http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-204_162-57578019/bird-flu-claims-fourth-life-in-china/
The death toll from a new strain of bird flu rose to six in China on Thursday as scientists at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and around the world stepped up efforts to determine its pandemic risk.
Increase potassium and cut salt to improve stroke risk
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-22025341
Increasing potassium in our diets as well as cutting down on salt will reduce blood pressure levels and the risk of stroke, research in the British Medical Journal suggests.
Run or Walk: Gains in Heart Health Similar
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2303512/Walking-IS-good-health-running--youll-need-longer-benefits.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
Walking and running have about the same health benefits, researchers found - you just have to walk more to get them. Spending the same amount of energy yielded similar reductions in the risks of high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes, and ...
Early genetic markers of Alzheimer's risk identified
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-22025100
Genetic markers that could help highlight who is at risk of developing Alzheimer's disease have been identified by US scientists.
The high costs of caring for someone with dementia
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18563_162-57578047/the-high-costs-of-caring-for-someone-with-dementia/
(CBS News) A new study in the New England Journal of Medicine says nearly 15 percent of Americans over 70 have dementia, and the yearly cost of caring for them can run $70,000.
Report: More women moving in before marriage
http://kdvr.com/2013/04/04/study-more-unmarried-couples-moving-in-together/
(CNN) -- Taylor Spearnak met her boyfriend in 2002, during her third year of college, when they were both congressional interns in Washington.
Add male baldness to list of reasons to stay heart healthy
http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2013/04/04/baldness-male-heart.html
Men with certain types of baldness may be at higher risk for coronary heart disease, a research review suggests. Researchers at the University of Tokyo looked at data from almost 37,000 men in the U.S.
Court upholds $142 million verdict against Pfizer over Neurontin
http://www.lifehealthpro.com/2013/04/04/appeals-court-backs-carrier-in-off-label-drug-use
By Nick Brown. Wed Apr 3, 2013 10:18pm EDT. (Reuters) - A federal appeals court said Pfizer Inc should pay about $142 million to cover costs for the marketing and prescribing of epilepsy drug Neurontin for unapproved uses, a practice that has also earned it ...
US cities in the south suffer the most from allergies
http://www.catholic.org/health/story.php?id=50397
When it comes to allergy sufferers, American cities in the Deep South seem to suffer the worst. Unusually wet winters typically lead to high amounts of pollen and mold in the spring, meaning many will be grabbing tissues for watery eyes and runny noses.
Lead poisoning toll revised to 1 in 38 young kids
http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/04/04/3323191/lead-poisoning-toll-revised-to.html
NEW YORK (AP) -- Health officials say more than half a million young children are now believed to have lead poisoning in the United States.
Scientists 'read dreams' using brain scans
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22031074
Researchers in Japan used MRI scans to predict the images that people were seeing as they entered into an early stage of sleep. Writing in the journal Science, they reported that they could do this with 60% accuracy.
Cancer Patients May Be Unintended Victims of Budget Cuts
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57577947/medicare-cancer-patients-starting-to-feel-the-sequester-pain/
THURSDAY, April 4 (HealthDay News) -- Thousands of Medicare cancer patients are being denied treatment at clinics nationwide because of federal budget cuts related to the so-called sequester, according to a published report.
Rich Products Corporation expanding recall of frozen mini meals
http://fox6now.com/2013/04/04/rich-products-corporation-expanding-recall-of-frozen-mini-meals/
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WITI) - Rich Products Corporation, a Buffalo, N.Y. firm, is expanding its recall of various heat treated, not fully cooked frozen mini meals and snack items to more than 10.5 million pounds because they may be contaminated with E. coli ...
Scientists Use Brain Stimulation to Cure Cocaine-Addicted Rats
http://www.voanews.com/content/scientists-use-brain-stimulation-to-cure-cocaine-addicted-rats/1634995.html
Drug addiction might someday be cured with a simple treatment to "wake up" a dysfunctional region of the addict's brain.
Religious circumcision ritual leaves 2 Brooklyn infants with herpes
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/religious-circumcision-ritual-leaves-2-brooklyn-infants-herpes-article-1.1308205
Two Brooklyn infants have contracted herpes through a controversial religious circumcision ritual in the past three months, according to the city's Health Department.
Kan. abortion clinic opens in slain doc's building
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5hJHffmQxpZeVAXGjwchNZ7covhqw?docId=c9459c2956334faba7425ef6774780d1
WICHITA, Kan. - A new clinic offering abortions and other women's medical services saw its first patient Thursday in the Wichita building where a slain Kansas abortion provider had practiced.
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