Noticias de Hoy

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Smartphone applications that use algorithms to analyze skin lesions may not be very good at determining which ones are cancerous, a new study suggests. The apps are marketed as educational only and so aren’t covered as medical devices under the Food and Drug Administration’s regulations. But that may not stop some people from relying on the inexpensive tools instead of going to see a dermatologist, researchers said – which could mean slower diagnosis of potentially dangerous lesions. . . .

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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ? A new government survey suggests the number of people seeking emergency treatment after consuming energy drinks has doubled nationwide during the past four years, the same period in which the supercharged drink industry has surged in popularity in convenience stores, bars and on college campuses.

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LAS VEGAS (AP) ? As a teenager growing up in Las Vegas, Tanya Angus strutted along fashion runways. She was 5 feet 8 inches tall.

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NEW YORK (AP) ? Mental health experts say a new tougher New York state gun control law might interfere with treatment of potentially dangerous people and even discourage them from seeking help.

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NEW YORK (AP) ? Twenty flu-related deaths have been reported in children so far this winter ? one of the worst tolls this early in the year since health officials began keeping track.

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Aimee Smith underwent gastric bypass surgery, hit the gym after years of health issues.

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ZURICH (Reuters) – Swiss drugmaker Roche has hired a leading American academic in a bid to revive part of its research operations which have struggled to shake off a string of high-profile and costly failures. The Basel-based drugmaker said on Tuesday John C. Reed, 54, chief executive at Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute in California, would take over as head of Roche’s Pharma Research and Early Development – known as pRED – on April 2. Mike Burgess, who has led the unit on a temporary basis since Roche revamped its research operations last June, will leave the company. . . .

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BEIJING (Reuters) – For years, Lu Defeng fought back hurt when people visited the warehouse where he worked as an administrator and asked for his parents. Lu is a dwarf, a minority long condemned to lonely lives and lowly jobs in China. But Lu, 25, found a job with “Dragon in the Sky”, a shadow puppet troupe that only employs dwarfs, giving them fulfilling jobs and helping to keep an ancient tradition alive. “It’s difficult for us short people to find a job. We are not tall enough or strong enough,” said Lu. . . .

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CHICAGO (AP) ? Patients can refuse a flu shot. Should doctors and nurses have that right, too? That is the thorny question surfacing as U. S. hospitals increasingly crack down on employees who won’t get flu shots, with some workers losing their jobs over their refusal.

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AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – Former U. S. President George H. W. Bush was released from a Houston hospital on Monday after more than seven weeks of treatment for bronchitis and related ailments, according to a statement issued by a family spokesman. "Mr. Bush has improved to the point that he will not need any special medication when he goes home, but he will continue physical therapy," Dr. Amy Mynderse, the doctor in charge of Bush’s care, said in the statement, issued by Bush spokesman Jim McGrath. . . .

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