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Mentally ill flood ER as states cut services
Sat,24 Dec 2011 02:09 PM PST
Reuters -  CHICAGO/NEW YORK (Reuters) - On a recent shift at a Chicago emergency department, Dr. William Sullivan treated a newly homeless patient who was threatening to kill himself. "He had been homeless for about two weeks. He hadn't showered or eaten a lot. He asked if we had a meal tray," said Sullivan, a physician at the University of Illinois Medical Center at Chicago and a past president of the Illinois College of Emergency Physicians. Sullivan said the man kept repeating that he wanted to kill himself. "It seemed almost as if he was interested in being admitted. ...
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UK's Queen visits Prince Philip after heart scare
Sat,24 Dec 2011 05:01 PM PST
Reuters -  LONDON (Reuters) - Queen Elizabeth visited her 90-year-old husband Prince Philip in hospital on Saturday where Britain's longest-serving royal consort was recovering from surgery to ease chest pains he had suffered in the days before Christmas. Buckingham Palace said the operation to clear a blocked heart artery was a success, but Philip appeared bound to miss much of the royals' Christmas celebrations at their rural Sandringham estate. ...
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French health minister wants implant boss found
Sat,24 Dec 2011 09:45 AM PST
Reuters -  PARIS (Reuters) - France's health minister called on Saturday for the head of the breast implant maker accused of selling faulty prostheses to tens of thousands of women around the world to be found, calling the growing scandal a "shady business." Jean-Claude Mas, 72, the founder and CEO of French company Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) has not been seen or heard of in public since the scandal broke, potentially affecting 300,000 women around the world. ...
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France, UK issue clashing advice on breast implants
Fri,23 Dec 2011 04:36 PM PST
Reuters -  PARIS (Reuters) - France and Britain issued conflicting advice on Friday to tens of thousands of women with breast implants made of cheap industrial silicone that some fear pose health risks. The French government urged 30,000 women in France to seek removal of the implants, made by now-defunct French company Poly Implant Prothese (PIP), because of the danger they could rupture and cause inflammation and irritation. There was no evidence of any increased cancer risk, it said. ...
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UK's Prince Philip has heart operation: palace
Fri,23 Dec 2011 04:02 PM PST
Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Prince Philip, the husband of Queen Elizabeth, had an operation to relieve a blocked artery in his heart on Friday after being rushed to hospital with chest pains, Buckingham Palace said. "The Duke of Edinburgh was found to have a blocked coronary artery which caused his chest pains," the palace said in a statement. "This was treated successfully by the minimally invasive procedure of coronary stenting." A stent is a small tube inserted into a blood vessel to keep it open and avoid blockages. ... Full Story | Top |
Brazil tells suspect implant users to seek check-up
Fri,23 Dec 2011 03:24 PM PST
Reuters -  BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's health watchdog called on Friday for users of sub-standard breast implants manufactured by now-defunct French company PIP to visit their doctor for checks after France advised all users there to have the gel products removed. As many as 300,000 women worldwide may have received the implants made with industrial rather than medical grade silicone, and several countries have reported abnormally high rupture rates. More than 25,000 units were used in Brazil - a country which is obsessed with appearance and has a huge cosmetic surgery industry. ...
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Brazil tells suspect implant users to seek check-up
Fri,23 Dec 2011 03:23 PM PST
Reuters - BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's health watchdog called on Friday for users of sub-standard breast implants manufactured by now-defunct French company PIP to visit their doctor for checks after France advised all users there to have the gel products removed. As many as 300,000 women worldwide may have received the implants made with industrial rather than medical grade silicone, and several countries have reported abnormally high rupture rates. More than 25,000 units were used in Brazil - a country which is obsessed with appearance and has a huge cosmetic surgery industry. ...
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Financial, legal worries dogged breast implant firm
Fri,23 Dec 2011 03:16 PM PST
Reuters - PARIS (Reuters) - Signs of legal problems and financial losses surrounding the French breast implant manufacturer at the heart of a scandal affecting hundreds of thousands of women worldwide can be traced back as far back as 2003, regulatory filings show. France's Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) shut its doors in 2010 after declaring bankruptcy but financial documents filed by its Delaware-based holding company, Heritage Worldwide Inc., suggest the firm had been in disarray for years amid legal action and rising debt woes. An examination of filings with the U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
Baby formula probe widens beyond Enfamil
Fri,23 Dec 2011 02:46 PM PST
Reuters - (Reuters) - U.S. health regulators said on Friday they are looking at several types of baby formula that could be linked to the death of an infant, expanding an investigation beyond Mead Johnson's market-leading Enfamil. An official from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said the baby, 10-day-old Avery Cornett of Lebanon, Missouri, had consumed a variety of baby formulas before his death but declined to give more details. Initial results of the probe could be available at the end of next week at the earliest, though the full investigation could take up to a month. ... Full Story | Top |
UK's Prince Philip in hospital after chest pains
Fri,23 Dec 2011 02:32 PM PST
Reuters -  LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's Prince Philip, the 90-year-old husband of Queen Elizabeth, was taken to a specialist heart hospital on Friday for tests after suffering chest pains, Buckingham Palace said. Britain's longest-serving royal consort, known for his outspoken and sometimes brusque manner, was admitted to the Papworth Hospital, one of Britain's main heart and chest centers, in Cambridge, eastern England, a palace spokeswoman said. ...
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French breast implant boss wanted by Interpol
Fri,23 Dec 2011 02:27 PM PST
Reuters - PARIS (Reuters) - The founder of a French firm at the centre of a global breast implants scare is wanted by Costa Rica, according to a notice posted on the website of the international police agency Interpol. Jean-Claude Mas, who started the now defunct Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) in 1991, has disappeared from public view as anxiety about the potential health effects of his implant products has spread around the globe. A "red notice" posted by Interpol says the 72-year-old is wanted for "life and health" offences by Costa Rica. ... Full Story | Top |
French breast implant boss wanted by Interpol
Fri,23 Dec 2011 02:26 PM PST
Reuters -  PARIS (Reuters) - The founder of a French firm at the centre of a global breast implants scare is wanted by Costa Rica, according to a notice posted on the website of the international police agency Interpol. Jean-Claude Mas, who started the now defunct Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) in 1991, has disappeared from public view as anxiety about the potential health effects of his implant products has spread around the globe. A "red notice" posted by Interpol says the 72-year-old is wanted for "life and health" offences by Costa Rica. ...
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Congress punts hard payroll tax work to 2012
Fri,23 Dec 2011 02:25 PM PST
Reuters -  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama signed into law a two-month payroll tax cut extension on Friday, capping a year of fierce partisan combat over taxes and spending that will resume in January and play heavily in the 2012 elections. The Senate and the House of Representatives, by voice votes in chambers nearly emptied for the holidays, passed a $33 billion (21 billion pounds) bill to keep the payroll tax rate at 4.2 percent through February. It had been scheduled to increase on January 1 to 6.2 percent. Obama swiftly signed the bill. ...
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Leukemia patients at greatest risk of listeriosis
Fri,23 Dec 2011 12:24 PM PST
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with certain conditions, including leukemia, other cancers and pregnancy, are at the greatest risk of getting sick from the food-borne bacterium Listeria, French researchers report in a new study. Doctors and public health officials have known that these conditions make people more vulnerable to listeriosis, but this study is the first to rank the size of the risk for people with each condition. ... Full Story | Top |
Preventable drug reactions land vets in hospitals
Fri,23 Dec 2011 12:24 PM PST
Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Unexpected drug reactions land thousands of older veterans in hospitals every year, but a new study suggests many of those hospital stays could be prevented. Looking at a sample of 678 veterans over age 65 admitted to hospitals under the care of Veterans Affairs (VA) between October 2003 and 2006, researchers estimated that 10 percent of the group's unplanned hospital stays were due to an unexpected drug reaction. Of those, almost 37 percent might have been prevented. ... Full Story | Top |
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