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Tests reveal some pet supplements skimp on meds

By MARILYNN MARCHIONE, AP Medical Writer; Jul 9, 2009 11:21 AM PDT

AP - Arthritis supplements bought by millions of pet owners for their dogs, cats and horses sometimes skimp on the ingredients the makers claim can help aching paws and aging joints, and some contain high amounts of lead, an independent laboratory found. Full Story

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Health Highlights: July 9, 2009
Jul 9, 2009 04:04 PM PDT, HealthDay
HealthDay - Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay:
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Tests reveal some pet supplements skimp on meds
Jul 9, 2009 11:21 AM PDT, Associated Press
AP - Arthritis supplements bought by millions of pet owners for their dogs, cats and horses sometimes skimp on the ingredients the makers claim can help aching paws and aging joints, and some contain high amounts of lead, an independent laboratory found.
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Lay-offs may spark suicides, murders: report
Jul 8, 2009 12:36 PM PDT, Reuters
Reuters - Rising unemployment rates seem to trigger more suicides and murders, US and European investigators reported Tuesday in The Lancet. But government initiatives designed to keep people on the job or get people back to work can help, they say.
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Netherlands suspends tobacco inspections in small bars
Jul 8, 2009 09:51 AM PDT, AFP
AFP - The Dutch government has dropped spot checks on smoking in small cafes after bar owners won two legal victories in their fight against a ban on their premises, the health minister said Wednesday.
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Japan widens relief for mercury disaster victims
Jul 7, 2009 09:04 PM PDT, AFP
AFP - Japan passed a law offering financial compensation to tens of thousands more victims of a mercury poisoning disaster in the 1950s blamed for generations of birth defects.
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British scientists say created sperm from stem cells
Jul 7, 2009 04:09 PM PDT, AFP
AFP - A team of British scientists claimed Wednesday to have created human sperm using embryonic stem cells, in a medical first that they say will lead to a better understanding of fertility.
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Market crashes drive up suicides, homicides, but road deaths fall
Jul 7, 2009 04:05 PM PDT, AFP
AFP - Economic crises prompt an increase in suicides, homicides and fatal heart attacks, but also a fall in road deaths, according to a European study published by The Lancet on Wednesday.
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Race a factor in cancer deaths gap: study
Jul 7, 2009 03:09 PM PDT, AFP
AFP - African-Americans tend to die earlier from breast, ovarian and prostate cancer than patients of other races due to biological and genetic factors, not socioeconomic ones, a study said Tuesday.
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Positive family history worsens depression: study
Jul 7, 2009 03:35 AM PDT, Reuters
Reuters - People with a family history of depression, anxiety and alcohol and drug dependence are not only likely to develop these conditions, but tend to suffer more seriously and need more treatment, a study has found.
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For OCD, Not Helping Might Be Best
Jul 6, 2009 08:48 PM PDT, HealthDay
HealthDay - MONDAY, July 6 (HealthDay News) -- Instinctively easing a child's anxiety could be counterproductive if girl or boy suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorder, say University of Florida researchers.
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