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Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments,
compiled by the editors of HealthDay:

Vogue Pledges to Only Use
Healthy-Looking Models

The fashion magazine Vogue will no longer use models who appear
to have an eating disorder or models under the age of 16.

The pact, made by the editors of the 19 international editions of the
magazine, was announced Thursday, CBS News reported.

“Vogue editors around the world want the magazines to reflect their
commitment to the health of the models who appear on the pages and the
well-being of their readers,” Conde Nast International chairman Jonathan
Newhouse said.

The change will take effect in the June issues of all the international
editions of Vogue, CBS News reported.

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Federal Funding for Oregon Preventive Health
Program

The Obama administration says it’s willing to provide $1.9 billion over
five years to help Oregon launch a new health care plan to promote
preventive care in order to reduce health care costs.

State officials believe the program could save $11 billion in state and
federal health care spending over the next decade by reducing duplicated
treatments and preventable hospitalizations, the Associated Press
reported.

Using this approach to save Medicaid billions of dollars can be
achieved without sacrificing the quality of health care, according to Gov.
John Kitzhaber, a Democrat and former emergency room doctor.

He said the federal government could save $1.5 trillion over the next
10 years if all 50 states adopted similar programs, the AP
reported.

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Helmet Use in Tornado Okay, But Still Need
Safe Shelter: CDC

Wearing a helmet during a tornado is okay but you still need to find
safe shelter, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
says.

Head trauma is a common among people who die or suffer serious injuries
in tornadoes. Some safety advocates have started telling people to wear
helmets when there is a tornado warning, USA Today reported.

While there is no good research on the effectiveness of helmets in
tornadoes, “we do know that head injuries are common causes of death
during tornadoes, and we have long made the recommendation that people try
to protect their heads,” the CDC said in a statement Thursday.

However, the CDC said if you decide to wear a helmet during a tornado
warning you need to make sure that looking for it won’t delay you from
getting to the basement or other types of shelter, USA Today
reported.

The CDC also emphasized that helmets “should not be considered an
alternative to seeking appropriate shelter.”

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Electronic Implants Restore Men’s
Vision

Small wireless devices restored useful vision in two British men who
had previously been totally blind due to the genetic eye condition
retinitis pigmentosa.

The implants, which contain 1,500 tiny electronic light detectors and
are fitted behind the retina, send electronic signals to the optic nerve,
CBS News reported.

Chris James, 54, and Robin Millar, 60, were able to detect light and
locate objects on a dark background immediately after the devices were
activated.

The devices are made by German company Retina Implant AG and the
clinical trials on the two men were conducted at Oxford University
Hospital NHS Trust in the U.K.

“What makes this unique is that all functions of the retina are
integrated into the chip,” surgical team leader Professor Robert MacLaren
said in a university news release, CBS News reported.

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Bacterial Infection Killed California
Researcher

The death Saturday of a 25-year-old researcher at the San Francisco VA
Medical Center was caused by a meningococcal infection he may have
acquired at the hospital.

The man, whose name has not been released, developed headache, fever
and chills on Friday about two hours after he left the lab where he was
helping to develop a vaccine for Neisseria meningitidis, a
bacterium that causes life-threatening blood infections and meningitis,
ABC News reported.

“It looks like he took all the appropriate precautions,” said Dr. Harry
Lampiris, chief of infectious diseases at the San Francisco VA Medical
Center, who described the ventilated workspace in the lab that sucks air
up and any from the person handling the bacteria. “But this is under
investigation by Cal-OSHA [California Occupational Health and Safety
Association].”

Neisseria meningitidis is transmitted person-to-person through
respiratory droplets. Ten people who had close contact with the
researcher, including his girlfriend and roommates, have been given
antibiotics, San Francisco Department of Public Health spokeswoman Eileen
Shields told ABC News.

Another 60 people at the San Francisco VA Medical Center have received
antibiotics, including the researcher’s coworkers and medical staff
involved in his treatment.

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U.S. Health Officials Link Outbreak of Rare
Eye Infection to Florida Pharmacy

Thirty-three cases of a rare eye infection spanning seven states were
reported Thursday by U.S. health officials, who say they have traced the
products linked with the outbreak to a Florida pharmacy.

Many of the eye infections have been traced to a dye and an injection
including the corticosteroid triamcinolone from Franck’s Compounding Lab,
in Ocala. According to a report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention that was published Thursday, 20 of the cases appear to be
linked to the dye and 13 are connected with triamcinolone. All the
products involved were bought from Franck’s, the report stated.

Some type of eye procedure that included surgery or injections was
involved in all 33 cases; 23 of the patients suffered vision loss and 24
had to have another surgical procedure, the CDC report indicated.
California health officials first alerted the CDC in March after nine
patients treated at one center in that state developed the rare eye
infection late last year. Meanwhile, Franck’s recalled the dye lots and a
single lot of triamcinolone in March.

The ongoing investigation has involved numerous state and local health
departments, the CDC and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. When FDA
officials tested unopened bottles of dye and unused syringes at Franck’s,
numerous species of bacteria and funguses were found, according to the CDC
report.

Officials from Franck’s said in a statement that several changes have
been made at the lab to assure product safety, including hiring a
pharmacist to oversee quality assurance, the Associated Press
reported.

While the investigation is continuing, federal health officials advise
doctors and patients to avoid “compounded products labeled as sterile from
Franck’s,” the CDC report stated.

According to the AP, health officials noted that Franck’s had
mixed supplements in 2009 that wound up killing 21 elite polo horses. The
owners of the ponies have since filed a lawsuit against the company, which
admitted to putting too much selenium in the horse supplement mix, the
wire service reported.

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Ex-NFL Star’s Death Likely to Spur Questions
About Concussions

The apparent suicide of retired NFL star linebacker Junior Seau is
likely to raise questions about the possible role of a brain disorder that
results from repeated concussions, according to Scientific
American.

Seau, 43, was found dead Wednesday in his California home after
reportedly shooting himself in the chest. It’s unknown what may have
prompted him to commit suicide, authorities said.

Repeated concussions can cause a condition called chronic traumatic
encephalopathy (CTE), which can produce dementia and other types of
cognitive dysfunction. The National Football League has had to contend
with a growing incidence of CTE, Scientific American noted.

In 2011, former NFL safety Dave Duerson committed suicide by shooting
himself in the chest and left instructions that his brain be used for
research on CTE.

No reports have emerged so far that Seau suffered from dementia-like
symptoms. Tests will be needed to determine if he had CTE, Scientific
American reported.

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