Health Highlights: March 14, 2012

March 14th, 2012

FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda

Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments,
compiled by the editors of HealthDay:

3 Brands of Pet Treats Possibly Linked to Dog
Illnesses

Some specific brands of jerky pet treats possibly linked to kidney
failure and other serious illnesses reported in at least 600 dogs in the
United States are cited in internal Food and Drug Administration
documents.

Of 22 “Priority 1” cases listed in a log of complaints from pet owners
and veterinarians, 13 cited Waggin’ Train or Canyon Creek Ranch jerky
treats or tenders, both produced by Nestle Purina PetCare Co., according
to the documents obtained by msnbc.com.

Three other cases listed Milo’s Kitchen Home-style Dog Treats, produced
by the Del Monte Corp. The rest of the cases listed single brands or no
brand.

An FDA spokeswoman said Priority 1 cases involve animals aged 11 or
younger for which medical records that document illness are available,
msnbc.com reported.

Officials at Nestle Purina and Del Monte officials said their pet
treats are safe. FDA officials said repeated tests have found no solid
link between the dog illnesses and any jerky treat brand or
manufacturer.

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Doctors Repair Airway Disorder in
Fetus

In what they say was a world-first surgery, Spanish doctors fixed a
blocked bronchial tube in a 26-week-old fetus while she was still in her
mother’s womb.

The fetus had bronchial atresia, a condition in which the air tubes
(bronchi) leading from the trachea to the lungs do not connect properly
with the central airways. The condition results in the death of the fetus
in 90 percent of cases, Agence France-Presse reported.

The surgery, which lasted 30 minutes, was performed in late 2010. The
doctors used an endoscope to go through the fetus’ mouth and connect the
right bronchi with the central airways.

Eleven weeks after the procedure, the mother gave birth to a 5.5-pound
girl named Alaitz, which means “joy” in the Basque language. The baby is
now 16 months old and healthy.

“It is the first time in the world that this has been achieved. It is
the first time that it has been tried and it turned out well,” Eduard
Gratacos, the head of the maternal-fetal medicine department at Hospital
Clinic in Barcelona, said at a news conference Tuesday, AFP
reported.

“It is an extremely delicate operation since it is carried out near the
heart on tissues as thin as cigarette paper. But without this fetal
therapy, the baby would not have survived,” Gratacos explained.

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Planned Repeat C-Sections May be Safer:
Studies

Women who have a planned cesarean delivery after a previous c-section
are less likely to experience severe complications, according to two
studies.

An Australian team found that the risk of stillbirth was lower in women
who had a planned repeat c-section compared to those who opted for natural
birth, BBC News reported.

U.K. researchers found that the risk of womb rupture was lower for
women who had an elective repeat c-section.

The studies were published in the journal PLoS Medicine.

Experts say the risks are low for both natural birth and c-section,
BBC News reported. Women should discuss their individual options
with their health care provider, the Royal College of Obstetricians and
Gynecologists advises.

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Doc-Prescribed Heroin May Work Better Than
Methadone as Treatment: Study

Medically prescribed heroin is more cost-effective than methadone for
treating heroin addicts, according to findings from North America’s first
clinical trial of prescribed heroin.

Compared to patients who received methadone, those who received the
medically prescribed heroin in the form of diacetylmorphine stayed in
treatment longer and spent less time in relapse, which was associated with
less criminal activity and lower healthcare costs, reported the
National Post in Canada.

Patients who received the medically prescribed heroin also lived longer
than those who received methadone.

The study predicted an average lifetime societal cost of $1.09 million
for addicts who received medically prescribed heroin and $1.14 million for
those who received methadone, the Post reported. The costs include
treatment expenses and costs to the justice system.

The findings were published in the Canadian Medical Association
Journal.

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Treatment Halts World’s Tallest Man’s
Growth

Treatment to stop the world’s tallest man from growing has been
successful, according to University of Virginia doctors.

The Daily Progress newspaper said 8-foot-3 Sultan Kosen of
Turkey had a tumor in his pituitary gland that was causing excess growth
hormone and gigantism, USA Today reported.

It was feared that continued growth would put the 29-year-old at even
greater risk for joint and organ problems. Doctors began radiation
treatment on the tumor in 2010 and it was confirmed three months ago that
Kosen had stopped growing.

The treatment involved the use of gamma knife radiosurgery, which
delivers a focused beam of radiation to the tumor. But The Daily
Progress said before the procedure could be performed, special medical
equipment to fit Kosen’s enormous skull had to be flown in from Sweden,
USA Today reported.

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FDA review favors first drug for HIV prevention

Lost Love Often the Biggest Source of Regret, Study Shows

Glaucoma Stent Approved

'Moderate' Drinking During Pregnancy Has No Effect on Young Children: Study

S.Africa court raises jail term to curb rhino poaching

Fitness DVDs remain hale and hardly over the hill