West Africa: Domestic Violence Primary Threat to Women in Post-War Era
[IRC] Women in post-conflict West Africa continue to suffer violence at alarming levels and with shocking frequency, but the primary threat to their safety is not strangers or men with guns; it's their husbands, according to the International Rescue Committee. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)

More Aggressive Papillary Thyroid Cancer Found In Obese Patients
A review published Online First in the Archives of Surgery reveals that physicians see a greater number of obese patients with advanced stage and more aggressive forms of papillary thyroid cancer (PTC). Thyroid cancer cases in the U.S. are on the increase, with the higher incident rates due to PTC. However, the researchers state that although obesity is a recognized risk factor for various cancers, it remains unclear whether the higher risk of cancer is responsible for the increase or improved detection rates... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)