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- Health Highlights: Aug. 31, 2008
- Fish Oil Supplements Help With Heart Failure
- Newer Blood Pressure Drug Better for Some Heart Patients, Diabetics
- Brain 'Master Switch' May Control Appetite, Fertility
- Health Highlights: Aug. 29, 2008
- Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 29, 2008
- Leave That Ear Wax Alone
- Study Questions Flu Shot's Mortality Protection for Elderly
- Some Hiroshima Survivors at Thyroid Cancer Risk
- Vaccines Seek to Offer Cradle-to-Grave Protection
- Cataracts World's Leading Cause of Vision Loss
- End-of-Life Choices a Complicated Affair
- Mom's Smoking During Pregnancy Ups Preemie's SIDS Risk
- Most Youths Tried as Adults Had Psychiatric Disorders
- Alcohol in Early Pregnancy May Prompt Fetal Cell Death
- Antioxidant-Rich Diet May Protect Against Eye Disease
- Health Highlights: Aug. 28, 2008
- Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 28, 2008
- 13% of Seniors Report Being Mistreated
- Most Patients With Irregular Heartbeat Take Inadequate Blood Thinner Dose
- Scientists Track Hourly Changes in Alzheimer's Protein
- Cadmium Exposure Tied to Lung Disease
- Bunion Surgery Patients Need 6 Weeks Before Driving
- Normal Cells May Predict Cancer Virulence
- Protecting Newborns From a Dangerous Threat
- Treadmill Workouts Help Stroke Survivors
- Antipsychotic Drugs Boost Stroke Risk
- Salmonella Outbreak Over, U.S. Says
- Older Caregivers Prone to Worse Sleep Patterns
- Health Highlights: Aug. 27, 2008
- Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 27, 2008
- 4 More Deaths Reported Among Byetta Patients
- Newer Blood Pressure Drug No Better Than Placebo in Preventing Stroke
- Gene Linked to 'Dry' Macular Degeneration
- Pancreatic Cells Turned Into Insulin-Producing Beta Cells
- Fat Cells in Obese People Are 'Sick'
- Study Links Spanking to Physical Abuse
- Angioplasty Scoring System Predicts Risk of Death
- Mental Skills Can Decline Years Before Dying
- Mistaken Beliefs About Cancer Abound
- Combination Therapy Helps to Combat Myeloma
- Low Levels of Brain Chemical May Control Appetite
- Magnesium Sulfate Reduces Threat of Cerebral Palsy
- Health Highlights: Aug. 26, 2008
- Drug May Lower Blood Pressure in Adolescents With Hypertension
- Tobacco Control Program Saved Billions in Health Costs
- Findings Challenge Tight Glucose Control for Critically Ill Patients
- Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Ups Risk for Other Cancers
- 'Ayurvedic' Medicines May Contain Lead, Mercury or Arsenic
- Tools Test Debunks 'Dumb Neanderthals' Theory
- When Communication Is Lost
- Scientists ID Pathway That Makes Antipsychotic Drugs Work
- Number of Uninsured Americans Drops
- Nuts, Seeds, Popcorn Don't Boost Diverticulosis Risk
- Preterm Births Linked to Infection of Amniotic Fluid
- Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 26, 2008
- Single Rooms Becoming the Norm in New Hospitals
- Health Highlights: Aug. 25, 2008
- For Rare Blood Disorder, Pumping Iron Is the Cure
- One-Third of Schools Built in Air Pollution Danger Zones
- Food Allergy Action Plan Can Keep Kids From Harm
- Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 25, 2008
- Finding May Allow Some Women to Stop Blood Thinners
- Taking Codeine While Breast-Feeding May Harm Infant
- Climate Change Linked to Longer Pollen Seasons
- Antipsychotic Drug Use Up in Elderly Despite Warnings
- Long-Term Exposure to Incense Raises Cancer Risk
- After Fits and Starts, New Hope for Psoriasis Patients
- LDL Cholesterol Tied to Increased Cancer Risk in Diabetics
- Uninsured Get Less Health Care Than Insured
- Cheerleading Causes Majority of Female Athlete Injuries
- Health Highlights: Aug. 24, 2008
- 'Extended Cycle' Contraception Garners More Interest
- Healthy Lunches Help Kids' Concentration in School
- Health Highlights: Aug. 22, 2008
- Smokers More Likely to Bleed After Throat Surgery
- Computer-Based Method IDs Alzheimer's Protein Structures
- Molecule Keeps Bacteria Like Salmonella in Check
- Marinades Help Keep Grilled Meat Safe
- Home Smoking Ban Keeps Teens From Lighting Up
- Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 22, 2008
- Study Examines How Rheumatoid Arthritis Destroys Bone
- Gastric Band Weight-Loss Surgery Can Boost Reflux
- Intense Heat May Boost Tomato Antioxidant
- Early Childhood Factors Raise Risk for Snoring
- Laser Technology Spots Cavities Before They Start
- DEET Works Because Mosquitoes Hate the Smell
- Health Highlights: Aug. 21, 2008
- Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 21, 2008
- Text-Messaging Injuries Blamed on Distraction
- Tobacco Marketing Promotes Youth Cigarette Use
- Strokes Can Strike the Youngest
- FDA Investigates Possible Vytorin-Cancer Link
- Drug Stops Bone Loss From Breast Cancer Chemo
- Undecided Voters Not So Undecided After All
- Spoonful of Sugar Really Might Help Medicine Go Down
- Measles Cases Highest Since 1996
- Dietary Supplements May Pose Risk to Older Cancer Survivors
- Face Transplants Show Promising Results
- 3.4 Million Seniors Hit Medicare 'Doughnut Hole'
- HRT After Menopause Reduces Symptoms
- Scientists ID New Proteins in Programmed Cell Death
- Health Highlights: Aug. 20, 2008
- Addiction Drug Causes Rapid Weight Loss in Rats
- Calcium Might Have Taste Humans Can Detect
- Experimental Drug Shows Early Promise Against Cystic Fibrosis
- Cervical Cancer Vaccine Worth the Cost: Study
- Compression Stockings Often Incorrectly Used
- Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 20, 2008
- Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs Won't Cause Cancer
- Skin Cancer Carries Its Own Scent
- 79 Million Americans Struggle to Pay Medical Bills
- Bone Growth Protein Also Promotes 'Good' Fat
- Modified MRI Spots Early Osteoarthritis
- Underaged, Inebriated Easily Get Drinks at Stadiums
- Women's Alcohol Use Tied to Delayed Childbearing
- Preeclampsia Raises Risk of Serious Kidney Disease
- Health Highlights: Aug. 19, 2008
- Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 19, 2008
- Living to 100 Doesn't Mean Living Poorly
- ED Drug Relieves Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms
- Zoledronic Acid Protects Bones of Women Getting Breast Cancer Treatment
- Ultrasound Used to Predict Heart Attack Risk
- Mathematical Model Helps Predict Cancer Tumor Size
- Silver-Coated Ventilator Tubes Cut Risk of Pneumonia
- Medicare Web Site Confounds Many Seniors
- Vitamin B, Folate Supplements Won't Help Heart
- More Juices Found to Affect Drugs' Effectiveness: Study
- Cognitive Score Changes Over Time May Hint at Dementia
- Obesity Rates Up in 37 States: Report
- Imaging System Lets Doctors 'See' Cancer During Surgery
- Arsenic in Drinking Water Raises Diabetes Risk
- Health Highlights: Aug. 18, 2008
- Science May Banish Bad Hair Days
- Epilepsy Raises Drowning Risk
- Gum Chewing May Speed Colon Surgery Recovery
- Study Lets Teens Sound Off on Acne Therapies
- Poor Sleep Linked to High Blood Pressure in Teens
- A Hope: Contaminant-Free Synthetic Heparin
- Reaching the Heart Through the Wrist
- Immune Response May Hinder Stem Cell Treatments
- Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 18, 2008
- Older Patients Less Likely to Be Taken to Trauma Centers
- New Imaging Technique Could Spot Early Cancers
- Newly Discovered Air Pollutants May Cause Lung Problems
- Low Vitamin D Raises Women's Hip Fracture Risk
- Health Highlights: Aug. 17, 2008
- Survivors of 1918 Flu Pandemic Immune 90 Years Later
- Antidepressant Use Tied to Poorer Driving
- Pack Safety Should Be on Back-to-School Lists
- Health Highlights: Aug. 15, 2008
- Drug Combo Cuts COPD Lung Function Loss
- Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 15, 2008
- Statins Help Obese People After Bypass Surgery
- Asthma's Course Differs by Gender
- Can Physical Cues Signal Dementia?
- Testosterone Associated With Disease Transmission
- Refs May Be Blinded by Red Uniforms
- Study Probes Internet Health-Related Search Patterns
- Money Matters
- Statins Might Reverse ED in Some Men
- Older Adults Reluctant to Question Surgical Treatment
- Rituximab Promotes Healing in Common Kidney Disease
- Health Highlights: Aug. 14, 2008
- Lack of Energy in Old Age May Foretell Illness
- Moisturizers Spur Skin Cancer in Mouse Study
- Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 14, 2008
- Medicare Prescription Drug Premiums to Rise in '09
- Exercise Reduces Blood Pressure...
- Heart Drug Used in Ambulance Boosts Survival
- Safety Triggers, Training Cut Nail Gun Injuries
- New Lymphoma Drug Shows Promise
- Insurance Matters When It Comes to Kids' Health Care
- Stress, Anxiety Worsen Response to Allergens
- Stroke Risk in Women Smokers Goes Up by Each Cigarette
- Childhood Dairy Intake Boosts Bone Health Later On
- How Long-Distance Runners Get to the Finish
- Kids' Obesity Linked to Ear Infections
- Health Highlights: Aug. 13, 2008
- Blocking Drug-Related Memories May Prevent Relapses
- Healthy Sex Life Can Extend Into 80s
- Physical Frailty Could Predict Alzheimer's Disease
- Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 13, 2008
- Golf Course Insecticides Pose Little Danger to Players
- Many Hispanics Shut Out of U.S. Health Care System
- Poor Coordination in Childhood Tied to Adult Obesity
- Epilepsy Receiving Inadequate Attention
- More U.S. Women Getting Birth Control Services
- Angioplasty No Better Than Drug Treatment in Long Run
- Men and Women Calculate Cost of Affairs
- HRT Drug Boosts Stroke Risk in Older Women
- Infant Heart Transplant Controversy Continues
- Air Pollution Can Damage Heart, Blood Vessels, Too
- Health Highlights: Aug. 12, 2008
- Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 12, 2008
- PET Scans May Help Detect Alzheimer's Brain Plaques
- New Chemotherapy Combo Holds Promise for Lung Cancer
- New Test Scans Beef for Mad Cow Disease
- Breakfast Eggs Keep Folks on Diet
- Drinking Problems Greater Among Returning Combat Veterans
- Risk of Breast Cancer Relapse Can Linger
- Older Patients With Cancer at Heightened Suicide Risk
- Diabetes Onset, Severity Tied to Cognitive Problems
- Postmenopausal Women With Breast Cancer Face Joint Issues
- Weight Loss After Diabetes Diagnosis Offers Big Benefits: Study
- Surgery Helps With Prostate Cancer, Sometimes
- Post-Surgical Epidural May Boost Survival
- Health Highlights: Aug. 11, 2008
- Researchers Hunt Normal Cells That Give Rise to Cancer
- Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 11, 2008
- Half of U.S. Adults Lack 20/20 Vision
- Powerful Antacid Drugs Raise Fracture Risk
- Low-Birth-Weight Babies at Risk for Salt Sensitivity
- Athletes' Study Shows Pride, Shame Universal Behaviors
- U.S. Hospitals Underutilize Proven Heart Failure Therapy
- Studies Refine Obesity's Risk for Heart Troubles
- Stroke Risk Plummets With Healthy Lifestyle
- Run for Your Life
- Lack of Vitamin D Boosts Death Risk
- Gene Treatment in Mice Makes Old Liver Cells Young
- Gene Variant May Predispose Some to Anxiety
- Married Folks Still the Healthiest
- One in 5 Young Men Had Prostate Screen in Past Year
- Health Highlights: Aug. 10, 2008
- More Than Temperature Puts Elderly at Risk in Heat
- Scientists Create Mice Resistant to Obesity
- Health Highlights: Aug. 8, 2008
- Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 8, 2008
- Easing Your Teens Into the Back-to-School Schedule
- New Therapy Freezes Out Esophageal Cancers
- Obese Men Face Twin Threat From Prostate Cancer
- Interrupted Night Sleep Worse for Cognitive Function
- Chickenpox Protection: Get That Booster
- Fat Cell Protein Boosts Heart Attack Risk in Elderly
- Gene Variant May Decide Who Smokes and for How Long
- Too Much Salt Boosts Blood Pressure
- New Technique Removes Gallbladder Without External Incisions
- Soy Protein Doesn't Lower Cholesterol
- Breast-Feeding: The Stress Buster That Lasts for Years
- Turbulence Predicts Death Risk for Heart Failure Patients
- Health Highlights: Aug. 7, 2008
- Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 7, 2008
- Men More Likely Than Women to Adopt Children
- Medical Blogs May Threaten Patient Privacy
- Blood Sugar Test May Also Aid Diabetes Detection
- Many Miss Out on Stroke Treatment
- B Cells Can Act Alone in Autoimmune Diseases
- Robot Playmates Help Autistic Kids With Social Skills
- Gene Behind Rare Eye Disease in Dachshunds Discovered
- Death From Febrile Seizure Rare in Children
- Disease-Specific Stem Cell Lines Developed
- Most Americans Want Health Care Reform
- Protein Key to Brain Rewiring
- Breaking the News About Breast Cancer
- Fat Deposits Boost Heart Attack Risk
- 2 New Genes Tied to 3 Cancers
- Health Highlights: Aug. 6, 2008
- Exercise Lowers Risk of Colon Cancer
- Autistic Children Make Limited Eye Contact
- Brain Slow to Judge Fast-Moving Objects Head-On
- Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 6, 2008
- Monitoring Hormone May Improve Kidney Failure Outcomes
- Study Links Agent Orange to Prostate Cancer in Vietnam Vets
- ER, Doctor Visits Topped 1 Billion in 2006
- Light Stretching Improves Range of Joint Motion
- GI Bleeding After Stroke Raises Death Risk
- Americans Drinking Less Alcohol
- Researchers Find Genes That Influence West Nile Virus
- What's in a Name? When It Comes to Drugs, Plenty
- Medicinal Marijuana Eases Neuropathic Pain in HIV
- One-Fifth of British Childhood Cancer Survivors Smoke
- Health Highlights: Aug. 5, 2008
- Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 5, 2008
- For Psychiatrists, Talk Therapy Falling by Wayside
- Nurturing Parents Can Cut Risk of Aggression in Girls
- Light Exercise Prevents Atrial Fibrillation in Elderly
- Brain Pathway Yields Clues to Cigarette Addiction
- FDA OKs Flu Vaccines for 2008-09 Season
- New Test Diagnoses Anemia in Chronic Disease
- Laser Therapy as Good as Drugs for Diabetic Eye Problems
- Fish May Ward Off Dementia and Stroke
- HIV Drug Might Spur Resistant Strains of Virus
- DNA Helps Trace History of Human Migration
- Commonly Used HIV Infectivity Rate Misses Risks
- Vitamin C Shows Promise as Cancer Treatment
- Many Women Struggle With Challenge of a Newborn
- Health Highlights: Aug. 4, 2008
- Excessive Drinking Boosts Risk for Metabolic Syndrome
- Researchers Push Aggressive Cholesterol Control in Kids
- Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 4, 2008
- Immunotherapy Boosts Treatment of Kids' High-Risk Sarcomas
- Kids Who Sleep Poorly at Risk for Being Overweight
- Estrogen May Have Preventive Role in Women's Schizophrenia
- Many Cancer Patients Turn to Complementary Medicine
- Children in Blended Families Still Close to Biological Mothers
- Many Kids Under 15 Watch Violent Movies
- Blood-Thinner Plavix Works Harder in Smokers
- One-Third of Uninsured Are Chronically Ill
- New Guidelines Rule Out Prostate Screening for Men Over 75
- Immigrant Children Less Likely to Exercise
- OTC Cold Medicines Sending Children to Emergency Rooms
- Diving Accidents Common Among U.S. Kids
- Health Highlights: August 3, 2008
- Video Consultations Effective for Stroke Treatment
- New HIV/AIDS Guidelines Suggest Earlier Treatment
- Health Highlights: August 2, 2008
- Number of New U.S. HIV Infections Gets Revised Upwards
- Orthopedic Surgeons Weigh in on Pool Safety
- Health Highlights: August 1, 2008
- Ob/Gyn Group Urges Routine HIV Tests for All Women
- Sleep Apnea Boosts Death Risk
- 1976 Italian Dioxin Release Damaged Babies' Thyroids
- Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 1, 2008
- Drug Resistance Is Slowing Global Fight Against TB
- Creatine Has Negligible Effect on COPD Exercise Rehab
- Breast CT Scans Could Be Comfortable Alternative to Mammograms
- Cannabis-Linked Cell Receptor Might Help Prevent Colon Cancer
- Taking Depression to Heart
- Neurons Can Re-Grow in Some MS Lesions
- Centenarians Offer Long-Life Secrets
- Methadone Kills Resistant Leukemia Cells
- Wives Often Head Home When Husband's Workload Grows
- Once-Daily Combo Works for New HIV Patients
- Immune System Protein Predicts Toxic Shock Survival
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