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Acid Drinks Blamed for Increase in Tooth Erosion

The way people savor flavor compounds the problem, experts say SATURDAY, May 9 (HealthDay News) -- People's teeth are wearing away at a faster rate than ever, dissolving under a blistering acid attack that they've brought on themselves, dental experts say. Dental erosion -- the los...

More Accidental Infant Deaths Blamed on Suffocation in Bed

Black boys under age of 4 months most susceptible, analysis finds MONDAY, Jan. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Even while the rate of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) in the United States has declined, the rate of infant deaths from accidental suffocation in bed has quadrupled, a new study r...

Old, Fat Mice Blamed for Virus Transmission

Contact with humans can lead to deadly lung disease WEDNESDAY, Jan. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Stemming an often fatal virus linked to deer mice might mean focusing on the older and bigger mice. They're the ones most likely to spread the disease, researchers from the University of Utah have...

Surgeons Often Are Blamed When Hip Replacements Fail

Consumers urged to pay more attention to choosing the doctor, not the device FRIDAY, Jan. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Though viewed as a safe and long-lasting way to alleviate hip-related pain, hip-replacement surgery isn't foolproof. And when the procedure fails, the problem more often lies...

Toxic Chemicals Blamed for Gulf War Illness

Report also cites drug given to U.S. troops to protect them from nerve gas MONDAY, Nov. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Gulf War illness, dismissed by some as a psychosomatic disorder, is a very real illness that affects at least 25 percent of the 700,000 U.S. veterans who took part in the 1991...

Lung Cancer Patients Get Blamed for Their Disease

Survey finds nearly two-thirds of Americans believe so, even though most victims don't smoke at diagnosis FRIDAY, Nov. 14 (HealthDay News) -- A majority of Americans, including many health-care workers, believe that people who have lung cancer are at least partly to blame for their dis...

Text-Messaging Injuries Blamed on Distraction

Inattentiveness contacting others can lead to injuries, death while walking or driving THURSDAY, Aug. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Text messaging may not seem an obvious safety concern. But the American College of Emergency Physicians warns that being distracted by text messaging at inapprop...

Chantix Blamed for Suicide in Lawsuit Against Pfizer Filed by Cory Watson Crowder & DeGaris

BIRMINGHAM, Ala., July 9 /PRNewswire/ -- A lawsuit charges pharmaceutical giant Pfizer was motivated by greed when it failed to warn the public of potentially deadly side-effects associated with its popular smoking cessation drug varenicline which is marketed under the trade name Chantix. The ...

Road pollution blamed for higher allergy risk in kids

New evidence blames traffic-related pollution for increasing the risk of allergy and atopic diseases among children by more than fifty percent. What's more, the closer children live to roads, the higher their risk. "[Children] living very close to a major road are likely to be exposed not only ...

People with anorexia less likely to be blamed when biology, genetics explained

CHAPEL HILL People given a biological and genetics-based explanation for the causes of anorexia nervosa were less likely to blame people with anorexia for their illness than those given a sociocultural explanation, a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill study found. This is a potentiall...

Filtered Cigarettes Blamed for Huge Rise in Type of Lung Cancer

Adenocarcinoma, once rare, now the leading lung cancer killer, study says THURSDAY, Sept. 6 (HealthDay News) -- The introduction of filtered and low-tar cigarettes in the 1950s coincided with a steady rise in the incidence of a once-rare type of lung cancer that's now the most common f...

Arnold Schwarzenegger Blamed for Backtracking in the Fight Against Carbon Emission

The actor-turned-politician, Arnold Schwarzenegger, now Governor of California , is sought to be made out to be the environmental icon of the Centre Right. An overexcited BBC correspondent describes a new legislation AB 32 as Arnold Schwarzeneggers green revolution, confidently predicting ...

China Cannot Be Blamed for Rising CO2 Emissions: Britain Official

A top British climate change official said Wednesday there was no point blaming China for rising carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions after a new report suggested that China may have already become the world's biggest polluter. In an interview to the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), John ...

It is Men, and Not Women, to Be Blamed for Recurrent Pregnancy Loss

Instead of holding a woman responsible for recurrent pregnancy loss, try blaming unhealthy sperms, say Indian scientists who have developed new technology to study the quality of sperms. When a female faces miscarriage more than twice in a row, it's called recurrent pregnancy loss. In aroun...

The Hand That Rocks the Cradle, Holds the Ladle, is Not to Be Blamed If the Child Isnt in Fine Fettle

Thank God for this, many mothers might just heave a sigh of relief. For years, mothers have had to face disapproval from their partners if their children were overweight. Somehow, flak regarding children is blamed on the mothers inability to rear children appropriately. New research has co...

Health Drink Blamed for Persistent Penile Erection

On June 5, 2004, Christopher Woods, a 29-year old resident in New York, drank Boost Plus, a vitamin enriched beverage, made by the Swiss-based Novartis Pharmaceutical company. When he woke up the next day, he had an erection that would not go away. He had to go for medical advice and for...

‘Bizarre Behavior’ Blamed to Parents by Britny

Britney Spears has blamed her parents for her 'out-of-control' behavior that led to her stint in a rehab.// Jamie Spears, Britney's father, confirmed that his daughter is blaming her parents for 'where she is at today with her kids and career', and that she 'was out of control' when her bizar...

Intestinal Bacteria Blamed for Rotund Figures

The journal ,Nature reported a very interesting finding made by a group of researchers from Washington University. //The researchers found that obese people seem to have loads of a special kind of bacteria in their gut that helps to digest food well .Slim folks seem to have lesser amounts of the ...

Advertising Blamed For Kids' Poor Choices

The American Academy of Pediatrics blames inappropriate advertising to be the cause of most of kids ailments and urges the government to impose bans and restrictions on// advertising to teens and children. Victor Strasburger, the University of New Mexico's Doctor and the lead author of the gu...

Federal government blamed for allocating meager portion to health sector:ALP

Federal government of Australia came under the glaring critics of the opposition party for severely falling short in its allocation of funds for various health promotion programs.// The Labor party has blatantly pointed fingers at the current government for lapses pertaining to health program b...

Manure Blamed as Cause for the E Coli Out Break

Following the recent scary outbreak of an epidemic in California which has been linked to E coli O157:H7 which caused diarrhea// with bloody stools in those affected by this organism, intense study has been initiated to round up and annihilate the source of E coli in spinach. The E coli coul...

Stars Blamed For Jump In C-Section Births

The increase in the number of C-section births is partly attributed to the increased prevalence of the procedure among celebrities, researchers said. Madonna, Brittany// Spears, Kate Hudson and Gwyneth Paltrow have all opted for the C-section and this is setting a bad trend since people are apt to ...

Cadbury Blamed for Salmonella Outbreak

Cadbury's chocolate has been blamed to be the most likely cause of the salmonella outbreak which affected several people earlier this year according to the Government's// health watchdog. The Health Protection Agency has alleged that contaminated chocolate bars and Easter eggs were the "most cr...

BPO Companies are Blamed for Spoiling the Health of Asian Youth

Ageing would set in very early for sleep-deprived youth working continuously on night shifts in BPO firms, warn experts. // 'Heavy food during night, skipping breakfast, eating lunch in the evening and all such irregular habits affect their health,' says Dr Lim Li Ling, Deputy Director, sleep...

Klebsiella Outbreak In Durban Blamed On Staff Shortage & Overcrowding

The national director general of health had stated on Friday that the precedent conditions of staff shortages and overcrowding had led to the Klebsiella// outbreak at Durban's Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Hospital, which had killed 22 babies early in 2005. Thami Mseleku said, “Nobody needs to comm...

Pharmac Blamed Of Depriving People of Lifesaving Drug

Two cardiologists accuse Pharmac of not properly funding the cholesterol lowering drugs to the new Zealanders. They published the report in the New Zealand medical //journal which they point out the shortsighted approach of the agency toward important drugs. Cardiologists Dr Chris Ellis and Dr...

Poor Quality Of Drinking Water Blamed For Cholera Cases In Delhi

The authorities in Delhi have blamed the poor quality of drinking water for the cholera cases that was reported in the last four months. So far 222 cases have been reported.// "The capital has reported 222 cholera cases as against 92 in the corresponding period last year. But we are not trigge...

U.S Prisons Not To Be Blamed For Spread Of AIDS Epidemic, CDC HIV Study

A new study published by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention highlights that very few prisoners in U.S prisons acquire the HIV/AIDS virus// and contradicts the widely held public perception which blames U.S. prisons for spread of the AIDS epidemic. The study for the first time...

Watching TV Blamed for Weight Gain

Scientists have discovered that watching television for an hour increases a child's dietary intake by about 167 calories thereby adding over than six kilograms// to their weight over a year. Scientists have discovered that watching television for an hour increases a child's dietary intake by ab...

Journalists Blamed For Bird Flu Spread Across Israel

Journalists, more specifically press photographers have been suspected of spreading the deadly bird flu in Israel. This suspicion was unveiled// by a health official belonging to the agriculture department. 'It's one of our working hypotheses. Bird flu can be transmitted on clothing, footwear...

Are We To Be Blamed for The Bird Flu

According to a study by the international non-governmental organization GRAIN the avian influenza is spread mainly by the global poultry trade//, and not as thought by migratory birds or free-range poultry operations. They felt that confined factory farm production contributed to its mutation into ...

Fat Virus, Ad-36 Blamed For Obesity Epidemic In Australians

A closer look at the blood tests conducted on over 2000 Australians has showed that more than 20% of the study participants had contracted Ad-36 viral infection //, believed to play a major role in development of obesity. Richard Emeritus, Professor of Medicine, University of Wisconsin has ca...

Referral Schemes Blamed By GPs For Treatment Delay

The referral management centres have been blamed for interfering in the approach of referring patients for surgery. These centres that dictate the where and when// of patient surgery, serve as mediators between the hospitals and GPs. Officials belonging to the British Medical Association feel that ...

Sex Determination Gene Blamed For High Incidence Of Parkinson’s In Me

The SRY or the sex determination gene, that plays a crucial role in deciding if an embryo should develop into a male or female (embryo with SRY gene develops into a male), could explain the high incidence of Parkinson's disease in men. // The SRY protein, required for formation of testes is also pr...

Health care errors blamed for deaths

Improper cleanliness and hygiene maintained by the health workers may cause as much as one-eighth// of the deaths that happen, says a new study. Researchers from University of Illinois had reported that more than the fear of lawsuits, it is the negligence of the health workers that cause the e...

Green Onions Blamed in Outbreak

Health authorities have determined that green onions likely caused a recent outbreak of Hepatitis A in Pennsylvania that infected more than 500 people and killed three.// Bill Zavertnik, Chi-Chi's chief operating officer, said in a statement that health officials confirmed that Chi-Chi's...

PE Minimums Violations:California Schools Blamed

Physical education, public schools, education, exercise, public ,children,obesity,diabetes A statewide review found that // approximately 50%f California's public schools violate a state law that required them to set aside at least 20 minutes a day for physical education and activities. Ou...

Women Poorly Informed About Contraceptive Options: Doctors Blamed

Despite official ruling that states women should be ensured wide access to contraceptive services, most women who visit medical centers are not informed about latest and long-lasting contraceptive forms // (contraceptive implants, injections) by their physician. If only this were to be implemented,...

Pet Bite Injuries: K-State Veterinarian Shares Tips to Minimize Risk of Bites and Bite-Related Infections

... also worry about the potential spread of the rabies virus from animals to people through bite wounds." Some bite-induced infections can't be blamed on pets, she said. Bite wounds can be contaminated with bacteria people carry on their skin, rather than bacteria from the pet's mouth. Bites...

Overweight kids experience more loneliness, anxiety, MU study finds

... in the MU College of Human Environmental Sciences. "Overweight is widely considered a stigmatizing condition and overweight individuals are typically blamed for their situation. The experience of being stigmatized often leads to negative feelings, even in children." MU researchers used the Early Childh...