AP – It could take weeks before health officials know exactly which pistachio products may be tainted with salmonella, but they’ve already issued a sweeping warning to avoid eating the nuts or foods containing them.
Reuters – U.S. regulators warned nine companies on Tuesday to stop selling 14 unapproved narcotic pain medicines, part of an ongoing effort to rid the market of drugs without proper clearance.
Reuters – Karrie Karahalios can show a child with Asperger's Syndrome when he's lost in a conversational riff or a taciturn spouse when he doesn't speak very much.
Reuters – People who suffer chronic sleep problems are more likely to think about suicide or actually try to kill themselves, researchers said on Wednesday.
AP – The city’s ultra-Orthodox Jews took the Pennsylvania Amish on a walking tour of their world Tuesday, saying their communities are naturally drawn to each other with a commitment to simpler lifestyles. “It’s reinforcing to the Amish community to see us Jews living the way the Bible says Jews are supposed to live, and have lived since the time of Moses and Abraham,” said Yisroel Ber Kaplan, program director for the Chassidic Discovery Center in Brooklyn.
Reuters – Two studies on implanted cardiac rhythm devices presented at a major medical meeting showed mixed results for patients whose heart conditions are not normally treated with the products, researchers said.
Reuters – A new technique using proteins to guide a drug targets superbugs such as MRSA much more accurately than previous methods, researchers said on Tuesday.
HealthDay – (HealthDay News) — The teen years can be difficult for parents
and their children, who are undergoing countless physical and emotional
changes.
HealthDay – (HealthDay News) — There are many forms of mediation, most of
which are rooted in ancient tradition. For many people, it's a great way
to relax and soothe stress.
HealthDay – TUESDAY, March 31 (HealthDay News) — Cumulative exposure to radiation
from CT scans can increase the risk for cancer by as much as 12 percent,
Harvard University researchers report.