FDA weighs action on ephedrine in herbal 'diet' supplements
FDA officials say ephedrine laden health foods linked to heart attacks seizures and at least 17 deaths. Over 800 treated for disorders from weight loss and energy products sold as dietary supplements. advisory panel to recommend safety limits and labeling changes.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
David Kessler
Kessler
Amoco probes brain tumor cluster at Naperville lab
Amoco Corp shut down an entire floor of its Naperville chemical research center after 10 employees developed brain tumors since 1982. Four malignant gliomas and six benign tumors appeared among roughly 2,000 workers, with research on polymers solvents and plastics cited. A Mayo Clinic University of Illinois Chicago review found no link, labeling it a cluster. Amoco relocated staff and hired University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers to study possible connections.
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Naperville, Ill
Amoco Corp
Chemical Research Center
Chicago Center
Amoco
Jim Fair
Mayo Clinic
University of Ilinois-Chicago
Leonard Kurland
George T. Kwiatkowski
Oil Company
University of Alabama-Birmingham
Michael S. Wells
Chicago
Swiss postal worker dies of malaria in Geneva
A 54 year old Swiss postal worker died from malaria after a mosquito infected in an airplane arrived in Geneva. WHO noted it as Switzerland's first malaria death, with unusual warmth aiding the insect's survival and uncertainty about its country of origin.
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Geneva
World Health Organization
Switzerland
Robert Kouznetsov
WHO
Malaria Unit
School physicals matter for back to school
Back to school includes a yearly physical for children. Exams cover height weight blood pressure ears nose throat heart lungs and sometimes neurological tests. First timers may have hearing vision tests and booster vaccines for polio diphtheria pertussis and tetanus. High risk areas prompt extra screening for measles lead TB and emotional readiness may be discussed.
Health Medicine transforms world for those with Down syndrome
A Phoenix mother, Sandy Prince, converts to Piracetam therapy for her daughter Maggie who has Down syndrome. The article notes the rise of Piracetam use in the United States, growing life expectancy for people with Down syndrome, and shifts from institutional care to family living and independence, with medical and social advances shaping care and outcomes.
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Sandy Prince
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Maggie
Prince
United States
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Canada
Richard Fee
Petaluma
Calif
Brian Chicoine
Lutheran General Adult
Glenview
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