[Health] FDA clears Salix anti-diarrheal for HIV patients

FDA clears Salix anti-diarrheal for HIV patients
http://www.livemint.com/Companies/dl82yNxYg3goZoAmigTHhP/Glenmark-shares-rise-on-Salix-drug-approval.html
The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first anti-diarrheal drug for HIV/AIDS patients, Salix Pharmaceuticals Ltd.'s (NASDAQ:SLXP) Fulyzaq.

Concerted efforts to curb food allergy need of the hour
http://www.clickondetroit.com/lifestyle/health/New-medical-technique-helps-kids-with-food-allergies/-/2300442/17959748/-/rtb85rz/-/index.html
MUMBAI: A recent scientific conference in Hyderabad emphasized the need for the country to be better equipped clinically and diagnostically to deal with the emerging problem of food allergies.

Guest Opinion: Susan Waters 'Tax reform could impact 7 million life insurance ...
http://www.kansascity.com/2012/12/31/3988538/new-year-means-tax-increases-to.html
It's happening again. Every few months, it seems, the President and Republicans and Democrats in Congress come to loggerheads over the ballooning federal debt.

Pakistan child measles deaths surge in 2012
http://www.ctvnews.ca/health/pakistan-child-measles-deaths-surge-in-2012-1.1097300
KARACHI, Pakistan (AP) - Measles cases surged in Pakistan in 2012, and hundreds of children died from the disease, an international health body said Tuesday.

Arizona goes to court to halt gov't funding of Planned Parenthood
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/texas-judge-oks-ban-planned-parenthood-funding-article-1.1230888
PHOENIX - Attorneys for the state and abortion foes are asking a federal appeals court to let it cut off federal and state funding for Planned Parenthood because the agency also offers abortions.

27% Pay Cut Or Not, More Docs To Leave Medicare In 2013
http://www.forbes.com/sites/brucejapsen/2013/01/01/27-pay-cut-or-not-more-docs-to-leave-medicare-in-2013/
The latest Congressional impasse on Medicare payment doctors is expected to increase the number of physicians who will restrict or stop taking patients covered by the federal health insurance program for the elderly.

5 Quick and Easy Tips for Change in 2013
http://blogs.psychcentral.com/relationships/2012/12/start-the-new-year-with-possibility-thinking-and-a-mindset-of-success/
As the new year is upon us and we tear off the last page of our 2012 calendars, many of us tend to pause and look longingly at the possibilities in the year ahead.