Archive for April, 2009
April 30, 2009
- 2 New Drugs May Fight Multiple Sclerosis
- Swine Flu Vaccine at Least 6 Months Away
- Black Box Warning for Botox
- How Many People Will Have Cancer in 2030?
- Swine Flu Sickens At Least 257 People
- Gardasil Linked to Nerve Disorder
- Skin Deep: Tricks and Transplants for Women's Hair Loss
- Containing Flu Is Not Feasible, Specialists Say
- The New Old Age: ‘I’m Simply Not Going to Die’
- In Treating H.I.V. Infection, Sooner Is Better, Study Finds
- Mexican Child Visiting U.S. 1st to Die Here of Swine Flu
April 29, 2009
- Half a Glass of Wine for Longer Life
- Air Pollution High in California Cities
- Brain Exercises May Delay Memory Loss
- Healthy Changes Can Prevent Diabetes
- Swine Flu One Step Closer to Pandemic
- New Research Backs Early HIV Therapy
- Swine Flu Vaccine May Be Months Away, Experts Say
- Swine Flu: At Least 91 Cases in U.S.
- Prostate Cancer Provenge Strong in Trial
- CDC Confirms First U.S. Swine Flu Death
- Pfizer Profit Dips on Ease in Demand for Lipitor
April 28, 2009
- Basics: Bone, a Masterpiece of Elastic Strength
- High Doses of Vitamin D Cut MS Relapses
- Swine Flu and Travel: What Should You Do?
- Gene Variants Hold New Clues to Autism
- Shortage of Doctors an Obstacle to Obama Goals
- Swine Flu Found in More Countries
- Q & A: Salt of the Earth
- Personal Health: Paying a Price for Loving Red Meat
- Vital Signs: Aging: Reminders of Age Undermine Memory
- Vital Signs: Prevention: Enforcing Law Cuts Teenage Smoking
- Recipes for Health: Fiber With Finesse
- Cases: When Bad Advice Is the Best Advice
- Really?: The Claim: Eating Parsley Can Eliminate Bad Breath
- Women Who Keep Ovaries Live Longer
- Advances Expand Kidney Transplants
April 27, 2009
- Smoking Is Top Cause of Preventable Death
- PSA Screening Guidelines Stir Debate
- Swine Flu Pandemic Alert Level Raised
- Panel: Avoid Epilepsy Drug in Pregnancy
- Bleach Baths May Help Kids With Eczema
- Swine Flu Cases Rising in U.S., World
- Europe Urges Citizens to Avoid U.S. and Mexico Travel
- Morning Rounds: New Prostate Screening Advice, Warnings About Sprouts and Cuts in Care
- ADHD Medications Help Kids in School
April 26, 2009
- Swine Flu: U.S. Declares Public Health Emergency
- City Visible: The Doctor in the Kitchen
- Pomegranate Juice May Slow Prostate Cancer
- Muscle Cells Cut Urinary Incontinence
- Muscle Cells Cut Urinary Incontinence
- Penis Spray for Premature Ejaculation
April 25, 2009
- CDC: Swine Flu Outbreak "Serious"
- CDC: Swine Flu Outbreak "Serious"
- Morning Rounds: Falling Drug Sales, Swine Flu in Mexico and Insurance Subsidies for the Unemployed
- Unusual Strain of Swine Flu Is Found in People in 2 States
- Fighting Deadly Flu, Mexico Shuts Schools
- F.D.A. Allows New Remedy for Arthritis
- Patient Money: When Medical Bills Outpace Your Means, Seize Control Swiftly
April 24, 2009
- Mexico Swine Flu Epidemic Worries World
- Advances Elusive in the Drive to Cure Cancer
- Advertising: Pill Sales Rise as Financial Anxiety Chases the Sandman Away
- Panel Sees Role for Smoking in Breast Cancer
- Doctor and Patient: When the Patient Gets Lost in Translation
- In the Genes of a Hereford, the Essence of Cow
April 23, 2009
- Swine Flu Case Count Rising
- Swine Flu Case Count Rising
- Swine Flu Case Count Rising
- Personal Best: Want to Go Faster? You Need a Trainer
- Low Vitamin D Linked to Severe Asthma
- Healthy Menu Items May Sabotage Your Diet
- Math + Chewing Gum = Better Grades?
- Math + Chewing Gum = Better Grades?
- Morning Rounds: Layoff Stress, Miss Universe and Nursing Shortages
- F.D.A. Easing Access to ‘Morning After’ Pill
- Mapping a Human Genome, via an eBay Auction
- Avastin Falls Short in Test as Colon Cancer Medicine
- Fructose-Sweetened Beverages Linked to Heart Risks
- F.A.A. to Propose New Medical Helicopter Safety Rules
- Drug Deals Tie Prices to How Well Patients Do
April 22, 2009
- New View in Debate on Breast Self-Exams
- Light or Dark Hair, Melanoma Still a Risk
- U.S. Life Expectancy Rises to Record Level
- Fatty Fish May Lower Heart Failure Risk
- Breast-Feeding Benefits Mothers, Study Finds
- Rare F.D.A. Meeting to Discuss Complaints on Device Approval
- Study Backs Specialists Implanting Heart Devices
April 21, 2009
- Wine May Protect Against Cancer
- Personalized Medicine vs. Advanced Cancer
- Well: What Are Friends For? A Longer Life
- Study Raises Estimate of Paralyzed Americans
- Swine Flu Sickens 2 California Kids
- Cases: A Bond Shaped by Illness, but Not Defined by It
- Walnuts Fight Breast Cancer
- Swine Flu Symptoms - What Is Swine Flu (H1N1 Influenza A) - Swine Flu Treatment
- Swine Flu - Swine Flu Symptoms - What Is Swine Flu - Swine Flu Treatment
- Swine Flu - Swine Flu Symptoms - What Is Swine Flu - Swine Flu Treatment
- Swine Flu FAQ
- Is Your Child Addicted to Video Games?
- Report: Nearly 5.6 Million Americans Paralyzed
- Fresh Take on Fructose vs. Glucose
- Vital Signs: Risks: Waist Size Strongly Tied to Heart Disease
- Vital Signs: Risks: Waist Size Strongly Tied to Heart Disease
- Marijuana Advocates Point to Signs of Change
- Avian Flu Cases in Egypt Raise Alarms
- Sex Ratio Seen to Vary by Latitude
- More Wii Warriors Are Playing Hurt
- With Son in Remission, Family Looks for Coverage
- Personal Health: Family Planning When Cancer Intrudes
- Personal Health: Family Planning When Cancer Intrudes
- Hysterectomy: Spare Ovaries, Boost Health?
- Vital Signs: Having a Baby: Activity May Decrease Length of Labor
- Vital Signs: Having a Baby: Activity May Decrease Length of Labor
- Vital Signs: Perceptions: No Hiding Underarm Odor From Women
- Vital Signs: Perceptions: No Hiding Underarm Odor From Women
- Really?: The Claim: Weight Training Is Bad for Blood Pressure
- Mind: To Fight Stigmas, Start With Treatment
- Global Update: Polio: New Outbreak of Polio in Africa Prompts Appeal for Vaccine Financing
- Letters: Taking on a Tiny Pest (1 Letter)
- Letters: Taking on a Tiny Pest (1 Letter)
- Letters: Of Boys and Good Manners (1 Letter)
- Letters: Of Boys and Good Manners (1 Letter)
- Letters: The Risks of Antibiotics (2 Letters)
- Letters: The Risks of Antibiotics (2 Letters)
- Well: What Are Friends for? A Longer Life
April 20, 2009
- Physicist Stephen Hawking Hospitalized
- Designer T Cells Fight Prostate Cancer
- Psoriasis Linked to Hypertension, Diabetes
- Melanoma Detection: Waiting Is Risky for Men
- Urine Test for Lung Cancer?
- Ill From Food? Investigations Vary by State
April 19, 2009
April 18, 2009
- To Fill Food Safety Gap, Processors Pay Inspectors
- Going Against the Trend, Nevada Lawmakers Consider Easing the State’s Ban on Smoking
- A Hard-Charging Doctor on Obama’s Team
- Morning Rounds: Defective Fitness Balls, H.I.V. in Prisons and Obese Airline Passengers
- Patient Money: Some Caveats About Keeping Your Own Electronic Health Records
- Some Stem Cell Research Limits Lifted
- Subsidy Plan Seeks to Cut Malaria Drug Cost
April 17, 2009
- EPA: Greenhouse Gasses Are Health Threat
- Very Low Blood Sugar Linked to Dementia
- Very Low Blood Sugar Linked to Dementia
- A Cheap, Fast and Possibly Deadly Route to Beauty
- Patient Money: A Halting Start to Electronic Health Records
- Plan Tries to Lower Malaria Drug Cost
- Plan Tries to Lower Malaria Drug Cost
- Some Restrictions Lifted on Stem Cell Research
- Exercise Prescription Coming Your Way?
- Exercise Prescription Coming Your Way?
- Guidance Counselor | Learning Disabilities: Stepping Up to the Challenge
- Naltrexone May Ease Fibromyalgia Symptoms
- Naltrexone May Ease Fibromyalgia Symptoms
- Laughter Healthy for Diabetes Patients
- Laughter Healthy for Diabetes Patients
- Doctor and Patient: Life and Death on the Operating Table
- Doctor and Patient: Life and Death on the Operating Table
- Really?: The Claim: Nasal Irrigation Can Ease Allergy Symptoms
- Glaxo and Pfizer Join Forces to Develop and Market H.I.V. Drugs
- Glaxo and Pfizer Join Forces to Develop and Market H.I.V. Drugs
- Task to Aid Self-Esteem Lifts Grades for Some
- Task to Aid Self-Esteem Lifts Grades for Some
- To Fill Food Safety Gap, Processors Pay Inspectors
April 16, 2009
- Surgery Patients Unaware of Herbal Risk
- Surgery Patients Unaware of Herbal Risk
- Self-Affirmation Boosts Some Students' GPA
- Self-Affirmation Boosts Some Students' GPA
- Boredom Can Doom a Marriage
- Boredom Can Doom a Marriage
- Super Strong Paint Kills Super Bugs
- Super Strong Paint Kills Super Bugs
- Skin Deep: Many Cutbacks but Not for Straight Teeth
- Skin Deep: Many Cutbacks but Not for Straight Teeth
- Promising Test for Dendreon’s Prostate Cancer Drug
- Weight Loss Surgery Helps Moderately Obese
- Weight Loss Surgery Helps Moderately Obese
- Showdown at the Coffee Shop
- Quest to Pay $302 Million in Marketing Case
- Quest to Pay $302 Million in Marketing Case
- Help Is Sought for West Virginia Health System
- Help Is Sought for West Virginia Health System
- I.Q. Harmed by Epilepsy Drug in Utero
- Genes Show Limited Value in Predicting Diseases
- Genes Show Limited Value in Predicting Diseases
April 15, 2009
- Study Finds Risk of Dementia Increases After Hypoglycemia
- White House Expects Health Reform in 2009
- White House Expects Health Reform in 2009
- Epilepsy Drug Linked to Babies' Lower IQ
- Sports Drinks May Give Brain a Workout
- Statins May Lower Stroke Risk
- As Pills Treat Cancer, Insurance Lags Behind
- Morning Rounds: A Deadly Polio Vaccine, Bed Bugs and Medical Marijuana
- Overseer of Medical Trials, Under F.D.A. Pressure, Agrees to Suspension
April 14, 2009
- Stem Cells Promising for Type 1 Diabetes
- Jail Time Increases Odds of Hypertension, Researchers Find
- Heart Screening for Diabetes Patients?
- Q & A: Heartfelt Changes
- 18 and Under: Another Awkward Sex Talk: Respect and Violence
- Recipes for Health: Miso Soup With Tofu
- Recipes for Health: Miso Soup With Tofu
- Recipes for Health: Spicy Stir-Fried Tofu With Bok Choy or Baby Broccoli
- Recipes for Health: Spicy Stir-Fried Tofu With Bok Choy or Baby Broccoli
- Kids Can Make a Beautiful Marriage Ugly
- New Pancreatic Cancer Drug in the Works
- Prostate Cancer Vaccine Meets Goal
- Well: Stomach Bug Crystallizes an Antibiotic Threat
- Frequent Mental Distress Rarest in Hawaii
- Personal Health: Keeping Those Bed Bugs From Biting
- Prenatal Testing of Thyroid Is Debated
- First Mention: Alzheimer’s Disease
- Global Update: AIDS: Earlier Drug Treatment for AIDS Saves More Lives, Study Finds
- Evidence That Mice Produce Egg Cells After Birth
- Vital Signs: Regimens: Broccoli Sprouts May Be Germ Fighters
- Vital Signs: Patterns: Living Near a Highway Linked to Arthritis
- Cases: A City of Strangers and Kindness
- Letters: Keeping Up Appearances (1 Letter)
- Letters: The Power of a Picture (1 Letter)
April 13, 2009
- How PCBs May Hurt the Brain
- How PCBs May Hurt the Brain
- Birth Control Pills May Raise Lupus Risk
- Smoking Pot, Cigarettes Ups COPD Risk
- Observatory: Hairs Provide Clues to Shifts in Elephant Diet
- Not All Diets Pass the Heart-Healthy Test
- Not All Diets Pass the Heart-Healthy Test
- Vital Signs: Risk: Astronauts’ Muscles Age Quickly in Space
- Study: No Vision Loss From ED Drugs
- Taking a Page, and a Pen, From Makers of Medicines
April 11, 2009
- As Medical Charts Go Electronic, Rural Doctor Sees Healthy Change
- I. Herbert Scheinberg, Expert on Wilson Disease, Dies at 89
- 7th Surgery Shows Face Transplants Gaining Ground
- Patient Money: Uptick in Vasectomies Seen as Sign of Recession
April 10, 2009
- U.S. Food Safety No Longer Improving
- Beware of Sexual Partners and STDs
- Personal Health: Flying Healthy, From Takeoff Past Landing
April 9, 2009
- New York Health Official Calls for Tax on Drinks With Sugar
- Mind: When All You Have Left Is Your Pride
- CDC: Food Poisoning Rates Persist
- Air Pollution May Lead to Smaller Babies
- Poor Workplace Climate Linked to Depression
- New Drug Targets Advanced Prostate Cancer
- Morning Rounds: More Peanut Controversy, Deferred Health Care and Report Cards on Weight
- Calorie-Burning Fat? Studies Say You Have It
- New Yorkers Often Exposed to Cigarette Smoke, Study Finds
- F.D.A. Panel Endorses New Use for Seroquel XR
- Genentech Starts Pulling Back Psoriasis Drug
- F.D.A. to Check Safety of Old Devices
April 8, 2009
- DNA Test Outperforms Pap Smear
- Can Brown Fat Make You Thin?
- Millions With Asthma Don’t Need PPIs
- Cognitive Therapy May Ease Seniors' Anxiety
- For Some Patients With Heart Failure, Light Exercise May Improve Quality of Life
- Doctor and Patient: From Medical School to Middle Age
April 7, 2009
- From Developing Limbs, Insights That May Explain Much Else
- Feds Try to Break Through HIV Complacency
- Cases: A Roller Coaster to Acceptance of a Son’s Autism
- Heart Failure: Belly Fat Bad, Exercise Good
- Perfluorinated Chemicals (PFCs) Cancer Link Disputed
- Recipe for Diabetes: Too Much Protein, Fat
- Women Better at Sniffing Out Body Odor
- Findings: Public Policy That Makes Test Subjects of Us All
- Really?: The Claim: Birth Complications Are More Likely With Boys.
- Pistachio Recall Signals Tough Stance on Safety
- Removing Medtronic Heart Cables Is Hard Choice
- Patient Money: Getting a Health Policy When You’re Already Sick
- House Dust Yields Clue to Asthma: Roaches
- Radiologist Adds a Human Touch: Photos
- Vital Statistics: U.S. Still Struggling With Infant Mortality
- Global Update: Aids Relief: U.S. Initiative Is Found to Reduce Deaths From AIDS, but Not New Cases, in Africa
- Vital Signs: Exercise: Windmill Pitch Is High Stress for Arm
- Vital Signs: Children: Early Swim Lessons May Reduce Drowning
- Vital Signs: Regimens: Tai Chi Shows Promise as a Stroke Therapy
- Scratching Relieves Itch by Quieting Nerve Cells
- Letters: Advocates for Screening (2 Letters)
- Letters: Coping With Many Ailments (1 Letter)
- Letters: Aging and a Loss of Libido (1 Letter)
- Q & A: Of Time and the River
April 6, 2009
- FAQ: Farrah Fawcett Fights Anal Cancer
- Hands-On Relief From Back Pain
- Belly Fat May Raise Restless Legs Risk
- Belly Fat May Raise Restless Legs Risk
- More Kids on Blood Pressure, Diabetes Drugs
- Brain Power: Brain Researchers Open Door to Editing Memory
- Broccoli Sprouts Good for the Gut
- Drilling Down: Want Salad With That? Make It Fries
April 5, 2009
- Doctors Are Opting Out of Medicare
- As Economy Is Down, Vitamin Sales Are Up
- The Way We Live Now: Your Old Man
April 4, 2009
April 3, 2009
- FAQ on the Anticlotting Drug Plavix
- Rocket Fuel Chemical Perchlorate Found in Infant Formula
- Rocket Fuel Chemical Perchlorate Found in Infant Formula
- Sleep Clears Way for New Learning
- Recipes for Health: Bruschetta With Roasted Peppers and Goat Cheese
- G.E. and Intel Working on Remote Monitors to Provide Home Health Care
- Gene Discovery May Inspire Male Contraceptive
- Sports Drinks May Damage Your Teeth
- Sports Drinks May Damage Your Teeth
- Well: When Medicine Makes You Fat
- House Passes Tobacco Bill, but Senate Battle Looms
- Heart Muscle Renewed Over Lifetime, Study Finds
- Nurse Is Charged in the Death of 5 Patients
- Fast Vote Is Unlikely on Health Dept. Pick
April 2, 2009
- Doctor and Patient: Do You Know What Your Doctor Is Talking About?
- Muscles Sore After Exercise? Sip Caffeine
- Low Birth Weight Linked to Heart Risk
- Recipes for Health: Bruschetta With Mushroom Topping
- Asperger's Syndrome: Stress Hormone a Clue
- Study Finds Many on Medicare Return to Hospital
- Doctors Urge End to Corporate Ties
April 1, 2009
- Marijuana Chemical May Fight Brain Cancer
- How the Atkins Diet Fares in Cholesterol
- Democrats Agree on a Health Plan; Now Comes the Hard Part
- Recipes for Health: Bruschetta With Arugula, Tuna and Beans
- Skin Deep: Heads Up, Botox
- White Wine Can Cause Tooth Stains
- Head Injuries: Looking for Signs and Acting Quickly
- Insomnia Raises Risk of High Blood Pressure
- Morning Rounds: Economic Stress, Hospital Ratings and a Cancer ‘Zen Center’
- Autism Rates Are Higher for U.S.-Born Somali Children in Minneapolis
- A World of Hurt: Exams of Injured Workers Fuel Mutual Mistrust
- Researchers Square Off on Disclosure
- Philip Morris’s Support Casts Shadow Over a Bill to Limit Tobacco
- F.D.A. Panel Supports Avastin to Treat Brain Tumor
- Cases: Comforter and Comforted in an Unfolding Mystery
