HealthyWage says more than 800 companies, hospitals, insurers, school systems and governments — among them General Electric, Oracle and Halliburton — now run its cash-incentive weight-loss contests. It cites $153 billion in annual U.S. productivity losses from absenteeism.
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Drug
Tegafur-uracil (UFT) fights uterine cervical cancer
Of 309 uterine cervical cancer patients, the 162 given 600 mg a day of tegafur with uracil as maintenance therapy had significantly better overall survival than the 147 controls, especially in stage III and squamous cell disease. Nausea and vomiting affected 12.2 percent.
Environment
Use of cell phone adversely affects cellular health
In a pilot study, frequent cell phone users had significantly higher salivary amylase, LDH and malondialdehyde than infrequent users, which the authors read as an adverse effect on cell health. Changes in total protein, glutathione and flow rate were not significant.
Environment
PCBs, OC pesticides linked to high death risk in those with low fat mass
Korean scientists measured PCBs and organochlorine pesticides in more than 600 NHANES participants aged 70 and older. Among those with low fat mass, but not high, the pesticides tracked with total and cardiovascular mortality and higher PCBs with two- to three-fold cardiovascular death risk.
Drug
Penile Doppler ultrasound predicts risk of cardiovascular disease
A review from Hofstra North Shore LIJ School of Medicine argues penile Doppler ultrasound, which gauges cavernosal artery velocity, wall thickness and calcification, could help estimate cardiovascular risk in men with erectile dysfunction. An editor's note disputes calling ED a risk factor.
Drug
FDA approves Lenvima for a type of thyroid cancer
FDA approved Lenvima (lenvatinib), a kinase inhibitor, for progressive differentiated thyroid cancer that has kept advancing despite radioactive iodine therapy. The agency used priority review and granted orphan designation; efficacy came from a trial of 392 patients.
Miscellaneous
Inaugural Viva Fresh Expo to Debut with Triple Digit Buyer Attendance and Sold Out Tradeshow
The Texas International Produce Association reports a sold-out exhibit hall and retail and foodservice buyers from Wal-Mart, H-E-B, Walgreens and Wendy's for its March 26-28 event in Austin, which offers free registration and travel for buyers.
Miscellaneous
Cottage food program slated for March 28 in Nacogdoches
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension will hold a Cottage Food Business Workshop on March 28 in Nacogdoches, covering the 2013 Texas law permitting sales of homemade food, how to start a business, selling at farmers markets and food safety. The cost is $40, with an optional food handler's class.
Environment
Advocates Urge FDA to Halt Risky GMO Mosquito Release
Food & Water Watch urged FDA to stop British company Oxitec from releasing millions of genetically engineered mosquitoes in the Florida Keys and to require a formal review, arguing no agency has evaluated the plan and citing a PLoS study of the Asian Tiger Mosquito in Panama.
Miscellaneous
Animal legal defense fund calls for investigation of animal cruelty taxpayer-funded experiments
The Animal Legal Defense Fund asked USDA's Office of Inspector General to investigate the Meat Animal Research Center, whose practices a New York Times article exposed. ALDF cites lambs left to die of exposure and starvation and cows dying of untreated mastitis, and wants policy changes.
Environment
Found in Flour and Salt, It May Trigger Alzheimer's
Dr. Mercola relays Keele University professor Christopher Exley's argument in Frontiers in Neurology that aluminum accumulating in the brain may be fueling Alzheimer's, and suggests aluminum, glyphosate and fluoride may be more harmful in combination.
Miscellaneous
ICYMI--there's more to the story behind Scott Walker's "Truth-Gate"
The Center for Media and Democracy says its PRWatch scoop on Scott Walker's move to delete “the search for truth” from the University of Wisconsin budget drove more than 8,000 news stories, and adds that Walker also moved to cut the state chief justice's pay.
Miscellaneous
Industry Pioneer HealthyWage Launches Lucrative New ‘Jackpot’ Weight-Loss Wagering Challenge
HealthyWage launched a “Jackpot Challenge” in which teams of five to nine pay $33 a month for three months and split a pot if they average 6 percent weight loss. The company says the largest jackpot so far neared $400,000 and a dozen large employers have signed on.
Miscellaneous
Healthcare and Public Health Sector is at Risk for Disruptions
Resilient Corporation scored the healthcare and public health sector at 1.22 on its 0-to-4 resilience scale, below the 2 it calls market lagging and trending toward 1. CEO Mark Gembicki cites the Anthem breach as evidence that information systems remain a key vulnerability.
Disease
Dermatologists' Tips to Treat and Control Dandruff
American Academy of Dermatology dermatologists say dandruff is not caused by poor hygiene and that over-shampooing or over-brushing only damages hair. They advise following the shampoo bottle's instructions, alternating active ingredients, and adjusting frequency by hair type.
Miscellaneous
APEC Launches Scholarship Initiative
APEC opened an online application portal for a Scholarship and Internship Initiative that pools sponsored study, training and internship offers from universities and companies across member economies. Senior Officials launched it at their meeting in Clark, Pampanga.
Drug
Ibuprofen linked to increased libido, erectile function
A case report in the Journal of International Oral Health describes a 26-year-old man in Saudi Arabia who reported increased libido and erectile function after taking ibuprofen for dental pain. The authors call the effect rarely reported and could not explain why it happened.
Miscellaneous
Creative sausage workshop attracts interests from all over Texas
Thirty-one people, from deer hunters to small grocers, attended a Texas A&M workshop on sausage making that covered meat selection, ingredients, casings, stuffing and food safety, with hands-on work using equipment found in a home kitchen.
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