Month: June 2013

LONDON (AP) — In the first major global review of violence against women, a series of reports released Thursday found that about a third of women have been physically or sexually assaulted by a former or current partner.

WHO study : Third of women suffer domestic violence, biggest murder risk is from partner        

By Tim Kenneally LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) – "Rhoda" star Valerie Harper's battle with terminal brain cancer will be chronicled in a one-hour documentary from NBC News. The documentary, which will be hosted by Meredith Vieira, will offer a first-person account as Harper pursues experimental treatments and continues on with day-to-day life accompanied by her husband Tony Cacciotti and their daughter Christina. Harper, 73, was diagnosed with leptomeningeal carcinomatosis in early March. She subsequently revealed that she could have as little as three months to live. …

By Andrew M. Seaman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Doctors may avoid treating the sickest heart patients with a common procedure after their hospitals are marked as having high death rates, says a new study that points to a possible unintended consequence of transparency. Researchers found the severity of cases treated at four Massachusetts hospitals was lower after they were labeled “outliers” for having high death rates after stenting between 2003 and 2010, compared to their counterparts with lower death rates. …

By Genevra Pittman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Tacking regular exercise on to a diet program for obese kids and teens typically doesn't help them lose any more weight, a new review of past data suggests. "Changing diet, improving diet, reducing calories is enormously important for weight loss both in kids and adults," said Gary Bennett, who studies obesity prevention at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. "Exercise is important too, but I think we sometimes overemphasize how important exercise is," Bennett, who wasn't involved in the new study, told Reuters Health. …

For safe camping stay wary of both bears and bad bacteria.        

By Genevra Pittman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Teenagers are more likely to have hearing loss if their mothers smoked during pregnancy, according to a new study that included audio tests of close to 1,000 youth. Researchers said that although the link was “relatively modest,” even limited hearing loss can have implications for kids’ learning and social skills – so it’s important to reach out to those who might need help, and to prevent as much exposure as possible. …

For safe camping stay wary of both bears and bad bacteria.        

ATLANTA (AP) — People with serious egg allergies may no longer have to worry about flu shots.

What are you feeling?  For the first time, a brain scan might be able to answer that question.

Supreme Court Strikes Down Anti-Prostitution Pledge Tied to Global AIDS Funding