Actress Brittany Murphy died of cardiac arrest at 32 after a 911 call from her home, TMZ reported. The piece sets her alongside Jean Harlow, Marilyn Monroe and Dorothy Stratten, and notes that cardiac arrest is not the same thing as a heart attack.
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Healthcare
MMR vaccine may actually cut autism risk
In a Polish case-control study of 96 children with autism and 192 matched controls, children vaccinated with MMR before diagnosis were 83 percent less likely to have autism, and those given single measles vaccine 56 percent less likely, than unvaccinated children.
Healthcare
The overdiagnosis nightmare: a time for caution
Stefano Ciatto answers a Danish analysis that put mammography overdiagnosis at 33%, arguing the usual 5-10% estimate is acceptable against screening's mortality benefit and that comparisons of screened and unscreened areas should adjust for early-detection lead time.
Disease
Some basics about heart disease
CDC figures: heart disease killed 631,600 Americans in 2006, 26 percent of all deaths, with coronary heart disease the most common form. About 785,000 people have a first heart attack each year, and the disease cost the country $304.6 billion in 2009.
Disease
Some basics about cardiac arrest
Sudden cardiac arrest strikes when an arrhythmia stops the heart, cutting blood flow to the brain and killing within minutes. It kills 325,000 Americans a year, often with no warning, and needs defibrillation fast. Undiagnosed coronary artery disease is the main risk factor.
Drug
Roche’s weekly diabetes medicine as effective as Lantus
Roche's weekly injection taspoglutide matched Sanofi-Aventis's daily Lantus at controlling blood sugar in a phase III trial and beat placebo in overweight patients in phase II, Reuters reported. It was well tolerated, with nausea and vomiting most common; carcinogenicity data are still pending.
Disease
Actress Brittany Murphy dies of cardiac arrest
Actress Brittany Murphy, 32, died of cardiac arrest in Los Angeles and was pronounced dead on arrival at Cedars-Sinai, TMZ reported. No major medical condition had been reported for her. An estimated 325,000 Americans die of sudden cardiac arrest each year.
Lifestyle
Hangover Hurts Performance
Brown University researchers brought 95 young heavy drinkers to a 0.11 percent blood alcohol level on bourbon or vodka. Bourbon, richer in congeners, left them feeling worse the next morning, but both drinks worsened sustained attention equally.
Disease
Hacker Claims Form of Autism
Hacker Albert Gonzalez asked a Boston federal judge to weigh his claim of Asperger's syndrome at sentencing for the largest identity theft case in US history. The judge delayed sentencing three months so prosecutors could examine the claim.
Drug
Vicks Dayquil announces recall
Procter & Gamble recalled about 700,000 Vicks DayQuil Cold & Flu 24-count bonus packs because the acetaminophen liquicaps were not in child-resistant packaging and lacked the warning the Poison Prevention Packaging Act requires. No accidental ingestions have been reported.
Disease
Autism rate on the rise in the United States
CDC's ADDM Network estimated autism spectrum disorder prevalence among eight-year-olds by reviewing evaluation records at 11 US sites for 2006 and comparing them with 10 sites in 2002. Because no biological marker exists, identification depends on professional developmental evaluations.
Lifestyle
Exercise indeed cuts death risk from breast cancer
Duke researchers implanted human breast cancer cells in mice on a high-fat diet and found tumors grew at similar rates in running and sedentary animals, but blood perfusion and vascularization improved with exercise. They say the change may bear on metastasis and therapy.
Miscellaneous
Philadelphia Airport exeriences snow storm
A snowstorm delayed arrivals at Philadelphia's airport by an average of six hours and cancelled many flights, according to Nj.com; the post reprints the airport's December 19, 2009 departure board.
Healthcare
U.S. Gets a Near Failing Grade on Premature Births Report Card
The March of Dimes gave the nation a D, and no state an A. Vermont earned a B with a 9 percent preterm rate, 17 states got F's, and Mississippi reached 18.3 percent. The national rate has barely moved since 2005. Babies born before 37 weeks face higher risks of death and complications.
Lifestyle
Do Cold Temperatures Improve Sleep?
Studies put the best sleeping temperature at roughly 60 to 68 degrees Fahrenheit, because a cool room helps core body temperature drop and start sleepiness. Insomniacs tend to run warmer before bed, and a hot-water bottle at the feet can dilate vessels and lower core temperature.
Environment
Can These Household Chemicals Crush Your Son’s Masculinity?
In a study in the International Journal of Andrology, boys whose mothers had higher prenatal urine levels of the phthalates DEHP and DBP scored on average 8 percent further from the masculine end of a play behavior scale, based on parent questionnaires for 145 preschoolers.
Government
Disposal by Flushing of Certain Unused Medicines
Most unused medicines belong in the household trash, mixed with coffee grounds or kitty litter and sealed in a container. Only a short list of drugs that could be fatal in a single dose to the wrong person carries directions to flush them instead.
Miscellaneous
Expert Explains the Flu Vaccine Deception and the Swine Flu Hoax
Dr. Mercola introduces Dr. Shiv Chopra, a former drug company and Health Canada insider, who argues that no flu vaccine has ever worked and that swine flu and avian flu are hoaxes.
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