http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/category/health health news from TucsonSentinel.com - Tucson's independent nonprofit online news en Copyright 2010 2010-09-06T13:41:40+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090210_h1n1_flu/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090210_h1n1_flu/#When: 15:17:50Z David Rookhuyzen A state health official says that the worst of H1N1 passed last flu season, but don’t put away the hand sanitizer just yet. “We expect H1N1 to be back again this year because that’s what happens when we have pandemics,” said Dr. Karen Lewis. news, health, local, arizona, breaking 2010-09-02T15:17:50+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090110_herb_bill/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090110_herb_bill/#When: 00:04:48Z Rebekah Zemansky The young man shook uncontrollably and couldn’t speak. As an emergency room doctor tried to figure out what was wrong, the man’s friends showed a package of herbs clearly marked “not for human consumption.” The man and his friends had smoked “spice.” news, politics, business, health, local, arizona, breaking, hub_headlines 2010-09-02T00:04:48+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/083110_salmonella_eggs/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/083110_salmonella_eggs/#When: 17:16:20Z Krista Kjellman Schmidt The latest crisis — a salmonella outbreak that caused more than a half-billion eggs to be recalled — has prompted the FDA to begin inspecting all of the country’s largest egg farms before the end of next year. Had your breakfast yet? Here are the first two reports. news, business, environment, health, food, eating, nationworld, breaking, propublica 2010-08-31T17:16:20+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/082010_bp_catastrophe/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/082010_bp_catastrophe/#When: 18:54:25Z Morgan Smith The beleaguered BP Texas City refinery faces two lawsuits: “BP collects… fines like speeding tickets,” says an attorney who’s represented BP workers.  “A million dollars doesn’t register on the BP corporate books… They look at a million-dollar fine as a nuisance and the cost of doing business.” news, business, crime, environment, health, sci_tech, nationworld, breaking, hub_headlines 2010-08-20T18:54:25+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/081310_drugczar/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/081310_drugczar/#When: 22:52:22Z Julian Aguilar Legalize it? You must be high: Advocates pushing for the legalization of drugs in this country have a long fight ahead of them if current “Drug Czar” Gil Kerlikowske has anything to say about it. news, politics, border, crime, health, nationworld, breaking, arizona, mexico_latin 2010-08-13T22:52:22+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/080610_crossing_contagious/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/080610_crossing_contagious/#When: 17:26:59Z Forrest Burnson Illicit drugs, human trafficking, illegal immigration, terrorism and, yes, strep throat and H1N1: Customs and Border Protection officers are on the lookout for far more than criminals and contraband. They’re responsible for stopping infectious disease at the border. news, border, health, local, arizona, nationworld, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok, mexico_latin 2010-08-06T17:26:59+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/072910_deported/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/072910_deported/#When: 15:40:53Z Emily Ramshaw U.S. citizens and legal permanent residents with mental disabilities have been mistakenly deported because they were unable to effectively defend themselves, according to a study released by the American Civil Liberties Union and the non-profit Human Rights Watch. nationworld, news, politics, border, family, health, breaking 2010-07-29T15:40:53+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/072610_armstrong_tour/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/072610_armstrong_tour/#When: 18:08:28Z Mark Starr Lance Armstrong rode into Paris on Sunday, ending his historic run in the Tour de France with a whimper, not a bang. And that may have been a good thing too. Because the way Lance’s 2010 Tour has gone, the most likely bang would have been a headfirst crash into the Arc de Triomphe. flags, news, crime, health, sports, pro, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok, globalpost 2010-07-26T18:08:28+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/072010_indiapopulation/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/072010_indiapopulation/#When: 00:01:16Z Jason Overdorf India, falling behind in its race to meet the Millennium Development Goals for reducing its birth rate by 2015, has returned to a focus on sterilization. Critics of India’s repackaged population control program say the cure may be worse than the disease. nationworld, news, politics, family, health, breaking, globalpost 2010-07-21T00:01:16+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/072010_gulf_cleanup/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/072010_gulf_cleanup/#When: 17:31:50Z Sasha Chavkin Oil cleanup workers on offshore vessels will begin receiving longer and more thorough safety trainings Tuesday, fulfilling a pledge by OSHA to improve training after it acknowledged that the previous course was inadequate. nationworld, news, business, environment, health, sci_tech, breaking, propublica 2010-07-20T17:31:50+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/071610_umc_ranked/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/071610_umc_ranked/#When: 21:13:50Z Dylan Smith University Medical Center is the 48th best hospital in the country the treatment of pulmonary disease, says U.S. News & World Report. 3 other Arizona hospitals - all in the Phoenix area - received high marks in other treatment areas. flags, news, business, health, local, breaking 2010-07-16T21:13:50+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/071510_nursing/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/071510_nursing/#When: 22:39:19Z Tracy Weber A 24-state compact has provided cover for nurses suspected of negligence or misconduct, leaving them free to work across nearly half the country and potentially put patients in jeopardy. nationworld, news, health, breaking, hub_headlines, propublica 2010-07-15T22:39:19+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/071510_abortion_insure/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/071510_abortion_insure/#When: 17:27:02Z Kaiser Health News Abortion opponents worry that vague language used in the new health care reform bill could lead to the coverage of elective abortions in new high risk insurance pools and say that may already be starting in New Mexico and Pennsylvania. nationworld, news, politics, health, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok, kaiser_health_news 2010-07-15T17:27:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/071410_drunk_docs/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/071410_drunk_docs/#When: 17:11:35Z Kaiser Health News A new survey finds that many American physicians fail to report troubled colleagues to authorities, believing that someone else will take care of it, that nothing will happen if they act or that they could be targeted for retribution. nationworld, news, politics, business, crime, health, breaking, hub_headlines, kaiser_health_news 2010-07-14T17:11:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/071310_forprofit_hospitals/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/071310_forprofit_hospitals/#When: 17:49:55Z Jenny Gold Cash-poor nonprofit hospitals, unable to borrow money for needed improvements in facilities and equipment, are eagerly seeking for-profit suitors. nationworld, news, politics, business, health, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok, kaiser_health_news 2010-07-13T17:49:55+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/071210_health_care_changes/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/071210_health_care_changes/#When: 19:21:14Z Mary Agnes Carey You’ve probably heard about some of the changes in that the new health overhaul law this year. But several lesser-known provisions also take effect in coming months that could have a lasting impact on the nation’s health care system. nationworld, news, politics, health, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok, kaiser_health_news 2010-07-12T19:21:14+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/062810_morningafter_india/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/062810_morningafter_india/#When: 19:38:34Z Saritha Rai Fifty years after the pill heralded women’s sexual emancipation in the West, emergency contraceptive is becoming a new phenomenon in India. Despite fierce opposition from conservative quarters, morning-after pills are available without a prescription and presage a different kind of sexual empowerment in this fast-changing country. nationworld, news, business, family, health, breaking, globalpost 2010-06-28T19:38:34+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/062810_health_care_study/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/062810_health_care_study/#When: 17:16:03Z Jimmy Zuma Smart v. Stupid: When someone says “The U.S. health care system is the best in the world,” that person is either telling a big lie, or repeating one. It turns out our system, to put it bluntly, stinks like a wet hound. If you’ve ever really, really needed health care, you probably already know this. nationworld, news, politics, business, health, opinion, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok, columnist 2010-06-28T17:16:03+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/062310_gulf_health/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/062310_gulf_health/#When: 16:36:27Z Kaiser Health News Medical researchers are this week meeting in New Orleans to discuss how the major oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico will affect human health. nationworld, news, politics, environment, health, sci_tech, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok, kaiser_health_news 2010-06-23T16:36:27+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/062210_obama_insurers/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/062210_obama_insurers/#When: 18:54:35Z Kaiser Health News President Obama warned insurance firms not to use his healthcare overhaul as an opportunity to enact big rate increases and said the federal government would work with states to monitor them. nationworld, news, politics, health, breaking, kaiser_health_news 2010-06-22T18:54:35+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/061810_health_care_suit/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/061810_health_care_suit/#When: 15:02:05Z Kaiser Health News Responding to a legal challenge from 20 states to the health overhaul, the Obama administration says it has constitutional power to regulate interstate commerce and impose taxes. nationworld, news, politics, health, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok, kaiser_health_news 2010-06-18T15:02:05+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/061710_hashish/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/061710_hashish/#When: 19:09:13Z Joel Elliot The people of Malana, India, are poor, illiterate and grow some of the world’s best pot. That may be about to change. nationworld, news, business, environment, health, breaking, globalpost 2010-06-17T19:09:13+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/061710_worlds_fattest/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/061710_worlds_fattest/#When: 15:06:07Z Laurie Cunningham If you tend to pack on a few pounds over the holidays, blame it on globalization. As the world has grown smaller, we’ve all grown larger — alarmingly so. nationworld, news, family, health, food, eating, breaking, hub_headlines, globalpost 2010-06-17T15:06:07+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/061510_health_care_battle/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/061510_health_care_battle/#When: 16:15:38Z Kaiser Health News Democrats and Republicans are continuing efforts to use the health reform law to their advantage as the American public sorts outs its feelings on the subject. nationworld, news, politics, health, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok, kaiser_health_news 2010-06-15T16:15:38+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/061410_cancer_care/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/061410_cancer_care/#When: 17:11:03Z Kaiser Health News A new study says about 2 million of the 12 million cancer survivors in the United States put off medical care because they cannot afford it. nationworld, news, politics, business, health, breaking, kaiser_health_news 2010-06-14T17:11:03+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/061310_medicare_fix/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/061310_medicare_fix/#When: 16:47:02Z Kaiser Health News News outlets are reporting on the politics surrounding Medicare payments to physicians. nationworld, news, politics, health, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok, kaiser_health_news 2010-06-13T16:47:02+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/061110_medicare_check/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/061110_medicare_check/#When: 16:55:49Z Kaiser Health News The Obama administration began mailing $250 checks Thursday to seniors who hit the Medicare prescription drug doughnut hole - a notorious gap in coverage - as part of the health overhaul. nationworld, news, politics, health, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok, globalpost 2010-06-11T16:55:49+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/060910_bingedrinking/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/060910_bingedrinking/#When: 13:48:31Z Barry Neild Britain has a blithely accepted culture of accelerated alcohol consumption, sometimes to the point of oblivion, that is unmatched by few other counties in Europe. As the country prepares for the obligatory drinking marathon that accompanies the World Cup, new measures are being urged amid warnings that alcohol consumption is reaching crisis levels. nationworld, news, politics, business, crime, health, food, bars_drinks, breaking, hub_headlines, globalpost 2010-06-09T13:48:31+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/060810_brain_injury/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/060810_brain_injury/#When: 19:06:58Z T. Christian Miller The military medical system is failing to diagnose brain injuries in troops who served in Iraq and Afghanistan, many of whom receive little or no treatment for lingering health problems, an investigation by ProPublica and NPR has found. nationworld, news, health, war, breaking, propublica 2010-06-08T19:06:58+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/060710_valdez_worker/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/060710_valdez_worker/#When: 02:25:22Z Marian Wang Merle Savage has never been the same since she spent four months cleaning up Alaska’s oil-contaminated waters and shores after the Exxon Valdez crash. She still feels the toll that took on her health, but as she watches the Gulf, she’s felt something else: Déjà vu. nationworld, news, politics, environment, health, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok, propublica 2010-06-08T02:25:22+00:00