[Health] This Tasty Diet Can Prevent Heart Attacks And Strokes, Study Says

This Tasty Diet Can Prevent Heart Attacks And Strokes, Study Says
http://www.sfgate.com/news/medical/article/Mediterranean-style-diets-found-to-cut-heart-risks-4305729.php
A large study conducted with funding from the Spanish government appears to have settled an old debate: What should people eat to avoid having a heart attack or stroke?

Koop, Who Transformed Surgeon General Post, Dies
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/everett-koop-surgeon-general-dies-nh-18592170
With his striking beard and starched uniform, former Surgeon General C. Everett Koop became one of the most recognizable figures of the Reagan era - and one of the most unexpectedly enduring.

USPSTF: Vitamin D and Calcium Don't Stop Fractures
http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/02/25/172876965/most-people-can-skip-calcium-supplements-prevention-panel-says
Current evidence does not support supplementation with daily vitamin D or calcium to reduce the risk of fractures in adults, according to the United States Preventive Services Task Force.

Affymax stock plunges 85 percent on drug recall
http://www.forbes.com/sites/afontevecchia/2013/02/25/affymax-crushed-after-fatal-drug-recalled-company-could-be-done-for/
Mon Feb 25, 2013 5:16pm EST. (Reuters) - Shares of Affymax Inc (AFFY.O) fell 85 percent after it said serious adverse reactions, including death, were reported among some of those using its sole commercial product, anemia drug Omontys.

FDA expands approval of cancer drug
http://www.krqe.com/dpps/health/cancer/fda-expands-approval-of-bayer-cancer-drug_5623912
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Food and Drug Administration on Monday expanded approval of a Bayer cancer pill to treat tumors of the intestinal tract that don't respond to other treatments.

What parents need to know about earaches
http://5newsonline.com/2013/02/25/antibiotics-less-likely-to-be-prescribed-for-kids-ear-aches/
Dr. Richard Rosenfeld, a pediatric otolaryngologist at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, says other than the common cold ear infections are the number one reason parents take their children to pediatricians.

Many Unregulated Tanning Salons Would Admit Kids
http://life.nationalpost.com/2013/02/25/tanning-beds-more-dangerous-than-facilities-reveal-u-s-study/
Feb. 25, 2013 -- Nearly two-thirds of Missouri tanning salons included in a new survey would allow children as young as 10 to use their tanning beds.

Low Weight Babies Often Catch Up To Their Peers By Thirteen
http://www.rttnews.com/2063858/low-weight-babies-often-catch-up-to-their-peers-by-thirteen.aspx?type=kh
Babies who struggle to gain weight in the first months of life often catch up to their peers by the age of 13, says a new study for researchers at the U.K.

Long-term-care insurance plans call for some women to pay more than men
http://marketdailynews.com/2013/02/25/50-signs-that-the-u-s-health-care-system-is-a-gigantic-money-making-scam-that-is-about-to-collapse/
Starting next year, the Affordable Care Act will largely prohibit insurers who sell individual and small-group health policies from charging women higher premiums than men for the same coverage.

Bloomberg tells state to follow city's ban on sodas larger than 16 oz
http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/bloomberg_tells_state_than_follow_645DXS92v5Gqzi4CyXy4XK
Mayor Bloomberg today called on the state to follow the city's lead by banning the sale of sugary sodas in sizes larger than 16 ounces in all stores, not just restaurants.

Report: More men entering nursing profession
http://blogs.wsj.com/economics/2013/02/25/male-nurses-make-more-money/
More men are pursuing nursing careers, according to a new study. The proportion of male registered nurses has increased from 2.7% in 1970 to 9.6% in 2011, the study finds.

J&J Told to Pay $3.35 Million in First Vaginal Mesh Case
http://fortworth.legalexaminer.com/medical-devices-and-implants/jj-ethicon-mesh-verdict-335m-in-vaginal-mesh-trial.aspx?googleid=307308
A New Jersey jury ordered a Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) subsidiary to pay $3.35 million in the first of 2,100 lawsuits over its vaginal mesh implant, and will now weigh punitive damages that may total as much as $16.75 million.

FDA flexes mandatory recall muscles over pet treats
http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2013/02/fda-flexes-muscles-to-achieve-kasel-pet-treat-recall/
By JoNel Aleccia, Staff Writer, NBC News. Federal health regulators quietly flexed new food safety muscles last week when they threatened a Denver pet treat maker with the Food and Drug Administration's first mandatory recall of potentially tainted products.

FDA Rejects Novel Hepatitis B Vaccine
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/779850
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is withholding licensure of a new type of adult hepatitis B vaccine, citing safety concerns.

Treasure Coast hospitals make the grade
http://www.uofmhealth.org/news/archive/201302/leaders-and-best-u-m-health-system-ranked-among-100-top
The Truven Health Analytics 100 Top Hospitals in the United States study, formerly conducted by Thomson Reuters, has been conducted annually since 1993.

Study: Facebook May Improve Memory
http://www.counselheal.com/articles/4065/20130225/facebook-boost-memory.htm
Broadening online worlds could help maintain and improve cognitive abilities in old age. 6935282155_e7abeb909c_z615.jpg. boellstiftung/Flickr.

OVERNIGHT HEALTH: Sequester closes in
http://www.liveinsurancenews.com/health-insurance-subsidized-by-employers-is-becoming-steady/8520439/
The across-the-board spending cuts known as the sequester are set to set in at the end of the week, and the implications for the healthcare sector are vast.

Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes creates medical fraud taskforce
http://hudsonvalley.news12.com/news/tri-state/brooklyn-district-attorney-charles-hynes-creates-medical-fraud-taskforce-1.4710368
Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes has created a new taskforce to prevent medical fraud in the borough. The taskforce comes after Dr.