AP - A hepatitis C outbreak was caused by workers improperly reusing syringes and medicine vials at a Las Vegas clinic, federal health officials said Friday.
AP - A nurse survived eight days in the wreckage of a Turkish hospital destroyed by an earthquake in 1992. A newborn was rescued after more than a week in the rubble of Mexico City's 1985 quake. Now, in China, rescuers are pulling out victims days after they were buried by a powerful earthquake.
AP - Health regulators warned again Friday that Roche and Novartis drugs prescribed to organ transplant patients can cause miscarriages and birth defects when used by pregnant women.
AP - Breast cancer patients with low levels of vitamin D were much more likely to die of the disease or have it spread than patients getting enough of the nutrient, a study found adding to evidence the "sunshine vitamin" has anti-cancer benefits. The results are sure to renew arguments about whether a little more sunshine is a good thing.
AP - A growing number of women with early stage breast cancer seem to be choosing to have the whole breast removed instead of just the cancerous lump, doctors are reporting.
HealthDay - FRIDAY, May 16 (HealthDay News) -- Adults who had cancer as
children or teens are more likely to experience cardiovascular disease, a
new study found.
Reuters - Ads for prescription drugs
need to be clear and direct and government needs to study the
effects these ads have on consumer behavior, particularly among
the elderly and minorities, a U.S. Food and Drug Administration
panel of outside experts said on Thursday.
HealthDay - FRIDAY, May 16 (HealthDay News) -- Women with breast cancer who have a
vitamin D deficiency at the time of diagnosis are more likely to have a
recurrence or to die from their disease, a new study shows.