[Health] Sibling squabbles may not be harmless

Sibling squabbles may not be harmless
http://post.jagran.com/sibling-quarrels-bring-on-anxiety-1356081845
Sibling squabbles may not be harmless. Michelle Healy, USA TODAY12:01a.m. EST December 20, 2012. CommentsShare. Adolescent sibling fights can affect anxiety, depression and self-esteem.

Majority Of States Not Prepared For Emergencies
http://www.bioprepwatch.com/news/tfah-congress-must-pass-pahpra-by-end-of-2012/326600/
The majority of states (35) and Washington, D.C. received a score of 6 or lower on 10 crucial measures of public health preparedness, according to the 10th annual Ready or Not?

Alzheimer's cure would be on NHS
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/9759662/Alzheimers-cure-would-be-on-NHS.html
Jeremy Hunt said the service was likely to invest “on a large scale” in a drug that markedly slowed the march of the disease. Although such a move would probably be extremely expensive, he said the cost would be offset by savings in caring for people with ...

Merck's big PhIII failure on cholesterol drug spurs an EMA review
http://bostonglobe.com/business/2012/12/21/merck-says-niacin-combination-drug-failed-trial/YlccrVWeXMvHsiZfJqxejJ/story.html
Just hours after Merck spelled out that its one-time blockbuster hopeful Tredaptive had failed a huge late-stage study with more than 25,000 patients - proving both ineffective at reducing the risk of major coronary events while raising an unspecified danger ...

New Survey Shows Marijuana Use Among Teens Holds Steady in 2012
http://hometestingblog.testcountry.com/?p=23137
The results of this year's Monitoring the Future survey have been released on Wednesday and it showed marijuana use is holding steady among 8th-, 10th-, and 12th-graders.

Peterson: Shootings a setback for truth in mental illness
http://www.sfgate.com/health/article/Disarming-the-unstable-won-t-be-easy-4136933.php
It has been a week, and I still cannot comprehend the horror of last Friday's shooting that left 20 6- and 7-year-olds dead, as well as eight other people, in Newtown, Conn.

IQ tests 'do not reflect intelligence'
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/9755929/IQ-tests-do-not-reflect-intelligence.html
For more than a century our intelligence quotient (IQ) has been used to measure how clever people are and Mensa, the society for the intellectual elite, has even used the test to weed out sub-par applicants.

Design college says eagle-snatching-kid video a hoax
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/behind-the-eagle-internet-hoax-four-montreal-students-create-video-for-class-assignment/article6578890/
A YouTube video, posted Tuesday by MrNuclearCat, purports to show an eagle snatching a child off the ground for a few seconds at a Montreal park.

Flu update: Season in full swing in Washtenaw County; more than 40 cases ...
http://surfky.com/index.php/communities/51-top-news-for-all-sites/24192-flu-outbreak-is-up-and-down-week-to-week-
Flu season is under way in Washtenaw County, as more than 40 lab-confirmed cases of the illness have been reported to date, health officials said this week.

Once-conjoined twins debut at Philly Children's Hospital
http://www.philly.com/philly/health/20121221_Once-conjoined_twins_debut_at_Philly_Children_s_Hospital.html
Shellie and Greg Tucker got their miracle on 34th Street: Their 9-month-old daughters, Allison and Amelia, are separate but whole.

Whooping cough outbreak continues but cases have dropped
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/9760307/Whooping-cough-outbreak-continues-but-cases-have-dropped.html
The number of new cases recorded in November dropped for the first time in 18 months, but experts warned that the disease does usually die down in winter and it may not mean the outbreak has peaked.

Mandela has "steadily improved": Zuma
http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/world/mandelas-health-improving-president/story-e6frfkui-1226541998952
JOHANNESBURG | Fri Dec 21, 2012 12:01am EST. JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Nelson Mandela, the 94-year-old former South African leader who has spent nearly two weeks in hospital, is steadily improving and responding well to treatment, current ...