[Health] Another Compounding Pharmacy Recall

Another Compounding Pharmacy Recall
http://www.wggb.com/2013/03/25/mass-pharmacy-recalling-some-compounded-products/
Share. 0. A Massachusetts pharmacy issued a voluntary recall Monday of some of its sterile compounding products after "foreign matter" was found in drug vials during an unannounced inspection by state and federal officials.

Doctors warn against feeding babies solid food too soon
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/moms-serve-solid-food-study-finds/story?id=18807666
According to a new survey in the Journal of Pediatrics, 40 percent of mothers are feeding their babies solid food much earlier than they should.

Studies: Residents make more errors on shorter shifts
http://www.medpagetoday.com/HospitalBasedMedicine/WorkForce/38072
Efforts to cut back long hours for medical residents may have the unintended consequence of leading to more errors, studies say. Medicine.

Johnson & Johnson recalls all OneTouch VerioIQ blood sugar meters due to ...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/johnson-and-johnson-recalls-all-onetouch-verioiq-blood-sugar-meters-due-to-risky-malfunction/2013/03/25/2c09fb94-9593-11e2-95ca-dd43e7ffee9c_story.html
FAULTY METERS: Johnson & Johnson is recalling several types of its blood glucose meters sold in the U.S. and other countries because of malfunctions.

Heart Failure: Is There a Breath Test?
http://www.kstc45.com/article/stories/S2975272.shtml?cat=11582
Analyzing a single puff of exhaled air, or "breathprint," aids in speedy diagnosis of heart failure, according to research from Cleveland Clinic.

Texas Biolab Loses Deadly Guanarito Virus
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/galveston-texas-biolab-loses-deadly-guanarito-virus/story?id=18809363
Share. 0. The Galveston National Laboratory lost one of five vials containing a deadly Venezuelan virus, according to the University of Texas Medical Branch, which owns the $174 million facility designed with the strictest security measures to hold the ...

Temporary tattoos may cause long-lasting allergic reaction, FDA warns
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-204_162-57576230/temporary-tattoos-may-cause-long-lasting-allergic-reaction-fda-warns/
Temporary tattoos are a great way to get some ink without having to make a major commitment. But, even this fleeting style of body art can cause some serious health problems.

Maryland House passed bill further implements health care reform
http://www.liveinsurancenews.com/health-insurance-rate-review-in-florida-may-soon-be-suspended/8521358/
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - A measure to further implement federal health care reform in Maryland passed the House of Delegates on a 93-43 vote Monday with little debate.

Couple loses 500 pounds in two years
http://www.cnn.com/2013/03/22/health/gillis-weight-loss-couple/?hpt=he_t3
(CNN) -- Marriage, any good therapist will tell you, is a balancing act. For Angela and Willie Gillis, the act is easy. They've been best friends for more than 10 years, married for three.

Reform marijuana law
http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2013/03/25/house-passes-medical-marijuana-bill/
Last Monday, the United States celebrated the 50th anniversary of the seminal Supreme Court case of Gideon v. Wainwright. The next day saw the Maryland Senate vote to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana.

Cold Sore Virus May Raise Risk Of Cognitive Problems, Study Suggests
http://www.king5.com/health/Cold-sores-linked-to-memory-loss-study-finds-199948631.html
Some potentially bad news for people who get cold sores -- the virus that causes those pesky, itchy sores might also be linked with thinking problems.

FDA Rejects United Therapeutics' Oral Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Drug ...
http://www.medpagetoday.com/Cardiology/Hypertension/38060
U.S. health regulators vetoed - for a second time - an oral hypertension drug manufactured by United Therapeutic Corp., a biotechnology company.

Garfield Residents Ready To Hand Over Toenail Clippings To Test For ...
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/03/25/garfield-residents-ready-to-hand-over-toenail-clippings-to-test-for-carcinogens/
GARFIELD, N.J. (CBSNewYork) - In one New Jersey town, there is a call for toenails. And it's no laughing matter. Scientists want nail clippings to test the exposure of residents to a carcinogen dumped decades ago, CBS 2's John Slattery reported Monday.

Islamabad has become 'allergy capital of the world'
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/story/2013/03/25/bc-allergy-season.html
Describing Islamabad as the allergy capital of the world during spring, consultant allergy and immunology at Shifa International Hospital Dr.

Collins: 'Home care can reduce cost and improve quality of life'
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324532004578358381825426390.html?mod=googlenews_wsj
EXCLUSIVELY ONLINE: ST. JOHN VALLEY, Maine - The challenges facing our nation's health care system today are driven by demographics.

Government study finds security risks at US bio labs still high
http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2013-03/new-bioweapons-risk-nothing-bureacuracy-cant-solve
WASHINGTON - Three years after a federal agency warned that the country was at risk due to sloppy standards at its labs that handle bioterror germs, such as anthrax, little has been done to fix the problem.

Diabetes Alert Day 2013 is Tuesday
http://www.local10.com/thats-life/health/Tuesday-is-American-Diabetes-Association-Alert-Day/-/1717022/19456548/-/htd5yoz/-/index.html
Could you be one of the 292,000 Michigan residents who has diabetes and doesn't know it? Diabetes Alert Day is Tuesday, March 26 and is a nationwide, one-day wake-up call to inform the American public about the seriousness of diabetes.

Catheters fix heart problems
http://www.biosciencetechnology.com/news/2013/03/heart-repair-breakthroughs-replace-surgeons-knife
Major surgery is no longer needed to repair heart valves and holes in the heart. Instead patients, particularly older patients who might not be healthy enough for traditional open heart surgery, can be treated with catheters.

US flu making a slow spring exit as kids' deaths top 100
http://life.nationalpost.com/?p=101869
Mar 25, 2013 (CIDRAP News) - The nation's flu indicators continue to drop with the start of spring, but virus activity is still significant in many parts of the country, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said in its most recent surveillance ...