[Health] Flu Shot Doing Poor Job of Protecting Older People

Flu Shot Doing Poor Job of Protecting Older People
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/flu-shot-poor-job-worst-bug-seniors-18557654
It turns out this year's flu shot is doing a startlingly dismal job of protecting older people, the most vulnerable age group.

New Guidelines for Genetic Testing in Children
http://healthland.time.com/2013/02/21/new-guidelines-for-genetic-testing-in-children/
Should worried parents be able to test their babies for diseases they may develop down the road, just because they're curious?

Doctors list overused medical treatments
http://life.nationalpost.com/2013/02/21/useless-and-even-dangerous-routine-medical-tests-procedures-must-be-curtailed-u-s-experts/
WASHINGTON - Nearly 100 medical procedures, tests and therapies are overused and often unnecessary, a coalition of leading medical societies says in a new report aimed at improving healthcare and controlling runaway costs.

Ex-Owner of Peanut-Butter Firm Indicted Over Salmonella
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/02/21/172605596/former-peanut-firm-executives-indicted-over-2009-salmonella-outbreak
WASHINGTONâ€"The federal government brought felony charges against the former head of a peanut-processing company in connection with a deadly 2008-09 salmonella outbreak, in a case that one lawyer called the biggest of its kind in decades.

FDA: Codeine not safe for children after surgery
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-204_162-57570511/fda-warns-codeine-after-tonsillectomy-could-be-deadly-for-kids/
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has posted a notice informing consumers about the potential danger codeine poses to children.

Medicare drug costs to fall in 2014, but donut hole widens
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/21/us-column-miller-medicare-idUSBRE91K13J20130221
By Mark Miller. CHICAGO | Thu Feb 21, 2013 3:03pm EST. CHICAGO (Reuters) - There will be good and bad news next year for seniors using Medicare's prescription drug program.

Most women misunderstand IUD birth control
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/21/us-iud-birth-control-idUSBRE91K1CI20130221
By Kerry Grens. NEW YORK | Thu Feb 21, 2013 4:29pm EST. NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a new survey, most women had inaccurate perceptions about the safety and effectiveness of intrauterine devices (IUDs) in preventing pregnancy, say U.S.

US funds 25 states to test new Medicaid models
http://www.albanytribune.com/21022013-conservative-think-tanks-on-health-care-oped/
WASHINGTON | Thu Feb 21, 2013 3:03pm EST. WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Department of Health and Human Services said on Thursday that it would provide 25 of the 50 states with funding to test new ways to lower costs and improve care within the ...

Sanitizer, oil, static blamed in hospital fire
http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/02/21/hand-sanitizer-olive-oil-blamed-after-child-goes-up-in-flames-in-hospital/
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - A combination of hand sanitizer, olive oil and static electricity likely caused an accidental fire that burned a young patient at a Portland hospital, the state fire marshal said Wednesday.

Biological Evidence May Support Idea That Women Talk More Than Men, Study ...
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/9884652/Why-women-are-the-talkative-sex.html
According to a new study conducted by researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, there may be biological evidence to support the idea that women are more talkative than men.

Bill would state move toward implementing Affordable Care Act
http://www.livemint.com/Politics/fqY5HyqtWXbr79uWQICjKL/US-issues-final-word-on-essential-benefits-under-Obamacare.html
... : • Require the director of the Arizona Department of Insurance to ensure that the state retains its authority to regulate health insurers.

Business Denies Weight Discrimination
http://abcnews.go.com/US/colorado-business-denies-withholding-massage-womans-weight/story?id=18559948
The owner of a Colorado company accused of refusing to massage a woman because of her weight has denied the allegation. "She was never refused service and she was never called fat," owner Penny Wells of the Natural Healing Center in Aurora told ABC ...

Pittsburgh Shoe Shiner Donates $200K in Tips to Children's Hospital Fund
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2013/02/pittsburgh-shoe-shiner-donates-200k-in-tips-to-childrens-hospital-fund/
Every Tuesday and Thursday before the sun rises, Albert Lexie, 70, arrives at the Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh to begin his rounds.

Cambodia reports another H5N1 death
http://www.mymoinfo.com/EU-wants-Cambodia-to-pay-more-for-Khmer-Rouge-crim/9050096?newsId=194667
Feb 21, 2013 (CIDRAP News) - A 20-month-old Cambodian boy has died of H5N1 avian flu in a village near the residence of the country's previous case-patient, marking the eighth H5N1 case and seventh H5N1 death in the nation this year.