[Health] FDA Approves a New Drug for Advanced Breast Cancer

FDA Approves a New Drug for Advanced Breast Cancer
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/fda-approves-targeted-breast-cancer-drug-18566201
The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a new type of drug that combines the widely used breast cancer medicine Herceptin with a powerful toxin to more effectively kill cancer cells while potentially reducing side effects.

Influenza Vaccine Efficacy Significantly Lower in Elderly
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/779816
This year's influenza vaccine prevented just more than half of medical visits for the flu but was significantly less effective against influenza A among the elderly, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

TB outbreak not spreading beyond downtown LA
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/health/2013/02/22/tuberculosis-outbreak-hits-la-homeless/
Los Angeles homeless advocates reassured residents Friday that while the downtown area is dealing with what health officials are calling the largest tuberculosis outbreak in the last decade, the disease's reach is far from epidemic proportions.

Physician organizations recommend against genetic testing for children
http://www.scienceworldreport.com/articles/5130/20130222/aap-issues-new-guidelines-genetic-testing-children.htm
For many parents who face a family history of devestating genetic diseases, the question of whether their child is at risk, and his or her chances of getting the disease, may not be far from mind.

Johnson & Johnson Orthopedic Device Recalled Due To Fracture Potential
http://www.prweb.com/releases/depuy-asr-lawsuit/stryker-hip-recall/prweb10447840.htm
Feb 22 (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Friday said it has notified healthcare professionals of a Class I recall, the most serious type, of an orthopedic device made by Johnson & Johnson.

Study: Parents talking about their own drug use could be bad for kids
http://scienceblog.com/60508/parents-talking-about-their-own-drug-use-to-children-could-be-detrimental/
Researchers have bad news for parents who think talking about their own past experiences with drugs will discourage their children from using drugs.

Smithfield Recalls Pork Sausage for Foreign Materials
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-204_162-57570739/38000-pounds-of-sausage-recalled-after-customers-complain-of-plastic-pieces/
Smithfield Packing Company is recalling 38,000 pounds of pork sausage that may contain small pieces of plastic. The plastic likely came from gloves.

Johnson & Johnson says its marketing practices being investigated
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505123_162-57570814/feds-probe-j-j-over-hip-replacement-marketing/
Fri Feb 22, 2013 8:59pm EST. (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson (JNJ.N) said on Friday the U.S. Justice Department is investigating the company's marketing practices related to the hip-replacement product it recalled in 2010 over safety concerns.

Time Study Finds Some Hospitals Bill Patients Many Times More Than Actual ...
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/health/2013/02/22/time-study-finds-some-hospitals-bill-patients-many-times-more-than-actual-procedure-cost/
When Emilia Gilbert fell and went to the emergency room, she was diagnosed with a simple broken nose and released. But a few weeks later, she got the bill and was floored again.

Class action suit filed in Maryland gynecologist recording case
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57570810/doctor-who-secretly-filmed-patients-in-exam-room-apologized-to-wife-in-suicide-note/
BALTIMORE - A Baltimore attorney has filed an anonymous class action suit on behalf of patients of a gynecologist police say secretly recorded exams and then killed himself after the recordings were discovered.

Brain protein may explain why girls talk more
http://www.thegloss.com/2013/02/22/sex-and-dating/women-talk-more/
Previous studies have shown that women speak an average of 20,000 words a day, whereas men only speak 7,000, according to USA Today.

Being bullied may lead to higher chance of adult psychological problems
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-204_162-57570780/being-bullied-may-lead-to-higher-chance-of-adult-psychological-problems/
Being bullied when you are younger can cause more than childhood psychological trauma. A new study shows that bullied kids are at an increased risk of having anxiety disorders, depression and suicidal thoughts as adults.

FDA Names Critic To Oversee Tobacco
http://www.cspnet.com/news/tobacco/articles/changing-guard-fdas-center-tobacco-products
A veteran tobacco-industry critic is taking the reins as the industry's chief regulator, heralding potentially tougher oversight of cigarette companies.

German Roman Catholic Church Approves Of Emergency Contraception In ...
http://natmonitor.com/2013/02/22/report-german-bishops-approve-use-of-morning-after-pill-for-victims-of-rape/
Today, in “things that should not have to be news but are because the world is crazy”: the Roman Catholic Church of Germany has declared that it approves of emergency contraception in the case of rape.

VIVUS Earnings: An Early Look
http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2013/02/22/vivus-earnings-an-early-look.aspx
Earnings season is now starting to wind down, with most companies already having reported their quarterly results. But there are still some companies left to report, and VIVUS (NASDAQ: VVUS ) is about to release its quarterly earnings report.

Cheers! You May Soon Have Access To (Better) Mental Health Care Coverage
http://www.blisstree.com/2013/02/21/mental-health-well-being/mental-health-care/
The Obama administration issued a final rule Wednesday that mental health care is included in the “essential health benefits” that must be covered by most health insurance plans beginning.

Cornell bioengineers print human ears
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865573932/Cornell-bioengineers-print-human-ears.html
This handout photo provided by Cornell University, taken Feb. 13, 2013, shows Cornell University biomedical engineer Lawrence Bonassar holding the scaffolding for an ear his laboratory is creating using a 3-D printer and cartilage-producing cells.

Statin Drug Production Resumes at Ranbaxy
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/23/business/statin-drug-production-resumes-at-ranbaxy.html
The Indian drug maker Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals announced Friday that it has started making a generic version of Lipitor again, saying that it was fixing the problems that led it to halt production of the anti-cholesterol drug after glass particles were discovered ...