[Health] Studies Find Cancer Comes in More Shades Than Pink

Studies Find Cancer Comes in More Shades Than Pink
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-20135892
Once again, we have suffered through a full month of pink, pink and more pink, all in the name of “breast cancer awareness.” What once was a health-related cause has become the feel-virtuous-and-buy-stuff season wedged between back-to-school and ...

Chance of surgery, care quality vary by region
http://news.wfsu.org/post/hidden-curriculum-shapes-how-med-students-learn-end-life-care
Close. Chance of surgery, care quality vary by region. Jayne O'Donnell, USA TODAY Share. Comments. cedars sinai dartmouth report.

Are Electronic Cigarettes A Safe Alternative For Smokers?
http://www.smh.com.au/national/traders-fear-flak-at-plain-pack-20121029-28dqc.html
KNUTSFORD, UNITED KINGDOM - JULY 05: In this ... KNUTSFORD, UNITED KINGDOM - JULY 05: In this photo illustration a woman smokes an electronic cigarette on July 5, 2012 in Knutsford, United Kingdom.

Nurses, Addicted to Helping People
http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/29/nurses-addicted-to-helping-people/
When a book is heavy with glossy photographs, you seldom expect too much from its words. In “The American Nurse,” though, it's the narrative that hits you in the solar plexus.

A Diet That Asks You Not to Lose Weight (at First)
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2225296/The-best-way-lose-weight-Delay-diet-MONTHS-practice-first.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
Oct. 30, 2012 -- Perhaps the best time to learn how to avoid regaining lost pounds is before you shed a single one, according to a new study.

Ark. marijuana proposal could lead to local fights
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Ark-marijuana-proposal-could-lead-to-local-fights-3993972.php
Jerry Cox, president of Family Council, speaks in Little Rock, Ark. on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012, against a proposed ballot measure that would allow marijuana use for medical reasons in Arkansas.