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US Teens, Young Adults 'Doing It' Less, Study Says
By not in system - AOL NewsATLANTA - Fewer teens and young adults are having sex, a government survey shows, and theories abound for why they're doing it less. Experts say this generation may be more cautious than their predecessors, more aware of sexually spread diseases. Or perhaps emphasis on abstinence in the past decade has had some influence. Or maybe they're just too busy. AP This graphic shows the percentage change in sexual behavior between 2002 and 2006-2008 among people ages 15-24. "It's not even on my radar," said 17-year-old Abbey King of Hinsdale, Ill., a competitive swimmer who starts her ...
Doctors Say Teens Should Be Banned From Tanning Salons
By Mara Gay - AOL NewsTeenagers should be barred from tanning salons to help prevent them from getting skin cancer, the American Academy of Pediatrics says. The country's largest group of pediatric doctors warned today that spending time in the tanning salon greatly increases the chances of getting melanoma, the most aggressive and deadly type of skin cancer. According to the group, melanoma is the second leading type of cancer among women in their 20s. The new policy makes the American Academy of Pediatrics the latest medical group to campaign for increased regulation of tanning salons. In 2009, the World Health ...
Traveler May Have Spread Measles in 5 US Airports
By Lauren Frayer - AOL NewsPublic health officials are scrambling to reach airline passengers and staff who may have had contact with a woman infected with measles who passed through as many as five U.S. airports last week. The New Mexico woman was on a transatlantic flight from London to Dulles International Airport in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 20. Over the next few days, she's believed to have passed through airports in Baltimore, Denver, Albuquerque and San Diego. New Mexico authorities refused to identify the woman, but described her as a 27-year-old who had never been vaccinated for measles as a child. Her ...
Company Pays Government to Challenge Pesticide Research Linked to Parkinson's
By Sheila Kaplan - Politics DailyIn an unusual scenario that raises questions of conflict of interest, a company that conducts research on behalf of the pesticide industry has paid a U.S. government agency to help prove some controversial chemicals are safe. The company, Exponent Inc., based in Menlo Park, Calif., is known for its scientific research on behalf of corporate clients facing product liability concerns. In this case, Exponent is trying to refute research showing that even a small amount of combined exposure to two agricultural chemicals, maneb, a fungicide, and paraquat, an herbicide, can raise the risk of ...
Opinion: Refuse to Hire Smokers? What's Next?
By not in system - AOL NewsThe latest trend in legalized discrimination is against health care workers who smoke, as The New York Times points out in a recent article. It's totally understandable for a hospital not to allow smoking on its property. After all, the property belongs to the hospital, and many hospitals are "public." As a proponent of property rights, I'd agree that only the owners of a property should be able to make that decision. Another View on Hiring Smokers Why Not Discriminate Against Smokers? -- Jacob Sullum, senior editor, Reason magazine And it's understandable for ...
Officials Confirm 3 Cases of Cholera in NYC
By not in system - AOL NewsNEW YORK - New York City officials have confirmed that three New Yorkers contracted cholera while in the Dominican Republic for a wedding. The Dominican Republic shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti, where thousands have died from the disease. A medical epidemiologist for the city Department of Health and Mental Hygiene told The New York Times Saturday that all three people who were infected last month have recovered. Dr. Sharon Balter says the city typically sees an average of one cholera case per year. City health officials are now working with the Centers for Disease Control and ...
Only Half With High Cholesterol Get Treated, Report Says
By not in system - AOL NewsATLANTA -- Only about half of U.S. adults with high levels of bad cholesterol get treatment for it. Worse, not all those treated are managing to control the problem, according to a new government report. In all, as many as two out of three Americans with high levels of bad cholesterol do not have their problem under control, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday. That means only about 23 million of the 71 million adults with worrisome bad cholesterol levels keep it in check, perhaps because many don't eat wisely, exercise or take prescribed medications, experts ...
Letting Sleeping Dogs Lie in Your Bed Can Kill You
By Andrew Schneider - AOL NewsMedical researchers have long shown that contact with pets can often help both the physically and mentally ill. But now, veterinary scientists say sleeping with your pets increases the chances of contracting everything from parasites to the plague. What's a pet owner to do? Most U.S. households have pets, and more than half of those cats and dogs are allowed to sleep in their owner's beds, Drs. Bruno Chomel, a professor at the University of California, Davis, School of Veterinary Medicine, and Ben Sun, chief veterinarian for California's Department of Health, say in a study to be published ...
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