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CDC: Black, White Teens Less Risky, Hispanics More Risky Behavior

Posted on June 06, 2008
  LEARN MORE CDC on Teenage Sexual Activity in the U.S. CDC on National Trends in Risk Behaviors Injuryboard on Teaching Teen Girls about STDs Journal of Adolescent Health study  Injuryboard on Gardasil for HPV Injuryboard on Cervical Cancer Teens and sex in school   IMAGE SOURCE : IStockphoto/ teens in classroom/ author: Diane39   A new report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), says risky behavior among teenagers continues to decline for black and white students...

Mercury Fillings May Pose Risk

Posted on June 06, 2008
LEARN MORE InjuryBoard on Mercury InjuryBoard on Mercury in Vaccines FDA on Dental Amalgam IMAGESOURCE: ©iStockPhoto / Author: Valentin Casarsa The FDA is now saying that the mercury found in dental fillings may pose a risk to children and unbornbabies...

Wine, Calorie-Restricted Diet Slow Heart Aging

Posted on June 05, 2008
LEARN MORE Injuryboard on Diabetes and Anti-Aging & Wine Injuryboard on postmenopausal women and drinking Injuryboard on Preventing Hangovers Study on Plos One LifeGen Technologies DMS Nutritional Products  Sirtris Pharmaceuticals    IMAGE SOURCE: Wikimedia Commons/ red wine/ author: Andre Karwath    Wine enthusiasts everywhere will be delighted to know that popping the cork on their next bottle of red will not only taste good but is heart healthy...

Tomatoes Possible Cause of Salmonella Outbreak

Posted on June 05, 2008
 LEARN MORE InjuryBoard on Salmonella InjuryBoard on Salmonella FDA on Salmonella CDC on Tomato Salmonella IMAGE SOURCE: ©iStockPhoto / author: Klaudia Steiner   Public health officials are trying to solve a mystery after 86 people in several states have fallen ill from Salmonella poisoning...

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Alcohol Cuts Risk of Developing Arthritis

Posted on June 05, 2008
  LEARN MORE National Institutes of Health on RA Arthritis Foundation Karolinska Institute Injuryboard on Resveratrol and heart health Injuryboard on Resveratrol and anti aging drugs Injuryboard on anti-aging Resveratrol    IMAGE SOURCE:  Wikimedia Commons/ Rheumatoid Arthritis/ author: PD U...

Family History Predicts Colon Cancer Survival

Posted on June 04, 2008
LEARN MORE Dana Farber Cancer Institute  Injuryboard on Colon Cancer Awareness Targeting Colon Cancer with Gene Test New Colon Cancer Tests Encourage Screenings American Cancer Society on Colon and Rectum Cancer   IMAGE SOURCE: Wikimedia Commons/ Diagram of the stomach, colon and rectum/ author:  William Crochot   People who have a family history of colon cancer live life in constant fear knowing they are twice as likely to develop colon cancer themselves...

Another Merck Victory Over Vioxx

Posted on June 04, 2008
    LEARN MORE Merck statement  Injuryboard on Vioxx Master Settlement Agreement  New Jersey Supreme Court decision   IMAGE SOURCE : Wikimedia Commons/ Human heart/ author: Dake    Today the New Jersey Supreme Court decided that Vioxx users who want to continue  medical monitoring to determine if they were harmed by the drug, do not have to be compensated by drugmaker, Merck & Co...

FDA Probes Arthritis Drug and Cancer Reports in Kids

Posted on June 04, 2008
LEARN MORE FDA statement  FDA Med Watch page  Johnson & Johnson's Remicade    IMAGE SOURCE :  Johnson & Johnson's Remicade Web site   The FDA will investigate the link between drugs, given to treat rheumatoid arthritis and Chrohn's disease over a decade, and the development of lymphoma and other cancers in children and young adults...

Group Seeks Ban , Study On Food Dyes Linked To Behavior Problems

Posted on June 04, 2008
LEARN MORE CSPI Petition FDA on Food Color Facts Feingold Diet Injuryboard on California food labels Injuryboard on Medicating children ADHD Columbia University study on Hyperactivity and food colors, 2004   IMAGE SOURCE:  Wikimedia Commons/ colored candy/ author: Gila Brand   Take a walk down the cereal, candy, soda pop or snack food aisle of any grocery store and you'll see a rainbow of colors - blue cereal, green marshmallows, yellow ice cream, pink frosting on pop tarts - all brought to you by the miracle of food dyes...

Disinfectant Wipes May Spread Germs

Posted on June 03, 2008
SAFE HOME 101 - Disinfectant Wipes June is Home Safety Month and Injuryboard will run a series of stories in June highlighting safety and injury prevention inside the home. LEARN MORE Home Safety Council- Kitchen National Safety Council Alliance for the Prudent Use of Antibiotics    IMAGE SOURCE: ©iStock Photo/ cleaning with wipe/ author: RedBarnStudio   The commercials would have you believe that with just a wipe, you can clean all surfaces well enough to eat off of them...

Study Links Low Birth Weight To Autism on Eve Of March On Washington

Posted on June 03, 2008
LEARN MORE Pediatrics abstract McCarthy TACA organization Injuryboard on vaccine court  Injuryboard on California autism study Injuryboard on Vaccines  Injuryboard on Thimerosal Injuryboard on California Law Banning Thimerosal  Injuryboard on Hannah Poling  Injuryboard on Autism CBS interviews Dr...

Vitamin D Deficiency Very Common in Young

Posted on June 03, 2008
LEARN MORE  NIH on vitamin D  U.S.D.A. on vitamin D foods  Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine Injuryboard on sunshine and vitamin D  Injuryboard on bone, joint and muscle disorders   IMAGE SOURCE:© iStockPhoto/ girl in meadow/ author: arphotokike   There are very few foods that naturally contain vitamin D...

Universities Graded On Pharmaceutical- Influenced Conflicts of Interest

Posted on June 03, 2008
  Big Pharma Reaches Out To Higher Learning LEARN MORE AMSA Scorecard of Universities The Prescription Project "The Cost of Pushing Pills" January, 2008    IMAGE SOURCE:  ©iStockPhoto/ medical money/ author: Szelmek   Tight budgets affect almost everyone at home and in the workplace...

Bunk Beds Pose Risk To Kids And Young Adults

Posted on June 02, 2008
LEARN MORE Pediatrics on  Bunk Bed Related Injuries Nationwide Children's Hospital on Bunk Bed Injuries CIRP - Center for Injury and Research Policy CPSC on bunk bed hangings CPSC Bunk bed requirements CPSC on head entrapment  Injuryboard on choking game and bunk beds Injuryboard on Hooker Furniture bunk bed recall   IMAGE SOURCE: Wikimedia Commons/ bunk beds/ author: Miguel Andrade   Thousands of children who are tucked sweetly into their bunk beds for a good night's slumber, end up with a bump on the head or worse, according to a new study...

Residents Moved Out of Formaldehyde Katrina Trailers

Posted on June 02, 2008
  LEARN MORE CDC indoor air tests on formaldehyde Injuryboard on formaldehyde Injuryboard on furniture and formaldehyde  Injuryboard on toxic substances   IMAGE SOURCE:  Wikimedia Commons/ trailers St. Bernard Parish/ author: Infrogmation   The federal government has booted Katrina victims from their "temporary" trailers that have been home to thousands of displaced families for three years...

Teen Males in Northeast, Highest Rates of Childhood Cancers

Posted on June 02, 2008
LEARN MORE' Pediatrics Injuryboard on nuclear testing and cancer   Injuryboard on coal-tar hair dyes and cancer National Cancer Institute SEER data   IMAGE SOURCE: Wikimedia Commons/ lymphoblastic leukemia in a child/ author: Christaras A   A new study finds that U...

Targeting Colon Cancer With Gene Test

Posted on June 02, 2008
   LEARN MORE Erbitux  Web site NCI: An introduction to colorectal cancer  Injuryboard on two new tests   IMAGE SOURCE:  Wikimedia Commons/ Colorectal anatomy/ author: U.S.Govt/ National Cancer Institute    A new study on colon cancer may help doctors pinpoint who will benefit from the drug, Erbitux (Cetuximab)...

Cruisin' For A Bruisin'?

Posted on May 30, 2008
LEARN MORE NHTSA, August 2007 report on tire safety Safety Research & Strategies KGO story on tire safety  Checking the age of your tires Rubber Manufacturers of America    IMAGE SOURCE:  tires in the forest/ author: Mysid    Countless thousands of Americans may be driving on tires prone to fall apart, especially in hot climates and at high speeds, due to a widely unknown danger-the age of tire...

Bacteria Exposure Linked To SIDS Infants

Posted on May 30, 2008
LEARN MORE American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine The Lancet, podcast on SIDS March of Dimes on Sudden Infant Death Syndrome SIDS: Back to Sleep Campaign Injuryboard on Sudden Infant Death   IMAGE SOURCE:  Wikimedia commons/ 3 month old baby boy/author: Fretwurst   Recent study findings suggest common bacterial infections might be the blame for some cases of sudden infant death syndrome...

Increase in Preemie Births Linked to C-Sections

Posted on May 29, 2008
LEARN MORE June issue of Perinatology The March of Dimes  Injuryboard on premature infant drugs Injuryboard on children's health matters Injuryboard on SIDS   IMAGE SOURCE: Wikimedia Commons/ premature baby in incubator, Iraq, September 2004/ U...

Proposed Label Changes Help Moms On Medication

Posted on May 29, 2008
LEARN MORE FDA News Release on label change proposal  FDA Pregnancy and Lactation label changes Injuryboard on diabetes and pregnancy  Injuryboard on drug labels    IMAGE SOURCE: Wikimedia Commons/ pregnancy 34 weeks/ author: Inferis    During the approximately six million pregnancies in the U...

Childhood Obesity Report Says Numbers Leveling

Posted on May 29, 2008
LEARN MORE Injuryboard on fat cells and adolescence CDC report in JAMA Organic School Project, Chicago Food Studies Institute Calculate your BMI Baylor College of Medicine on child energy needs Injuryboard on obesity  Injuryboard on diabetes  Injuryboard on fast food     IMAGE SOURCE: WikiMedia Commons/ fat adolescent/ author: Robert Lawton    It wasn't long ago that the media clamored about the obesity epidemic in our young...

Chantix Damage Control Begins

Posted on May 29, 2008
  LEARN MORE Pfizer on Chantix  FDA Public Health Advisory on Chantix  May 16, 2008  Injuryboard on Chantix  Injuryboard on aggressive behavior Injuryboard on Chantix and truckers  Injuryboard on Chantix and pilots  Institute for Safe Medication Practices  Pfizer stock  IMAGE SOURCE: Pfizer Web site ad on Chantix   The news has not been good about the smoking cessation drug, Chantix, and now maker Pfizer is planning some damage control...

Child Psychologist, Dr. Ruth Peters On Placebo Pills

Posted on May 28, 2008
LEARN MORE Dr. Ruth Peters Web site  Parenting column MSNBC Injuryboard on placebos and kids   IMAGE SOURCE:  ©Photo Courtesy, Dr. Ruth Peters   Dr. Ruth Peters is a Clearwater, Florida psychologist who specialized in treating children, adolescents, and families...

Zyprexa Raises Death in Dementia Patients

Posted on May 28, 2008
LEARN MORE Injuryboard on alzheimer's disease Injuryboard on dementia Injuryboard on Zyprexa Injuryboard on ibuprofen and alzheimers Injuryboard on antipsychotics Injuryboard on children & antipsychotics  Archives of Internal Medicine Abstract report    IMAGE SOURCE: ©iStockPhoto/ elderly woman/ author: Silva Jansen   To medicate or not to medicate, that is the question...

Placebo Pills For Kids- A Pill For All Ills

Posted on May 28, 2008
  LEARN MORE Injuryboard on acetaminophen Injuryboard on children's motrin Injuryboard on cold medications for children Injuryboard on natural treatments for kids    IMAGE SOURCE:  ©iStockPhoto/ mother and sick child/ author: Igor Balasanov   Your child is sick...

New Focus on Drug Safety Slows Drug Approvals

Posted on May 28, 2008
LEARN MORE Injuryboard on Vioxx Injuryboard on Merck Injuryboard on Merck settlement FDA on foreign inspections Injuryboard on broken FDA    IMAGE SOURCE: Wikimedia Commons/ tablets/ author: Ragesoss   As regulators work to impose requirements meant to minimize the side effects of medications, a new focus on drug safety is delaying the approval of some new medicines...

What's Next For Chantix?

Posted on May 27, 2008
  LEARN MORE FDA Public Health Advisory on Chantix  May 16, 2008 Injuryboard on Chantix Injuryboard on aggressive behavior Injuryboard on Chantix and truckers Injuryboard on Chantix and pilots Institute for Safe Medication Practices Chantix Web site  Pfizer stock    IMAGE SOURCE: Pfizer, Chantix ad   The smoking cessation drug, Chantix has been in the news lately and for all the wrong reasons, and now the Food and Drug Administration is taking a closer look  at the drug and its side effects...

A Face-Lift For Cosmetic Procedures

Posted on May 27, 2008
  LEARN MORE Injuryboard on Plastic surgery  Injuryboard on Dr. Jan Adams Injuryboard on anesthesia mortality  Malignant Hyperthermia Association of the United States  American Society of Plastic Surgeons on Breast augmentation  Anesthesia article on dantrolene sodium    IMAGE SOURCE: Amazon/ Donda West, Raising Kanye, Amazon...

Next Generation of Bug Repellants Needs To Be Safer

Posted on May 27, 2008
LEARN MORE Wikipedia on DEET CDC on insect repellent safety National Pesticide Information Center 1-800-858-7378 Injuryboard on insecticides   IMAGE SOURCE: WikiMedia Commons/ biting mosquito/ U.S. Dept. of Agriculture   Imagine using a bug spray that lasts all of July and August?  Researchers at the University of Florida in Gainesville have found mosquito repellants that last more than three times longer than the current standard DEET (N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide) and may be safer...

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