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Lead in children's jewelry cited
Dec 5 2006 9:40PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Children's jewelry containing lead should be banned in the U.S., the staff of the Consumer Product Safety Commission said Tuesday.
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NYC bans trans fats from eateries
Dec 5 2006 9:38PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - New York on Tuesday became the first city in the nation to ban artery-clogging artificial trans fats at restaurants, leading the charge to limit consumption of an ingredient linked to heart disease and used in everything from french fries to pizza dough to pancake mix.
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Taco Bells used same distributor
Dec 5 2006 8:12PM (CT)
SOUTH PLAINFIELD, N.J. (AP) - All 11 Taco Bells implicated in an E. coli outbreak in New York and New Jersey used the same food distributor, the restaurant chain said Tuesday as health officials tried to pinpoint the source of the dangerous bacteria that sickened at least three dozen people.
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Effects of adult antidepressants mixed
Dec 5 2006 5:57PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Using antidepressants increases the risk of suicidal thoughts and behavior among young adults but lessens it for seniors, the Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday.
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Death toll hits 48 from tainted medicine
Dec 5 2006 5:14PM (CT)
PANAMA CITY, Panama (AP) - Three more people have died after using contaminated medicine in Panama, bringing the total number of killed to 48, the country's health officials said Tuesday.
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Border diabetics face higher amputation
Dec 5 2006 5:04PM (CT)
EL PASO, Texas (AP) - Nearly every day, Dr. Lawrence Harkless sees a waiting room full of diabetic patients with foot sores, some cases so bad that amputation is the only answer.
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Study: Moms at risk for mental problems
Dec 5 2006 5:00PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - New moms face increased risks for a variety of mental problems, not just postpartum depression, according to one of the largest studies of psychiatric illness after childbirth.
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FDA: Stent patients face blood clot risk
Dec 5 2006 4:58PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Patients implanted with drug-coated stents to hold open their choked arteries face a small but significant risk of blood clots, health officials said Tuesday. A new study recommended they take clot-busting medications indefinitely.
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Study disputes cell phone-cancer link
Dec 5 2006 4:00PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A huge study from Denmark offers the latest reassurance that cell phones don't trigger cancer. Scientists tracked 420,000 Danish cell phone users, including 52,000 who had gabbed on the gadgets for 10 years or more, and some who started using them 21 years ago.
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Minnesota tops list in health rankings
Dec 5 2006 6:00AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - An annual report released Tuesday put Minnesota at the top of its health rankings for the fourth straight year, while concluding that the nation's health improved slightly.
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