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- Health Highlights: Jan. 31, 2009
- With Age Comes Greater Risk of Hypothermia
- Aggressive Treatment Effective in Kids' Brain Cancer
- Health Highlights: Jan. 30, 2009
- Outpatient Procedures on Rise, CDC Says
- Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 30, 2009
- Top 10 Heart-Stroke Advances for 2008
- The Truth About 'Bio-identical' Hormone Therapy
- Using C-Section Scars to Predict Future Deliveries
- Tracking Down a Salmonella Outbreak
- Regular Church Attendance May Lower Suicide Risk
- Variations in Gene DNA Boost Drinkers' Cancer Risk
- Those Who Feel Rejected Direct Hostility Toward Others
- Preeclampsia May Stem From Malformed Proteins
- U.S. Launches Criminal Probe Into Salmonella Outbreak
- Adult Fast-Food Diets Tied to Too Much TV as Teen
- Synthetic HDL Could Fight Heart Disease
- Kids Who Spend More Time Outdoors Have Better Vision
- Medical Needs of 6.2 Million U.S. Kids Go Unmet
- Preeclampsia in Pregnancy Boosts Future Health Risks
- Health Highlights: Jan. 29, 2009
- Birthmark or Blood Vessel Problem?
- Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 29, 2009
- Old Tech Helps Soldiers With New Wound Infection
- Blood Test for 'Mad Cow' Disease May Be Near
- Stem Cell Transplants Help MS Victims
- Seniors Who Exercise Help Their Health
- The Zen Way to Pain Relief
- Home Renovations by Affluent Families Can Unleash Lead Threat
- St. Louis Ranked America's 'Asthma Capital'
- Zoloft, Lexapro the Best of Newer Antidepressants
- Common Chemicals May Delay Pregnancy
- Kidney Function Test May Not Be Cost-Effective
- Additional Steroid Dose May Help Preemies
- Gum Disease Treatment Doesn't Cut Preterm Birth Risk
- Health Highlights: Jan. 28, 2009
- In the World of Germs, Man Bites Dog
- Childhood Stress Compromises Immune System
- Pain-Relieving Powers of Acupuncture Unclear
- Controversial Chemical Lingers Longer in the Body: Study
- Lung Transplant Outcomes Better at High-Volume Hospitals
- Weight Loss Helps Incontinence
- Plavix Plus Heartburn Drugs May Hike Heart Risk
- Skyrocketing Health-Care Costs Could Double Premiums for Many Americans
- Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 28, 2009
- 'Time Stamp' in Brain Cells Encodes Memories
- Concussion's Effects May Linger for Decades
- Diabetes Keeps Rising Among U.S. Adults
- Gene Discovered for Most Common Form of Epilepsy
- Most Kidney Donors Lead Long, Healthy Lives
- Health Highlights: Jan. 27, 2009
- Some Heart Failure Meds May Raise Fracture Risk in Women
- America's Top Hospitals Cut Patient Death Rate 27%
- All Products at Georgia Peanut Plant Recalled
- Tweaking Hormones Might Ease Chronic Stress
- In Kids, Genes May Affect Leukemia Treatment
- Monitoring Protein Didn't Improve Heart Failure Outcomes
- Childhood Cancer Survivors Not Getting Recommended Mammograms
- Intensive Insulin Therapy Reduces Mortality in Sick Kids
- Gene Insights May Improve Psoriasis Care
- Hormone-Boosting Drug May Help Treat Frailty
- 'Wired' Hospitals Post Lower Death, Complication Rates
- Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 27, 2009
- Newborns Feel the Rhythm
- Substance Abuse Hinders TB Treatment
- Health Highlights: Jan. 26, 2009
- Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 26, 2009
- Cell Phones, Traffic a Deadly Combo for Kids
- Hallucinations Are Rare Side Effects of ADHD Medications
- HS Sports Shoulder Injuries More Likely in Boys
- Terror Fears Tougher on Minorities, Disabled
- Gene Variant Raises Risk for Brain Cancer at Young Age
- Omega-6 Fatty Acids Can Be Good for You
- Popular or Not? Your Genes May Help Decide
- Why Cancer in One Breast May Affect the Other
- More Accidental Infant Deaths Blamed on Suffocation in Bed
- Recess Makes for Better Students
- Moms Who Breast-Feed Less Likely to Neglect Child
- Ovary Removal May Not Be Needed in Endometrial Cancer
- Study Finds High-Fructose Corn Syrup Contains Mercury
- Cutting Calories May Boost Aging Brains
- Higher Blood Sugar Could Impair Thinking
- Health Highlights: Jan. 25, 2009
- Oh-So-Cold Temperatures Plague Older People
- Database Helps Assess Your Breast Cancer Risk
- Health Highlights: Jan. 23, 2009
- Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 23, 2009
- Seventh Salmonella Death Linked to Peanut Products
- Menstrual Bleeding Treatment Safer Than Thought
- Elderly Car Crash Deaths Down in Last Decade
- Drug Impedes Body's Deadly Reaction to Flu Virus
- Preemies Exposed to Toxins in Liquid Meds
- Kidney Disease in Blacks Undetected Until Late Stages
- CDC Warns of Rise in Childhood Infections Tied to Meningitis Germ
- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome as Deadly as Ever
- Problems Tied to Obesity Also Seem to Affect Sleep
- FDA OKs 1st Embryonic Stem Cell Trial
- 60 Million Worldwide Carry Heart Disease Mutation
- Traditional Nonsurgical GERD Treatments Not Impressive
- Acne Cream Not Linked to Raised Death Risk
- Health Highlights: Jan. 22, 2009
- Heavy Smoking as Teenager Might Add Pounds Later
- Certain Facial Injuries Point to Domestic Violence
- Nurses Often Left Out of Medical Error Talks
- Old-Growth Forests Dying Off in U.S. West
- Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 22, 2009
- Salmonella Common in U.S. Poultry
- Moderate Alcohol Consumption May Protect Against Disabilities
- Gender May Influence Heart Failure Treatment
- Many Alzheimer's Caregivers Admit to Abusive Behavior
- Dog Ailment, ALS Link Seen
- New Brain Hemorrhage Guidelines Stress Quick Action
- How the Ear Protects Your Hearing
- With Psoriasis, the Internet May Offer Hope
- Health Highlights: Jan. 21, 2009
- Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 21, 2009
- Supplement Hampers Thyroid Cancer Treatment
- Severe Obstetric Complications on the Increase
- Cleaner Air Equals Longer Life
- Common Asthma Treatments Don't Work for Virus-Induced Wheeze
- EPA Alerts Seniors to Carbon Monoxide Dangers
- Kidney, Heart Problems May Be Linked
- Seasons Arriving 2 Days Earlier, Study Says
- New Test May Help Kidney Transplant Patients
- Decide for Me When I Can't, Most People Say
- Car Seats Save Young Lives
- Salmonella Infection Numbers Still Rising; Recalls Rise Also
- Targeting Cancer's Own Stem Cells to Fight Recurrence
- People With Schizophrenia Say Bias Is Part of Their Lives
- In Time, Cream Might Prevent Herpes Transmission
- Health Highlights: Jan. 20, 2009
- Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 20, 2009
- Cleaning Products Up Nurses' Asthma Risk
- Study Weighs Cost, Benefit of Gene Tests Before Warfarin Rx
- Simple Exercise Keeps Brain at Top of Its Game
- Older Drug Effective in Treating Pediatric Nerve Cancer
- Saliva Test Could Monitor Type 2 Diabetes
- Angioplasty Via Wrist May Be Safer
- Tiny Chemo Beads Boost Liver Cancer Outcomes
- Obama Backs Health Care Reform
- More Peanut Butter Products Join Recall List
- MRI Scans Reveal Post-Heart Attack Bleeding
- Abnormal Heart Function Reduces Exercise Capacity
- Antidepressant Eases Anxiety in Older Adults
- Why Saying No to Foods May Be Harder for Women
- Health Highlights: Jan. 19, 2009
- Women in Coastal Areas Have Higher Mercury Levels
- U.S. Heart Attacks Becoming Less Severe
- Preschool Lunch Doesn't Always Pack Nutritious Punch
- Low-Cost Strategies to Maintain Health in Hard Times
- Positive Outlook Cuts Chances of Dementia
- Older Women Get Fewer Kidney Transplants Than Men
- Peanut Butter Product Recalls Mount
- Optimal Treatment Boosts Blacks' Lung Cancer Survival
- Knee Replacement Works Best When Patients, Providers Agree
- Genetic Data May Not Boost Heart Disease Predictions
- MRSA Infections Spreading to Kids in Community
- Health Highlights: Jan. 18, 2009
- HIV Drug a Double-Edged Sword for Infants
- Exercise Tips for Seniors to Start a Healthy 2009
- Health Highlights: Jan. 16, 2009
- Genetic Data May Predict Colon Cancer Odds
- Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 16, 2009
- Many in U.S. Prisons Lack Good Health Care
- Domestic Animals Owe Varied Coats to Humans
- A Much-Needed Hero for Troubled Times
- Sepsis Therapy in Preemies Fails to Boost Survival
- Common Genes Link Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia
- Saliva Test Could Indicate Autism
- National Children's Study Begins Recruiting
- Cholesterol Levels May Not Measure Cardiac Risk
- Rheumatoid Arthritis Hits Women Harder
- Caring Counseling May Ease Postpartum Depression
- FDA Warns Consumers Not to Eat Peanut Butter Products
- Game, Not Gore, Keeps Video Players Playing
- FDA Warns of Skin-Numbing Drug Dangers
- Health Highlights: Jan. 15, 2009
- Kellogg Halts Sales of Peanut Butter Crackers
- Sleep Apnea Seems to Wear Down the Brain
- Family Docs Do Colonoscopies Safely
- FDA Issues Final Regulations for Genetically Engineered Animals
- More Americans Urged to Get Cancer Screenings
- Memory Loss Tied to Brain's White Matter
- Menthol Cigarettes the Most Addictive
- Booze Taxes Lower Drinking Rates
- Newer Contraceptives Don't Increase Heart Risk
- Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 15, 2009
- Video Game May Help Reduce Flashbacks From Trauma
- Mothers, Newborns at High Risk in Developing World
- Antacids Are Best First Choice for Indigestion
- Health Highlights: Jan. 14, 2009
- Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 14, 2009
- Brain 'Switchboard' Separates Learning, Remembering
- Hispanics Respond Poorly to Standard Hepatitis C Therapy
- Blood Flow Measurement Boosts Stent Outcomes
- Bed Bugs, Nearly Eradicated, Make a Comeback
- Researchers Zero In on GI Cancers
- Brain May Be Wired for Social Conformity
- Serotonin Transporter Gene Tied to Social Anxiety
- Meningitis Vaccine Seems to Work Like a Charm
- Newer Antipsychotics Pose Cardiac Risk: Study
- Surgeon's Checklist Saves Lives
- Hard-to-Treat Leukemia Cell Subtype Identified
- More Peanut Butter Recalled in Salmonella Outbreak
- IVF Treatments Often Work for Women Under 35
- FDA Finds No Link So Far Between Asthma Drugs and Suicide Risk
- Health Highlights: Jan. 13, 2009
- Counseling Lacking for Adolescents With Arthritis
- Certain Antidepressants Ease Fibromyalgia Symptoms
- Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 13, 2009
- Ovary Removal Lowers Odds of Cancer in High-Risk Women
- Multiple Screening Strategy Boosts Cervical Cancer Detection
- Millions More Americans Might Be Placed on Statins
- Women With Heart Attack Symptoms See Delays in Care
- Pediatric MS Tied to Higher Relapse Rates
- Vicks VapoRub Linked to Infant Breathing Problems
- Diet, Exercise Cuts Kids' Risk for Metabolic Syndrome
- U.S. Chlamydia Infections Hit All-Time High
- U.S. Flunks on Tobacco Control Report Card
- Walking Is Good for Blocked Leg Arteries
- Omega-3 Fatty Acid May Help 'Preemie' Girls' Brains
- Health Highlights: Jan. 12, 2009
- Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 12, 2009
- With Depression, Vets Face Higher Suicide Risk
- Sodium, Potassium Intake Tied to Heart Disease
- Vets Often Forgo Medication When Co-Pays Rise
- Gene Variant May Hike Women's Risk of Alzheimer's
- Gene Fusions May Drive Certain Cancers
- Lack of Sleep Linked to Common Cold
- Cold Weather May Raise Blood Pressure in Elderly
- HRT Shrinks the Brain
- Glaucoma Associated With Reading Impairments in Elderly
- Minn. Confirms Tainted Peanut Butter Link to Salmonella Outbreak
- Photos of Smokers Trigger Brain Reaction in Those Trying to Quit
- Framingham Score May Not Spot Lifetime Heart Risk
- In High-Stakes Stock Trading, Finger Length Matters
- Health Highlights: Jan. 11, 2009
- Doctors Re-Examine Blood Thinners to Prevent Strokes
- Nationwide Cell Phone Ban for Drivers Urged
- Health Highlights: Jan. 10, 2009
- Peanut Butter Recalled as Salmonella Search Continues
- When It's Cold Outside, Be Careful Inside With Heaters
- Health Highlights: Jan. 9, 2009
- Childhood Leukemia Subtype Resists Treatment
- Americans Consuming More Sugary Beverages
- Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 9, 2009
- Certified ER Docs in Short Supply to Meet Future Needs
- Team Designs Gold Nanoparticles to Deliver Multiple Drugs
- Parents Not Best Barometer of Kid's Eating, Exercise Habits
- Antipsychotics Up Death Risk in Alzheimer's Patients
- Nitric Oxide Monitoring of Little Benefit for Kids' Asthma
- Officials Still Seek Source of Salmonella Outbreak
- Diabetes Linked to Cognitive Problems
- Garlic as a Cancer Fighter? Maybe Not
- Health Highlights: Jan. 8, 2009
- Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 8, 2009
- Many Turn Blind Eye to Racism
- Hormone Therapy May Cut Colorectal Cancer Risk
- Melanoma Rates on the Rise in U.S.
- Common Flu Strain Resistant to Popular Antiviral Drug
- Researchers Gain Insights Into Aging in Mice
- Studies Challenge Framingham Risk Score
- New Drug May Work Better Against Chemo Side Effects
- First Americans Arrived on 2 Separate Paths
- FDA Backs Cholesterol Drug Vytorin
- Protein Might One Day Prevent Blindness
- Inflammation Markers May Help Predict Stroke Risk
- Doctors Urged to Screen Diabetics for Sleep Apnea
- Guidelines Unveiled for Treating Clogged Heart Arteries
- Health Highlights: Jan. 7, 2009
- Old, Fat Mice Blamed for Virus Transmission
- More 'Screen Time' Linked to Poor Fitness in Girls
- Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 7, 2009
- Study of Everest Climbers Questions Oxygen Use
- Gene Governs Response to Leukemia Chemotherapy
- Preparing for a Chlorine Gas Disaster
- Heart Drug May Be a Cancer Fighter
- Teen Birth Rate Up in 26 States in 2006
- 9 Genes Are Linked to Alzheimer's
- 'Snowbirds' Beware the Climate Changes
- Europe Unlikely to Meet Measles Goals: Report
- Early Elective C-Sections Produce Complications
- Health Highlights: Jan. 6, 2009
- Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 6, 2009
- Family History of Aneurysm Raises Stroke Risk for Smokers
- Researchers Report Progress in Fight Against Fat
- Health Care Spending in U.S. Grew at Lowest Rate in a Decade
- Implanted Defibrillators Benefit Older People
- Deep Brain Stimulation Helps Those With Advanced Parkinson's
- More Than 60,000 Patients Risked Hepatitis Infections
- Employer-Sponsored Workouts Boost Workers' Health
- Brains of Bulimia Patients Wired Differently
- Childhood Trauma Tied to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
- It Pays to Eat Less as You Age
- Health Highlights: Jan. 5, 2009
- Car Key Device Jams Teens' Cell Phones
- Teens Divulge Risky Behavior on Social Networking Sites
- Researcher Finds Most Will Inflict Pain on Others If Prodded
- Diabetes Epidemic Now Poses Challenges for Nursing Homes
- Winter Is Tough on Feet
- Viagra May Shield Heart From Blood Pressure Damage
- Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 5, 2009
- War Vets With Headaches Could Have Brain Problems
- When the Heart Stops Beating
- Obesity Linked to Ovarian Cancer
- Health Highlights: Jan.4, 2009
- Prenatal Nutrition, Postnatal Allergy Protection
- Winter Workouts Are Cool
- Health Highlights: Jan. 2, 2009
- Beat the Winter Blues
- To Protect Yourself, Wash Those Germs Away
- Surgeons Often Are Blamed When Hip Replacements Fail
- Shovel Snow Safely
- Health Highlights: Jan. 1, 2009
- Kick the Habit
- Insomnia Costs Billions in Lost Productivity
- Study Links Osteoporosis Drugs to Jaw Trouble
- Genes Predict Chances of Breast Cancer's Spread
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