New Option in Nursing Home Care
The New York Times has spotlighted an interesting movement in long-term care: The Green House concept, which aims to reinvent the traditional nursing home care model in a smaller,...
Read moreAccidental Poisoning Cases Rise in U.S.
30 children die every year in the U.S. from accidental medicine poisoning. The alarming rise of cases of child poisoning was highlighted in recent report by Portland’s KGW and...
Read moreFDA Warns Against Use of Injector to Administer Flu Vaccine
The FDA recently advised health care professionals not to use injector devices to administer influenza vaccines due to concerns about effectiveness and safety. Currently, only one vaccine, Measles, Mumps...
Read moreBisphenol A Exposure During Pregnancy Negatively Affects Toddler’s Behavior
A study published in Pediatrics this month found that exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) during pregnancy is associated with anxious and depressed behavior and impaired emotional function in toddlers...
Read moreIs Your Hospital Safe?
Medicare has added new data to Hospital Compare, an online tool that was designed to help patients choose hospitals based on safety ratings. The new information in the Hospital...
Read moreHigh School Football Player Dies From Head Injury Suffered During Game
The tragic news from New York is that a high school football player has died from a head injury following a hard hit by an opposing player during a...
Read moreRecall Roundup For October 7-14
Here’s a quick round-up of food and product recalls from the last week. Food Recalls: The listeria-tainted cantaloupe death toll is up to 23. It is believed that the...
Read moreCalifornia Firm Announces Large Beef Recall Due to E. Coli Contamination
Yesterday, Commercial Meat Company, a Los Angeles, California firm, announced a recall of approximately 377,775 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. The...
Read moreCalifornia Raises Minimum Age for Tanning Beds to 18 Due to Skin Cancer Dangers
We’ve previously blogged about the dangers of tanning beds to teenagers. The good news is that Governor Brown of California has just signed a bill raising the minimum age...
Read moreContact Lenses Quietly Recalled Leaves Dozens with Eye Injuries
Blurry vision, torn corneas and corneal abrasions are just a few of the serious health problems linked to continued use of recalled contact lenses. Food and Drug Administration officials...
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