[Health] Ameridose recalls all drugs after FDA finds problems with its sterility testing

Ameridose recalls all drugs after FDA finds problems with its sterility testing
http://www1.whdh.com/news/articles/local/boston/12008940146571/mass-firm-tied-to-closed-pharmacy-issues-recall/
By Chelsea Conaboy, Liz Kowalczyk and Todd Wallack, Globe Staff. Ameridose LLC, sister company to the Framingham pharmacy whose drugs have been implicated in hundreds of fungal infections and 29 deaths, issued a recall of all its products ...

Top medical innovations treat headaches, diabetes
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Health/2012/Oct-31/193408-top-medical-innovations-treat-headaches-diabetes.ashx
An Autonomic Technologies Inc. (ATI) Neurostimulator, an almond-size device that is implanted in the mouth to relief severe headaches, is pictured in this undated handout photo.

Researchers Report Genetic Advance
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2012/oct/31/genomes-project-inventory-human-genetic-variation
By ROBERT LEE HOTZ. In a major step toward an era of personalized medicine, researchers reported Wednesday that they have sequenced the complete DNA material of more than 1,000 people from 14 population groups in Europe, Africa, East Asia and ...

Is Childhood ADHD A Gateway To Smoking In Adulthood?
http://healthland.time.com/2012/10/31/is-childhood-adhd-a-gateway-to-smoking-in-adulthood/
Children diagnosed with attention hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are twice as likely to pick up smoking than youngsters without the disorder.

Biogen sees positive results from drug study
http://www.bostonherald.com/jobfind/news/technology/view.bg?articleid=1061171550&srvc=rss
Biogen Idec of Cambridge and Stockholm-based drug developer Swedish Orphan Biovitrum announced positive results today from a clinical study of a treatment for hemophilia A, a rare inherited disorder that impairs blood clotting.

Amputee to climb skyscraper with thought-controlled bionic leg
http://www.news.com.au/news/zac-vawter-will-use-bionic-leg-controlled-by-his-thoughts-to-climb-chicago-skyscraper/story-fnejlrpu-1226507946707
Research scientist Levi Hargrove describes a robotic prosthesis at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago's Center for Bionic Medicine, April 13, 2011.

Block: UCLA to go tobacco-free in April
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/2012/10/chinas-chances-of-kicking-its-smoking-habit.html
To the Campus Community: I am proud to inform you that I have accepted the recommendation of UCLA's Tobacco-Free Steering Committee that UCLA become a tobacco-free campus effective April 22, 2013.

Need A New Workout? Just Add Water
http://healthland.time.com/2012/10/31/need-a-new-workout-just-add-water/
Not feeling the StairMaster today? Consider taking a dip in the pool. Working out in water can provide nearly the same aerobic benefits as sweating it out on land.

Excellent Idea of the Day: Ouchless Medical Tape
http://news.discovery.com/human/excellent-idea/ouchless-medical-tape-bandaid-injury-121030.html
This week we saw heartbreaking images of pre-term babies being carried out of harm's way by staff from NYU hospital and were reminded just how fragile newborn babies are.

Perry: State ready to run health program without Planned Parenthood
http://www.dallasnews.com/news/state/headlines/20121031-planned-parenthood-stays-in-womens-health-program-in-texas.ece
Gov. Rick Perry announced Wednesday that Texas stands ready to launch a state-run Women's Health Program - without the involvement of Planned Parenthood - as soon as federal officials end funding for the contraceptive and preventive care program ...