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| Tanning Takes its Toll on Teens Penn Points Online By Alyssa Byers – What has two legs and is unnaturally tan in the winter? Hint: sometimes the species can be seen in the halls of Penn Manor this time of year. Tanning has become a sensation, whether it's during the windy months of fall, the cold days ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Study: Weight loss surgery poses serious long-term risks Mass Device An older form of lap-band weight loss surgery poses serious long-term health risks, according to a study in the Archives of Surgery. MASSDEVICE ON CALL — A form of weight loss surgery pioneered during the 1980s can lead to serious health complications ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Expanding Girth of Bus Passengers Changing Safety Rules Fox News The US government may have to rewrite bus safety rules because of the growing girth of Americans, USA Today reported Monday. The Federal Transit Authority (FTA) wants to raise the assumed average weight per bus passenger from 150 pounds to 175 pounds ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Dying Canadian Baby Receives Tracheotomy In St. Louis OzarksFirst.com (St. Louis) -- A dying Canadian baby will live a little longer after doctors in St. Louis agreed to perform a tracheotomy on him to help him breathe. The doctors performed the surgery yesterday after an Ontario hospital refused to give one-year-old ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Stress often wrongly blamed for cancer Herald Sun AUSTRALIAN woman with breast cancer often blame stress for their illness despite no scientific proof of a link. And while many point to stress they also commonly overlook other lifestyle-related issues - such as smoking and obesity - where there is a ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Proponents, Opponents Continue Focus On Health Law's First Anniversary Kaiser Health News Media outlets are reporting on the politics surrounding this one-year mark and also detailing where the measure's implementation stands, how things have changed, what is yet to come and where controversies are rooted. We are one year into the the Obama ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Mentors to help in diabetes trial BBC News By Jane Dreaper Health correspondent, BBC News Researchers in Norfolk are beginning a £2m project to screen 10000 people who are at high risk of type 2 diabetes. Some people whose blood sugar shows they are at a "pre-diabetes" stage will be assigned ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| More men seeking plastic surgery as they get older KTAR.com by Bob McClay/KTAR (March 22nd, 2011 @ 7:17am) PHOENIX -- More men are getting plastic surgery as baby boomers reach retirement age, according to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. The group reports plastic surgery requests from men are up 2 ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Anthem Slashes Planned Rate Hikes, Delays Date for Other Increases California Healthline On Monday, Anthem Blue Cross announced it will reduce and delay its proposed health insurance rate hike and put off until next year a planned increase to policyholders' copayments and deductibles, the Sacramento Business Journal reports (Robertson, ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| W Michigan medical school receives $100M gift Chicago Tribune AP Western Michigan University has announced a $100 million donation from unidentified donors to launch the Kalamazoo institution's planned private medical school. University President John Dunn says Tuesday it's the one of the largest cash gifts to a ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Stem Cells Hold Promise for Patients with Aggressive MS MyHealthNewsDaily Destroying bone marrow with chemotherapy and replacing the marrow with stem cells may help stabilize aggressive forms of multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a new study. Twenty-five percent of patients who received the treatment, called hemopoietic ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| First in Print: Routine screening for colorectal cancer is essential Coldwater Daily Reporter By Barbara McGrath, MD Colorectal cancer (cancer of the colon or rectum) is the second leading cause of death from cancer in the United States. In its earliest stages, colorectal cancer often has no symptoms. Because it is a "silent disease," routine ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Va. pushes anew on US health care review Atlanta Journal Constitution AP RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia's attorney general says the state's challenge of the nation's health care law should go directly to the Supreme Court because delaying the state-federal dispute creates "crippling uncertainty. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Beshear Seeks Fix for Kentucky Medicaid Cuts Threatening to Devastate Care Bloomberg By Terrence Dopp - Tue Mar 22 04:01:00 GMT 2011 Governor Steve Beshear of Kentucky has given lawmakers less than two weeks to approve his plan to come up with $165 million for Medicaid or he'll cut payments, which he said may devastate the state's ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Should the FDA Ban Menthol Cigarettes? ColorLines magazine by Thoai Lu | Print | Comment ( View ) The Food and Drug Administration wants to ban menthol cigarettes after a year-long study that detailed their adverse health effects in comparison to other cigarettes, USA Today reported last week. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| NJ awards $30M to assist struggling hospitals BusinessWeek Ten New Jersey hospitals will share $30 million in state grants to help them maintain access to health care in communities where services are at risk. The state Department of Health and Senior Services announced the Health Care Stabilization Fund ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Does DHS have the authority to strip search passengers like it claims? Computerworld (blog) Sure there are underwear to shield private parts from full body scanners, but even if you can hide your vitals assets, and avoid getting cancer from TSA body scanners, what happens if and when DHS steps up its power to strip search passengers? ... See all stories on this topic » |
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