Public Health
<ѻý>AMA Adopts Policies on Circumcision, Gun Safetyѻý>
The American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates has adopted a number of new policies at its interim meeting, including policies on male circumcision, physician discussion of gun safety, and a new medical coding system that will go into effect in 2013.
Nov 16, 2011
<ѻý>FDA Slams 'Dr. Oz' for Apple Juice Reportѻý>
Mehmet Oz, MD, the Columbia University thoracic surgeon who gained fame first in books and more recently with his syndicated television show, has run afoul of the Food and Drug Administration with his report about levels of arsenic in popular brands of apple juice.
Sep 15, 2011
<ѻý>Time Is Money and Some Doctors Are Paying the Priceѻý>
No one likes to wait and the waiting can be even more tiresome when it is a worried patient who is waiting to see his or her physician. So it's not surprising that patients are speaking out about -- and in some cases billing for -- time spent waiting for to hear, "The doctor will see you now."
Jul 07, 2011
<ѻý>Cephalexin Useful in Pediatric MRSAѻý>
Children with uncomplicated skin and soft tissue infections can still be treated with cephalexin -- along with drainage and careful wound care -- even though community-acquired methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has reached epidemic proportions worldwide, a randomized study suggested.
Feb 21, 2011
<ѻý>Contaminated Pepper Leads to Meat and Seasoning Recallѻý>
WASHINGTON -- Wholesome Spice of Brooklyn, N.Y. spice company is recalling 25-pound boxes of commercial-grade crushed red pepper as the CDC and FDA investigate an outbreak of Salmonella Montevideo that infected consumers of Italian-style meats produced by a Rhode Island firm.
Mar 01, 2010
<ѻý>FDA and CDC Issue Raw Alfalfa Sprouts Warningѻý>
WASHINGTON -- The FDA and the CDC have warned consumers not to eat raw alfalfa sprouts until further notice because the sprouts have been linked to a Salmonella serotype Saintpaul contamination that has sickened 31 people in six states.
Apr 27, 2009
<ѻý>Chinese Melamine Contamination Triggers U.S. Recall of Instant Coffee and Tea Productsѻý>
ROCKVILLE, Md. -- The FDA said today that seven instant coffee and tea products sold in the United States are being recalled by King Car Food Industrial because of possible contamination with melamine.
Sep 26, 2008
<ѻý>FDA Warns of Toxic Tomalley in Maine Lobstersѻý>
ROCKVILLE, Md. -- The FDA warned today against eating the soft, green substance found in the body cavity of Maine lobsters, called tomalley, which is considered a delicacy by some. But the meat of the claw and tail were not part of the caution.
Jul 28, 2008
<ѻý>State Warns Against Drinking Metromint Flavored Bottled Waterѻý>
SACRAMENTO -- The California Department of Public Health has warned against drinking Metromint, a flavored water bottled in California and sold on the Internet and in grocery stores nationwide, because of possible contamination with Bacillus cereus.
Dec 06, 2007
<ѻý>Grand Jury Refuses to Indict New Orleans Doctor Charged with Killing Katrina-Stranded Patientsѻý>
NEW ORLEANS -- Almost two years after Hurricane Katrina ravaged this city, a grand jury here refused to indict Anna M. Pou, M.D., in the deaths of four elderly patients at Memorial Medical Center.
Jul 25, 2007