Archive for June, 2009
June 24, 2009
- Help for High-Risk Heart Attacks
- Experimental Pill Fights Inherited Cancer
- Steve Jobs' Liver Transplant Confirmed
- Weight Loss Surgery May Defeat Diabetes
- Obama Says Government Health Coverage Plan Would Not Hurt Private Insurers
- Do Bone Tests Help Monitor Osteoporosis?
- Vital Signs: Perceptions: A Customer Bias in Favor of White Men
- Mind: Where Can the Doctor Who’s Guided All the Others Go for Help?
- Obesity May Have Offered Edge Over TB
- Obesity in Young Adulthood May Raise Pancreatic Cancer Risk
- In New Theory, Swine Flu Started in Asia, Not Mexico
- National Briefing | Southwest: Arizona: Camps Canceled by Flu Fears
- For Obama, Tough Grip by Tobacco
- Long Island Laboratory’s Expansion Hides in (and Under) Six Buildings
- Vaccine Maker Facing Possible Bankruptcy Wins Contract
- Medtronic Gets Subpoena Regarding Disputed Study
- Really?: The Claim: Heat Should Be Applied to a Sprained Ankle
June 23, 2009
- Global Health: Discrimination in Visa Laws Poses Risk to Those With AIDS, Rights Group Says
- Mediterranean Diet May Boost Longevity
- Bariatric Surgery Cuts Women's Cancer Risk
- Migraines, Brain Lesions: New Links Seen
- Youthful Obesity Linked to Pancreatic Cancer
- Marijuana Smoke Linked to Cancer
- Federal Saving From Lowering of Drug Prices Is Unclear
- Q & A: What a Sweat I’m In
- Personal Health: A Personal, Coordinated Approach to Care
- A Chance for Clues to Brain Injury in Combat Blasts
- Recipes for Health: Mediterranean Vegetable Pies
- Schizophrenia Linked to Early Death
- Well: How the Food Makers Captured Our Brains
- Letters: A Misunderstood Disorder (3 Letters)
- New Inquiry in Surgeon’s Bone Study for Army
- Vital Signs: Behavior: Better Performance After a Dreaming Nap
- Vital Signs: Children: Self-Control Presages Math Gains in Young
- Abnormal Test Results May Not Get to Patients
- Cases: In a Lifeless Birth, a Midwife’s Opened Eyes
- Letters: The Benefits of Alcohol (1 Letter)
June 22, 2009
- Steve Jobs' Reported Liver Transplant
- Solitude Speeds Effects of Aging
- Patients Not Always Told of Lab Test Results
- Vinegar May Aid in Fat Loss
- At V.A. Hospital, a Rogue Cancer Unit
- Panel Might Revise Health-Care Bill
June 20, 2009
- In Poll, Wide Support for Government-Run Health
- Drug Makers Agree to Offer Medicare Discounts
- House Unveils Health Bill, Minus Key Details
- City Finds Neglect and Cover-Up in Patient’s Death
- Patient Money: Protecting Your Job While Coping With a Chronic Illness
- Talking Business: Unlikely Partners in a Cause
- Nestlé Cookie Dough Is Recalled
- Alcohol a Common Factor in Suicides
- Observatory: Getting Mosquitoes to Poison Their Own Larvae
June 19, 2009
- New Therapy May Fight Prostate Cancer
- On Health Care, Obama Tries to Seize the Moment
- Democrats Scramble to Cut Costs From Health Plan
- Why Buy Bottled Water? It's Convenient
- Camps Seeing Outbreaks of Swine Flu, Agency Says
- Kidney Stones Common After Weight Loss Surgery
- Clinton to Have Surgery to Repair Elbow Fractured in a Fall
- Doctor and Patient: Taking Time for the Self on the Path to Becoming a Doctor
- Regulators Approve Novartis Drug
June 18, 2009
- Summer Gives No Relief From Swine Flu
- Group Takes Aim at Prostate Cancer Claims
- New Rankings for Children's Hospitals
- 'Best of the Best' Children's Hospitals
- E.P.A. to Review Safety of Pet Flea and Tick Products
- How Old Are You Inside? Blood Test May Tell
- Alcohol’s Good for You? Some Scientists Doubt It
- Skin Deep: A Slimmer You May Be a Whiff Away
- Calcium Pills May Not Slow Weight Gain
- Report on Gene for Depression Is Now Faulted
- Partisan Ire Surfaces as Senators Start Work on Health Bill
- Obama Plans to Replace Bush’s Bioethics Panel
- Really?: The Claim: Allergy Problems Run in Families
- $788,000 Paid to Doctor Accused of Faking Study
June 17, 2009
- Red Yeast Rice May Lower Cholesterol
- Road Rage: Where Your City Ranks
- F.D.A. Warns Against Use of Popular Cold Remedy
- F.D.A. Panel Recommends Approval of a Gout Drug
- Synthes, Medical Device Maker, Accused of Improper Marketing
June 16, 2009
- Virtual Colonoscopy: Who Should Get It?
- Genes Affect Blood Pressure Risk
- Cost Concerns as Obama Pushes Health Issue
- Blood Pressure Too High? Get a Wallet Card
- Depression Gene? Maybe Not
- Study Offers Clues to Why People Overeat
- Vital Signs: Hazards: The Fewer the Better on the Trampoline
- Global Update: Mental Illness: Far More Chinese Have Mental Disorders Than Previously Reported, Study Finds
- Vital Signs: Fitness: Making Stairs a Lure for Exercise
- In Some Swimming Pools, a Nasty Intestinal Parasite
- Well: Kid Goes Into McDonald’s and Orders … Yogurt?
- Gender Gap in Stroke Symptoms?
- Tobacco Regulation Is Expected to Face a Free-Speech Challenge
- Personal Health: An Emotional Hair Trigger, Often Misread
- W.H.O. Examines Traffic as Health Hazard
- Argentine Baby Dies of Swine Flu
- Vital Signs: Childhood: TV Reduces Adult-Child Conversations
- First Mention: X-Rays, 1896
- Cases: A Time in a Life for Pie and Beer
- 1952 Outbreak Has Echoes for 2009
June 15, 2009
- Toxic Shock Syndrome From Sinus Infection?
- Chemo Drug Cream Efudex May Fade Wrinkles
- Psoriasis May Raise Cardiovascular Risks
- ADHD Drugs: Sudden Cardiac Death Risk Higher?
- Congress Passes Measure on Tobacco Regulation
- Skip Breakfast, Get Fat
- G.O.P. Senators Question Obama’s Health Reforms
June 14, 2009
- On Web and iPhone, a Tool to Aid Careful Shopping
- On Web and iPhone, a Tool to Aid Careful Shopping
- Alan Berkman, 63, Activist Doctor, Dies
- Alan Berkman, 63, Activist Doctor, Dies
- G.O.P. Senators Question Obama’s Health Reforms
- Really?: The Claim: Candy Can Hinder Athletic Performance
- All-Night Care for Dementia’s Restless Minds
June 13, 2009
- Policy and Profit: Following the Money in the Health Care Debate
- Policy and Profit: Following the Money in the Health Care Debate
- Economic View: Something’s Got to Give in Medicare Spending
- Economic View: Something’s Got to Give in Medicare Spending
- The New Old Age: Can Memory Loss Be Prevented?
- Patient Money: Medical Problems Could Include Identity Theft
- H.I.V. Found in 22 Actors in Sex Films Since 2004
- Disease of Rich Extends Its Pain to Middle Class
- Medtronic Paid Surgeon While He Was in the Army
- Business Briefing | Company News: F.D.A. Calls for a Caution on Label of Merck Drug
June 12, 2009
- Congress Passes Tobacco Crackdown
- Prostate Cancer: Who Needs Chemical Castration?
- Treating Gum Disease May Help Rheumatoid Arthritis
- News Analysis: To Flu Experts, ‘Pandemic’ Confirms the Obvious
- Senate Approves Tight Regulation Over Cigarettes
- Poultry Is No. 1 Source of Outbreaks, Report Says
- New Victims of Swine Flu Include 11-Year-Old
- Doctor and Patient: Medicine in the Age of Twitter
- Drug Appears Safe for Morning Sickness
June 11, 2009
- Debate Grows as Health Bills Get Closer
- CDC: Food-borne Illnesses Underreported
- Lights, Camera, Contraction!
- Doctors’ Group Opposes Public Insurance Plan
- WHO Declares Swine Flu Pandemic
- Study Offers Clues to Why People Overeat
- Doctors’ Group Opposes Public Insurance Plan
- House Bill Would Create Artificial Joints Registry
- House Bill Would Create Artificial Joints Registry
- Customers Prove There’s a Market for Fresh Produce
- Customers Prove There’s a Market for Fresh Produce
- Savings for Small Business in Health Plan
- Savings for Small Business in Health Plan
- Lights, Camera, Contraction!
- 12 Flu Victims Have Died, and Ill May Total 550,000
- 12 Flu Victims Have Died, and Ill May Total 550,000
June 10, 2009
- Parental Depression Affects 15 Million Kids
- Parental Depression Affects 15 Million Kids
- Colorectal Cancer Rates Up; Blame Obesity
- Colorectal Cancer Rates Up; Blame Obesity
- Democrats Nearing Consensus on Health Plan
- Democrats Nearing Consensus on Health Plan
- Look Out! Computers Have Unseen Risks
- Look Out! Computers Have Unseen Risks
- Sound the Alarm: It’s Potty Time
- Sound the Alarm: It’s Potty Time
- Colorectal Cancer Rates Rising in Young Adults
- Colorectal Cancer Rates Rising in Young Adults
- Adding a Big Dash of ‘Health’ to Low-Carbohydrate Diets
- Adding a Big Dash of ‘Health’ to Low-Carbohydrate Diets
June 9, 2009
- Global Update: Rotavirus: Every Child Should Be Vaccinated Against Diarrheal Disease, W.H.O. Says
- How a Mild Virus Might Turn Vicious
- Many Cancer Patients Use Antioxidants
- Many Cancer Patients Use Antioxidants
- 4 Factors That Increase Odds of Heart Failure
- 4 Factors That Increase Odds of Heart Failure
- Insulin Changes Occur Years Before Diabetes
- Insulin Changes Occur Years Before Diabetes
- Lipoprotein(a) Linked to Heart Attacks
- Lipoprotein(a) Linked to Heart Attacks
- Health Care Spending Disparities Stir a Fight
- Senate Feels Ted Kennedy’s Absence on Health Bill
- Cases: Basic and Vital: A Struggle to Breathe
- Study Clarifies a Depression Risk
- Teaching the Mind to Treat Insomnia
- Teaching the Mind to Treat Insomnia
- In Worms, Genetic Clues to Extending Longevity
- Bad Habits Asserting Themselves
- 18 and Under: At Last, Facing Down Bullies (and Their Enablers)
- The Doctor’s World: Is This a Pandemic? Define ‘Pandemic’
- How to Stay Sharp in Old Age
- How to Stay Sharp in Old Age
- Personal Health: Well-Chosen Words in the Doctor’s Office
- Vital Signs: Nutrition: Parents’ Healthy Diet Has Little Influence
- VITAL Statistics: Injuries on the Baseball Diamond
- Vital Signs: Risks: Pertussis Protection? Not From the Herd
- Vital Signs: Childhood: Obesity Linked to Sleep Disorder
- Q & A: A Charley Horse in Bed
June 8, 2009
- Victoza for Diabetes: Better Than Byetta?
- Diabetes, Heart Disease: Drugs vs. Surgery
- Breastfeeding Cuts Metabolic Syndrome
- High-Protein Diet Goes Vegetarian
- Contrave: New Weight Loss Drug Advances
- Metformin Linked to B12 Deficiency
- Obama to Forge a Greater Role on Health Care
- Depression Raises Risk for Type 2 Diabetes
- Gestational Diabetes: Link to Sugary Drinks?
- New Guidelines on Young Athletes’ Concussions Stir Controversy
June 7, 2009
- News Analysis: State Coverage Model No Help for Uneasy Insurance Industry
- Downturn Puts a Chokehold on Those Caring for Family Members
- If All Doctors Had More Time to Listen
June 6, 2009
- Discredited Research Study Stuns an Ex-Army Doctor’s Colleagues
- Patient Money: Cost-Effective Ways to Fight Insomnia
- City Reports Eighth Death Connected With Swine Flu
- Sweeping Health Plan Is Drafted by Kennedy
- Tobacco Regulation Bill Is Expected to Pass Senate
- Diagnosis: Losing Consciousness
June 5, 2009
- New Spin on Why Women Are Pickier in Love
- Avandia Study Spurs New Heart Risk Debate
- Ear Wax, Body Odor: Breast Cancer Link?
- Bad Marriages Take a Toll on Kids
- Mood Literally Affects How We See World
- Republicans Complain About Plan for Health Insurance
- Republicans Complain About Plan for Health Insurance
- Avian Flu Fears Said to Help U.S. Prepare for Swine Flu
- Avian Flu Fears Said to Help U.S. Prepare for Swine Flu
- Doctor and Patient: Letting the Patient Call the Shots
- Doctor and Patient: Letting the Patient Call the Shots
June 4, 2009
- Recession Means Free Rx Drugs for Some
- Recession Means Free Rx Drugs for Some
- Chinese Herb May Treat Autoimmune Diseases
- Chinese Herb May Treat Autoimmune Diseases
- Tai Chi May Ease Arthritis Pain
- Tai Chi May Ease Arthritis Pain
- Obama Open to a Mandate on Health Insurance
- Obama Open to a Mandate on Health Insurance
- Skin Deep: A Face From an Infomercial
- Skin Deep: A Face From an Infomercial
- How Common Is Tourette's Syndrome?
- How Common Is Tourette's Syndrome?
- Who Influences Kids' Eating Habits?
- Who Influences Kids' Eating Habits?
- Wearing Contact Lenses Past Their Prime
- Wearing Contact Lenses Past Their Prime
- Q & A: The Nightly Grind
- Slump Pushing Cost of Drugs Out of Reach
- Slump Pushing Cost of Drugs Out of Reach
- F.D.A. Chief Lauds Food Safety Bill as the ‘Right Direction’
- F.D.A. Chief Lauds Food Safety Bill as the ‘Right Direction’
- Therapists Wired to Write
- Therapists Wired to Write
- Two More Deaths in City Reported From Swine Flu
- Two More Deaths in City Reported From Swine Flu
June 3, 2009
- Diabetes Drug Makes Vaccines Work Better
- Diabetes Drug Makes Vaccines Work Better
- Abraxane Beats Standard Breast Cancer Treatment
- Abraxane Beats Standard Breast Cancer Treatment
- Hormones Raise Risk of Lung Cancer Death
- Hormones Raise Risk of Lung Cancer Death
- TV Reduces Young Kids' Language Skills
- TV Reduces Young Kids' Language Skills
- Obama Urges Quick Action on Insurance
- Uprooting Children Raises Their Suicide Risk
- Uprooting Children Raises Their Suicide Risk
- Botox, Wrinkle Fillers Not Hush-Hush
- Botox, Wrinkle Fillers Not Hush-Hush
- Analysis Finds Elevated Risk From Soot Particles in the Air
- Analysis Finds Elevated Risk From Soot Particles in the Air
- W.H.O. Says It Is Closer to Declaring Flu Pandemic
- Health Insurers Balk at Some Changes
- Models’ Projections for Flu Miss Mark by Wide Margin
June 2, 2009
- Mind: Hold Your Head Up. A Blush Just Shows You Care.
- WHO: World Closer to Swine Flu Pandemic
- The Deadly Toll of Abortion by Amateurs
- Pregnancy: No Weight Gain for Obese Women?
- New Drugs for Hard-to-Treat Breast Cancer
- New Drug for Hard-to-Treat Breast Cancer
- Well: Better Running Through Walking
- Coping Skills May Reduce Teen Depression
- Gene Test May Predict Prostate Cancer
- The New Old Age: Elderly Faring Better Than Expected With New Flu
- Sky-High Calories in Some Restaurant Meals
- Fifth Person in City, a Small Child, Dies With Swine Flu
- Well: My Brief Life as a Woman
- Global Update: Malaria: Parasite Species Found in Chimps Is Similar to Deadly Version in Humans
- Frequent Moves Increase Suicide Risk in Teens
- Personal Health: A Healthy Glow That’s Truly Healthy
- Really?: The Claim: Some Medications Can Raise the Risk of Sunburn.
- Vital Signs: Children: Music May Help Premature Babies
- Vital Signs: Awareness: Routine Tests Urged for Balance Problems
- Cases: In Talks With a Dying Patient, Affirming Life
- Vital Signs: Aging: Menopause Slows the Brain, Temporarily
- Online, ‘a Reason to Keep on Going’
- Letters: The Business of Referrals (1 Letter)
- Letters: Diagnosing a Disorder (1 Letter)
- Letters: Teenagers and Texting (2 Letters)
June 1, 2009
- Promising Results in Stomach and Breast Cancer Drugs
- Hearing Aids Work, but Only if You Do
- Food Poisoning May Raise IBD Risk
- BP Drug Blocks Newly Found Breast Cancer Gene
- Antidepressants and Tamoxifen May Not Mix
- Antidepressant Celexa No Help for Autism Behaviors
- Are Antidepressant Warnings Causing Harm?
- Lung Cancer CT Scans Produce False Alarms
- Vaccine Fights Melanoma
- On Par: Risks in Rain and Shine
- Doubts on Ovarian Cancer Relapse Test
- Hospitals Mobilizing to Fight Proposed Charity Care Rules
- On Par: Risks in Rain and Shine
- Doubts on Ovarian Cancer Relapse Test
- Promising Results in Stomach and Breast Cancer Drugs
