Thousands of Public Pools, Hot Tubs Closed for Dirty Water: CDC
THURSDAY, May 19, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Folks flocking to swimming pools to beat the summer heat might be dipping their toes into poorly treated water, U.S. health officials warned Thursday. Serious health and safety violations force the closure of thousands of public pools, hot tubs and water playgrounds every year, according to a new study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "We have a long way to go here to lower the number of public aquatic venues with serious heal..>> view originalFDA Approves New Drug to Treat Bladder Cancer
FDA Approves New Drug to Treat Bladder Cancer Tecentriq boosted survival in small trial WebMD News from HealthDay By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, May 19, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- A new drug to treat bladder cancer was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday. Tecentriq (atezolizumab) treats the most common type of bladder cancer, called urothelial carcinoma. It's the first in its class of drugs, called PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors, approved to treat this typ..>> view originalPsychiatrist dubbed 'Dr. Death' accused of murder in pain pill overdoses
A Georgia psychiatrist has been indicted on three counts of felony murder and 59 counts of unauthorized distribution of pain medicine prescriptions after at least 12 of his patients died of overdoses. Narendra Nagareddy, 57, was originally arrested in January in the death of one patient, 29-year-old Audrey Austin. He was bailed out of jail and had been under house arrest ever since, but was arrested Tuesday on additional charges. On Wednesday, Nagareddy was charged in the overdose deaths of Da..>> view originalHectic Lives Might Lead to Having Brains That Age Better
Hectic or busy lives might lead to having a brain that ages better, according to the findings of a recent study called the Dallas Lifespan Brain Study. While past studies have looked at the relationship between engaging the brain in challenging intellectual activities and the positive benefits they have on slowing down the aging of the brain, this new study is one of the few that has examined what benefit, if any, having a busy or hectic life has on the way brains age, according to TIME. The s..>> view originalResearchers report possible link between common anxiety drug, birth defects
Researchers are warning that a drug commonly prescribed to treat pain, anxiety, epilepsy and other brain health conditions may be associated with an increased risk of major birth defects. The drug, pregabalin, is approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat a variety of disorders, but it also is used for generalized anxiety and other mental health issues. In a study published Wednesday in an online issue of Neurology, researchers collected information from 164 women in seven countries..>> view originalHalf of US Cancer Deaths Due to Bad Habits, Study Finds
As many as 40 percent of cancer cases, and half of cancer deaths, come down to things people could easily change, researchers said Thursday. While Americans often worry about whether chemicals, pollution or other factors out of their control cause cancer, the new analysis shows otherwise: People are firmly in charge of much of their own risk of cancer. A man smoking a cigarette on December 3 2013. Jonathan Brady / PA Wire/Press Association Images The team at Harvard Medical School..>> view originalFatty Foods During Teen Years May Influence Later Breast Cancer Risk
THURSDAY, May 19, 2016 (HealthDay News) -- Teens who eat high amounts of saturated fats or low amounts of healthier mono- and polyunsaturated fats tend to have denser breasts 15 years later, new research suggests.That's important because greater breast density is a risk factor for breast cancer, the study authors said.But the researchers noted they didn't find a large change in breast density volume based on dietary fat intake. "It was a modest difference in breast density," said the study's se..>> view originalQuashed report warned of prison health crisis
Surgeon General Richard Carmona in a 2004 photo(Photo: Evan Vucci, AP)WASHINGTON — A government report, blocked from publication a decade ago, presciently warned of an advancing, double-barreled health crisis of mental illness and substance abuse that has currently swamped the nation’s vast prison systems.The 2006 document, prepared by then-Surgeon General Richard Carmona, urged government and community leaders to formulate a treatment strategy for thousands of sick and addicted inmates that al..>> view originalThis Boy Fighting Cancer Is About To Become An Honorary FDNY Firefighter
The New York City Fire Department is about to add another valiant firefighter to its team, and he happens to be just 3 years old. On May 31, Trucker Dukes will be sworn in as an FDNY honorary firefighter by Commissioner Daniel Nigro. The 3-year-old was diagnosed with stage IV neuroblastoma when he was 19 months old, and now travels back and forth with his mom from his home in Hawaii to New York, where he receives treatment. Trucker's dad, Joshua Dukes, is a Maui firefighter, and his work spark..>> view originalWHO: Yellow fever outbreak is 'serious and of great concern'
The WHO held an emergency meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, on Thursday to review the latest information about the outbreak that began in December. The committee said the outbreak does not constitute a public health emergency. "It does require intensified control measures but is not a public health emergency of international concern," said professor Oyewale Tomori, chairman of the WHO yellow fever emergency committee. More than 2,400 people have been infected since December, and 300 people have di..>> view original
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