Flu of 1918

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Million Dollar Babies

SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) - Think your children are costing you a lot? You're right, with an Australian study finding that the average child now costs $1 million (US$917,000) to raise, taking into account toys, holidays and other activities. Read article.

Appetizers for Thanksgiving

Appetizers? Before Thanksgiving dinner?

Yes. Yes. And yes (in answer to your next question: "But will I have time to make them?").

The main event might be the big golden bird, but a thoughtful appetizer or two goes a long way toward making dinner special -- to say nothing of keeping your hungry guests occupied while you're putting the finishing touches on the real food. Read more....

Macs and Healthcare

In a small hospital in northern Minnesota, a radiology technologist completes a CT scan series of a middle-aged man who has sustained a life-threatening head injury in a fall. She immediately transmits the images over a secure network to Rural Radiology Consultants, 60 miles away in Bemidji. Read more...

Cardio Egyptology

X-rays of mummies reveal signs of atherosclerosis, suggesting there may be more to the disease than bad diet and smoking. Read more...

Santas Christmas Wish

(AP) Forget cookies and milk. Santa wants the swine flu vaccine.

Many of the nation's Santas want to be given priority for the vaccine and not just because of those runny-nosed kids. There's also the not-so-little matter of that round belly. Research has suggested obesity could be a risk factor. Read more....

Swine Flu iPhone App from Harvard

A new iPhone application developed by the Harvard Health Publications Division of the Harvard Medical School is now available in the iTunes App Store. Dubbed the “HMSMobile Swine Flu Center,” the app is touted as being a vital tool that leverages Harvard’s extensive knowledge and provides the public with timely information on the prevention and outbreaks of the H1N1 virus, also known as the Swine Flu. read more from the source.