[Health] 85% of couches contain flame retardant

85% of couches contain flame retardant
http://blog.seattlepi.com/boomerconsumer/2012/11/28/study-finds-toxic-chemicals-in-most-of-couches-tested/
DURHAM, N.C., Nov. 28 (UPI) -- A U.S. study found 85 percent of couches and overstuffed chairs contained at least one flame-retardant chemical in the foam cushioning, researchers say.

FDA halts operations of organic peanut butter processor Sunland
http://www.kansascity.com/2012/11/28/3938418/peanut-butter-plant-closure-angers.html
The Food and Drug Administration has halted operations of the country's largest organic peanut butter processor, cracking down on salmonella poisoning for the first time with the new enforcement authority the agency gained in a 2011 food safety law.

FDA Panel Recommends Accelerated Approval Of Janssen's Tuberculosis Drug
http://www.rttnews.com/2013977/fda-panel-recommends-accelerated-approval-of-janssen-s-tuberculosis-drug.aspx?type=bio
Janssen Research & Development LLC, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson (JNJ: Quote), announced that an FDA advisory panel on Wednesday voted unanimously (18-0) in support of the efficacy of its investigational drug Bedaquiline as an oral treatment to ...

Flu Has Little to Do With Cold Weather
http://news.yahoo.com/flu-little-cold-weather-180437925--abc-news-health.html
Although most children grow up hearing that they'll catch the flu if they play in the snow without a scarf, weather has very little to do with which regions get more flu, doctors say.

Indonesia and Others See 'Embarrassing' Rise in HIV Infections
http://rendezvous.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/29/indonesia-and-others-see-embarrassing-rise-in-h-i-v-infections/
In a photo taken in Jakarta on World AIDS Day in 2007, a woman's T-shirt reads “I'm HIV positive.” HONG KONG - A new United Nations report on H.I.

Meningitis victims allowed to conduct inspection of compounding lab during wait ...
http://bostonglobe.com/metro/2012/11/29/meningitis-victims-allowed-conduct-inspection-compounding-lab-during-wait-for-jurisdiction-decision/gzkSfTlYojJzem3eZ9ojKL/story.html
Article · Comments · Subscribe. The New England Compounding Center facility in Framingham is the focus of an inquiry into a. Jared Wickerham/Getty Images.