Thursday, November 29, 2012

[Health] 60% of youth with HIV don't know they have it

60% of youth with HIV don't know they have it
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/chinese-aids-patients-fight-hospital-rejections-17835096
A new government report says 60 percent of youth living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus do not know they are infected. The new data from the Centers for Disease Control states about 50,000 people are infected each year with HIV, and one in four is age ...

Food Contamination with Harmful Bacteria in Pork Chops
http://home.lifegoesstrong.com/article/food-contamination-harmful-bacteria-pork-chops
Recent news reported harmful bacteria in pork chops and ground pork. So how you buy and cook pork can help you avoid food contamination and salmonella bacteria.

Scanadu Scout Wants to Be Your Personal Health Tricorder
http://gigaom.com/2012/11/29/with-sensors-apps-data-my-smartphone-is-almost-my-doctor/
You know in Star Trek when Bones runs a mobile scanning device over some poor red-shirted schlub and comes back seconds later with a diagnosis?

Health Alert 11-28: High Fructose Corn Syrup
http://abclocal.go.com/wls/story?section=news/health&id=8900007
A new study suggests diabetes rates may be higher in countries that consume lots of high fructose corn syrup. Researchers analyzed data on diabetes prevalence collected by the global burden of metabolic risk factors collaborating group.

Constipation drug wins European approval
http://bostonglobe.com/business/2012/11/29/ironwood-drug-for-irritable-bowel-with-constipation-wins-european-approval/qSjFQjlbWldlViUth3R87K/story.html
Cambridge-based Ironwood Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s drug to treat irritable bowel syndrome with constipation has won marketing approval in Europe.

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