Vitiligo skin graft 'effective'
Source BBC on Thursday, March 11, 2010
Health - Skin transplant surgery can be an effective way of treating the skin disease vitiligo, say US researchers.
McConnell Knocks White House Fraud Initiative
Source Blogs NYTimes by DAVID M. HERSZENHORN on Thursday, March 11, 2010
Health - The Senate Republic leader says that health care fraud can be addressed on its own, without extensive legislation.
Obama Announces a Crackdown on Health Care Fraud
Source Blogs NYTimes by DAVID M. HERSZENHORN on Thursday, March 11, 2010
Health - The administration projects that so-called payment recapture audits could recover at least $2 billion in taxpayer money over the next three years.
Sebelius to Insurers: It's Not Too Late to Work Together
Source Blogs NYTimes by ROBERT PEAR on Thursday, March 11, 2010
Health - How long "before the business model collapses of its own weight?,'' the secretary of health and human services asked insurers on Wednesday.
Safe in Bed?
Source Blogs NYTimes by PAULA SPAN on Thursday, March 11, 2010
Health - Government agencies have long warned of the hazards of bed rails, but they are still used in many nursing homes.
Most Believe God Gets Involved
Source Blogs NYTimes by TARA PARKER-POPE on Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Health - New research shows that most Americans believe God is directly involved in their personal affairs, and that the good or bad things that happen are "part of God's plan.''
Sex drive 'lasts longer in men', research suggests
Source BBC on Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Health - Men are likelier than women to enjoy sex in old age, researchers find.
India help for Sri Lanka amputees
Source BBC by Narayan Bareth on Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Health - An Indian charity sends a team to Sri Lanka to provide 1,000 amputees in the war-ravaged north with artificial limbs.
Chickenpox row
Source BBC by Clare Murphy on Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Health - A vaccine is available - why not use it in the UK?
Swimming pool lanes etiquette
Source WashingtonPost by Vicky Hallett on Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Health - Appropriately clad in a Speedo, swim cap and nose plugs, Bob Axelrod told me a story.
A few setbacks and changes in routine to lose 10 pounds
Source WashingtonPost by Jennifer LaRue Huget on Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Health - Me Minus 10 got off to a rocky start two weeks ago: No sooner had I pledged to lose 10 pounds than I got, first, a GI-tract malady and then a wicked head cold (both now resolved). Neither helped me mentally or physically. Nor did learning, upon purchase of a new scale, that I have 12, not 10 poun...