News for August 2008


08/21/08	Update on measles outbreaks throughout the United States
08/21/08	3.4 Million Seniors Hit Medicare 'Doughnut Hole'
08/21/08	Abstinence-Only Programs Fall Short of Teens' Needs
08/21/08	Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 21, 2008
08/21/08	Dietary Supplements May Pose Risk to Older Cancer Survivors
08/21/08	Drug Stops Bone Loss From Breast Cancer Chemo
08/21/08	Experimental Drug Shows Early Promise Against Cystic Fibrosis
08/21/08	Face Transplants Show Promising Results
08/21/08	Health Highlights: Aug. 21, 2008
08/21/08	Health Tip: Monitor the Mercury in Your Food
08/21/08	Health Tip: Prepare for a Pap Test
08/21/08	HRT After Menopause Reduces Symptoms
08/21/08	Measles Cases Highest Since 1996
08/21/08	Scientists ID New Proteins in Programmed Cell Death
08/21/08	Spoonful of Sugar Really Might Help Medicine Go Down
08/21/08	Strokes Can Strike the Youngest
08/21/08	Text-Messaging Injuries Blamed on Distraction
08/21/08	Tobacco Marketing Promotes Youth Cigarette Use
08/21/08	Undecided Voters Not So Undecided After All
08/21/08	Underaged, Inebriated Easily Get Drinks at Stadiums

08/20/08	Regional Lung and Colorectal Cancer Rates in American Indians and Alaska Natives in the United States
08/20/08	Why Women Stop Breastfeeding
08/20/08	79 Million Americans Struggle to Pay Medical Bills
08/20/08	Addiction Drug Causes Rapid Weight Loss in Rats
08/20/08	Bone Growth Protein Also Promotes 'Good' Fat
08/20/08	Calcium Might Have Taste Humans Can Detect
08/20/08	Cervical Cancer Vaccine Worth the Cost: Study
08/20/08	Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs Won't Cause Cancer
08/20/08	Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 20, 2008
08/20/08	Compression Stockings Often Incorrectly Used
08/20/08	Health Highlights: Aug. 20, 2008
08/20/08	Health Tip: Before Your Mammogram
08/20/08	Health Tip: Prevent Bath Time Injuries
08/20/08	Modified MRI Spots Early Osteoarthritis
08/20/08	Preeclampsia Raises Risk of Serious Kidney Disease
08/20/08	Skin Cancer Carries Its Own Scent
08/20/08	Women's Alcohol Use Tied to Delayed Childbearing

08/19/08	CDC Launches CDC-TV On-Line Video Resource
08/19/08	Arsenic in Drinking Water Raises Diabetes Risk
08/19/08	Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 19, 2008
08/19/08	Cognitive Score Changes Over Time May Hint at Dementia
08/19/08	ED Drug Relieves Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms
08/19/08	Health Highlights: Aug. 19, 2008
08/19/08	Health Tip: Take a Healthy Hike
08/19/08	Health Tip: Who's Prone to Iron Deficiency?
08/19/08	Imaging System Lets Doctors 'See' Cancer During Surgery
08/19/08	Living to 100 Doesn't Mean Living Poorly
08/19/08	Low Vitamin D Raises Women's Hip Fracture Risk
08/19/08	Mathematical Model Helps Predict Cancer Tumor Size
08/19/08	Medicare Web Site Confounds Many Seniors
08/19/08	More Juices Found to Affect Drugs' Effectiveness: Study
08/19/08	Obesity Rates Up in 37 States: Report
08/19/08	Reaching the Heart Through the Wrist
08/19/08	Silver-Coated Ventilator Tubes Cut Risk of Pneumonia
08/19/08	Ultrasound Used to Predict Heart Attack Risk
08/19/08	Vitamin B, Folate Supplements Won't Help Heart
08/19/08	Zoledronic Acid Protects Bones of Women Getting Breast Cancer Treatment

08/18/08	A Hope: Contaminant-Free Synthetic Heparin
08/18/08	Antidepressant Use Tied to Poorer Driving
08/18/08	Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 18, 2008
08/18/08	Epilepsy Raises Drowning Risk
08/18/08	Gum Chewing May Speed Colon Surgery Recovery
08/18/08	Health Highlights: Aug. 18, 2008
08/18/08	Health Tip: Check Baby's Toys for Safety
08/18/08	Health Tip: Keep Cholesterol Under Control
08/18/08	Immune Response May Hinder Stem Cell Treatments
08/18/08	New Imaging Technique Could Spot Early Cancers
08/18/08	Newly Discovered Air Pollutants May Cause Lung Problems
08/18/08	Older Patients Less Likely to Be Taken to Trauma Centers
08/18/08	Poor Sleep Linked to High Blood Pressure in Teens
08/18/08	Science May Banish Bad Hair Days
08/18/08	Study Lets Teens Sound Off on Acne Therapies
08/18/08	Survivors of 1918 Flu Pandemic Immune 90 Years Later

08/17/08	Health Highlights: Aug. 17, 2008
08/17/08	Pack Safety Should Be on Back-to-School Lists

08/16/08	Freshman Weight Gain Has Many Culprits
08/16/08	Health Highlights: Aug. 16, 2008

08/15/08	Asthma's Course Differs by Gender
08/15/08	Can Physical Cues Signal Dementia?
08/15/08	Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 15, 2008
08/15/08	Drug Combo Cuts COPD Lung Function Loss
08/15/08	First Treatment Sanctioned for Chorea in Huntington's Patients
08/15/08	Health Highlights: Aug. 15, 2008
08/15/08	Health Tip: Managing a Chronic Illness
08/15/08	Health Tip: Sleep Positions While You're Pregnant
08/15/08	Medicare Prescription Drug Premiums to Rise in '09
08/15/08	Money Matters
08/15/08	Older Adults Reluctant to Question Surgical Treatment
08/15/08	Refs May Be Blinded by Red Uniforms
08/15/08	Rituximab Promotes Healing in Common Kidney Disease
08/15/08	Statins Help Obese People After Bypass Surgery
08/15/08	Statins Might Reverse ED in Some Men
08/15/08	Study Probes Internet Health-Related Search Patterns
08/15/08	Testosterone Associated With Disease Transmission

08/14/08	Childhood Dairy Intake Boosts Bone Health Later On
08/14/08	Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 14, 2008
08/14/08	Exercise Reduces Blood Pressure...
08/14/08	Health Highlights: Aug. 14, 2008
08/14/08	Health Tip: Don't Do Your Child's Homework
08/14/08	Health Tip: Help Control Irritable Bowel
08/14/08	Heart Drug Used in Ambulance Boosts Survival
08/14/08	How Long-Distance Runners Get to the Finish
08/14/08	Insurance Matters When It Comes to Kids' Health Care
08/14/08	Kids' Obesity Linked to Ear Infections
08/14/08	Lack of Energy in Old Age May Foretell Illness
08/14/08	Moisturizers Spur Skin Cancer in Mouse Study
08/14/08	New Lymphoma Drug Shows Promise
08/14/08	Safety Triggers, Training Cut Nail Gun Injuries
08/14/08	Stress, Anxiety Worsen Response to Allergens
08/14/08	Stroke Risk in Women Smokers Goes Up by Each Cigarette

08/13/08	Air Pollution Can Damage Heart, Blood Vessels, Too
08/13/08	Angioplasty No Better Than Drug Treatment in Long Run
08/13/08	Blocking Drug-Related Memories May Prevent Relapses
08/13/08	Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 13, 2008
08/13/08	Epilepsy Receiving Inadequate Attention
08/13/08	Golf Course Insecticides Pose Little Danger to Players
08/13/08	Health Highlights: Aug. 13, 2008
08/13/08	Health Tip: Beating Backpack Pain
08/13/08	Health Tip: Something in Your Eye?
08/13/08	Healthy Sex Life Can Extend Into 80s
08/13/08	HRT Drug Boosts Stroke Risk in Older Women
08/13/08	Infant Heart Transplant Controversy Continues
08/13/08	Many Hispanics Shut Out of U.S. Health Care System
08/13/08	Men and Women Calculate Cost of Affairs
08/13/08	More U.S. Women Getting Birth Control Services
08/13/08	Physical Frailty Could Predict Alzheimer's Disease
08/13/08	Poor Coordination in Childhood Tied to Adult Obesity

08/12/08	Key Gaps Remain in Understanding Health Effects of Vitamin D
08/12/08	Breakfast Eggs Keep Folks on Diet
08/12/08	Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 12, 2008
08/12/08	Diabetes Onset, Severity Tied to Cognitive Problems
08/12/08	Drinking Problems Greater Among Returning Combat Veterans
08/12/08	Health Highlights: Aug. 12, 2008
08/12/08	Health Tip: Prepare Yourself for Surgery
08/12/08	Health Tip: Read to Your Toddler
08/12/08	New Chemotherapy Combo Holds Promise for Lung Cancer
08/12/08	New Test Scans Beef for Mad Cow Disease
08/12/08	Older Patients With Cancer at Heightened Suicide Risk
08/12/08	PET Scans May Help Detect Alzheimer's Brain Plaques
08/12/08	Post-Surgical Epidural May Boost Survival
08/12/08	Postmenopausal Women With Breast Cancer Face Joint Issues
08/12/08	Risk of Breast Cancer Relapse Can Linger
08/12/08	Surgery Helps With Prostate Cancer, Sometimes
08/12/08	Viread Approved for Hepatitis B
08/12/08	Weight Loss After Diabetes Diagnosis Offers Big Benefits: Study

08/11/08	Athletes' Study Shows Pride, Shame Universal Behaviors
08/11/08	Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 11, 2008
08/11/08	Gene Treatment in Mice Makes Old Liver Cells Young
08/11/08	Gene Variant May Predispose Some to Anxiety
08/11/08	Half of U.S. Adults Lack 20/20 Vision
08/11/08	Health Highlights: Aug. 11, 2008
08/11/08	Health Tip: Get a Good Night's Sleep While Pregnant
08/11/08	Health Tip: What to Wear While Running
08/11/08	Lack of Vitamin D Boosts Death Risk
08/11/08	Low-Birth-Weight Babies at Risk for Salt Sensitivity
08/11/08	Married Folks Still the Healthiest
08/11/08	One in 5 Young Men Had Prostate Screen in Past Year
08/11/08	Powerful Antacid Drugs Raise Fracture Risk
08/11/08	Researchers Hunt Normal Cells That Give Rise to Cancer
08/11/08	Run for Your Life
08/11/08	Scientists Create Mice Resistant to Obesity
08/11/08	Stroke Risk Plummets With Healthy Lifestyle
08/11/08	Studies Refine Obesity's Risk for Heart Troubles
08/11/08	U.S. Hospitals Underutilize Proven Heart Failure Therapy

08/09/08	2 Checklists Aid Those Over 50 With Medical Decisions
08/09/08	Health Highlights: Aug. 9, 2008

08/08/08	Reductions in Smoking Show Promise for Reducing Home Fire Deaths
08/08/08	Breast-Feeding: The Stress Buster That Lasts for Years
08/08/08	Chickenpox Protection: Get That Booster
08/08/08	Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 8, 2008
08/08/08	Disease-Specific Stem Cell Lines Developed
08/08/08	Easing Your Teens Into the Back-to-School Schedule
08/08/08	Fat Cell Protein Boosts Heart Attack Risk in Elderly
08/08/08	Gene Variant May Decide Who Smokes and for How Long
08/08/08	Health Highlights: Aug. 8, 2008
08/08/08	Health Tip: Keep Gestational Diabetes Under Control
08/08/08	Health Tip: Prevent Constipation
08/08/08	Interrupted Night Sleep Worse for Cognitive Function
08/08/08	New Technique Removes Gallbladder Without External Incisions
08/08/08	New Therapy Freezes Out Esophageal Cancers
08/08/08	Obese Men Face Twin Threat From Prostate Cancer
08/08/08	Soy Protein Doesn't Lower Cholesterol
08/08/08	Too Much Salt Boosts Blood Pressure
08/08/08	Turbulence Predicts Death Risk for Heart Failure Patients

08/07/08	2 New Genes Tied to 3 Cancers
08/07/08	B Cells Can Act Alone in Autoimmune Diseases
08/07/08	Blood Sugar Test May Also Aid Diabetes Detection
08/07/08	Breaking the News About Breast Cancer
08/07/08	Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 7, 2008
08/07/08	Death From Febrile Seizure Rare in Children
08/07/08	Fat Deposits Boost Heart Attack Risk
08/07/08	Gene Behind Rare Eye Disease in Dachshunds Discovered
08/07/08	Health Highlights: Aug. 7, 2008
08/07/08	Health Tip: Detecting False Labor
08/07/08	Health Tip: Managing Your Child's Migraines
08/07/08	Many Miss Out on Stroke Treatment
08/07/08	Medical Blogs May Threaten Patient Privacy
08/07/08	Men More Likely Than Women to Adopt Children
08/07/08	Most Americans Want Health Care Reform
08/07/08	Protein Key to Brain Rewiring
08/07/08	Robot Playmates Help Autistic Kids With Social Skills

08/06/08	Americans Drinking Less Alcohol
08/06/08	Autistic Children Make Limited Eye Contact
08/06/08	Brain Slow to Judge Fast-Moving Objects Head-On
08/06/08	Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 6, 2008
08/06/08	ER, Doctor Visits Topped 1 Billion in 2006
08/06/08	Exercise Lowers Risk of Colon Cancer
08/06/08	GI Bleeding After Stroke Raises Death Risk
08/06/08	Health Highlights: Aug. 6, 2008
08/06/08	Health Tip: Can't Sleep?
08/06/08	Health Tip: Wash Your Hands
08/06/08	Light Exercise Prevents Atrial Fibrillation in Elderly
08/06/08	Light Stretching Improves Range of Joint Motion
08/06/08	Medicinal Marijuana Eases Neuropathic Pain in HIV
08/06/08	Monitoring Hormone May Improve Kidney Failure Outcomes
08/06/08	One-Fifth of British Childhood Cancer Survivors Smoke
08/06/08	Researchers Find Genes That Influence West Nile Virus
08/06/08	Study Links Agent Orange to Prostate Cancer in Vietnam Vets
08/06/08	What's in a Name? When It Comes to Drugs, Plenty

08/05/08	FDA Approves 2008-2009 Flu Vaccines
08/05/08	Brain Pathway Yields Clues to Cigarette Addiction
08/05/08	Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 5, 2008
08/05/08	Commonly Used HIV Infectivity Rate Misses Risks
08/05/08	DNA Helps Trace History of Human Migration
08/05/08	FDA OKs Flu Vaccines for 2008-09 Season
08/05/08	Fish May Ward Off Dementia and Stroke
08/05/08	For Psychiatrists, Talk Therapy Falling by Wayside
08/05/08	Health Highlights: Aug. 5, 2008
08/05/08	Health Tip: Before You Take Medication
08/05/08	Health Tip: Keep Baby From Heat Rash
08/05/08	HIV Drug Might Spur Resistant Strains of Virus
08/05/08	Laser Therapy as Good as Drugs for Diabetic Eye Problems
08/05/08	Many Women Struggle With Challenge of a Newborn
08/05/08	New Test Diagnoses Anemia in Chronic Disease
08/05/08	Nurturing Parents Can Cut Risk of Aggression in Girls
08/05/08	Vitamin C Shows Promise as Cancer Treatment

08/04/08	Blood-Thinner Plavix Works Harder in Smokers
08/04/08	Children in Blended Families Still Close to Biological Mothers
08/04/08	Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 4, 2008
08/04/08	Diving Accidents Common Among U.S. Kids
08/04/08	Estrogen May Have Preventive Role in Women's Schizophrenia
08/04/08	Excessive Drinking Boosts Risk for Metabolic Syndrome
08/04/08	Health Highlights: Aug. 4, 2008
08/04/08	Health Tip: Get Rid of Allergens
08/04/08	Health Tip: Good Health for Men
08/04/08	Immigrant Children Less Likely to Exercise
08/04/08	Immunotherapy Boosts Treatment of Kids' High-Risk Sarcomas
08/04/08	Injected Drug Approved for High Blood Pressure
08/04/08	Kids Who Sleep Poorly at Risk for Being Overweight
08/04/08	Many Cancer Patients Turn to Complementary Medicine
08/04/08	Many Kids Under 15 Watch Violent Movies
08/04/08	New Guidelines Rule Out Prostate Screening for Men Over 75
08/04/08	Once-Daily Combo Works for New HIV Patients
08/04/08	One-Third of Uninsured Are Chronically Ill
08/04/08	OTC Cold Medicines Sending Children to Emergency Rooms
08/04/08	Researchers Push Aggressive Cholesterol Control in Kids

08/03/08	Health Highlights: August 3, 2008
08/03/08	New HIV/AIDS Guidelines Suggest Earlier Treatment
08/03/08	Number of New U.S. HIV Infections Gets Revised Upwards
08/03/08	Video Consultations Effective for Stroke Treatment

08/02/08	Flu Vaccine Doesn't Protect Seniors From Pneumonia
08/02/08	Health Highlights: August 2, 2008
08/02/08	Orthopedic Surgeons Weigh in on Pool Safety

08/01/08	NIDDK Resource Helps Guide Women with Diabetes through Healthy Pregnancies
08/01/08	1976 Italian Dioxin Release Damaged Babies' Thyroids
08/01/08	Breast CT Scans Could Be Comfortable Alternative to Mammograms
08/01/08	Cannabis-Linked Cell Receptor Might Help Prevent Colon Cancer
08/01/08	Centenarians Offer Long-Life Secrets
08/01/08	Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 1, 2008
08/01/08	Creatine Has Negligible Effect on COPD Exercise Rehab
08/01/08	Drug Resistance Is Slowing Global Fight Against TB
08/01/08	Health Highlights: August 1, 2008
08/01/08	Health Tip: Pain Reliever Side Effects
08/01/08	Health Tip: Questions to Ask Your Doctor When You're Pregnant
08/01/08	Immune System Protein Predicts Toxic Shock Survival
08/01/08	Methadone Kills Resistant Leukemia Cells
08/01/08	Neurons Can Re-Grow in Some MS Lesions
08/01/08	Ob/Gyn Group Urges Routine HIV Tests for All Women
08/01/08	Sleep Apnea Boosts Death Risk
08/01/08	Taking Depression to Heart
08/01/08	Wives Often Head Home When Husband's Workload Grows

Last updated Aug 21, 2008 19:45:09