Fergie's New Year's resolutions; real-life Scarpetta retires ... Austin American-Statesman - The party was held down the hall from the morgue. The chitchat was about interesting autopsies. And the guests included crime novelist Patricia Cornwell. News Minute: Here is the latest Virginia news from The Associated ... Famed Medical Examiner Retires |
 New York Times | 'Valley Fever' Hits State Prison in Coalinga KMPH Fox 26 - It's called Valley Fever and prisoners may be contracting the virus through the environment they live in. In 2007, nearly 300 inmates at Pleasant Valley State Prison in Coalinga have been diagnosed with Valley Fever. Long-lasting LASIK Benefits 'Valley Fever' plagues US west |
 Pittsburgh Post Gazette | DeKalb court puts focus on mental health Atlanta Journal Constitution - Diversion efforts: Federal funding gives boost to program that serves as treatment option for nonviolent offenders. By DAVID SIMPSON The young man is in trouble with the law, but that's not the problem in this DeKalb County courtroom. Innovative mental health court pulls services together Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court launching Mental Health Court |
 MedPage Today | Short-term hormone therapy slows prostate cancer Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - New research suggests that two months of "androgen deprivation" therapy, which reduces levels of the androgen, a male hormone, can help slow the growth of locally advanced prostate cancer when given before and during ... Combo Therapy Cuts Prostate Cancer Death Rates Early therapy ‘delays prostate cancer’ |
Wake up and smell the turkey: Study exposes medical myths USA Today - By Liz Szabo, USA TODAY The holiday favorite's nap-inspiring powers have been greatly exaggerated, according to a new paper that debunks common health myths. Debunking Medical Myths How harmful are new wives’ tales? |
 Today's THV | CDC: Fliers exposed to drug-resistant TB USA Today - By Steve Sternberg, USA TODAY Federal health officials continued their 17-state search Sunday for passengers and crew who may have been infected with a rare, potentially deadly form of tuberculosis by a woman on an American Airlines flight from New ... CDC hunts for fliers on jet with TB-stricken passenger TB Patient Could Have Spread Disease in Plane |
 The Money Times | Bird flu kills 350 ducks in northern Vietnam Reuters - HANOI, Jan 3 (Reuters) - Bird flu has killed 350 white-winged ducks in northern Vietnam this week, the first outbreak in poultry detected this year, the government said on Thursday. Egypt: 4 Women Die of Bird Flu Bird flu hits geese farms in southern Vietnam - officials |
 Christian Science Monitor | Health reform comes slowly for California Christian Science Monitor - State leaders vow to try to extend insurance coverage, though a Dec. 26 US court ruling complicates their efforts. By Ben Arnoldy | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor Oakland, Calif. A warning for Colorado Employers fear loss of ERISA shield By Gregory Lopes |
 BBC News | Thousands to try to quit smoking BBC News - As many as 1.2 million people in England could try to quit smoking in the New Year, figures suggest. Cancer Research UK analysis of smoking trends since 2006 found January was the most popular month to quit, with an average of one in eight smokers ... Government chief adviser demands smoking ban in cars Thousands of smokers aim to quit |
BBC News | Thousands to try to quit smoking BBC News - As many as 1.2 million people in England could try to quit smoking in the New Year, figures suggest. Cancer Research UK analysis of smoking trends since 2006 found January was the most popular month to quit, with an average of one in eight smokers ... Government chief adviser demands smoking ban in cars Thousands of smokers aim to quit |