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Two dead, including gunman, in shooting at Pittsburgh hospital
Thu,8 Mar 2012 09:08 PM PST
Reuters -  PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (Reuters) - Two people were killed and seven people were wounded in a shooting on Thursday at a psychiatric institute at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, and one of the dead was the gunman who walked into the clinic's lobby armed with two semi-automatic handguns, authorities said. The identities of the gunman and the victims were not immediately released, and authorities at a media briefing did not reveal any details of what the gunman's motive may have been. ...
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Why online security is taxing our brains
Thu,8 Mar 2012 08:28 PM PST
Reuters -  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Nathan Acosta is feeling a little overwhelmed. The 24-year-old from Raleigh, North Carolina, who works for a financial services firm, is trying his best to keep up with all the passwords and security questions he has to juggle, just to log onto his personal accounts. But sometimes it feels like a losing battle. It's a battle millions of consumers can identify with. For a while it was just your mother's maiden name, then your first pet, the street you grew up on or the make and model of your first car. ...
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Exercise may not help older people fall less: study
Thu,8 Mar 2012 06:07 PM PST
Reuters - (Reuters) - Joining a regular exercise program may help older people move better, but it doesn't necessarily mean they are more steady on their feet or will lose their fear of falling, according to a German study. "We can't take it for granted that if we improve on the physical performance that it will translate over to the psychological dimension," said Ellen Freiberger, lead author of the study and a sports medicine and gerontology researcher at Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg in Germany. ... Full Story | Top |
Georgia Senate OKs drug tests for welfare applicants
Thu,8 Mar 2012 05:56 PM PST
Reuters - ATLANTA (Reuters) - Adults applying for welfare in Georgia would have to pass a drug test before receiving benefits under a bill approved by the state Senate late on Wednesday. The legislation, called the Social Responsibility and Accountability Act, is designed to ensure that welfare payments, called Temporary Assistance to Needy Families, are not diverted to illicit drug use." The legislation, which now goes to the Georgia House, would not affect welfare payments to children. ... Full Story | Top |
House Republicans look to reshape birth control debate
Thu,8 Mar 2012 03:41 PM PST
Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. House Republican leaders are looking for a way to reshape the debate over the administration's new rule on birth-control insurance coverage before moving ahead with a bid to nullify the requirement. Representative Jeff Fortenberry, who has introduced legislation on the issue, acknowledged hesitation by some fellow Republicans to take on the incendiary issue. But he said a delay could give Republicans time to recast the issue as a question of religious freedom rather than women's rights. ... Full Story | Top |
Heart screens for kids not ready for prime time
Thu,8 Mar 2012 02:40 PM PST
Reuters -  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Routinely giving children electrocardiograms could detect some cases of potentially fatal heart problems, but it would also cause many false-alarms along the way, a new study suggests. An electrocardiogram, or EKG, is a fairly simple test that uses electrodes placed on the skin to record the heart's electrical activity. They've long been used to help diagnose heart disease in people with chest pain or other symptoms of heart trouble. But the idea of using EKGs to screen symptom-free people for heart problems is controversial. ...
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Exercise may not make older people fall less
Thu,8 Mar 2012 02:32 PM PST
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Joining a regular exercise program may make older people move faster, but it doesn't mean they're more steady on their feet, suggests a new study. Improving physical performance also doesn't mean an older person's fear of falling goes away. We can't take it for granted that if we improve on the physical performance that it will translate over to the psychological dimension," said Ellen Freiberger, the study's lead author and a sports medicine and gerontology researcher at Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg in Germany. ... Full Story | Top |
Do too many older women get radiation for cancer?
Thu,8 Mar 2012 02:30 PM PST
Reuters -  NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Some elderly women with early-stage breast cancer may be getting extra treatment that does them little good but comes with costs and possible side effects, according to a new study. Researchers found that about three-quarters of women 70 and older with stage I breast cancer were treated with radiation to stave off recurrences, in addition to standard breast-conserving surgery. Current guidelines say it's generally okay to skip radiation in those patients, as it hasn't been shown to help them live longer. ...
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1 in 5 heavy periods before menopause stop naturally
Thu,8 Mar 2012 02:27 PM PST
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Heavy menstrual bleeding before the onset of menopause occasionally stops without drugs or surgery, a new UK study shows. Women should be informed of the chance of the heavy bleeding stopping on its own," so that they can decide for themselves whether to see a doctor or whether to wait and see what happens, said Dr. Mark Shapley, a general practitioner and researcher at Keele University, who worked on the study. ... Full Story | Top |
HIV pill for prevention debated as FDA ruling nears
Thu,8 Mar 2012 02:24 PM PST
Reuters - (Reuters) - An advocacy group concerned about costs and possible health problems related to a drug being considered to help stop the spread of HIV infection to healthy people has asked U.S. regulators to delay or deny its approval. Los Angeles-based AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) has petitioned the Food and Drug Administration on the grounds that studies have shown that the pill, Truvada, made by Gilead Sciences, is only partially effective in preventing transmission. The drug is already approved to treat people infected with the human immunodeficiency virus that causes AIDS. ... Full Story | Top |
Polish woman saves babies with 75 days in labor
Thu,8 Mar 2012 02:03 PM PST
Reuters - WARSAW (Reuters) - A Polish woman lay nearly upside down in labor for 75 days to save the lives of her two premature babies after the first of three foetuses growing inside her was born prematurely and died. Joanna Krzysztonek eventually gave birth to baby girl Iga and boy Ignacy 2-1/2 months later on February 15 at a neo-natal clinic in the southwestern Polish town of Wroclaw and said the idea of lying in an awkward position for weeks on end hadn't bothered her. ... Full Story | Top |
Surgeon general declares youth smoking an "epidemic"
Thu,8 Mar 2012 11:59 AM PST
Reuters -  CHICAGO (Reuters) - Smoking among America's youth has reached epidemic proportions, starting them on the path to a lifetime of addiction, the U.S. surgeon general's office said in its first report on youth smoking since 1994. Among U.S. high school seniors, one in four is a regular cigarette smoker, and because few high school smokers are able to quit, some 80 percent will continue to smoke as adults, according to the report released on Thursday. "Today, more than 600,000 middle school students and 3 million high school students smoke. ...
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Hospital spending hints Q4 GDP may be revised higher
Thu,8 Mar 2012 11:43 AM PST
Reuters -  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Spending at hospitals surged in the fourth quarter, government data showed on Thursday, suggesting economic growth during that period could be revised significantly higher. Hospital revenue increased a seasonally adjusted 3.5 percent after declining 1.5 percent in the third quarter, the Commerce Department said in its Quarterly Services Survey report. The figures are not adjusted for inflation. "The data point to a sizable upward revision to health-care consumption in the fourth quarter, which we think could add about 0. ...
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French implant boss jailed after missing bail payments
Thu,8 Mar 2012 08:36 AM PST
Reuters - PARIS (Reuters) - Jean-Claude Mas, the Frenchman who set off a global health scare by selling substandard breast implants, has been jailed for not paying his bail, a judicial source said on Wednesday. Mas was released from police custody on January 27 on a bail of 100,000 euros ($131,600) and banned from leaving the country or from meeting former executives of his now defunct company Poly Implant Prothese (PIP). He faces a charge of causing bodily harm, but is not under investigation for the graver charge of manslaughter. ... Full Story | Top |
Kenya says sacks 25,000 striking health workers
Thu,8 Mar 2012 07:57 AM PST
Reuters -  NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's government said on Thursday it had sacked 25,000 public health workers after they refused to end their week-long stoppage over pay. Unemployed or retired health workers in the east African country were asked to report to their nearest health facility on Friday morning to be interviewed for the vacant posts, a government spokesman said. The striking health workers' union said the government was trying to blackmail them and they would not back down from their demands for higher allowances. ...
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