Wednesday, April 8, 2015

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Daily update April 8, 2015
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ABC News
The White House wants to explore how climate change makes you sick
President Obama launched an initiative Tuesday aimed at highlighting the connections between climate change and public health, bringing both medical and data experts to the White House this week.
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Daily Beast
Amphetamines Hiding In Your Supplements
A new study found a synthetic amphetamine that's never been tested on humans in 11 different supplements. Worst of all, reveal the authors, the FDA has known about it for years.
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Fox News
Dietary supplements don't always contain what's listed on the bottle
Vox
Popular dietary supplements contain amphetamine-like chemical stimulants - even though they're marketed as "natural" botanicals.
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Washington Post
Study warns about dangers of weight-loss supplements
More than two years after regulators found an amphetamine-like substance in nearly a dozen supplements marketed for aiding workout and weight loss, a new study has found that pills containing the chemical are still on the market.
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KCTV Kansas City
Health experts warn of dangerous new dietary supplement
Americans spent $13 billion on diet supplements in 2013, hoping to lose weight. Now critics are raising questions about what is really in those supplements.
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New York Times
Dietary Supplements Found To Have Untested Stimulant
April 7, 2015 - Researchers are warning customers to avoid dietary supplements labeled as having the active ingredient tree rigidula.
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Apex Beats
90% of Dietary Supplements Contain An Extremely Harmful Compound
A startling health research shows that several dietary supplements contain a substance similar to amphetemaine. The substance, dubbed as BMPEA, is extremely harmful for human health.
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Modern Readers
Dangerous Speed-Like Chemical Compound Found in Dietary Supplements
At least a dozen popular healthcare supplements on sale in the United States have been found to contain an untested stimulant with amphetamine-like properties.
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Regal Tribune
Dietary And Weight Loss Supplements Can Contain A Stimulant Unapproved By ...
According to a new study, even after 2 years since U.S. health regulators identified an amphetamine-like stimulant in diet pills that contain Acacia rigidula, these products are still on the market.
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MedPage Today
PET Scan May Detect CTE Sooner
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NBCNews.com
Rand Paul's Conventional Campaign Start Reveals His Strategy
When it comes to breast cancer risk, all mutations are not equal, researchers reported Tuesday. The researchers found wide variations in risk for breast and ovarian cancer among women with different mutations of the so-called breast cancer genes, BRCA1 ...
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CBS Local
Scientists: These two commercial weight loss plans work best to keep pounds ...
Looking to shed those extra pounds? If you've ever wondered which commercial weight loss plans in the crowded market are worth the money, scientists now have an answer.
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Pioneer News
Study Finds Jenny Craig and Weight Watchers Effective Long-Term Dieting Plans
While the landscape of health changes in America it is still not easy to be as healthy as most people probably would like to be. Obesity continues to run rampant in this country and that is due to both poor diet and little exercise.
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Chron.com
Study: Only 2 commercial weight-loss programs show long-term results
A shocking two-thirds of U.S. adults are overweight or obese. Almost as many (63 percent) have tried to lose weight at some point, researchers say.
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KSHB
Researchers Track Effectiveness Of Diet Plans
There are plenty of weight loss programs out there to choose from. "You can lose weight simply with Jenny Craig." "Order your 28-day NutriSystem plan right now.
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Medical News Today
Amphetamine-like stimulant remains in dietary supplements 2 years after FDA ...
In January 2014, the US Food and Drug Administration published a study in which they identified an amphetamine-like stimulant in a number of commonly used dietary supplements.
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NBCNews.com
Risk of breast, ovarian cancer may differ by type of BRCA mutation: study
WASHINGTON, April 7 (Xinhua) -- Women who have inherited mutations in the BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes have an increased risk of breast and ovarian cancers, but the impact varies depending on the type and location of the mutations, researchers said ...
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U.S. News & World Report
More Teen Girls Are Using Long-Term Birth Control
By: Rachael Rettner, LiveScience Senior Writer Published: 04/07/2015 02:14 PM EDT on LiveScience. More U.S. teens are using long-term forms of birth control that they don't have to remember every day, but these methods are still relatively uncommon, ...
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Yibada (English Edition)
Dietary Supplements Found To Have Untested Stimulant
A study published in the journal Drug Testing and Analysis has found that several famous diet drugs and sports supplements might contain a harmful amphetamine type substance, Reuters reported.
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Fox News
Study finds amphetamine-like substance in dietary supplements
An amphetamine-like compound that has never been tested in humans is present in a range of popular diet pills and sports supplements, a study in a pharmacological journal has found.
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Channel News Asia
FDA agrees to review Novo's re-filed diabetes drugs
US regulators have agreed to review Novo Nordisk's resubmitted applications for diabetes drugs Tresiba (insulin degludec) and Ryzodeg (insulin degludec/insulin aspart).
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Live Science
Untested Stimulant Still in Dietary Supplements
April 7, 2015 -- Researchers are warning consumers to avoid dietary supplements labeled as containing the active ingredient Acacia rigidula.
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American Live Wire
Physical Therapy Equals Surgery for Some Back Pain
TUESDAY, April 7, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Physical therapy may be just as good as surgery for older adults with a type of chronic lower back pain, new research suggests.
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ABC News
Boy Develops Potentially Deadly Food Allergies After Blood Transfusion
When an 8-year-old boy had two surprise allergic reactions in a week to foods that had never bothered him before, his doctors were baffled.
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Channel News Asia
FDA accepts Novo Nordisk's resubmitted application for insulin drug
(Reuters) - Denmark's Novo Nordisk A/S said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration accepted a resubmitted application for its key insulin drug, Tresiba, based on interim analysis data from a clinical trial.
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Channel News Asia
Novo Nordisk: FDA Accepts For Review Class II Resubmissions For Tresiba ...
Novo Nordisk (NVO: Quote) said that the US Food and Drug Administration has accepted for review the Class II Resubmissions for Tresiba (insulin degludec) and Ryzodeg (insulin degludec/insulin aspart).
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West Texas News
90 percent sexually active teens use contraception
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials said that around 90% of sexually active teens used protective measures the last time they had sex, which is a good sign.
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ABC15 Arizona
PINK UP: Statistics about breast cancer
According to the American Cancer Society, in 2015 it is estimated that among U.S. women there will be 231,840 new cases of invasive breast cancer and 40,290 breast cancer deaths.
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Cancer Therapy Advisor
More Expensive Breast Cancer Treatment Linked with Better Survival
More expensive breast cancer treatments are linked to a greater chance of survival, new research suggests. The study was published in Health Affairs.
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Channel News Asia
Minnesota bird flu cases rise as US investigators arrive
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A lethal strain of bird flu has infected an eighth turkey flock in Minnesota, the nation's top turkey producer, in just over a month, officials said on Tuesday, a day after a team of epidemiologists arrived to investigate how the disease is ...
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Daily News & Analysis
Stress on organic farming for safe food
... : Safe food is a universal requirement and everyone should work together towards creating the ideal environment for promoting availability of safe food, Chief Minister Oommen Chandy has said.
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Science Recorder
Study shows FDA failed to report amphetamine-like substance found in dietary ...
An artificial compound known as BMPEA, which has not yet been tested on humans, was discovered in dietary supplements as early as 2013.
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Minneapolis Star Tribune
Talking turkey: How bird flu outbreaks are playing out
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A deadly strain of bird flu has reached the Midwest, killing or requiring hundreds of thousands of turkeys to be euthanized.
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Tech Times
HIV Is Like 'Internet Malware' And Early Detection Is Key To Stop It From Spreading
Computer malware and HIV employ a similar two-pronged approach as they infect neighbors, a new study reveals. How similar are the two processes?
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Toronto Star
Minnesota Reports 2 More Bird Flu Cases
Minnesota's state veterinarian says it will be a challenge to stop wild waterfowl from spreading bird flu to more turkey farms.
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National Monitor
Stunning new research finds HIV spreads like a computer worm
Scientists compared it to the 2008 Conficker worm and its spread through the networks of police and military agencies in Europe. A new study in the UK suggests that HIV spreads through the body like a computer virus, and it could help researchers figure out ...
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CBC.ca
Case Report of Food Allergy Acquired Via Blood Transfusion
The case of an 8-year-old Canadian boy suggests that it's possible, but still rare, for children to develop food allergies from blood transfusions.
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Toronto Star
Kids Can Get Food Allergies From Donated Blood
TUESDAY, April 7, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- The case of an 8-year-old Canadian boy suggests that it's possible, but still rare, for children to get food allergies from blood transfusions.
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CBC.ca
Boy's severe peanut, fish allergies traced to blood transfusion
An eight-year-old boy developed an anaphylatic allergy to fish and peanuts after receiving a blood transfusion, a rare case that illustrates why parents and doctors should be aware of the possibility following a transfusion, Canadian researchers say.
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Reuters
FDA accepts Novo Nordisk's resubmitted application for insulin drug
(Reuters) - Denmark's Novo Nordisk said the U.S. Food and Drug Administration accepted a resubmitted application for its insulin drug, Tresiba.
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CBS Local
UPDATE 1-Minnesota bird flu cases rise as US investigators arrive
(Adds details on USDA team arriving in Minnesota, Canadian case). By Tom Polansek. CHICAGO, April 7 (Reuters) - A lethal strain of bird flu has infected an eighth turkey flock in Minnesota, the nation's top turkey producer, in just over a month, officials said ...
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Fox News
Minnesota bird flu cases rise as investigators arrive
A lethal strain of bird flu has infected an eighth turkey flock in Minnesota, the nation's top turkey producer, in just over a month, officials said on Tuesday, a day after a team of epidemiologists arrived to investigate how the disease is spreading.
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Toronto Star
Sick Kids reports 'extremely rare' case of boy who developed food allergy from ...
An 8-year-old patient at the Hospital for Sick Children who temporarily developed allergies to salmon and peanuts following blood transfusions presents an "extremely rare" case that would be hard to prevent without losing much-needed blood donors, experts ...
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Fox News
After losing daughter, California mom vows to raise awareness of deadly amoeba
A California mother is forming a nonprofit and raising funds for research of a potentially deadly amoeba that took her 20-year-old daughter's life in 2014, HavasuNews.
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Reuters
FDA takes cautious tone in initial Swedish Match review
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Tuesday it is concerned that a Swedish Match AB proposal to soften warnings on its snus smokeless tobacco products would not accurately reflect the risks associated with snus use.
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National Monitor
Weight Watchers & Jenny Craig the only two effective commercial diet programs
Sixty-nine percent of Americans over the age of 19 are obese or overweight and a full one-third are considered obese. A commercial market clearly exists for effective weight loss solutions.
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Times LIVE
Blood transfusion can transmit food allergies in kids
Toronto: Some children may develop anaphylactic allergies to previously tolerated foods after blood/platelets transfusion, a case study reveals.
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Fox News
There are different types of BRCA mutation, a new study says
7 Researchers confirmed that BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes do increase risk of breast and ovarian cancer but the impact depends on the location of the mutations and the type of the genes that a person has.
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Daily News & Analysis
Food contamination, use of pesticides & antibiotics are key issues: CSE
Scientific evidence has shown that contamination of food is a serious issue in India as unchecked microbial activity, and the use of pesticides and antibiotics seriously compromise food safety while consumption of junk food and other chemically-laced foods ...
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Apex Beats
Weight Viewers & Jenny Craig the only real two effective commercial diet plans
Sixty-nine percent of Americans beyond 19 years old are stout or overweight and a full 33% are viewed as corpulent. A business showcase plainly exists for successful weight reduction arrangements.
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