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News for January 2009

01/31/09News article Aggressive Treatment Effective in Kids' Brain Cancer
News article Health Highlights: Jan. 31, 2009
News article With Age Comes Greater Risk of Hypothermia
  
01/30/09News article Adult Fast-Food Diets Tied to Too Much TV as Teen
News article Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 30, 2009
News article Health Highlights: Jan. 30, 2009
News article Health Tip: Living With Latex Allergy
News article Health Tip: Risk Factors for Anorexia
News article Kids Who Spend More Time Outdoors Have Better Vision
News article Medical Needs of 6.2 Million U.S. Kids Go Unmet
News article Outpatient Procedures on Rise, CDC Says
News article Preeclampsia in Pregnancy Boosts Future Health Risks
News article Preeclampsia May Stem From Malformed Proteins
News article Regular Church Attendance May Lower Suicide Risk
News article Seniors Who Exercise Help Their Health
News article Stem Cell Transplants Help MS Victims
News article Synthetic HDL Could Fight Heart Disease
News article The Truth About 'Bio-identical' Hormone Therapy
News article Those Who Feel Rejected Direct Hostility Toward Others
News article Top 10 Heart-Stroke Advances for 2008
News article Tracking Down a Salmonella Outbreak
News article U.S. Launches Criminal Probe Into Salmonella Outbreak
News article Using C-Section Scars to Predict Future Deliveries
News article Variations in Gene DNA Boost Drinkers' Cancer Risk
  
01/29/09News article Additional Steroid Dose May Help Preemies
News article All Products at Georgia Peanut Plant Recalled
News article Birthmark or Blood Vessel Problem?
News article Blood Test for 'Mad Cow' Disease May Be Near
News article Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 29, 2009
News article Common Chemicals May Delay Pregnancy
News article Gum Disease Treatment Doesn't Cut Preterm Birth Risk
News article Health Highlights: Jan. 29, 2009
News article Health Tip: Is Your Child Getting Too Much Sugar?
News article Health Tip: Take it Easy After You Give Birth
News article Home Renovations by Affluent Families Can Unleash Lead Threat
News article Kidney Function Test May Not Be Cost-Effective
News article Old Tech Helps Soldiers With New Wound Infection
News article St. Louis Ranked America's 'Asthma Capital'
News article The Zen Way to Pain Relief
News article Zoloft, Lexapro the Best of Newer Antidepressants
  
01/28/09Federal Press Release Weight Loss in Overweight and Obese Women Reduces Urinary Incontinence
News article 'Time Stamp' in Brain Cells Encodes Memories
News article Childhood Stress Compromises Immune System
News article Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 28, 2009
News article Concussion's Effects May Linger for Decades
News article Controversial Chemical Lingers Longer in the Body: Study
News article Diabetes Keeps Rising Among U.S. Adults
News article Gelnique Approved for Overactive Bladder
News article Gene Discovered for Most Common Form of Epilepsy
News article Health Highlights: Jan. 28, 2009
News article Health Tip: Be Wary of Fad Diets
News article Health Tip: Traumatic Events May Affect Sleep
News article In the World of Germs, Man Bites Dog
News article Lung Transplant Outcomes Better at High-Volume Hospitals
News article Most Kidney Donors Lead Long, Healthy Lives
News article Pain-Relieving Powers of Acupuncture Unclear
News article Plavix Plus Heartburn Drugs May Hike Heart Risk
News article Skyrocketing Health-Care Costs Could Double Premiums for Many Americans
News article Study Finds High-Fructose Corn Syrup Contains Mercury
News article Weight Loss Helps Incontinence
  
01/27/09News article 'Wired' Hospitals Post Lower Death, Complication Rates
News article America's Top Hospitals Cut Patient Death Rate 27%
News article Childhood Cancer Survivors Not Getting Recommended Mammograms
News article Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 27, 2009
News article Gene Insights May Improve Psoriasis Care
News article Health Highlights: Jan. 27, 2009
News article Health Tip: Managing Neck Pain
News article Health Tip: Preventing Athlete's Foot
News article Hormone-Boosting Drug May Help Treat Frailty
News article In Kids, Genes May Affect Leukemia Treatment
News article Intensive Insulin Therapy Reduces Mortality in Sick Kids
News article Monitoring Protein Didn't Improve Heart Failure Outcomes
News article Newborns Feel the Rhythm
News article Ovary Removal May Not Be Needed in Endometrial Cancer
News article Some Heart Failure Meds May Raise Fracture Risk in Women
News article Substance Abuse Hinders TB Treatment
News article Tweaking Hormones Might Ease Chronic Stress
  
01/26/09News article Cell Phones, Traffic a Deadly Combo for Kids
News article Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 26, 2009
News article Cutting Calories May Boost Aging Brains
News article Gene Variant Raises Risk for Brain Cancer at Young Age
News article Hallucinations Are Rare Side Effects of ADHD Medications
News article Health Highlights: Jan. 26, 2009
News article Health Tip: Problems With a Picky Eater?
News article Health Tip: Sit Properly at the Computer
News article Higher Blood Sugar Could Impair Thinking
News article HS Sports Shoulder Injuries More Likely in Boys
News article Moms Who Breast-Feed Less Likely to Neglect Child
News article More Accidental Infant Deaths Blamed on Suffocation in Bed
News article Omega-6 Fatty Acids Can Be Good for You
News article Popular or Not? Your Genes May Help Decide
News article Recess Makes for Better Students
News article Terror Fears Tougher on Minorities, Disabled
News article Why Cancer in One Breast May Affect the Other
  
01/25/09News article Database Helps Assess Your Breast Cancer Risk
News article Health Highlights: Jan. 25, 2009
News article Oh-So-Cold Temperatures Plague Older People
  
01/24/09News article Health Highlights: Jan. 24, 2009
News article Seventh Salmonella Death Linked to Peanut Products
News article What to Do If You Have Unsightly Veins
  
01/23/09News article 60 Million Worldwide Carry Heart Disease Mutation
News article Acne Cream Not Linked to Raised Death Risk
News article Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome as Deadly as Ever
News article CDC Warns of Rise in Childhood Infections Tied to Meningitis Germ
News article Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 23, 2009
News article Drug Impedes Body's Deadly Reaction to Flu Virus
News article Elderly Car Crash Deaths Down in Last Decade
News article FDA OKs 1st Embryonic Stem Cell Trial
News article Health Highlights: Jan. 23, 2009
News article Health Tip: Taking ADHD Medications
News article Health Tip: Triggers for PTSD
News article Kidney Disease in Blacks Undetected Until Late Stages
News article Many Alzheimer's Caregivers Admit to Abusive Behavior
News article Menstrual Bleeding Treatment Safer Than Thought
News article Preemies Exposed to Toxins in Liquid Meds
News article Problems Tied to Obesity Also Seem to Affect Sleep
News article Salmonella Common in U.S. Poultry
News article Traditional Nonsurgical GERD Treatments Not Impressive
  
01/22/09News article Certain Facial Injuries Point to Domestic Violence
News article Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 22, 2009
News article Dog Ailment, ALS Link Seen
News article Gender May Influence Heart Failure Treatment
News article Health Highlights: Jan. 22, 2009
News article Health Tip: Save Your Back at Work
News article Health Tip: Smoking and Diabetes
News article Heavy Smoking as Teenager Might Add Pounds Later
News article How the Ear Protects Your Hearing
News article Moderate Alcohol Consumption May Protect Against Disabilities
News article New Brain Hemorrhage Guidelines Stress Quick Action
News article Nurses Often Left Out of Medical Error Talks
News article Old-Growth Forests Dying Off in U.S. West
News article With Psoriasis, the Internet May Offer Hope
  
01/21/09News article Car Seats Save Young Lives
News article Cleaner Air Equals Longer Life
News article Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 21, 2009
News article Common Asthma Treatments Don't Work for Virus-Induced Wheeze
News article Decide for Me When I Can't, Most People Say
News article EPA Alerts Seniors to Carbon Monoxide Dangers
News article Health Highlights: Jan. 21, 2009
News article Health Tip: Dizziness During Pregnancy
News article Health Tip: If You've Got GERD
News article In Time, Cream Might Prevent Herpes Transmission
News article Kidney, Heart Problems May Be Linked
News article New Test May Help Kidney Transplant Patients
News article People With Schizophrenia Say Bias Is Part of Their Lives
News article Salmonella Infection Numbers Still Rising; Recalls Rise Also
News article Seasons Arriving 2 Days Earlier, Study Says
News article Severe Obstetric Complications on the Increase
News article Supplement Hampers Thyroid Cancer Treatment
News article Targeting Cancer's Own Stem Cells to Fight Recurrence
  
01/20/09News article Abnormal Heart Function Reduces Exercise Capacity
News article Angioplasty Via Wrist May Be Safer
News article Antidepressant Eases Anxiety in Older Adults
News article Cleaning Products Up Nurses' Asthma Risk
News article Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 20, 2009
News article Health Highlights: Jan. 20, 2009
News article Health Tip: Clogged Ears On a Plane?
News article Health Tip: Nutrition for Athletic Performance
News article More Peanut Butter Products Join Recall List
News article MRI Scans Reveal Post-Heart Attack Bleeding
News article Obama Backs Health Care Reform
News article Older Drug Effective in Treating Pediatric Nerve Cancer
News article Saliva Test Could Monitor Type 2 Diabetes
News article Simple Exercise Keeps Brain at Top of Its Game
News article Study Weighs Cost, Benefit of Gene Tests Before Warfarin Rx
News article Tiny Chemo Beads Boost Liver Cancer Outcomes
News article U.S. Heart Attacks Becoming Less Severe
News article Why Saying No to Foods May Be Harder for Women
  
01/19/09News article Genetic Data May Not Boost Heart Disease Predictions
News article Health Highlights: Jan. 19, 2009
News article Health Tip: Health Tip: Wine Could Benefit the Heart
News article Health Tip: Log Your Headache Pain
News article Knee Replacement Works Best When Patients, Providers Agree
News article Low-Cost Strategies to Maintain Health in Hard Times
News article MRSA Infections Spreading to Kids in Community
News article Older Women Get Fewer Kidney Transplants Than Men
News article Optimal Treatment Boosts Blacks' Lung Cancer Survival
News article Peanut Butter Product Recalls Mount
News article Positive Outlook Cuts Chances of Dementia
News article Preschool Lunch Doesn't Always Pack Nutritious Punch
News article Women in Coastal Areas Have Higher Mercury Levels
  
01/18/09News article Exercise Tips for Seniors to Start a Healthy 2009
News article FDA Warns Consumers Not to Eat Peanut Butter Products
News article Health Highlights: Jan. 18, 2009
News article HIV Drug a Double-Edged Sword for Infants
  
01/17/09News article Hard, Cold Facts About Frostbite
News article Health Highlights: Jan. 17, 2009
  
01/16/09News article A Much-Needed Hero for Troubled Times
News article Antacids Are Best First Choice for Indigestion
News article Caring Counseling May Ease Postpartum Depression
News article Cholesterol Levels May Not Measure Cardiac Risk
News article Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 16, 2009
News article Common Genes Link Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia
News article Domestic Animals Owe Varied Coats to Humans
News article FDA Warns of Skin-Numbing Drug Dangers
News article Game, Not Gore, Keeps Video Players Playing
News article Genetic Data May Predict Colon Cancer Odds
News article Health Highlights: Jan. 16, 2009
News article Health Tip: Easing a Croupy Cough
News article Health Tip: Signs of Ovulation
News article Many in U.S. Prisons Lack Good Health Care
News article National Children's Study Begins Recruiting
News article Rheumatoid Arthritis Hits Women Harder
News article Riastap Approved for Rare Blood Disorder
News article Saliva Test Could Indicate Autism
News article Sepsis Therapy in Preemies Fails to Boost Survival
  
01/15/09News article Booze Taxes Lower Drinking Rates
News article Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 15, 2009
News article Family Docs Do Colonoscopies Safely
News article FDA Issues Final Regulations for Genetically Engineered Animals
News article Health Highlights: Jan. 15, 2009
News article Health Tip: Oh, Those Aching Muscles
News article Health Tip: What Seniors Eat
News article Kellogg Halts Sales of Peanut Butter Crackers
News article Memory Loss Tied to Brain's White Matter
News article Menthol Cigarettes the Most Addictive
News article More Americans Urged to Get Cancer Screenings
News article Mothers, Newborns at High Risk in Developing World
News article Newer Contraceptives Don't Increase Heart Risk
News article Savella Approved for Fibromyalgia
News article Sleep Apnea Seems to Wear Down the Brain
News article Video Game May Help Reduce Flashbacks From Trauma
News article Walking Is Good for Blocked Leg Arteries
  
01/14/09News article Bed Bugs, Nearly Eradicated, Make a Comeback
News article Blood Flow Measurement Boosts Stent Outcomes
News article Brain 'Switchboard' Separates Learning, Remembering
News article Brain May Be Wired for Social Conformity
News article Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 14, 2009
News article FDA Finds No Link So Far Between Asthma Drugs and Suicide Risk
News article Hard-to-Treat Leukemia Cell Subtype Identified
News article Health Highlights: Jan. 14, 2009
News article Health Tip: Understanding Seasonal Sadness
News article Health Tip: Walking for Exercise
News article Hispanics Respond Poorly to Standard Hepatitis C Therapy
News article IVF Treatments Often Work for Women Under 35
News article Meningitis Vaccine Seems to Work Like a Charm
News article More Peanut Butter Recalled in Salmonella Outbreak
News article Newer Antipsychotics Pose Cardiac Risk: Study
News article Researchers Zero In on GI Cancers
News article Serotonin Transporter Gene Tied to Social Anxiety
News article Surgeon's Checklist Saves Lives
  
01/13/09Federal Press Release High Burden of Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Especially among Women and Racial Minorities
News article Certain Antidepressants Ease Fibromyalgia Symptoms
News article Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 13, 2009
News article Counseling Lacking for Adolescents With Arthritis
News article Diagnostic Approved to Detect C. diff
News article Diet, Exercise Cuts Kids' Risk for Metabolic Syndrome
News article Health Highlights: Jan. 13, 2009
News article Health Tip: Prevent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
News article Health Tip: Using a Steroid Nasal Spray
News article Millions More Americans Might Be Placed on Statins
News article Minn. Confirms Tainted Peanut Butter Link to Salmonella Outbreak
News article Multiple Screening Strategy Boosts Cervical Cancer Detection
News article Omega-3 Fatty Acid May Help 'Preemie' Girls' Brains
News article Ovary Removal Lowers Odds of Cancer in High-Risk Women
News article Pediatric MS Tied to Higher Relapse Rates
News article U.S. Chlamydia Infections Hit All-Time High
News article U.S. Flunks on Tobacco Control Report Card
News article Vicks VapoRub Linked to Infant Breathing Problems
News article Women With Heart Attack Symptoms See Delays in Care
  
01/12/09Federal Press Release Campaign Helps Hispanics With Diabetes Enjoy Healthy, Traditional Foods
News article Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 12, 2009
News article Cold Weather May Raise Blood Pressure in Elderly
News article Framingham Score May Not Spot Lifetime Heart Risk
News article Gene Fusions May Drive Certain Cancers
News article Gene Variant May Hike Women's Risk of Alzheimer's
News article Glaucoma Associated With Reading Impairments in Elderly
News article Health Highlights: Jan. 12, 2009
News article Health Tip: Coping With Pet Allergies
News article Health Tip: Losing Your Hair?
News article HRT Shrinks the Brain
News article In High-Stakes Stock Trading, Finger Length Matters
News article Lack of Sleep Linked to Common Cold
News article Nationwide Cell Phone Ban for Drivers Urged
News article Peanut Butter Recalled as Salmonella Search Continues
News article Photos of Smokers Trigger Brain Reaction in Those Trying to Quit
News article Sodium, Potassium Intake Tied to Heart Disease
News article Vets Often Forgo Medication When Co-Pays Rise
News article With Depression, Vets Face Higher Suicide Risk
  
01/11/09News article Doctors Re-Examine Blood Thinners to Prevent Strokes
News article Health Highlights: Jan. 11, 2009
  
01/10/09News article Health Highlights: Jan. 10, 2009
News article When It's Cold Outside, Be Careful Inside With Heaters
  
01/09/09News article Americans Consuming More Sugary Beverages
News article Antipsychotics Up Death Risk in Alzheimer's Patients
News article Certified ER Docs in Short Supply to Meet Future Needs
News article Childhood Leukemia Subtype Resists Treatment
News article Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 9, 2009
News article Common Flu Strain Resistant to Popular Antiviral Drug
News article Diabetes Linked to Cognitive Problems
News article Garlic as a Cancer Fighter? Maybe Not
News article Health Highlights: Jan. 9, 2009
News article Health Tip: After a Heart Attack
News article Health Tip: See Your Doctor Before Pregnancy
News article Nitric Oxide Monitoring of Little Benefit for Kids' Asthma
News article Officials Still Seek Source of Salmonella Outbreak
News article Parents Not Best Barometer of Kid's Eating, Exercise Habits
News article Studies Challenge Framingham Risk Score
News article Team Designs Gold Nanoparticles to Deliver Multiple Drugs
News article You're Never Too Old for a Flu Shot
  
01/08/09Federal Press Release Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research Launches New Web Site
News article Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 8, 2009
News article Doctors Urged to Screen Diabetics for Sleep Apnea
News article FDA Backs Cholesterol Drug Vytorin
News article First Americans Arrived on 2 Separate Paths
News article Guidelines Unveiled for Treating Clogged Heart Arteries
News article Health Highlights: Jan. 8, 2009
News article Health Tip: Dental Visits for Older Patients
News article Health Tip: Preventing Indigestion
News article Hormone Therapy May Cut Colorectal Cancer Risk
News article Inflammation Markers May Help Predict Stroke Risk
News article Many Turn Blind Eye to Racism
News article Melanoma Rates on the Rise in U.S.
News article New Drug May Work Better Against Chemo Side Effects
News article Preparing for a Chlorine Gas Disaster
News article Protein Might One Day Prevent Blindness
News article Researchers Gain Insights Into Aging in Mice
  
01/07/09News article 'Snowbirds' Beware the Climate Changes
News article 9 Genes Are Linked to Alzheimer's
News article Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 7, 2009
News article Early Elective C-Sections Produce Complications
News article Europe Unlikely to Meet Measles Goals: Report
News article Family History of Aneurysm Raises Stroke Risk for Smokers
News article Gene Governs Response to Leukemia Chemotherapy
News article Health Highlights: Jan. 7, 2009
News article Health Tip: Help Manage Back Pain
News article Health Tip: Help Stop Thumbsucking
News article Heart Drug May Be a Cancer Fighter
News article More 'Screen Time' Linked to Poor Fitness in Girls
News article Old, Fat Mice Blamed for Virus Transmission
News article Study of Everest Climbers Questions Oxygen Use
News article Teen Birth Rate Up in 26 States in 2006
  
01/06/09News article Brains of Bulimia Patients Wired Differently
News article Childhood Trauma Tied to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
News article Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 6, 2009
News article Deep Brain Stimulation Helps Those With Advanced Parkinson's
News article Employer-Sponsored Workouts Boost Workers' Health
News article Health Care Spending in U.S. Grew at Lowest Rate in a Decade
News article Health Highlights: Jan. 6, 2009
News article Health Tip: Feel Better by Looking Good
News article Health Tip: More Than You Can Chew
News article Implanted Defibrillators Benefit Older People
News article It Pays to Eat Less as You Age
News article More Than 60,000 Patients Risked Hepatitis Infections
News article Researchers Report Progress in Fight Against Fat
News article Teens Divulge Risky Behavior on Social Networking Sites
  
01/05/09Federal Press Release Study Says Folic Acid Fortification of Corn Masa Flour Could Increase Folic Acid Intake among Mexican-Americans
News article Car Key Device Jams Teens' Cell Phones
News article Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 5, 2009
News article Diabetes Epidemic Now Poses Challenges for Nursing Homes
News article Gastric Bypass Halts Diabetes in Obese Teens
News article Health Highlights: Jan. 5, 2009
News article Health Tip: Budget Your Calories
News article Health Tip: Help Prevent Toy Injuries
News article Obesity Linked to Ovarian Cancer
News article Researcher Finds Most Will Inflict Pain on Others If Prodded
News article Viagra May Shield Heart From Blood Pressure Damage
News article War Vets With Headaches Could Have Brain Problems
News article When the Heart Stops Beating
News article Winter Is Tough on Feet
  
01/04/09News article Health Highlights: Jan.4, 2009
News article Prenatal Nutrition, Postnatal Allergy Protection
News article Winter Workouts Are Cool
  
01/03/09News article Health Highlights: Jan. 3, 2009
News article Lingering Cold Symptoms May Mean Sinusitis
  
01/02/09News article Beat the Winter Blues
News article Health Highlights: Jan. 2, 2009
News article Health Tip: Bones, Muscles and Aging
News article Health Tip: Relief From Carpal Tunnel
News article Shovel Snow Safely
News article Surgeons Often Are Blamed When Hip Replacements Fail
News article To Protect Yourself, Wash Those Germs Away
  
01/01/09Federal Press Release Inherited Factors Play an Important Role in Breast Cancer Progression According to New Study in Mice
News article Genes Predict Chances of Breast Cancer's Spread
News article Health Highlights: Jan. 1, 2009
News article Health Tip: Eating in a Strange Land
News article Health Tip: Log Your Exercise
News article Insomnia Costs Billions in Lost Productivity
News article Kick the Habit
News article Study Links Osteoporosis Drugs to Jaw Trouble

Last updated Nov 20, 2009 22:45:07

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