[Health] Advocacy groups: Too late for Florida to run health insurance exchange

Advocacy groups: Too late for Florida to run health insurance exchange
http://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/news/2012/11/30/advocacy-groups-too-late-for-florida.html
Advocacy groups Thursday said it is too late for Florida to be able to run an exchange or form a partnership with the federal government by January 2014.

Gilda's Club name change seen as insult to Radner
http://www.ctvnews.ca/health/gilda-s-club-name-change-seen-as-insult-to-radner-1.1060154
MIDDLETON, Wis. -- Remember Roseanne Roseannadana? Or Emily Litella? Or Baba Wawa? Younger generations might not recognize the characters popularized by comedian Gilda Radner.

Unpicking some of the ongoing debate around breast cancer screening
http://blogs.crikey.com.au/croakey/2012/11/30/unpicking-some-of-the-ongoing-debate-around-breast-cancer-screening/
When the histories of modern medicine are written, surely the case of screening mammography will be one of the more fascinating chapters.

Pot Bellied Men Likely To Have Weaker Bones
http://www.dailyguideghana.com/?p=69055
MEN WITH excessive fat around their abdomen, commonly known as a “beer belly,” are at an elevated risk for heart disease and type 2 diabetes, and now researchers are adding osteoporosis to the list of potential hazards.

11-year-old girl taken from Phoenix hospital during leukemia treatment
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2240889/Missing-11-year-old-patient-die-infection-mother-took-hospital-leukemia-treatment.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
Phoenix police say an 11-year-old girl who was taken by her mother from Phoenix Children's Hospital Wednesday before her leukemia treatment was finished is in grave danger.

Ban on gay change therapy faces first legal test
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57556372/californias-gay-reparative-therapy-ban-faces-legal-test/
SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Lawyers for mental health practitioners who counsel gay clients to become straight are asking a federal judge to block a new California law that would ban such therapy with minors.

Why is whooping cough on the rise, and what can you do about it?
http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/public_health/Why-is-whooping-cough-back-and-what-can-you-do-about-it.html
Cases of pertussis have tripled over five years, and the explanation is not simple. The disease is easy to miss and hard to contain, and prevention relies largely on an imperfect vaccine in an era of increasing public distrust.

Journalists Briefed On World Aids Day Campaign
http://www.dallasnews.com/news/community-news/plano/headlines/20121129-aids-memorial-quilt-panels-to-be-featured-at-plano-event-for-world-aids-day.ece
The National Aids Secretariats (NAS) Tuesday held a press briefing with journalists ahead of the upcoming World Aids Day campaign to be held on the 1st December 2012 at the Kanifing Municipal Council (KMC) grounds.

Stem cells being made from blood
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-20539835
A patient's own blood has been used to make personalised stem cells, which doctors hope will eventually be used to treat a range of diseases.