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How should a company manage a meat recall crisis?
XL Foods Inc. is in the midst of the largest beef recall in Canadian history, but its limited public response since E. coli was detected in its products has garnered...
Recipes for Health: Pasta With Mushrooms and Gremolata — Recipes for Health
Gremolata, a pungent mixture of garlic, lemon zest and parsley, complements a wide variety of vegetables.
Hip resurfacing failures in women called too high
An alternative operation to hip replacements has a high failure rate, a British study suggests.
Providing Free Eye Exams And Glasses To Those Who Need Them Would Save $202 Billion Annually
Providing Eye Exams And Glasses Could Save Hundreds Of Billions Of Dollars Globally U.S. Navy via WikimediaAn up-front investment in eyes could generate a trillion dollars over five years, a new study says....
Contact lens may help halt nearsightedness in children
Nearsightedness, or myopia, affects more than 40 percent of people in the U.S. and up to 90 percent of children [...]
Gender Plays No Role in Acute Concussive Injuries in Soccer Players
Researchers compare symptoms and neurocognitive findings in male and female soccer players - and could not find any verifiable evidence of differences in concussion symptoms, incidence or neruocognitive tests.
3-D medical scanner: New handheld imaging device to aid doctors on the 'diagnostic front lines'
Engineers have created a new imaging tool for primary care physicians: a handheld scanner that would enable them to image all the sites they commonly examine -- such as inner...
Low vitamin D levels linked to more severe multiple sclerosis symptoms
Low blood levels of vitamin D are associated with an increased number of brain lesions and signs of a more active disease state in people with multiple sclerosis (MS), a...
Trojan horse drug therapy provides new approach to treating breast cancer
When administrative assistant Linda Tuttle was diagnosed with breast cancer, she never imagined her experience would inspire her colleagues to design new treatments to tackle the disease. But after her...
Children's Bicycle Helmets Shown to be Effective in Impact and Crush Tests
Research shows that the use of bicycle helmets can dramatically reduce impact and damage caused during cycling accidents.
New definition of autism in updated psychiatric clinical manual will not exclude most children with autism, expert says
Parents should not worry that proposed changes to the medical criteria redefining a diagnosis of autism will leave their children excluded and deemed ineligible for psychiatric and medical care, says...
Digital mammography improves population-based breast cancer screening
New research from the Netherlands shows that the switch from screen film mammography to digital mammography in large, population-based breast cancer screening programs improves the detection of life-threatening cancer without...
Sleep apnea plays dual role in stroke
Improvements to the diagnosis and screening of sleep apnea are critical to stroke prevention.
New antibiotic cures disease by disarming pathogens, not killing them
A new type of antibiotic can effectively treat an antibiotic-resistant infection by disarming instead of killing the bacteria that cause it.
Immune system can boost nerve regrowth, study suggests
Modulating immune response to injury could accelerate the regeneration of severed peripheral nerves, a new study in an animal model has found. By altering activity of the macrophage cells that...
Smoked salmon blamed for salmonella outbreak
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) -- Smoked salmon tainted with salmonella bacteria has sickened hundreds of people in the Netherlands and the United States, sparking a major...
New analysis of U.S. presidential candidates' health care plans estimates uninsured by 2022
The number of uninsured individuals is estimated to increase in every state and to 72 million nationwide -- with children and low- and middle-income Americans particularly hard hit -- under...
Concussion spectrum in college athletes wearing helmets: 'Not so simple,' say researchers
Much has been written in recent years about the short- and long-term consequences of concussions sustained in sports, combat, and accidents. However, there appear to be no steadfast rules guiding...
Mothers in peril
Every 90 seconds, a mother dies in pregnancy or of childbirth complications — a tragic statistic, but one that may drive efforts to improve health care in developing countries, experts gathered at the...
Hospital bedsores linked to patient mortality
A new clinical has found a direct correlation between pressure ulcers and patient mortality and increased hospitalization. This is believed to be the first study of its kind to use...
Symposium at AVA Conference to Explore Bloodstream Infections
RyMed Technologies will host a breakfast symposium on the origin of catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSIs) and how to prevent them at the upcoming Annual Scientific Meeting of the Association for...
2012 Dean's Honors Day "A Celebration of Excellence" Held at NYU Langone Medical Center
NYU Langone Medical Center will honor three faculty members for lifetime achievements in clinical excellence, education and science in a special convocation ceremony at the Eleventh Dean's Honors Day today....
Substance abuse is 'problem No. 1' in aboriginal North
Dr. Stanley Vollant know more than most about the pain behind the gas-sniffing tragedy in Natuashish, Labrador. An aboriginal surgeon, he has been trekking through the region trying to bring...
Analyzing the boundaries of privacy in a connected world
About five years ago, Catherine Tucker was pregnant with identical twins when she encountered a serious medical issue. Her unborn children were diagnosed with twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome, a dangerous condition...
F.T.C. Issues Guidelines For ‘Eco-Friendly’ Labels
The commission wants marketers to be clear and accurate about environmental claims they make for their products.
Study Uncovers Racial Disparities in Diabetic Complications among Underinsured
Study shows kidney failure and heart disease in diabetic patients may be affected by race.
U.S. Advises States to Expand Medicaid or Risk Losing Funds
The White House put pressure on states to expand Medicaid but officials also said the states could reverse their decision at any time.
Doctor Visits Drop, Census Finds
Working-age Americans are seeing the doctor less, but how much this has to do with the economy and how much with changing demographics is unclear.