Mind and Body - Page 709

November 20, 2014

FDA Looks to Solve Problems With Defibrillators

Health regulators are taking a closer look at ways to solve the many problems found with external defibrillators

November 20, 2014

Lawsuit: Nursing Home Patient Neglected, Resulting in Penis Amputation

An Albuquerque law firm failed to properly investigate its claim that a nursing home patient lost his penis because of the facility's negligence, according to a lawsuit filed by the facility

November 20, 2014

Woman Returns to Florida From Haiti With Cholera

Florida has confirmed its first case of cholera linked to the current outbreak in Haiti, but the disease is unlikely to spread because of better sanitation in the U.S., state health officials said Wednesday.

November 20, 2014

Better Sanitation Could Save 2 Million Lives a Year

Nearly 20 percent of the world's population still defecates in the open, and action to improve hygiene, sanitation and water supply could prevent more than 2 million child deaths a year

November 20, 2014

One in 7 Households Suffered From Hunger in 2009

The number of U.S. households that reported getting emergency food from a food pantry almost doubled between 2007 and 2009

November 20, 2014

France: Diabetes Drug May Be Linked to 500 Deaths

France's health products safety agency is advising users of the drug — the brand name for benflourex in France — from 2006 to 2009 to see their doctor to check for possible heart valve problems

November 20, 2014

Abandoned Prescriptions Represent Gap in Care

Examining data on drug prescriptions to more than 5 million Americans over six months,researchers found that just over 3 percent were filled but not picked up from the pharmacy

November 20, 2014

Report: 1 in 7 Hospitalized Medicare Patients Is Harmed During Stay

Medicare's new chief called for more steps to improve patient safety Tuesday, in the wake of a government report that said one in seven hospitalized Medicare patients is harmed during their stay

November 20, 2014

Lawsuit: Nurses Ignored 'Gasping' Man for 24 Minutes

A group of nurses in New York allegedly ignored for 24 minutes a warning light and buzzer that indicated the ventilator for a quadriplegic man had become dislodged, a lawsuit charges

November 20, 2014

Fish Health Benefits May Outweigh Mercury Concerns

It may be a red herring to worry over whether people who eat lots of fish may lose whatever heart benefits they might have gained because of an increased exposure to mercury, a new study shows