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Komen's reversal on Planned Parenthood irks some

Columbus Dispatch -
Nancy G. Brinker, founder and CEO of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, issued an apology. Joyce Beatty today became the first candidate in the hotly contested Democratic primary field for the new 3rd Congressional District seat to go on Columbus television ...

Malaria deaths hugely underestimated - Lancet study

BBC News -
By Neil Bowdler Science and health reporter, BBC News Worldwide malaria deaths may be almost twice as high as previously estimated, a study reports.

Minn. food company recalls about 1 million eggs in 34 states

USA TODAY -
MINNETONKA, Minn. (AP) - A Minnesota food company said Friday it is recalling more than a million hard-cooked eggs distributed to 34 states after testing revealed some may be contaminated with listeria.

Calls for teenage boys to also receive HPV vaccine against sexually ...

Daily Mail -
By Charles Walford The HPV vaccine should be given to all males between the ages of 11 and 21 to protect them against sexually transmitted diseases and cancers, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has said in its 2012 report.

Path Is Found for the Spread of Alzheimer's

New York Times -
Alzheimer's disease seems to spread like an infection from brain cell to brain cell, two new studies in mice have found. But instead of viruses or bacteria, what is being spread is a distorted protein known as tau.

CDC: Child Abuse, Neglect Cost United States $124 Billion

CBS Local -
DETROIT (WWJ) - The total lifetime estimated financial costs associated with just one year of confirmed cases of child maltreatment (physical abuse, sexual abuse, psychological abuse and neglect) is approximately $124 billion, according to a report ...

Raw Milk Strikes 38 with Campylobacter in PA, MD, WV and NJ

Food Poison Journal -
According to AP, an outbreak of a Campylobacter bacterial infection due to consuming raw milk from a Edwin Shank's Family Cow Farm in Pennsylvania is now linked to thirty-eight illnesses in four states, The farm has temporarily suspended sales.

Social media reason behind twitching disorder

Times of India -
A strange outbreak of twitching disorder in upstate New York may be spreading through social media as a kind of subconscious mimicry, say experts.

Siblings' brain scans may hold key to addictions

Fox News -
Print Email Share Comments Recommend Tweet Drug addicts and their non-addicted siblings share certain features in the brain, suggesting a susceptibility to addiction is inherited but is also a flaw that can be overcome, scientists said on Thursday.

Babies top off Wear Red Day

The Daily News Journal -
Middle Tennessee Medical Center nurse Rachel Ramsey holds baby twins at MTMC who were part of National Wear Red Day. / submitted photo MURFREESBORO - Friday was National Wear Red Day, and Saint Thomas Heart at Middle Tennessee Medical Center and Saint ...

Weight loss is key in fighting type 2 diabetes

San Francisco Chronicle -
Carlo Allegri / AP Paula Deen, who has an endorsement deal with a drugmaker, has made no mention of weight loss. Nutrition and public policy expert Marion Nestle answers readers' questions in this monthly column written exclusively for The Chronicle.

9 Super Bowl snacks made healthy

Fox News -
Print Email Share Comments Recommend Tweet The Super Bowl is one of the biggest calorie fests of the year for many Americans. The average football fan eats about a day's worth of calories during the game, and the US Calorie Control Council estimates ...

Sugar should be regulated like alcohol, tobacco, commentary says

CBS News -
A new commentary published online in the Feb. 1 issue of Nature says sugar is just as "toxic" for people as the other two, so the government should step in to curb its consumption.

Walgreen Co.'s January sales fall after loss of Express Scripts

Chicago Tribune -
Walgreen Co.'s decision to withdraw from the pharmacy network of one of its biggest customers, coupled with a mild cold-and-flu season, dragged down its January sales by 2.3 percent to $5.8 billion.

Photo Gallery: Give Kids a Smile! Day at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital

Patch.com -
The American Dental Association's Give Kids a Smile! day provides free dental care to uninsured children. On Friday, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital cleaned and fixed the smiles of 40 children on Give Kids a Smile!

Pfizer Cites Packaging Flaws in Birth-Control Pill Recall

Wall Street Journal -
By JONATHAN D. ROCKOFF And JENNIFER CORBETT DOOREN Drug maker Pfizer Inc. recalled about a million packs of birth-control pills that weren't packaged correctly, which raised the risk of unplanned pregnancies among women who relied on the pills.

The Hidden Outbreak: Why Restaurants Stay Anonymous

ABC News -
After a certain fast food chain was linked to an outbreak of salmonella that sent at least 20 people to the hospital last year, food safety officials decided it wasn't necessary to tell consumers which restaurant was allegedly involved.

NY town still baffled by teens' mysterious tics

CNN International -
By Steve Almasy and Jim Spellman, CNN Editor's note: Tune in to "Dr. Drew" on HLN next week at 9 ET/6 PT for the latest on the investigation into this strange illness that's causing 15 teens to suffer uncontrollable twitching and outbursts.

Waning hope, a 6-organ transplant, life anew

Boston.com -
By Martine Powers A 9-year-old Maine girl will leave Children's Hospital Boston today, three months after transplant surgeons replaced five of her abdominal organs and her esophagus to save her from a rare and aggressive cancer.

Study works out kinks in understanding of massage

Nashua Telegraph -
By ERYN BROWN Now scientists may have figured out why, by identifying how massage switches genes on and off, thus reducing inflammation and coaxing muscle adaptation to exercise.
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