[Health] Fukushima Residents Have Slightly Higher Cancer Risk

Fukushima Residents Have Slightly Higher Cancer Risk
http://www.ndtv.com/article/world/japan-riled-by-who-s-fukushima-cancer-warning-337035
There is a lightly higher risk of developing some types of cancers for people living near the site of the Fukushima nuclear power disaster, says a group of international experts who carried out an analysis.

Same Genetic Basis Found in 5 Types of Mental Disorders
http://www.upi.com/blog/2013/02/28/Study-5-major-psychiatric-disorders-share-genetic-link/2321362071785/
The psychiatric illnesses seem very different - schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, autism, major depression and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

Hawaii, Once Again, the Happiest State in the Country
http://healthland.time.com/2013/02/28/aloha-to-the-healthiest-state-hawaii-ranks-highest-in-well-being/
For the fourth year in a row, Hawaii residents are the happiest and healthiest in the nation, a new study finds. The research from Gallup found that Hawaii topped this year' s Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index, which ranks states based on more than 50 ...

Why some people get spots and others don't: Scientists discover the 'bad ...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2286407/Why-people-spots-dont-Scientists-discover-bad-bacteria-gives-blemishes.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
But the days of spots may now be numbered after scientists discovered why some people are more prone to them than others. The researchers, from UCLA, have discovered more about the bacteria that live on the skin and cause acne.

Can an app help find cancer cure?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-21630746
How would you like to cure cancer? And you wouldn't have to do anything more than play a computer game on your phone. That is the thinking behind a rather unusual project starting today.

Blocked Heart Arteries May Be Key Risk Factor for Stroke
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/health-fitness/health/Clogged-arteries-can-precipitate-stroke/articleshow/18745661.cms
THURSDAY, Feb. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Even though strokes typically involve a stoppage of blood flow to the brain, people with specific types of blockages in heart arteries may be especially prone to the attacks, a new study finds.

Morning Sickness Drug Zorfan Safe for Fetus
http://www.biosciencetechnology.com/news/2013/02/morning-sickness-meds-wont-harm-fetus
(Photo : Reuters) Popular anti nausea drug ondansetron (brand name Zofran) does not cause any birth defects nor any risk to the growing fetus.

Debi Austin, featured in anti-smoking 'Voicebox' ad, dies
http://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/Star-of-Unsettling-Anti-Smoking-Ad-Dies-of-Cancer-193871891.html
Deborah "Debi" Austin, a Californian who became a symbol of the anti-smoking movement for her powerful role in advocacy and education, died last week.

Sequester spin: The threat to free meals for seniors
http://www.google.com/hostednews/getty/article/ALeqM5hIj_XESlZyaVIvZ7hoITOgF7tARA?docId=162799654
(Justin Sullivan/GETTY IMAGES). “Federally assisted programs like Meals on Wheels would be able to serve 4 million fewer meals to seniors.

Shocked, Shocked, Over Hospital Bills
http://www.forbes.com/sites/chrisconover/2013/02/28/5-take-aways-from-steven-brills-time-tome-on-health-costs/
Uwe E. Reinhardt is an economics professor at Princeton. He has some financial interests in the health care field. Capt. Louis Renault's famous line in the movie “Casablanca” comes to mind as I behold the reaction to the journalist Steven Brill's 36-page ...