| HEALTH NEWS |
| Cancer |
| In prostate cancer, other death risks may be higher |
| Some men with prostate cancer may have increased risks of dying from causes other than the cancer itself, a new study finds. |
| DiagnoCure gets FDA nod for prostate cancer test, shares jump |
| Canada’s DiagnoCure Inc said it received U.S. regulatory approval for a prostate cancer test that may help avoid unnecessary biopsies, sending its shares to their highest in about 18 months. |
| Rare mutations tied to breast, pancreatic cancers: study |
| Mutations in genes that fix mismatched DNA may put people at extra risk for breast cancer and pancreatic cancer, in addition to their well-known ties to colon and endometrial cancers, a new report suggests. |
| Obesity |
| Group program helps teen girls keep the weight off |
| A series of group meetings focused on improving diet, increasing physical activity and addressing mood and body image issues helped prevent heavy teen girls from gaining weight, a new study reports. |
| Why is it so hard for kids to lose weight? |
| Lyn McDonald is doing everything right. After losing more than 80 pounds, she taught her kids how to control their portion sizes, shop at the farmers market, eat vegetables with every meal and avoid a lot of sugar. |
| Other News |
| Norovirus sickens George Washington Univ. students |
| Officials at George Washington University in Washington are alerting the campus that about 85 students have been sickened by the norovirus this week. |
| New malaria method could boost drug production |
| German scientists have developed a new way to make a key malaria drug that they say could easily quadruple production and drop the price significantly, increasing the availability of treatment for a disease that kills hundreds of thousands every year. |
| Stemming the tide of overtreatment in U.S. healthcare |
| A leading group of U.S. doctors is trying to tackle the costly problem of excessive medical testing, hoping to avoid more government intervention in how they practice. |
| Sebelius Says Leukemia-Drug Shortage Will Be Resolved Within Two Weeks. |
| Federal health officials said there will be enough supply of a children’s leukemia drug released in the next couple of weeks to alleviate a shortage. |
| INDUSTRY NEWS |
| Doctors scour drug supplies after fake Avastin found |
| A U.S. distributor of phony vials of the widely-used cancer drug Avastin aroused suspicion at doctor’s offices as early as July, well before health regulators issued their own warning and sparked new alarm over counterfeit medicines. |
| Sanofi Unit Recalls One Lot of Leukemia Drug |
| Sanofi SA’s Genzyme unit has recalled one batch of leukemia drug Fludara due to concerns about its sterility—the latest in a series of supply and quality issues arising from troubles at a contract manufacturer. |
| Allergan Asked for More Evidence on Botox for Migraines by U.K. Agency |
| Allergan Inc. (AGN) needs to provide more information on its wrinkle-smoother Botox as a treatment for chronic migraine headaches, the U.K.’s health-cost agency said. |
| MEDIA & TECHNOLOGY NEWS |
| Scientists teach computers to assess psychiatric risk |
| Computer programs can be taught to select between brain scans of healthy young people and scans showing adolescents who are at higher risk of developing mental disorders such as anxiety and depression, scientists said Thursday. |
| Mobile Apps Take Data Without Permission |
| The address book in smartphones — where some of the user’s most personal data is carried — is free for app developers to take at will, often without the phone owner’s knowledge. |
