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April 2009

April 1

Atkins Diet Tougher on Heart After Weight Loss Gene Mutation Doubles Risk of Aggressive Colon Cancer in Blacks Health Tip: Calming Chickenpox An Online Guide to Cope With Recession-Related Stress Health Tip: What's Behind High Cholesterol? Health Highlights: April 1, 2009 Clinical Trials Update: April 1, 2009 The Dark Side of Vegetarianism Living Near Major Road May Boost Rheumatoid Arthritis Risk Mom's Smoking May Lead to SIDS Insomnia Linked to Suicidal Thoughts, Attempts Mothers of Multiples May Face Higher Depression Risk Protein-Folding Problem May Help Spur Alzheimer's New HIV Drug May Help Those Resistant to Therapy High Rate of Rehospitalizations Costing Billions Kidneys From Donors Older Than 70 Still Viable Researchers Test Lithium as Radiation Protector Active Ingredient in Marijuana Kills Brain Cancer Cells Erbitux May Help Some With Colorectal Cancer Starting HIV Therapy Earlier Saves Lives

April 6

Health Tip: Signs of Nail Fungus Health Tip: Jump Rope for Fitness Broccoli May Ward Off Serious Stomach Ailments H - Clinical Trials Update: April 6, 2009 Health Highlights: April 6, 2009 Male Infertility Treatment Boosts Sperm Count Researchers Profile the 'Light' Smoker Yale Plans Closer Look at Exercise and Cancer Topical Spray Helped Men With Premature Ejaculation Psychotherapy Can Ease Post-Surgical Depression Early Psychiatric Issues May Predict Suicide in Boys Pot Belly Boosts Risk for Restless Legs Syndrome Kids Who Lack Self-Control May Be Prone to Weight Gain More U.S. Kids Taking Diabetes, Blood Pressure Drugs Team Regrows Neurons Controlling Movement in Rats Colon Screenings Don't Follow Guidelines, Study Suggests Dietary Changes Shield Latino Teens From Diabetes Pathway to Wisdom May Be Found in Brain Circuitry

April 7

What's That Smell? Ask a Woman, Not a Man Health Tip: Sticking With Exercise Home-Based Program Extends Seniors' Lives Health Tip: Selecting a Baby Stroller Clinical Trials Update: April 7, 2009 Health Highlights: April 7, 2009 Protein Might Be a Troublesome Nutrient Parents Worry That 'Alcopops' Encourage Teen Drinking Certain Diabetes Drugs May Pose Eye Risk Smoking Ups Infection Risk for Lung Disease Patients Heart Transplant Failures More Likely in Poor, Minority Kids Tough Legislation on Underage Drinking Seems to Save Lives Intensive Early Treatment Doesn't Help Bladder Cancer Survival Cognitive Behavior Therapy Eases Anxiety for Older People Exercise Might Benefit Some With Heart Failure Obesity Linked to Heart Failure Risk Single Cell May Produce Multiple Lung Cancer Tumors Acupuncture May Not Help Hot Flashes New Prostate Cancer Drug May Hold Promise

April 8

April 16

Health Tip: Preventing the Return of Pancreatitis Low Vitamin E, C Intake Tied to Asthma Risk Dense Breasts Complicate Testing and Treatment Health Tip: Considering an Alternative Therapy? Health Highlights: April 16, 2009 Clinical Trials Update: April 16, 2009 Study Reveals How Salmonella 'Hijacks' Cells Less Than Half of Young Women Screened for Chlamydia Mild Flu Season Coming to a Close Halting Avandia Use Hikes Blood Sugar Levels Worms Reveal More of Longevity's Secrets Lead Exposure in Workplace Still a Problem Writing About Values Boosts Grades for Middle Schoolers Survey Shows Many Want to Donate Organs, But Few Do A Blood Pressure Monitor to Wear on Your Wrist Family Ties May Help Prevent Teen Suicide Drug May Not Help Diabetes-Related Eye Damage Tough Laws, Higher Prices Mean Fewer Kids Smoke

April 20

Doctor-Patient Talks Key to Blacks Getting Cancer Screens Health Tip: Foods To Avoid if You Have IBS Outgoing Nature Could Get You to 100 Health Tip: Keep Allergy Symptoms Under Control Study Rates Breast Cancer Risks Among Races Health Highlights: April 20, 2009 Clinical Trials Update: April 20, 2009 Almost 1 in 10 Young Video Game Users 'Addicted' Estrogen May Combat Marijuana's Effect on Cognition Kids and Veggies: Offer Them and They Will Eat Having Psoriasis Raises Risk of Diabetes, Hypertension Radiation Exposure Linked to Aggressive Thyroid Cancers Robotic Surgery Practical for Some Head, Neck Tumors Older Men Need to Take Closer Look for Melanomas Grapefruit Juice Boosts Anti-Cancer Drug's Effects Experts Highlight Inroads to Preventing Cancer 'Silent' Heart Attacks More Common Than Thought Fructose-Sweetened Drinks Up Metabolic Syndrome Risk Resuscitated Newborns at Risk for Lower IQs

April 21

Health Tip: Suggestions to Help Improve Memory Bariatric Surgery Centers Don't Deliver Better Outcomes Health Tip: Signs That You've Had Too Much Caffeine One in 50 Americans Lives With Paralysis Health Highlights: April 21, 2009 Clinical Trials Update: April 21, 2009 Organ Failure, Sedative Use in ICU May Lead to Depression Genes Hike Melanoma Risk Even in Those Who Tan Well Breast-feeding a Boon to Mom's Heart Compound in Berries May Lessen Sun Damage Doctor's Training Affects Defibrillator Implant Results Distance No Bar to Kidney Transplants in Remote Areas Transition From Home to Hospital Rarely Seamless Wine May Guard Against Lymphoma Recurrence Charring Meat May Boost Risk of Pancreatic Cancer A 'Smart Bomb' for Prostate Cancer? Walnuts May Help Keep Breast Cancer at Bay Gene Studies Reveal Cancer's Secrets

April 22

Obesity May Hide Fetal Abnormalities on Ultrasounds Health Tip: Risk Factors for Shin Splints Health Tip: Keeping Workouts Fun Fatty Fish May Cut Heart Failure Risk in Men Timing May Matter in Organ Donation Decisions Health Highlights: April 22, 2009 Clinical Trials Update: April 22, 2009 Double-Lung Transplant Better for Long-Term Survival Staying Slim Is Good for the Environment HRT May Protect Women From Colon Cancer Soy May Not Lead to Denser Breasts Genes May Alter Alcohol's Effect on Fetus Painkillers May Not Protect Against Dementia Acupuncture Cuts Dry Mouth in Cancer Patients Binge Drinking May Damage Teens' Brains More Americans Experiencing Gaps in Health Coverage Medicare Change May Impact Black Kidney Patients FDA Approves 'Plan B' Pill for 17-Year-Olds Osteoporosis Drugs Might Not Raise Cancer Risk

April 23

Health Tip: Blood Tests During Pregnancy What May Be Causing Your Child's Headaches A Pre-Workout Meal to Help You Burn Fat No Verdict Yet on Grape Seed Extract vs. Breast Cancer Kids Given Photos of Sunburn Damage Covered Up Better Clinical Trials Update: April 23, 2009 Health Highlights: April 23, 2009 As Earth Warms, Lyme Disease Could Flourish Safety Measures Urged for Tree-Care Workers Scientists Find New Way to Create Stem Cells Scientists From 25 Countries Sequence Cow Genome Agent Orange Exposure Tied to Prostate Cancer Return Family History of Asthma Boosts Odds Almost 6 Times Device Thwarts Attacks on Transplanted Pancreatic Cells Pregnant and Older May Mean More Complications First Vessel Graft Grown From Kidney Patients' Own Cells Don't Lower Age for Cervical Cancer Test, Study Urges Swine Flu Cases Now Total 7: CDC

April 24

Work Strife Stresses the Heart Health Tip: Kicking the Habit Health Tip: Why a Hysterectomy May Be Needed Lowered HRT Use May Have Cut Heart Attacks Racial Disparity in Death Rate May Be Avoidable Health Highlights: April 24, 2009 Clinical Trials Update: April 24, 2009 Marijuana Is Option to Unpleasant Meds, Teens Say At Least 16 Dead, Hundreds Ill in Swine Flu Outbreak in Mexico Nicotine May Squelch Feelings of Anger Simponi Approved for Immune-Related Arthritis Coordination Has Led to Quicker Heart Treatment Too Few Screened for Abdominal Aneurysm, Study Says Reduce Suffering, Urge Heart Failure Patients and Caregivers Combat Duty Harms Long-Term Health of Vets Abnormal Heartbeat After Bypass a Bad Sign Limited English May Be Life-Threatening With Peripheral Artery Disease, Med Adherence Is Low

April 27

April 28

Some Reports Put Number of U.S. Swine Flu Cases at 50 1 in 5 U.S. Deaths Attributed to Smoking, High BP Lifestyle Factors Tied to Older Adults' Diabetes Risk Health Tip: Smoking and the Musculoskeletal System Experts Say Panic Over Swine Flu Is Premature Health Tip: Too Much Exercise Isn't Good Either Health Highlights: April 28, 2009 Clinical Trials Update: April 28, 2009 Panel Seeks Fuller Disclosure of Drug Company Payments Automated Calls May Help Doctors Monitor Patients Computerized Scan Detects Heart Disease FDA Adds New Label Warnings to Over-the-Counter Painkillers Brain-Computer Interface Posts Message on Twitter As Literacy Improves, So Might Happiness Clinics Less Likely to Refer Heart Patients to Cardiologists Gene Alteration May Affect Breast Cancer Therapy Acrylamide Doesn't Raise Lung Cancer Risk Research Highlights Genetic Risk for Autism Tysabri May Treat Myelin Sheath Damage From MS

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