[Health] UPDATE 3-NY's Bellevue Hospital evacuates about 500 patients

UPDATE 3-NY's Bellevue Hospital evacuates about 500 patients
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gqYZBxf82OSjt7ajP-ZkUVdoxRcg?docId=CNG.cd877b51d07bcdf238629c4deaff0f61.d11
Several New York City hospitals taking Bellevue patients. * National Guard assisting with evacuation. * Four other New York hospitals already evacuated.

Eating oily fish every week wards off stroke risk
http://www.independent.ie/health/health-news/fish-oil-capsules-dont-lower-the-risk-of-stroke-scientists-say-3278680.html
An international team of researchers including one of an Indian origin has found that eating at least two servings of oily fish a week is moderately but significantly associated with a reduced risk of stroke.

New Treatment May Kill Head Lice -- Fast
http://www.medpagetoday.com/Pediatrics/GeneralPediatrics/35669
Oct. 31, 2012 -- Parents dread getting the call or the memo in a child's backpack: the one telling you that your child or one of his or her classmates has head lice.

US West Nile outbreak still spreading but pace slowing, CDC says
http://www.onlinesentinel.com/news/CDC-maine-west-nile-mosquito-virus-cumberland.html
DALLAS (Reuters) - The number of people infected with the mosquito-borne West Nile virus in the United States continues to grow, but the pace of this year's outbreak is slowing, federal health officials said on Wednesday.

Canada, Switzerland lift ban on Novartis flu vaccines
http://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/health-canada-lifts-hold-on-novartis-flu-shots-says-they-are-safe-to-use-1.1019171
ZURICH (Reuters) - Canadian and Swiss health authorities lifted a ban on Novartis's flu vaccines on Wednesday after the drugmaker showed they posed no risk to safety.

'1000 Genomes Project' Paints Detailed Picture of Human Variation
http://www.voanews.com/content/one_thousand_genomes_project_paints_detailed_picture_of_human_variation/1536992.html
Results of a project that has mapped the genetic material, or genomes, of 1,092 individuals from 14 countries will help researchers interpret genetic changes in people with disease.

Biogen's New Hemophilia A Drug May Work With Fewer Doses
http://www.rttnews.com/1994781/biogen-s-new-hemophilia-a-drug-may-work-with-fewer-doses.aspx?type=hnr
10/31/2012 4:17 PM ET A new hemophilia A therapy may soon hit the market that controls bleeding with fewer treatments, says Swedish drug maker Biogen Idec Inc. They released figures for late stage trials of their long-lasting recombinant Factor VIII Fc ...

Planned Parenthood Stays In Texas Women's Health Program
http://www.privatemdlabs.com/blood-testing-news/Sexually_Transmitted_Diseases/Planned-Parenthoods-appeal-for-funding-from-Texas-is-refused%24800894289.php
Former presidential candidate Rick Perry arrives at the Tampa Bay Times Forum in Tampa, Florida, on August 30, 2012 on the final day of the Republican National Convention (RNC).

Man with bionic leg to climb Chicago skyscraper
http://www.ctvnews.ca/sci-tech/man-with-bionic-leg-to-climb-chicago-skyscraper-1.1018094
The Latest. Great Lakes shipping restarts as 2-story waves ebb. OSCODA, Mich. | Cargo shipping on the Great Lakes is getting back on track after the fringes of superstorm Sandy sent winds gusting to 74 mile…

Block: UCLA to go tobacco-free in April
http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/2012/10/31/ucla_to_ban_smoking_on_campus.htm
To the Campus Community: I am proud to inform you that I have accepted the recommendation of UCLA's Tobacco-Free Steering Committee that UCLA become a tobacco-free campus effective April 22, 2013.

Did Schooling Method Spread Mumps in Orthodox Jewish Communities?
http://www.wyso.org/post/stem-mumps-outbreak-doctors-try-extra-vaccination
By Serena Gordon HealthDay Reporter. WEDNESDAY, Oct. 31 (HealthDay News) -- With intense exposure to the mumps virus, even some vaccinated people may still contract the disease, researchers say.

Underwater Exercise Using Immersible Ergocycle Equals Stationary Bike ...
http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india/water-workouts-equally-good-shows-study-18404.html
Individuals who used an immersible ergocycle, similar to an exercise bike in a pool, had almost the equivalent workout to one when using a typical stationary bike, according to a recent presentation at the Canadian Cardiovascular Congress.