Meningitis Outbreak 2012 May Be a Game-Changer

The fungal meningitis outbreak that is affecting 19 states is a tragic commentary on loopholes that exist in the American health care system. Congressional officials and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration are seeking remedies to prevent future situations from developing due to shoddy practices by compounding pharmacies who presently escape the strict oversight traditional pharmaceutical manufacturers face.

Big rise in Americans with diabetes, especially in South

CHICAGO (Reuters) – A breakdown of U.S. diabetes cases shows dramatic increases in the number of people diagnosed with diabetes overall between 1995 and 2010, with especially sharp increases among people in the South and in Appalachian states. According to a study released on Thursday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the number of diagnosed cases of diabetes grew by 50 percent or more in 42 U.S. states, and by 100 percent or more in 18 states. In 2010, 18. …

Australia reports deadly bird flu in New South Wales

PARIS (Reuters) – Australia has reported its first case of a highly pathogenic bird flu virus in 15 years at an egg farm in the New South Wales region, the World animal health body OIE said on Thursday. So far 5,000 poultry have died in the infected farm in Maitland, 160 km (100 miles) north of Sydney, but 50,000 are at risk, a report by the Australian agriculture ministry to the Paris-based OIE said. The virus, detected last week, is different from the deadly H5N1 strain, which was first detected in 1997 in Hong Kong and has since devastated duck and chicken and caused hundreds of deaths. …

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