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Tuesday, October 30, 2007 return to top... Health Highlights: Oct. 30, 2007 Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 30, 2007 Too Much TV Can Raise Kids' Blood Pressure High Dose Radiation for Prostate Cancer Won't Raise Sexual Dysfunction Vitamin D Won't Help Prevent Most Cancers Almost 2 Million U.S. Vets Lack Health Insurance AIDS Stopped in Haiti Before U.S. New Drug Promising Against Tough-to-Treat Kidney Cancer Younger Veterans at Greater Suicide Risk Quality of Life Predicts Lung Cancer Survival Virus Shows Some Cancer-Killing Abilities Most Americans Have Poor 'Eye-Q'
Monday, October 29, 2007 return to top... Health Highlights: Oct. 29, 2007 U.S. Docs Taught Little About Wartime Ethics Rheumatoid Arthritis Death Rate Unchanged Prostate Cancer Radiotherapy Won't Affect Sexual Function Defibrillator Use Urged to Save Children's Lives Zinc Helps Elderly Ward Off Pneumonia Fetal Surgery Saves Baby After Early 'Water Break' Pediatricians' Group Issues New Autism Guidelines Study Supports Controversial Heart Failure Drug Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 29, 2007 Smoking Does Not Worsen Breast Cancer Certain Seizure Patients Need Emergency CT Scan
Sunday, October 28, 2007 return to top... Health Highlights: Oct. 28, 2007 Fact Sheet Explains Cleaners, Disinfectants New Guidelines Should Improve Ovarian Cancer Detection
Saturday, October 27, 2007 return to top... Health Highlights: Oct. 27, 2007 Stay Ahead of Head Injuries
Friday, October 26, 2007 return to top... Health Highlights: Oct. 26, 2007 Precancerous Lesions Raise Cervical Cancer Risk Some Female Athletes Risking Weaker Bones Exercise Helps Overweight Youngsters Learn Survey Finds Many Women Misinformed About Cancer Natural Protein May Hurt Vision A Happy Halloween Means Safety First Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 26, 2007 Older Women Gain From Good Post-Fracture Care Drug Lessens Heart Attack Injury
Thursday, October 25, 2007 return to top... Health Highlights: Oct. 25, 2007 Broccoli May Help Fight Skin Cancer Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 25, 2007 Brain's 'Reward Chemical' May Help Spur Obesity Cell Insights Could Bring Better Drugs Lung Bypass Could Fight Emphysema Hysterectomy May Boost Incontinence Risk Blood Pressure Drug Might Work Against Alzheimer's FDA to Review Clotting Drug After Trial Suggests Death Risk Hospital Romance May Largely Be Fiction Worm Study Points to Sexuality's Origins Brain Region Tied to Amphetamine Addiction Meningitis Shot Available, Effective Year-Round Most Asthmatics Don't Have Illness Under Control
Wednesday, October 24, 2007 return to top... U.S. Advisers OK Nasal Spray Flu Vaccine for Young Children Obesity Can Hurt Kids' Hearts Body's Clock Never Adjusts to Daylight Savings Time Scientists Spot Eye Development 'Switch' Inhaler Eased Lung Problems in 9/11 Workers Drink or Two a Day May Help Lungs Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 24, 2007 Smoking Dulls Taste for Sweets Experts Sound Off on Workout Grunting Surgery Can Cut Sleep Apnea Doctor-Patient Bond Frays After Medical Mistake Three Chemo Drugs Better Than Two for Advanced Head/Neck Cancers
Tuesday, October 23, 2007 return to top... Health Highlights: Oct. 23, 2007 Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 23, 2007 Physical Therapy Shortens ICU Stay Dementia in More Educated Hits Later But Harder Many at Risk for HIV Not Being Tested Female Blood Donor Concern May Be Unfounded Drug Company-Funded Asthma Drug Studies More Positive More Dollars Don't Boost Lung Cancer Survival Uncontrolled Asthma Leads to Missed School, Work Marital Stress Linked to Heart Disease Light-Based Device Spots Sleep Apnea
Monday, October 22, 2007 return to top... Health Highlights: Oct. 22, 2007 Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 22, 2007 Most Elderly Don't Get Good Medical Care: Study Emotional State Doesn't Affect Cancer Survival Sleepless Nights Make for Grumpier Brains Saving Millions of Children's Lives Is Possible Blood Test Catches Secret Smokers Study Shows How Exercise Helps Women's Hearts Overweight Now a Global Problem Weight Gain Increases Breast Cancer Risk: Study More Women Choosing 'Preventive' Double Mastectomy Crib Bumper Pads Too Risky for Baby Whole Grains Do a Heart Good
Sunday, October 21, 2007 return to top... Health Highlights: Oct. 21, 2007 Best Breast-Cancer Care Eludes Older Women Eye on Safety Makes Halloween Less Scary
Saturday, October 20, 2007 return to top... Health Highlights: Oct. 20, 2007 Fall Time Change Could Be Boon for Sleep
Friday, October 19, 2007 return to top... Health Highlights: Oct. 19, 2007 Two-Drug Combo Fights Brain Tumors Drug-Resistant Staph Infections Reaching Epidemic Levels in Some Parts of U.S. Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 19, 2007 Secondhand Smoke Hurts Kids' Grades FDA Panel Recommends Ban on Cold Medicines for Kids Scientists Build a Better Petri Dish Video 'Pill' Spots Hidden Crohn's Disease Childlessness Bothers Men More Than Women Simpler Anemia Treatment May Help Kidney Patients Protein Gives Clues to Pancreatic Cancer U.S. Schools Getting Better at Boosting Kids' Health
Thursday, October 18, 2007 return to top... Health Highlights: Oct. 18, 2007 Pre-Workout Stretching Won't Prevent Sore Muscles Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 18, 2007 Value of Most Post-Traumatic Stress Treatments 'Uncertain' Malaria Vaccine Shows Promise New Drug Eases Asthma Symptoms Reflux Can Precipitate Chest Pain, Cough Hepatitis A Vaccine Best Bet to Treat Virus FDA Panel Weighs Ban on Kids' Cold Medicines Chronic Reflux Often Leads to Sleepless Nights Study Reveals E.Coli's Grip on Gut Vulnerability to Stress Linked to Brain Molecule Tooth Troubles Could Raise Dementia Risk
Wednesday, October 17, 2007 return to top... Health Highlights: Oct. 17, 2007 Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 17, 2007 Insomniac Fish May Help Sleepless People Gene Mutation Key to Infertility in Male Mice Shoe Insoles No Rx for Back Pain: Study Genes Might Help Drive Overeating Antiviral Won't Improve Bell's Palsy Outcome HPV Test Bests Pap Smear in Studies Oral Thermometers Can't Assess Exercise Heat Stroke U.S. Women's Health Care Still Falls Short: Report Water Workouts Work for Arthritis Patients Acupuncture Cuts Need for Post-Op Painkillers Global Gene Map Clears New Milestone
Tuesday, October 16, 2007 return to top... Health Highlights: Oct. 16, 2007 Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 16, 2007 Raw Seafood Poses Digestive Risks Lamotrigine May Reduce Epilepsy Seizures Initial Colonoscopy Key to Cancer Detection Researchers ID New Gene Linked to Lung Cancer Angioplasty Equals Bypass Surgery for Heart Patients: Study Ear Infections Linked to Drug-Resistant 'Superbug' Chronic GI Troubles Keep Workers Off the Job U.S. Medical Schools, Drug Makers Share Strong Ties Drug-Resistant Staph a Widespread Threat Garlic May Ward Off Heart Woes
Monday, October 15, 2007 return to top... Health Highlights: Oct. 15, 2007 Psychiatric Woes Can Postpone Weight-Loss Surgery Many Patients Don't Report Use of OTC Pain Drugs Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 15, 2007 Defib Wire Warning Shouldn't Worry Most Users: Experts U.S. Cancer Death Rate Continues to Fall America's Top Hospitals Are Real Lifesavers Nicotine, Chili Peppers Offer Post-Surgery Pain Relief Anti-Convulsant Aids Knee-Replacement Patients Studies Examine Life After Weight-Loss Surgery Eye Scan May Help Diagnose, Treat MS Blood Test Might Spot Alzheimer's Early
Sunday, October 14, 2007 return to top... Health Highlights: Oct. 14, 2007 Chest Compressions Key to Revised CPR Guidelines U.S. Unveils Database of Genetic, Clinical Research
Saturday, October 13, 2007 return to top... Health Highlights: Oct. 13, 2007 Morphine Painkillers Won't Impair Driving
Friday, October 12, 2007 return to top... Health Highlights: Oct. 12, 2007 Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 12, 2007 Experts Offer Answers on Colonoscopy Options Abortion Numbers Fall Worldwide Antidepressants Boost GI Bleeding Risk Breast Cancer Radiation Won't Hurt Immune Health Anti-Cholesterol Drugs Help Prevent Lung Decline Familial MS May Be More Destructive Home Spray Cleaners Could Raise Asthma Risk Sleep Apnea Can Trouble Kids, Too Technology Advance Could Help Paralyzed Chocolate Lovers May Be Hard-Wired That Way Sleep Apnea Treatment Helps Stave Off Heart Disease
Thursday, October 11, 2007 return to top... Health Highlights: Oct. 11, 2007 Immune Proteins Warn of Early Lung Cancer AIDS Drugs May Protect Brain Long-Life Gene Might Help Lower Cholesterol Meditation a Quick Fix for Stress Scientists Spot Eyes' Motion Sensors Drug Makers Withdraw Cough, Cold Meds for Infants Chronic Illness Often a Taboo Subject: Survey Lettuce's Roots Lure Salmonella Concerns Rise Over U.S. Food Safety Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 11, 2007 Obesity Boosts Esophageal Cancer Risk
Wednesday, October 10, 2007 return to top... Health Highlights: Oct. 10, 2007 Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 10, 2007 U.S. Kids Not Getting Needed Health Care Statin Benefits Persist After Treatment Stops Low Lead Exposures Can Hurt Kidneys Antibody Helps Repair MS Nerve Damage Tea Helps Toughen Older Women's Hips Early Bacterial Infection May Boost Asthma Risk Hypertension Triples Women's Diabetes Risk Drug a New Weapon Against One Form of Breast Cancer Study Probes Difference Between Embryonic, Adult Stem Cells Thyroid Test Won't Help Pregnant Mom, Baby Pricey Running Shoes Not Worth It: Study
Tuesday, October 9, 2007 return to top... Health Highlights: Oct. 9, 2007 Medicaid Managed Care Seems to Fall Short Hormone Therapy for Prostate Cancer Linked to Heart Risks Epilepsy Drug Holds Promise as Treatment for Alcoholism Speedy 'Mini-Stroke' Care Pays Off Molecule Promising Against Huntington's Disease Pneumonia Shot Can Save Lives More Fiber, Less Fat Help Prevent Ovarian Cancer Maintenance Treatment Helps Kids Keep Weight Off Stressful Jobs Hard on the Heart Many U.S. Hispanics Struggle With Health Care System 3 New Lung Cancer Genes Identified Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 9, 2007
Monday, October 8, 2007 return to top... Health Highlights: Oct. 8, 2007 Medicare Changes Didn't Alter Cancer Care Intervening in Preschool Years Can Prevent Juvenile Delinquency Human Urine Safe, Productive Fertilizer Inflammatory Substance May Boost Eye Trouble Studies Probe Weaknesses in Donated Blood Black Women Get Less Breast Cancer Treatment Surgery Best Bet for Prostate Cancer Survival Family Infighting Hurts the Heart Parkinson's Linked to Risk of Alzheimer's Woman's Hips Might Indicate Daughter's Breast Cancer Risk Serious Injury Rare With Police Tasers Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 8, 2007
Sunday, October 7, 2007 return to top... Health Highlights: Oct. 7, 2007 Prostate Cancer Survival Varies by Season PSA Testing Still Valuable for Prostate Cancer
Saturday, October 6, 2007 return to top... Health Highlights: Oct. 6, 2007 As Sunlight Fades, Look Out for SAD
Friday, October 5, 2007 return to top... Health Highlights: Oct. 5, 2007 Primitive Plants Have Complex Sex Life Mouse Study Gives Clues to Colitis Thalidomide Improves Outcomes for Older Myeloma Patients Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 5, 2007 '69 New York Jets Continue Their Winning Ways No Link Between Amateur Boxing, Long-Term Brain Damage Study Rates Heart Health of Popular Diet Plans Fish Safe for Pregnant Women to Eat Erectile Dysfunction: A Harbinger of Heart Trouble New Kidney Disease Can Be Fatal Heart-Healthy Workouts Help Knees, Too Daytime, Nighttime Blood Pressure Both Important
Thursday, October 4, 2007 return to top... Health Highlights: Oct. 4, 2007 Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 4, 2007 Gene-Based Screen Spots Cervical Cancer Earlier Cardiac Artery Trouble Boosts Family Heart Risk Lyme Disease Relapse Often a New Infection Randy Jackson Takes Aim at Diabetes Surge in U.S. Cases of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Hormone May Play Key Part in Creating Memories FDA Struggles to Keep Pace With Requests for Generics Largest Study of U.S. Children Readies for Launch Genes Give Clues to Newborn Lung Disease Key Viral Change Could Help Bird Flu Spread
Wednesday, October 3, 2007 return to top... Health Highlights: Oct. 3, 2007 Medical, Behavioral Woes Can Drive Dogs to Bite Congress Starts Hearings on FDA's Control of Tobacco Drug Combo Blocks Pain Without Impairing Movement Alzheimer's Drug Won't Ease Patients' Agitation Study Finds Benefits With Drug-Coated Stents Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 3, 2007 Type of ICU Influences Lung Injury Survival 'Virtual' Colonoscopy an Effective Option: Study Flu Vaccine Does Protect Older People Rat Study Gets at Root of Nicotine Addiction Assisted Suicide Won't Up Deaths for Vulnerable Groups: Study Gene Tests Match Up Lung Tumors, Best Treatment
Tuesday, October 2, 2007 return to top... Health Highlights: Oct. 2, 2007 Toy Blocks Might Boost Toddlers' Language Skills Drug Combo Helps Fight Marfan Syndrome Women Less Likely to Get Heart Defibrillators Low Doses of Red Wine Chemical May Fight Diabetes Experts Issue Guidelines on Treating Low Back Pain Study Supports Change to Prostate Cancer Biopsy Most Homeless Youth Lack Health Insurance Doctors' Groups Offer ADHD Guide for Parents Panic Attacks May Hike Heart Disease Risk in Women Obesity Driving Rising U.S. Health Costs Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 2, 2007 Almost a Third of U.S. Kids Use Supplements
Monday, October 1, 2007 return to top... Health Highlights: Oct. 1, 2007 Mom's Low Cholesterol Tied to Preemie Births Drug Plus Psychotherapy Best Treatment for Depressed Teens Conscientious People Less Prone to Alzheimer's Coronary Disease Might Toughen Up Heart Ozone Breaks Down Lungs' Defenses Medicare Offers Smallest Rise in Premiums in 6 Years Antibiotic Shows Promise as Stroke Treatment Breast-Feeding Doesn't Contribute to Cavities Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 1, 2007 First Puff Can Turn Kids Into Smokers: Study Kids' TV Viewing Tied to Behavioral Problems
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