A Health Law at Risk Gives Insurers Pause

Policy experts and others are weighing the repercussions of the Supreme Court possibly striking down the entire health care law passed in 2010.

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Aggressive Prostate Cancer Tumors Controlled By Botanical Formula

A study by researchers at Indiana University, Methodist Research Institute that is published in The International Journal of Oncology reveals that a non-toxic, botanical orally administered formula controls aggressive human prostate tumors in mice... Original - http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/243540.php

Listen to Supreme Court Arguments about the Affordable Care Act

The Supreme Court finished hearing arguments about the Affordable Care Act yesterday. The Court is considering whether or not Congress can mandate that all citizens purchase health insurance. You can can listen to audio and download transcripts of the arguments from Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday on the Supreme Court’s website.

The Supreme Court justices will deliberate on the arguments for the next three months and are expected to announce a decision in the case in late June.

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Would Julia Roberts Ever Get Cosmetic Surgery?

Julia Roberts' Evil Queen in "Mirror Mirror" will do anything to stay looking young, but does Julia ever see herself getting any type of cosmetic surgery? Plus, why doesn't she make many public appearances with her husband, Danny Moder? Also, do the parents of the other students at her kids' school get starstruck when they see her? Julia Roberts' ... (more)

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Well: Phys Ed: How Perception Can Boost Performance

Manipulate equipment or expectations so that a task looks easy and, the work of one psychologist suggests, it will be.

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Childhood Exposure To Germs May Help Immunity

A new study of mice supports the idea that exposure to germs in childhood helps develop the immune system and thereby prevent allergies and other immune-related diseases such as asthma and colitis later on in life. Researchers at the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, US, led the study, a report of which is in the 22 March online issue of Science... Credit - http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/243384.php

Many Gynecologists Don’t Talk About Sex

Many gynecologist aren’t asking women enough questions about their sex lives or sexuality, and this may compromise care. Credit - http://www.webmd.com/sex/news/20120322/many-gynecologists-dont-talk-about-sex...

Inhibitor Causing Male Pattern Baldness Discovered

A study published in Science Translational Medicine, from the University of Pennsylvania, explains that scientists looking for the holy grail in beauty treatment have discovered an abnormal quantity of a protein, called Prostaglandin D2, present in the scalp of bald men, that they think may be responsible for their hair loss... Credit - http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/243263.php

Brazil's poor get free cosmetic surgery under philosophy that poor deserve beauty, too

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Those new plans you have been mulling over in recent days can now be given a sensible push. It's the Equinox, so sort out your game plan for the next 12 months, but don't stop at thinking! Make some decisions and put them into action. This is a great time to start new projects since you have initiative, imagination, drive and determination. You are a great starter, but not such a good finisher. Make the effort to be more disciplined.

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Stronger Food Smells Linked to Smaller Bites

Is the secret to a slimmer waistline found in your nose? A new study suggests that food aromas can make a difference in the amount of food people eat. Credit - http://www.webmd.com/diet/news/20120320/stronger-food-smells-linked-to-smalle...

Working Memory Capacity And The Wandering Mind

Studies have demonstrated that an individual's mind drifts off to unrelated thoughts regardless of what they are doing half of the time and chances are you will not read this entire article without thinking about something else... Original - http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/243094.php

Q & A: No Clear-Cut Taste Map of the Tongue

A long-circulating map of four regions of the tongue doesn’t reflect a fifth flavor — umami — or that taste buds have different degrees of sensitivity to more than one flavor.

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Apology ordered for botched facelift

A plastic surgeon has been ordered to apologise to a patient after a botched facelift left her feeling "inadequate, humiliated and insignificant". The names of the patient, surgeon and clinic have all been suppressed, but a decision released today by Health and Disabilities Commissioner Anthony Hill found the surgeon failed to give adequate ... (more)

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Kidney stones

Kidney stones — Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, risks, causes, treatment of this often intensely painful condition. Source - http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/kidney-stones/DS00282/rss=1

CDC To Start Hard Hitting Anti Smoking Ads

From Monday 19th March, a national advertising campaign against tobacco smoke is set to launch. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will run the ads for some 12 weeks or more, covering radio, TV, billboards, theaters and online venues... Source - http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/242970.php

Pap Smear And Screening Recommendations

A new study, published early online in Annals of Internal Medicine, states that according to new guidelines set forth by the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF), women ages 21 to 65 should be getting Pap smears at least every three years, and women who are between 30 and 65 can go as long as 5 years, if they receive the human papillomavirus (HPV) test when ... Source - http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/242985.php

PSA Test Cuts Prostate-Cancer Deaths -- At a Cost

In contrast to the U.S. study, Europe's study of PSA screening finds the test cuts prostate cancer deaths by 21% after 11 years. Via - http://www.webmd.com/prostate-cancer/news/20120314/psa-test-cuts-prostate-can...

Genes vs. Lifestyle: What Matters Most for Health?

If heart disease, cancer, or type 2 diabetes runs in your family, can a healthy lifestyle spare you from the disease? Here's the latest research into genes, lifestyle, and leading disease. Credit - http://www.webmd.com/healthy-aging/features/genes-or-lifestyle?src=RSS_PUBLIC

Bullied Over Food Allergies

Parents of kids with food allergies should be aware that their children may be teased or harassed because of their condition, experts say. Source - http://children.webmd.com/news/20120309/bullied-over-food-allergies?src=RSS_P...

My WebMD: Living with Marfan Syndrome

Though she was told she shouldn't have children because she has a genetic disorder that affects her connective tissue, Maya Brown-Zimmerman gave birth to two. Here's how she is adapting. Original - http://www.webmd.com/parenting/features/living-with-marfan-syndrome?src=RSS_P...

Past Pregnancies May Protect Against MS

Pregnancy appears to play a strong role in whether or not a woman may develop the autoimmune disease multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a new study. Credit - http://www.webmd.com/multiple-sclerosis/news/20120307/past-pregnancies-may-pr...

Liquor In Movies Promotes Teen Drinking

Putting Tobacco in Movies and TV shows has long been politically unacceptable, except for certain period pieces. Now it's booze under the spotlight with a report in April 2012 Pediatrics (published online March 5), showing that the more teenagers watched movies that featured consumption of alcohol, the more they were likely to drink themselves... Source - http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/242499.php

Well: A Heart Helper May Come at a Price for the Brain

Doctors have been fielding reports from patients that statins leave them feeling "fuzzy," and unable to remember small and big things.

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Spinal Cord Stimulation Efficiency Boosted With Implanted Device With Three Columns Of Electrodes

A study published in the March issue of Neurosurgery, the official journal of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, describes a new method of electrical stimulation that uses an implanted device with three columns of electrodes, which could increase the efficiency of spinal cord stimulation (SCS) for severe back pain... Original - http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/242370.php

The Perils Of Budget Plastic Surgery

Simple enough. But would you go to an ER doc for liposuction? How about letting your gynecologist perform your breast augmentation? Today, patients have more options than ever when choosing a doctor to perform both surgical and non-surgical cosmetic procedures, since a growing number of non-specialists are looking for ways to cash in on one of the ... (more)

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