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News Archive for August 2007
August 1, 2007
- Experts Split on Whether Chief Justice Roberts Has Epilepsy
- Most Sleepless Kids Prescribed Drugs: Study
- Health Tip: Wax Can Build up in the Ear
- Health Tip: Research Alternative Therapies Carefully
- CDC's 'Preteen Vaccine' Campaign Aimed at Parents
- Health Highlights: Aug. 1, 2007
- Natural Protein May Be Lymphoma's 'Bodyguard'
- Test Brings Early Pancreatic Cancer to Light
- Hormones Might Help Treat Colon Cancer
- Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 1, 2007
- Fused Genes Might Fuel Prostate Tumors
- Doctors 'Awaken' Man 6 Years After Severe Brain Injury
- U.S. Fibrotic Lung Disease Rates Rising
- COPD Strikes Men, Women Differently
- TB Gene Tweak Could Bring Better Vaccines
- Progesterone Prevents Preterm Birth for Some Women
- Gene Variant Linked to Lou Gehrig's Disease
August 2, 2007
- Health Tip: When Antibiotics May Help
- Orangutans Make Their Point With 'Charades'
- Health Tip: Coping With Menopause
- Ovarian Tissue Successfully Transplanted in Sisters
- Health Highlights: Aug. 2, 2007
- Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 2, 2007
- Korean Cloning Fraud Case Advances Stem Cell Research
- Anorexia May Be More Common Than Thought
- Researchers Watch Music Play in the Brain
- Coffee May Lower Liver Cancer Risk
- 'Whispering Stroke' Can Cause Lasting Damage
- Science Explores Shift Work-Linked Fatigue
- Antidepressant Effectiveness May Depend on Genes
August 3, 2007
- Health Tip: Swollen Gums Can Signal Poor Health
- Scientists Probe How HIV Infection Turns Into AIDS
- Health Tip: Understanding Deep Vein Thrombosis
- Many Heart Attack Patients Don't Get Needed Treatment
- Early Interferon Treatment Delays MS
- Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 3, 2007
- Health Highlights: Aug. 3, 2007
- Many Patients Don't Pursue Referrals
- Hostility Puts Men's Hearts at Risk
- Tumor-Zapping Technique Fights Kidney Cancer
- Cigarette Additives May Make It Tougher to Quit
- Age 100 No Bar to Hip Replacement
- Weight Gain May Be Rooted in Liver Enzyme Defect
- Diet and Fitness: A Proven Path to Heart Health
August 4, 2007
August 5, 2007
- Health Highlights: Aug. 5, 2007
- Needed: Research Dollars for Muscle-Wasting Disease
- Eye Health Group Backs Kids' Sight-Saving Bills
August 6, 2007
- Maturity Brings Richer Memories
- Health Tip: Have a Healthy Retirement
- Many New Moms Feel 'Unready' at Hospital Discharge
- Health Tip: Adjusting to a Move
- Farms Shield Kids From Bowel Disease
- Health Highlights: Aug. 6, 2007
- Researchers Identify Cause of Rosacea
- Language Barriers Plague Almost Half of U.S. Drug Stores
- Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 6, 2007
- Latino Men, Women Differ on Work-Family Conflict
- Malt Liquor Drinkers at Higher Risk for Substance Abuse: Study
- Foods Taste Better With McDonald's Logo, Kids Say
- Memory Slow? Drink Some Joe
- Selzentry Approved for HIV
- Brain Studies Show ADHD Is Real Disease
August 7, 2007
- Underinsured Risking Debt to Pay Health Bills
- DVDs Don't Produce Brainy Babies
- Health Tip: Food Poisoning From Fish
- Health Tip: Caring for a Cast
- Health Highlights: Aug. 7, 2007
- Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 7, 2007
- Alzheimer's Protein Implicated in Glaucoma
- Beer the Booze of Choice for Binge Drinkers
- Maternal Obesity Heightens Risk of Birth Defects
- Absorbable Stitches, Hydrogen Peroxide a Bad Mix
- Bone Tests Cost-Effective for Elderly Men
- Limits on Social Contact Helped Fight Flu Pandemic
- Many Kids With Private Insurance Missing Vaccinations
- Red Meat, Dairy Nutrient May Raise Colon Cancer Risk
- Simple Steps Can Save Health Plans Big Dollars: Study
August 8, 2007
- Health Tip: How You Get Tetanus
- Health Tip: Risk Factors for Prostate Cancer
- New Study Questions Avandia's Heart Risk
- Low-Cal Sweets Might Still Make Kids Obese
- Health Highlights: Aug. 8, 2007
- Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 8, 2007
- Avastin Plus Chemo May Raise Clot Risk
- Mars' Sleep Cycle Study May Help Earthlings
- Antihypertension Drugs Help People Over 80
- 2 Human Ancestors Probably Co-Existed
- Statins Might Ease Kids' Cholesterol Condition
- Once-Promising Stroke Drug Fails in Trial
August 9, 2007
- Plastics Chemical of 'Some Concern' for Fetal, Child Health
- Cosmetic Surgery TV Shows Get Viewers Pondering
- Health Tip: Getting to Know Your Premature Baby
- Health Tip: Before a Pap Smear
- New Uterine Fibroid Treatment Shows Promise
- Health Highlights: Aug. 9, 2007
- Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 9, 2007
- Friendship May Lie in the Genes
- Cosmetic Breast Surgeries Tied to Increased Suicide Risk
- FDA Sees No Heart Risk With Heartburn Drugs
- Hormone Found to Govern Desire for Food
- Stem Cell Trouble Slows Healing of Aging Muscle
- Genetic Cause of Form of Glaucoma Identified
- Women With Migraines at Higher Risk of Stroke
- Bone Marrow Restores Fertility After Chemo
August 10, 2007
- Health Tip: Walking on Foreign Soil
- Health Tip: Treating a Bedsore
- Moderate Exercise Might Be Healthier Than Intense Workouts
- Warfarin Trumps Aspirin in Preventing Stroke in Elderly
- Health Highlights: Aug. 10, 2007
- Scientists Developing Replacement Vocal Cords
- MRI Beats Mammograms at Spotting Early Breast Cancer
- Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 10, 2007
- Toothbrushing May Strengthen Gums
- Last Flu Season Was Mild, But Child Deaths Worrying
- Medicare Patients Fare Better at Orthopedic Hospitals
- Obesity-Linked Woes Boost Kids' Lifetime Heart Risk
- Unhealthy, Alone, Many Older People 'Self-Neglect'
- Web Sites Serve Up Dangerous Eating Disorders Advice
August 11, 2007
August 12, 2007
- Health Highlights: Aug. 12, 2007
- U.S. Hispanics Focus of Free Cholesterol Checks
- Quitting on Impulse May Be Smokers' Best Bet
August 13, 2007
- U.S. Culture Boosts Hispanic Immigrants' Substance Abuse Risk
- Health Tip: Problems With Your Dentures?
- Health Tip: Reasons for Chronic Cough
- Most Asian Men Have Better Prostate Cancer Survival Rates
- Health Highlights: Aug. 13, 2007
- Scientists Create Breast Tumor Stem Cells
- Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 13, 2007
- Marriage-Minded Women Focus on Men's Faces
- Cluster Headache Treatment Poses Cardiac Dangers
- Antioxidants No Magic Bullet for Heart Disease in Women
- Experimental MS Vaccine Proves Safe in Early Test
- Stabilizing Eye Pressure Key to Glaucoma Care
- Pot Bellies Point to Heart Risk
- Smoking Ups Risk for Age-Linked Vision Loss
August 14, 2007
- Fewer Minority Men Have Undiagnosed Diabetes
- Health Tip: Heat Cramps Shouldn't Be Ignored
- Nanotechnology Could Help Ease Soldiers' Pain
- Health Tip: Treating a Blister
- Health Highlights: Aug. 14, 2007
- Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 14, 2007
- Nursing Home Residents at Highest Heatstroke Risk
- Decline in U.S. Breast Cancers Tied to Drop in Hormone Use
- Tiny Telescope Treats Age-Related Eye Disease
- Healthy Diet Guards Against Return of Colon Cancer
- Cervical Cancer Vaccines Won't Fight Existing HPV Infection
- Study Details Heart Risks to Diabetics
- Total Cholesterol, HDL Good Predictors of Heart Disease Risk
- Guiding Kids to Better Diets Boosts Health
- Short Bouts of Exercise Pay Off
August 15, 2007
- Avandia to Carry Stronger Heart Failure Warning
- Health Tip: Living With Bipolar Disorder
- Mt. Everest Deadlier for Older Climbers
- Health Tip: Warning Signs of Dehydration
- Molecule May Predict Prostate Cancer's Return
- Health Highlights: Aug. 15, 2007
- Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 15, 2007
- Chemical Flame Retardants Linked to Thyroid Disease in Cats
- HIV Delivers 'Double Whammy' to Brain
- Dirty City Air Stunts Kids' Lungs
- Medical Abortion Won't Affect Future Pregnancies
- Test Spots Joint Replacement Infections
- Direct-to-Consumer Drug Ads Booming Despite Criticisms
- Brain Radiation Treatment Boosts Lung Cancer Survival
- FDA to Take Another Look at Cold Remedies for Kids
August 16, 2007
- Metabolic Pathway Could Boost 'Good' Cholesterol
- Health Tip: Who's at Greater Risk for Heat-Related Illness
- Health Tip: Symptoms of Bone Spurs
- Healthy Lifestyle Key To Cancer Prevention
- FDA to Review Safety of Cold Remedies for Kids
- Health Highlights: Aug. 16, 2007
- Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 16, 2007
- Three-Quarters of States Near Vaccine Goals for Kindergarteners
- Diet Still Important to Patients on Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs
- FDA Updates Prescription Guidelines for Blood Thinner
- Obesity Heightens Kidney Disease Risks
- Use Two Drugs at Once to Beat Leukemia: Study
- New Strategy Stretches Bird Flu Vaccine
August 17, 2007
- Restricting Blood Flow May Help Heart Bypass Patients
- Health Tip: Facts About Febrile Seizures
- Social Stress Could Worsen MS
- Health Tip: Talking to Your Doctor About How to Lose Weight
- Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 17, 2007
- Health Highlights: Aug. 17, 2007
- Zingo Offers Pain Relief During Child Injections
- Urban Smog Tough on Young Adults' Hearts
- Depression Taking Toll on Returning U.S. Vets
- FDA Warns of Codeine Risk for Some Nursing Mothers
- Another Reason Not to Smoke While Pregnant: Birth Defects
- Scientists Probe Sepsis' Deadly Secrets
- Vision Restoration Therapy Might Improve Sight for Trauma, Stroke Victims
- Time to Set Kids' Back-to-School Sleep Clocks
- New Drug Aids Muscle Function in Myasthenia Gravis
- Many Parents Share Genetic Test Findings With Kids
August 18, 2007
August 19, 2007
- Health Highlights: Aug. 19, 2007
- Coloring Compound in Fruits, Veggies May Cut Colon Cancer Risk
- Work-Family Conflict Dogs Air Force Women After Deployment
August 20, 2007
- Handling Stress Properly Increases Good Cholesterol
- Does Pathological Shyness Make for School Shooters?
- Health Tip: Children Who Play Sports
- Health Tip: Why Are My Eyes Red?
- Heavy Drinking Boosts Stroke Risk for Chinese Men
- Health Highlights: Aug. 20, 2007
- Spirometry Testing for COPD Underused
- Girls Really Do Prefer Pink
- Reclast Approved as Once-Yearly Osteoporosis Drug
- Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 20, 2007
- Green Tea May Brew Up Healthier Skin
- Early Weight Loss in Women Linked to Dementia
- Hispanic Teens Take More Skin Cancer Risks
- Study Puts 1 Alzheimer's Theory in Doubt
August 21, 2007
- Health Tip: Treating Acne Scars
- Online 'Epidemic' Gives Clues to Bird Flu Spread
- Health Tip: Keep Bugs at Bay
- Virus Could Help Drive Obesity
- Health Highlights: Aug. 21, 2007
- Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 21, 2007
- Cranberry Could Juice Up Ovarian Cancer Treatment
- For Health Info, Women Often Turn to the Web
- Scientists Develop 'Natural' Protection for Stored Foods
- Acrylamide Won't Raise Breast Cancer Risk
- Doctors Often Miss High Blood Pressure in Kids
- One Surgery Often Enough for Peritonitis
- Gene Studies of Male-Female Differences Often Flawed
- Vaccine Stops Alzheimer's Brain 'Tangles'
August 22, 2007
- Health Tip: Before a Colonoscopy
- Health Tip: While Chewing Gum May Relieve Stress ...
- Study Probes Roots of Fearful Memories
- Traffic Fumes Plus Genes Boosts Kids' Asthma Risk
- Health Highlights: Aug. 22, 2007
- Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 22, 2007
- Melanoma Diagnosis Often Delayed for Rural Poor
- When 'Good' Cholesterol Goes Bad
- Drug That Lowers Resting Heart Rate Being Tested
- Gene May Help Spur Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
- Insurance Impacts Laryngeal Cancer Detection
- Weight-Loss Surgeries Extend Lives
- Many Older Americans Have Active Sex Lives
August 23, 2007
- Battle Continues Over Vietnam PTSD Numbers
- Health Tip: Breast Self-Exams
- Expenses Overshadow Optimism for Kidney Failure Patients
- Health Tip: Dangerous Dieting
- Health Highlights: Aug. 23, 2007
- Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 23, 2007
- Scientists Spot Brain's 'Free Will' Center
- FDA Approves First Anti-Psychotic for Kids
- Water Picks Up Odor From Plastic Pipes
- Experiments Get Close to 'Out-of-Body' Experience
- Bacteria 'See' the Light
- FDA Proposes New Rules for Sunscreens
- Advanced Age No Bar to Liver Transplant
- Parental Stress Can Keep Kids Obese
- Daily Calcium Does Protect Bone
August 24, 2007
- Heart Attack Boosts Diabetes Risk
- Health Tip: Are You at Greater Risk For Cervical Cancer?
- Obese Children Miss More School Days
- Health Tip: Keep Lead Out of Your Home
- Monkey Moms Use Baby Talk, Too
- Antioxidant Supplements May Raise Women's Skin Cancer Risk
- Health Highlights: Aug. 24, 2007
- Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 24, 2007
- Fish Oil Might Help Relieve MS
- Obesity Doesn't Always Equal Diabetes
- Gene Tied to Post-Op Delirium in Elderly
- Sugary Sodas High in Diabetes-Linked Compound
- Lip Balm Use Can Become Addictive
- New Database to Help Speed Search for Bipolar Disorder Genes
- Some Epilepsy Patients Are Good Candidates for Surgery
August 25, 2007
August 26, 2007
- Health Highlights: Aug. 26, 2007
- Ragweed Season Doesn't Mean Suffering
- Sleepless Kids Are Troubled Kids
August 27, 2007
- Embryonic Human Stem Cells May Help Repair Heart Muscle, Lab Study Shows
- Health Tip: Soothing a Sore Throat
- Health Tip: Excessive Sweating
- Back to School Means Backpack Safety
- Health Highlights: Aug. 27, 2007
- Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 27, 2007
- Study Points to Cause of Vioxx Heart Risk
- Smoking Boosts Risk for Head, Neck Cancers
- Obesity Rate in U.S. Still Climbing
- Oral Sex Implicated in Some Throat and Neck Cancers
- Giving CPR Kits to Kids Nudges Parents to Learn
- Continued Statin Use Boosts Post-Stroke Outcomes
- Heart Attacks at School Involve More Adults Than Kids
- 'Good' Cholesterol Won't Help Heavy-Drinking Older Men
August 28, 2007
- Health Tip: Prevent Cooking Fires
- Health Tip: Weather Can Affect Asthma
- Alcoholics With Cirrhosis Have More Brain Damage
- Breaking Up Is Not So Hard to Do
- Health Highlights: Aug. 28, 2007
- U.S. Initiative Seeks to Boost Hispanic Stroke Awareness
- Treating Diabetes During Pregnancy Could Lead to Thinner Kids
- Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 28, 2007
- Brain Lesions Predict MS Progression
- Antibacterial Soap Claims Just Don't Wash
- Blood Clotting Protein Helps Stem Surgical Bleeding
- Hypnosis Eases Pain of Breast Cancer Surgery
- Record Number of Americans Lack Health Insurance
- Frequent Prostate Screens Fail to Improve Aggressive Cancer Diagnoses
- Drinking Often Spurs Move to Poorer Neighborhoods
August 29, 2007
- RA Drugs Linked to Slight Skin Cancer Risk
- Health Tip: Coping With Chronic Pain
- Health Tip: Risk Factors for Varicose Veins
- Stressed-Out Moms Carry Babies on the Right
- Health Highlights: Aug. 29, 2007
- Case Management Cost-Effective Way to Cut Heart Risks
- Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 29, 2007
- Self-Exams of Feet Can Catch Early Melanoma
- West Nile Test Screens Donated Blood and Organs
- Removing Ovaries Before Menopause Leads to Memory, Movement Troubles
- New Asthma Guidelines Stress Disease Control
- School, Church Activities May Help Curb Youth Smoking
- New Heart Pump Shows Promise in Trial
- Saline Reduces Mortality for Brain Injury Patients
August 30, 2007
- Health Tip: Considering Breast Reduction Surgery?
- Health Tip: When Alzheimer's Patients Wander
- Is Perfect Pitch All in the Genes?
- Direct Anesthetic Infusion Helps Colorectal Cancer Patients
- Health Highlights: Aug. 30, 2007
- Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 30, 2007
- New Treatment Explored for Cluster Headaches
- Pollen, Fruits, Veggies Help Trigger Oral Allergy Syndrome
- One Species' Genome Found Within Another
- Stopping Statins After Stroke Doubles Death Risk
- Whiplash May Result in Delayed Jaw Pain
- U.S. Teens Fall Short on Vaccine Coverage
- More Kids Are Suffering Sports Injuries
August 31, 2007
- Prevalence of COPD Greater Than Thought
- Damp, Moldy Homes May Cause Depression
- Computer-Related Eye Strain Not Just for Adults
- Health Tip: When Considering Vasectomy
- Health Tip: Reasons for Crossed Eyes
- Health Highlights: Aug. 31, 2007
- Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 31, 2007
- Flaxseed May Relieve Hot Flashes
- Swelling After Knee Injury May Hinder Healing
- Constipation's Many Causes and Cures
- Nasal Anthrax Vaccine Proves Effective in Animal Study
- New Drug Treats Rare Hormonal Disorder
- Seniors Need a Safety Plan in Face of Disasters
- Growing Number of U.S. Kids Not Getting Needed Vaccinations
- Heartburn Can Be a Sign of Serious Disease
