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January 2008

January 1

Health Highlights: Jan. 1, 2008 Health Tip: Cosmetics Safety Health Tip: Make Reading a Daily Activity Resolve to Get Enough Zzzzs This Year Women Who Stay Religious Less Likely to Have Anxiety Disorder Happy Marriage Eases Wife's Workday Tension Children Who Sleep Less Weigh More

January 2

Restless Legs Syndrome May Cause Heart Problems: Study Colon Cancer Gene Traced to Arrival in United States Health Tip: Heal Baby's Diaper Rash Research Yields Clues to Recurrent Prostate Cancer Health Tip: Caring for a Minor Burn Health Highlights: Jan. 2, 2008 Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 2, 2008 Testosterone Supplements Provide Little Benefit Minorities Less Likely to Get Powerful Painkillers in ER Genetic Variation Doubles Risk of Liver Cancer Relatives of Parkinson's Patients at Higher Psychiatric Risk Health Departments Slow to Respond to Disease Outbreaks Most Free Drug Samples Go to Wealthy and Insured New Cancer Drug Boosts Blood Pressure Scientists Report Refinements to Brain Surgery

January 3

Defibrillation Comes Late in 30 Percent of Hospital Cases Breast Cancer Gene Might Extend Ovarian Cancer Survival Health Tip: Prevent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Health Tip: Caring for a Surgical Incision Combo Therapy Cuts Prostate Cancer Death Rates Health Highlights: Jan. 3, 2008 Almost Half of Doctors Have Prescribed Placebos Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 3, 2008 Hookah Smoking as Tough on Lungs as Cigarettes FDA Reports New Risks Posed by Anemia Drugs Study Spotlights a Natural Infection Fighter Rapid Test for MRSA Approved Exercise Eases Some Menopause Symptoms Stomach Flu Spread By Contaminated Computer Keyboards Lack of Deep Sleep Raises Diabetes Risk Body Abnormalities, Childhood Cancer May Share Genes

January 4

Cell Phones Put Traffic on Hold Brief Chat With ER Docs Can Curb Problem Drinking Health Tip: Get Children Tested for Lead Poisoning Health Highlights: Jan. 4, 2008 Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 4, 2008 46 Million Americans Suffer From Arthritis Almost Half of 10-Year-Olds Have Tasted Alcohol Not All Women Need Digital Mammograms Fingers Point to Risk for Arthritic Knees Protein Nasal Spray Revives Sleep-Deprived Monkeys Treating Childhood Pneumonia at Home Could Save Lives in Developing Countries Localized Breast Cancer Cells Have Potential to Spread Research Gets Closer to Origin of Parkinson's Disease Antidepressants Help HIV-Infected Patients Stick to Treatment

January 5

Fitness Begins at Home Health Highlights: Jan. 5, 2008

January 6

Breast Is Best for Reducing Stress College Drinking Games Lead to Higher Blood Alcohol Levels Health Highlights: Jan. 6, 2008

January 7

Fatherhood Tied to Higher Prostate Cancer Risk Health Tip: Stay Safe on the Stairs Breast-Feeding Seems to Protect Against Some Allergies No Change in Cancer Care 'Race Gap' Since 1990s Health Tip: Help Ease Growing Pains Health Highlights: Jan. 7, 2008 Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 7, 2008 Parental Control of Eating Leads to Lighter Toddlers Some Immature Brain Cells May Promote Tumors Eye Care Lacking in Many Who Buy Contact Lenses Online Youth Suicide Warnings Are Slowing Antidepressant Sales Low Vitamin D Linked to Heart Risk High Levels of Stress After 9/11 Raised Heart Disease Risk Team Finds 118 Genes That Might Play Role in Cancer Study Casts Doubt on Vaccine-Autism Link

January 8

Health Tip: Low-Sodium Meals Small Lifestyle Changes Can Boost Longevity Health Tip: Help Your Newborn Sleep Longer Medicare Drug Plan Fuels Health-Care Spending Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 8, 2008 Health Highlights: Jan. 8, 2008 Anxiety Raises Heart Attack Risk New Weight-Loss Drug Shows Promise in Early Study School Social Standing Linked to Teen Girls' Weight Gain Smoking in Movies Linked to Kids Lighting Up BRCA Mutations Don't Raise Breast Cancer Risk Equally Diabetes Drug May Cut Med-Related Weight Gain Rural Residents Get Fewer Organ Transplants: Study New Meningitis Vaccine Works in Infants Lowering Co-Pays on Some Drugs Help Fight Chronic Diseases

January 9

Health Tip: Walk for Good Health Women With IBS Unable to Switch Off Pain Response Health Tip: Chapped Hands Drink a Little, Stay Active, Save Your Heart Health Highlights: Jan. 9, 2008 Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 9, 2008 5 Factors Help Predict Psychosis in Children Hospitals Score Poorly on Preventing Urinary Tract Infection Tiny RNA Molecules Control Breast Cancer's Spread Short Chat With Doc Can Curb Problem Drinking Standard Septic Shock Treatments Ineffective Chromosome Abnormalities Raise Risk for Autism Test Finds Rare Heart Defect in Some Young Athletes

January 10

FDA Warns Against Bio-Identical Hormone Therapy Health Tip: Postpartum Depression Health Tip: Preparing for Puberty Transplant Drug Shrinks Tumors in Women With Rare Lung Disease Smoke-Free Workplace Laws, Cigarette Taxes on the Rise Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 10, 2008 Health Highlights: Jan. 10, 2008 Years-Long Search Unlocks Deadly Genetic Disease Gene Plays Role in Risk of Autism New Proteins That Help HIV Grow Identified Priming Heart Before an Attack Could Limit Damage Brain Circuits That Suppress Memory Found Dementia Diagnosis Typically Means Death Within Five Years

January 11

Too Much Sugar-Free Gum Linked to Severe Weight Loss Health Tip: What's Involved in a Sneeze Sun Savvy Sadly Lacking Among Americans Health Tip: Working and Breast-feeding Statin Therapy Helps Diabetic Patients Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 11, 2008 Health Highlights: Jan. 11, 2008 Industrial Solvent May Increase Risk for Parkinsonism Dual Treatment Helps Wean Patients From Ventilators Vitamin C May Play Role in Stroke Prevention Fungus Sheds Light on Development of Human Genders Strength Training Eases Chronic Neck Pain 14 New Blood-Typing Tests Approved Science Could Erase Stigma of Anorexia High-Tech Device Cuts Errors in Mixing Meds

January 12

Schedules Revised for Flu, Meningitis Vaccines Vaccines for Ovarian and Breast Cancer in Early Trials Helmets Save Lives in Winter Sports Health Highlights: Jan. 12, 2008

January 13

Health Highlights: Jan. 13, 2008 5 Problems With Feet That Men Shouldn't Walk Away From Seven New Cholesterol Genes Discovered

January 14

Biotechnology Builds a New Heart Health Tip: Use a Child-Safety Gate Health Tip: Cell Phone Safety Stem Cells Modified to Home in Where They're Needed U.S. Food Safety: Home-Grown Problems Abound U.S. Food Safety: A Grocery List of Tainted Products Health Highlights: Jan. 14, 2008 Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 14, 2008 Depression, Obesity Coexist in Many Middle-Aged Women Study Spotlights Marketing's Impact on the Brain Chemical Signals Go Awry in Fragile X Syndrome Low Testosterone Could Weaken Older Men's Bones Cholesterol Drug Zetia Doesn't Cut Heart Attack Risk: Study Black Americans Still Wary of Clinical Trials Columbus Carried Syphilis From New World to Europe, Study Suggests Brain Scans Shed Light on Why People Overeat

January 15

MS Drug Tysabri Approved for Crohn's Disease Antiretroviral Drugs May Prevent Vaginal Transmission of HIV Health Tip: After a Car Accident Health Tip: Taking a Laxative U.S. Food Safety: The Import Alarm Keeps Sounding U.S. Food Safety: Foodborne Illnesses a Menu for Disaster Tysabri Approved for Crohn's Disease Health Highlights: Jan. 15, 2008 Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 15, 2008 ER Wait Times Getting Longer Combo Treatment Best for Elderly Lymphoma Patients Foods From Cloned Animals Safe to Eat: FDA Gay Men More Likely to Contract 'Superbug' Maternal Distress Raises Risk of Childhood Asthma Study Finds Doctors Not Reporting Medical Mistakes Rate of Traumatic Stress Triples Among U.S. Troops Calcium Supplements Could Raise Heart Risks in Postmenopausal Women

January 16

U.S. Food Safety: A Shopping List of Solutions Sickle Cell Patients in More Pain Than Thought U.S. Food Safety: Solutions at a Glance U. S. Food Safety: Protect Yourself Against Food Poisoning Health Tip: Keep Your Health Resolutions This Year Health Tip: If You Have Sinus Problems Genetic Breast Cancer Test Approved Health Highlights: Jan. 16, 2008 Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 16, 2008 HRT Raises Risk of Lobular Breast Cancer DNA Analysis Could Help Customize Treatments for MS Vitamin D May Curb Falls in High-Risk Older Women Researchers Hone in on Cancer Stem Cells for Melanoma Sealant Helps Stem Bleeding During Surgery Antidepressant Effectiveness Probably Overstated: Report Adult Drug Effective in Treating Psoriasis in Children Genetic Mutations Boost Prostate Cancer Risk Specialized System Speeds Heart Attack Treatment

January 17

Health Tip: Binge Drinking Health Tip: Dealing With a Canker Sore U.S. Abortion Rate Falls to Lowest Level in Decades Biological Link Between BRCA1 and Breast Cancer Detailed Health Highlights: Jan. 17, 2008 Minor Leg Injuries Might Boost Blood Clot Risk Malnutrition Responsible for a Third of Child Deaths Worldwide Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 17, 2008 Cold Meds Not Safe for Kids Under 2, FDA Warns Study Gets Closer to Origins of Leukemia Gene That Creates Cerebral Cortex Discovered Latest Study Says Statins Don't Slow Alzheimer's Report Urges More Research Into Cell Phones Modified-Release Prednisone May Ease Rheumatoid Arthritis

January 18

Immune Therapy May Help Some Heart Failure Patients Heart Association Renews Call for CPR Training Health Tip: Extreme Shyness Genetically Engineered Clotting Solution Approved Aspirin Resistance Boosts Heart Risks in Cardiac Patients Health Tip: Douching Isn't Recommended Health Highlights: Jan. 18, 2008 Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 18, 2008 Mediterranean Diet for Mom Fends Off Asthma, Allergies in Kids Bone-Strengthening Drugs May Be Overprescribed Combo Therapy Shows Promise in Treating Brain Tumors Mislabeled Supplement Spurred Prostate Cancer: Report DNA Fingerprints Predict Brain Disorders Older Surgical Patients Face Greater Risk of Cognitive Problems Molecule May Trigger Psoriasis Genes Linked to Height Also Tied to Osteoarthritis Risk

January 19

FDA Warns Clot Risk Higher in Birth Control Patch Than Pill Health Highlights: Jan. 19, 2008 Smallest Air Pollution Particles Hurt Heart Most

January 20

Health Highlights: Jan. 20, 2008 Illness Presents Diabetics With Special Challenges Embryonic Stem Cells Create Healthy Muscle in Mice

January 21

Once Again, Caffeine Linked to Miscarriage Health Tip: Learning to Use Crutches Eating Out Doesn't Guarantee Weight Gain Dinosaurs Had Teen Pregnancies, Too Health Tip: Before an MRI New Test Screens For Flu and Other Viruses Health Highlights: Jan. 21, 2008 Different Neural Pathways at Work Going Under, Coming Out of Anesthesia High Blood Sugar Boosts Women's Heart Disease Risk New Batch of Lupus Genes Discovered Exercise Program Eases Arthritis Smoking Worsens Prognosis for IPF Patients Saline Nasal Wash Helps Kids Fight Colds, Flu 'Drug-Free' Stent Coating Shows Promise One Strain Behind Epidemic of Staph Infections Two-Drug Combination Approved for High Blood Pressure

January 22

Caffeine May Lower Ovarian Cancer Risk Health Tip: Too Many Tears? Health Tip: Follow Instructions on OTC Pain Relievers Liver Cancer Drug Raises Blood Pressure Health Highlights: Jan. 22, 2008 Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 22, 2008 Project Will Map Genomes of 1,000 People Worldwide Same-Sex Couples Just as Committed as Heterosexual Counterparts Lack of Vitamin E Linked to Physical Decline Gastric Lap-Band Surgery Can Send Diabetes Into Remission U.S. Deaths Down From Heart Disease, Stroke Another Study Links Western Diet to Heart, Health Risks Hormone Therapy Only Helps Some Older Men With Prostate Cancer Implants Double Infection Risk After Breast Reconstruction Genetics Influence Blood Pressure Medications

January 23

Health Tip: Eating During Pregnancy Health Tip: Preventing Back Injury A Little Regular Exercise Extends Men's Lives NSAIDs No Better for Low Back Pain Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 23, 2008 Health Highlights: Jan. 23, 2008 Specific Brain Region Governs Problem-Solving Skills Genetics May Determine Antidepressants' Effectiveness Advanced Therapy Aids Stroke Patients Melanomas Present Unique Appearance Too Few U.S. Adults Getting Needed Vaccinations Peripheral Arterial Disease Costlier to Treat Than Heart Trouble Co-Pays Contribute to Drop in Preventive Care New Therapies Could Change Organ Transplants Surgery Better Than Stents for Multiple Blockages

January 24

New Colon Cancer Test Might Spot Trouble Earlier Health Tip: Pack for the Hospital Before Giving Birth Malaria Vaccine Shows Promise in Small Trial Health Tip: Understanding Shingles Health Highlights: Jan. 24, 2008 Driving Skills Decline Among People With Early Alzheimer's Stem Cells Finally Found in Pancreas Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 24, 2008 Pet Turtles Linked to Rise in Salmonella Infections Infection With Common Parasite Raises Schizophrenia Risk Putting on Pedometer Helps Walkers Shed Pounds Next Generation of Parents More Likely to Back Genetic Testing Key Anthrax Virulence Factor Discovered Surprise in Lab Helps ID Drug to Fight ALS

January 25

Anti-Clotting Drug Trial Shortened by Bleeding Problems Health Tip: Don't Suddenly Stop Taking an Antidepressant Health Tip: Coping With Urinary Incontinence Oral Contraceptives Cut Ovarian Cancer Risk Doctors Review End-of-Life Care Guidelines Health Highlights: Jan. 25, 2008 Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 25, 2008 Colonoscopy 'Coaches' Play Lifesaving Role Teens, Young Adults Missing Out on Latest Cancer Advances Newer Rheumatoid Arthritis Drugs Lower Production of B Cells Geriatrician Care Guards Against Risk of Inappropriate Meds Vitamin E, Lutein May Fight Cataracts Short Birth Length Boosts Men's Suicide Risk Diabetes' Health Toll Hits $174 Billion Annually FDA Will Wait for Trial Results on Vytorin

January 26

Allergy Shots Are Effective Treatment for Symptoms Health Highlights: Jan. 26, 2008

January 27

Radon Gas More Deadly Than Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Health Highlights: Jan. 27, 2008

January 28

Alzheimer's Research Target May Be a Dead End Health Tip: Exercise for Teens Embryos Discarded During IVF Create Stem Cell Lines Caffeine Could Spell Trouble for Diabetics Health Tip: Use Sunscreen Year-Round Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 28, 2008 Health Highlights: Jan. 28, 2008 Breast-Feeding Protected Mice From Asthma Mouse Model of Age-Related Macular Degeneration Developed Cold Meds Send 7,000 U.S. Kids to ER Each Year Diuretics Best for Hypertension and Metabolic Syndrome Study Links Snoring to Chronic Bronchitis Diabetes Rates Continue to Soar Sedentary Lifestyle Accelerates Aging Drop of Flu Vaccine Under Tongue Bars Infection

January 29

Health Tip: Risk Factors for Melanoma Health Tip: Coping With a Cough Researchers Map Paths Governing Neuron Function Clot-Busting Drug Offers New Approach to DVT Health Highlights: Jan. 29, 2008 Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 29, 2008 Digital Mammography Better Than Film for Some Women Stents Slightly Better Than Bypass for Blocked Left Coronary Artery Anti-Clotting Drug Helps Infants With Heart Ills MicroRNAs May Predict Colon Cancer Prognosis Study Finds Both Coated Stents Perform the Same Surgeons' Characteristics Influence Breast Cancer Care Sex Hormones Don't Seem to Affect Prostate Cancer Risk Secondhand Smoke Worsens Lung Function in Cystic Fibrosis Patients

January 30

Health Tip: Understanding an Aneurysm Concussion Raises PTSD Risk for Iraq Vets Study Challenges New Benchmark for High-Volume Heart Transplant Hospitals Health Tip: Teens, Talk With Your Parents Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 30, 2008 Health Highlights: Jan. 30, 2008 Deep Brain Stimulation May Improve Recall Middle Age a Low Point for Most Protein Linked With Poor Prognosis in Early-Stage Breast Cancer Heating Plastic Bottles Releases Potentially Harmful Chemical High-Dose Chemo Helps Beat Rare Brain Cancer Drug-Related Images Trigger Brain's Reward Center Minimally Invasive Surgery Fixes Aneurysms Personality Traits Don't Affect Breast Cancer Risk Super Bowl Fans Should Heed Heart Risk Finding

January 31

Mercury in Childhood Vaccines Excreted Quickly Health Tip: Boys and Body Image Folic Acid May Help Prevent Premature Birth Health Tip: Experience Grief as a Healthy Emotion Health Highlights: Jan. 31, 2008 Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 31, 2008 Atkins-Like Diet Cuts Epileptic Seizures Epsom Salt Cut Cerebral Palsy Rate in Half Among Preemies Severe Asthma Unlike Mild Asthma Study Spots Gene That Plays Role in Infertility New HIV Drug Sanctioned When Others Fail Top-Rated Hospitals Continue to Deliver Better Care Docs Should Tell All About Cord Blood Banks Medicare's Drug Program Enrollment Up, Costs Down Sugary Soft Drinks Boost Gout Risk in Men Hospital Patients' Blood Clot Risk High

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