Health News
Could Wii nunchuks make screen time healthier?
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Active video games might help people burn more calories than couch-based screen time, but those who play active games tend to undo most of the difference if there's junk food available, says a new study.
U.S. should scale down $1 billion Kansas biodefense lab: study
KANSAS CITY, Kansas - The United States should consider scaling down ambitious plans for a $1 billion laboratory in Kansas to study potentially deadly animal diseases, the National Research Council said on Friday in a key report to help the government decide how to proceed.
Keep a journal, don't skip meals to shed weight: study
NEW YORK - Want to drop those extra pounds without starving yourself? Keeping a food journal, not skipping meals and eating out less often, particularly for lunch, will help, according to new research released on Friday.
Cardiac arrest survival improving in U.S. hospitals
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - More Americans hospitalized for cardiac arrest are surviving now compared with a decade ago, a new study finds.
FDA warns about Mexicali brand products on listeria concerns
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned consumers on Friday against eating products of the Mexicali Cheese Corp because the deadly listeria bacteria has been found in some of them.
Florida health officials deny cover-up in TB outbreak
TALLAHASSEE, Florida - Florida state health officials have denied they covered up a sharp spike in tuberculosis infections among the homeless in Jacksonville and said the public was not at risk from what is believed to be the worst TB outbreak in the nation in 20 years.
Acadia redesigns study on Parkinson's psychosis drug
- Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc said it redesigned an ongoing late-stage study on its experimental anti-psychotic drug for Parkinson's disease patients, and that it plans to conduct an identical study to win regulatory approval.
Public favors posthumous reproduction, with consent
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Many Americans may think it's OK to retrieve sperm or eggs from a dead or dying spouse in order to have children in the future -- but only if there is written consent, a new survey suggests.
Medicare, Medicaid chief urges states to implement health law
WASHINGTON - The head of the U.S. government's Medicare and Medicaid health programs urged Republican state governors to implement President Barack Obama's healthcare law to extend coverage to millions of uninsured Americans, many of them poor or handicapped.
Should you know if a trainee does your eye surgery?
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Eye care programs around the U.S. do not seem to have clear rules on whether to tell patients that a doctor in training will be involved with their eye surgery, a new study says.
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