[Health] Shorter Telomere Length Increases Risk of Catching Cold: Study

Shorter Telomere Length Increases Risk of Catching Cold: Study
http://www.counselheal.com/articles/3965/20130219/shorter-telomere-length-increases-risk-catching-cold.htm
Short telomere length is associated with increased odds of falling ill due to common cold virus, says a new study. Telomeres are a kind of protective caps that protect the cell's genetic material from erosion during cell division.

Report: No added hysterectomy benefit with robotics
http://www.newsday.com/news/health/report-no-added-hysterectomy-benefit-with-robotics-1.4676180
Robotic surgery for routine hysterectomies provides no added benefit compared with another widely used procedure but costs more and increases the size of patients' hospital bills, researchers report Wednesday.

Revealed: The world's first bionic hand that allows patients to 'feel' sensations is ...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2280083/The-worlds-bionic-hand-allow-patients-feel-sensations-set-transplanted-patient.html
A bionic hand which allows the recipient to feel 'lifelike' sensations is to be transplanted on to a patient's arm for the first time.

Mom births two sets of identical twins in one day
http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/health/miracles-texas-mom-birth-sets-identical-twins-article-1.1267657?localLinksEnabled=false
Texas mom Tressa Montalvo gave birth to quadruplets on February 14, 2013. Four little boysâ€"what an amazing Valentine. Okay, you might be thinking, giving birth to multiples is nothing newâ€"this is BabyCenter, after all.

Drug overdose deaths up for 11th consecutive year
http://www.tampabay.com/news/nation/drug-overdose-deaths-up-for-11th-consecutive-year/1275855
Most of drug overdose deaths in recent years were accidents involving addictive pain killers, such as OxyContin, despite growing attention to risks from these medications.

Girl Catches Fire at Oregon Hospital
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/health/2013/02/19/girl-catches-fire-at-oregon-hospital/
An 11-year-old cancer survivor who was hospitalized with a head injury is now recovering from third-degree burns after her shirt mysteriously caught fire in a Portland, Ore.