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July 2007
July 18
Bush Creates Panel to Oversee Imported Foods
Health Tip: Fire Safety Suggestions
Health Tip: Cleaning a Cut
Curry Spice Chemical Could Curb Alzheimer's
Clinical Trials Update: July 18, 2007
Health Highlights: July 18, 2007
Wearable Device Warns Hospital of Heart Attack
Two-Legged Walking an 'Energy Cheap' Option
Natural Cancer-Fighting Protein May Also Slow Aging
New Crohn's Disease Drug Shows Promise
Gene Linked to Restless Leg Syndrome Found
Scientists Spot Genes Behind Heart Disease
Fertility Technique Common, Despite Doubts
Gene Variant Can Double Risk of AMD
Combining Drugs Doesn't Improve Arterial Disease Outcome
July 19
Botulism Linked to Canned Hot Dog Chili Sauce
Many Brain Cells Seek, to Help You Find
Health Tip: Protecting Your Eyes
Health Tip: Treating an Ingrown Toenail
Clinical Trials Update: July 19, 2007
Health Highlights: July 19, 2007
One Billion People Don't Get Enough Vitamin D
Senior Drivers Aren't Unsafe Drivers
Combo HIV Drug Therapy May Restore Healthy Immune System
Genetic Analysis Offers Insights Into AIDS Resistance
Body Clock Shift May Cause Sickness-Linked Fatigue
Scientists Unlock Secrets of the 'Placebo Effect'
Rates of Rare Lymphoma Increasing
July 20
Health Tip: Risk Factors for Preeclampsia
Youngest Infants at Risk of Death While Seated
Health Tip: Hernias in Children
Family, More Than Genes, Helps Drive Divorce
Clinical Trials Update: July 20, 2007
Health Highlights: July 20, 2007
Studies Track Treatment Outcomes for Kids With ADHD
New Drug Combo Fights High Blood Pressure
Scans During Radiation Treatment Help Lung Cancer Patients
Distraction Can Defuse Drunken Violence
Low-Carb Diets Combat Metabolic Syndrome
Brain Chemical Could Help Beat Back Despair
Research Points to Single Origin of Humans
Simple Lifestyles Changes Can Produce Big Payoffs
July 22
July 23
Lactose Intolerance Doesn't Mean Goodbye to Dairy
Health Tip: Feeling Forgetful?
Health Tip: Bicycle Safety for Children
Health Highlights: July 23, 2007
Newer Breast Cancer Drugs Appear to Boost Life Spans
More Hospital Nurses Mean Fewer Infections
Clinical Trials Update: July 23, 2007
Gene May Help Spur Premenstrual Depression
Discharged Hospital Patients Run Risk of Blood Clots
Study Links Diet Soft Drinks With Cardiac Risk
U.S. Heart Failure Program Is Saving Lives
Better Grasp of Health Info May Boost Life Span
Ovarian Cancer Vaccine Might Extend Survival
Very Low Cholesterol May Bump Up Cancer Risk
July 24
Writer's Cramp May Be Tied to Brain Abnormalities
Health Tip: Prevent an Overuse Injury
Health Tip: Your Teething Baby
Red Cell Substitute May Work Against Sickle Cell Disease
Health Highlights: July 24, 2007
Exercising in Segments Helps Burn Fat
Natural Protein Protects Against Cancer
Surgeon's Experience Key to Prostate Surgery Success
Defibrillators Can Control Dangerous Heart Condition
Hip Protectors Won't Prevent Fractures in Elderly
Drinking While Pregnant May Alter Child's Brain
Cardio Monitoring Device Falls Out of Favor
FDA Panel OKs Osteoporosis Drug to Cut Breast Cancer Risk
July 25
Health Tip: Keep Oily Hair Under Control
Health Tip: Don't Aggravate an Upset Stomach
Congress Readies Bill to Give FDA Tobacco Oversight
Drug May Shield Brain Cells From Huntington's Disease
Health Highlights: July 25, 2007
Clinical Trials Update: July 25, 2007
Early HIV Therapy Boosts Children's Survival
Family, Friends May 'Spread' Obesity
Heavy Drinkers Lack Omega-3 Nutrient
Tough State DWI Laws Save Lives
Repeat, High-Dose Chemo Can Cure Testicular Cancer
End-of-Life Hospice Care Underused
Clots Reduce Aortic Tear Survival
Steroids Won't Help Common Respiratory Infection in Infants
July 26
High School, College Football Comes With Risk
Health Tip: Prevent Problems With Contact Lenses
High-Tech Home Devices Spur 'Smart' Health Care
Health Tip: Protect Your Head After Concussion
Clinical Trials Update: July 26, 2007
New Study Reaffirms HRT Link to Breast Cancer Rate Decline
Health Highlights: July 26, 2007
Myths About Cancer Risk Abound
To Itch or Not to Itch? It's in the Genes
Diesel Fumes Help Clog Arteries
Gene Holds Key to Blood Stem Cells
Fish Oil May Help Keep Inflammation at Bay
Uncanny Kitty Senses Patients' Death
July 27
Pot Ups Risk for Mental Illness
Two Diabetes Drugs Double Heart Failure Risk: Study
Health Tip: Causes of Fainting
Health Tip: Packing Your Prescriptions
Nurses, Printers at Increased Asthma Risk
Clinical Trials Update: July 27, 2007
Health Highlights: July 27, 2007
Cancer Society's Virtual 'Relay for Life' Begins Friday
Agent Orange May Boost Vietnam Vets' Hypertension Risk
Sunlight in Youth Might Shield Against MS
Young Type 1 Diabetics Benefit From Exercise
Female Cancer Survivors Lack Frank Sex Talk From Docs
Study Offers Hope for Faster-Acting Antidepressant
Scleroderma: A Rare but Devastating Disease
July 30
Second Gene That Increases MS Risk Found
Arthritis Disability More Likely in Older Blacks, Hispanics
Health Tip: When a Pet Dies
Health Tip: Check Skin for Cancer Signs
Clinical Trials Update: July 30, 2007
Drug May Help Prevent Women's Osteoarthritis
Drinking Teens Eschewing Beer for Hard Liquor
One-Third of Diabetics Have Sleep Apnea
Health Highlights: July 30, 2007
Exercise Plus Coffee May Ward Off Skin Cancer
Inflammatory Joint, Bowel Diseases May Be Linked
Smoking During Pregnancy Boosts Baby's Blood Pressure
Lead Less Toxic to the Well-Read
Experimental Therapy Reverses Type 1 Diabetes in Mice
Aricept Eases Symptoms of Severe Alzheimer's
July 31
Health Highlights: July 31, 2007
Diabetes Drug Should Stay Despite Heart Risks, U.S. Advisers Say
Two-Drug Combo Tough on Kidney Cancer
Health Tip: Red Face Could be Rosacea
Health Tip: Use Your Inhaler Correctly
1 Joint as Damaging as 5 Cigarettes to Your Lungs
Clinical Trials Update: July 31, 2007
Newborn Hearing Test Might Point to SIDS Risk
Religion Not Always a Motivator for Doctors Who Care for Poor
Folate Shields Fetus Against Chemical in Plastics
MRIs Spot Breast Cancers in High-Risk Women
Child Maltreatment Rises in Homes of Soldiers Sent to War
