[Health] Health roundup: Glass halts generic Lipitor production

Health roundup: Glass halts generic Lipitor production
http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/health/generic-lipitor-yanked-due-glass-particles-article-1.1208239
One generic version of Lipitor is ceasing production after glass was found in some pills. (Photo: Leslie Smith, Jr. USAT). 11:09AM EST November 30.

US birth rate lowest since 1920: Blame economy?
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-204_162-57556442/u.s-birth-rate-lowest-since-1920-blame-economy/
America's birth rate has fallen to the lowest number on record, according to a new report from the Pew Research Center. The drop may be due in part to falling birthrates among foreign-born women who immigrate to the United States, according to the ...

Wider Availability of Methadone Helps Curb HIV in Vietnam
http://www.voanews.com/content/expansion-of-methadone-helps-curb-hiv-in-vietnam/1555884.html
HANOI - Treatment for intravenous drug users in Vietnam remains a very sensitive subject, but the expansion of methadone treatment has been welcomed by HIV clinicians.

10 ways falling off the fiscal cliff could hurt your health
http://www.abc15.com/dpp/news/national/fiscal-cliff-10-ways-falling-off-the-fiscal-cliff-could-hurt-your-health
(CNN) -- If President Barack Obama and Congress cannot reach an agreement on the fiscal cliff, economic experts agree it would be devastating.

Australia's new plain packaging 'makes cigarettes taste worse'
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/australiaandthepacific/australia/9713249/Australias-new-plain-packaging-makes-cigarettes-taste-worse.html
The new packets, which are blank aside from gruesome health warnings, have been filling shelves for the past two months as part of the toughest anti-tobacco measures in the world.

Are You Short? Would You Ever Get Leg Lengthening Surgery?
http://thegloss.com/beauty/are-you-short-leg-lengthening-surgery-900/
I'm 5'7″, but growing up, my female friends were almost exclusively over 5'11″ so I just assumed I was on the shorter side of things until I got older and realized I'm a pretty average height, if not a bit above.

Health officials: Athens has spiraling HIV crisis
http://greece.greekreporter.com/2012/11/30/greece-sees-rise-in-hiv-infections/
ATHENS, Greece - Athens is seeing an alarming increase in new HIV infections, particularly among intravenous drug users, health officials warned Friday, as Greece struggles through a protracted financial crisis in which funding for health care and drug ...

The Mammogram Mess: The Most Difficult Decision for Women in Their 40s
http://healthland.time.com/2012/11/30/the-mammogram-mess-the-most-difficult-decision-for-women-in-their-40s/
A woman looks at the mammography photo to see the absence of the tumor in Israel on Aug. 27, 2012. Related. Can Your Job Increase Your Risk of Developing Breast Cancer?