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News for December 2007

  
12/31/07News article Drug Safety, Tainted Food Among Year's Top Health Stories
News article Health Highlights: Dec. 31, 2007
News article Health Tip: Belching and Bloating
News article Health Tip: The Dangers of Excessive Drinking
News article Make That New Year's Fitness Resolution Stick
News article Seasonal Safety Tips for Older Adults
News article See to It That New Year's Eve Is Safe
  
12/30/07News article Gain a Foothold on Winter Walking Safety
News article Health Highlights: Dec. 30, 2007
News article Men Who Smoke Prone to Impotence
  
12/29/07News article Health Highlights: Dec. 29, 2007
News article Put Safety First During Winter Fun
  
12/28/07News article Brain Turns to Positive Thoughts When Faced With Death
News article Childhood Diabetes Boosts Risk for Kidney Problems
News article Clinical Trials Update: Dec. 28, 2007
News article Diabetes Group Backs Low-Carb Diets
News article Drug Combo Halves Death Risk for Severe COPD Patients
News article Fish Oil May Help Prevent Alzheimer's
News article Health Highlights: Dec. 28, 2007
News article Health Tip: Triggers of Acne
News article Health Tip: What's an A1c Test?
News article Holiday Travel, Bad Eating Habits a Recipe for Stomach Trouble
News article Laser Surgery Can Correct Nearsightedness
News article Most Psychiatrists Open to Discussing Spiritual Concerns
News article Pesticides May Cause Asthma Among Farm Women
  
12/27/07News article Chronic Coughs Need a Doctor's Attention
News article Clinical Trials Update: Dec. 27, 2007
News article Health Highlights: Dec. 27, 2007
News article Health Tip: If You're a Shy Teen
News article Health Tip: What's Causing Your Dizziness?
News article High Blood Triglycerides Linked to Stroke Risk
News article ICU Patients Not Getting Enough Sleep
News article Lower Body Temps Increase Blood Loss During Surgery
News article Research Offers Promise for Cirrhosis Treatment
News article Study Sheds Light on Origins of Sudden Cardiac Death
News article Terriers Join Fight Against a Killer Disease in Humans
News article Uninsured Benefit Once They Are Covered by Medicare
News article Voluven Helps Minimize Surgical Blood Loss
  
12/26/07News article Aspirin, Hormone Therapy Combo Can Shorten Lives of Prostate Cancer Patients
News article BRCA1 Mutation Prevalent Among Hispanic, Younger Black Women
News article Class of Chemotherapy Drugs Helps Certain Breast Cancer Patients
News article Clinical Trials Update: Dec. 26, 2007
News article Fewer Children Outgrowing Allergies to Milk, Eggs
News article Food Pyramid for Older Adults Gets an Update
News article Health Highlights: Dec. 26, 2007
News article Health Tip: If You Fear Going to the Dentist
News article Health Tip: Teach Yourself to Shave
News article Heart Procedure Reduces Need for Defibrillator Shocks
News article Malaria Drug Promising Against Cancer
News article Study Spotlights 'Exercise-Friendly' Day-Care Centers
News article Temporary Amnesia, Confusion Raise Stroke, Dementia Risk
  
12/25/07News article Cabin Fever Has an Online Cure This Year
News article Health Highlights: Dec. 25, 2007
News article Health Tip: Drug and Food Interactions
News article Health Tip: Get Plenty of Potassium
News article Parents Face Tough Questions When Santa's Magic Fades
News article Playing Catch in Winter Could Save Kids' Pitching Arms
News article Post-Holiday Letdown Can Be Avoided
  
12/24/07News article 'Easy Does It' Eases Holiday Stress
News article Beware Holiday Toys That Can Injure Young Eyes
News article Health Highlights: Dec. 24, 2007
News article Health Tip: Holiday Decorating Safety
News article Health Tip: Prevent Shin Splints
News article Realistic Expectations Help Ward Off Holiday Depression
News article Scientists Marvel at Santa's Stamina
  
12/23/07News article Give Yourself the Gift of Sleep for the Holidays
News article Health Highlights: Dec. 23, 2007
  
12/22/07News article Health Highlights: Dec. 22, 2007
News article Maintaining Routine Can Chase Holiday Blues Away
  
12/21/07News article 'Hospitalist' Physicians Help Shorten Patient Stays
News article Brain Center May Link Addiction, Mental Illness
News article Breast Cancer Surgeons Don't Discuss Reconstruction Options
News article Busting Medical Myths Even Doctors Believe
News article Clinical Trials Update: Dec. 21, 2007
News article FDA Renews Warnings on Pain-Relief Patch
News article Health Highlights: Dec. 21, 2007
News article Health Tip: Breast Infections
News article Health Tip: Holiday Blues?
News article Kids in Poor Neighborhoods Fall Behind in School
News article Low-Income Women's Cancer Screenings Cost Effective: Report
News article New Combo Treatment Extends Kidney Cancer Survival
News article School Salad Bar Boosts Kids' Fruit, Veggie Intake
News article Shorter Legs Might Boost Liver Risks
News article Treating Depression Cuts Diabetes Death Risk
News article Weight Loss Surgery May Help Less Severely Obese
  
12/20/07News article Clinical Trials Update: Dec. 20, 2007
News article Health Highlights: Dec. 20, 2007
News article Health Tip: Tracking Ovulation
News article Health Tip: What's Plantar Fasciitis?
News article Hormone Could Ease Painful Lymphedema
News article Make Safe Toys Your Holiday Priority
News article Mental Decline Faster in Brain-Injured Vietnam Vets
News article Parents Should Postpone Child Vaccine Booster: CDC
News article Parents' Smoking Boosts Child's Allergy Risk
News article Prior Miscarriage Raises Risk for Low-Birthweight Infant
News article Race, Gender Affect Laryngeal Cancer Survival
News article Sex Ed Does Delay Teen Sex: CDC
News article Uninsured More Likely to Die From Cancer Following Diagnosis
  
12/19/07News article Area Around Breast Tumor May Predict Cancer's Spread
News article Brain Cells More Powerful Than You Think
News article Cancer Docs' Bedside Manner Often Lacks Empathy
News article Clinical Trials Update: Dec. 19, 2007
News article Fragile X Syndrome Corrected in Mice
News article Health Highlights: Dec. 19, 2007
News article Health Tip: Ear Infection May Not Need Antibiotic
News article Health Tip: Protect Injury With Elastic Bandage
News article Microchip Spots Stray Tumor Cells in the Bloodstream
News article Neural Insights Could Bring Better Cochlear Implants
News article Regular Walking Protects the Aging Brain
News article Smokers' Brain Centers Activate During Nicotine Cravings
News article Standard Hepatitis B Treatment Bested by Newcomer
  
12/18/07News article Bone Density Tests Do Predict Women's Fracture Risk
News article Bystolic Approved for High Blood Pressure
News article Cancer Care Advances in 2007 Offer Hope
News article Clinical Trials Update: Dec. 18, 2007
News article CT Scans Catch More Clots in Lungs
News article Diagnosis of Heart Attack Can Be Wrong
News article Experts Compare Osteoporosis Drugs
News article Health Highlights: Dec. 18, 2007
News article Health Tip: Athletes Should Wear a Mouth Guard
News article Health Tip: Living With Lactose Intolerance
News article Lack of Strong Thirst Signals Leads Elderly to Drink Too Little
News article Many States Still Fall Short in Emergency Preparedness: Report
News article New Type of Cholesterol-Lowering Drug Shows Promise
News article Robotic Surgery Treats Tonsil Cancer
News article Sunlight Helps Put Lung Cancer in the Shade
News article U.S. Heart Disease Death Rates Falling
  
12/17/07News article Babies With Heart Defects Do Best at Hospitals With Most Experience
News article Cancer Killed Almost 8 Million Worldwide in 2007
News article Clinical Trials Update: Dec. 17, 2007
News article Dentists Take Dimmer View of Patients' Smiles
News article Even Tiny Breast Tumors May Need Aggressive Treatment
News article Having Boys as Friends Can Boost Young Girls' Drinking Risk
News article Health Highlights: Dec. 17, 2007
News article Health Tip: Cuticle Care
News article Health Tip: Make Exercise Fun
News article Massage Eases Pain, Anxiety After Surgery
News article Moderate Exercise Cuts Risk of Metabolic Syndrome
News article Research Reveals How Cells Store Fat
News article Severe Psoriasis Linked to Higher Death Risk
  
12/16/07News article Health Highlights: Dec. 16, 2007
News article Hospice: An Overlooked Option
News article Picking the Right Toys Isn't Child's Play
  
12/15/07News article A Little Help Can Boost Holiday Joy for Elderly
News article Health Highlights: Dec. 15, 2007
  
12/14/07Federal Press Release HHS Approves Medicaid Waiver to Create New Indiana Health Plan for Uninsured
News article Arimidex Beats Tamoxifen in Keeping Breast Cancer at Bay
News article Breast Cancer Genes Also Raise Men's Risk for Malignancy
News article Clinical Trials Update: Dec. 14, 2007
News article Decongestant in OTC Cold Remedies Effective: FDA Panel
News article FDA Advisers Reject Over-the-Counter Statin
News article Fish Give Clues to Human Skin Color Changes
News article Health Highlights: Dec. 14, 2007
News article Health Tip: Help Baby's Development
News article Health Tip: Help Keep Diabetic Hearts Healthy
News article Human Noses Sort Out Strangers, Friends
News article Immigrants Less Likely to Report Family History of Cancer
News article New Cancer Drug Tied to Heart Problems
News article Study Finds Cholesterol Fine-Tunes Hearing
News article Traffic Pollution Hurts Asthmatic Kids' Lungs
News article Wearable Artificial Kidney Passes Test
News article Workplace Flexibility Can Boost Healthy Behaviors
  
12/13/07News article Cell 'Addiction' to Growth Factors May Help Spur Cancers
News article Clinical Trials Update: Dec. 13, 2007
News article Common Infant Vaccine Recalled
News article Fetal Alcohol Exposure May Prime Offspring for Alcoholism
News article Fibers in Semen Help HIV Penetrate Cells
News article Genetics May Boost Mexican-Americans' Risk for Alcoholism
News article Health Highlights: Dec. 13, 2007
News article Health Tip: Changing Your Baby's Diaper
News article Health Tip: Dealing With Anxiety
News article High-Dose Chemo Provides Little Benefit to Breast Cancer Patients
News article Kuvan Sanctioned for PKU
News article Menopause May Be Unique to Humans
News article Report Finds 'Widespread Steroid Use in Baseball'
News article Researchers Find Great Granddaddy of All Blood Cells
News article Transplanted Bone Marrow Cells Aid Nerve Regeneration
  
12/12/07News article Cancer Patients Hold Fast to Belief That Opioids Mean Death
News article Clinical Trials Update: Dec. 12, 2007
News article Computerized Reminder Calls Get Couch Potatoes Moving
News article Elective Caesareans Raise Risk of Breathing Problems in Newborns
News article Evolution Tips the Balance in Mom's Favor
News article Health Highlights: Dec. 12, 2007
News article Health Tip: Spare the Needless Calories
News article Health Tip: When Your Child Has a Fever
News article High Blood Pressure Key Factor for Cardiovascular Disease
News article Obesity Weakens Immune Response
News article Partial Face Transplant Patient Doing Well
News article Statins Can Boost Brain Hemorrhage Risk After Stroke
News article Steroid Fails to Ease Meningitis in Trials
News article Switch for Internal Body Clock Found
  
12/11/07News article Abdominal Fat Tied to High Risk for Coronary Trouble
News article Amount of Exercise Key to Lowering Kids' Blood Pressure
News article Chest Compressions Effective in Emergency Cardiac Arrest
News article Clinical Trials Update: Dec. 11, 2007
News article Diagnostic Mammogram Readings Vary by Radiologist
News article FDA Confirms No Heart Risk From Heartburn Drugs
News article Gene Variant Tied to More Aggressive Prostate Cancer
News article Health Highlights: Dec. 11, 2007
News article Health Tip: Choose Children's Shoes Carefully
News article Health Tip: Eating Fast Food?
News article High Meat Consumption Linked to Heightened Cancer Risk
News article Home-Based Senior Care Program Has Limited Benefits
News article Newer Sedative Might Help Patients on Ventilators
News article Older Diabetics Using Avandia Face Increased Death Risk
News article Personal Convictions May Control Both Behavior and Emotions
News article Stroke Rehab Technique Has Lasting Results
  
12/10/07Federal Press Release Heart Attack Symptoms in Women — Are they Different?
News article Clinical Trials Update: Dec. 10, 2007
News article Coronary Artery Calcium May Raise Women's Heart Risk
News article Drug Combo With Antibiotic May Slow MS Progression
News article Good Physical Function Halves Stroke Risk
News article Group Seeks Refinement of Knee Arthritis Treatment Guidelines
News article Health Highlights: Dec. 10, 2007
News article Health Tip: Get Exercise at Work
News article Health Tip: Take Care of Your Lips This Winter
News article Hypertension Linked to Risk of Mild Cognitive Impairment
News article Love in the World of Alzheimer's
News article Most Medicare Recipients Ignore Colorectal Cancer Screening
News article Mutated Suppressor Gene Leads to a Type of Breast Cancer
News article Possible Cure for Rare Lymphoma Reported
News article Unrelated Cord Blood Helps Infants With Metabolic Disorders
  
12/09/07News article Health Highlights: Dec. 9, 2007
News article Heart Attacks Peak During the Holidays
  
12/08/07News article Blood Markers Might Predict Clotting Risk With HRT
News article Environmental Toxin Collects in Breast Milk
News article Health Highlights: Dec. 8, 2007
News article How to Spot, and Beat, the Holiday Blues
  
12/07/07Federal Press Release NINDS Announces New Spanish Language Website
News article Baclofen Aids Abstinence in Alcoholics With Cirrhosis
News article Blood Test to Detect Lung Cancer Being Eyed
News article Cellular Disorder Might Influence Behavior
News article Clinical Trials Update: Dec. 7, 2007
News article Everyday Choices Can Influence Cancer Risk
News article Evidence of TB Found in 500,000-Year-Old Fossil
News article Gene-Based Sunscreen Might Someday Prevent Skin Cancer
News article Green Tea, Fruit Extracts Touted as Potential Cancer Fighters
News article Health Highlights: Dec. 7, 2007
News article Health Tip: Best Toys for Baby
News article Health Tip: Therapy Options for Children With Autism
News article Mourning Death of Loved One Raises Your Risk of Dying
News article Obesity, Diabetes Linked to Cancers
News article Pneumonia Vaccine Is Keeping Kids Healthier
  
12/06/07News article Black Women Wait Longer for Breast Cancer Surgery
News article Blackberries, Broccoli Sprouts Battle Cancer
News article Cell Transplants Hold Promise for Heart Attack Survivors
News article Clinical Trials Update: Dec. 6, 2007
News article Common Household Chemical Could Raise Breast Cancer Risk
News article Diabetes Linked to Blood Vessel Inflammation
News article Health Highlights: Dec.6, 2007
News article Health Tip: Bruises May Signal Health Problems
News article Health Tip: End-of-Life Planning
News article Ketamine Impairs Brain by Releasing Superoxide
News article Kids' Respiratory Virus Season Off and Running
News article New Kind of Stem Cells Reverse Sickle Cell Anemia
News article Research Shows What Works to Cut Smoking Rates
  
12/05/07News article Aging Brains Get Out of Sync
News article Brain Protein May Be a Clue to Autism
News article Cleaner Air Leads to Healthier Lungs
News article Clinical Trials Update: Dec. 5, 2007
News article Depressed Moms' Kids at Higher Injury Risk
News article Drug Helps Ease Fat Disorder in HIV Patients
News article FDA Panel Says No to Avastin for Advanced Breast Cancer
News article Genes Yield More Clues to Schizophrenia
News article Health Highlights: Dec. 5, 2007
News article Health Tip: Get the Most From Your Mammogram
News article Health Tip: When Your Child Gets a Nosebleed
News article Newly HIV-Infected Gay Men Select Other Infected Partners
News article Night Shift Work May Heighten Risk for Cancer
News article Overweight Kids Often Become Obese, Unhealthy Adults
News article Teen Birth Rates Up for First Time in 14 Years, U.S. Reports
  
12/04/07News article 2-in-1 Test Signals Risk After Heart Attack
News article 3 Common Drugs Trigger Most ER Visits by Seniors
News article 7 or 8 Hours of Sleep Best for Health
News article Clinical Trials Update: Dec. 4, 2007
News article Fitness, Not Fatness, Predicts a Longer Life
News article Health Highlights: Dec. 4, 2007
News article Health Tip: Accounting for Weight Gain
News article Health Tip: Why Do I Bruise Easily?
News article Honey Beats Meds at Soothing Kids' Cough
News article Many Katrina Survivors Suffered Psychological Symptoms
News article Nerve Disorganization May Spur Form of Dyslexia
News article Newer Anticlotting Drug Safe, Effective for Heart Surgeries
News article Observational Studies Often Overshadow Clinical Research
News article One-Third of HIV-Infected Gay Men Have Unsafe Sex: CDC
News article Sinusitis Treatments Found Ineffective
  
12/03/07News article Almost 1 in 5 Americans Going Without Health Care
News article Brain Activity Points to Origins of Anorexia
News article Chimps Top Humans in Number Recall
News article Clinical Trials Update: Dec. 3, 2007
News article Divorce Isn't Eco-Friendly
News article Fever May Improve Behavior of Children With Autism Disorders
News article Germ-Fighting Inhaler Could Fend Off Bioterror Agents
News article Having Twin Sister Boosts Men's Anorexia Risk
News article Health Highlights: Dec. 3, 2007
News article Health Tip: Dressing for Warmth
News article Health Tip: Keep a Sleep Diary
News article Most ERs Not Fully Prepared for Pediatric Patients
News article No Link Between Hepatitis B Shot, MS: Study
News article Want to Raise a Fruit-and-Veggie Lover? Be Persistent
  
12/02/07News article Breaking Down Barriers to End-of-Life Care for Children
News article Diabetes Drug Avandia Could Weaken Bones
News article Health Highlights: Dec. 2, 2007
News article Holidays Don't Have to Leave You Heavier
  
12/01/07News article 'Tis the Season For Allergy, Asthma
News article FDA Report Says Nation's Health at Risk
News article Health Highlights: Dec.1, 2007
News article More Young Americans Are Contracting HIV
News article Overlooked Mutation Can Spur HIV Drug Resistance

Last updated Nov 04, 2008 16:45:15

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