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Driving And Talking On Cell Phones Blocked By New Ignition Keys

Posted on January 05, 2009
According to a new report from Science Daily (ScienceDaily Jan. 3, 2009) researchers at the University of Utah have developed an automobile ignition key that blocks cell phone use while driving. The recent Honolulu debate on this subject certainly would be addressed by this new technology that blocks voice, text and mms communication...

Marine Algae May Be The Best Source For Biofuel According To Scientists At Scripps Institute

Posted on January 05, 2009
The article posted in Science Daily on Sunday January 4, 2009 is an eye-opener. Below is the full article. Go to the on-line version to see other related stories. ScienceDaily (Jan. 4, 2009) — Bell-bottoms… Designer jeans… Disco… Big hair… Gas shortages...

Obama Administration Planning To Overturn Supreme Court Decision On Discrimination Challenges

Posted on January 05, 2009
The New York Times (1/5, A13, Pear) reports, "President-elect Barack Obama and Democrats in Congress are planning swift action to overturn a Supreme Court decision that made it much harder for people to challenge discrimination in employment, education, housing and other fields...

Hawaii Survey: How Much Drywall From China Is In Hawaii Buildings?

Posted on January 04, 2009
I am asking a question rather than telling you someting this time. I need feedback. In an earlier article: Drywall From China Causes Concern Over Sulfur Odor In Homes I cited news that reported on December 20, 2008 that .... drywall from China in 2004 - 2005 has has been creating noxious sulfur odors and potential health problem...

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Speeding Alcohol Implicated In Campbell Avenue Crash

Posted on January 04, 2009
The story by KHON News is the best report on this serious crash in which several members of the cast of Cirque de Soleil were seriously injured. What do you think about this tragic car crash? Here is the story: By KHON News Story Updated: Dec 16, 2008 at 5:53 PM HST It was just before three in the morning when the crash occurred...

Cerebral Palsy And Medical Malpractice In Hawaii

Posted on January 04, 2009
Often the parents of a newborn child do not know that the child is even suffering from cerebral palsy much less knowing what caused the condition. Web resources have great information on the condition but why would parents look into cerebral palsy on the internet if they don't even know that their baby has the condition? As with many conditions affecting newborn children young parents often rely on their doctors to tell them if anything is wrong, and if it is wrong, what it is and what can be done...

Phosphorus-lowering Drugs Linked To Lower Mortality In Dialysis Patients

Posted on January 03, 2009
I am posting here an excellent article from Science Daily. I find Science Daily to be the best source of health and science news of all types and highly recommend it to everyone as a source of information. Here is the story. Related information can be found on the Science Daily site...

CEA Antibody Labetuzumab With Iodine-131 Safe And Effective For Colorectal Cancer Metastases In The Liver

Posted on January 03, 2009
Immunomedics, a biopharmaceutical company focused on developing monoclonal antibodies to treat cancer and other serious diseases, today announced that its anti-carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) antibody, labetuzumab, labeled with the radioisotope, iodine-131, was found to be safe and active when given in two doses to patients with colorectal cancer that has metastasized to the liver...

Passenger Dies In Car Crash Early On January 1, 2009

Posted on January 02, 2009
As the celebrations ended on New Years eve a 23-year-old man behind the wheel of a speeding sedan lost control of his car on Likelike Highway near Kamehameha IV Road. The car went off the road, onto the right shoulder, crashed into a rock wall and rolled over several times...

Drywall From China Causes Concern Over Sulfur Odor In Homes

Posted on January 02, 2009
MARY WOZNIAK (mwozniak@news-press.com) and DICK HOGAN (dhogan@news-press.com) reported on December 20, 2008 that drywall from China in 2004 - 2005 has has been creating noxious sulfur odors and potential health problem. A Florida family had to move out of their new home at the home builder's expense while the problem - and a solution - is investigated...

FDA Adds Warning of Celgene's Risks For Elderly

Posted on January 02, 2009
The Dow Jones (12/31, Dooren) reported, "The Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday Celgene Corp. (CELG) added an additional warning to its blood-clot busting drug Innohep stating it could increase the risk of death in elderly patients with kidney problems...

Hawaii Medical Malpractice Alert: Good Doctors Cover-up for Bad Doctors

Posted on January 01, 2009
What doctors say is proper behavior isn’t always what they practice according to the report of a survey of 1,600 doctors conducted by the prestigious Columbia University's Institute on Medicine as a Profession’s Survey on Medical Professionalism...

California Sues Bush Administration Over Midnight Regulation.

Posted on December 31, 2008
The AP (12/31, Young) reports, "California is suing the Bush administration to block last-minute endangered species regulations that are intended to reduce input from federal scientists, state Attorney General Jerry Brown announced Tuesday." Brown stated, "The President is trying to gut the Endangered Species Act before he leaves office next month...

Motorcyclist Critically Injured In Waipahu Crash On Farrington Highway

Posted on December 30, 2008
A motorcyclist was critically injured on Monday afternnon in Waipahu when his motorcycle crashed on Farrington Highway. All eastbound lanes had to be closed with the exception of the mauka lane to allow police to investigate the incident. The crash site was near the Chevron gasoline station...

Judge Denies Class-action Status For FEMA Trailer Toxin Cases.

Posted on December 30, 2008
The Wall Street Journal (12/30, Prada) reports, "A federal judge on Monday denied class-action status to thousands of hurricane victims seeking damages for alleged exposure to a toxic chemical while living in emergency housing provided by the federal government after deadly Gulf Coast storms in 2005...

Colonoscopy Significantly Reduces Death From Left-sided Colon Cancer But Not From Right-sided

Posted on December 30, 2008
A complete colonoscopy is a procedure where a physician inserts a long, flexible tube called a colonoscope up into the patient's rectum to scan the entire colon for potentially cancerous growths. If a polyp or lesion is detected, it can often be removed during the colonoscopy so that no additional procedures or surgery are needed...

Diet Safety Alert: Anti-cancer Components Of Extra-virgin Olive Oil Revealed

Posted on December 30, 2008
Another study supports the health benefits of high quality extra-virgin olive oil. Olive oil contains healthy ‘phytochemicals’, that can trigger cancer cell death. New research strengthens the connection between olive oil-rich Mediterranean diets and reductions in breast cancer risk...

Researcher Shows How Cancer Evades The Immune System

Posted on December 30, 2008
document.write("Email Subscription: Get Latest Medical Technology delivered by email");Fundamental to cancer is its ability to avoid the immune system. Now according to researchers from the University of Southern California that trait may become cancer's greatest vulnerability...

Murder On A Caribbean Cruise Ship?

Posted on December 30, 2008
We have all heard about the death of Jennifer Seitz on a Caribbean Cruise ship. At 8 p.m. on Christmas night, a surveillance camera on a Caribbean cruise ship captured the image of a woman in a bathrobe falling over the railing. Two days later, her husband accepted condolences from a fellow passenger and announced his immediate plans — a trip to the ship’s casino...

Drug Companies and Doctors

Posted on December 30, 2008
Marcia Angell, former Editor-in-Chief of the New England Journal of Medicine and author of "The Truth About the Drug Companies: How They Deceive Us and What to Do About It." has written recently in the New York Review of Books about three books critical of the pharmaceutical industry and its relationship with doctors and clinicians: Side Effects by Alison Bass, Our Daily Meds by Melody Petersen and Shyness by Christopher Lane...

Motorcycle Law in Hawaii

Posted on December 29, 2008
Motorcycles operating two abreast in same lane: Yes. §291C-153 - Operating motorcycles on roadways laned for traffic. (a) All motorcycles are entitled to full use of a lane and no motor vehicle shall be driven in such a manner as to deprive any motorcycle of the full use of a lane...

Older Adults Have More Drug Interactions

Posted on December 29, 2008
ScienceDaily reports on Christmas day on a report from the University of Chicago Medical Center that concludes that in the U. S. 1 in 25 older adults, about 2.2 million people, take multiple drugs in combinations that can produce a harmful drug-drug interaction...

Novel Pathway Involved In Therapy-resistant Cancers Discovered

Posted on December 25, 2008
According to an article in ScienceDaily Health, scientists at The Babraham Institute have discovered mechanisms involved in the development of drug resistant cancers. A new target has been discovered that hopefully will address therapy resistant cancers and lead to new treatments...

Lucanix: New Cancer Vaccine Being Tested In Phase 3 Trial At U.C. San Diego

Posted on December 25, 2008
Oncology Nursing News reports on December 08, 2008 that a clinical trial has begun at the Moores Cancer Center at the University of California, San Diego in La Jolla to test the effectiveness of a new vaccine for lung cancer. The vaccine, called Lucanix (NovaRX Corporation, San Diego, Calif), is made from gene-modified tumor cells...

Maui Accident Victim Medically Evacuated to Honolulu After 3 AM Collision

Posted on December 25, 2008
Coast Guard Joint Rescue Coordination Center (JRCC) received a call from a Hawaii State Department of Health official about a man who was injured in a 3:45 a.m. head-on car accident on Maui. A Coast Guard C-130 long-range search aircraft crew from Air Station Barbers Point was en route to Kahului International Airport with a Disaster Medical Assist Team (DMAT) at 6:15 a...

Is Sugar Like A Drug?

Posted on December 25, 2008
In her Nutrition Blog at About.com, Shereen Jegtvig answers the question "Is sugar a drug? Rats respond to sugar binges just like they would respond to morphine, cocaine or nicotine according to a paper presented at the annual meeting of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology...

Spinal Surgery Outcomes Improved by New Imaging Technology

Posted on December 25, 2008
ScienceDaily reports on Dec. 23, 2008 that spine surgeons at the Mayo Clinic in Florida are using a three-dimensional (3D) image-guided system to help place screws in the spines of patients. They claim that the imaging system allows more accurate surgery with a decrease in the number of misplaced screws, and subsequent injuries, seen in more traditional operations, say neurosurgeons at Mayo Clinic in Florida...

Postpartum Depression Reduces Quality Sleep

Posted on December 24, 2008
ScienceDaily reports on December 24, 2008 that postpartum depression (PPD) can lead to poor sleep quality according to an article in the Journal of Obstetric Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing, 2008; Wiley-Blackwell (2008, December 24). The paper reports that depression symptoms worsen in PPD patients when their quality of sleep declines...

FDA Criticizes Coca-Cola over "Diet Coke Plus" Label

Posted on December 24, 2008
In an article appearing in some 30 papers and websites including the Washington Post, the AP (12/24, Perrone) reports that the FDA has "scolded" the Coca-Cola company "for placing inappropriate nutritional claims on its Diet Coke Plus soft drink...

American Medical Association Reports That Preventing Diabetes May Prevent Cancer

Posted on December 24, 2008
Lisa Fayed's Blog at About.com on December 18, 2008 reports on a possible connection between cancer and diabetes. A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association claims that people suffering from cancer, who are also diabetic, face an increased risk of dying from cancer than those who are not diabetic...

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