Bellevue Hospital Evacuated After Backup Power Fails
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/sandys-blackout-threatens-destroy-trove-medical-research/story?id=17601126
Bellevue Hospital Center, New York City's flagship public hospital and the premier trauma center in Manhattan, shut down Wednesday after fuel pumps for its backup power generators failed, and it worked into the night to evacuate the 300 patients left in its ...
Patients ratcheting up breast cancer fight
http://www.news.com.au/news/mamagrams-prone-to-overdiagnosis/story-fnelnuip-1226507101089
A new generation of breast cancer patients are stiffening their backs, bypassing the soft-lens, pink-ribbon approach and, to some degree, outsmarting cancer.
'Baby box' opens in Russia to save abandoned kids
http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/a-baby-box-where-parents-can-legally-leave-newborns-anonymously-286972
Yelena Kotova, head of Kolybel Nadezhdy (Cradle of Hope), a non-governmental organization, opens the baby box in Kirishi, Russia, on Wednesday.
Man with bionic leg to climb Chicago skyscraper
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/nation_world/20121031_ap_manwithbioniclegtoclimbchicagoskyscraper.html
In this Oct. 25, 2012 photo, Zac Vawter practices walking with an experimental "bionic" leg at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago.
Scientists Move Closer to a Lasting Flu Vaccine
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iV524YZKvuh2JfSYny72UlTJuCsw?docId=CNG.cd877b51d07bcdf238629c4deaff0f61.5c1
As this year's flu season gathers steam, doctors and pharmacists have a fresh stock of vaccines to offer their patients. The vaccines usually provide strong protection against the virus, but only for a while.
Parade turns to vigil for Kansas teen who dies hours before homecoming
http://www.hayspost.com/2012/10/31/parade-turns-to-vigil-after-kansas-teen-dies/
What was supposed to be a welcome-home parade instead turned into a somber candlelight vigil for a terminally ill 15-year-old Kansas girl who died hours before she was to return home.
FDA report describing deaths sheds light on high-caffeine beverages
http://bc.ctvnews.ca/some-energy-drinks-have-more-caffeine-than-listed-1.1015303
Last week, the Food and Drug Administration released incident reports describing several deaths that have occurred following the consumption of Monster Energy drinks.
Do smoking bans save lives?
http://wtvr.com/2012/10/31/do-smoking-bans-save-lives/
(WTVR) - Doctors say laws banning smoking in public places actually save lives. California researchers reviewed 45 studies covering smoke-free laws and found hospitalizations for heart attacks and strokes dropped 15 percent in states and cities with public ...
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