Spraying to fight moth in Calif. could have economic impacts

As state officials prepare planes to spray the San Francisco Bay area with pesticides to fight an invasive moth, politicians are starting to worry not only about the endeavor’s potential impacts on human health, but on local commerce.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2008/04/10/financial/f162313D98.DTL

Historic Day at Johns Hopkins: First ‘Six-Way’ Kidney Transplant

http://www.efluxmedia.com/news_Historic_Day_at_Johns_Hopkins_First_Six_Way_Kidney_Transplant_16163.html

WHO: Climate Change Threatens Millions

Millions of people could face poverty, disease and hunger as a result of rising temperatures and changing rainfall expected to hit poor countries the hardest, the World Health Organization warned Monday.

http://news.wired.com/dynamic/stories/W/WHO_CLIMATE_CHANGE?SITE=WIRE&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2008-04-07-06-56-20

Daily caffeine ‘protects brain’

Coffee may cut the risk of dementia by blocking the damage cholesterol can inflict on the body, research suggests.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7326839.stm

Would you like a kidney with that?

Starbucks barista donates one of her spares to good customer in need

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23917493/

Study: 1 in 50 U.S. babies abused, neglected annually

About 1 in 50 U.S. infants are victims of nonfatal child abuse or neglect in a year, according to the first national study of the problem in that age group.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/04/03/infant.neglect.ap/index.html?iref=mpstoryview

Thousands hit by Brazil outbreak of dengue

More than 55,000 people have been hit by dengue — a sometimes deadly mosquito-borne virus — around Rio de Janeiro in the last four months, Brazilian authorities said Thursday.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/conditions/04/03/brazil.dengue/index.html

The 5 Most Ridiculously Over-Hyped Health Scares of All Time

http://www.cracked.com/article_16078_5-most-ridiculously-over-hyped-health-scares-all-time.html

Oregon Man Says He’s Pregnant

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=4521341&page=1

For amputees, an unlikely painkiller: Mirrors

http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/03/19/mirror.therapy/index.html

30,000 people a year wake during surgery

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23597612/

Dont Let Others Call You Crazy: Embrace your love for Patrick Swayze

http://www.avclub.com/content/blog/dont_let_others_call_you_crazy

Patrick Swayze Faces Tough Cancer Battle, Doctors Say

http://www.abcnews.go.com/Health/OnCall/story?id=4396882&page=1

Airborne settles lawsuit for $23.3 million

http://money.cnn.com/2008/03/04/news/companies/airborne_settlement/?postversion=2008030413

Teens: Eat breakfast and don’t get fat

http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Health/2008/03/04/teens_eat_breakfast_and_dont_get_fat/9680/

Sleep Jerk to Piss Shivers: 5 Body Mysteries Explained

http://www.cracked.com/article_15953_sleep-jerk-piss-shivers-5-body-mysteries-explained.html