild cognitive impairment (MCI), a condition often preceding Alzheimer’s disease.
18. Energy Drink May Be Linked to Five Deaths
Makers of Monster Energy drink sued by family of girl who died after drinking the product.
19. Multivitamin After Gastric Bypass Drops Risks
Two new case reports highlight the importance of nutritional adequacy after bariatric surgery. Noncompliance with vitamin and mineral supplementation after gastric bypass increases health risks, including an increased chance of heart problems
20. Study Shows Boys Starting Puberty Earlier
Results from a new study conducted 15 years after a large study showed that girls were beginning puberty earlier suggests that boys experiencing the onset of puberty earlier than they did in previous decades.
21. French Science Groups Blast Cancer Corn Study
The French academies of agriculture, medicine, pharmacy, sciences, technology and veterinary studies issued a joint statement on Friday criticizing a recent French researcher’s study claiming that GM corn causes cancer as being a “scientific non-event.”
22. Cereals to Be Made Healthier, but Not Here
Major worldwide breakfast cereal giants General Mills and Nestle SA will boost the amount of whole grains and calcium and reduce the sugar and sodium content in cereals marketed to kids and teens, but only overseas and not in Canada or the U.S.
23. Study Finds Expired” Meds Still Potent
A U.C. San Francisco study has found that in 12 out of 14 medications that had past their expiration dates, the active ingredients remained at least 90 percent present, and potent, even after as long as 40 years. Aspirin was one exception.
(By CalorieLab editors)
Lab Notes: Medtronic Influenced Studies on Infuse; Fruit and Veggie Eaters Are Happier People is a post from: CalorieLab - Health News & Information Blog
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