03/07/13 NEWS ON HEALTH CONTINUALLY UPDATED FROM THOUSANDS OF SOURCES AROUND THE NET

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• Second female joins Facebook board _{2013-03-07, 05:04 am}
  Facebook says the chancellor of the University of California at San Francisco, Susan Desmond-Hellmann, will join its board of directors.
• Processed meat 'early death link' _{2013-03-07, 12:53 am}
  People who eat a lot of meat products have a significantly greater chance of dying prematurely than those consuming low amounts, research suggests It also shows that people who eat a lot of the meat products have a significantly greater chance of dying prematurely than those consuming low amounts.
• Old friends turn out for Mindy McCready memorial _{2013-03-06, 10:48 pm}
  Old friends Bryan White, Lorrie Morgan and Bekka Bramlett sang for McCready and family members spoke about her difficulties and triumphs during the hour-long remembrance Wednesday at the Cathedral of the Incarnation.
• State Sen. Audrey Gibsonsaid she's concerned with citizens stockpiling ammunition _{2013-03-06, 07:44 pm}
  A Florida legislator wants anyone trying to buy ammunition to complete an anger management program first, in what critics say is the latest example of local lawmakers reaching for constitutionally-dubious solutions to the problem of gun violence.
• Insomnia might boost heart failure risk _{2013-03-06, 03:29 pm}
  Heart problems definitely lead to sleep problems, said lead researcher Dr. Lars Laugsand, but his team tried to determine whether the reverse might also be true.
• Plain cigarette packs 'on the way' _{2013-03-06, 01:19 pm}
  The newspaper said the Government also plans to ban smoking in cars carrying children.
• Is gluten-free a lifestyle or a diet craze? _{2013-03-06, 09:09 am}
  Perhaps with a boost from such celebrities as Miley Cyrus and Gwyneth Paltrow, the number of Americans showing interest in a gluten-free diet has reached new heights.
• Frank Langella Gave Barbara Walters Chicken Pox Virus _{2013-03-06, 05:05 am}
  Actor Frank Langella and media personality Barbara Walters attend the 2009 Library Lions Benefit at the New York Public Library - A Schwartzman Building on November 2, 2009 in New York City.
• New Washington showdown emerges over funding _{2013-03-06, 12:59 am}
  Some House Democrats rejected a GOP proposal intended to fund the government through September while maintaining the forced spending cuts that took effect last week but softening their impact.
• FDA panel sees risk in long-used osteoporosis drug _{2013-03-05, 08:50 pm}
  The Food and Drug Administration panel voted 12-9 that the risks of the inhalable osteoporosis drug outweigh its benefits when used to treat brittle bones.
• Russell Brand considered... _{2013-03-05, 04:45 pm}
  Actress RACHEL WEISZ has signed up to make her Broadway debut in HAROLD PINTER's BETRAYAL later this year .
• Chavez's cancer fight: a glance at cancer struggle _{2013-03-05, 04:45 pm}
  Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez has undergone surgeries, chemotherapy and radiation treatment since June 2011 for an undisclosed type of pelvic cancer.
• Americans want government to promote good health sometimes _{2013-03-05, 01:44 pm}
  Does the government have a role to play in preventing childhood obesity, helping smokers quit and heading off chronic diseases such as cancer and heart disease? Yes, according to survey results published Monday by the journal Health Affairs.
• HIV 'cure' in toddler offers 'global hope' _{2013-03-05, 09:40 am}
  The case of the first toddler ever to be "functionally cured" of HIV could have wide-ranging effects on the global fight to end the AIDS epidemic.
• HIV 'cure' at risk from budget cuts _{2013-03-05, 05:30 am}
  The automatic cuts in federal spending known as sequestration could take a bite out of crucial medical research, such as the recently unveiled study in which a toddler was cured of HIV.
• India rejects Bayer plea against cheap cancer drug _{2013-03-05, 02:15 am}
  India's patent appeals office has rejected international drug maker Bayer AG 's plea to stop an Indian company from manufacturing a cheaper generic version of a patented cancer drug.
• Health care spending growth slows _{2013-03-04, 10:00 pm}
  Health care spending last year rose at one of the lowest rates in a half-century, partly the result of cost-saving measures put in place by the 2009 health care law, a USA TODAY analysis finds.
• Woman dies after nurse says no to CPR _{2013-03-04, 09:01 pm}
  A nurse's refusal to give CPR to a dying 87-year-old woman at a California independent living home despite desperate pleas from a 911 dispatcher has prompted outrage and spawned a criminal investigation.
• TV show jokes about alcoholism among Ariz. tribes _{2013-03-04, 09:01 pm}
  Arizona tribal members say they're shocked by a television sitcom that made fun of one of the most pervasive social ills on American Indian reservations - alcoholism.
• To smoke, or not? In Minn., that is the question _{2013-03-04, 04:51 pm}
  Vanda smokes for only about a minute before dropping the cigarette into her coffee mug, but it's a pivotal moment that begins the character's transformation into an assertive woman.