Public Health
<ѻýҕl>AMA Adopts Policies on Circumcision, Gun Safetyѻýҕl>
The American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates has adopted a number of new policies at its interim meeting, including policies on male circumcision, physician discussion of gun safety, and a new medical coding system that will go into effect in 2013.
Nov 16, 2011
<ѻýҕl>FDA Slams 'Dr. Oz' for Apple Juice Reportѻýҕl>
Mehmet Oz, MD, the Columbia University thoracic surgeon who gained fame first in books and more recently with his syndicated television show, has run afoul of the Food and Drug Administration with his report about levels of arsenic in popular brands of apple juice.
Sep 15, 2011
<ѻýҕl>Time Is Money and Some Doctors Are Paying the Priceѻýҕl>
No one likes to wait and the waiting can be even more tiresome when it is a worried patient who is waiting to see his or her physician. So it's not surprising that patients are speaking out about -- and in some cases billing for -- time spent waiting for to hear, "The doctor will see you now."
Jul 07, 2011
<ѻýҕl>Cephalexin Useful in Pediatric MRSAѻýҕl>
Children with uncomplicated skin and soft tissue infections can still be treated with cephalexin -- along with drainage and careful wound care -- even though community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has reached epidemic proportions worldwide, a randomized study suggested.
Feb 21, 2011
<ѻýҕl>Smokeless Tobacco Dangerous and No Help for Quittingѻýҕl>
Although less harmful than cigarette smoking, smokeless tobacco products are not safe as a smoking cessation tool and carry a number of potentially fatal health risks, an American Heart Association scientific statement said.
Sep 13, 2010
<ѻýҕl>Contaminated Pepper Leads to Meat and Seasoning Recallѻýҕl>
WASHINGTON -- Wholesome Spice of Brooklyn, N.Y. spice company is recalling 25-pound boxes of commercial-grade crushed red pepper as the CDC and FDA investigate an outbreak of Salmonella Montevideo that infected consumers of Italian-style meats produced by a Rhode Island firm.
Mar 01, 2010
<ѻýҕl>FDA and CDC Issue Raw Alfalfa Sprouts Warningѻýҕl>
WASHINGTON -- The FDA and the CDC have warned consumers not to eat raw alfalfa sprouts until further notice because the sprouts have been linked to a Salmonella serotype Saintpaul contamination that has sickened 31 people in six states.
Apr 27, 2009
<ѻýҕl>Chinese Melamine Contamination Triggers U.S. Recall of Instant Coffee and Tea Productsѻýҕl>
ROCKVILLE, Md. -- The FDA said today that seven instant coffee and tea products sold in the United States are being recalled by King Car Food Industrial because of possible contamination with melamine.
Sep 26, 2008
<ѻýҕl>FDA Warns of Toxic Tomalley in Maine Lobstersѻýҕl>
ROCKVILLE, Md. -- The FDA warned today against eating the soft, green substance found in the body cavity of Maine lobsters, called tomalley, which is considered a delicacy by some. But the meat of the claw and tail were not part of the caution.
Jul 28, 2008
<ѻýҕl>State Warns Against Drinking Metromint Flavored Bottled Waterѻýҕl>
SACRAMENTO -- The California Department of Public Health has warned against drinking Metromint, a flavored water bottled in California and sold on the Internet and in grocery stores nationwide, because of possible contamination with Bacillus cereus.
Dec 06, 2007
<ѻýҕl>Grand Jury Refuses to Indict New Orleans Doctor Charged with Killing Katrina-Stranded Patientsѻýҕl>
NEW ORLEANS -- Almost two years after Hurricane Katrina ravaged this city, a grand jury here refused to indict Anna M. Pou, M.D., in the deaths of four elderly patients at Memorial Medical Center.
Jul 25, 2007