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- Health Highlights: Nov. 20, 2009
- Even Smokers Support Bans at Work
- Clinical Trials Update: Nov. 20, 2009
- Using Cell Phones, Internet to Battle Eating Disorders
- Unraveling the 'Mad Cow' Mystery
- No Immediate Changes Expected in Mammogram Coverage
- 'Hobbits' Were a Distinct Species, Study Concludes
- Text Messages Might Increase Sunscreen Usage
- Many Women Miscalculate Time to Full-Term Birth
- Three-Month Supply Lowers Drug Costs
- Athletes Seeking Doping Agents Can Still Find Them Online
- Formaldehyde May Endanger Funeral Workers
- Swine Flu May Hit Kids With Asthma Harder
- Discovery Boosts Boys' Prospects for Post-Cancer Fertility
- Blood Test Could Boost Clarity of Breast MRI Results for Some
- Swine Flu Declining in Some Parts of U.S.
- New Pap Test Guidelines: Start Later, Have Fewer
- Health Highlights: Nov. 19, 2009
- Spray May Delay Ejaculation
- Task Force Member Defends Mammography Guidelines
- Parental Monitoring Can Curb Teen Marijuana Use
- Diet, Cognitive Ability May Play Role in Heart Disease
- Moderate Drinking Guards the Heart
- Appalachia, Southeast Hit Hardest by Obesity and Diabetes
- New 'Skin' From Stem Cells
- Asthma Combo Seems Less Influenced by Genes
- Kidney Transplant, Sleep Disorder May Add Up to Trouble
- For Chest Pain in the ER, CT Angiography May Be Best
- For Kids With Down Syndrome, a 'Ray of Hope'
- Too Few Older Adults Get Recommended Screenings
- Errors in Surgical Procedures Persist
- Great American Smokeout '09: Time to Quit
- Sounds May Help Solidify Memories While Asleep
- Health Highlights: Nov. 18, 2009
- Study Shows Hospital Report Cards Unlikely to Spur Improvement
- Morphine May Help Tumors Spread in Cancer Patients
- Late Preterm Births Increasing in U.S.
- Niacin Adds No Benefit for Statin Patients: Study
- Mammography: What to Do Now?
- Pregnancy Complication May Be Linked to Thyroid Problems
- New Heart Attack Treatment Guidelines Stress Coordination
- Clinical Trials Update: Nov. 18, 2009
- Newer Blood Thinners May Outperform Old Standbys
- Diuretics Still Best Treatment for High Blood Pressure
- Toddlers, Obese Kids Suffer Most From Smoke
- Lifelong Exercise Keeps Seniors Young at Heart
- MS Need Not Preclude Pregnancy
- Genital Herpes May Never Go Dormant
- Health Highlights: Nov. 17, 2009
- Biotech Soybeans Good Source of Omega-3
- Could Plastics Chemicals 'Feminize' Boys' Play?
- Single-Sex Cardiac Rehab Helps Depressed Women
- U.S. Scores a 'D' on Preterm Birth Report Card
- Face Transplant Patient Can Smell, Taste, Breathe Normally
- Folic Acid Fortification Might Boost Cancer Risk
- Heartburn Drugs Can Thwart Popular Blood Thinner
- Uninsured Trauma Patients More Likely to Die: Study
- Selenium Supplements May Pose Heart Risk
- Viagra Helpful for Children With Heart Defect
- Incidence of High Cholesterol Drops in U.S.
- Clinical Trials Update: Nov. 17, 2009
- Heart Failure Drug May Help More in Higher Doses
- The Mummies' Curse: Heart Disease
- Obesity Rolling Back Gains in Heart Health
- 'Fearless' 3-Year-Olds Might Be Tomorrow's Criminals
- Benefits of Eating Fish May Depend on Preparation
- Stem Cells May Improve Heart Bypass Results
- Health Highlights: Nov. 16, 2009
- Active Video Games Count as Exercise
- Elderly Treated Less Aggressively for Heart Attack
- Study Touts Success With 'Female Viagra' Drug
- Clinical Trials Update: Nov. 16, 2009
- Why Watching TV Sports Increases Heart Attacks
- Child Food Allergies on the Rise in U.S.
- Medical Tests Hit Heart Patients With High Doses of Radiation
- Teen Girls at Higher Risk for STDs: Report
- Migraine Increases Likelihood of Stroke
- Certain Reflux Drugs Tied to Higher Post-Angioplasty Death Rate
- Immunity to Swine Flu May Be Broader Than Thought
- Low Vitamin D Levels Linked to Heart Disease
- Guidelines Delay Start of Mammograms to Age 50, Then Every Other Year
- Moderate-Fat Diet May Be Better at Reducing Heart Risks
- Research Sheds Light on Causes of Parkinson's
- Families Could Benefit From Gene Tests in Sudden Cardiac Death Victims
- Experts Urge School Screening of Athletes' Hearts
- 'Love Hormone' May Trigger Jealousy, Too
- Study Raises New Questions About Cholesterol Drug Zetia
- Gene Linked to Breast Cancer Might Boost Heart Health
- Rapid Cooling Might Help Heart Attack Patients
- New Wiring Adds Risk When Replacing Pacemaker
- Alternative to Warfarin May Cut Risk of Bleeding
- Sudden Cardiac Death Much More Likely to Strike Men
- Health Highlights: Nov. 13, 2009
- Clinical Trials Update: Nov. 13, 2009
- Baby Boomers May Prove More Disabled Than Their Elders
- 'The Pill' May Reduce Asthma Symptoms
- Bad Mood May Make Pain Worse
- Medicare Part D: What to Expect This Open Enrollment Period
- Many Kids Feel Threatened in the Classroom
- Kids Kept Indoors Due to Poor Clothing Choices
- Tapping Into Curry's Health Benefits
- Hip Fracture Odds Rise With Women's Age
- Pot Might Ease PTSD: Study
- Folic Acid Late in Pregnancy Tied to Asthma in Kids
- Chinese Scientists Develop Database on the Liver
- Web Giants Urge FDA to Update Ad Guidelines
- FDA Questions Safety of Caffeinated Alcoholic Drinks
- New Understanding of How the Brain Detects Emotion
- Facial Structure May Hold Clues to Aggression
- Health Highlights: Nov. 12, 2009
- Progress in Stamping Out Smoking Has Stalled
- Quitting Smoking Simplifies Surgical Recovery
- Laser Therapy Seems to Relieve Neck Pain
- Study Links Yo-Yo Dieting to Addiction
- Pneumonia Drug Promising Against Form of Muscular Dystrophy
- What's for Dinner? Brain Chemical Helps People Decide
- Less HRT, Fewer Cases of Possible Breast Cancer Precursor
- Chocolate Soothes the Stressed-Out Soul
- Lab Study Slows Breast Cancer Spread to Bone in Mice
- 22 Million Sickened by Swine Flu in 6 Months
- My 10-Day Ordeal With the Swine Flu
- Leukemia Drug May Help Some Ovarian Cancer Patients
- Gene Therapy Brings New Muscle to Monkeys
- Wireless Phones Alter Levels of Brain Chemical
- Clinical Trials Update: Nov. 12, 2009
- Health Highlights: Nov. 11, 2009
- BPA Tied to Impotence in Men
- Modern Wars, Modern Ills
- Income Inequality Affects Quality of Life for All
- For Older Walkers, Faster Is Better
- Sharing Prescriptions Can Bring Harm, Not Healing
- Tamiflu-Resistant Swine Flu Found in Canadian Father
- Trial Data on Anti-Seizure Drug Might Have Been Manipulated: Report
- Cancer Can Strain Marriages to Breaking Point
- Clinical Trials Update: Nov. 11, 2009
- Fasting on Alternate Days May Make Dieting Easier
- Gut Bacteria Might Be Making People Fat
- Boys' Team Sports May Encourage Bad Behavior
- Older People at Greater Risk of Swine Flu Death
- Main Ingredients in Household Dust Come From Outdoors
- Dyslexia May Make It Tough to Tune Out School Noise
- Surgery Not Always Best for Narrowed Kidney Arteries
- Health Highlights: Nov. 10, 2009
- Muscle Weakness Linked to Alzheimer's Risk in Seniors
- Stroke Puts Stress on Spousal Relationship
- Laser Eye Surgery Safe Long-Term: Study
- Clinical Trials Update: Nov. 10, 2009
- Ventilation Positions Comparable in Lung Syndrome Patients
- Breast Cancer May Be Gone, But Pain Lingers
- Early Use of NSAIDs Might Prevent Alzheimer's
- Teen Obesity Ups MS Risk in Women
- Statins May Stave Off Gallstones
- Cholesterol Measurements May Be Made Easier
- Acceptance of Chronic Illness Helps People Move On
- New Polyp Detection Method Could Be Cost-Saver
- Common Infections May Contribute to Strokes
- Anemia Drugs May Cause Deadly Blood Clots
- The Revolving Door of Heart Failure Hospitalization
- Health Highlights: Nov. 9, 2009
- Handwriting Skills May Lag in Kids With Autism
- Scientists Grow New Penile Tissue in the Lab
- Obesity Seems to Alter Heart Structure
- Doctors Spending More Time Now With Patients
- No Gender Gap Found for Clot-Busting Drug
- Sinus Rinses May Do More Harm Than Good
- Brain Stimulation May Ease Treatment-Resistant Depression
- Dense Breasts Raise Risk of Cancer Recurrence
- Clinical Trials Update: Nov. 9, 2009
- Depressed and Pregnant? Flu Shot May Be Needed
- Hot-Tub Injuries on the Rise
- Retirement Brings Most a Big Health Boost
- Cataract Surgery Doesn't Worsen Macular Degeneration: Study
- Breast Cancer Drugs May Fight Cervical Cancer, Too
- To Feel Better, Low-Fat Diet May Be Best
- Bad-Behaving Teens May Be Living Up to Expectations
- Binge Drinking Puts the Brain, and Life Itself, at Risk
- Health Highlights: Nov. 6, 2009
- Early Relapse of MS May Mean Fewer Issues Later
- Stem Cells May Offer Alternative to Lung Transplants
- Most Who Want Swine Flu Shot Can't Get It
- Singing in Pregnancy May Be Harder Work
- Pay Less for Prescription Drugs
- Breast-Feeding Benefits Moms and Babies: Report
- Thyroid Cancer Higher in Volcanic Areas
- Clinical Trials Update: Nov. 6, 2009
- Poor Restroom Cleaning Causes Cruise-Ship Sickness
- Good Sleepers More Likely to Eat Right
- New Smells 'Etched' in Brain: Study
- Simple Steps Get Walkers Moving
- Wood Fires Can Harm the Youngest Lungs
- Early Morning Colonoscopies May Find More Polyps
- Health Fears Are Nothing to Sneeze At
- Can a Bad Boss Make You Sick?
- Health Highlights: Nov. 5, 2009
- Clinical Trials Update: Nov. 5, 2009
- Fetus Learns Intonations of Mother's Tongue
- Doctors Point Out Gaps in U.S. Health Care
- Swine Flu Virus Dominant Strain Worldwide: WHO
- Firm Says Low-Cost Genome Sequencing Is Possible
- Germs Mingle Most on Palms, Feet, Forearms
- Stem Cells Repair Acute Lung Injury in Mice
- Green Tea May Help Prevent Oral Cancer
- School Violence Drops With Federal Program
- Without Job Stress, Retirees Sleep Better
- Gene Therapy for Fatal Brain Disorder 'Just the Beginning'
- Genes Linked to 'Pot' Belly
- Phosphorus Levels May Predict Heart Disease
- Cooling May Reduce Brain Lesions in Newborns
- Complete Horse Genome Sequence Revealed
- Health Highlights: Nov. 4, 2009
- Clinical Trials Update: Nov. 4, 2009
- Sleepy Drivers a Menace on the Road
- Waiting, Wondering About Radiology Results Irks Patients
- PSA Reading Could Predict Post-Radiation Survival
- FDA Initiative Seeks to Reduce Accidental Overdoses
- Poorer Outcomes After 'Off-Pump' Bypass Surgery
- New HPV Vaccine Might Stop Vulvar Cancer in its Tracks
- Gene Discovery Gives Clues to Crohn's Disease, Colitis
- Rest Easy. When It Comes to Swine Flu, Your Pet Is Safe
- How Safe Are Popular Reflux Drugs?
- Will New Anemia Drug Top Current Treatments?
- Married With Children Paves Way to Happiness
- Focused Radiation May Help Some With Lung Cancer
- Americans Gaining Awareness of COPD: Survey
- Shorter, More Intense Radiation OK for Some Breast Cancers
- Fast Eating Limits Gut Hormones That Induce Fullness
- Health Highlights: Nov. 3, 2009
- Low Cholesterol May Help Prevent Cancer
- Deadly Intestinal Infection Spreading Outside Hospitals
- Severe Swine Flu Can Kill Young, Old Alike
- Clinical Trials Update: Nov. 3, 2009
- CDC Finds U.S. 30th in Infant Mortality
- Drug Could Help Treat Small HER2-Positive Breast Tumors
- FDA Issues Warning for Diabetes Drug
- Trauma Deadlier for Kids Without Insurance
- Statins May Worsen Fatigue in Heart Failure Patients
- Folate Levels in Pregnancy Tied to ADHD in Offspring
- Living With Less TV, More Sweat Boosts Weight Loss
- Switch to 'Light' Cigarettes Makes Quitting Tougher
- CDC Urges Patience As More Swine Flu Shots Arrive
- Depression May Blur Memory of Aches and Pains
- World Trade Center Workers Twice as Likely to Have Asthma
- Sugar Shortens Life Span in Worms
- Health Highlights: Nov. 2, 2009
- Clinical Trials Update: Nov. 2, 2009
- Delays in Lung Cancer Care More Common in Public Hospitals
- Diet Soda, Sodium Tied to Kidney Trouble: Studies
- Five-Minute Survey Can Help Predict Lung Cancer
- Childhood Brain Cancer Causes Other Long-Term Problems
- High Blood Pressure Likely in Alzheimer's Offspring
- Food Stamps Help Stave Off Hunger in Many U.S. Homes
- Americans Get Failing Grade on Diabetes Awareness
- Nicotine Patch Plus Lozenge Best for Quitting Smoking
- Household Chemicals May Affect Cholesterol Levels
- CDC Study Links 2 Antibiotics to Birth Defects
- Restless Legs May Vary by Race and Gender
- Hormone Therapy Can Help Some With Prostate Cancer
- Radiation After Surgery Lowers Chances of Melanoma Recurrence
- Doctors Overprescribing the Pap Test
- One Dose of Swine Flu Vaccine Works for Pregnant Women
- TV May Increase Aggression in Toddlers
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