July 8, 2008 – 4:24 pm | One Comment

In a move sure to stir controversy, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommended on Monday that a more aggressive approach to treating high cholesterol in children should be implemented, even if it means prescribing …

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Measles Vaccine Cleared of Autism Charges
September 5, 2008 – 6:31 am | No Comment

With the hope of putting to rest the question, posed in 1998, that the widely used childhood measles vaccine is linked to gastrointestinal (GI) illness that heralds the onset of autism, researchers at Columbia University …

45.7 Million Americans Still Without Health Insurance
August 30, 2008 – 6:28 am | 3 Comments

On August 26, the US Census Bureau released the news that although the number of Americans living without healthcare insurance, and the level of medical care that insurance promises, has dropped by 1.3 million since …

FDA Condones Irradiation Of Certain Types Of Produce
August 23, 2008 – 7:31 am | 3 Comments

After several incidents of contaminated produce sickening people across the nation, the Food and Drug Administration has decided to allow food producers to use irradiation to kill dangerous organisms such as E-coli and salmonella on …

Almost Half of Working America Plagued by Medical Debt
August 22, 2008 – 11:31 am | 2 Comments

The number of Americans of working age who have accumulated medical debt or are experiencing financial difficulties paying off their medical bills has climbed to a staggering 41% by 2007, up from only 34% in …

Good News, Bad News From Medicare
August 16, 2008 – 2:39 pm | One Comment

Thursday brought two announcements from Medicare officials, one bringing good news, the other not-so-good news. The US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (Medicare) has announced the names of 10 medical facilities or doctors …

Denver Doctor Under Fire Over Infant Organ Transplants
August 15, 2008 – 9:26 am | No Comment

Between 2004 and 2007, Dr. Mark M. Bouchet and his surgical transplant team removed the hearts from three tiny patients at Denver Children’s Hospital and transplanted them into three tiny patients dying of heart disease. …

FDA One Step Closer to Tobacco Regulation
August 2, 2008 – 4:12 am | One Comment

The United States House of Representatives voted 326 to 102 on Wednesday to take the power of regulation out of the hands of the tobacco industry and place all tobacco products under the regulatory powers …

Concerns for travelers to China Olympics
August 1, 2008 – 2:33 pm | No Comment

Almost a million travelers from around the world are expected to travel to Beijing next week for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games.  Another couple of million Chinese citizens are expected to travel to the city …

Serrano Peppers Latest Villain in Salmonella Saga
August 1, 2008 – 3:15 am | No Comment

In the continuing search for the source of the Salmonella saintpaul outbreak that has made hundreds of consumers in the United States and Canada sick over the last few months, investigators now say they’ve identified …

Granite Countertops Contain Radioactive Minerals
July 26, 2008 – 10:16 am | 13 Comments

Granite countertops are increasingly popular in modern kitchens.  They’re so popular, in fact, that more than 900 kinds of granite are known to be commercially available in the US residential construction market.  Granite sold for …