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Costa Rica seizes tainted toothpaste
May 25 2007 10:51PM (CT)
SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AP) - Health officials said Friday they have seized more than 350 tubes of Chinese-made toothpaste tainted with a deadly chemical reportedly found in tubes sold elsewhere in the world.
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CDC warns about contact lens solution
May 25 2007 10:38PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Government officials are warning people to throw away a contact lens solution after an investigation linked it to a rare eye infection.
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Vaccines getting to poor nations faster
May 25 2007 10:29PM (CT)
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) - The timeline for getting new vaccines to poor countries that need them most is being shortened from decades to less than two years, an alliance of U.N. agencies and government and private groups said Friday.
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Mild strain of human bird flu in Britain
May 25 2007 8:24PM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - Four people have tested positive for a mild strain of bird flu, British authorities said Friday. The cases _ which are not the feared H5N1 strain, but the less dangerous H7N2 subtype _ were reported after poultry died at a small farm in north Wales.
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FDA targets 20 over unapproved drugs
May 25 2007 8:22PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Manufacturers of unapproved extended-release cough and cold drugs that contain an expectorant called guaifenesin have until Nov. 25 to stop shipping the medicines, health officials said Friday.
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Between-meal snacks OK for elderly
May 25 2007 8:18PM (CT)
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - Jo Spann used to be a steak-and-potatoes, three-squares-a-day type, but as the years have gone by, the 72-year-old now finds herself snacking "all the time." A full meal now is usually a once-a-day event. Researchers say such snacking is OK _ in fact, regular nibbling can be good for older people.
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Study: More households forbid smoking
May 25 2007 4:42PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Smoking is forbidden in nearly three out of four U.S. households, a dramatic increase from the 43 percent of homes that prohibited smoking a decade ago, the federal government reported Thursday.
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Study: More households forbid smoking
May 25 2007 4:42PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Smoking is forbidden in nearly three out of four U.S. households, a dramatic increase from the 43 percent of homes that prohibited smoking a decade ago, the federal government reported Thursday.
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TV linked with poor diabetes control
May 25 2007 4:18PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Diabetic children who spent the most time glued to the TV had a tougher time controlling their blood sugar, according to a Norwegian study that illustrates yet another downside of too much television.
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