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Thursday, 27 September 2012
What do we know about mood disorders?
Judging by the 5 a.m. call I got yesterday from a national news network, and from the barrage of in-print, online and televised discussion I saw as the day wore on, it is clear that the revelation that Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. is being treated at a "residential treatment facility" for a mood disorder has raised far more questions than it has answered. 
Life, Interrupted: A Cancer Patient’s Best Friend
I’m always being prescribed medicine, but I never thought I’d get a prescription for a puppy.
Source: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/27/a-cancer-patients-best-friend/?partner=rss&emc=rss
WHO: Watch closely for new virus related to SARS
Global health officials have alerted doctors to be on the lookout for new cases of a virus related to SARS but said there was no sign the disease was behaving like the killer respiratory syndrome that killed hundreds in 2003.
Source: http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/ap/who-watch-closely-for-new-virus-related-to-sars
What to do after a cancer diagnosis
Author Judy Blume has breast cancer. CNN's Elizabeth Cohen and Brooke Baldwin discuss what to do following a diagnosis. 
Source: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/Z6VpeQSooyc/
Educating others on hearing loss
Holly Firfer introduces us to Samantha Brownlie, who wrote a book about her hearing aid when she was six. 
Source: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/ooRvFTy5HkA/
Fecal transplant saved her life
After surviving a near-fatal car accident, Kaitlin Hunter found herself battling a devastating bacterial infection in her colon that also threatened her life. It was beaten with a little-known technique. 
Source: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/c_DRfIfOst8/index.html
Cardiome says Merck pulls out of heart drug deal
(Reuters) - Cardiome Pharma Corp said its partner Merck & Co returned the global marketing and development rights for both versions of their heart drug, six months after dropping development of the oral version. "The market has been waiting f...
Source: http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/cardiome-says-merck-pulls-out-of-heart-drug-deal
Well: Quiz: Are You Addicted to Food?
Find out if you are prone to food addiction. Take the Well quiz.
Source: http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/20/quiz-are-you-addicted-to-food/?partner=rss&emc=rss
Do you suffer from 'text neck?'
Many of us text with our heads tilted forward, shoulders curved. Experts have a name for that position -- and the pain it can cause. 
Source: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/iNyIlhtnn38/index.html
How doctors use intuition
Shelby Lin tells us that doctors, like parents, often use intuition to determine if a child has a serious illness. 
Source: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/yrW072i7-po/
Achillion hepatitis C drug shows promise in early trial
(Reuters) - Achillion Pharmaceuticals Inc said an early-stage trial of its experimental hepatitis C treatment showed that a single dose of the drug significantly reduced the severity of the infection. The early-stage trial tested the drug in doses...
Source: http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/achillion-hepatitis-c-drug-shows-promise-in-early-trial
Treating poisonous spider bites
Susan Hendricks tells us how to distinguish a spider bite from something else and what to do about it. 
Source: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/ZNK1AFQhEBk/
How to keep your kids fit in school
Keep your kids fit during the school year. CNN's Melisa Raney reports. 
Source: http://rss.cnn.com/~r/rss/cnn_health/~3/s1kfGPWs-AQ/