Health
There’s No Guarantee Of ‘Latex-Free’
WASHINGTON (UPI) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recommends manufacturers stop using statements on labels such as “latex-free” or “does not contain latex.” FDA officials said there are no tests showing a medical product is completely without the natural rubber latex proteins that can cause allergic reactions and the agency wanted to promote scientifically […]
True Cost Of Elder Care, Nursing Homes
CHICAGO (UPI) — In-home U.S. senior care costs $16-$26 per hour, or $150-$280 for 24-hour live-in care, while a nursing home costs $180-$400 a day, experts say. Caregiverlist.com, a website involving elder care, compiled information from more than 18,000 long-term care nursing centers as well as in-home senior care options. The options are easily searched […]
Traumatic Brain Injury Affects 3.5 Million
ATLANTA (UPI) — Traumatic brain injury — a bump, blow or jolt to the head or a penetrating injury — contributes to U.S. deaths and permanent disability, officials say. Officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta said about 3.5 million people have a TBI in the United States and: – 2.1 […]
Heroin Addicts Bored By Not Scoring Drugs
AARHUS, Denmark (UPI) — Heroin addicts in Denmark, who are given state-sponsored fixes, say they are bored now that they don’t have to chase drugs, a non-profit group says. Once drug addicts end up admitted into a heroin clinic they receive twice-daily prescription doses of state-funded heroin, the Fyens Stiftstidende reported. Mette Guul, head of […]
Shunning Goes Both Ways
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (UPI) — People who give others the cold shoulder or deliberately shun another are equally distressed by the experience, U.S. researchers say. Study co-author Richard Ryan, professor of clinical and social psychology at the University of Rochester in New York, and Nicole Legate, a doctoral candidate at the University of Rochester, found having […]
LA: Prepare For 2 Weeks If Disaster Hits
LOS ANGELES (UPI) — Los Angeles fire officials, on the anniversary of Japan’s devastating earthquake, advised people to be ready to be on their own for two weeks if disaster hits. As people in California honored the victims of the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in Japan, officials warned residents to prepare for longer than the […]
Mummies Had Clogged Arteries Too
LOS ANGELES (UPI) — Long before the Western diet of red meat, fat and salt, ancient hunter-gatherers also suffered from clogged arteries, U.S. researchers say mummies reveal. Senior author Caleb Finch, a professor at the University of Southern California’s Davis School of Gerontology, and Gregory Thomas of Long Beach Memorial, performed CT scans of 137 […]
Prenatal DDT Linked To Hypertension Later
DAVIS, Calif. (UPI) — Studies show adults exposed to DDT are at higher risk of high blood pressure, but U.S. researchers say prenatal DDT exposure is also linked to hypertension. Lead author Michele La Merrill, an assistant professor in the University of California, Davis’ Department of Environmental Toxicology, said the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency banned […]
Annual Test For Cervical Cancer Not Needed
ATLANTA (UPI) — Annual screening for cervical cancer is no longer recommended for women, a U.S. health official said. Meg Watson of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta said cervical cancer has been declining in the United States — largely due to routine testing to find it early and from women getting […]
Money Talks When Trying To Lose Weight
ROCHESTER, Minn. (UPI) — People offered money to lose weight shed more pounds than those with no financial incentive, U.S. researchers say. Dr. Steven Driver, an internal medicine resident at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., who was the study’s lead author, said 100 healthy adult Mayo employees or their dependents, ages 18-63 with a body […]
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