Wellness 
May 15, 2013
Jolie admired for bravery in mastectomy revelation
"Having this conversation empowers us all," said Rebecca Nagy, a genetic counselor who works frequently with women who test positive for a defective version of the BRCA1 gene, as Jolie did. "It's wonderful what she's done."
May 15, 2013
2 new diseases could both spark global outbreaks
WHO, which is closely monitoring the viruses, says both have the potential to cause a pandemic — a global epidemic — if they evolve into a form easily spread between people.
May 14, 2013
Women have new options for breast cancer surgery
More of them are getting immediate reconstruction with an implant at the same time the cancer is removed rather than several operations that have been standard for many years.
May 14, 2013
Angelina Jolie says she had double mastectomy
"My chances of developing breast cancer have dropped from 87 percent to under 5 percent. I can tell my children that they don't need to fear they will lose me to breast cancer."
May 13, 2013
Colorado Medicaid expansion to be signed into law
DENVER | An expansion of Medicaid eligibility that is expected to add 160,000 adults to public health care assistance in Colorado is being signed into …
May 9, 2013
IMS: US medicine spending shows rare dip in 2012
"That's the first time IMS has ever measured a decline in the 58 years we've been monitoring drugs," Michael Kleinrock, director of research development at the institute, told The Associated Press.
May 9, 2013
News Summary: Vaccine project aids poor countries
TEAMWORK: Drugmakers Merck and GlaxoSmithKline are working with the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization to provide hugely discounted cervical cancer vaccines to millions of …
May 9, 2013
San Diego tries new scoliosis treatment on 2 boys
The devices installed Tuesday contain a corkscrew-like mechanism attached to special magnets.
May 9, 2013
Health centers get $150 million to help uninsured
WASHINGTON | The Obama administration says community health centers around the country will get a $150 million injection to help tens of millions of uninsured …
May 9, 2013
Parents see more food, skin allergies in children
The CDC survey suggests that about 1 in 20 U.S. children have food allergies. That’s a 50 percent increase from the late 1990s.
