Health Buzz: Gourmet's Meat Recall and Other Health News - U.S. News World Report
dBTechno Health Buzz: Gourmet's Meat Recall and Other Health News U.S. News & World Report - 1 hour ago New York-based Gourmet Boutique voluntarily recalled more than 286000 pounds of fresh and frozen meat and poultry products on Saturday because the items may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, according to the US Department of Agriculture's .
VaxGen sells experimental vaccine to rival - San Jose Mercury News
Washington Post VaxGen sells experimental vaccine to rival San Jose Mercury News - 1 hour ago By Steve Johnson VaxGen, the South San Francisco company that has been reduced to a shadow of its former self after losing a $877.5 million federal contract to develop an anthrax vaccine, announced today that it has sold the experimental vaccine to its .
High-fat, low-carb diet helps kids with epilepsy - Reuters
dBTechno High-fat, low-carb diet helps kids with epilepsy Reuters - 1 hour ago NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The results of a study provide strong evidence that a diet high in fat and low in carbohydrates -- a so-called "ketogenic diet" -- can help control seizures in children with stubborn epilepsy that does not respond well to .
Fire departments to aid mosquito control in Madison Co. - Jackson Clarion Ledger
KCBS Fire departments to aid mosquito control in Madison Co. Jackson Clarion Ledger - 55 minutes ago By Elizabeth Crisp elizabeth.crisp@clarionledger.com May 5, 2008 Madison County officials have approved a new mosquito control program that combines efforts from the county road department, emergency management and volunteer firefighters.
Motavizumab Cuts RSV Infection and Hospitalization Rates - MedPage Today
Motavizumab Cuts RSV Infection and Hospitalization Rates MedPage Today - 50 minutes ago By Michael Smith, North American Correspondent, MedPage Today HONOLULU, May 5 -- Motavizumab, a humanized monoclonal antibody to respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) reduced hospital admissions among American-Indian infants by 83% compared with placebo, .
Tree-lined Streets Mean Lower Rates Of Childhood Asthma, Study ... - Science Daily press release
Tree-lined Streets Mean Lower Rates Of Childhood Asthma, Study ... Science Daily (press release) - May 1, 2008 ScienceDaily (Apr. 30, 2008) - Children who live in tree lined streets have lower rates of asthma, suggests research published ahead of print in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.
Judge holds hearing in parking lot for 500-pound defendant - USA Today
New York Daily News Judge holds hearing in parking lot for 500-pound defendant USA Today - May 2, 2008 "The record should reflect that this arraignment is taking place in the parking lot of the courthouse ... because of the severe weight problem this defendant has, " state Supreme Court Justice Robert Doyle says during a short hearing in the employee .
New Targets Found That Stop Tumor Growth - U.S. News World Report
E Canada Now New Targets Found That Stop Tumor Growth U.S. News & World Report - May 2, 2008 FRIDAY, May 2 (HealthDay News) -- A number of potential new targets for treatments that block tumor blood vessel formation -- a key step in tumor growth and metastasis -- have been identified by researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel .
Long Island health officials ready for mosquito battle - Newsday
1010 Wins Long Island health officials ready for mosquito battle Newsday - May 2, 2008 BY SID CASSESE | sid.cassese@newsday.com Mosquito season began Monday, and the Nassau County Health Department will soon begin its annual war on the tiny insects that are sometimes deadly, officials said.
Panel to revisit 'chronic Lyme disease' guidelines - Newsday
NECN Panel to revisit 'chronic Lyme disease' guidelines Newsday - May 3, 2008 BY DELTHIA RICKS | delthia.ricks@newsday.com A prestigious organization, representing doctors who specialize in treating infectious disorders, is convening a new panel of experts to settle legal action that claimed national guidelines failed to address .