Health - News April 5, 2011

House Republicans to propose $6.2 trillion in spending cuts (Jessamine Journal)
House Republicans will propose $6.2 trillion in spending cuts over the next decade Tuesday as part of their ambitious 2012 budget blueprint that will include vast changes to the size and scope of the federal government, amplifying the fiscal battle with the White House .

M*SHP and PEP :: You Have 36 Hours (EDGEnewengland Nightlife Feed)
The M*SHP 36:00 campaign in affect! Complacency can be a very dangerous thing. It's the sort of naive ignorance that could lead one to make an error in judgement with irreparable consequences.

Janet Jackson :: At The Ball (EDGEdallas Entertainment Feed)
Jackson on her recent Number Ones World Tour. Janet Jackson is currently spanning the globe on her Number Ones - Up Close and Personal World Tour .

Study finds no prostate screening benefit (Bourne Today)
The Daily Mail has reported that "routine testing for prostate cancer in middle-aged men does not save enough lives to justify the harm". The news is based on a 20-year Swedish study that found screening did not reduce overall death rates or death due to prostate cancer when offered to 50-69 year olds every three years.

Scientists find gene linked to alcohol consumption (Canada)
Scientists have identified a gene that appears to play a role in regulating how much alcohol people drink and say their finding could help the search for more effective treatments for alcoholism and binge drinking.

Scientists find five new Alzheimer's risk genes (Canada)
Scientists looking for the genetic triggers that lead to Alzheimer's have identified five more, doubling the number linked with the mind-wasting disease.

Heartache or headache, pain process is similar, studies find (The Interior Journal)
Across cultures and language divides, people talk about the sting of social rejection as if it were a physical pain .

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