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Number of Uninsured Americans has dropped The U.S. Census Bureau on
Aug. 26 2008 released a report saying the number of uninsured Americans
has dropped to 15.3 percent in 2007 to 15.8 percent in 2006. Aug 29, 2008 - 7:39:27 AM
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Consumer Affair
Organic Bytes #143 * Alert of the Week: FDA OKs Irradiated Lettuce and Spinach
* Hopeful News of the Week: Obama Backs OCA & UFW
* Essay of the Week: Victory Gardens Symbolize a New Age
* Government Plunder of the Week: EPA Sued for Bee Colony Collapse Cover-Up
* Tip of the Week: How Do You Know Which Sweet Corn is Genetically Modified?
* Top Headlines of the Week
* GNA Alert and Video of the Week: Green Jobs Now
* U.S. Film Debut: The World According to Monsanto Aug 29, 2008 - 6:56:15 AM
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Diseases
Nonmelanoma skin cancer indicates elevated risk of future cancers People
with a history of non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC), particularly those who had
it at a young age, are much more likely to have other cancers in the future
than those who have had no NMSC, according to a study in the August 26, 2008
issue of the Journal of The National Cancer Institute. Aug 28, 2008 - 10:12:09 PM
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Recalls & Alerts
Salmonella outbreak sickens 1442, kills 2 people As of August 25, 2008, a total of 1,442 persons
had been reported infected with the outbreak strain. At least 286
persons have been hospitalized, and the infection might have
contributed to two deaths. Aug 28, 2008 - 6:43:50 PM
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General Health
Variant of mad cow disease may be transmitted by blood transfusions Researchers are
continually studying the biology of blood products to understand how
certain diseases are transmitted in an effort to reduce this risk
during blood transfusions. According to a study in sheep prepublished
online in
Blood, the official journal of the American Society
of Hematology, the risk of transmitting bovine spongiform
encephalopathy (BSE, commonly known as "mad cow disease") by blood
transfusion is surprisingly high. Aug 28, 2008 - 10:00:56 AM
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Drug News
Magnesium sulfate (Epsom salt) cuts cerebral palsy risk in preemies Giving an
infusion of magnesium sulfate commonly known as Epsom salt just before delivery
to pregnant women who were at high risk for preterm birth cut the rate of
cerebral palsy in their children by half, according to a study published in the
Aug. 28, 2008 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine. Aug 28, 2008 - 9:52:07 AM
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Consumer Affair
The World According to Monsanto The Institute for Responsible Technology celebrates the largest
festival of American food in history this Labor Day weekend with its US
premiere of the enthusiastically received and hotly debated expose: Aug 28, 2008 - 8:20:21 AM
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Drug News
Harvard scientists discovered new therapy to treat diabetes Forget about stem cells research! Researchers
at Harvard Medical School and Children's Hospital in Boston have
found a way for them to bypass stem cells to make special cells
directly from adult cells, according to a study report released in
the journal Nature. Aug 27, 2008 - 2:43:51 PM
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Cancer
Mushroom preparation boosts anticancer immune response AHCC, a
special mushroom preparation, may be used as a supplement to prevent and help
treat cancer, according to a study presented at the 16th International AHCC®
(Active Hexose Correlated Compound) Symposium held in Sapporo, Japan on July
26th and 27th. Aug 26, 2008 - 8:43:49 PM
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Recalls & Alerts
12 die after eating meats tainted with Listeria Canada has
confirmed 26 cases of food poisoning including 12 deaths linked deli meats
contaminated with Listeria. The products of concern were produced at a plant of
Maple Leaf Food Inc. Reuters cited Canadian health officials as saying Monday. Aug 26, 2008 - 8:25:02 AM
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Lifestyle
Caesarean babies more likely to develop diabetes Caesarean
section may increase type 1 diabetes in the childhood of babies who were
delivered by the procedure, according to a study led by researchers at Queen's
University Belfast. Aug 26, 2008 - 7:37:47 AM
General Health
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Infectious Disease
West Nile virus found in two Illinoisans, 236 Americans so far this year As of August 19 this year, the U.S. Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention has received reports of 236 cases of West Nile virus
including two deaths from the infection, one in Arizona and the other in
Mississippi.
The real number can be much
higher because the state and local governments need some time to file reports
to the agency. Aug 26, 2008 - 6:18:55 AM
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Diseases
Update: Measles --- United States, January--July 2008 Sporadic importations of measles into the United States have occurred since the disease was declared eliminated from
the United States in 2000 (
1). During January--July 2008, 131 measles cases were reported to CDC, compared with an average
of 63 cases per year during 2000--2007.* Aug 25, 2008 - 1:53:30 PM
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General Health
Probiotic could benefit more than gastrointestinal tract Bifidobacterium
infantis 35624 a probiotic bacterial strain of human origin proved to be beneficial
to the whole body's immune response, according to a new study in the August
2008 issue of the Public Library of Science (PLoS) Pathogens. Aug 25, 2008 - 7:40:01 AM
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Drug News
Studies: HPV vaccines may not be so effective The only two cervical
cancer vaccines available in the market may not be worth their high cost and both may not be so
effective at preventing the disease in the first place, two studies published
in this week's New England Journal Medicine suggest. Aug 25, 2008 - 6:37:29 AM
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General Health
MSG slows brain cell growth A 17-year-old high school student spent six weeks in the
summer in a University of Calgary laboratory, proving that monosodium glutamate
(MSG) slows growth of neurons and inhibits communication between the cells. Aug 24, 2008 - 11:20:05 PM
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Other News
People with face disfigured can smile again People with
their faces disfigured may smile again.
Studies
in the Lancet show patients who received face transplants did not show much of side
effects physiologically and psychologically. Aug 24, 2008 - 12:02:26 PM
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Drug News
FDA probes possible link between vytorin and cancer The Food and
Drug Administration on Aug 21 issued a statement saying it has informed
healthcare professionals that the agency was investigating a report that linked
use of Simvastatin and Ezetimibe with an increased risk of a variety of cancers
in Aortic Stenosis (SEAS) trial. Aug 24, 2008 - 11:39:38 AM
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Drug News
Antipsychotic medications raise death risk Elderly
people using conventional or first generation antipsychotic medications are at
a higher risk of death from cardiovascular or respiratory disease than those
using an atypical or second generation antipsychotic medication, according to a
new study. Aug 24, 2008 - 10:47:23 AM
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Cancer
Alcoholic beverages are cancer-causing agents Consumption of alcoholic beverages is known to be a human carcinogen
based on sufficient evidence of carcinogenicity in human studies that
indicate a causal relationship between consumption of alcoholic
beverages and cancer. Aug 24, 2008 - 9:50:13 AM
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Drug News
Studies: HPV Vaccines may not be so effective Two cervical
cancer vaccines may not be worth their high cost and both may not be so
effective at preventing the disease in the first place, two studies published
in this week's New England Journal Medicine suggest. Aug 24, 2008 - 9:33:36 AM
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Government
FDA Okays Amgen’s Nplate for treating rare blood disorder The Food
and Drug Administration on Friday Aug. 22 announced its approval of Nplate
(romiplostim) manufactured by Amgen, Inc. of Thousand Oaks, California as a bone
marrow stimulator to treat immune-related low platelet counts. Aug 23, 2008 - 1:36:41 PM
