Santana to Wear Shock Doctor’s Performance-Driven Protective Gear

MINNEAPOLIS-Shock Doctor®, the authentic market leader and creators of innovative, performance-driven sports protection and the #1 mouthguard in the world, is proud to announce a multi-year partnership with top Major League Baseball (MLB) catcher, Carlos Santana of the Cleveland Indians. Santana joins Ryan Mathews, Percy Harvin, Nick Leddy and Jack Johnson on Team Shock Doctor, …

Recall Limited to Wholesale and Retail Levels
FORT WASHINGTON, Pa., Feb. 17, 2012 McNeil Consumer Healthcare, Division of McNEIL-PPC, Inc. (“McNeil”), is voluntarily recalling, at the wholesale and retail levels, seven lots, approximately 574,000 bottles, of Infants’ TYLENOL® Oral Suspension, 1 oz. Grape distributed nationwide in the United States (see full product list below).  Infants’ TYLENOL® is an over-the-counter (OTC) product indicated as a pain reliever/fever reducer.

McNeil is initiating this voluntary …

SAO PAULO, Feb. 17 (Xinhua) — Former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva finished his cancer treatment Friday and left the Syrian-Lebanese Hospital in Sao Paulo, hospital sources said.

Lula, who was in office from January 2003 to December 2011, would continue his recovery at home, and undergo medical examinations every four or six weeks, his medical team at the hospital said in a statement. He is not allowed to join the …

COLOMBO, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) — A team of dengue experts from the European Union has arrived in Sri Lanka to conduct a surveillance study on the dengue epidemic, an official said here on Thursday.
According to the Ministry of Health, the team led by Prof. J. Gubler of the Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School in Singapore includes specialists from Heidelberg University in Germany, Umea University in Sweden, and Boston University in the Unnited States.
The team of …

Chronic malnutrition is preventable, but remains deadlier and more widespread than food scarcity, new report says

 WESTPORT, Conn.-Despite global efforts to boost food security, chronic childhood malnutrition has been largely overlooked, putting 450 million children at risk of permanent damage …

BEIJING, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) — Red Bull products are safe to drink and contain no banned ingredients despite a recent health scare forcing the drinks off shelves, according to a circular issued by the State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) on Wednesday.

The SFDA has investigated 11 batches of the energy drink in Beijing, Harbin, Shangdong and Hubei provinces, and found no banned ingredients.

Earlier this month, supermarkets in major Chinese cities …

By the National Cancer Institute

BETHESDA, Md., Feb. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ – Have you dyed or relaxed your hair? Do you put on lipstick before you head out to work? Do you paint your nails? Many Hispanic women have a beauty routine or beauty products that they regularly use. Have you ever worried that yours might increase your risk for cancer? Before you panic and cancel your appointment at the salon, read on—it’s time to break down some beauty-related cancer fact and …

Supported by Global Art Group and Mironova International Art Group, the sale of the artwork benefits Vodianova’s Naked Heart Foundation

NEW YORK-Supermodel Natalia Vodianova held the annual benefit gala to raise funds for her Naked Heart Foundation on February 11th in Moscow. American artist David Datuna donated a portrait of Vodianova for a special auction held by Simon de Pury of Phillips de Pury & Company …

App Offers Comprehensive Information For Knee and Hip Pain Sufferers
SAN FRANCISCO, - Zimmer Holdings, Inc. (NYSE and SIX: ZMH), a global leader in musculoskeletal health, today announced the availability of a new patient education application designed for Apple’s iPad tablet.  The application, Arthritis 411, will help patients learn more about arthritis pain and explore treatment options, including knee and hip replacement procedures.  Arthritis 411 is free and available now in the Apple iTunes store.
According to …

LHASA, Feb. 5 (Xinhua) — Financial authorities in Tibet said Sunday that the southwestern China region would spend 1.42 billion yuan (225 million U.S. dollars) in health services in 2012, up 31.3 percent compared with last year’s spending.
The government will spend 630 million yuan covering free medical services for farmers and herders and improving the medical insurance system for urban residents, said an official with the region’s department of finance.
Standards for medical subsidy for …