Archive for December, 2009
Dark Liquor Means Worse Hangovers
Consumer Goods, Health & Medicine, Recent Studies | Annette Hulbert | December 28, 2009
When it comes to your drink of choice, make it clear-colored. In a head-to-head comparison, bourbon gave drinkers a worse study than vodka, according to a new study reported in Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research.
Researchers examined 95 healthy young adults aged 21 to 33 and gave them caffeine-free cola mixed with bourbon, vodka or tonic [...]
First Fully-Implantable Hearing Aid Under Consideration
Health & Medicine, Recent Studies, Technology | Annette Hulbert | December 27, 2009
A panel of ear, nose and throat experts is considering whether to recommend approval of the first fully-implantable hearing aid. Patients with mild to severe hearing loss would be able to use the device.
A company-sponsored trial showed that all patients had improved their hearing after implantation with the Esteem hearing system, made by Envoy [...]
Stem Cell Therapies for Hearts May Be Closer
Health & Medicine, Recent Studies, Technology | Annette Hulbert | December 26, 2009
New stem cell therapies to repair heart damage are on the horizon. An intravenous method of injecting stem cells into patients who had experienced a heart attack within 10 days was found to be successful in a recent study.
The new clinical approach could help patients who might otherwise experience heart failure, according to the [...]
Vicks Dayquil Packaging Not Child-Proof
Consumer Goods, Health & Medicine, Parenting | Annette Hulbert | December 25, 2009
About 700,000 units of Vicks Dayquil cold medicine was recalled on Friday after the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission discovered the packaging was not child-proof. Normally, the packaging has child resistant backing for the blister packs in the box.
The recall affects Vicks Dayquil Cold & Flu 24-Count Bonus Pack Liquicaps with the UPC number [...]
Weekend Eating Harms Diet, Study Reports
Opinion | Annette Hulbert |
Could weekend eating be hurting your usually healthy diet? A new study finds that people tend to down more food on Saturday and Sunday.
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh wanted to test whether patterns in people’s eating habits bump up obesity statistics. They collected data from 1998 and 1999 on the eating habits of [...]
Some Hazelnuts Recalled for Salmonella
Health & Medicine, Recalls | Annette Hulbert | December 24, 2009
If you’re thinking of giving hazelnuts for the holidays, it might be time to check the label. Whole Foods Market is recalling organic raw hazelnuts, also known as filberts, which were sold in bulk in its stores in California, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah and Washington. The nuts may be contaminated with salmonella.
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