Procter & Gamble has issued a recall for for three lots of Vicks Sinex nasal spray. The company has voluntarily recalled approximately 120,000 bottles of Vicks Sinex Nasal Spray  after finding the bacteria Burkholderia cepacia in a small amount of the product, Burkholderia cepacia complex (BCC), or simply Burkholderia cepacia is a group of catalase-producing, non-lactose-fermenting Gram-negative... 

A government-funded task force is recommending significant changes for breast cancer screening. Computer models convinced government experts to change their advice. Those models show getting mammograms too soon may cause more harm than good. The recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), a government board of medical experts and scientists, are being criticized from the... 

High levels of workplace exposure to Bisphenol-A may increase the risk of reduced sexual function in men, according to a Kaiser Permanente study appearing in the journal Human Reproduction, published by Oxford Journals. [1] The five-year study examined 634 workers in factories in China, comparing workers in BPA manufacturing facilities with a control group of workers in factories where no BPA was present.... 

Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009 – Recent research released by the Wake Forest University’s Institute of Regenerative Medicine may signal a possible breakthrough in how human erectile dysfunction is treated. The institute’s director, Dr. Anthony Atala, stated that his team successfully used cell samples from rabbits with damaged penises to engineer new sexual organs for the animals. The artificial... 

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is being treated for a rare form of leukemia, according to media reports Tuesday. The 62-year-old Abdul-Jabbar said his doctor didn’t give any guarantees, but informed him: “You have a very good chance to live your life out and not have to make any drastic changes to your lifestyle.” Abdul-Jabbar, 62, made the public disclosure almost a year after he was first... 

Stroller Recall The British baby stroller major manufacturer Maclaren expects to recall approximately one million umbrella strollers because they have been proven to be a potential hazard to children. The stroller is opened or closed the hinge mechanism on the side can injure the child’s fingers if they are in the vicinity of it. This recall is voluntary by the Maclaren Company after they received... 

U.S. actor Dennis Hopper has a prostate cancer, according to his doctors, and has canceled all travel plans to focus on his treatment, his manager said Thursday. Hopper 73, will be treated according to a special program at the University of Southern California, according to E!. Hopper had to present a retrospective of his films and his work to film in Melbourne, Australia, as in Paris last winter. He... 

The vaccination campaign against influenza A (H1N1) began almost everywhere in Canada. If health care workers in New Brunswick were the first in the country to roll up their sleeves to get vaccinated against influenza A, last Thursday, those of other provinces will now follow in turn. Emergency personnel and workers in services considered essential for the proper functioning of society (firefighters,... 

Antipsychotics Cause Weight Gain in Kids Many children and teens have been prescribed antipsychotics to control behavioral problems and other emotional disorders. Studies have been done and have found that antipsychotics cause weight gain in kids. Among the other dangers of these kids taking antipsychotics, weight gain is becoming a predominant problem. Antipsychotics should only be prescribed as a... 

Mermaid Girl Dies Hearts go out across the globe as we morn the loss of the little “Mermaid Girl”. Her name was Shiloh Pepin. Just within the past few months, the television was flooded with documentaries on shows like “TLC”, “20/20”, and The Oprah Winfrey Show.” The truly charismatic child was born in Kennebunkport, Maine with a disease known as “mermaid syndrome” or serWith no rectum,...