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Health Highlights: Feb. 1, 2012
Here are some of the latest health as well as health examination news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: ALS Researcher Dies of Disease He Studied A renowned American researcher who spent nearly two decades trying to find a cure for Lou Gehrig's disease died Friday of the degenerative neuromuscular disease.
Dr. Richard Olney, 64, spent 8 years fighting the disease, as well as known as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), the Associated Press reported. In 1993, Olney created the ALS Center at the University of California to seek treatments for the disease, which causes a gradual loss of muscle control. The center currently serves 375 patients. Olney resigned from the center in 2004 to look after his own health. About 30,000 people in the U.S. possess ALS as well as 10,000 recent cases of the disease are diagnosed every year, the AP reported. ----- Breast Cancer Charity Severs Ties With Planned Parenthood Partnerships with Planned Parenthood affiliates in the United States possess been terminated by the nation's leading breast cancer charity. The decision by Susan G. Komen for the Cure means that Planned Parenthood will no longer receive hundreds of thousands of dollars in grants, mainly for breast exams, the Associated Press reported. Pressure from anti-abortion groups is the reason for the move, according to Planned Parenthood. The group said it received about $680,000 in Komen grants final year as well as $580,000 the previous year. Komen said the main reason for its decision is that Planned Parenthood is being investigated by Congress. The probe was launched by a conservative Republican at the urging of anti-abortion groups, the AP reported. ----- Study Identifies Recent Location for Brain Speech Center Speech processing is located in a dissimilar area of the brain than has extended been believed, according to a recent study. Since the unhurried 1800s, it's been thought that speech was processed in at the back of the cerebral cortex, behind the auditory cortex which receives sound, Agence France-Presse reported. But American scientists who reviewed more than 100 brain imaging studies say the speech processing center is actually three centimeters closer to the front of the brain, as well as is in front of the auditory cortex. "Textbooks will now possess to be rewritten," said study lead author Josef Rauschecker, a professor of neuroscience at Georgetown University Health examination Center, AFP reported. The study was published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. ----- Indoor Tanning Salons Lie About Health Risks: Investigation Most indoor tanning salons dont tell customers the truth about potential health risks, says a U.S. House Energy as well as Commerce Committee investigative report. Posing as fair-skinned 16-year-old girls, investigators contacted 300 indoor tanning salons across the nation. Ninety percent of the salons told the callers that indoor tanning did not pose health risks, ABC News reported. More than half of the salons denied that indoor tanning increased the risk of skin cancer as well as more than three-quarters said indoor tanning actually benefits the health of teen girls. The American Academy of Dermatology applauded the investigation. "The potential effect of this report is huge," Dr. Suzanne Connolly, vice president of the AAD, told ABC News. "We must grab the attention of our population as well as educate them. It's a big opportunity for improving health by reducing risk through education." ----- Brazilian Blowout Maker Settles California Lawsuit As part of a lawsuit settlement, the company that makes popular Brazilian Blowout hair straightening products says it will warn consumers that two of its formulations emit formaldehyde gas, a likely carcinogen. The lawsuit was filed in November by California's attorney common, the Associated Press reported. North Hollywood GIB LLC as well as agreed to pay $600,000 in fines as well as penalties for failing to alert consumers as well as hair stylists that its products may contain cancer-causing chemicals, as well as will possess all its products tested for toxic substances at a state-approved lab. The company will as well as supply salons with a pamphlet outlining recommended safety precautions, the AP reported. ------  Copyright © 2012 HealthDay. All rights reserved.
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