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Daily MedNews: August 2008

August 1 Centenarians Offer Long-Life Secrets
August 1 Cannabis-Linked Cell Receptor Might Help Prevent Colon Cancer
August 1 Health Tip: Pain Reliever Side Effects
August 1 Health Tip: Questions to Ask Your Doctor When You're Pregnant
August 1 Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 1, 2008
August 1 Health Highlights: August 1, 2008
August 1 Ob/Gyn Group Urges Routine HIV Tests for All Women
August 1 Sleep Apnea Boosts Death Risk
August 1 Drug Resistance Is Slowing Global Fight Against TB
August 1 Creatine Has Negligible Effect on COPD Exercise Rehab
August 1 Breast CT Scans Could Be Comfortable Alternative to Mammograms
August 1 Wives Often Head Home When Husband's Workload Grows
August 1 Immune System Protein Predicts Toxic Shock Survival
August 1 Methadone Kills Resistant Leukemia Cells
August 1 Neurons Can Re-Grow in Some MS Lesions
August 1 Taking Depression to Heart
August 1 1976 Italian Dioxin Release Damaged Babies' Thyroids
August 1 Once-Daily Combo Works for New HIV Patients
August 2 Orthopedic Surgeons Weigh in on Pool Safety
August 2 Number of New U.S. HIV Infections Gets Revised Upwards
August 2 Health Highlights: August 2, 2008
August 3 Video Consultations Effective for Stroke Treatment
August 3 Health Highlights: August 3, 2008
August 3 New HIV/AIDS Guidelines Suggest Earlier Treatment
August 4 Health Tip: Get Rid of Allergens
August 4 Immunotherapy Boosts Treatment of Kids' High-Risk Sarcomas
August 4 Diving Accidents Common Among U.S. Kids
August 4 OTC Cold Medicines Sending Children to Emergency Rooms
August 4 Health Tip: Good Health for Men
August 4 Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 4, 2008
August 4 Health Highlights: Aug. 4, 2008
August 4 Excessive Drinking Boosts Risk for Metabolic Syndrome
August 4 Many Cancer Patients Turn to Complementary Medicine
August 4 Many Kids Under 15 Watch Violent Movies
August 4 Children in Blended Families Still Close to Biological Mothers
August 4 Injected Drug Approved for High Blood Pressure
August 4 Estrogen May Have Preventive Role in Women's Schizophrenia
August 4 Kids Who Sleep Poorly at Risk for Being Overweight
August 4 One-Third of Uninsured Are Chronically Ill
August 4 Blood-Thinner Plavix Works Harder in Smokers
August 4 New Guidelines Rule Out Prostate Screening for Men Over 75
August 4 Immigrant Children Less Likely to Exercise
August 4 Researchers Push Aggressive Cholesterol Control in Kids
August 5 Commonly Used HIV Infectivity Rate Misses Risks
August 5 Health Tip: Before You Take Medication
August 5 Vitamin C Shows Promise as Cancer Treatment
August 5 Health Tip: Keep Baby From Heat Rash
August 5 Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 5, 2008
August 5 Health Highlights: Aug. 5, 2008
August 5 New Test Diagnoses Anemia in Chronic Disease
August 5 For Psychiatrists, Talk Therapy Falling by Wayside
August 5 HIV Drug Might Spur Resistant Strains of Virus
August 5 Fish May Ward Off Dementia and Stroke
August 5 Nurturing Parents Can Cut Risk of Aggression in Girls
August 5 Many Women Struggle With Challenge of a Newborn
August 5 Laser Therapy as Good as Drugs for Diabetic Eye Problems
August 5 FDA OKs Flu Vaccines for 2008-09 Season
August 5 Brain Pathway Yields Clues to Cigarette Addiction
August 5 DNA Helps Trace History of Human Migration
August 6 Medicinal Marijuana Eases Neuropathic Pain in HIV
August 6 What's in a Name? When It Comes to Drugs, Plenty
August 6 Health Tip: Wash Your Hands
August 6 Health Tip: Can't Sleep?
August 6 Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 6, 2008
August 6 Health Highlights: Aug. 6, 2008
August 6 Light Exercise Prevents Atrial Fibrillation in Elderly
August 6 Brain Slow to Judge Fast-Moving Objects Head-On
August 6 Autistic Children Make Limited Eye Contact
August 6 Exercise Lowers Risk of Colon Cancer
August 6 ER, Doctor Visits Topped 1 Billion in 2006
August 6 Researchers Find Genes That Influence West Nile Virus
August 6 Americans Drinking Less Alcohol
August 6 GI Bleeding After Stroke Raises Death Risk
August 6 Light Stretching Improves Range of Joint Motion
August 6 Study Links Agent Orange to Prostate Cancer in Vietnam Vets
August 6 Monitoring Hormone May Improve Kidney Failure Outcomes
August 6 One-Fifth of British Childhood Cancer Survivors Smoke
August 7 Health Tip: Detecting False Labor
August 7 Fat Deposits Boost Heart Attack Risk
August 7 Health Tip: Managing Your Child's Migraines
August 7 Breaking the News About Breast Cancer
August 7 Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 7, 2008
August 7 Health Highlights: Aug. 7, 2008
August 7 2 New Genes Tied to 3 Cancers
August 7 Disease-Specific Stem Cell Lines Developed
August 7 Most Americans Want Health Care Reform
August 7 Men More Likely Than Women to Adopt Children
August 7 B Cells Can Act Alone in Autoimmune Diseases
August 7 Protein Key to Brain Rewiring
August 7 Blood Sugar Test May Also Aid Diabetes Detection
August 7 Medical Blogs May Threaten Patient Privacy
August 7 Many Miss Out on Stroke Treatment
August 7 Gene Behind Rare Eye Disease in Dachshunds Discovered
August 7 Robot Playmates Help Autistic Kids With Social Skills
August 7 Death From Febrile Seizure Rare in Children
August 8 Health Tip: Keep Gestational Diabetes Under Control
August 8 Health Tip: Prevent Constipation
August 8 Easing Your Teens Into the Back-to-School Schedule
August 8 Interrupted Night Sleep Worse for Cognitive Function
August 8 Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 8, 2008
August 8 Health Highlights: Aug. 8, 2008
August 8 Soy Protein Doesn't Lower Cholesterol
August 8 Gene Variant May Decide Who Smokes and for How Long
August 8 Obese Men Face Twin Threat From Prostate Cancer
August 8 New Technique Removes Gallbladder Without External Incisions
August 8 Too Much Salt Boosts Blood Pressure
August 8 Fat Cell Protein Boosts Heart Attack Risk in Elderly
August 8 Turbulence Predicts Death Risk for Heart Failure Patients
August 8 Breast-Feeding: The Stress Buster That Lasts for Years
August 8 New Therapy Freezes Out Esophageal Cancers
August 8 Chickenpox Protection: Get That Booster
August 9 2 Checklists Aid Those Over 50 With Medical Decisions
August 9 Health Highlights: Aug. 9, 2008
August 10 Health Highlights: Aug. 10, 2008
August 10 More Than Temperature Puts Elderly at Risk in Heat
August 10 Scientists Create Mice Resistant to Obesity
August 11 Health Tip: What to Wear While Running
August 11 One in 5 Young Men Had Prostate Screen in Past Year
August 11 Health Tip: Get a Good Night's Sleep While Pregnant
August 11 Married Folks Still the Healthiest
August 11 Health Highlights: Aug. 11, 2008
August 11 Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 11, 2008
August 11 Gene Variant May Predispose Some to Anxiety
August 11 Gene Treatment in Mice Makes Old Liver Cells Young
August 11 Researchers Hunt Normal Cells That Give Rise to Cancer
August 11 Lack of Vitamin D Boosts Death Risk
August 11 Half of U.S. Adults Lack 20/20 Vision
August 11 Run for Your Life
August 11 Stroke Risk Plummets With Healthy Lifestyle
August 11 U.S. Hospitals Underutilize Proven Heart Failure Therapy
August 11 Studies Refine Obesity's Risk for Heart Troubles
August 11 Athletes' Study Shows Pride, Shame Universal Behaviors
August 11 Low-Birth-Weight Babies at Risk for Salt Sensitivity
August 11 Powerful Antacid Drugs Raise Fracture Risk
August 12 Weight Loss After Diabetes Diagnosis Offers Big Benefits: Study
August 12 Health Tip: Prepare Yourself for Surgery
August 12 Older Patients With Cancer at Heightened Suicide Risk
August 12 Health Tip: Read to Your Toddler
August 12 Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 12, 2008
August 12 Health Highlights: Aug. 12, 2008
August 12 Viread Approved for Hepatitis B
August 12 PET Scans May Help Detect Alzheimer's Brain Plaques
August 12 Diabetes Onset, Severity Tied to Cognitive Problems
August 12 New Chemotherapy Combo Holds Promise for Lung Cancer
August 12 New Test Scans Beef for Mad Cow Disease
August 12 Surgery Helps With Prostate Cancer, Sometimes
August 12 Drinking Problems Greater Among Returning Combat Veterans
August 12 Breakfast Eggs Keep Folks on Diet
August 12 Risk of Breast Cancer Relapse Can Linger
August 12 Post-Surgical Epidural May Boost Survival
August 12 Postmenopausal Women With Breast Cancer Face Joint Issues
August 13 Health Tip: Something in Your Eye?
August 13 Health Tip: Beating Backpack Pain
August 13 Many Hispanics Shut Out of U.S. Health Care System
August 13 Golf Course Insecticides Pose Little Danger to Players
August 13 Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 13, 2008
August 13 Health Highlights: Aug. 13, 2008
August 13 Blocking Drug-Related Memories May Prevent Relapses
August 13 Healthy Sex Life Can Extend Into 80s
August 13 Physical Frailty Could Predict Alzheimer's Disease
August 13 Poor Coordination in Childhood Tied to Adult Obesity
August 13 Men and Women Calculate Cost of Affairs
August 13 Epilepsy Receiving Inadequate Attention
August 13 More U.S. Women Getting Birth Control Services
August 13 Air Pollution Can Damage Heart, Blood Vessels, Too
August 13 HRT Drug Boosts Stroke Risk in Older Women
August 13 Infant Heart Transplant Controversy Continues
August 13 Angioplasty No Better Than Drug Treatment in Long Run
August 14 Lack of Energy in Old Age May Foretell Illness
August 14 Health Tip: Help Control Irritable Bowel
August 14 Moisturizers Spur Skin Cancer in Mouse Study
August 14 Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 14, 2008
August 14 Health Highlights: Aug. 14, 2008
August 14 Exercise Reduces Blood Pressure...
August 14 Safey Triggers, Training Cut Nail Gun Injuries
August 14 New Lymphoma Drug Shows Promise
August 14 Insurance Matters When It Comes to Kids' Health Care
August 14 Stress, Anxiety Worsen Response to Allergens
August 14 Stroke Risk in Women Smokers Goes Up by Each Cigarette
August 14 Obesity Linked to Ear Infections
August 14 Childhood Dairy Intake Boosts Bone Health Later On
August 14 How Long-Distance Runners Get to the Finish
August 14 Medicare Prescription Drug Premiums to Rise in '09
August 14 Heart Drug Used in Ambulance Boosts Survival
August 15 Health Tip: Sleep Positions While You're Pregnant
August 15 Statins Might Reverse ED in Some Men
August 15 Asthma's Course Differs by Gender
August 15 Health Tip: Managing a Chronic Illness
August 15 Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 15, 2008
August 15 Health Highlights: Aug. 15, 2008
August 15 Refs May Be Blinded by Red Uniforms
August 15 Drug Combo Cuts COPD Lung Function Loss
August 15 Statins Help Obese People After Bypass Surgery
August 15 Older Adults Reluctant to Question Surgical Treatment
August 15 First Treatment Sanctioned for Chorea in Huntington's Patients
August 15 Money Matters
August 15 Study Probes Internet Health-Related Search Patterns
August 15 Can Physical Cues Signal Dementia?
August 15 Testosterone Associated With Disease Transmission
August 15 Rituximab Promotes Healing in Common Kidney Disease
August 16 Health Highlights: Aug. 16, 2008
August 16 Freshman Weight Gain Has Many Culprits
August 17 Pack Safety Should Be on Back-to-School Lists
August 17 Antidepressant Use Tied to Poorer Driving
August 17 Health Highlights: Aug. 17, 2008
August 17 Survivors of 1918 Flu Pandemic Immune 90 Years Later
August 18 Newly Discovered Air Pollutants May Cause Lung Problems
August 18 Health Tip: Keep Cholesterol Under Control
August 18 New Imaging Technique Could Spot Early Cancers
August 18 Health Tip: Check Baby's Toys for Safety
August 18 Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 18, 2008
August 18 Health Highlights: Aug. 18, 2008
August 18 A Hope: Contaminant-Free Synthetic Heparin
August 18 Science May Banish Bad Hair Days
August 18 Gum Chewing May Speed Colon Surgery Recovery
August 18 Poor Sleep Linked to High Blood Pressure in Teens
August 18 Older Patients Less Likely to Be Taken to Trauma Centers
August 18 Epilepsy Raises Drowning Risk
August 18 Study Lets Teens Sound Off on Acne Therapies
August 18 Low Vitamin D Raises Women's Hip Fracture Risk
August 18 Immune Response May Hinder Stem Cell Treatments
August 18 Reaching the Heart Through the Wrist
August 19 ED Drug Cialis Relieves Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms
August 19 Health Tip: Who's Prone to Iron Deficiency?
August 19 Living to 100 Doesn't Mean Living Poorly
August 19 Health Tip: Take a Healthy Hike
August 19 Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 19, 2008
August 19 Health Highlights: Aug. 19, 2008
August 19 Imaging System Lets Doctors 'See' Cancer During Surgery
August 19 More Juices Found to Affect Drugs' Effectiveness: Study
August 19 Ultrasound Used to Predict Heart Attack Risk
August 19 Obesity Rates Up in 37 States: Report
August 19 Silver-Coated Ventilator Tubes Cut Risk of Pneumonia
August 19 Vitamin B, Folate Supplements Won't Help Heart
August 19 Cognitive Score Changes Over Time May Hint at Dementia
August 19 Medicare Web Site Confounds Many Seniors
August 19 Mathematical Model Helps Predict Cancer Tumor Size
August 19 Arsenic in Drinking Water Raises Diabetes Risk
August 19 Zoledronic Acid Protects Bones of Women Getting Breast Cancer Treatment
August 20 Health Tip: Before Your Mammogram
August 20 Compression Stockings Often Incorrectly Used
August 20 Health Tip: Prevent Bath Time Injuries
August 20 79 Million Americans Struggle to Pay Medical Bills
August 20 Health Highlights: Aug. 20, 2008
August 20 Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 20, 2008
August 20 Addiction Drug Causes Rapid Weight Loss in Rats
August 20 Calcium Might Have Taste Humans Can Detect
August 20 Bone Growth Protein Also Promotes 'Good' Fat
August 20 Women's Alcohol Use Tied to Delayed Childbearing
August 20 Underaged, Inebriated Easily Get Drinks at Stadiums
August 20 Skin Cancer Carries Its Own Scent
August 20 Cervical Cancer Vaccine Worth the Cost: Study
August 20 Preeclampsia Raises Risk of Serious Kidney Disease
August 20 Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs Won't Cause Cancer
August 20 Modified MRI Spots Early Osteoarthritis
August 20 Experimental Drug Shows Early Promise Against Cystic Fibrosis
August 21 Osteo Drug Stops Bone Loss From Breast Cancer Chemo
August 21 Health Tip: Monitor the Mercury in Your Food
August 21 Health Tip: Prepare for a Pap Test
August 21 Health Highlights: Aug. 21, 2008
August 21 Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 21, 2008
August 21 Strokes Can Strike the Youngest
August 21 Scientists ID New Proteins in Programmed Cell Death
August 21 Measles Cases Highest Since 1996
August 21 Undecided Voters Not So Undecided After All
August 21 Spoonful of Sugar Really Might Help Medicine Go Down
August 21 Abstinence-Only Programs Fall Short of Teens' Needs
August 21 Tobacco Marketing Promotes Youth Cigarette Use
August 21 Text-Messaging Injuries Blamed on Distraction
August 21 Dietary Supplements May Pose Risk to Older Cancer Survivors
August 21 HRT After Menopause Reduces Symptoms
August 21 3.4 Million Seniors Hit Medicare 'Doughnut Hole'
August 21 Face Transplants Show Promising Results
August 21 FDA Investigates Possible Vytorin-Cancer Link
August 22 Health Tip: Hair Treatments During Pregnancy
August 22 Computer-Based Method IDs Alzheimer's Protein Structures
August 22 Health Tip: When Your Diabetic Child Takes a Trip
August 22 Molecule Keeps Bacteria Like Salmonella in Check
August 22 Marinades Help Keep Grilled Meat Safe
August 22 Health Highlights: Aug. 22, 2008
August 22 Early Childhood Factors Raise Risk for Snoring
August 22 Intense Heat May Boost Tomato Antioxidant
August 22 Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 22, 2008
August 22 Bone Marrow Treatment Approved for Rare Bleeding Disorder
August 22 Gastric Band Weight-Loss Surgery Can Boost Reflux
August 22 Study Examines How Rheumatoid Arthritis Destroys Bone
August 22 Smokers More Likely to Bleed After Throat Surgery
August 22 Laser Technology Spots Cavities Before They Start
August 22 DEET Works Because Mosquitoes Hate the Smell
August 22 Home Smoking Ban Keeps Teens From Lighting Up
August 23 Health Highlights: Aug. 23, 2008
August 23 Lung Association Urges Back-to-School Asthma Checklist
August 24 Health Highlights: Aug. 24, 2008
August 24 'Extended Cycle' Contraception Garners More Interest
August 24 Healthy Lunches Help Kids' Concentration in School
August 25 Health Tip: When Your Child Worries
August 25 Cheerleading Causes Majority of Female Athlete Injuries
August 25 Long-term Exposure to Incense Raises Cancer Risk
August 25 Health Tip: Feeling Thirsty?
August 25 Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 25, 2008
August 25 Health Highlights: Aug. 25, 2008
August 25 After Fits and Starts, New Hope for Psoriasis Patients
August 25 Climate Change Linked to Longer Pollen Seasons
August 25 Taking Codeine While Breast-Feeding May Harm Infant
August 25 Food Allergy Action Plan Can Keep Kids From Harm
August 25 One-Third of Schools Built in Air Pollution Danger Zones
August 25 For Rare Blood Disorder, Pumping Iron Is the Cure
August 25 Uninsured Get Less Health Care Than Insured
August 25 Finding May Allow Some Women to Stop Blood Thinners
August 25 Antipsychotic Drug Use Up in Elderly Despite Warnings
August 25 LDL Cholesterol Tied to Increased Cancer Risk in Diabetics
August 26 Health Tip: Taking an Antibiotic
August 26 Health Tip: Exercise Your Brain
August 26 Preterm Births Linked to Infection of Amniotic Fluid
August 26 When Communication Is Lost
August 26 Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 26, 2008
August 26 Health Highlights: Aug. 26, 2008
August 26 Tobacco Control Program Saved Billions in Health Costs
August 26 Scientists ID Pathway That Makes Antipsychotic Drugs Work
August 26 Number of Uninsured Americans Drops
August 26 Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Ups Risk for Other Cancers
August 26 Single Rooms Becoming the Norm in New Hospitals
August 26 Nuts, Seeds, Popcorn Don't Boost Diverticulosis Risk
August 26 Drug May Lower Blood Pressure in Adolescents With Hypertension
August 26 'Ayurvedic' Medicines May Contain Lead, Mercury or Arsenic
August 26 Findings Challenge Tight Glucose Control for Critically Ill Patients
August 26 Tools Test Debunks 'Dumb Neanderthals' Theory
August 27 4 More Deaths Reported Among Byetta Patients
August 27 Health Tip: Using a Dietary Supplement
August 27 Health Tip: Leaving Your Children Alone
August 27 Mistaken Beliefs About Cancer Abound
August 27 Health Highlights: Aug. 27, 2008
August 27 Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 27, 2008
August 27 New Test Identifies Heart Transplant Rejection
August 27 Study Links Spanking to Physical Abuse
August 27 Pancreatic Cells Turned Into Insulin-Producing Beta Cells
August 27 Mental Skills Can Decline Years Before Dying
August 27 Angioplasty Scoring System Predicts Risk of Death
August 27 Newer Blood Pressure Drug No Better Than Placebo in Preventing Stroke
August 27 Gene Linked to 'Dry' Macular Degeneration
August 27 Combination Therapy Helps to Combat Myeloma
August 27 Fat Cells in Obese People Are 'Sick'
August 27 Magnesium Sulfate Reduces Threat of Cerebral Palsy
August 27 Low Levels of Brain Chemical May Control Appetite
August 28 Bunion Surgery Patients Need 6 Weeks Before Driving
August 28 Health Tip: Prepare a Fire Safety Plan
August 28 Health Tip: Help Prevent a Herniated Disk
August 28 Protecting Newborns From a Dangerous Threat
August 28 Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 28, 2008
August 28 Health Highlights: Aug. 28, 2008
August 28 Cadmium Exposure Tied to Lung Disease
August 28 Scientists Track Hourly Changes in Alzheimer's Protein
August 28 Normal Cells May Predict Cancer Virulence
August 28 Most Patients With Irregular Heartbeat Take Inadequate Blood Thinner Dose
August 28 13% of Seniors Report Being Mistreated
August 28 Salmonella Outbreak Over, U.S. Says
August 28 Older Caregivers Prone to Worse Sleep Patterns
August 28 Treadmill Workouts Help Stroke Survivors
August 28 Antipsychotic Drugs Boost Stroke Risk
August 29 Health Tip: Warning Signs of a Bleeding Disorder
August 29 Mom's Smoking During Pregnancy Ups Preemie's SIDS Risk
August 29 End-of-Life Choices a Complicated Affair
August 29 Health Tip: Take Care of Aging Skin
August 29 Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 29, 2008
August 29 Health Highlights: Aug. 29, 2008
August 29 Study Questions Flu Shot's Mortality Protection for Elderly
August 29 Leave That Ear Wax Alone
August 29 Some Hiroshima Survivors at Thyroid Cancer Risk
August 29 Alcohol in Early Pregnancy May Prompt Fetal Cell Death
August 29 Cataracts World's Leading Cause of Vision Loss
August 29 Most Youths Tried as Adults Had Psychiatric Disorders
August 29 Vaccines Seek to Offer Cradle-to-Grave Protection
August 29 Antioxidant-Rich Diet May Protect Against Eye Disease
August 30 Health Highlights: Aug. 30, 2008
August 30 Sleepy Drivers Are Dangerous Drivers
August 31 Health Highlights: Aug. 31, 2008
August 31 Fish Oil Supplements Help With Heart Failure
August 31 Newer Blood Pressure Drug Better for Some Heart Patients, Diabetics
August 31 Brain 'Master Switch' May Control Appetite, Fertility

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