Lab Notes: CDC: Flu Vaccine Ineffective in Those 65; Preventing Delirium in Hospital Patients
On our Lab Notes page CalorieLab’s editors select and rank the day’s essential health news items in real time. Readers can suggest, vote and comment on items. Below are brief summaries of this past week’s (February 16, 2013 through February 23, 2013) Lab Notes items. To see today’s items, visit Lab Notes.
1. CDC: Flu Vaccine Ineffective in Those 65
Flu vaccine largely ineffective in those 65+ says CDC of this year’s flu season.
2. Preventing Delirium in Hospital Patients
Reducing delirium in hospital patients improves recovery time and mental condition.
3. Burger King Offering Coffee for 25 Cents
People who like to grumble about how coffee used to cost just a quarter a cup will be delighted by Burger King’s new promotion.
4. Drug Overdose Deaths Continue to Rise
Drug overdose deaths are up for the 11th consecutive year, says CDC.
5. Circadian Clock Disruption Linked to Obesity
The body’s circadian clock is linked with obesity diabetes and heart disease, finds a new study.
6. Why Sourdough Bread Isn’t Likely to Mold
Sourdough bread, which has an extra fermentation step above yeast fermentation, resists mold much better than conventionally leavened bread, and now researchers at the University of Alberta, Edmonton better understand why.
7. KFC Employee Fired for Licking Boob Potatoes
A female employee at the KFC on North Roan Street in Johnson City, Tennessee, was fired for posing for a photo of showing her about to lick mashed potatoes that had been shaped into a mound.
8. Decaying Corpse Found in Hotel Water Tank
Guests at Cecil Hotel in Los Angeles received some news that’s tough to swallow: They’ve been showering, brushing their teeth and drinking water from a tank which contained a decaying body for more than two weeks.
9. Folic Acid While Pregnant Cuts Autism Risk
A study of 85,000 Norwegian children finds that women who take folic acid before and during early pregnancy are 40% less likely to have a baby later diagnosed with autism. Doctors recommend childbearing women take 400 micrograms of the B vitamin daily.
10. Caffeine Linked to Longer Gestation
Caffeine consumption during pregnancy is linked to longer gestation, lower birth weight.
11. Heart Attack Grill Fan Dead of Heart Attack
A second “unofficial spokesman” for the notoriously unhealthy Heart Attack Grill, home of “Double Bypass Burgers,” has died, the victim of a heart attack suffered in front of the restaurant. A previous, 575-pound Grill spokesman died suddenly in 2011.
12. Video Game Sales Unlinked to Gun Murders
A study of the top 10 nations in video game purchases per capita found no correlation between the popularity of gaming and the rate of gun-related murders, with the U.S., just 8th in game consumption, having 6-10 times the gun murder rate of the others.
13. Liposomes in Your Wrinkle Cream
Beware of some beauty product claims, says new research that finds an anti-aging ingredient to be ineffective.
14. TV Watching Leads to Antisocial Behavior
Excessive childhood TV watching leads to antisocial and criminal behavior, says new study.
15. Al Roker Teased Because of Fat Albert
Al Roker was teased in high school for his similarities to Bill Cosby’s Fat Albert character, he reveals in an interview with NPR.
16. Unauthorized Horsemeat in Nestle Products
Nestle has found traces of horse DNA in products that contain “beef” from German supplier H.J. Schypke.
17. Biker Injuries Soaring among over-50s
Epidemiologists report that while most severe motorcycle injuries and deaths still involve younger riders, the rate for bikers over age fifty soared by 247% between 2001 and 2008, far outpacing upticks in other age groups.
18. You Should Pass Gas on Airplanes
Go ahead and fart in the airplane, say researchers who claim that holding it in can cause problems.
19. Chubby Checker Sues over Penis Euphemism
Chubby Checker is suing HP for their app which uses his name as a euphemism for penis size, reports BBC.
(By CalorieLab editors)
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