More than three million doctors have downloaded the iStethoscope application, which enables physicians to monitor their patients’ heartbeats using their smartphones. The patient can email their heart pattern to their doctor to enable them to receive professional assessment of their condition. The application was invented by Professor Peter Bentley, a researcher from University College London.
Preemptive removal of breasts or ovaries in women with two common breast cancer genes can sharply reduce the risk of contracting cancer and dying, according to a Los Angeles Times report, which cited a new study, even if the woman has already been diagnosed with breast cancer. Research were already confident that similar surgeries reduce [...]
Nearly 2,000 employers and unions have been approved to seek federal reimbursement for the health claims of their “early retirees,” or retired workers aged 55 or older who are too young to get Medicare, Obama administration officials announced Tuesday. The $5 billion program is a key “bridge” provision of the new health-care law, intended to [...]
Michael Douglas reveals to Dave his struggle with throat cancer.
“The AP reports that Food and Drug Administration investigators have found all sorts of health and safety breaches at the Iowa egg farms believed responsible for the recent salmonella outbreak. Rodents, seeping manure, bug and wild bird infestations, and even maggots were discovered at Wright County Egg and Hillandale Farms. The two farms recalled more [...]
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Luanne Black’s small egg ranch just outside Visalia is down a rural road that doesn’t get much traffic. But lately folks have been knocking on her door, ready to shell out $3.75 per dozen. She credits a national recall of Iowa-grown eggs linked to hundreds of cases of salmonella poisoning. “It really is amazing how [...]
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Cargill Meat Solutions Corp. has recalled about 8,500 pounds of ground beef that may be contaminated with E. coli, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Saturday. The move came after three people, two in Maine and one in New York, were identified as becoming ill from a strain of E. coli, the government said. None [...]
Mesothelioma is a rare form of cancer caused by exposure to asbestos. Statistics show that up to 3,000 new cases of mesothelioma each year. 2000 Mesothelioma prevention goes there to eliminate the cause of the disease: asbestos. The number of mesothelioma cases are linked to professional, and related professions or secondary cases of mesothelioma are [...]
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A 40-month study of more than 4,800 patients showed taking low doses of omega-3 fatty acids in margarine did not significantly reduce rates of serious heart attacks and other cardiovascular events, Dutch researchers said on Sunday. The finding raised questions about the benefits of omega-3, which has been shown in previous studies to make for [...]
“CBS.com reports that Wright County Egg and Hillandale Farms–the two farms responsible for supplying salmonella-tainted eggs that sickened as many as 1,500–will be called to testify before Congress in September. A House Energy and Commerce subcommittee announced it will hold a hearing on the recalls on September 14th and the committee intends to call Austin [...]
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