[Health] Flu Shots for Elderly Only 9 Percent Effective

Flu Shots for Elderly Only 9 Percent Effective
http://www.thedailybeast.com/cheats/2013/02/22/flu-shots-for-elderly-only-9-percent-effective.html
Flu season is hardly over. But as people continue to queue up at doctors' offices and pharmacies to get the vaccine, there is one thing the older set should consider: for senior citizensâ€"the group for which the flu poses the biggest threatâ€"shots are only 9 ...

Sanofi Gets EU Backing for New Attempt at 6-in-1 Child Vaccine
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-02-22/sanofi-gets-eu-backing-for-new-attempt-at-6-in-1-child-vaccine.html
Sanofi (SAN) won European Union regulatory backing for its six-in-one children's vaccine, the French drugmaker's second attempt at such a product and part of a plan to grow in a market dominated by GlaxoSmithKline Plc.

Doctors list overused medical treatments
http://www.bdlive.co.za/life/health/2013/02/22/just-say-dont-doctors-question-routine-tests-and-treatments
A coalition of healthcare provider associations says many common practices are costly, often unnecessary and sometimes even harmful.

Astronomy Algorithms Help Diagnose Aggressive Tumors
http://updatednews.ca/2013/02/21/how-star-gazing-could-help-cancer-fight/
In a remarkable example of interdisciplinary teamwork, astronomers are helping cancer researchers use computerized stargazing algorithms developed for spotting distant galaxies to identify biomarkers in tumors to determine how aggressive they are.

Four indicted in peanut deaths linked to Ga. plant
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57570512/feds-indict-four-in-2009-salmonella-outbreak-linked-to-ga-peanut-processing-plant/
The south Georgia peanut company knew its products were tainted with salmonella but sold them anyway, federal officials say. And, they say, when investigators tracked a 2009 salmonella outbreak that killed nine and sickened more than 700 in 42 states to ...