Archive for March, 2009
March 30, 2009
- Ranks of Alzheimer's Patients Swell
- Do Pesticides Make Birth Defects Crop Up?
- Cholesterol Drugs Cut Risk of Clots, Too
- Autism: New Clue to Earlier Detection
- Statin Might Help Fight Blood Clots in Veins
- No Increase in Clots With Drug-Eluting Stents
- Hormone Reduces Mortality in Heart Patients With High BP
- New Surgery for Heart Failure Proves Ineffective
- Tips to Avoid Spring Cleaning Mishaps
- Super Bowl Loss Can 'Kill' Some Fans
- New Device Treats Common Heart Rhythm Disorder
- What You Need to Know When Your Stomach Aches
- One in Five Working Adults Said to Lack Health Insurance
- Third of EMS Stethoscopes Carry MRSA Virus
- How Much Should Women Drink? It Depends on Who You Ask
- Baby's Sleep Position May Not Affect Severity of Head Flattening
- Scientists Capture HIV Transfer Among T-Cells on Video
- Microsurgery May Cut Swelling After Breast Cancer Treatment
- Study Links Sugar Production in Yeast Cells to Longevity
- Most Fatalities in Teen Crashes Are Not the Drivers
- Treatment Target for Herpes Pinpointed
- Health-Care Costs Go Up, and Stay Up, for Abused Women
- Kidney Ailments May Rise Along With Blood Pressure
- Networking May Aid Blacks Who Need Kidney Transplant
- Health Tip: Depression Among Seniors
- Health Tip: Warning Signs of Peptic Ulcer
- Families That Eat Together Serve Up Good Dietary Habits
- Patients' Bill of Rights Too Tough to Read
March 27, 2009
- Fall Risk Prompts High Chair Recall
- Pets Cause Thousands of Injuries
- Too Much Salt Hurting Majority of Americans
- Hot Tea May Raise Esophageal Cancer Risk
- Newly Pregnant Smokers Have a 15-Week Window to Quit
- Midwest and Northeast May Face Surgeon Shortage
- Working Memory Fluctuates in Kids With ADHD
- AIDS Drug Slows Spread of Deadly Childhood Brain Cancer
- What Causes Mystery Heart Condition?
- Diabetics May Soon Have Low-Sugar Vegetable Juice
- New MRI Technology Expands Its Power
- New Guidelines for Treating Heart Failure
- Fish in U.S. Rivers Tainted With Common Medications
- Swallowing-Breathing Dysfunction Worsens Lung Disorder
- Registry Created for Broken Heart Syndrome
- Genes May Boost Harm to Kids From Secondhand Smoke
- Health Tip: Your Children Need Iron
- Health Tip: Asthmatics Don't Have to Stop Exercising
- Urine Test May ID Unhealthy Diets
- Health Highlights: March 26, 2009
March 25, 2009
- Vitamin D Pills Cut Bone Fracture Risk
- Do Your Habits Invite Diabetes?
- Alcohol's Red Face Linked to Cancer Risk
- Fatty Fish May Cut Prostate Cancer Risk
- HPV Data May Aid Vaccine's Effectiveness
- Danon Disease Can Be Quickly Fatal, Study Finds
- Gulf War Syndrome May Stem From Chemical Exposure
- Catching Ovarian Cancer Early May Miss Aggressive Tumors
- Soy May Help Shield Asian-American Girls From Breast Cancer
- Tight Blood Sugar Control May Raise Risks in the ICU
- Study IDs Variations in Black, White Genomes
- Anesthesia in Youngest Kids May be Linked to Learning Disabilities
- With Alzheimer's, Health-Care Costs Could Triple
- Health Tip: Try Kickboxing
- Health Tip: Taking a Daily Aspirin
- Health Highlights: March 24, 2009
March 24, 2009
- HIV-related TB deaths higher than past estimates
- Decline in Mental Skills May Start in 20s
- 7 Rules for Eating
- Robin Williams' Heart Surgery: Road to Recovery
- Eating Red Meat May Boost Death Risk
- Blacks Wait Longer for Hospital Bed, Study Finds
- Symbyax Approved for Treatment-Resistant Depression
- High Blood Fat Levels Common in Americans
- Lowest Blood Pressure, Cholesterol Levels the Best
- Many Americans Fall Short on Their Vitamin D
- Osteoporosis May Raise Risk for Vertigo
- Study Links Smoking to Increased Risk of Pancreatitis
- Family History Plays Key Role in Blood Clot Risk
- Improved Fungicides May Be Easier on Environment
- Electrical Signal in Brain Seems to Warn of 'Mistakes'
- Health Highlights: March 23, 2009
- Study IDs Gene Variants Tied to Sudden Cardiac Death
- Health Tip: Check Your Baby's Feet
- Health Tip: Removing a Splinter
- Gold Nanospheres Show Promise in 'Boiling' Out Cancer
March 20, 2009
- Maggots for Leg Ulcers? Maybe Not
- When in Doubt, Seek Opinion of Others
- Endorphins Play Role in Alcohol's Effects
- FDA Panel Backs New Anti-Clotting Drug
- Stress May Encourage E. Coli Illness
- Study Finds Millions More May Benefit From Statins
- Yale Lab Discovers New Gene-Based Syndrome
- TB Still Declining in U.S., but at Slower Rate
- Support Network May Play Role in Benefits of Drinking
- New Parkinson's Treatment Shows Promise in Animals
- Internal Clock and Metabolism May Be Linked
- Dearth of Data on Capabilities May Be Hurting ER Care
- Emotions of Music Touch Universal Chord
- Gleevec Prevents Return of Intestinal Cancer, Study Confirms
- Health Tip: Managing Urinary Incontinence
- Health Tip: Triggers for Canker Sores
- Health Highlights: March 19, 2009
March 19, 2009
- Natasha Richardson Dies of Epidural Hematoma
- New Hope for Pollen, Milk Allergies
- CMV Vaccine in the Works
- New Debate on Prostate Cancer Screening
- Course of West Nile Infection Charted
- High Rate of Early Heart Failure Seen in Blacks
- Millions of Americans With Chronic Ills Put Off Health Care
- Obesity Tied to Poor Pancreatic Cancer Surgery Outcomes
- Guidelines Suggested for Heart-Kidney Transplants
- Progress Reported Against Gene Involved in Hepatitis C
- Researchers Use Gene to End High Blood Sugar in Mice
- Health Highlights: March 18, 2009
- A Little Drink May Be Good for Your Bones
- Mussel-Based Glue May Make Surgery Safer
- When Breast Cancer Recurs, Finding Pre-Symptoms Is Key
- Health Tip: Stress and Diabetes
- Health Tip: Lifting Safety for Caregivers
- Natasha Richardson Dies After Brain Injury
March 17, 2009
- Cosmetic Procedures Down 12% in 2008
- Cholesterol Drugs May Help Asthma Patients
- Botox Rival Fades Frown Lines
- Sesame Allergies on the Rise in U.S.
- Experts Revise Guidelines on Daily Aspirin for Heart
- Defibrillator May Not Help Many With Heart Failure
- Study Questions Screening for Leg Vessel Blockages
- Taser Stun Guns Can Cause Brain Injury
- To Rid Heads of Lice, Wet-Combing May Work Best
- Steroid Concoction May Ease Sinusitis
- 'Watchful Waiting' Safe With Low-Risk Prostate Cancers
- Any Exercise Good After a Heart Attack
- Alzheimer's Tied to Shrinkage in Brain Area
- New Treatments Improve Control for Severe Asthma
- Fewer Teens Sniffing Glue, Household Products
- Using Music and Sports to Improve Kids' Asthma
- Health Highlights: March 16, 2009
- Food Allergy Labeling Not Always Accurate
- Health Tip: Prepare Food Carefully
- Health Tip: Have Your Child's Hearing Checked
March 16, 2009
- Sleep Deprivation Linked to Prediabetes
- Mind Reading Not Just Science Fiction?
- Traffic Triples Heart Attack Risk
- Alzheimer's Drug May Someday Help Head Trauma Victims
- Exposure to Peanuts May Build Tolerance to Allergy
- Child's Food Allergies Take Toll on Family Plans
- Traditional Chinese Therapy May Help Ease Eczema
- Eye Care Checkups Tied to Insurance Status
- Preemie Delivery Tied to Later Heart Woes for Women
- Dialysis Via Fistulas May Help Young or Old
- Unconscious Learning: In the Eye of the Beholder?
- Weight Loss Might Not Curb Knee Arthritis
- First DNA Tests for HPV Approved
- Cancer Drug May Offer New Hope for Lupus Patients
- Freezing Kidney Cancers Shows Promise
- Firefighters Have Narrower-Than-Normal Arteries, Study Finds
- Younger Women With Breast Cancer Face Added Peril
- Investigational Drug May Help Avert Blood Clots
- Many Seniors Not Selecting Lowest Cost Medicare Drug Plans
- Health Tip: If You Have Bad Breath
- Health Tip: Minor Reaction to Childhood Immunizations
- Musicians' Brains Tuned to Emotions in Sound
March 13, 2009
- Access to medicines
- European Researchers Call for New Doping Standards
- Health Tip: Exercise for Bone Health
- Health Tip: Prevent Bleeding Gums
- Low Vitamin D Hurts Teens' Hearts
- Kentucky Is Top State for Smoking
- Utah Tops Survey of Well-Being in U.S.
- Report: Toxins Common in Baby Products
- Aging Baby Boomers May Swamp Cardiac Care
- Drugs Before Stents for Stable Heart Disease, Study Says
- Injected Medication Errors a Major Problem
- Brain Scans Shed Light on Dyslexia
- Freckles, Moles May Indicate Risk for Eye Cancer
- Pancreatic Drug Trial Halted on Promising Results
- Scientists ID Biomarkers for Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Clear Skies Have Become Less So Over Time, Data Show
- Cholesterol Drugs Linked to Increased Fatigue
- Kids Who Live Near Green Spaces Seem to Walk More
- Health Highlights: March 12, 2009
- Some Elderly Heart Failure Patients Get Little Help From Meds, Study Finds
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm Boosts Death Risk for Diabetics
March 12, 2009
- Air Pollution Is Dangerous, but Deadly?
- Neck Size Linked to Heart Risk
- Less Salt Will Cut Heart Disease Rate
- Peanut Products Still Sicken Americans
- Genes May Decide Which Smokers Get Lung Disease
- Second-Generation Female Condom Approved
- Clues Found to Brain Mechanism Behind Migraines
- New Test Seems to Spot Deadly Heart Condition
- Living Kidney Donation Chains May Help More Get Transplants
- Too Little Sleep May Raise Diabetes Risk
- Overweight Preschoolers Raise Their Heart Disease Risk
- Malaria Drug Doesn't Boost Survival Odds With Prion Diseases
- Parkinson's Treatment Drugs Even Out Over Long Term
- People With Insomnia May Be Plagued for Awhile
- Health Highlights: March 11, 2009
- DNA Testing Lays Romanov Murder Mystery to Rest
- Fear of Pain Drives Requests for Assisted Death
- Health Tip: The Signs of Hunger
- Health Tip: Getting Back to Sleep
March 11, 2009
- 'Male Lumpectomy' for Prostate Cancer
- Folic Acid May Raise Prostate Cancer Risk
- Lyme Disease and Violence: No Link
- New Test for Early-Stage Ovarian Cancer
- Migraines in Pregnancy Boost Vascular Risks
- Drug-Eluting Stents Show Promise for Leg Arteries
- Shootings Linked to Alcohol-to-Go Outlets, Study Finds
- Japanese Researchers Develop New Smallpox Vaccine
- Study Links Blood Type and Pancreatic Cancer
- Church-Based Weight Plan Peels Off Pounds for Blacks
- Sunburn Might Play a Role in Rosacea
- Obesity, Diabetes and Heart Disease May Speed Dementia
- Ankle Blood Pressure Test May Spot Hidden Heart Risks
- Health Highlights: March 10, 2009
- For Primary Care, More Patients Are Seeing Specialists
- Electronic Communication May Be Boon to Doctors' Time
- Health Tip: Help Keep Anxiety Under Control
- Health Tip: Avoid Animal Bites
March 10, 2009
March 9, 2009
- More research needed into childhood diarrhoea
- Baby Bottle Makers Ditch BPA
- First Impressions Are All in the Brain
- FAQ: Robin Williams Needs Heart Surgery
March 6, 2009
- Skin Patches May Be Risky During MRI
- Live Longer With Midlife Exercise
- Obama Pushes for Health Reform at Summit
- Obesity Gene Trumped by Healthy Diet
- Rectal Cancer Outcomes Best With Short-Course Radiation
- Brain Tumor Drug May Help Spur Cancer's Return
- Mom Was Right: Eat Your Broccoli
- Discovery May Boost Bird Flu Vaccine Potency
- Second Stroke Prevention Efforts Found Wanting
- Preventing Shaken Baby Syndrome
- More Teen Boys Are Using Smokeless Tobacco, Survey Finds
- Older Adults Get Drunk Faster Than Younger Drinkers
- Bias Against Obesity Is Found Among Future Dietitians
- Retinal Gene Is Linked to Childhood Blindness
- Drugs From Vegetables May Target Melanoma Tumors
- Health Highlights: March 5, 2009
- Stress May Raise Diabetes Risk for Obese Black Women
- Contact Lenses Boost Kids' Self-Image
- Health Tip: Understanding Antibiotic Resistance
- Health Tip: Why Baby Won't Breastfeed
March 5, 2009
- Weight Loss Rekindles Men's Sex Life
- Recession Affects Tooth Fairy Payouts
- New Vaginal Gel Stops AIDS Virus
- Bad Marriages Take Health Toll on Women
- Experimental Drug May Dampen Severe Asthma
- Meat-Eating Dinosaurs Used Legs and Arms Like Birds
- Kids' Risks Increase When Parents Are Bipolar
- Supreme Court Rejects Limits on Drug-Injury Lawsuits
- Gene Variant Tied to Cocaine-Induced Paranoia
- Half of Black Teens May Be Vitamin D Deficient
- Germicide Might Guard Against HIV Infection
- Engineered Viruses Could Battle Superbugs
- Ethnicity May Drive Response to Obesity, Insulin Resistance
- Doc-Patient Relationship May Be Key to Quality
- Older Americans May Lack Adequate Nutrition
- Health Tip: Use Household Chemicals Safely
- Health Tip: Coping With Juvenile Arthritis
- School Lunches Too Fatty and Sugary, Critics Say
March 3, 2009
- Hydrogen Sulfide: Potential Help for ED
- FDA OKs Asthma Drug for COPD
- Obama Picks Sebelius as Health Secretary
- Flu Shot Beats Nasal Spray Flu Vaccine?
- Night Shift Work Hard on the Heart
- Women's Testosterone Patch May Not Work
- Posttraumatic Stress Tied to Increased Suicide Risk
- City Kids Find the Breathin' Is Easier Elsewhere
- Alcohol-Branded Apparel Linked to Adolescent Drinking
- Swimming Lessons Don't Increase Drowning Risk, Study Says
- Gene Variant Allies Autism, Gastrointestinal Woes
- Health Highlights: March 2, 2009
- Health Tip: Protect Your Muscles
- Health Tip: How Serious is Your Asthma Attack?