[Health] FDA Seeks to Toughen Defibrillator Regulations

FDA Seeks to Toughen Defibrillator Regulations
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/23/health/fda-seeks-to-toughen-defibrillator-regulations.html
WASHINGTON - The Food and Drug Administration announced Friday that it was moving to toughen regulation of the industry that produces heart defibrillators - devices that are used to jolt a failing heart back into its regular rhythm - after tens of ...

Traffic Pollution Causes Asthma in Children: Secondhand Smoke Isn't the Only ...
http://www.scienceworldreport.com/articles/5732/20130322/traffic-pollution-causes-asthma-children-secondhand-smoke-isnt-risk.htm
(Photo : Reuters/Newscom) Traffic pollution may cause asthma in children as much as secondhand smoke, according to a new study. Everyone knows that secondhand smoke has harmful effects for children.

Meningitis Outbreak Prompts Change in Vaccine Recommendations
http://www.healthmap.org/news/meningitis-outbreak-prompts-change-vaccine-recommendations-32213
In 2012, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) calculated a troubling statistic: the rate of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD) in men who have sex with men (MSM) was about 50 times higher than the rate of IMD in the rest ...

Bill aims to tighten restrictions on painkiller hydrocodone
http://topnews.ae/content/215341-safe-prescribing-act-2013-introduced
Congressional legislation comes as drug fatalities have surpassed deaths from vehicle crashes. Hydrocodone-based medications include Vicodin, Norco and Lortab.

GOP Attempts To Use Budget Negotiations To Dismantle Obamacare
http://thinkprogress.org/health/2013/03/22/1759671/gop-budget-dismantle-obamacare/
The Senate plans to begin considering the Democratic-sponsored budget resolution on Friday or Saturday, including the slew of amendments that Republican senators have tacked onto the legislation.

Late Marriage and Its Consequences
http://www.refinery29.com/2013/03/44595/women-getting-married-later-earn-more-money
On Wednesday I had the privilege of joining a Brookings Institution event organized around the new report “Knot Yet: The Benefits and Costs of Delayed Marriage,” which tries to tease out the social implications of the steadily rising age of first marriage - now ...

Axe Body Spray not welcome at Pa. high school after "life-threatening" allergic ...
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-204_162-57575553/axe-body-spray-not-welcome-at-pa-high-school-after-life-threatening-allergic-reaction/
BETHLEHEM, Pa. An eastern Pennsylvania teenager whose allergic reaction to Axe Body Spray prompted officials at his high school to ask students to stop using the fragrance is now being taught at home.

Energy Drinks Linked to Changes in Heart Rhythm
http://zeenews.india.com/news/health/diseases/energy-drinks-may-increase-blood-pressure-and-disturb-heart-rhythm_21111.html
THURSDAY, March 21 (HealthDay News) -- Energy drinks boost blood pressure and may make the heart more susceptible to electrical short circuits, new research suggests.

Titan claims victory for anti-addiction drug after mixed FDA panel votes
http://topnews.ae/content/215342-titan-implant-treat-addiction-receives-advisory-panel-s-support
Titan Pharmaceuticals ($TTNP) emerged victorious from an FDA advisory committee meeting where the majority of non-agency experts backed approval of its drug against opioid addiction.