[Health] Antidepressant risks during pregnancy lead to tough treatment decisions

Antidepressant risks during pregnancy lead to tough treatment decisions
http://www.drugwatch.com/2012/11/01/doctors-warn-women-to-avoid-antidepressants-during-pregnancy/
By Deborah Kotz, Globe Staff. Women taking antidepressants to manage chronic depression face a difficult decision when they become pregnant: Should they stay on the medications to keep from relapsing into depression, or should they stop taking the drugs ...

Researchers: Quick-release tape could prevent injuries to newborns' sensitive skin
http://natmonitor.com/2012/11/01/researchers-quick-release-tape-could-prevent-injuries-to-newborns-sensitive-skin/
Researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have worked in collaboration with a team of researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston to develop a quick-release medical tape that could prevent injuries to newborns' sensitive skin.

International project doubles genomic variation catalog in cloud database
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2012/oct/31/genomes-project-inventory-human-genetic-variation
The 1,000 Genomes Project, an international public-private consortium, has doubled the number of sequenced genomes in its open source catalog of human genomic variations - a great aid, researchers say, in medical efforts to find genetic underpinnings of ...

The "Dead" Walk at Napa's "Zombie Flu" Clinic
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/story/2012/11/01/nl-central-health-flu-shot-111.html
The "Dead" Walk at Napa's "Zombie Flu" Clinic. Napa County's Zombie Flu Clinic and Halloween Health Fair aimed to raise awareness, vaccinate the public and help you avoid that "walking dead" flu feeling.

Medivir Rises on Plans for Hepatitis C Study: Stockholm Mover
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-11-01/medivir-rises-on-plans-for-hepatitis-c-study-stockholm-mover.html
Medivir AB (MVIRB), a Swedish biotech company, rose the most in eight months after announcing a mid-stage study for a hepatitis C treatment combining simeprevir with VX-135, developed by Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. (VRTX).

Big Bend Home Health celebrates National Home Care Month
http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/opposition-casts-doubt-on-palliative-care-scheme-20121101-28mye.html
More than 11 million Americans receive home-delivered health care from home care providers. In their honor, Big Bend Home Health joins the National Association for Home Care & Hospice in celebrating November as National Home Care Month.

Cases of whooping cough on the rise in North Dakota
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-20137686
Cases of whooping cough (pertussis) have already more than doubled the cases reported last year, according to a press release from the North Dakota Department of Health.

Fear of maths can cause physical pain
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/education/fear-of-maths-can-cause-physical-pain/article4055046.ece
Fear of maths can activate pain networks in the brain, according to a new study. Researchers from the University of Chicago found that anxiety about maths can activate regions of the brain linked with the experience of physical pain and visceral threat ...

WSU Sees Increase in Life-Threatening Blood Alcohol Levels Among Students
http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/hbo/2012/oct/31/wsu-student-drank-5x-legal-limit/
The most recent alcohol-related death on a regional campus prompted officials at Washington State University to form a task force to address student drinking.