Porn film shoots voluntarily halted after HIV case (Reuters)

Reuters – Pornography film shoots across the United States have been largely shut down after an industry trade group called for a moratorium because an adult-film performer tested positive for HIV, officials with the organization said on Tuesday.

The Dirt on Bacteria

Most of the bacteria we encounter do no harm. Many do quite a bit of good. But moms-to-be are often certain that all bacteria are out to get them, thanks to a few bad players like Listeria monocytogenes, sometimes found in unpasteurized soft cheeses, and Salmonella, a potential hazard when meat and eggs are undercooked.

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Sun Smarts

1. Water works
Aveeno Hydrosport Sunblock Spray SPF 50, $8, adheres to wet skin, providing protection even in water.

2. Spray it on
Ahava Mineral Sun Protection Anti-Aging Moisturizing Spray SPF 30, $25, contains minerals from the Dead Sea.

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U.S. researchers broke rules in Guatemala syphilis study (Reuters)

Reuters – U.S. government researchers must have known they were violating ethical standards by deliberately infecting Guatemalan prison inmates and mental patients with syphilis for an experiment in the 1940s, according to a presidential commission.

Need a C-section? Protection from blood clot urged (AP)

AP – New advice for pregnant women: If you’re getting a C-section, special inflating boots strapped on your legs may lower the risk of a blood clot.

New breast cancer gene may help predict risk: study (Reuters)

Reuters – Screening for mutations in a gene known as CHEK2 may help determine a woman’s odds of breast cancer if the disease runs in her family, according to a Polish study.

Panel reveals new details of 1940′s experiment (AP)

AP – A presidential panel on Monday disclosed shocking new details of U.S. medical experiments done in Guatemala in the 1940s, including a decision to re-infect a dying woman in a syphilis study.

Wis. clinic warns of possible disease exposures (AP)

AP – A Madison-based clinic is trying to track down hundreds of patients after a nurse apparently spent years improperly using diabetic injection devices on them, potentially exposing them to blood-borne diseases such as HIV.

Obesity is America’s Continuing Self-Inflicted Wound Upon Itself (ContributorNetwork)

ContributorNetwork – By 2030, trends are pointing out that approximately half of all Americans (164 million) will be obese, as reported by The Daily Mail. Already, obesity in America is putting a strain on state government funds to where financially-strapped California is being bled to the tune of some $15.2 billion annually (2009 estimate), according to MyHealthNewsDaily. Around 11 per cent of state medical budgets go to address this American crisis.

Obesity Rate in Michigan Expected to Grow (ContributorNetwork)

ContributorNetwork – Despite healthy lifestyles initiatives, improved nutrition information in schools and healthy McDonald’s kids meals, the problem of obesity is growing. One-third of the nation is overweight. By 2030, half of Americans will be overweight. Obesity is fast overtaking tobacco as the number one lifestyle disease.

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