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September 2006 Audio Reports 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. 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. It was a day to give honor and thanks for this year's recipients of the Pioneer Awards. 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. NHLBI launches awareness campaign to combat peripheral arterial disease. 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. 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. 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. Obese men are more likely to be infertile than normal weight men according to a study by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. 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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