[Health] Stronger Statin Doses Tied To Kidney Injury

Stronger Statin Doses Tied To Kidney Injury
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/health-and-fitness/health-navigator/cholesterol-drugs-may-increase-risk-of-kidney-problems-study-finds/article9965366/
A new study finds that high potency statins are tied to higher risk of being hospitalized for acute kidney injury compared with less potent statins and that the risk persists for two years.

Grandfather's Age Plays Role in Autism Development
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/health/2013/03/20/grandfathers-age-plays-role-in-autism-development/
Men who fathered children after turning 50 increased their grandchildren's risk of developing autism, a study found. (Credit: Getty Images).

Parental Study Shows Rise in Autism Spectrum Cases
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2013/mar/20/autism-us-children-one-in-fifty
The likelihood of a school-aged American child receiving a diagnosis of autism, Asperger syndrome or a related developmental disorder increased 72 percent in 2011-12 from 2007, according to an analysis of a phone survey of parents released Wednesday ...

Immune-system therapy shows promise in adults with leukemia
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/03/20/us-cancer-leukemia-idUSBRE92J1F220130320
By Sharon Begley. NEW YORK | Wed Mar 20, 2013 7:03pm EDT. NEW YORK (Reuters) - An experimental therapy that tweaks cancer patients' own immune cells to recognize an often-deadly form of leukemia has shrunk tumors and sent the cancer into ...

Neurology group urges states to pass concussion laws
http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/health/leave-game-suspect-concussion-docs-warn-athletes-article-1.1293800
The American Academy of Neurology is strongly encouraging state and local policymakers to implement legislation and regulations to minimize the occurrence of sports-related concussions in children.

Parent alert: How kids get into meds that poison them
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-204_162-57575348/group-kids-get-hands-on-wrong-medication-500000-times-a-year/
The bathroom medicine cabinet is not the culprit in most child medication poisonings. Prescription drugs bottles. Drugs left lying around the house can be picked up by curious kids.

Biogen's injectable MS drug cut relapse rate by 36 percent
http://www.counselheal.com/articles/4451/20130320/ms-drug-shows-early-signs-success-trial-cutting-relapse-rate.htm
Wed Mar 20, 2013 7:35am EDT. (Reuters) - Biogen Idec Inc said on Wednesday its experimental multiple sclerosis drug peginterferon beta-1a reduced the annual relapse rate of patients with multiple sclerosis by 36 percent when dosed once every two weeks ...

Healthiest County Rankings Reveal State Of America's Health
http://abclocal.go.com/wtvd/story?section=news/health&id=9034840
An annual ranking of county health across the United States is providing a larger glimpse into the nation's overall health, showing that the number of premature deaths are at the lowest in two decades.

Stem cell scientists simplify pitches
http://www.sfgate.com/health/article/Stem-cell-scientists-simplify-pitches-4371403.php
The best way to talk about stem cells may be to not talk about stem cells. Instead, scientists are probably better off glossing over the details and avoiding terms like "embryonic" and "pluripotent" stem cells, and focusing instead on what they're trying to ...

Melanoma Drug Succeeds in Late-Stage Trial
http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/news-summary-amgen-immunotherapy-beats-standard-treatment-on-melanoma-may-boost-survival/2013/03/20/413b3030-919e-11e2-9173-7f87cda73b49_story.html
Melanoma Drug Succeeds in Late-Stage Trial. By ANDREW POLLACK. Published: March 19, 2013. A cancer drug based on a tumor-killing virus has for the first time succeeded in a late-stage clinical trial, giving a lift to a technology that has long tantalized ...

Health Care Costs: End Of The Phony War?
http://www.forbes.com/sites/toddhixon/2013/03/20/health-care-costs-end-of-the-phony-war/
Steven Brill has received a lot of attention for an article published recently, Bitter Pill: Why Medical Bills Are Killing Us. Brill illustrates through a series of case studies two things: why medical costs are out of control, and how the impact of this on individuals can ...

Kansas gets flunking grade on report looking at health care price transparency ...
http://www.takepart.com/article/2013/03/20/why-finding-out-what-your-healthcare-actually-costs-such-big-mystery
The state of Kansas received an “F” on a recent report card evaluating state price transparency laws by the nonprofit Health Care Incentives Improvement Institute and the Catalyst for Payment Reform.

Malaria vaccine test results disappoint
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2013/mar/20/malaria-vaccine-test-results-disappoint
Optimism over the new malaria vaccine being tested in Africa could be set to fall after results suggested its effect could reduce over time and that it disappears fastest in children who are most exposed to malarial mosquito bites.

CVS imposes health penalty if workers' body weight is not reported or they don't ...
http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/health/short-cvs-employees-forced-report-body-weight-quit-smoking-pay-article-1.1294421
Employees at retail giant CVS Caremark will have to pay a hefty $600-a-year penalty for not disclosing their weight and other personal health data to the company's benefits firm, under a new health policy that many prominent patient rights advocates are ...

PFO Closure Still an Open Question
http://www.fortmilltimes.com/2013/03/20/2569192/results-of-st-jude-medicals-respect.html
Two new randomized studies found that there was no significant benefit associated with closure of a patent foramen ovale in adults who had had a cryptogenic ischemic stroke.

Diabetes, Obesity, and 25000 US Deaths Tied to Sugary Drinks, Harvard Study ...
http://www.procon.org/headline.php?headlineID=005150
Sugary beverages were associated with 183,000 obesity-related deaths globally in 2010 with 25,000 in the United States alone, according to new research from Harvard University's School of Public Health.