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Boston hospital team performs first full face transplant in U.S. Washington Post By Lena H. Sun, Monday, March 21, 7:44 PM Doctors at a Boston hospital last week performed the first full face transplant in the United States, attaching a donor face to a 25-year-old Fort Worth man whose face was severely burned when his head touched ... See all stories on this topic »

Asia stocks rise on Japan progress; yen softer Reuters SINGAPORE (Reuters) - Japanese stocks jumped nearly 4 percent on Tuesday amid reports of progress in containing radiation from an earthquake-damaged nuclear plant, and the yen was broadly softer on the possibility of further intervention by major ... See all stories on this topic » Reuters

One Year In, Health Care Law Continues to Create Controversy Fox News By Jim Angle President Obama signed into law the overhaul of the nation's health care system a year ago this week, and most of the early provisions of the new law were the least controversial and those most likely to be welcomed by voters. ... See all stories on this topic »

Rear-facing safety seats best until age two: US panel AFP WASHINGTON — US pediatricians recommended that parents keep their children in rear-facing safety seats until the age of two -- twice as long as is the current practice. The American Academy of Pediatrics, in a new policy published in the April issue of ... See all stories on this topic »

Overweight bus passengers might mean change in weight standards Los Angeles Times By Mary Forgione, An open bus seat could be harder to find. That is, if the Federal Transit Administration has its way. The agency recently asked to add 25 pounds to passenger weight allowances when factoring safe loads for buses. ... See all stories on this topic » Los Angeles Times

Competitive Job Market Makes Older Men Try Plastic Surgery City Town Info Education Channel There's an overall increase in the number of guys having plastic surgery, partly due to older men believing that having cosmetic procedures will help them find - or keep - a job in today's competitive workforce. The number of cosmetic procedures among ... See all stories on this topic » City Town Info Education Channel

Anthem Blue Cross delays $40M Calif rate hike BusinessWeek Anthem Blue Cross, the largest health plan in California, is reducing and delaying rate hikes -- moves the state insurance commissioner says will save policyholders at least $40 million. Anthem announced Monday that it will put off a planned April ... See all stories on this topic »

Stem Cell Transplants May Treat Aggressive MS WebMD By Brenda Goodman March 21, 2011 -- Replacing bone marrow with the body's own stem cells may help patients with aggressive forms of multiple sclerosis (MS) go for years without seeing their disease progress, a new study shows. Researchers in Greece are ... See all stories on this topic »

Ontario infant at centre of ethics debate has surgery in US Globe and Mail An Ontario baby flown to the United States for medical treatment with the aid of an American religious group received throat surgery Monday to help him breathe, a procedure that Canadian doctors had refused to perform. One-year-old Joseph Maraachli, ... See all stories on this topic » Globe and Mail

Curis, Genentech announce cancer drug study result BusinessWeek Drug developer Curis Inc. said Monday a mid-stage trial of a potential cancer treatment it is studying with Roche's Genentech unit shrank tumors in patients with an advanced form of skin cancer. The treatment, labeled vismodegib, was tested in a study ... See all stories on this topic »

Obesity Problems Fuel Rapid Surge Of Type 2 Diabetes Among Children Kaiser Health News By Susan Brink Annie Snyder figured she'd be out of the pediatrician's office in 30 minutes, tops. Then she'd head home, tuck the medical permission for YMCA summer camp in her bag and finish packing. But that exam last summer wasn't like any other ... See all stories on this topic »

March 21, 2011 | PR Newswire Association LLC Insurance News Net (press release) Austin, TX – On Tuesday, March 22 , members of the Texas Coalition for Long Term Care Business (TCLTCB) will hold a press conference in the Senate Press Room of the state capitol to call on the state legislature to find every funding opportunity ... See all stories on this topic »

Robert Ross, Global Deal Maker, Dies at 92 New York Times By DOUGLAS MARTIN Robert Ross, a gung-ho entrepreneur who juggled global deals in things like fertilizer, pantyhose, steel and antisnoring medicine, then made his big mark by starting for-profit medical, veterinary and nursing schools in the Caribbean, ... See all stories on this topic »

Archbishop Buechlein suffers mild stroke, hospitalized Indianapolis Star Archbishop Daniel M. Buechlein ordains the Most Reverend Christopher J. Coyne as auxiliary bishop of Indianapolis during a cermony March 2 at St. John the Evangelist Church in Indianapolis. / Joe Vitti / The Star The Archdiocese of Indianapolis said ... See all stories on this topic »

Tally of Minn. measles cases hits 7 in latest outbreak Minneapolis Star Tribune Public health officials hope free vaccination clinics will encourage families with unprotected children to receive their shots. News of measles infections prompted Rachael Ibs to seek an overdue vaccination for her 15-month-old son, Luke, ... See all stories on this topic »

Once again, we'll take the time to celebrate nursing Atlanta Journal Constitution In the course of interviewing for the cover story on nurse practitioners this month, I talked with Julia Spinolo, director of University Health Services at Clayton State University in Morrow. "When you get your RN license, you can fly," she said. ... See all stories on this topic » Atlanta Journal Constitution

Kentucky House passes compromise bill to resolve Medicaid budget shortfall Louisville Courier-Journal Republican Reps. Brad Montell, left, of Shelbyville, and Adam Koenig of Earlanger talk on the House floor during the special legislative session in Frankfort, Ky., Monday, March 21, 2011. (AP Photo/Ed Reinke) / Ed Reinke/AP House Speaker Greg Stumbo, ... See all stories on this topic »

Poison Control Fights Government Funding Cuts Action 3 News Omaha, NE - You call them in an emergency when you're afraid a child or loved one might be in real danger. Now a possible cut in funding could force local Poison Control Centers to close. A federal cut would affect the Poison Control Center based right ... See all stories on this topic »

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