November 20, 2014 Many Ignore Indoor Tanning Risks Too many Americans are ignoring the dangers of indoor tanning, or they are unaware of the dangers, as evident by the number of people who do it and the fact that most don't acknowledge it increases their risk of skin cancer
November 20, 2014 Toilet Manners Campaign Hopes to Improve Restroom Safety Squeaky-clean Singapore needs cleaner toilets and public awareness is one way to achieve this, a civic group said at the launch of the latest stage of its LOO campaign — Let's Observe Ourselves
November 20, 2014 Abbott Recalls Millions of Diabetes Testing Strips The Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday that Abbott Laboratories is recalling up to 359 million testing strips used by diabetics because they can give falsely low blood sugar readings
November 20, 2014 Hospital Blunder Almost Buried Woman Alive An investigation was launched in Brazil Monday after an 88-year-old woman was almost buried alive when a hospital declared her prematurely dead
November 20, 2014 Swine Flu Kills 56 in Egypt Since October A resurgent H1N1 swine flu virus has infected 1,172 people in Egypt and killed 56 since October 8, a Ministry of Health official said on Monday
November 20, 2014 FDA to Review Growth Hormone Safety U.S. health officials are taking a closer look at recombinant human growth hormone products made by Pfizer, Novartis and other drugmakers to see whether they increase the risk of death
November 20, 2014 Ban on Photos During Delivery Upsets Some Moms-to-Be Some moms-to-be are in an uproar after a hospital in Maryland implemented a policy prohibiting video, film and still photography of deliveries until five minutes after birth
November 20, 2014 Shea Nuts Appear Safe in Allergy Study Shea butter is in everything from diaper cream to tissue paper, but the U.S. Food and Drug Administration considers shea nuts, from which the butter derives, to be tree nuts, and therefore potential allergens. A new study suggests, however, that shea butter poses little, if any, allergy risk to people who use products containing the substance
November 20, 2014 Calif. Orders Plastic Surgeon to Halt Surgeries The Medical Board of California has ordered a Southern California plastic surgeon to stop performing cosmetic surgeries following alleged negligence in the treatment of two patients, resulting in one patient's death
November 20, 2014 Pain Drug Put On Hold After Patient Develops Serious Disorder Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc said on Monday that U.S. regulators placed the company's experimental pain drug for osteoarthritis on clinical hold after a patient in another company's trial developed a serious bone disorder
