US Marshals seized skin sanitizers and protectants from Clarcon Biological Laboratory's Utah plant after the FDA found harmful bacteria in them. The FDA told consumers to discard the listed products, though it said no illnesses had been reported.
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Disease
353 H1N1 associated deaths reported in the US
The CDC reported 5,514 hospitalizations and 353 deaths linked to H1N1 across 47 states and territories as of July 30. The author argues the toll looks small next to seasonal flu and other causes, and notes the federal government is sending $260 million to states to prepare for a fall return.
Lifestyle
Obesity Tied to Social Networking
A New England Journal of Medicine study found that when a close friend becomes obese, a person is 57 percent more likely to gain weight, even if that friend lives across the continent. Teenagers' BMI also tracks with their peers, though the reason stays unclear.
Drug
Migraine Sufferers Benefit from Plastic Surgery
Dr. Bahman Guyron of Case Western Reserve treats migraine patients with a modified forehead lift that snips nerves at trigger sites. In a clinical trial written up in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 57 percent of his patients recovered completely from migraine pain.
Drug
FDA approves Onglyza for type 2 diabetes
The FDA approved Onglyza (saxagliptin), a once-daily DPP-4 inhibitor meant to be used with diet and exercise to control blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes. Side effects include respiratory and urinary infections, headache and rash; a cardiovascular safety study is required.
Miscellaneous
Senator Christopher Dodd has prostate cancer: What you need to know
Senator Christopher Dodd, 65, said he was diagnosed with early-stage prostate cancer during a routine June exam and will have surgery in August. The piece then collects earlier foodconsumer.org reports on plant-based diets, black and green tea and lycopene in prostate cancer.
Miscellaneous
Tanning bed users ignore cancer risk
A group of 20 scientists convened by the International Agency for Research on Cancer placed tanning beds among the definite causes of cancer, and reported that women who start tanning before 30 raise their skin cancer risk by 75 percent.
Miscellaneous
Americans Spend Billions on Alternative Medicine
The NIH says Americans spent $34 billion on alternative medicine in 2007, covering organic food, yoga, massage, Traditional Chinese Medicine and supplements. Nutritionist Karen Dees argues patients turn to it because US care fights disease well but does little to prevent chronic illness.
Miscellaneous
Pregnant women top of the list for H1N1 vaccine
A 15-member federal advisory panel put pregnant women at the front of the line for the H1N1 vaccine expected in October, alongside health workers, children over six months, adults 19 to 24 and high-risk adults. The CDC's Anne Schuchat cited a four-fold rise in hospitalization.
Government
FDA: Avoid body building products with steroids
FDA sent a warning letter to American Cellular Laboratories over eight “Xtreme” body building products it says contain synthetic steroids, not steroid-like ingredients. Adverse event reports in men aged 22 to 55 include liver injury, stroke, kidney failure and pulmonary embolism.
Miscellaneous
Texting while driving equals 20x risk of crash
Virginia Tech Transportation Institute research puts crash risk up to 20 times higher while a driver texts, with eyes off the road an average 4.6 of every six seconds, about the length of a football field at 55 mph. The institute wants texting in moving vehicles banned for all drivers.
Miscellaneous
Medical marijuana touted as cure for cities' budget woes
After Oakland voters backed a marijuana tax expected to raise about $294,000 in its first year, San Francisco and Berkeley are weighing similar measures. A state bill and a proposed 2010 ballot initiative would legalize and tax cannabis more broadly.
Miscellaneous
Health care rates soar with weight
Annual US medical costs for treating obese people reached an estimated $147 billion, more than double the figure of less than a decade earlier. Obese people spent $1,429 more than normal-weight people in 2006, nearly all of it on treating the diseases obesity promotes.
Disease
New seasonal flu vaccine recommendations from CDC
The CDC's Anne Schuchat upgraded seasonal flu vaccination from an encouragement to what she called a full-out recommendation, now covering 83 percent of the population including children from 6 months to 18 years. Only about 40 percent were vaccinated the previous year.
Miscellaneous
Chinese researchers make mice from skin cells
Chinese researchers reported in Cell Stem Cell that one line of induced pluripotent stem cells made from reprogrammed skin cells produced live mice, one of which reached adulthood. Lead author Shaorong Gao cautions it is premature to call iPS cells equal to embryonic cells.
Disease
CDC: 302 Americans with H1N1 have died so far
CDC reported 302 U.S. deaths and 43,771 confirmed or probable H1N1 cases since March 2009. The piece notes one official's estimate that more than a million Americans may have been infected without knowing, which would put mortality closer to one death per 3,300 people.
Drug
"Historic highs" for support of legalizing marijuana
Oakland voters approved a tax on cannabis businesses 80 percent to 20 percent, at $18 per $1,000 of gross receipts, making it the first US city to tax medical marijuana sales. NORML's Paul Armentano says public support for taxing and regulating marijuana is at historic highs.
Environment
Agent Orange still posing toxic threats
An Institute of Medicine report says Agent Orange exposure may raise veterans' risk of Parkinson's disease and ischemic heart disease, though the committee rated the evidence of association as limited. It also linked hairy cell leukemia to the herbicide.
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