[Health] FDA approves first new tuberculosis drug in 40 years

FDA approves first new tuberculosis drug in 40 years
http://www.livemint.com/Consumer/PUJLcdl86dBlFl86rheqrI/US-regulators-approve-new-tuberculosis-drug.html
Sirturo is the first new medicine to fight the deadly infection in more than four decades. Johnson & Johnson. Johnson & Johnson's pill Sirturo has been approved to fight tuberculosis.

Keep recess in play, pediatricians urge
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-204_162-57561430/recess-a-crucial-part-of-school-day-says-american-academy-of-pediatrics/
American Academy of Pediatrics' new policy statement says recess should never be withheld for punitive or academic reasons. School playground.

New Year's Diet Resolutions: Here's Why They're A Bad Idea
http://abcnews.go.com/US/years-resolutions-procrastination-expert-offers-tips-make-years/story?id=18056835
Note: this piece is not written by a doctor; nor a nutritionist; not even a dietician. It's written by a food lover, and a serious one at that.

Planned Parenthood kept out of program
http://www.nbcdfw.com/news/health/Texas-Judge-OKs-Ban-on-Planned-Parenthood-Funding-185308942.html
AUSTIN - Texas can bar Planned Parenthood from a program that provides contraceptive and health-screening services to low-income women, at least for now, under a judge's ruling Monday.

New Year's Resolutions: Apps, Websites Offer Motivation
http://sandhillsexpress.com/BuySell/BuySellDetails/tabid/108/ArticleId/6816/Apps-to-Help-with-New-Years-Resolutions.aspx
The New Year's resolution is a time-honored tradition. Make the resolve on Dec. 31 and very often the resolution is a fail by the end of Jan. 1. Technology is here to help us feeble humans make our resolutions and do our best to keep them.

Nevada proposes 24-hour mental health center
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57561416/nevada-proposes-24-hour-mental-health-center/
LAS VEGAS Nevada health officials are seeking to bolster psychiatric services for troubled people who might otherwise tax the resources of emergency rooms and prisons, by proposing a 24-hour urgent care center in Las Vegas for the mentally ill.

Health care law may help Baby Boomers
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/12/31/3758517/five-ways-your-health-care-will.html
The federal government is moving forward with the Affordable Care Act. And Baby Boomers stand to gain the most. doctor x-ray thinkstock.