KOMO - News - Healthcast http://www.komonews.com/news/health RSS Feed for KOMO - News - Health en-us Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:57:17 GMT CDC: Salmonella outbreak appears to be over http://www.komonews.com/news/health/27660764.html The government said Thursday that the salmonella outbreak that sickened at least 1,440 people appears to be over, but its ultimate source may never be known, partly because of shortcomings in the nation's food safety system. Tracking Alzheimer's-linked protein in live brains http://www.komonews.com/news/health/27616919.html Scientists for the first time have peered into people's brains to directly measure the ebb and flow of a substance notorious for its role in Alzheimer's disease. FDA OKs blood test for heart transplant rejection http://www.komonews.com/news/health/27614899.html Government regulators on Wednesday cleared the way for broader use of a blood test that can spare heart transplant patients the ordeal of repeated biopsies to check if their bodies are rejecting the new organ. Study: 12 percent of Indian deaths due to alcohol http://www.komonews.com/news/health/27611499.html Almost 12 percent of the deaths among American Indians and Alaska Natives are alcohol-related - more than three times the percentage in the general population, a new federal report says. Study outcome won't sway company on eye drug http://www.komonews.com/news/health/27548149.html What does a company do when there's anecdotal evidence that two of its drugs are equally effective in treating a leading cause of blindness in the elderly, one costing patients $60 per treatment and the other $2,000? Companies report 4 new deaths with diabetes drug http://www.komonews.com/news/health/27536454.html Eli Lilly and Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc. on Tuesday reported four new deaths in patients taking Byetta, even as the companies tried to shore up the safety profile of their popular diabetes medication. Cells change identity in promising breakthrough http://www.komonews.com/news/health/27536344.html Talk about an extreme makeover: Scientists have transformed one type of cell into another in living mice, a big step toward the goal of growing replacement tissues to treat a variety of diseases. Is aluminum cookware a health concern? http://www.komonews.com/news/health/27531899.html Aluminum is a great choice for pots and pans because it's inexpensive and it conducts heat well. But could it be harmful, as some believe? New attack ad on TV, but this one targets hot dogs http://www.komonews.com/news/health/27513844.html The commercial's pro-vegetarian sponsors say it's a dramatization that highlights research linking processed meats, including hot dogs, with higher odds of getting colon cancer. 12 deaths linked to tainted meat in Canada http://www.komonews.com/news/health/27506574.html Meat tainted with a deadly bacteria in a Toronto processing plant is likely to sicken more people in the coming months, a Canadian health expert said Tuesday, a day after the government announced the death toll from the outbreak had risen to 12.