Sunday, March 31, 2013

[Health] 2 Men in China Die of Lesser-Known Strain of Bird Flu

2 Men in China Die of Lesser-Known Strain of Bird Flu
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/story/2013/03/31/wrd-china-bird-flu-death.html
SHANGHAI - Two men have died here after contracting a strain of avian flu that had not been previously found in humans, Xinhua, China's official news agency, reported Sunday.

As officials investigate, patients fear the future
http://www1.whdh.com/news/articles/local/boston/10010248309354/mass-weighs-new-regs-for-compounding-pharmacies/
Lawsuits in meningitis outbreak aim to ease toll from mounting bills, failing health. day 2. Milda Mattila, 87, is visited at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor, Mich.

Study: Hormone therapy increases breast cancer risk, mortality
http://www.natureworldnews.com/articles/1122/20130331/hormone-replacement-therapy-increases-breast-cancer-risk-study-warns.htm
LOS ANGELES - In the nearly 11 years since researchers first rang alarm bells that women on hormone replacement therapy faced an increased risk of breast cancer, some have suggested that taking estrogen and progestin to treat symptoms of menopause ...

Don't hesitate to question your medical providers
http://fox6now.com/2013/03/31/scores-of-tulsa-dental-patients-tested-for-hepatitis-hiv-exposure/
Going to the dentist should be an easy thing. You should be able to trust your dentist, and above all you should know that it's a sterile office.

Tripp's parents joyous over son's return home
http://www.11alive.com/news/article/285916/40/Tripp-Halstead-released-from-hospital
It was a homecoming thousands had been waiting for the last few months. The parents of Tripp Halstead tell FOX 5 News that they are overwhelmed that their little boy is back at home.

Hospitals Question Medicare Rules on Readmissions
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/30/business/hospitals-question-fairness-of-new-medicare-rules.html?pagewanted=all
It is no longer enough for hospitals to make patients healthy enough to leave. Now, as part of the Obama administration's health care overhaul, they are spending millions of dollars to keep those patients from coming back, often acting like personal assistants ...

New Mexicans not shy about being organ donors
http://www.lcsun-news.com/las_cruces-news/ci_22910132/new-mexicans-not-shy-about-being-organ-donors
LAS CRUCES - Welcome to National Donate Life Month. Are you an organ donor? If so, you've helped put New Mexico in the Top 10 nationally, percentage wise, of states.

BIG Cat Needs To Be Adopted By Someone With A BIG Heart!
http://perezhilton.com/teddyhilton/2013-03-31-big-cat-needs-to-be-adopted-by-someone-with-a-big-heart
Hit the gym, cat! And don't be eating no fat - no more, no more! A 29 pound cat named Stuie has arrived at the Oregon Humane Society, and it is definitely VERY lovable!

Obama administration withdraws plan to use taxpayer funds for sex-change ...
http://www.pinknews.co.uk/2013/03/30/us-public-consultation-on-hold-while-medicare-definition-of-gender-reassignment-as-experimental-challenged/
The Obama administration has withdrawn a proposal to allow Medicare to pay for sex-change operations. The policy change was expected to draw criticism from Congress and perhaps taxpayers.

State health officials investigate after hepatitis B exposure at Boston Medical ...
http://boston.cbslocal.com/2013/03/30/boston-medical-center-investigating-hepatitis-b-outbreak/
State health officials are investigating how five patients may have been exposed to hepatitis B at a Boston hospital, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health said Sunday.

Eastern Pa. cave's bat population plummets
http://www.upi.com/blog/2013/03/30/Millions-of-bats-dying-during-hibernation/1811364651525/
DOYLESTOWN, Pa., April 1 (UPI) -- Nearly all of the 10,000 bats that made an abandoned iron ore mine Pennsylvania's second-largest known bat habitat have died, a state biologist says.

Rabid fox found in Berthoud
http://kwgn.com/2013/03/30/first-fox-confirmed-to-have-rabies-in-larimer-county-3/
Earlier this week, a fox was confirmed to have rabies, a first for Larimer County, according to the Larimer County Department of Health and Environment.

Several Changes to Michigan Medical Marijuana Laws Take Effect Monday
http://www.therepublic.com/view/story/e45b506250e4433b908a1d1b00bc0ea9/MI-XGR--Medical-Marijuana-Laws
Medbox to Host Free Educational Seminar & Demonstration April 3rd in Massachusetts HOLLYWOOD, CA - Medbox, Inc. (OTC Markets: MDBX) (www.

Doctors: BMI charts are just a rule of thumb
http://www.toledoblade.com/Medical/2013/04/01/Doctors-BMI-charts-are-just-a-rule-of-thumb.html
A body mass index chart divide a a person's body weight by the square of his or her height. Enlarge. Body mass index charts have provoked considerable controversy in recent months because some say the BMI measurements unfairly peg people as ...

'An amazing moment': 15-year-old Oregon boy with Down syndrome scales ...
http://www.nydailynews.com/life-style/health/ore-teen-syndrome-scales-mount-everest-article-1.1303959




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