Archive for March, 2009
March 31, 2009
- Bedbugs Are Pesky but Not Harmful
- Triathlons More Risky Than Marathons
- Salmonella in Pistachios Spurs Recall
- Multiple CT Scans Raise Cancer Risk
- Online Checkups Control Blood Pressure
- Optimal Pace Solves Runners' Riddle
- Global Update: Tuberculosis: H.I.V. Infection Sharply Raises Risk for TB, Report Says
- Vital Signs: Vitamin D Pills May Prevent Fractures in Older Adults
- Treating an Illness Is One Thing. What About a Patient With Many?
- Personal Health: A Dip in the Sex Drive, Tied to Menopause
- Vital Signs: Regimens: Creepy, Maybe, but It Seems to Work
- Vital Signs: Prevention: One Drink a Day Tied to Lower Death Risk
- Really?: The Claim: Heart Attack Symptoms Differ According to Sex
- Reshaping the Heart Is No Help
- Foreign Ways and War Scars Test Hospital
- Benefits of Mammogram Under Debate in Britain
March 30, 2009
- Q & A: More Than Skin Deep
- 5-in-1 Pill May Prevent Heart Disease
- Baby's Weight Gain Tied to Later Obesity
- Baby's Weight Gain Tied to Later Obesity
- March Madness a Heartbreaker?
- Personal Best: It’s Time to Make a Coffee Run
- Late Bedtimes Linked to Heart Disease
- Obesity Drug by Arena Has an Effect, but a Limited One
- Cholesterol Drugs Cut Risk of Clots, Too
- Maternal Bereavement Not Linked to Autism
- Recipes for Health: The Dinner Toast
- Cholesterol Drugs May Cut Risk of Clots
- Recipes for Health: Farro Salad With Beets, Beet Greens and Feta
- Morning Rounds: A.D.H.D. Treatment, Stroke Rehabilitation and Childhood Depression
- Near-Term Babies May Face a Higher Risk of Problems
- Depression Tests Urged for Teenagers
March 29, 2009
- Autism Study May Lead to Earlier Detection, New Treatments
- At Clinic, Tales and Health Concerns of Hispanics
March 28, 2009
- How Old Are You Really? Can You Pick Up a Pencil?
- A Lesson on Health Care From Massachusetts
- The New Old Age: The Kindness of Strangers
- 3 Researchers at Harvard Are Named in Subpoena
- Patient Money: When the Stork Carries a Pink Slip
March 27, 2009
- In the Home, a Four-Legged Tripwire
- Circumcision Is Found to Curb Two S.T.D.’s
- Ranks of Alzheimer's Patients Swells
- Do Pesticides Make Birth Defects Crop Up?
- Students Give Up Wheels for Their Own Two Feet
- Doctor and Patient: How Connected Are You to Your Doctor?
- Bill Would Let Copycats Compete With Biotech Drugs
- An Overseer of Trials in Medicine Draws Fire
March 26, 2009
- Study: Drinking Too-Hot Tea May Raise Esophageal Cancer Risk
- Too Much Salt Hurting Majority of Americans
- Doctors Raise Doubts on Digital Health Data
- Economy Down, Vasectomy Up
- Pets Cause Thousands of Injuries
- Skin Deep: With a Buzz Cut, I Can Take On Anything
- Morning Rounds: Food Safety, Flesh-Eating Bacteria and an Insurance Lawsuit
- Florida Veterans Stream for Testing After H.I.V. Warning
- Online Age Quiz Is a Window for Drug Makers
- Investigators Find Source of Many Foods Untraceable
- Psychiatric Group Ends Industry-Sponsored Seminars
- Proximity to Fast Food a Factor in Student Obesity
March 25, 2009
- Americans Low on Vitamin D
- Circumcision May Reduce Risk of STDs
- Fear Keeps Many From Fighting RA Pain
- Music May Help Stroke Patients
- Recipes for Health: Royal Quinoa Salad With Tofu and Sesame Ginger Vinaigrette
- Study Links Depression to Thinning of Brain’s Cortex
- A Health Plan for All and the Concerns It Raises
- Insurers Offer to Soften a Key Rate-Setting Policy
March 24, 2009
- Drinkers’ Red Face May Signal Cancer Risk
- Fatty Fish May Cut Prostate Cancer Risk
- The Doctor's World: A Quandary in Sweden: Criminals in Med School
- Do Your Habits Invite Diabetes?
- Alcohol's Red Face Linked to Cancer Risk
- Findings: Oversaving, a Burden for Our Times
- Recipes for Health: Barley and Mushroom Salad With English Peas
- Vital Signs: Childhood: Combing Through Wet Hair May Be Best Way to Find Lice
- Patient Money: Going Abroad to Find Affordable Health Care
- Vitamin D Pills Cut Bone Fracture Risk
- Robin Williams' Heart Surgery: Road to Recovery
- Recipes for Health: Hearty Vegetarian Borscht
- Personal Health: Extra Vitamin E: No Benefit, Maybe Harm
- Really?: The Claim: Fish Oil Supplements Can Contain Mercury
- First Mention: Insulin, 1922
- Well: Screen or Not? What Those Prostate Studies Mean
- Botox Frees Muscles for Stroke Patients in the Know
- Global Update: Vaccination: Vaccine Delays in Poorer Nations Raise Health Risks for Infants
- Vital Signs: Awareness: Calculator Gives Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
- Vital Signs: Prevention: Gains From Exercise After Heart Attack Are Lost if Exercise Stops
March 23, 2009
- Heart Disease: Combined Treatment Is Best
- Eating Red Meat May Boost Death Risk
- 7 Rules for Eating
- Decline in Mental Skills May Start in 20s
- Recipes for Health: Getting Your Grains — and Greens, Too
- Is a Food Revolution Now in Season?
- 'Miracle Dog' Beats Aggressive Cancer
March 22, 2009
March 21, 2009
- Sugar Is Back on Food Labels, This Time as a Selling Point
- Morning Rounds: Bikini Wax Injuries, Slowing Drug Sales and Postponed Health Care
March 20, 2009
- Risky Weight Loss Products: Warning Expands
- Richardson Died of ‘Blunt Impact,’ Medical Examiner Says
- Emotions Evoked by Music Are Universal
- Drug Maker Told Studies Would Aid It, Papers Say
- Fat Firefighters and Rescue Workers Alarm Researchers
- Doctor and Patient: A Medical Student’s Rite of Passage
- City’s Public Hospital System to Cut Jobs and Programs
- House Panel Questions Industry on Food Safety
- Spinal Shocks Ease Parkinson’s in Mice
- F.D.A. Panel Gives Nod to Alternative to Warfarin
- False Start on a Laser Remedy for Fungus
March 19, 2009
- Team Effort in the House to Overhaul Health Care
- Pope, in Africa, Says Condoms Aren’t the Way to Fight H.I.V.
- Well: Who’s Cooking? (For Health, It Matters)
- Maggots for Leg Ulcers? Maybe Not
- Epidural Hematoma Caused Natasha Richardson's Death
- Being Overweight Shortens Life Span
- Endorphins Play Role in Alcohol's Effects
- Prostate Cancer: No Treatment OK for Some
- When in Doubt, Seek Opinion of Others
- Prostate Test Found to Save Few Lives
- Wet Combing Best Way to Spot Head Lice
- Our Towns: Free Dentistry via Fire Truck? It’s a Thought
- Fitness: She’s Pumped. Your Turn.
- Recipes for Health: Winter Tomato and Celery Soup With Rice
- Heart Failure Strikes Blacks More Often and at Younger Ages, Study Finds
- Insurance Change for Veterans Is Scrapped
- ’07 U.S. Births Break Baby Boom Record
March 18, 2009
- Doctor Admits Pain Studies Were Frauds, Hospital Says
- Blacks Have High Heart Failure Risk
- CMV Vaccine in the Works
- An Outbreak of Autism, or a Statistical Fluke?
- Natasha Richardson Dies After Brain Injury
- New Hope for Pollen, Milk Allergies
- Treatment for Peanut Allergies Shows Promise
- New Debate on Prostate Cancer Screening
- U.S. Births Hit Record High
- Religious Belief Linked to Desire for Aggressive Treatment in Terminal Patients
March 17, 2009
- Bad Economy Leads Patients to Put Off Surgery, or Rush It
- Patients, Doctors Don't Discuss Rx Prices
- Is Provigil Addictive?
- New Cholesterol Drug Misses the Mark
- Religion's Impact on End-of-Life Care
- Scientist at Work: Alice W. Flaherty: From Bipolar Darkness, the Empathy to Be a Doctor
- Dramatic Strides against Childhood Asthma
- What Is Moderate Exercise?
- Ruth Bader Ginsburg to Get Chemo
- Can Chinese Herbs Relieve Eczema?
- Vital Signs: Hazards: Ambulance Stethoscopes May Pose Risk
- Global Update: Rabies Outbreak in Angola, Caused by Roaming Dogs, Kills 93 Children
- Recipes for Health: Provençal Greens Soup
- Vital Signs: Exercise: A Pace for Fitness: 100 Steps a Minute
- Vital Statistics: A Rise in Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- Pregnancy Problem Is a Heart Warning
- Doctor and Patient: When Patients Feel Abandoned by Doctors
- Personal Health: No Single Path for Cancer Care in Elderly
- Vital Signs: Patterns: Big Waist Is an Extra Burden on Lungs
- Really?: The Claim: Hay Fever Can Lead to Other Allergies
- Mind: Accepting the Risks in Creating Confident Doctors
- Q & A: Whisper Not
March 16, 2009
- 3 Exercise Options After Heart Attack
- Botox Rival Fades Frown Lines
- Cholesterol Drugs May Help Asthma Patients
- After Change in Federal Policy, Some States Take Steps to Limit Stem Cell Research
- Cosmetic Procedures Down 12% in 2008
- New Therapy May Knock Out Peanut Allergy
- Recipes for Health: Vegetable Soups Ideal for Late Winter
- Sesame Allergies on the Rise in U.S.
- Sesame Allergies on the Rise in U.S.
- Morning Rounds: H.I.V. in D.C., Prenatal Obesity and a New Cigarette Tax
- Morning Rounds: H.I.V. in D.C., Prenatal Obesity and a New Cigarette Tax
- Massachusetts Faces Costs of Big Health Care Plan
- Massachusetts Faces Costs of Big Health Care Plan
- Rev. Joseph C. Martin Is Dead at 84; Used Fight With Alcohol to Aid Others
- Rev. Joseph C. Martin Is Dead at 84; Used Fight With Alcohol to Aid Others
- Treatment for Peanut Allergies Shows Promise
March 15, 2009
March 14, 2009
- Suffolk’s Ban on BPA Hailed in Some Quarters
- Morning Rounds: Economic Anxieties, Busy Clinics and Bath Products for Babies
- Recipes for Health: Black Bean Soup With Spinach
- Patient Money: Bargaining Down the Medical Bills
- Medtronic Links Device for Heart to 13 Deaths
March 13, 2009
- Traffic Triples Heart Attack Risk
- Mind Reading Not Just Science Fiction?
- $125 Million Is Pledged to Big Medical Center
- Report: U.S. on Short End of Health Care ‘Value Gap’
- Recipes for Health: Black Bean Chili
- Lifesaving Kidney Treatment, but Only to a Point
- Gilead, a White Knight, to Buy CV Therapeutics
March 12, 2009
- Sleep Deprivation Linked to Prediabetes
- States with Most Smokers: KY Tops List
- States with Most Smokers: KY Tops List
- Report: Toxins Common in Baby Products
- Michelle Obama’s Agenda Includes Healthful Eating
- Bipartisan Call for Food Safety Fixes
- Ex-New York Health Commissioner Is F.D.A. Pick
- Utah Tops Survey of Well-Being in U.S.
- Global Update: Viruses: Malaria Drug Is Found to Curb Deadly Infections Spread From Animals
- FDA OKs FC2 Female Condom
- Google Co-Founder Backs Vast Parkinson’s Study
- Morning Rounds: Economic Stress, Recalled Defibrillators and Another Drug Company Acquisition
- White House Team: A Choice for Drug Czar
- Recipes for Health: Refried Black Beans
March 11, 2009
- News Analysis: Rethink Stem Cells? Science Already Has
- Peanut Products Still Sicken Americans
- Air Pollution Dangerous, but Deadly?
- Less Salt Will Cut Heart Disease Rate
- Neck Size Linked to Heart Risk
- Low Vitamin D Hurts Teenagers’ Hearts
- Wal-Mart Plans to Market Digital Health Records System
- Genetic Tests May Reveal Source of Mystery Tumors
- Stem Cell Decision Worries Some Scientists
- Ian Alger, Pioneer in Innovative Therapeutic Techniques, Dies at 82
- Charles Lieber, Who Studied Alcohol as a Toxin, Is Dead at 78
- Screening Can Detect Early Ovarian Cancer
- More Evidence Prostate Tests Overdiagnose Cancer
March 10, 2009
- New Test for Early-Stage Ovarian Cancer
- Lyme Disease and Violence: No Link
- 18 and Under: Distractions May Shift, but Sleep Needs Don’t
- Well: Unlocking the Secrets of Gray Hair
- Drug Investors Lose Patience
- "Male Lumpectomy" for Prostate Cancer
- Folic Acid May Raise Prostate Cancer Risk
- Diagnosis: Mysterious Psychosis
- Blood Type, Pancreatic Cancer Risk Linked
- For Kids' Sake, Make Family Meals a Habit
- Recipes for Health: Black Bean Enchiladas
- Patient Money: Hanging On to Health Coverage, if the Job Goes Away
- Really?: The Claim: Daylight Saving Time Can Affect Your Health
- Recipes for Health: Barley Soup With Mushrooms and Kale
- Older Fathers Linked to Lower I.Q. Scores
- The New Old Age: Dad’s New Love
- Personal Health: Oxygen Therapy Is Valuable, Sometimes
- Cases: Time Is a Trickster When Cancer Runs the Clock
- Settlement in Nurses’ Antitrust Suit
- Mark H. Beers, 54, Expert on Drugs Given to Elderly, Dies
- Vital Signs: Patterns: More Headaches in Warmer Weather
- Vital Signs: Exercise: Fitness Ads May Raise the Appetite
- Vital Signs: Behavior: Mental Fatigue Can Lead to Physical Kind
March 9, 2009
- Heart Disease Tied to Depression, Anger
- Older Fathers, Lower IQ in Kids?
- Obama Ends Curbs on Stem Cell Research
- Vitamin C May Help Prevent Gout
- Warm Weather May Trigger Migraines
- Obama Reversing Stem Cell Limits Bush Imposed
- Recipes for Health: Black Beans: Nutrition From South of the Border
- Wine Won’t Cut Breast Cancer Risk
- Ozone May Help Herniated Disc Pain
- Obama Is Leaving Some Stem Cell Issues to Congress
March 8, 2009
March 7, 2009
- These Nurses Are Taking Their Show on the Road
- Morning Rounds: Brain Injuries, Shared Medical Records and Better Baby Bottles
- In Divide Over Health Care Overhaul, 2 Major Unions Withdraw From a Coalition
- Recipes for Health: Provençal Kale and Cabbage Gratin
March 6, 2009
- Food Problems Elude Private Inspectors
- Alcohol's Effects: Old vs. Young People
- Harvard Medical School in Ethics Quandary
- Belly Fat Bad for Your Lungs?
- Lives: A Thousand Drops
- Baby Bottle Makers Ditch BPA
- FAQ: Robin Williams Needs Heart Surgery
- Hepatitis C Infections Found in Clinic Patients
- Well: A Hurdle for Health Reform: Patients and Their Doctors
- Obama Says He Is Open to Altering Health Plan
- Questions for Susie Orbach: Her Beautiful Mind
- M.R.I.’s May Burn Patients Who Wear Drug Patches
- Gupta Ends Surgeon General Candidacy
- Converting Cells Shows Promise for Parkinson’s
- Bill Would Restore Right to Sue Over Medical Devices
March 5, 2009
- Free Antibiotics May Contribute to Drug Resistance, Officials Say
- Yoga Enthusiasts Hear the Call of Kirtan
- Live Longer With Midlife Exercise
- Obama Pushes for Health Reform at Summit
- No Legal Shield in Drug Labeling, Justices Rule
- Wine May Lower the Risk of a Rare Esophageal Cancer
- Advertising: A Campaign for Clean Drinking Water Expands
- Skin Patches May Be Risky During MRI
- Zoo Elephant With MRSA Infects Caretakers
- Obesity Gene Trumped by Healthy Diet
- Drug Ruling Puts Devices in Spotlight
- City Says New Yorkers Are Healthier
- Obama Taps Clinton Ideas but Not Clinton Herself
- A 2nd State Lets Doctors Lend Help in Suicide
- Crackdown on Doctors Who Take Kickbacks
- Theater Review | 'Distracted': To Medicate, or Not to Medicate? That Is One Question
- Bad Marriages Take Health Toll on Women
March 4, 2009
- Albany Takes Step to Repeal ’70s-Era Drug Laws
- The New Old Age: An Heirloom, and a Farewell
- It’s Organic, but Does That Mean It’s Safer?
- Obese Teens as Likely as Smokers to Die Early, Study Finds
- Weight Loss Rekindles Men’s Sex Life
- Recession Affects Tooth Fairy Payouts
- Recipes for Health: Buckwheat Pasta With Kale
- New Vaginal Gel Stops AIDS Virus
- Morning Rounds: Stifled Patients, Medicaid Mismanagement and Smoking Cessation for Chinese Doctors
- Alan Landers, Winston Man, Dies at 68
- Senator Asks Pfizer About Harvard Payments
- Study Urges More Oversight of Dietary Items
March 3, 2009
- Doctor and Patient: On Young Doctors and Long Workdays
- Booze Tube: TV Alcohol Ups Real Drinking
- Vital Signs: Childhood: Mold and Pollen May Affect Asthma Risk
- Plavix, PPI Combo: Risky for Heart Patients?
- Personal Health: Eating Well on a Downsized Food Budget
- Drink Up, Boost Pancreatic Cancer Risk?
- Work the Night Shift? Beware Diabetes
- Obama’s Health Plan, Ambitious in Any Economy, Is Tougher in This One
- Challenge Arises Over an F.D.A. Panel’s Approval of a Lilly Drug
- Really?: The Claim: Morning Is the Best Time to Exercise
- Global Update: New Web Site Seeks to Fight Myths About Circumcision and H.I.V.
- Mind: Liked the Show? Maybe It Was the Commercials
- 5 Questions: Why the Flu Thrives in Winter
- In Adults, Shots Are Best for Flu
- Rewards for Students Under a Microscope
- Cases: In Fleeting Health, Moments to Savor
March 2, 2009
- Morning Rounds: Shopping for Care, Assisted Suicide and the Freezing Cure
- A Life-Changing Case for Doctors in Training
- Obama Picks Sebelius as Health Secretary
- Flu Shot Beats Nasal Spray Flu Vaccine?
- Wine May Cut Risk of Esophageal Cancer
- Hydrogen Sulfide: Potential Help for ED
- Vital Signs: Risk: Fatal Illness More Likely in Bipolar Patients
- Vital Signs: Regimens: Vitamins Show Promise in Protecting Eyes
- Fires Are Big Killer of Indian Women
- Birth Defects Linked to Low Vitamin B12
- FDA OKs Asthma Drug for COPD
- TV Before Age 2 Won’t Boost Baby’s Brain
- Losing Sleep Over the State of the Economy?
- Recipes for Health: Kale: The Winter Green
- Good or Useless, Medical Scans Cost the Same
