FDA: A Bit of Melamine in Food Usually OK
October 6th, 2008Melamine not OK in formula, but trace amounts not harmful in food, FDA says.
FDA Awards up to $2.5 Billion to Modernize Information Technology over Ten Years
October 6th, 2008The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced the selection of ten contractors to receive up to a total of $2.5 billion for information technology (IT) and data center management services over the next ten years.
Trusting
October 6th, 2008Trust is a big factor in our lives. Is it possible to trust too much? Do we need discernment? If so, how can we expand our trust and discernment?
Counsellors as Agents of Peace
October 6th, 2008How might counsellors be agents of peace? While one frequently cited journal article concentrates on structural issues such as furthering democracy or psychoeducation, I encourage counsellors to use their unique abilities to help clients make intrapsychic changes in working toward peace in the world.
FDA Issues Interim Safety and Risk Assessment of Melamine and Melamine-related Compounds in Food
October 6th, 2008The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today issued the results of its interim safety and risk assessment of melamine and melamine-related compounds in food, including infant formula.
The 10 Best Foods You Aren’t Eating
October 6th, 2008Doing your body a world of good is as easy as expanding your grocery list.
The Pursuit of Unhappiness
October 6th, 2008How good are you at being unhappy? Need a little help? In his book “The Situation Is Hopeless but Not Serious: The Pursuit of Unhappiness”, psychologist Paul Watzlawick gives you all the advice you need. You can even use it to become happier, if only by smiling at all the crazy little ways humans have to keep misery alive.
FDA Awards $5.2 Million in Grants to Further Food and Feed Safety
October 6th, 2008The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced the awarding of 17 grants to enhance food and feed safety. These grants fund major cooperative agreements in four major areas. The FDA awarded a combined $5.2 million in these one-year grants to various state and local regulatory agencies.
What Makes A Good Relationship
October 6th, 2008Our relationships are very important to us. They have a big effect on our happiness. But what makes for a good relationship? I give you my ideas (based on those of Carl Rogers) and ask for yours.
FDA Approves Expanded Uses for Gardasil to Include Preventing Certain Vulvar and Vaginal Cancers
October 6th, 2008The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced the approval of the vaccine Gardasil for the prevention of vaginal and vulvar cancer caused by Human Papillomavirus (HPV) types 16 and 18 in girls and women ages 9 to 26. These two HPV types cause 70 percent of cervical cancers, and are known to also cause some vulvar and vaginal cancers, but the percentages are not well defined.
How a Diary Can Double Your Weight Loss
October 6th, 2008Those who keep track of what they eat lose weight twice as fast, a study says.
Jump seen in staph-linked flu deaths in kids (AP)
October 6th, 2008AP - More children have died from flu because they also had staph infections, according to a new government report that urges parents to have their kids get the flu shot.
Data from drug trials often not published
October 6th, 2008A federal law expands an existing clinical trial registry and would make additional information available online for researchers and clinicians.
FDA Analysis Shows Cholesterol Lowering Medications Do Not Increase the Risk of Lou Gehrig’s Disease
October 6th, 2008A U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s analysis provides new evidence that the use of statins does not increase incidence of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a neurodegenerative disease often referred to as Lou Gehrig’s Disease.
Neurosis vs. Character Disorder: Self-Image Issues
October 6th, 2008Neurotics often have damaged self-images that stem from low self-esteem. Disordered characters see themselves as superior which leads to a sense of entitlement. What’s more, disordered characters aren’t compensating for anything, they really do think they’re all that!
Neurosis vs. Character Disorder: Responses to Adverse Consequences
October 6th, 2008Neurotics want things to be good and wonderful, take it hard when things go wrong, and blame themselves for failures. Disordered characters take adversity in stride and blame everyone and everything else when their actions invite disastrous consequences.
Childhood Asthma and Environmental Exposures at Swimming Pools: State of the Science and Research Recommendations
October 6th, 2008Weisel CP, Richardson SD, Nemery B, Aggazzotti G, Baraldi E, Blatchley III ER, Blount BC, Carlsen KH, Eggleston PA, Frimmel FH, Goodman M, Gordon G, Grinshpun SA, Heederik D, Kogevinas M, LaKind JS, Nieuwenhuijsen MJ, Piper FC, Sattar SA. 2008. Environ Health Perspect: doi:10.1289/ehp.11513.
Elevated Human Telomerase Reverse Transcriptase Gene Expression in Blood Cells Associated with Chronic Arsenic Exposure in Inner Mongolia, China
October 6th, 2008Mo J, Xia Y, Ning Z, Wade TJ, Mumford JL. 2008. Environ Health Perspect: doi:10.1289/ehp.11532.
Publication of the Week: Handout on Health: Sports Injuries
October 6th, 2008Learn what kinds of exercise activities are most likely to cause injuries, how to prevent them, and treatments available.
Manganese Neurotoxicity: Lessons Learned from Longitudinal Studies in Non-Human Primates
October 6th, 2008Burton NC, Guilarte TR. 2008. Environ Health Perspect: doi:10.1289/ehp.0800035.
Spiriva Safe, Effective for COPD Patients (HealthDay)
October 6th, 2008HealthDay - SUNDAY, Oct. 5 (HealthDay News) — For patients suffering from
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), tiotropium (Spiriva)
improves lung function and quality of life but does not significantly slow
progression of the disease, a new study finds.
Medical Mystery? Her Eyes Clamped Shut
October 6th, 2008Doctors don’t know what to make of an Australian woman’s eye condition.
Don’t’ drink but just smell coffee to pep yourself up!
October 6th, 2008For many of us, the day begins with a steaming cup of coffee. We get over our sleep hangovers and get geared for the day after tasting that special caffeine ambrosia. But now a research published in the June 25th issue of Journal of Agricultural and…
FDA Warns Companies to Stop Marketing Unapproved Ophthalmic Balanced Salt Solution Drug Products and Topical Drug Products Containing Papain
October 6th, 2008The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today announced that companies marketing unapproved ophthalmic balanced salt solutions (BSS) and unapproved topical drug products containing papain must stop manufacturing and marketing these products or risk enforcement action. FDA is taking these actions because it has received reports of serious adverse events associated with their uses.
Should Everyone Get A Flu Vaccine?
October 6th, 2008Dr. James Conway answers the question: ‘Should Everyone Get A Flu Vaccine?’
Obesity, Insulin Level Impact Prostate Cancer Survival (HealthDay)
October 6th, 2008HealthDay - SUNDAY, Oct. 5 (HealthDay News) — Men who are overweight and who
have high insulin levels when they are diagnosed with prostate cancer may
be more likely to die from the disease, research shows.
Occupational Exposure to Polychlorinated Biphenyls and Risk of Breast Cancer
October 6th, 2008Silver SR, Whelan EA, Deddens JA, Steenland NS, Hopf NB, Waters MA, Ruder AM, Prince MM, Yong LC, Hein MJ, Ward EM. 2008. Environ Health Perspect: doi:10.1289/ehp.11774.
FDA Proposes Label Requirements for Refused Imported Foods
October 6th, 2008The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued a proposed rule designed to reduce a practice known as “port shopping” which puts the safety of imported food at risk.
Doctors: No hamsters or exotic pets for young kids (AP)
October 6th, 2008AP - Warning: young children should not keep hedgehogs as pets — or hamsters, baby chicks, lizards and turtles, for that matter — because of risks for disease.
Online Therapy Research
October 6th, 2008Would you like to help with a new study investigating the process of online therapy as it is experienced by clients?
Neurosis vs. Character Disorder: Levels of Internal Discomfort
October 6th, 2008Neurotics are generally uncomfortable with the “symptoms” of their illness and seek help on their own. While others may be upset with signs and symptoms of their disturbance, disordered characters like who they are and how they operate and rarely get into therapy unless pressured to do so.
Modification by Influenza on Health Effects of Air Pollution in Hong Kong
October 6th, 2008Wong CM, Yang L, Thach TQ, Chau PYK, Chan KP, Thomas GN, Lam TH, Wong TW, Hedley AJ, Peiris JSM. 2008. Environ Health Perspect: doi:10.1289/ehp.11605.
How We Know Our Own Minds: Mindreading and Metacognition
October 6th, 2008An article by an eminent philosopher promises to stir up controversy about introspection (metacognition) and understanding the mental states of others (mindreading), on the one hand, and autism and schizophrenia on the other.
Recession Depression? Let Us Know
October 6th, 2008Weigh in on how financial stress is affecting your mental health.
Health Highlights: Oct. 5, 2008 (HealthDay)
October 6th, 2008HealthDay - Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments,
compiled by editors of HealthDay:
Neurosis vs. Character Disorder: Self-Image Issues, Part 2
October 6th, 2008Disturbed characters generally have too much self-esteem. They know what they have going for them and they equate their endowments with their identity. This is one of the main reasons their self-image can become inflated. On the other hand, disturbed characters often are frequently and chronically lacking in self-respect.
China detains six suspected in milk scandal (Reuters)
October 6th, 2008Reuters - Chinese police have detained six people suspected of producing and selling melamine, the chemical at the center of the country's scandal over tainted dairy products, the official Xinhua news agency said.
DUI Victim’s Injuries Too Graphic for Public?
October 6th, 2008An Idaho man says his paralyzed wife was asked to leave a MADD fair booth.
FDA Issues Warning Letters to Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd., and an Import Alert for Drugs from Two Ranbaxy Plants in India
October 6th, 2008The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today issued two Warning Letters to Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd., of the Republic of India, and an Import Alert for generic drugs produced by Ranbaxy’s Dewas and Paonta Sahib plants in India. Because of the extent and nature of the violations, FDA today issued an Import Alert, under which U.S. officials may detain at the U.S. border, any active pharmaceutical ingredients and both sterile and non-sterile finished drug products manufactured at these Ranbaxy facilities and offered for import into the United States.
Listeria
October 6th, 2008It’s not something you hear about often, but listeria can be dangerous. …
Form IDs Spinal Patients Likely to Stick With Therapy (HealthDay)
October 6th, 2008HealthDay - SUNDAY, Oct. 5 (HealthDay News) — Doctors may soon be able to
use a simple questionnaire to predict which spine surgery patients will
engage in their own physical therapy, say Johns Hopkins researchers.
Surgery Retunes Legendary Banjo Player
October 6th, 2008After brain surgery, tremor-stricken banjo legend is picking again.
Iran bans Chinese milk products over health fears (AFP)
October 6th, 2008AFP - Iran has banned imports of Chinese milk products over a contamination scandal which has left thousands of babies ill in China, local media reported on Monday.
Doctors Face Culture Shock in Appalachia
October 6th, 2008Appalachia faces mountain of challenges: stoicism, drugs, early death.
How to Tell if Your Sick Kid is Faking It
October 6th, 2008Doctors give advice to help gauge your child’s health.
Ten Years of Addressing Childrens Health through Regulatory Policy at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
October 6th, 2008Payne-Sturges D, Kemp D. 2008. Environ Health Perspect: doi:10.1289/ehp.11390.
Neighborhood Food Environment and Walkability Predict Obesity in New York City
October 6th, 2008Rundle A, Neckerman KM, Freeman L, Lovasi GS, Purciel M, Quinn J, Richards C, Sircar N, Weiss C. 2008. Environ Health Perspect: doi:10.1289/ehp.11590.
China tries to contain tainted milk fallout (AFP)
October 6th, 2008AFP - China attempted Sunday to contain the fallout from the tainted milk scandal, announcing a new survey of dairy products showed no traces of melamine and promising to subsidise farmers hit by the scare.
Apparent Half-Lives of Dioxins, Furans, and PCBs as a Function of Age, Body Fat, Smoking Status, and Breastfeeding
October 6th, 2008Milbrath MO, Wenger Y, Chang CW, Emond C, Garabrant D, Gillespie BW, Jolliet O. 2008. Environ Health Perspect: doi:10.1289/ehp.11781.
FDA Updates Health Information Advisory on Melamine Contamination
October 6th, 2008The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is alerting consumers that seven Mr. Brown instant coffee and milk tea products manufactured in China are being recalled by the King Car Food Industrial Co. Ltd. due to possible contamination with melamine.
