July 2012 - News

NEW YORK, July 31 (UPI) -- Obesity in men affects not just their hearts and metabolism, but also their sexual function and urinary health, U.S. researchers said. Read More...

LONDON, July 31 (UPI) -- People with mental health problems -- especially symptoms of anxiety or depression -- have a lower life expectancy, British and Scottish researchers say. Read More...

PORTLAND, Ore., July 31 (UPI) -- U.S. seniors with a serious disease tend to not change their unhealthy lifestyle, although better habits could improve outcomes, researchers say. Read More...

BEIJING, July 31 (UPI) -- China termed Japan's concerns about its naval activity in the Pacific groundless, saying it "strongly opposes" such criticisms. Read More...

PALATKA, Fla., July 31 (UPI) -- A 30-year-old woman arrested in Palatka, Fla., faces human trafficking charges for allegedly trading her newborn for a used truck, police said. Read More...

WASHINGTON, July 31 (UPI) -- Richard Olson, nominated as U.S. ambassador to Pakistan, says taking up the issue of the Haqqani network would be his most urgent task in his new job. Read More...

WASHINGTON, July 31 (UPI) -- A bill that would have outlawed late-term abortions in the District of Columbia fell short of the number of votes needed to pass in the U.S. House Tuesday. Read More...

This was announced yesterday: Proteus Digital Health Announces FDA Clearance of Ingestible Sensor REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – July 30, 2012 – Proteus Digital Health, Inc. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared its ingestible sensor for marketing as a medical device. The ingestible sensor (formally referred to as the Ingestion Event Marker or IEM) is part of the Proteus digital health feedback system, an integrated, end-to-end personal health management system that is designed to help improve patients’ health habits and connections to caregivers. The Proteus ingestible...