[Health] Top medical innovations address headache, diabetes, cancer

Top medical innovations address headache, diabetes, cancer
http://www.wina.com/Top-medical-innovations-address-headache-diabetes-/11458736?newsId=174731
An Autonomic Technologies Inc. (ATI) Neurostimulator, an almond-size device that is implanted in the mouth to relief severe headaches, is pictured in this undated handout photo.

Hidden curriculum shapes how med students learn end-of-life care
http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/article/280384/10/Chance-of-surgery-care-quality-vary-by-region
The thinking goes, physicians who train at hospitals with better and more efficient care will be in better shape to become leaders in changing how health care is delivered.

Yelm man with bionic leg to climb Chicago skyscraper
http://health.usnews.com/health-news/news/articles/2012/10/31/man-with-bionic-leg-to-climb-chicago-skyscraper
Yelm man with bionic leg to climb Chicago skyscraper. Zac Vawter considers himself a test pilot. After losing his right leg in a motorcycle accident, the 31-year-old software engineer signed up to become a research subject, helping to test a trailblazing ...

Smokers found to take more sick days
http://www.guardian.co.uk/society/2012/oct/31/smokers-take-more-sick-days
Smokers miss an average of two or three more days of work each year than non-smokers, with this absenteeism costing the UK alone £1.4bn in 2011, according to a British study.

Smoking bans cut number of heart attacks, strokes
http://www.west-info.eu/fewer-heart-attacks-with-smoke-free-laws/
Laws against smoking in public places have been linked to lower hospitalizations for heart attacks, strokes and respiratory diseases.

Biogen Hemophilia A Drug Controls Bleeding in Fewer Injections
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-10-31/biogen-hemophilia-a-drug-controls-bleeding-in-fewer-injections.html
Biogen Idec Inc. (BIIB) and partner Swedish Orphan Biovitrum AB (SOBI) said their hemophilia A therapy controlled bleeding with fewer injections in a late-stage study.

UCLA To Go Tobacco-Free On Earth Day 2013
http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2012/10/31/ucla-to-go-tobacco-free-on-earth-day-2013/
WESTWOOD (CBSLA.com) - The University of California Los Angeles will go tobacco-free on Earth Day 2013. Chancellor Gene Block said in a letter issued Tuesday that tobacco products, including cigarettes, cigars, chewing tobacco, and electronic ...