Dangerous bacterial meningitis outbreak in New York City with 22 people ...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2298541/Dangerous-bacterial-meningitis-outbreak-New-York-City-22-people-infected-7-dead.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
New York City has been hit with a bacterial meningitis outbreak with 22 people infected so far, according to city health officials who are urging promiscuous gay men to get vaccinated against infection.
FDA proposes stricter rules for heart defibrillators
http://newyork.newsday.com/news/health/fda-proposes-stricter-rules-for-heart-defibrillators-1.4886907
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is proposing new rules aimed at improving the reliability of emergency defibrillators following some 45,000 reports of device failures over the past seven years.
Billionaire Bill Gates will give you $100K for a condom that makes sex feel better
http://www.sciencerecorder.com/news/billionaire-bill-gates-will-give-you-100k-for-a-condom-that-makes-sex-feel-better/
Billionaire Bill Gates will give you $100K for a condom that makes sex feel better. Gates' foundation contends that projects with the most potential have a shot at receiving $1 million in additional funding.
Joe Weider, Founder of a Bodybuilding Empire, Dies at 93
http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/25/sports/joe-weider-founder-of-a-bodybuilding-empire-dies-at-93.html?pagewanted=all
Joe Weider, a scrawny kid who sculpted himself with bodybuilding during the Great Depression and created an empire of muscle magazines, fitness equipment, doubtful dietary supplements and Olympic-style contests featuring Arnold Schwarzenegger, died ...
Health Hack: Natural, DIY Easter Egg Dyes
http://www.blisstree.com/2013/03/22/beauty-shopping/natural-easter-egg-dyes/
50fad90bbc661094ca3402ebe1b1032e Easter Sunday is a little over a week away, so for today's Health Hack we're going to look at natural, non-toxic egg dye options.
Vial containing strain of potentially deadly virus missing from Texas laboratory
http://www.click2houston.com/news/UTMB-Virus-missing-from-secured-facility/-/1735978/19447296/-/12g2h3e/-/index.html
A small vial containing a potentially harmful strain of virus has gone missing from a Texas laboratory, it was revealed today. The vial, which contains a strain of the Guanarito virus, had been locked in a bio-hazard freezer within the University of Texas' Medical ...
Each family dinner adds up to benefits for adolescents
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/03/24/family-dinner-adolescent-benefits/2010731/
Parents have heard it for years: Family dinners help kids avoid risky behaviors and may even help them in school. But new research shows that the more frequent these dinners, the better the adolescents fare emotionally, says new research published this ...
Florida Surgeon General: Good health starts with good jobs, education
http://www.nwfdailynews.com/local/how-healthy-is-your-county-1.116280
There has been a lot of discussion this week about the health rankings of Florida counties. For the fourth year running, the University of Wisconsin and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation released the County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, which provide ...
Mothers of Childhood Cancer Patients "Go Bald" at St. Baldrick's
http://www.okcfox.com/newsroom/top_stories/videos/kokh_vid_10375.shtml
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK-- Ten mothers stepped up to the stage at the St. Baldrick's Oklahoma City event, and said goodbye to their long locks in honor of their children with cancer.
Spring Allergies? Here's Help
http://www.wcyb.com/news/Doctors-give-tips-to-help-fight-allergies/-/14590844/19435864/-/4v6qru/-/index.html
Spring is in the airâ€"and so is pollen. If you're one of the 60 million Americans who suffer from hay fever, we're here to help.
What's in Your Food?
http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/style/199585931.html
The recent horsemeat scandal proved we don't always know what's in our food but for reporter Michael Moss the more frightening revelation is what companies are knowingly putting into our diet.
Hundreds fill Pettit Center for annual MDA "Muscle Walk"
http://fox6now.com/2013/03/24/hundreds-fill-pettit-center-for-annual-mda-muscle-walk/
MILWAUKEE (WITI) - Hundreds filled the Pettit National Ice Center on Sunday, March 24th to support those affected by muscular dystrophy.
911 call: Listen to Macomb Township college student perform CPR, save baby ...
http://detroit.cbslocal.com/2013/03/23/911-call-good-samaritan-helps-save-newborn-who-isnt-breathing/
Ryan Cornelissen, 21, of Macomb Township, called 911 for assistance when he chanced on a couple whose baby was born just minutes before.
For Toms River, An Imperfect Salvation
http://wuky.org/post/toms-river-imperfect-salvation
In 1953, the Swiss chemical company Ciba came to Toms River, N.J. By all accounts, the community was delighted to have it. The chemical plant for manufacturing textile dye brought jobs and tax revenue to the small town on the Jersey shore.
Sending a message
http://www.minotdailynews.com/page/content.detail/id/574197/TGU-Towner-celebrates--Kick-Butts-Day--to-fight-tobacco-usage.html?nav=5010
Children colored anti-smoking slogans as part of the Kick Butts Day anti-tobacco festivities, in front of the Graham County Courthouse, Wednesday.
Ala Legislature to take on revamp of Medicaid
http://www.fox10tv.com/dpp/onpolitix/alabama_onpolitix/medicaid-overhaul-on-legislative-agenda
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The Alabama State Legislature is set to begin work on an overhaul bill that will change Medicaid to a managed care plan by 2017.
ACS Relay For Life of Elmwood Park June 14-15
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/story/2013/03/23/sk-relay-for-life-regina.html
Local volunteers will devote their time, talents and energy over the next several months to saving lives faster and creating a world with more birthdays as they prepare for this year's American Cancer Society Relay For Life of Elmwood Park to be held June ...
Toenail clippings to measure toxic exposure in NJ
http://www.sfgate.com/news/medical/article/Toenail-clippings-to-measure-toxic-exposure-in-NJ-4380207.php
GARFIELD, N.J. (AP) - The neighborhood looks exceedingly normal: single-family homes and apartment buildings packed together, dogs barking from postage-stamp-size lawns, parents hustling down narrow sidewalks to fetch their children from school.
APNewsBreak: Former surgeon general Carmona joining board of electronic ...
http://www.sfgate.com/business/article/APNewsBreak-Ex-surgeon-general-joins-e-cig-board-4380334.php
RICHMOND, Va. - Former U.S. surgeon general Richard Carmona, who highlighted the dangers of secondhand smoke and supported a ban on all tobacco products, is joining the board of directors for NJOY Inc., the nation's leading electronic cigarette ...
Arena, Vivus find obesity drugs fizzle on costs
http://www.sunherald.com/2013/03/23/4547903/arena-vivus-find-obesity-drugs.html
FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION/ASSOCIATED PRESS The Food and Drug Administration approved Belviq, Arena Pharmaceutical's anti-obesity pill, for long-term weight loss to enter the U.S.
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