[Health] Hip implant failure slightly higher in women

Hip implant failure slightly higher in women
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2013/02/19/hip-implants-replacement-women.html
Hip replacements are slightly more likely to fail in women than in men, according to one of the largest studies of its kind in U.S.

'Obamacare' could boost health insurance premiums
http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local/item/51196-christies-decision-on-health-benefits-exchange-probably-wont-change-insurance-choices?Itemid=248&linktype=hp_topstorylist
In this March 23, 2010 file photo, President Barack Obama signs the health care bill in the East Room of the White House in Washington.

Tamiflu: Myth and Misconception
http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2013/02/tamiflu-myth-and-misconception/273167/
Flu season is still here, and Hoffman-LaRoche, the manufacturer of the anti-viral drug Tamiflu (oseltamivir) are still running an ad intended to market directly to patients.

Bionic Eye Approved by FDA
http://www.healthaim.com/bionic-eye-approved-by-fda/
Sight will not be restored completely, but the a bionic eye approved last week by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration allows individuals who are sight-impaired to detect both light and dark.

Scott Walker's Budget Cuts Force Planned Parenthood To Close Four Clinics In ...
http://thinkprogress.org/health/2013/02/19/1607031/wisconsin-planned-parenthood-close/
Republican lawmakers in Wisconsin have singled out Planned Parenthood in their crusade against women's reproductive health - a popular anti-choice tactic that states like Texas, Oklahoma, and Arizona have also employed over the past year.

Should All Women Over 40 Get Annual Mammograms?
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323539804578260241902140764.html
Should All Women Over 40 Get Annual Mammograms? Article; Comments. more in Journal Reports: Health Care | Find New $LINKTEXTFIND$ ».

Holland Hospital named a top 100 facility
http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/news/local_news/healthgrades-ranks-ohio-hospitals-among-top-in-nation
Holland Hospital, 602 Michigan Ave., announced it achieved a place on Healthgrades' “America's 100 Best Hospitals” list.

African-American nurse says she was forbidden to touch newborn: 'I just was ...
http://www.csmonitor.com/The-Culture/Family/2013/0219/No-black-nurses-lawsuit-Nurse-asked-not-to-touch-infant
An African-American nurse who is suing a Flint hospital because she said it agreed to a man's request that no African-American nurses care for his newborn recalled Monday she was stunned by her employer's actions.