Archive for May, 2009
May 31, 2009
- Hospitals Mobilizing to Fight Proposed Charity Care Rules
- New Warning on Hormone Replacement
- New Warning on Hormone Replacement
- Bingeing on Celebrity Weight Battles
May 30, 2009
- 2 Democrats Spearheading Health Bill Are Split
- New Blood Tests for 920 Patients After Six Samples Were Mislabeled
- Patient Money: The Many Hidden Costs of High-Deductible Health Insurance
May 29, 2009
- Environmental Toxins & Liver Disease: A Link?
- Healthy Living Still Eludes Americans
- Worried About Flu, China Confines U.S. Students
- National Briefing | Science: Work Starting on Flu Vaccine
- Study Urges Weight Gain Be Curbed in Pregnancy
May 28, 2009
- Cigarettes in Popular Films Are Target of Health Groups
- Debate Grows on Aspirin for Heart Risk
- FDA Eyes Acetaminophen Liver Risk
- Stroke Treatment Window Widens
- ‘Underlying Conditions’ May Add to Flu Worries
- Human Skin Alive With Bacteria
- Human Skin Alive With Germs
- Personal Best: The Road to Success, Paved With Bad Advice
- 24 Hours of Fat Burning From Exercise?
- New Guidelines on How Much Weight to Gain During Pregnancy
- Warring Sides on Health Care Carry Their Fight to TV and Radio Ads
- City to Pay $2 Million in Death After Hospital Wait
- Massachusetts, Model for Universal Health Care, Sees Ups and Downs in Policy
- Governments’ Drug-Abuse Costs Hit $468 Billion, Study Says
- Skin Deep: A Simple Smooch or a Toxic Smack?
- Autopsies of War Dead Reveal Ways to Save Others
May 27, 2009
- Type 1 Diabetes May Double in Young Kids
- Antitrust Laws a Hurdle to Health Care Overhaul
- New Treatment for Barrett's Esophagus
- Two More New Yorkers With Swine Flu Die
- Cancer Drug Erases Man's Fingerprints
- More Than 650,000 Cancer Deaths Avoided
- Texting May Be Taking a Toll
- Some Acid-Reflux Drugs Tied to Pneumonia
- Health Spotlight Is on Diabetes, Its Control and Its Complications
- A Skeleton 4,000 Years Old Bears Evidence of Leprosy
- The New Old Age: Avoiding the Call to Hospice
- Migraine Drug Gains in Test, and Shares in Its Maker Soar
- Alexander G. Bearn, Pioneer in Genetic Disease, Dies at 86
May 26, 2009
- Vital Signs: Patterns: A Long, Bright Summer and Many Suicides
- CDC Prepares for Swine Flu Surge in Fall
- Acid Blockers Linked to Pneumonia Risk
- NFL Players Face Blood Pressure Hurdles
- Obese, Diabetic Youths Have Artery Plaque
- Books: Epidemics, Fearsome and Fascinating
- Report Rates America's Fittest Cities
- Computer Is an Ally in Quit-Smoking Fight
- Global Update: Parasites: Giving a Deworming Drug to Girls Could Cut H.I.V. Transmission in Africa
- Patient Money: Getting Healthy, With a Little Help From the Boss
- Unvaccinated Kids Getting Whooping Cough
- Gadgets Keep Teens Up at Night
- Vital Signs: Patterns: A Long, Bright Summer and Many Suicides
- Personal Health: A Brain Disorder Easily Missed
- Personal Health: A Brain Disorder Easily Missed
- A Memory for Faces, Extreme Version
- A Memory for Faces, Extreme Version
- Global Update: Parasites: Giving a Deworming Drug to Girls Could Cut H.I.V. Transmission in Africa
- Vital Signs: Childhood: Food Allergies May Be Linked to Obesity
- Vital Signs: Childhood: Food Allergies May Be Linked to Obesity
- Vital Signs: Nutrition: Vaginal Infection Tied to Low Vitamin D
- Vital Signs: Nutrition: Vaginal Infection Tied to Low Vitamin D
- In a Time of Quotas, a Quiet Pose in Defiance
- Essay: Referral System Turns Patients Into Commodities
- Really?: The Claim: Eye Exercises Can Enhance Your Vision.
- Really?: The Claim: Eye Exercises Can Enhance Your Vision.
- Letters: Alternatives to New Drugs (1 Letter)
- Letters: Alternatives to New Drugs (1 Letter)
- Letters: Friendlier Hospital Rooms (1 Letter)
- Letters: Friendlier Hospital Rooms (1 Letter)
- Letters: Answers in an Autopsy (2 Letters)
- Letters: Answers in an Autopsy (2 Letters)
- Q & A: Barnyard Pestilence
- Q & A: Barnyard Pestilence
- Basics: Fungi, From Killer to Dinner Companion
- Basics: Fungi, From Killer to Dinner Companion
May 25, 2009
- Ears to Blame for Falls?
- Webcast Your Brain Surgery? Hospitals See Marketing Tool
- Webcast Your Brain Surgery? Hospitals See Marketing Tool
- Death in Birth: Where Life’s Start Is a Deadly Risk
May 24, 2009
May 23, 2009
- W.H.O. to Rewrite Its Pandemic Rules
- Flu Spreads, but Some Countries Ease Measures
- Robert Furchgott, Nobelist for Work on a Gas, Dies at 92
- Spread of Swine Flu Puts Japan in Crisis Mode
- Former Army Doctor Accused of Research Fraud Takes Leave From University
- Contraceptive Sponge Makes a Return to Pharmacy Shelves
May 22, 2009
- WHO Rethinks Swine Flu Pandemic Criteria
- Best, Worst Countries for Life Expectancy
- The Next Steps for Swine Flu: Predictions, Protection and Prevention
- Brain Power: At the Bridge Table, Clues to a Lucid Old Age
- At the Hospital, the Faces of Fear and Swine Flu
May 21, 2009
- Fenofibrate Cuts Amputation Risk in Diabetes
- Recession Is Bad for Health
- Natalie Cole Recovering After Kidney Transplant
- Flu Closings Failing to Keep Schoolchildren at Home
- Cases: Willing to Be Vulnerable: The Patient Grows Up
- Doctor and Patient: Fear of Contagion
- FDA Wrapping Up Sunscreen Label Changes
- Vitamin D for Quicker Thinking?
- Comfrey Root Eases Back Pain
- As Flu Suspicions Spread, Value of Test Is Weighed
- Tax Proposals Draw Critics in Talks on Financing Health Insurance
- Edwin Shneidman, Authority on Suicide, Dies at 91
May 20, 2009
- Swine Flu Less Severe for Over-50s?
- Second Opinion: The Autopsy, a Search for Reassurance
- Physical Fitness Cuts Heart, Death Risk
- Physical Fitness Cuts Heart, Death Risk
- Down Syndrome Yields Key Cancer Clue
- Want a Higher Salary? Get Brains, Beauty
- National Briefing | Washington: F.D.A. Commissioner to Be Sworn In
- Cataract Surgery Complications Are Linked to a Urinary Drug
- Vermont Acts to Make Drug Makers’ Gifts Public
May 19, 2009
- Well: Kept From a Dying Partner’s Bedside
- Deadly Medical Errors Still Plague U.S.
- Bone Marrow Cells Improve Heart Function
- Flomax Linked to Cataract Surgery Risks
- The New Old Age: Financial Abuse
- A Long Search for a Universal Flu Vaccine
- Fitness: Striking a Pose for Girth
- Health Outcomes Driving New Hospital Design
- Personal Health: The Slippery Slope From Fear to Panic
- Japan Acts to Contain Swine Flu Outbreak
- Vital Statistics: 4 Feet and a Tail, and the Cause of Many Falls
- Rodger McFarlane, Who Led AIDS-Related Groups, Dies at 54
- Really?: The Claim: Don’t Mix Blood Thinners and Cranberry Juice
- U.S. Says Wyeth Cheated Medicaid
- Global Update: AIDS: Questions Help Find AIDS Patients Who Are Vulnerable to Drug Resistance
- Vital Signs: Patterns: Skin Color May Affect Nicotine Storage
- Vital Signs: Behavior: Small Gifts Found to Influence Doctors
- Vital Signs: Aging: For Some, Strokes Can Go Unnoticed
- Mind: New Drugs Have Allure, Not Track Record
May 18, 2009
- Obese Heart Patients May Live Longer
- Green Tea's EGCG Molecule Blocks HIV Infection
- Obese Heart Patients May Live Longer
- Green Tea's EGCG Molecule Blocks HIV Infection
- Swine Flu in Japan May Trigger Pandemic
- Swine Flu in Japan May Trigger Pandemic
- New York Reports Its First Swine Flu Death
- A Hearing Test Made for the Big City
May 17, 2009
- Months to Live: Fighting for a Last Chance at Life
- Flu Leads Rikers to Cancel Visits for Some Inmates
- Tulane Doctor Is Expected to Lead Health Dept.
May 16, 2009
- Lose Weight With a Good Night's Sleep?
- Bill Would Guarantee Up to 7 Paid Sick Days
- 3 Queens Schools Closed After Flu Strikes Principal
- Patient Money: Buying Health Insurance Begins With Homework
- Health Plans Would Add to Controls on Insurers
- Mild U.S. Flu Cases May Exceed Official Tally
- New York City Official Is Obama Pick for C.D.C.
May 15, 2009
- Farrah Fawcett's Anal Cancer Treatment in Germany
- Farrah Fawcett's Anal Cancer Treatment in Germany
- CDC: 100,000+ in U.S. Have Flu, Half Have Swine Flu
- Food Companies Are Placing the Onus for Safety on Consumers
- Chewable Aspirin Is Best for the Heart
- Well: Sober in the Animal House
- Skin Deep: Confused by SPF? Take a Number
- Ginger Found to Ease Nausea of Cancer Treatment
- Swine Flu Not an Accident From a Lab, W.H.O. Says
- Pfizer Will Provide Prescriptions for Free to Jobless
- Health Care Leaders Say Obama Overstated Their Promise to Control Costs
May 14, 2009
- Kava for Anxiety: Is Short-Term Use Safe?
- Can 'Universal' Flu Drug Stop Swine Flu?
- Gene Test Predicts Return of Colon Cancer
- Ginger May Root Out Nausea
- Inside Lineman's Helmet, Doubts and Depression
- Inside Lineman's Helmet, Doubts and Depression
- Survey: Many Women Slip on Bone Health
- Fitness: Striking a Pose for Girth
- Skin Deep: Confused by SPF? Take a Number
- Out-of-Wedlock Birthrates Are Soaring, U.S. Reports
- World Briefing | HEALTH: Swine Flu Is Now in 33 Countries, W.H.O. Says
- World Briefing | HEALTH: Swine Flu Is Now in 33 Countries, W.H.O. Says
- Chicago Bans Bottles With BPA Plastic
- Chicago Bans Bottles With BPA Plastic
- An Experimental Drug Eases Poisonous Scorpion Stings in Children, a Study Finds
- Trial Puts Spotlight on Merck
- The Fix: Clearing the Air
May 13, 2009
- New Risk Index Helps Predict Alzheimer's
- Report: Climate Change Threatens Health
- Drug Counters Scorpion Venom
- Americans Divided on Health Care Reform
- Doctor Falsified Study on Injured G.I.’s, Army Says
- Doctor Falsified Study on Injured G.I.’s, Army Says
- Recession Drains Social Security and Medicare
- FDA Warns Cheerios on Health Claims
- Cancer Patients Challenge the Patenting of a Gene
- Cancer Patients Challenge the Patenting of a Gene
- Unmarried Births Rise in U.S, Europe
- Personal Health: Program Tries to Identify Problem Drinkers Before Problems Start
- Formaldehyde Linked to Cancer Death
- Drugs Urged for Swine Flu in Pregnancy
- Drugs Urged for Swine Flu in Pregnancy
May 12, 2009
- Survey: Heart Disease Is Underdiagnosed
- Survey: Heart Disease Is Underdiagnosed
- Vital Signs: Patterns: It May Not Be Caffeine Keeping You Awake
- Aspirin's Benefits Unclear in PAD Patients
- Diet, Fitness Coaches Help Cancer Survivors
- Overweight Heart Patient? Try Long Walks
- Cases: Do Everybody a Favor: Take a Sick Day
- Many Swine Flu Cases Have No Fever
- News Analysis: Obama Push to Cut Health Costs Faces Tough Odds
- Global Update: Sexual Abuse: New Study Documents Rape’s Grim Toll
- Chronic Pain Guidelines Suggest Opioids
- Vital Signs: Aging: Sleep Deprivation Easier on Older People
- 18 and Under: The Marks of Childhood or the Marks of Abuse?
- Can Vibration Plates Shake off Weight?
- Letters: The Holier-Than-Thou Effect (1 Letter)
- Letters: A Noninvasive Option (1 Letter)
- Vital Signs: Childhood: Order of Vaccinations Helps With Pain
- Vitamins Found to Curb Exercise Benefits
- Hospitals Begin to Move Into Supermarkets
May 11, 2009
- Researchers See Recovery From Autism
- Group: Too Much Salt in Restaurant Food
- Do Antioxidants Curb an Exercise Benefit?
- Is It H1N1 Swine Flu, Doc?
- Mediterranean Diet May Boost Eye Health
- Acupuncture May Ease Chronic Back Pain
- Congress Plans Incentives for Healthy Habits
- Despite Recession, Personalized Health Care Remains in Demand
- Genes Linked to High Blood Pressure
- Obesity Epidemic: Overeating Alone to Blame
- Women More Stricken by Health Care Costs
- Unemployment May Be Hazardous to Your Health
- Outbreaks Put Worry on the Table
May 10, 2009
- Congress Plans Incentives for Healthy Habits
- A Journey Through Darkness
- Diagnosis: Sleepless
- Managing a Flu Threat With Seasoned Urgency
- Managing a Flu Threat With Seasoned Urgency
May 9, 2009
- Other Illness May Precede Worst Cases of Swine Flu
- Really?: The Claim: Tattoos Can Increase the Risk of Skin Cancer
- Doctor and Patient: Bringing Out the Mother in All of Us
- Hospitals Pay for Cutting Costly Readmissions
- Hospitals Pay for Cutting Costly Readmissions
- Patient Money: For Gay Couples, Obstacles to Health Insurance
May 8, 2009
- Swine Flu: Learning From Past Pandemics
- Low Folate May Be Linked to Allergies
- Recession Anxiety Seeps Into Everyday Lives
- Costs Are High From Undiagnosed Diabetes
- Measure to Restrict BPA Moving to State Senate
- Mind Over Bladder May Lessen Leaks
- Television Review | 'The Alzheimer’s Project': The Disease That Steals Your Self
- Job Loss? Watch Your Health
- Walking Backward May Sharpen Thinking
- Taxing Those With Insurance to Pay for Those Without
- In Strategy Shift, G.E. Plans Lower-Cost Health Products
- New Effort Reopens a Medical Minefield
- Senators Offer Their Support to F.D.A. Nominee
May 7, 2009
- Well: When Swine Flu Hits Home
- Swine Flu Spreads, Fall Flu Season Looms
- Probiotics Cut Belly Fat After Pregnancy
- Treat Psoriasis at Home: Ultraviolet Lamps
- Low Blood Pressure Risky for Heart Patients?
- Lupus May Lessen Sense of Smell
- Fitness: Do Sports Creams Rub the Pain Away?
- Skin Deep: Uneven Pigmentation: What Can Be Done?
- Cancer: Minorities Report More Pain
- Tongue Exercises May Ease Sleep Apnea
- Hurt by Economy, Plastic Surgeons Find Hope in New Products
- Obama’s Choice to Lead F.D.A. Doesn’t Shy Away From Difficult Situations
- Rangel Bars Any Taxes on Workers’ Health Care
- Officials Note Youth of Serious Flu Cases
- Medical Device Maker Settles Conflict Inquiry in New Jersey
- V.A. Plans Review of Billing for Care in Sexual Assaults
May 6, 2009
- Government Reports Criticize Health Care System
- Doctor Sounds Alarm Ahead of Tobacco Vote
- WHO Promises H1N1 Swine Flu Vaccine for All
- Testosterone Tested as Male Contraceptive
- The New Old Age: Warning on Common Pain Pills
- Drug-Coated Stents: High Marks for Safety
- Surgeons Describe 1st U.S. Face Transplant
- Health Insurers Agree to End Higher Premiums for Women
- Personal Health: High Functioning, but Still Alcoholics
- More Education, Better Health
- FDA OKs Avastin for Glioblastoma Brain Cancer
- Pump Away Shingles Pain?
- Cooking Up Millions of Viruses for a New Vaccine
- Obama Seeks a Global Health Plan Broader Than Bush’s AIDS Effort
- Recipient of Face Transplant Shares Her Story and Results
May 5, 2009
- Second U.S. Swine Flu Death Reported
- Disability Gender Gap for Seniors
- Texting While Driving Dangerous for Teens
- Gene Test for Dosage of Warfarin Is Rebuffed
- Women Sue Over Device to Stop Urine Leaks
- Q & A: Vitamins on the Menu
- 10 Genes, Furiously Evolving
- Health Officials Begin to Ease Public Alerts About Swine Flu
- Cases: A Guy, a Car: Beyond Schizophrenia
- Mind: Stumbling Blocks on the Path of Righteousness
- Global Update: Influenza: Deaths in Africa and Southeast Asia Add to Concerns Over Bird Flu
- Vital Signs: Hazards: Injuries From Falling Furniture Are Rising
- Vital Signs: Aging: Prelude to Alzheimer’s Memory Trouble
- Vital Signs: Children: No Harm to Breast-Feeding From Pacifiers
- Letters: A Doctor’s Duty (2 Letters)
- Letters: Deciding on Ovary Removal (1 Letter)
- Findings: Ear Plugs to Lasers: The Science of Concentration
- Well: Worry? Relax? Buy Face Mask? Answers on Flu
- Report Says World Bank’s AIDS Efforts Are Failing
May 4, 2009
- Trendy Baby Names Tend to Fade Fast
- Bullied Children Develop Psychotic Symptoms
- Easy Way to Ease Infant Immunization Pain
- Can’t Get Midwife? YouTube Will Assist
- When the Cellphone Teaches Sex Education
- Epstein-Barr Virus Linked to MS
- H1N1 Swine Flu: No State Is Immune
- The Count: The Financial Takes a Toll on the Physical
May 3, 2009
- In Capital of Mexico, Cabin Fever Takes Hold
- In Capital of Mexico, Cabin Fever Takes Hold
- No Signs of Sustained Global Spread of Swine Flu
- No Signs of Sustained Global Spread of Swine Flu
- With Swine Flu, a No-Pucker Zone
- With Swine Flu, a No-Pucker Zone
- When the Cellphone Teaches Sex Education
May 2, 2009
- Standing Shoulder to Shoulder With Fear of the Flu
- Standing Shoulder to Shoulder With Fear of the Flu
- Institute of Medicine Calls for Doctors to Stop Taking Gifts From Drug Makers
- The Count: The Financial Takes a Toll on the Physical
- Outbreak in Mexico May Be Smaller Than Feared
- Outbreak in Mexico May Be Smaller Than Feared
- Action Taken to Prevent Hoarding of Flu Drugs
- Action Taken to Prevent Hoarding of Flu Drugs
- Patient Money: A Maze of Options on Health Insurance for College Students
- Patient Money: A Maze of Options on Health Insurance for College Students
- President Enlists Cabinet to Prepare for a Pandemic
- Questions Linger Over the Value of a Global Illness Surveillance System
- Questions Linger Over the Value of a Global Illness Surveillance System
- Hydroxycut Diet Aids Recalled After Warning
- Hydroxycut Diet Aids Recalled After Warning
- Can’t Get Midwife? YouTube Will Assist
- Emergency Rooms Fill With Record Numbers, but Many Aren’t Ill, Just Afraid
- Emergency Rooms Fill With Record Numbers, but Many Aren’t Ill, Just Afraid
May 1, 2009
- Household Chemicals May Show Up in Blood
- Household Chemicals May Show Up in Blood
- Biologics for Rheumatoid Arthritis: No Cure-all
- Biologics for Rheumatoid Arthritis: No Cure-all
- Putting Swine Flu in Perspective
- Putting Swine Flu in Perspective
- Morning Rounds: Archbishop Discourages Wine, Harvard Closes Clinic and School Sends Boy Home for Wearing Mask
- Risk Unclear, Some Fliers Grow Skittish Over Travel
- Thousands Face a Balancing Act Over Flu Fears
- Swine Flu Continues to Spread — but Slowly
- First Flu Death Provides Clues to Mexico Toll
- Doctor and Patient: The Surgeon and the Torture Memos
- Big City: In 1918 Flu Outbreak, a Cool Head Prevailed
- F.D.A. Orders Warning Label for Botox
- To Aid Mexico, Google Expands Flu Tracking
- Tests for New H.I.V. Infection Not Widely Adopted
- Culling Pigs in Flu Fight, Egypt Angers Herders and Dismays U.N.
- Virus’s Tangled Genes Straddle Continents, Raising a Mystery About Its Origins
- W.H.O. Gives Virus a Name That’s More Scientific and Less Loaded
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