[Health] Langone Was Patient at Namesake Hospital Amid Evacuation

Langone Was Patient at Namesake Hospital Amid Evacuation
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gqYZBxf82OSjt7ajP-ZkUVdoxRcg?docId=CNG.cd877b51d07bcdf238629c4deaff0f61.d11
Kenneth Langone, the billionaire chairman of New York University Hospital, said he was recovering from pneumonia at NYU Langone Medical Center and had to be evacuated after Hurricane Sandy knocked out power.

Scientists Move Closer to a Lasting Flu Vaccine
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2012/10/31/flu-vaccine-novartis.html
As this year's flu season gathers steam, doctors and pharmacists have a fresh stock of vaccines to offer their patients. The vaccines usually provide strong protection against the virus, but only for a while.

The Brain Controls Our Ability To Stop Habits
http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2012-10/lasers-turn-bad-habits-rat-brains
Habits are controlled by our brains, and recently, a region has been identified by MIT researchers which provides insight into how the brain can shift between new habits and old ones.

Breast cancer more lethal in men
http://blogs.independent.co.uk/2012/10/31/secondary-breast-cancer-but-youre-going-to-be-okay-arent-you/
Santa Maria man sentenced for rape of classmate. An 18-year-old former St. Joseph High School student charged with raping a then 16-year-old classmate last year when he was a juvenile, was se…

State to keep Planned Parenthood in program â€" for now
http://www.privatemdlabs.com/blood-testing-news/Sexually_Transmitted_Diseases/Planned-Parenthoods-appeal-for-funding-from-Texas-is-refused%24800894289.php
AUSTIN - Planned Parenthood will remain part of the Women's Health Program for now, state officials said Wednesday, putting off the organization's ouster as critics questioned whether enough health-care providers would exist without it.

Weight-loss surgery tops new list of medical innovations in 2013
http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Health/2012/Oct-31/193408-top-medical-innovations-treat-headaches-diabetes.ashx
The Cleveland Clinic on Wednesday released its annual Top 10 list of best medical innovations for the coming year. At No. 1 is an old procedure: weight-loss surgery.

Math anxiety can cause pain
http://www.independent.ie/and-finally/maths-fear-activates-brain-pain-3279381.html
Fear of mathematics can activate regions of the brain linked with the experience of physical pain and visceral threat detection, researchers say.