Wednesday, April 3, 2013

[Health] Male baldness 'indicates heart risk'

Male baldness 'indicates heart risk'
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-22014173
Men going thin on top may be more likely to have heart problems than their friends with a full head of hair, according to researchers in Japan.

Possible Path to Vaccine for AIDS Is Suggested
http://lifestyle.myjoyonline.com/pages/health/201304/103846.php
In what may be an important step toward a long-elusive AIDS vaccine, American researchers have minutely tracked one person's powerful immune response to the virus to see how a series of mutations led to an antibody that can defeat many H.I.

Roger Ebert cuts film review workload after cancer returns
http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Ebert-s-cancer-recurrence-means-fewer-film-reviews-4405699.php
Roger Ebert announced late Tuesday night that he is stepping back from some duties as the Chicago Sun-Times' film critic after a recurrence of cancer.

Beth Israel Deaconess, Lahey in talks to form alliance
http://bostonherald.com/business/healthcare/2013/04/beth_israel_deaconess_lahey_in_talks_to_form_alliance
The head of Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center said in a letter today that the hospital is in discussions to strengthen its partnership with Burlington-based Lahey Clinic รข€œin light of the rapid and fundamental changes in health care.

Dementia Tab Set to Top $200 Billion
http://www.vancouversun.com/health/Alzheimer+other+dementias+most+costly+malady+topping+cancer+heart+disease/8191087/story.html
Costs associated with dementia amounted to between $159 billion and $215 billion in the U.S. in 2010, and are expected to increase nearly 80% per adult by 2040, according to a RAND study.

Study: 'Low-T' Linked to RA Risk
http://www.medpagetoday.com/Rheumatology/Arthritis/38235
Lower testosterone levels predicted an increased risk of a subtype of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in men, results of a case-control study showed.

Steady Improvement In Mandela's Health Condition: S. African Presidency
http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/mandela-making-progress-still-in-hospital/article4577176.ece
Anti-apartheid icon and former South African President Nelson Mandela is continuing to respond "satisfactorily" to treatment in hospital, for a recurring lung infection that developed into pneumonia, the South African presidency said Wednesday.

Group-based incentives may produce more weight loss
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-204_162-57577799/group-weight-loss-challenges-for-money-may-be-most-effective/
By Genevra Pittman. NEW YORK | Mon Apr 1, 2013 5:41pm EDT. NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Employees offered financial incentives to lose weight may drop more pounds when they're competing as part of a group of colleagues, a new study suggests.

Exhaled breath is unique fingerprint
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-22013700
These "metabolites" represent the waste products of the body's chemistry - but their uniqueness had never been shown.

Statin side effects can often be overcome: study
http://www.philly.com/philly/health/hearthealth/HealthDay674987_20130401_Statin_Side_Effects_Often_Manageable__Study.html
By Genevra Pittman. NEW YORK | Mon Apr 1, 2013 7:52pm EDT. NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Most people who stop taking cholesterol-lowering statins - because of side effects or for another reason - are able to restart the same drug or a similar one without ...



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