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Colorectal Cancer Rates Up, Globally

Posted on June 11, 2009
LEARN MORE Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, June 2009 InjuryBoard Colon Cancer Help Center InjuryBoard Colon Cancer News U...

FDA Considers Atyical Anti-Psychotics For Children, Teens

Posted on June 10, 2009
FDA Considers Psychiatric Drugs For Kids  LEARN MORE InjuryBoard News - FDA Mandates Black Box Warning On Older Antipsychotics - June 2008 InjuryBoard News - What To Do With A Risky Drug - Give It To Kids - December 2007 Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health  Zyprexa   Olanzapine  NIMH: Antipsychotic Medications    IMAGE SOURCE: © Wikimedia Commons / Risperdal / author: Housed   Advisors to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday will consider whether powerful psychiatric drugs should be used in children, despite the dangers...

Texting While Driving Illegal In 13 States

Posted on June 10, 2009
   Federal Ban Considered As Momentum Grows LEARN MORE InjuryBoard News - Driving While Texting Laws Slow To Catch Up To Problem - September 2008 Injuryboard on texting addiction  Injuryboard on teens ignore ban on cellphone while driving Injuryboard on addiction treatment  Injuryboard on antidepressants  American Journal of Psychiatry article    IMAGE SOURCE:  ©iStockphoto/ texting teens/ author: LeggNet   Last fall the conductor of a commuter train in the Los Angeles area ran a red signal while texting...

Study Offers Promise For Predicting Risk Of Diabetes

Posted on June 09, 2009
Diabetes Icon LEARN MORE The Lancet, June 2009 InjuryBoard on Diabetes Drugs Injuryboard on Diabetes American Diabetes Association IMAGE SOURCE: Wikimedia Commons / Diabetes Icon New research, presented at the American Association of Diabetes conference, suggests blood glucose and insulin sensitivity begins to change several years before the onset of diabetes...

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Trying To Bird-Proof Airline Flights

Posted on June 09, 2009
Bird-Proofing Flight LEARN MORE FAA data on bird-strikes NTSB  - Live Webcast NTSB  - background information   IMAGE SOURCE:  Wikimedia Commons/ Canada goose/ author: Alan Wilson    Last January, the dramatic landing of US Airways Flight 1549 made the nation aware of the dangers birds pose to airliners approaching and leaving airports...

Treated For Cancer? Study Discourages Antioxidant Supplements

Posted on June 09, 2009
Breast Cancer Survivors/© iStockphoto To Supplement Or Not? LEARN MORE The journal Cancer - Prevalence and Predictors of antioxidant supplement use during breast cancer treatment  The Cancer Project Web site American Institute for Cancer Research BMI calculation  The China Study - book, Web site  Scientific Blogging - on Green tea extract AICR report  ASCO - on vitamin D  ASCO- on vitamin E ASCO - on antioxidants during radiation   IMAGE SOURCE: © iStockPhoto / Breast Cancer Survivors / author: JBryson   Being treated for cancer generally means preparing your body for the fight of your life...

Carradine Death Reminiscent of Teen Choking Game

Posted on June 08, 2009
Carradine Death Reminiscent of Teen Choking Game LEARN MORE IB News -  One Mom's Story of the Fatal Choking Game - February 2008 DB Foundation - Choking Game web site  CDC report, February 15, 2008 Morbidity and Mortality  IB Partner, St. Cloud, MN - Kinky Sex Gone Horribly Wrong? - June 2009 GASP Web site GASP video   IMAGE SOURCE:  MSNBC Web site / image of Kevin Tork Image of Luke Austin, Courtesy Jeanne Marcum The mysterious death of actor David Carradine last week is reminiscent of "The Choking Game" that leads teens, primarily young boys, to choke themselves to dizziness as the blood flow is reduced to the brain...

Rescue, Blind Pedestrian Dangers Posed By Hybrids

Posted on June 08, 2009
Lexus GS 450h Hybrid, 2006  Hybrids Silent Danger LEARN MORE Marquette General Hospital Web site PC Magazine- Hybrid Myths debunked  Toyota Guide for hybrid vehicles   IMAGE SOURCE: Wikimedia Commons/ Lexus GS 450h Hybrid on display at US Open, 2006/ author: Graffiti by Numbers    As hybrids emerge as the car most likely to beat the rising cost of gasoline, safety proponents say they pose problems for the blind and emergency crews trying to help you following an accident...

Study - Medical Bills Lead To 60 Percent Of Bankruptcies

Posted on June 08, 2009
LEARN MORE The American Journal of Medicine, June 2009 InjuryBoard Help Center - on Managed Care and Insurance Companies IMAGE SOURCE:© iStockphoto / medical solutions / author: gmutlu Many Americans are facing financial ruins due to high medical bills...

Few Clues To Air France Crash, More Bodies Found

Posted on June 08, 2009
Brazilian Air Force recovery team, Courtesy Agencia Brasil  LEARN MORE Flight Safety Foundation Web site Air France- Press release on Pitot probes  Injuryboard News - No Hope of Finding Air France Flight- June 2009   Air France Web site  InjuryBoard News - Runway Accidents Most Common - December 2008   IMAGE SOURCE: Wikimedia Commons/ Brazilian Air Force crew of a C-130 Hercules searching for wreckage of Air France Flight # 447/ author: Agencia Brasil   17 Bodies Recovered The recovery of Air France Flight 447 has now yielded 17 bodies but few clues as to why the jetliner, with 228 aboard, crashed in the Atlantic one week ago...

Prevalance Of Tourette Syndrome, CDC Study

Posted on June 05, 2009
LEARN MORE MMWR, June 3, 2009 Tourette Syndrome Association (TSA) IMAGE SOURCE: Wikimedia Commons / Collage representing groups affected by Tourette syndrome / author: Optigan13 A new survey by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), estimates that three in every 1,000 children in the United States suffers from Tourette's syndrome...

New TB Drug Shows Promise In Clinical Trials

Posted on June 04, 2009
LEARN MORE NEJM, June 2009 J&J Press Release InjuryBoard on Tuberculosis WHO on Tuberculosis IMAGE SOURCE: © Wikimedia Commons/ lungs/ author: Gray's Anatomy First New Tuberculosis Drug in 40 Years The results of an ongoing study of the experimental drug TMC207 have been released, by Johnson & Johnson...

Canine Cancer Drug Approved By FDA

Posted on June 04, 2009
LEARN MORE Pfizer Animal Health Pfizer Press Release Cure Canine Cancer American College of Veterinary Internal Medicine IMAGE SOURCE: © iStockPhoto / puppies / author: LivingImages Canine Cancer Drug Approved One in four dogs dies of cancer...

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Can Reduce Depression in Teens

Posted on June 03, 2009
LEARN MORE JAMA - Prevention of Depression in At-Risk Adolescents, June 2009 InjuryBoard – Teen Issues InjuryBoard on Depression InjuryBoard on Emotional Problems IMAGE SOURCE: © iStockPhoto / author: aldomurillo A new study, in the Journal of the American Medical Association, suggests a cognitive behavioral program for teens at risk of depression may help prevent future depressive episodes while helping them to better deal with their problems...

The E-Cigarette Controversy

Posted on June 03, 2009
   E-Cigarettes May Be Bad For Your Health LEARN MORE InjuryBoard News - U.S. Smoking Rates Decline Below 20 Percent - November, 2008 Injuryboard Help Center on cigarettes and tobacco  Injuryboard News -Teens quitting smoking, December 2008 MMWR: Cigarette Smoking Among Adults U...

Study - Brain Lapses In Learning During Perimenopause

Posted on June 02, 2009
The Menopausal Brain LEARN MORE UCLA - Press release American Academy of Neurology UCLA Division of Geriatrics InjuryBoard, Mobile - FDA Warns About False Claims for some Menopause Therapy Drugs, January 2008 InjuryBoard, Honolulu - Prempro and Breast Cancer - April 2009 InjuryBoard News - Study Links Hormone Use To Breast Cancer - December 2008 Injuryboard on HRT  Dr...

Study - More Polyps Found During Deep Sleep

Posted on June 02, 2009
LEARN MORE American Gastroenterological Association InjuryBoard Colon Cancer Help Center InjuryBoard Colon Cancer News U...

Remains of Airliner Found Off Brazilian Coast

Posted on June 02, 2009
Debris sited LEARN MORE InjuryBoard, Miami- Debris Found - June 2009 InjuryBoard Help Center - Airline Accidents and In-Flight Injuries Injuryboard News - No Hope of Finding Air France Flight- June 2009   Air France Web site  InjuryBoard News - Runway Accidents Most Common - December 2008    IMAGE SOURCE:  CNN Web page/ image of Michael and Anne Harris aboard flight from Rio to Paris   Remains of an airplane have been spotted in the sea near where Air France Flight 447 is believed to have disappeared Sunday night on a flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris...

The HRT Lung Cancer Risk

Posted on June 01, 2009
                                  LEARN MORE American Society of Clinical Oncology- annual meeting Press release on Lung Cancer -ASCO ASCO - cancer videos  Cancer.net- patient options   IMAGE SOURCE: Olivia Newton-John video for ACSO   Is there a link between hormone replacement therapy and lung cancer? Hormone replacement therapy or HRT was routinely used to treat the symptoms of menopause until a link was found to breast cancer, stroke and blood clots...

No Hope of Finding Air France Flight

Posted on June 01, 2009
  Air France Flight 447 LEARN MORE Wikipedia - Airbus 330 Air France Web site InjuryBoard News - Runway Accidents Most Common - December 2008   IMAGE SOURCE:  Air France A330 / Telegraph UK Web site   Officials now say there is "no hope" of finding Air France Flight 447 that left Rio de Janeiro last night on a flight to Paris...

Florida Probes Psychiatric Drug Prescriptions Among Foster Care Children

Posted on May 29, 2009
Gabriel Myers Foster Children Put On Drugs LEARN MORE Department of Children and Families Miami Herald - Story of Gabriel Myer, February 15, 2009 National Coalition for Child Protection Reform Web site    IMAGE SOURCE: Department of Children and Families report on Gabriel Myers   Seven-year-old Gabriel Myers was taken into foster care in Broward County, Florida last June...

Pregnancy Weight Guidelines Updated

Posted on May 29, 2009
LEARN MORE IOM - Weight Gain During Pregnancy - Reexamining the Guidelines InjuryBoard on Obesity BMI Calculator IMAGE SOURCE: iStockphoto / pregnant woman / author: Aldomurillo The Institute of Medicine (IOM) has issued new pregnancy weight guidelines for the first time since 1990...

Stronger Warnings On Tylenol And Liver Toxicity

Posted on May 29, 2009
LEARN MORE FDA Notice on additional labeling, April 28, 2009 CDER report - February 26, 2008 Federal Register - FDA new rule on labeling, April 2009   IMAGE SOURCE:  Wikimedia Commons/ bottles of Tylenol/ author: Ragesoss   The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently issued a ruling requiring drug makers to change their warning label on painkiller acetaminophen concerning the potential for liver damage and internal bleeding - but advisors think it may not go far enough...

Consumer Groups Pushing J&J To Remove Chemicals From Baby Shampoo

Posted on May 28, 2009
LEARN MORE No More Toxic Tub (pdf) Toxic Tub: Product Test Results SAFE HOME 101 - Consumer Guide to Safe Shampoos IB News, Carcinogens Found In Several Children's Bath Products, March 2009 IMAGE SOURCE: iStockPhoto / little girl in the tub / author: Texxter A coalition of organizations has asked Johnson & Johnson to remove two chemicals considered probable human carcinogens, from its baby shampoo and other personal care products...

$2 Million Awarded In Psychiatric Indifference Case

Posted on May 28, 2009
  LEARN MORE InjuryBoard News - A New Low of Indifference - Hospital Staff Ignores Dying Woman- July, 2008 Injuryboard on corporate indifference  Injuryboard on Indifference toward beating victim  Injuryboard on Endoscopy Center Indifference  Injuryboard on Merck Indifference    IMAGE SOURCE:  Associated Press /YouTube/  Videotape of Green ( graphic)   The family of a woman, who was found dead on a New York City psychiatric hospital emergency room floor, has received a $2 million settlement as part of a wrongful-death lawsuit...

High Court Clears Way For Vioxx Investor Litigation

Posted on May 27, 2009
  LEARN MORE Supreme Court docket Merck Web site Vioxx related Securities litigation    IMAGE SOURCE: Merck ad for Vioxx featuring Dorothy Hamill   Merck Sued By Investors For Fraud Add one more lawsuit for Merck to fight over the recalled painkiller, Vioxx...

Drug And Device Makers Must Follow New FDA Guidelines

Posted on May 27, 2009
  LEARN MORE FDA - Guidance for Industry InjuryBoard News - Dr. Sharfstein calls for OTC drug regulations, October 2008 IMAGE SOURCE: FDA Drug and medical device makers hoping to win quick approval from federal regulators have some new guidelines to note...

Study - Pertussis Risk Higher For Unvaccinated Children

Posted on May 27, 2009
LEARN MORE Pediatrics, June 2009 CDC on Pertussis (Whooping Cough) IB, Honolulu, Ask Questions and Investigate Before Getting Multiple Vaccinations, Nov...

Teens Texting Hurts Sleep, Maturity

Posted on May 27, 2009
Teens and Texting LEARN MORE InjuryBoard News - R U Addicted 2 Texting? - March, 2008 Harris Interactive Poll  InjuryBoard News -  Teens ignore Ban on Cellphone While Driving - June, 2008 InjuryBoard Help Center on addiction treatment  InjuryBoard Help Center on antidepressants American Journal of Psychiatry article    IMAGE SOURCE:© iStockphoto/ teen texting/ roundhill   InjuryBoard News has reported on the problems of texting and the attention it takes from driving...

Daniel Hauser Back Home, Court Hearing Today

Posted on May 26, 2009
LEARN MORE Video – Colleen & Daniel Hauser Brown Co. court documents - Finding of Fact Transcript of Daniel Hauser's Testimony - April 2009 Guardian ad Litem – Argument Hodgkin's Lymphoma - National Cancer Institute IMAGE SOURCE: Daniel Hauser from StarTribune Web site A week long search ended Monday when Colleen and Daniel Hauser returned home to Minnesota after turning themselves into authorities with the assistance of a lawyer in California...

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