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Oral suction circumcisions being negotiated in NYC The Orthodox Jewish tradition known as oral suction circumcision is a dilemma for New York City health officials. Loading… Post to Facebook.
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Man's death leads to discovery of new virus in Kansas, CDC reports (CNN) The CDC has discovered a new virus that may have contributed to a Kansas man's death, the agency announced Friday. Named the Bourbon virus after the county where the patient lived, the virus is likely spread by tick or insect bites, the Centers for ...
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Breastfeeding may influence immune system development in early life A series of studies set to be presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology's Annual Meeting in Houston, TX, claim an infant's immune system development and susceptibility to asthma and allergies may be influenced by a number of ...
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Student who posed with his cat for yearbook photo commits suicide SCHENECTADY, N.Y. -- A New York high school senior whose rejected yearbook portrait went viral last year committed suicide this week, his parents told a local newspaper.
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'Laser cat' teen dies in apparent suicide: report A New York teen who became an Internet sensation for a "laser cat" yearbook photo died in an apparent suicide Thursday night, according to a report.
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Student Famous for Laser Cat Yearbook Picture Dies at 17 Draven Rodriguez, a 17-year-old high school student who became famous for petitioning to use a photo of himelf and his cat with lasers in his high school yearbook, committed suicide on Thursday, his parents told The Times Union of Albany, New York.
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Draven Rodriguez, Teen Behind Laser Cat Yearbook Photo, Dead In Apparent ... Draven Rodriguez, the high schooler who gained a following last year for his humorous yearbook photo with his cat, died from an apparent suicide Thursday, his parents told the Times Union.
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Orthodox Jews in talks with health officials over oral suction circumcision which ... The Orthodox Jewish tradition known as oral suction circumcision reaches back to biblical times but it has created a modern-day dilemma for New York City health officials, who have linked it to 17 cases of infant herpes since 2000.
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Measles outbreak is hitting adults, too But the national measles outbreak that began two months ago at Disneyland has showed another side of the highly infectious disease - that it is a danger to people of all ages.
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Henry Ford Hospital Official: Breastfeeding Helps Babies' Developing Digestive ... DETROIT (WWJ/AP) - There's no doubt about it - breastfeeding is a good idea, says the Chairman of Public Health Sciences at Henry Ford Hospital.
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Denver Health gets $5M grant to study test for deadly superbug CRE Denver Health Medical Center has received a five-year, $5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study the antibiotic-resistant "superbug" CRE, the cause of a recent lethal outbreak spread at UCLA Medical Center by difficult-to-clean medical ...
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Heart attack can strike without warning Dr. John E. Streitman, a cardiothoracic surgeon with Southeastern Cardiovascular Associates, talks about procedures used to repair hearts in patients.
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Most Forsyth nursing-home centers ranked average or below Salemtowne is one of two nursing centers in Forsyth County to receive a 5-star rating by the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services.
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Half of nursing homes in county get lowest rating MURFREESBORO –. Half of Rutherford County's nursing homes were given the lowest possible overall rating under an updated, more stringent federal ratings system released Friday.
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5 ways to a healthy heart Though there are many times we think that we hope we had no heart or feelings as they always leads us to deep mess, one should not forget that heart is one of the most important organ and should be given all the care and attention.
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Efficacy, Safety Of Statins Exaggerated, Finds Review Statins, cholesterol-lowering drugs prescribed to prevent heart attacks for the last two decades, are not as effective nor as safe as claimed, according to a review by Dr.
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Less meat, more veggies: Big Food is freaking out about the "nonsensical" new ... The Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee is out with its new recommendations, which form the scientific basis for what's considered the healthy American diet.
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Drug-Resistant Malaria Outbreak Is a 'Huge Threat' A government health worker takes a blood sample from a woman to be tested for malaria in Ta Gay Laung village hall in Hpa-An district in Kayin state, Myanmar, November 28, 2014.
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Three cases of 'Superbug' CRE confirmed at North Carolina hospital LINCOLN COUNTY, N.C. - There have been three confirmed cases of the "Superbug" CRE at Carolinas HealthCare System-Lincoln this year, according to a hospital spokesperson.
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Measles outbreak our 'line in the sand' As you read this column, it's already the end of February, and your faithful Pediatrician on Call is tardy to the party in her commentary on the latest measles outbreak.
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Ohio nursing home quality scores drop in new federal ratings Washington - Nearly a third of the state and nation's nursing homes are getting lower scores on the government's five-star quality scale, a reflection of tougher standards for ratings used by nearly 1.5 million consumers to assess care at more than 15,000 ...
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CDC Identifies Bourbon Virus, A New Tick-Borne Illness Implicated In A Man's ... Ticks are nasty little insects. I mean, I'm sure they're great if you get to know them, but as they relate to human beings they're quite dangerous pests, being one of the primary carriers of Lyme Disease.
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Harsher Standards for Nursing Homes Imposed by Medicare Harsher Standards for Nursing Homes Scorecards the US-over will most likely experience scorecard ranking drops after Medicare imposed harsher standards for nursing homes.
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This may be the most important reason to avoid soda, period If you think the high sugar content of soda and it's relation to the current obesity epidemic is the biggest problem with drinking cola, you may want to think again.
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Parents Can Help Make Eating Disorders Go Away Families seem to be spotting eating disorders sooner than years ago. A danger point is puberty, when young women start being very concerned about their bodies.
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Closure System to Treat Varicose Veins Gets FDA Approval Varicose veins often cause no symptoms but some patients may experience mild to moderate pain, blood clots, skin ulcers or other problems.
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Medicare increases rating standards for US nursing homes In order to better help consumers differentiate between nursing homes' facilities, the federal government raised the star ratings of nearly a third of US nursing homes on Friday, and the adjustments saw the rankings of many homes drop - although critics say ...
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YouTube videos not showing 'bad side' of alcohol, study claims Google's YouTube is a platform with popular videos showing alcoholism, and one study claims that these videos have failed to portray the negative consequences of taking too much alcohol.
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Hospitals raise the bar for patients' safety after CRE outbreak at UCLA, seek ... Following two deaths that might have been related to CRE outbreak at the UCLA Medical Center and the confirmed infection of seven people as well as the potential exposure of 179 people, hospitals across the country are now seeking for more effective ...
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FDA Approves Permanent Varicose Vein Treatment VenaSeal: How It Works Varicose veins develop when blood backs up and pools in a superficial vein, causing the vein to lose its shape. (Photo : National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute).
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Consuming Excessive Soda May Cause Cancer Consumption of too much soda may cause cancer, says a new study published online in the journal PLOS One. It has been found that about half of the Americans, above 6 years of age, are probably exposing themselves daily to a cancer-causing carcinogen.
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Heart Health is as Easy as Eating Blueberries, Nuts and Beans February is American Heart Month, and there are certain foods the heart likes better than others. To keep your heart healthy doesn't require much, and just some simple lifestyle choices can help.
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Too Much Cola Could Raise Cancer Risk Apart from posing several health risks including insulin resistance and an increased chance of being affected by obesity, cola and sugary drink consumption has now also been linked to a risk of cancer.
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The Department of Health: No End In Sight for Measles Outbreak Which ... The Disneyland measles continues to spread. There's still no end in sight for the outbreak. More cases are being reported in several places where it managed to infect.
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Adults Not Off the Hook on Measles Outbreak As it turned out, the measles outbreak that had created an issue two months ago at the Disneyland appears to not only put children in danger but to all ages as well.
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Statins Do Not Lower Risk Of Parkinson's Disease: Study Statin use does not lower the risk of Parkinson's disease. Researchers suggest that statins are good for the heart but not for the brain.
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Caramel Color In Cola May Give You Cancer: Time To Ditch It? An ingredient added to colas and other soft drinks for aesthetic purpose contains a potential carcinogen that could elevate risks for cancer.
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Caramel coloring in cola drinks raises risks of cancer – Study The chemical process generated while producing the caramel coloring used in most cola drinks has been found to raise the risks of cancer for one in every 100,000 people that consume the drink - a new research states.
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Food coloring in soft drinks carries cancer risk, new study shows The latest results of a study comparing the attributes of 11 different soft drinks, as well as analyzing the consumption habits of Americans, have shown that drinking as little as one soda a day could be enough to expose consumers to potentially cancer-causing ...
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Orthodox Jews, NYC in talks over 'oral suction' circumcision after herpes cases NEW YORK -- With a swift swipe of his scalpel, Rabbi A. Romi Cohn circumcises the baby boy, then leans down and sucks the blood from the wound as prayers in Hebrew fill the Brooklyn synagogue.
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Your Neighbor: Kids taking lead in fight against cancer Alexandria Eaton, 9, left, and Aszaria Cooper, 8, both of Oneida, pose at the kickoff meeting for this year's Relay for Life of Madison County on Feb. 4. The girls are co-captains of the COR for the Cure, Caring for the Cause team for this year's Relay, returning ...
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UCLA "Superbug" Patient to Sue Endoscope Maker An UCLA "superbug" patient will sue the maker of the endoscopes linked to two deaths and six other "superbug" infections in Los Angeles, California, the patient's lawyer said Friday.
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Drinking Too Much Soda Poses Cancer Risk Researchers have found that too much soda consumption may expose the consumers to potentially cancer-causing levels of the chemical 4-methylimidazole, abbreviated as 4-MEI.
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Advisory nutritional panel advises Americans to cut back on sugar Were-drinking-too-much-su-012 Dietary panel recommends that Americans lower their consumption of sugar from 22 to 30 teaspoons a day to only about 12 teaspoons a day.
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Medicare Implements Tougher Nursing Home Care Score System: What Are The ... As the federal government revamps its national ranking system to include new categories for assessing nursing home care, most homes will see a dip in quality score.
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'Superbug' Outbreak Suspected in the Deaths of 2 UCLA Hospital Patients The widespread use of antibiotic drugs to treat infectious diseases has led to a deadly "arms-race," with bacteria and other organisms finding ways to overcome the increasingly powerful drugs designed to kill them.
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New study suggests that Youtube videos ignore consequences of drinking Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have done the first comprehensive study on how alcohol is portrayed on Youtube, with disappointing results.
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UCLA CRE outbreak: 48-year-old female patient die, another heads to court Facts have emerged that one of the two patients that died after undergoing duodenoscopy at UCLA's Ronald Reagan Medical Center in a case linked to CRE outbreak was a 48-year-old female liver transplant patient from Central Valley.
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Deadly 'Bourbon' Virus Emerges From Ticks. Kills Kansas Man Those looking forward to the outdoors in the Spring have a new reason to avoid tick exposure. A novel virus has emerged in Kansas, killing the man thought infected by a tick.
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Some Sodas Could Cause Cancer And the result has been somewhat overwhelming, at least in terms of the carcinogenic properties of caramel coloring. "Soft drink consumers are being exposed to an avoidable and unnecessary cancer risk from an ingredient that is being added to these ...
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