[Health] Melanoma Risk May Be Genetic for Redheads

Melanoma Risk May Be Genetic for Redheads
http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2012/11/01/3623446.htm
Genetic research is putting a new complexion on melanoma risk. It has long been known that people with red hair, fair skin, freckles, and an inability to tan are at the highest risk for melanoma.

Mass. pharmacy board approves tougher rules for compounding pharmacies
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2012/11/01/new-bill-will-seek-to-increase-federal-oversight-of-speciality-pharmacies/
By Kay Lazar, Globe Staff. The Patrick administration Thursday unveiled new emergency regulations to more tightly oversee compounding pharamacies like the Framingham facility linked to the national fungal meningitis outbreak.

Get your home tested for radon, Health Canada urges
http://www.itv.com/news/2012-11-01/lung-cancer-overtakes-breast-cancer-as-biggest-killer-of-women-warn-doctors/
TORONTO -- Health Canada is urging Canadians to test their homes for radon, a leading cause of lung cancer. After smoking, exposure to radon is the second leading cause of the often deadly disease.

Study finds healthy snacks still limited in some US schools
http://www.arktimes.com/ArkansasBlog/archives/2012/11/01/healthy-kids-could-use-healthy-school-food
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. school children searching for a healthy snack at school - perhaps an apple or some celery sticks - may find that a bag of potato chips is much easier to come by, a report released on Thursday said.

Rick Scott And Rick Perry Could Cost Hospitals Billions
http://www.nola.com/opinions/index.ssf/2012/10/legislators_leave_health_care.html
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL - MAY 18: Florida Governo... Moves by Governors like Florida's Rick Scott (pictured here) and Rick Perry of Texas to opt out of participating in the expansion of the Medicaid health insurance program for the poor could cost public ...

Colorado boy dies after 3 years without a brain
http://www.abc15.com/dpp/news/national/nickolas-coke-colorado-boy-dies-after-3-years-without-a-brain
DENMAN: Simple party lets us celebrate and keep budget intact. If our children had arrived on their due dates, we would have had one born in May, another in September, one in October and another in Novembe…

AHA sues HHS over Medicare payment denials
http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20121101/NEWS/311019941/aha-sues-hhs-over-medicare-payment-denials
(Updated at 3:15 p.m. ET.) In a federal lawsuit, the American Hospital Association and four healthcare providers accuse HHS of illegally denying hospitals Medicare payments for audited outpatient procedures.

Vertex joins with GSX, Janssen for hepatitis C trials
http://www.masshightech.com/stories/2012/10/29/daily40-Vertex-joins-with-GSX-Janssen-for-hepatitis-C-trials.html
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: VRTX) rose 6 percent on Thursday, leading up to a 5 p.m. call with investors regarding its third quarter earnings, after it announced two new partnerships for studies of its potential treatment for hepatitis C. The Cambridge ...

Photo gallery: Best sports mustaches of all time
http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/uk/big-ben-sports-tache-for-movember-16232509.html
It's November! Or Movember, as the people who grow hair on the upper lip to raise money and awareness for men's health issues such as prostate and testicular cancer call it.

Does Utah's Medicaid autism experiment need higher standards?
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/55186103-78/medicaid-autism-pilot-therapy.html.csp
(Scott Sommerdorf | The Salt Lake Tribune) Nicole VanBuskirk walks her 6-year-old autistic son, Austin, to play in the backyard swingset, Monday, October 29, 2012.

Hobby Lobby Asks Judge To Block Obama Contraception Mandate
http://www.modbee.com/2012/11/01/2437749/hobby-lobby-set-to-argue-to-block.html
OKLAHOMA CITY -- An arts and craft supply company says part of the new federal health care law should be blocked because it requires coverage for morning-after and week-after birth control pills.