[Health] Report finds lax oversight of specialty pharmacies

Report finds lax oversight of specialty pharmacies
http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/news/health/report-finds-lax-oversight-of-specialty-pharmacies
WASHINGTON (AP) - Congressional investigators say pharmacy boards in nearly all 50 states lack the information and expertise to oversee specialty pharmacies like the one that triggered a deadly meningitis outbreak last year.

Lullabies and other music may help sick preemies
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/15/health/live-music-soothes-premature-babies-a-new-study-finds.html?pagewanted=all
By Genevra Pittman. NEW YORK | Mon Apr 15, 2013 12:39am EDT. NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Singing or playing womb-like sounds in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) may help slow the heart rate and improve sleep and eating patterns of ...

Psychiatric hospital accused of patient dumping
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Psychiatric-hospital-accused-of-patient-dumping-4434096.php
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Nevada's primary state psychiatric hospital has transported more than 1,500 mentally ill patients to cities across the nation by Greyhound bus over the last five years, according to a published story.

Social Network Sways Vaccine Compliance - MedPage Today
http://www.medpagetoday.com/Pediatrics/Vaccines/38443
Parents who didn't have their children fully vaccinated relied strongly on the advice of members of their close social networks in making decisions about immunizations, a study showed.

US Department of Agriculture: Manda Packing Company meats may contain ...
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/onyourside/article/308930/9/USDA-Meats-may-contain-listeria
The U.S. Department of Agriculture expanded a recall of meat products that were sold in Florida which may have been contaminated with Listeria.

Winds Delay Spraying For West Nile In Richardson
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/local/Richardson-Beginning-WNV-Ground-Spray-202950221.html
Four traps have turned up mosquito samples testing positive for the West Nile Virus within Richardson city limits. West Nile Spraying in Richardson Delayed.

Walk to Cure Diabetes draws record number to Lakewood Ranch
http://www.bradenton.com/2013/04/15/4482771/walk-to-cure-diabetes-draws-record.html
LAKEWOOD RANCH -- A record of more than 1,200 walkers helped the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation Florida Suncoast Chapter near its $200,000 goal Saturday at the annual Walk to Cure Diabetes.