** Early-warning diabetes test hope **
Experts believe a simple blood test could spot diabetes up to 10 years before the first symptoms of the disease occur. < http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-12803909 >

Based largely on misinformation and confusion, potassium iodine pills have flown off theshelves in the United States, and in China, panicked shoppers have bought up iodized salt, mistakenly believing that it offers protection.

Radiation sickness is very rare, and it is triggered only when humans are exposed to extremely strong doses of radiation, far higher than presently found even close to the damaged plant, more than 150 miles north of Tokyo…

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A story from AP Mobile:

RMC, Stringfellow won’t be welcoming smokers much longer

The failure of the procedure, called transoral gastroplasty, pushes back the availability of any incision-less procedure to millions of obese Americans for several years, a disappointment to companies trying to find the next best thing to major surgery. The setback also further restricts options for those who are overweight, because it is occurring on top of federal rejections of a new generation of diet pills…

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About one in every 20 adults in the United States has survived cancer, including nearly one-fifth of all people over 65, according to new federal data.

20% Rise Seen in Number of Survivors of Cancer

The implications are that many cancers are treatable, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.

http://nyti.ms/haTevV

Combo-pilling has been gaining appeal among dieters, doctors and pharmaceutical companies, in part because single diet drugs have not been a great success. After sibutramine (Meridia) was taken off the market last October, there was only one drug left that was approved by the FDA for treating obesity for more than a few weeks: orlistat (Xen-ical by prescription or Allī over the counter). But even though orlistat is the only long-term option for consumers, many dieters eschew it because they can experience side effects (oily stains on their underwear, for example) if they eat fat-heavy meals. To many, combo-pilling begins to seem like the answer…
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A nice article in TIME magazine about pain.

http://www.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,2053382_2053379_2053375,00.html

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AP IMPACT: Ugly US medical experiments uncovered

U.S. Presses Tobacco Firms to Admit to Falsehoods About Light Cigarettes and Nicotine Addiction

The Justice Department has requested an ad campaign by tobacco companies stating that low tar and light cigarettes are as harmful as regular cigarettes.

http://nyti.ms/gI4S3R

THE TEXAS TRIBUNE: As Mental Health Cuts Mount, Psychiatric Cases Fill Jails

The Harris County Jail is the largest mental institution in Texas, and budget cuts by the Legislature may make an already bad situation much worse — and more expensive for taxpayers.

http://nyti.ms/hnvbiE