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September 2006 Audio Reports Over
1.6 Million Americans Use Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Therapies to Battle Insomnia, Trouble Sleeping 09/29/2006 Recent analysis of data from a national survey shows that over one-point-six million American adults use some form of complementary and alternative medicine — also known as "CAM" — to treat insomnia or trouble sleeping. Early
Intervention Can Limit Methamphetamine Use Among Teens 09/29/2006 New research by the National Institute on Drug Abuse shows that prevention programs conducted in middle school can reduce methamphetamine abuse among rural teens later in life. NIH
Announces 2006 Pioneer Award Recipients 09/29/2006 It was a day to give honor and thanks for this year's recipients of the Pioneer Awards. New
Method of Gene Therapy for Treating Advanced Melanoma 09/15/2006 Scientists at the National Cancer Institute have found a way to enlist a cancer patient's own white blood cells, also called "lymphocytes" to battle melanoma. P.A.D. — Heart
Disease That "Hits Below the Belt" 09/15/2006 NHLBI launches awareness campaign to combat peripheral arterial disease. NHLBI "TLC" Guide
Aims to Lower Cholesterol 09/15/2006 The National Heart Lung and Blood Institute has put out a new booklet to help people with high blood cholesterol make the necessary lifestyle changes to reduce their risk for heart disease. Younger
Chronic Drinkers Less Likely to Seek Treatment for Alcohol Related
Problems 09/08/2006 Youngsters who are alcohol dependent before they turn 25 are less likely to seek treatment than those who become alcohol dependent at age 30 or older according to a study by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. Research
Sponsored by NHLBI Results in FDA Approval of Permanent Artificial
Heart 09/08/2006 The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the first totally implanted artifical heart for patients with advanced heart failure in both of the heart's pumping chambers. Obesity
Linked to Infertility in Men 09/01/2006 Obese men are more likely to be infertile than normal weight men according to a study by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. New
Study Seeks to Lower Diabetes Risk in Youth 09/01/2006 As students around the country head back to class for the new school year, hundreds of sixth graders will find themselves taking part in a study sponsored by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. |
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