[Health] Michigan official seeks grand jury to probe meningitis outbreak

Michigan official seeks grand jury to probe meningitis outbreak
http://www.sfgate.com/news/crime/article/Mich-AG-seeks-criminal-probe-of-meningitis-deaths-4385264.php
By Dawson Bell. LANSING, Mich | Tue Mar 26, 2013 4:38pm EDT. LANSING, Mich (Reuters) - Michigan's attorney general on Tuesday asked state courts to authorize a grand jury to investigate whether a company linked to a deadly outbreak of fungal ...

Shorter shifts spell more errors for doctors
http://www.counselheal.com/articles/4534/20130326/shorter-shifts-lead-more-mistakes-residents.htm
LONDON: New regulations in Europe limit doctors to working 48 hours a week. But a study from US' Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have found that reducing work hours for medical interns increases patient handoff risks tremendously.

TV time 'does not breed badly behaved children'
http://lifestyle.myjoyonline.com/pages/health/201303/103398.php
Spending hours watching TV or playing computer games each day does not harm young children's social development, say experts. The Medical Research Council (MRC) team who studied more than 11,000 primary school pupils says it is wrong to link bad ...

Analysis: Allergy drops a good alternative to shots
http://www.wwlp.com/dpp/health/allergies-shots-vs-drops
Allergy drops are a safe and convenient option for some patients, researchers say. Sandra Lin, of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, holds a test vial of allergy drops.

FBI Gets Case of Missing Virus at Texas Biolab
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/fbi-case-missing-guanarito-virus-texas-biolab/story?id=18817744
Share. 0. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has referred to the FBI the case of the laboratory where one of five vials of a deadly Venezuelan virus went missing, an official from the CDC told ABCNews.

Chelation for heart disease: Positive findings don't sway critics
http://www.latimes.com/health/boostershots/la-heb-chelation-heart-disease-20130326,0,24166.story
The long-awaited results of a study gauging the benefits of a controversial heart disease therapy have once more pitted the alternative medicine community against mainstream cardiologists.

Shortages Impact Compounding Pharmacies
http://www.memphisdailynews.com/news/2013/mar/27/shortages-impact-compounding-pharmacies/
In recent years, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has reported an increase in the number of drug shortages and discontinuations.

Cold sores and other forms of herpes virus linked to memory loss and cognitive ...
http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/health/cold-sores-linked-memory-loss-study-article-1.1299328
Frequent cold sores aren't just unsightly. They could be an indicator of mental decline down the line. A study of older people living in Manhattan found that those who had higher levels of certain infections in their blood - including the form of the herpes virus ...

Texas to be Home to Vaccine Manufacturing Facility
http://tamutimes.tamu.edu/2013/03/26/texas-am-system-and-glaxosmithkline-receive-u-s-government-approval-to-establish-influenza-vaccine-facility-in-texas/
Texas will be home to a new world-class vaccine manufacturing facility that will lead to the creation of 6,800 jobs and the generation of $41 billion in economic activity over the next quarter century.

Tobacco smugglers losing UK market share
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2013/mar/25/tobacco-smugglers-losing-uk-market-share
Britain is winning the war against tobacco smugglers who target cheap cigarettes at poor smokers and children and deny the Treasury revenue, according to a parliamentary report.

Breath Test Might Predict Obesity Risk
http://washington.cbslocal.com/2013/03/26/study-obesity-can-be-detected-on-persons-breath/
TUESDAY, March 26 (HealthDay News) -- A simple breath test may be able to tell if you are overweight or will be in the future, a new study suggests.

Migraine sufferers likely have brain abnormalities, study finds
http://kfor.com/2013/03/26/adult-migraines-could-stem-from-abnormality-at-birth/
More than 300 million people around the world suffer from migraines - intense, throbbing headaches often accompanied by auras, light-sensitivity, nausea and a change in visual or sensory function.

Diabetes Alert Day
http://studentmedia.uab.edu/2013/03/the-shot-no-one-wants-to-make/
March 26th is Diabetes Alert Day and about 7-million Americans go undiagnosed and unaware of the risks. The American Diabetes Association is urging Americans to find out if they are at risk for developing diabetes, and to educate themselves on how to live ...

UK taxpayers fund woman's breast implants
http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013/mar/26/uk-taxpayers-fund-womans-breast-implants/
Taxpayers in the U.K. have fronted the bill for a young wannabe model's breast implants, who was supposedly so flat-chested that is caused her “emotional distress.

Lundbeck signs deal with Otsuka for Alzheimer's drug
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/26/lundbeck-otsuka-idUSWEB0021J20130326
COPENHAGEN, March 26 | Tue Mar 26, 2013 3:15am EDT. COPENHAGEN, March 26 (Reuters) - Danish pharmaceutical group Lundbeck on Tuesday said it has signed a deal to grant Japan's Otsuka the rights to joint development and commercialization of ...