03.30.07

Tainted pet food a bigger risk to cats

Posted in Health_Fitness at 11:38 pm by Luis

March 31: The government has added additional brands of food to the list of already recalled, adding to the anxiety for pet owners. NBC's John Larson has the story. (Nightly News)A greater sensitivity of cats to a chemical found in plastics and pesticides could explain why they’ve died in larger numbers than have dogs after eating contaminated pet food, experts said Saturday.


Day care study raises hackles, more questions

Posted in Health_Fitness at 9:34 pm by Luis

Two-year-old Ben Harwayne, center, learns to say the color blue in Italian during the Italian class at the Basic Trust day care center, Friday, March 30, 2007, in New York. The National Institutes of Health issued a report this week calling it the largest, longest-running and most comprehensive study of child care in the United States. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)When the National Institutes of Health issued some good-news-and-bad-news findings this week for working parents with young children, it started with the “good” news. Nice try.


Donor shortage leads to ‘transplant tourism’

Posted in Health_Fitness at 9:02 pm by Luis

“Transplant tourism” is on the rise because organ donations are not keeping up with growing demand, especially for kidneys, the World Health Organization (WHO) said.

Deadly dengue fever spikes in Mexico

Posted in Health_Fitness at 8:57 pm by Luis

A anti-dengue brigade, belonging to the municipal health department mark a home after checking for standing water or other areas where mosquitoes breed in the resort city of Cancun, Mexico, Friday, March 30, 2007. The deadly hemorrhagic form of dengue fever is increasing dramatically in Mexico, and experts predict a surge throughout Latin America fueled by climate change, migration and faltering mosquito eradication efforts.(AP Photo/Israel Leal)The deadly hemorrhagic form of dengue fever is increasing drastically in Mexico, and experts predict a surge throughout Latin America fueled by climate change, migration and faltering mosquito eradication efforts.


Constipation drug linked to heart risk

Posted in Health_Fitness at 8:49 pm by Luis

Swiss pharmaceutical maker Novartis AG will stop selling a drug to relieve constipation after it was linked to a higher chance of heart attack, stroke and worsening chest pain that can become a heart attack, federal health officials said.

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