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Daily MedNews: January 2009

January 1 Health Highlights: Jan. 1, 2009
January 1 Kick the Habit
January 1 Insomnia Costs Billions in Lost Productivity
January 1 Health Tip: Log Your Exercise
January 1 Health Tip: Eating in a Strange Land
January 1 Genes Predict Chances of Breast Cancer's Spread
January 1 Study Links Osteoporosis Drugs to Jaw Trouble
January 2 Health Highlights: Jan. 2, 2009
January 2 Health Tip: Relief From Carpal Tunnel
January 2 Health Tip: Bones, Muscles and Aging
January 2 Surgeons Often Are Blamed When Hip Replacements Fail
January 2 Beat the Winter Blues
January 2 Shovel Snow Safely
January 2 To Protect Yourself, Wash Those Germs Away
January 3 Health Highlights: Jan. 3, 2009
January 3 Lingering Cold Symptoms May Mean Sinusitis
January 4 Health Highlights: Jan.4, 2009
January 4 Winter Workouts Are Cool
January 4 Prenatal Nutrition, Postnatal Allergy Protection
January 5 Health Tip: Budget Your Calories
January 5 When the Heart Stops Beating
January 5 Health Tip: Help Prevent Toy Injuries
January 5 Health Highlights: Jan. 5, 2009
January 5 Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 5, 2009
January 5 Researcher Finds Most Will Inflict Pain on Others If Prodded
January 5 Obesity Linked to Ovarian Cancer
January 5 Car Key Device Jams Teens' Cell Phones
January 5 War Vets With Headaches Could Have Brain Problems
January 5 Winter Is Tough on Feet
January 5 Diabetes Epidemic Now Poses Challenges for Nursing Homes
January 5 Viagra May Shield Heart From Blood Pressure Damage
January 5 Teens Divulge Risky Behavior on Social Networking Sites
January 6 Health Tip: More Than You Can Chew
January 6 Employer-Sponsored Workouts Boost Workers' Health
January 6 Health Care Spending in U.S. Grew at Lowest Rate in a Decade
January 6 Health Tip: Feel Better by Looking Good
January 6 Health Highlights: Jan. 6, 2009
January 6 Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 6, 2009
January 6 Family History of Aneurism Raises Stroke Risk for Smokers
January 6 Researchers Report Progress in Fight Against Fat
January 6 It Pays to Eat Less as You Age
January 6 Childhood Trauma Tied to Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
January 6 More Than 60,000 Patients Risked Hepatitis Infections
January 6 Implanted Defibrillators Benefit Older People
January 6 Deep Brain Stimulation Helps Those With Advanced Parkinson's
January 6 Brains of Bulimia Patients Wired Differently
January 7 'Snowbirds' Beware the Climate Changes
January 7 Health Tip: Help Stop Thumbsucking
January 7 Health Tip: Help Manage Back Pain
January 7 Europe Unlikely to Meet Measles Goals: Report
January 7 Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 7, 2009
January 7 Health Highlights: Jan. 7, 2009
January 7 More 'Screen Time' Linked to Poor Fitness in Girls
January 7 Old, Fat Mice Blamed for Virus Transmission
January 7 Teen Birth Rate Up in 26 States in 2006
January 7 Heart Drug May Be a Cancer Fighter
January 7 9 Genes Are Linked to Alzheimer's
January 7 Gene Governs Response to Leukemia Chemotherapy
January 7 Study of Everest Climbers Questions Oxygen Use
January 7 Early Elective C-Sections Produce Complications
January 7 Preparing for a Chlorine Gas Disaster
January 8 Health Tip: Preventing Indigestion
January 8 Hormone Therapy May Cut Colorectal Cancer Risk
January 8 New Drug May Work Better Against Chemo Side Effects
January 8 Health Tip: Dental Visits for Older Patients
January 8 Health Highlights: Jan. 8, 2009
January 8 Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 8, 2009
January 8 First Americans Arrived on 2 Separate Paths
January 8 Doctors Urged to Screen Diabetics for Sleep Apnea
January 8 Researchers Gain Insights Into Aging in Mice
January 8 Melanoma Rates on the Rise in U.S.
January 8 Protein Might One Day Prevent Blindness
January 8 Inflammation Markers May Help Predict Stroke Risk
January 8 FDA Backs Cholesterol Drug Vytorin
January 8 Many Turn Blind Eye to Racism
January 8 Studies Challenge Framingham Risk Score
January 8 Guidelines Unveiled for Treating Clogged Heart Arteries
January 8 Common Flu Strain Resistant to Popular Antiviral Drug
January 9 Health Tip: After a Heart Attack
January 9 Antipsychotics Up Death Risk in Alzheimer's Patients
January 9 Health Tip: See Your Doctor Before Pregnancy
January 9 Parents Not Best Barometer of Kid's Eating, Exercise Habits
January 9 Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 9, 2009
January 9 Health Highlights: Jan. 9, 2009
January 9 Childhood Leukemia Subtype Resists Treatment
January 9 Americans Consuming More Sugary Beverages
January 9 Nitric Oxide Monitoring of Little Benefit for Kids' Asthma
January 9 Officials Still Seek Source of Salmonella Outbreak
January 9 Diabetes Linked to Cognitive Problems
January 9 Garlic as a Cancer Fighter? Maybe Not
January 9 Team Designs Gold Nanoparticles to Deliver Multiple Drugs
January 9 Certified ER Docs in Short Supply to Meet Future Needs
January 10 When It's Cold Outside, Be Careful Inside With Heaters
January 10 Health Highlights: Jan. 10, 2009
January 10 Peanut Butter Eyed as Source of Salmonella Outbreak
January 11 Doctors Re-Examine Blood Thinners to Prevent Strokes
January 11 Health Highlights: Jan. 11, 2009
January 11 Nationwide Cell Phone Ban for Drivers Urged
January 12 Health Tip: Losing Your Hair?
January 12 Gene Fusions May Drive Certain Cancers
January 12 Health Tip: Coping With Pet Allergies
January 12 Gene Variant May Hike Women's Risk of Alzheimer's
January 12 Health Highlights: Jan. 12, 2009
January 12 Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 12, 2009
January 12 With Depression, Vets Face Higher Suicide Risk
January 12 Photos of Smokers Trigger Brain Reaction in Those Trying to Quit
January 12 Framingham Score May Not Spot Lifetime Heart Risk
January 12 Lack of Sleep Linked to Common Cold
January 12 Cold Weather May Raise Blood Pressure in Elderly
January 12 Vets Often Forgo Medication When Co-Pays Rise
January 12 HRT Shrinks the Brain
January 12 In High-Stakes Stock Trading, Finger Length Matters
January 12 Sodium, Potassium Intake Tied to Heart Disease
January 12 Glaucoma Associated With Reading Impairments in Elderly
January 12 Minn. Confirms Tainted Peanut Butter Link to Salmonella Outbreak
January 13 Vicks VapoRub Linked to Infant Breathing Problems
January 13 Health Tip: Prevent Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
January 13 Health Tip: Using a Steroid Nasal Spray
January 13 Pediatric MS Tied to Higher Relapse Rates
January 13 Diagnostic Approved to Detect C. diff
January 13 Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 13, 2009
January 13 Health Highlights: Jan. 13, 2009
January 13 U.S. Flunks on Tobacco Control Report Card
January 13 Counseling Lacking for Adolescents With Arthritis
January 13 Diet, Exercise Cuts Kids' Risk for Metabolic Syndrome
January 13 U.S. Chlamydia Infections Hit All-Time High
January 13 Ovary Removal Lowers Odds of Cancer in High-Risk Women
January 13 Women With Heart Attack Symptoms See Delays in Care
January 13 Omega-3 Fatty Acid May Help 'Preemie' Girls' Brains
January 13 Walking Is Good for Blocked Leg Arteries
January 13 Certain Antidepressants Ease Fibromyalgia Symptoms
January 13 Multiple Screening Strategy Boosts Cervical Cancer Detection
January 13 Millions More Americans Might Be Placed on Statins
January 14 Salmonella Linked to Deaths in Virginia, Minnesota
January 14 FDA Finds No Link So Far Between Asthma Drugs and Suicide Risk
January 14 Health Tip: Walking for Exercise
January 14 Hard-to-Treat Leukemia Cell Subtype Identified
January 14 Health Tip: Understanding Seasonal Sadness
January 14 Health Highlights: Jan. 14, 2009
January 14 Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 14, 2009
January 14 Brain May Be Wired for Social Conformity
January 14 Bed Bugs, Nearly Eradicated, Make a Comeback
January 14 Researchers Zero In on GI Cancers
January 14 Brain 'Switchboard' Separates Learning, Remembering
January 14 Serotonin Transporter Gene Tied to Social Anxiety
January 14 Newer Antipsychotics Pose Cardiac Risk: Study
January 14 Hispanics Respond Poorly to Standard Hepatitis C Therapy
January 14 Meningitis Vaccine Seems to Work Like a Charm
January 14 Surgeon's Checklist Saves Lives
January 14 Blood Flow Measurement Boosts Stent Outcomes
January 14 IVF Treatments Often Work for Women Under 35
January 15 Kellogg Halts Sales of Peanut Butter Crackers
January 15 Menthol Cigarettes the Most Addictive
January 15 Booze Taxes Lower Drinking Rates
January 15 Health Tip: What Seniors Eat
January 15 Health Tip: Oh, Those Aching Muscles
January 15 Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 15, 2009
January 15 Video Game May Help Reduce Flashbacks From Trauma
January 15 Newer Contraceptives Don't Increase Heart Risk
January 15 Health Highlights: Jan. 15, 2009
January 15 Mothers, Newborns at High Risk in Developing World
January 15 More Americans Urged to Get Cancer Screenings
January 15 FDA Issues Final Regulations for Genetically Engineered Animals
January 15 Family Docs Do Colonoscopies Safely
January 15 Sleep Apnea Seems to Wear Down the Brain
January 15 Savella Approved for Fibromyalgia
January 15 Memory Loss Tied to Brain's White Matter
January 15 Antacids Are Best First Choice for Indigestion
January 16 Rheumatoid Arthritis Hits Women Harder
January 16 Health Tip: Easing a Croupy Cough
January 16 National Childrens Study Begins Recruiting
January 16 Cholesterol Levels May Not Measure Cardiac Risk
January 16 Health Tip: Signs of Ovulation
January 16 Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 16, 2009
January 16 Health Highlights: Jan. 16, 2009
January 16 Caring Counseling May Ease Postpartum Depression
January 16 Genetic Data May Predict Colon Cancer Odds
January 16 Domestic Animals Owe Varied Coats to Humans
January 16 A Much-Needed Hero for Troubled Times
January 16 Sepsis Therapy in Preemies Fails to Boost Survival
January 16 Common Genes Link Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia
January 16 Riastap Approved for Rare Blood Disorder
January 16 FDA Warns of Skin-Numbing Drug Dangers
January 16 Game, Not Gore, Keeps Video Players Playing
January 16 Many in U.S. Prisons Lack Good Health Care
January 16 FDA Widens Peanut Butter-Salmonella Probe
January 16 Saliva Test Could Indicate Autism
January 17 Hard, Cold Facts About Frostbite
January 17 Health Highlights: Jan. 17, 2009
January 18 HIV Drug a Double-Edged Sword for Infants
January 18 Exercise Tips for Seniors to Start a Healthy 2009
January 18 Health Highlights: Jan. 18, 2009
January 19 Preschool Lunch Doesn't Always Pack Nutritious Punch
January 19 Health Tip: Health Tip: Wine Could Benefit the Heart
January 19 Low-Cost Strategies to Maintain Health in Hard Times
January 19 Health Tip: Log Your Headache Pain
January 19 Health Highlights: Jan. 19, 2009
January 19 Peanut Butter Product Recalls Mount
January 19 Women in Coastal Areas Have Higher Mercury Levels
January 19 Older Women Get Fewer Kidney Transplants Than Men
January 19 Positive Outlook Cuts Chances of Dementia
January 19 MRSA Infections Spreading to Kids in Community
January 19 Optimal Treatment Boosts Blacks' Lung Cancer Survival
January 19 U.S. Heart Attacks Becoming Less Severe
January 19 Knee Replacement Works Best When Patients, Providers Agree
January 19 Genetic Data May Not Boost Heart Disease Predictions
January 20 Obama Backs Health Care Reform
January 20 More Peanut Butter Products Join Recall List
January 20 Tiny Chemo Beads Boost Liver Cancer Outcomes
January 20 Health Tip: Nutrition for Athletic Performance
January 20 Health Tip: Clogged Ears On a Plane?
January 20 Health Highlights: Jan. 20, 2009
January 20 Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 20, 2009
January 20 Cleaning Products Up Nurses' Asthma Risk
January 20 Study Weighs Cost, Benefit of Gene Tests Before Warfarin Rx
January 20 Older Drug Effective in Treating Pediatric Nerve Cancer
January 20 Why Saying No to Foods May Be Harder for Women
January 20 Angioplasty Via Wrist May Be Safer
January 20 MRI Scans Reveal Post-Heart Attack Bleeding
January 20 Abnormal Heart Function Reduces Exercise Capacity
January 20 Antidepressant Eases Anxiety in Older Adults
January 20 Saliva Test Could Monitor Type 2 Diabetes
January 20 Simple Exercise Keeps Brain at Top of Its Game
January 21 Health Highlights: Jan. 21, 2009
January 21 Salmonella Infection Numbers Still Rising
January 21 Health Tip: If You've Got GERD
January 21 EPA Alerts Seniors to Carbon Monoxide Dangers
January 21 Car Seats Save Young Lives
January 21 Health Tip: Dizziness During Pregnancy
January 21 Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 21, 2009
January 21 Targeting Cancer's Own Stem Cells to Fight Recurrence
January 21 People With Schizophrenia Say Bias Is Part of Their Lives
January 21 Kidney, Heart Problems May Be Linked
January 21 Severe Obstetric Complications on the Increase
January 21 Seasons Arriving 2 Days Earlier, Study Says
January 21 Decide for Me When I Can't, Most People Say
January 21 In Time, Cream Might Prevent Herpes Transmission
January 21 Supplement Hampers Thyroid Cancer Treatment
January 21 New Test May Help Kidney Transplant Patients
January 21 Common Asthma Treatments Don't Work for Virus-Induced Wheeze
January 21 Cleaner Air Equals Longer Life
January 22 Health Tip: Smoking and Diabetes
January 22 Health Tip: Save Your Back at Work
January 22 Gender May Influence Heart Failure Treatment
January 22 Moderate Alcohol Consumption May Protect Against Disabilities
January 22 Health Highlights: Jan. 22, 2009
January 22 Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 22, 2009
January 22 Certain Facial Injuries Point to Domestic Violence
January 22 Heavy Smoking as Teenager Might Add Pounds Later
January 22 Old-Growth Forests Dying Off in U.S. West
January 22 Nurses Often Left Out of Medical Error Talks
January 22 New Brain Hemorrhage Guidelines Stress Quick Action
January 22 How the Ear Protects Your Hearing
January 22 With Psoriasis, the Internet May Offer Hope
January 22 Dog Ailment, ALS Link Seen
January 22 Many Alzheimer's Caregivers Admit to Abusive Behavior
January 22 Salmonella Common In U.S. Poultry
January 23 Health Tip: Triggers for PTSD
January 23 31M Pounds of Peanut Butter, Paste Recalled: Report
January 23 Health Tip: Taking ADHD Medications
January 23 Drug Impedes Body's Deadly Reaction to Flu Virus
January 23 Health Highlights: Jan. 23, 2009
January 23 Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 23, 2009
January 23 Problems Tied to Obesity Also Seem to Affect Sleep
January 23 FDA OKs 1st Embryonic Stem Cell Trial
January 23 Preemies Exposed to Toxins in Liquid Meds
January 23 CDC Warns of Spike in Hib-Linked Meningitis Among Children
January 23 Kidney Disease in Blacks Undetected Until Late Stages
January 23 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome as Deadly as Ever
January 23 Traditional Nonsurgical GERD Treatments Not Impressive
January 23 60 Million Worldwide Carry Heart Disease Mutation
January 23 Acne Cream Not Linked to Raised Death Risk
January 23 Elderly Car Crash Deaths Down in Last Decade
January 23 Menstrual Bleeding Treatment Safer Than Thought
January 24 What to Do If You Have Unsightly Veins
January 24 Health Highlights: Jan. 24, 2009
January 25 Database Helps Assess Your Breast Cancer Risk
January 25 Oh-So-Cold Temperatures Plague Older People
January 25 Health Highlights: Jan. 25, 2009
January 26 Recess Makes for Better Students
January 26 Health Tip: Sit Properly at the Computer
January 26 Why Cancer in One Breast May Affect the Other
January 26 Health Tip: Problems With a Picky Eater?
January 26 Health Highlights: Jan. 26, 2009
January 26 Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 26, 2009
January 26 Higher Blood Sugar Could Impair Thinking
January 26 Cell Phones, Traffic a Deadly Combo for Kids
January 26 Hallucinations Are Rare Side Effects of ADHD Medications
January 26 More Accidental Infant Deaths Blamed on Suffocation in Bed
January 26 Terror Fears Tougher on Minorities, Disabled
January 26 HS Sports Shoulder Injuries More Likely in Boys
January 26 Omega-6 Fatty Acids Can Be Good for You
January 26 Study Finds High-Fructose Corn Syrup Contains Mercury
January 26 Gene Variant Raises Risk for Brain Cancer at Young Age
January 26 Popular or Not? Your Genes May Help Decide
January 26 Moms Who Breast-Feed Less Likely to Neglect Child
January 26 Cutting Calories May Boost Aging Brains
January 26 Ovary Removal May Not Be Needed in Endometrial Cancer
January 27 Health Tip: Preventing Athlete's Foot
January 27 Health Tip: Managing Neck Pain
January 27 Newborn Babies Feel the Rhythm
January 27 Intensive Insulin Therapy Reduces Mortality in Sick Kids
January 27 Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 27, 2009
January 27 Health Highlights: Jan. 27, 2009
January 27 Some Heart Failure Meds May Raise Fracture Risk in Women
January 27 America's Top Hospitals Cut Patient Death Rate 27%
January 27 Salmonella Outbreak Site Has History of Health Violations: Report
January 27 'Wired' Hospitals Post Lower Death, Complication Rates
January 27 Hormone-Boosting Drug May Help Treat Frailty
January 27 Gene Insights May Improve Psoriasis Care
January 27 In Kids, Genes May Affect Leukemia Treatment
January 27 Monitoring Protein Didn't Improve Heart Failure Outcomes
January 27 Tweaking Hormones Might Ease Chronic Stress
January 27 Childhood Cancer Survivors Not Getting Recommended Mammograms
January 27 Substance Abuse Hinders TB Treatment
January 28 Pain-Relieving Powers of Acupuncture Unclear
January 28 Health Tip: Be Wary of Fad Diets
January 28 Health Tip: Traumatic Events May Affect Sleep
January 28 Controversial Chemical Lingers Longer in the Body: Study
January 28 Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 28, 2009
January 28 Health Highlights: Jan. 28, 2009
January 28 Gelnique Approved for Overactive Bladder
January 28 'Time Stamp' in Brain Cells Encodes Memories
January 28 Gene Discovered for Most Common Form of Epilepsy
January 28 Concussion's Effects May Linger for Decades
January 28 Skyocketing Health-Care Costs Could Double Premiums for Many Americans
January 28 In the World of Germs, Man Bites Dog
January 28 Diabetes Keeps Rising Among U.S. Adults
January 28 Childhood Stress Compromises Immune System
January 28 Lung Transplant Outcomes Better at High-Volume Hospitals
January 28 Plavix Plus Heartburn Drugs May Hike Heart Risk
January 28 Weight Loss Helps Incontinence
January 28 Most Kidney Donors Lead Long, Healthy Lives
January 29 Common Chemicals May Delay Pregnancy
January 29 Health Tip: Is Your Child Getting Too Much Sugar?
January 29 Zoloft, Lexapro the Best of Newer Antidepressants
January 29 Health Tip: Take it Easy After You Give Birth
January 29 Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 29, 2009
January 29 Health Highlights: Jan. 29, 2009
January 29 Additional Steroid Dose May Help Preemies
January 29 St. Louis Ranked America's 'Asthma Capital'
January 29 Seniors Who Exercise Help Their Health
January 29 Home Renovations by Affluent Families Can Unleash Lead Threat
January 29 Blood Test for 'Mad Cow' Disease May Be Near
January 29 Gum Disease Treatment Doesn't Cut Preterm Birth Risk
January 29 The Zen Way to Pain Relief
January 29 Kidney Function Test May Not Be Cost-Effective
January 29 Birthmark or Blood Vessel Problem?
January 29 Stem Cell Transplants Help MS Victims
January 29 Old Tech Helps Soldiers With New Wound Infection
January 30 Medical Needs of 6.2 Million U.S. Kids Go Unmet
January 30 Health Tip: Living With Latex Allergy
January 30 The Truth About 'Bio-identical' Hormone Therapy
January 30 Health Tip: Risk Factors for Anorexia
January 30 Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 30, 2009
January 30 Variations in Gene DNA Boost Drinkers' Cancer Risk
January 30 Top 10 Heart-Stroke Advances for 2008
January 30 Adult Fast-Food Diets Tied to Too Much TV as Teen
January 30 Health Highlights: Jan. 30, 2009
January 30 Outpatient Procedures on Rise, CDC Says
January 30 Tracking Down a Salmonella Outbreak
January 30 Using C-Section Scars to Predict Future Deliveries
January 30 Preeclampsia in Pregnancy Boosts Future Health Risks
January 30 Synthetic HDL Could Fight Heart Disease
January 30 Kids Who Spend More Time Outdoors Have Better Vision
January 30 Preeclampsia May Stem From Malformed Proteins
January 30 Those Who Feel Rejected Direct Hostility Toward Others
January 30 U.S. Launches Criminal Probe Into Salmonella Outbreak
January 30 Regular Church Attendance May Lower Suicide Risk
January 31 With Age Comes Greater Risk of Hypothermia
January 31 Aggressive Treatment Effective in Kids' Brain Cancer
January 31 Health Highlights: Jan. 31, 2009

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