Wednesday, April 3, 2013

[Health] Obama's $100m 'brain mapping' project to better understand diseases like ...

Obama's $100m 'brain mapping' project to better understand diseases like ...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2302847/Obamas-100m-brain-mapping-project-better-understand-diseases-like-Alzheimers-Parkinsons.html?ito=feeds-newsxml
President Barack Obama today unveiled plans to invest $100 million into research mapping the human brain, which it is hoped will unlock the secret of conditions from Alzheimer's to epilepsy.

Low melatonin may increase risk of type 2 diabetes
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/health-fitness/health/Drug-to-treat-insomnia-may-prevent-diabetes/articleshow/19358880.cms
Study: Sexual activity is rare among young adolescents. Low melatonin may increase risk of type 2 diabetes. Nanci Hellmich, USA TODAY4:28p.

Autism Awareness Fair today
http://www.wptv.com/dpp/news/region_c_palm_beach_county/west_palm_beach/autism-speaks-rallies-support-from-palm-beaches-treasure-coast-and-around-the-globe
... 2013. รข–¡ UPPER DARBY - The fourth annual Autism Awareness Fair will be from 5:30-7:30 p.m. today at Primos Elementary School, 861 Bunting Lane.

About 1200 dental patients in Oklahoma screened for HIV
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-201_162-57577314/medical-board-wants-criminal-charges-against-okla-dentist/
By Steve Olafson. OKLAHOMA CITY | Tue Apr 2, 2013 8:18pm EDT. OKLAHOMA CITY (Reuters) - About 1,200 patients have been screened for exposure to HIV and hepatitis in Oklahoma after authorities found a Tulsa dentist using improper sterilization ...

State reform update: Pa. governor latest to seek Medicaid changes
http://www.philly.com/philly/news/local/20130403_Businessman_joins_Democrats_aiming_to_run_against_Corbett.html
Governors continue to make pilgrimages to HHS as states keep trying to craft custom versions of the healthcare reform law's Medicaid expansion and avoid leaving new federal funding on the table.

Enlightening research shows meditation boosts compassion
http://www.northeastern.edu/news/2013/04/enlightening-research-shows-meditation-boosts-compassion/
Psychology professor David DeSteno heads the Social Emotions Group at Northeastern. Photo by Brooks Canaday. Meditation is associated with a slew of health benefits including improved mental health, better functional cognition, and even increased gray ...

Study: Sexual activity is rare among young adolescents
http://www.salon.com/2013/04/02/sex_crazed_kids_hardly/
In spite of public perception, sexual activity is exceedingly rare among the youngest adolescents, ages 10 to 12, a new report shows.

Marijuana's celebrity stigma goes up in smoke
http://www.ksdk.com/news/article/373083/71/Marijuanas-celebrity-stigma-goes-up-in-smoke
Young stars are acknowledging, if not celebrating, their cannabis consumption. Rihanna sports a shirt with a marijuana leaf during a show in Berlin in November.

Delay is urged in health reform
http://www.pressherald.com/news/Lawmakers-begin-vetting-Medicaid-expansion-bill.html
AUSTIN - As the working poor pushed to make their voices heard in the health care debate and advocates highlighted the importance of the issue for the growing Latino population, Senate Finance Committee Chairman Tommy Williams said Tuesday that ...



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