[Health] Researchers Study Breast Cancers After Pregnancy

Researchers Study Breast Cancers After Pregnancy
http://www.sci-tech-today.com/news/Postpartum-Breast-Cancer-a-Puzzle/story.xhtml?story_id=0020001IVIYE
By Liz Szabo Pregnancy has a complex relationship with breast cancer, experts say. Having a baby early in life lowers a woman's lifetime risk of developing postmenopausal breast cancer but increases her short-term risk of postpartum cancer.

Common heart drugs may be less helpful than thought
http://www.medpagetoday.com/Cardiology/MyocardialInfarction/35085
By Frederik Joelving | NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The cheap and popular heart drugs known as beta-blockers may be overused in many patients, exposing them needlessly to bothersome side effects, a new study suggests.

LA council votes to repeal ban on medical marijuana dispensaries
http://www.scpr.org/programs/take-two/2012/10/02/28668/la-city-council-to-vote-on-pot-shop-ban-today/
The Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday voted 11-2 to repeal its recent ban on medical marijuana dispensaries, averting a March election on the explosive issue of storefront pot sales.

US teen drinking and driving rate cut in half in 20 years
http://surfky.com/index.php/communities/51-top-news-for-all-sites/20586-fifty-four-percent-decrease-in-teen-drinking-and-driving
By David Beasley | ATLANTA (Reuters) - The percentage of US high school students who drink and drive has dropped by more than half in two decades, in part due to tougher laws against driving under the influence of alcohol, federal health officials said ...

Woman with West Nile virus dies in Clark County
http://www.keloland.com/newsdetail.cfm/nd-sd-rank-1-2-per-capita-in-west-nile-cases/?id=137932
AP LAS VEGAS - Southern Nevada health officials say a 75-year-old woman who'd been hospitalized with West Nile virus has died, and four other people in the region have been diagnosed with the illness.

2 more meningitis cases linked to Nashville clinic
http://www.wral.com/news/story/11612478/
By TRAVIS LOLLER AP NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Tennessee health officials have identified two more patients who contracted meningitis after getting steroid injections for back pain at a Nashville clinic.

Internet Addiction Is The New Mental Health Disorder
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/technology/technology-news/screenaddicted-children-may-have-newest-mental-illness-20120929-26s7q.html
There's been a lot of controversy about some of the maladies included in the freshly revised Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Health Disorders (DSM-V).

Saudis: Virus does not pose threat to pilgrims
http://www.channelstv.com/home/2012/10/02/fct-pilgrims-official-blames-fg-for-hajj-lapses/
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Extra vitamin D may not help ward off colds
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/10/02/us-extra-vitamin-d-may-not-help-ward-off-idUSBRE89115W20121002
By Genevra Pittman | NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Loading up on vitamin D is unlikely to prevent the common cold this winter, a new study from New Zealand suggests.

Democrats And Republicans Differ On Medicaid Fix
http://www.gpb.org/news/2012/10/02/democrats-and-republicans-differ-on-medicaid-fix
Medicaid is already the nation's largest health insurance program in terms of number of people covered: It serves nearly 1 in 5 Americans.

Hip replacement method 'unacceptable' for women
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/9579203/Hip-replacement-method-unacceptable-for-women.html
They have found the method, called hip resurfacing, leads to up one in nine operations in women failing within seven years, frequently because the joint becomes too painful.