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July 2008

July 1

Drug Use Increasingly Common in All Countries Genes Get Out the Vote Health Tip: Rid Your Home of Dust Mites Health Tip: Stop Smoking, Save Your Bones FDA Approves Generic Risperdal Clinical Trials Update: July 1, 2008 Health Highlights: July 1, 2008 Tough Underage Drinking Laws Saving Lives Smoke-Free Policies Prove Effective TB Outbreaks May Be Predicted by First 2 Cases Scientists Find Way to Dim Cancer Switch Mental Test Spots Alzheimer's Risk Wireless Device Approved for Diabetics New Method Better Predictor of In Vitro Fertilization Success Opening Clogged Arteries Helps Women After Heart Attack Newborns in Intensive Care Often Exposed to Pain Death Rates for HIV Patients Decrease Dramatically Extreme Heat a Deadly Risk for Older Adults U.S. Officials Stymied in Salmonella Search

July 2

Hallucinogen Gives Lasting Spiritual Boost Meditation, Yoga Might Switch Off Stress Genes Health Tip: Help Prevent Headaches Health Tip: Giving Medications to People With Alzheimer's Smokeless Tobacco Products Do Raise Cancer Risk Clinical Trials Update: July 2, 2008 Health Highlights: July 2, 2008 Glaucoma Treatment Can Prevent Blindness MRSA Infections Can Bug Fitness Buffs New Hope Against the Cold Sore Virus New Ear Tube Device Helps Treat Infections Faster Lung Infections Cost Hospitals More Than $10B in 2006 More 90-Plus Women Than Men Prone to Dementia Circulating Tumor Cells Reveal Insights Into Lung Cancers New Drug Slows Thyroid Cancer Two-Drug Treatment Didn't Improve Cardiac Arrest Survival Rates

July 3

FDA Panel Calls for More Testing of Diabetes Drugs Health Tip: After Liposuction Health Tip: Beat by the Summer Heat Playing It Safe With High School Sports Tongue-Driven Device Aids Handicapped Collagen Wrinkle Filler Approved Health Highlights: July 3, 2008 Compound in Red Wine Fights Ravages of Age Medication Reduces Violence in Some Schizophrenics Barcode Technology Flaws Put Some Patients at Risk New Drug-Coated Stent Approved New Tests Assess Kids' Sense of Smell, Taste SIDS Linked to Brain Chemical Dysfunction Lots of Sex May Prevent Erectile Dysfunction Working Hard When Tired Raises Blood Pressure Screening Athletes Could Cut Sudden Cardiac Death Risk Kidney Cancer Vaccine Shows No Boost in Survival

July 4

On Independence Day, Think Fireworks Safety First Health Tip: Have a Safe Fourth of July Health Tip: Trying Pregnancy Again Health Highlights: July 4, 2008 Gender Plays Role in Kidney Transplant Outcomes Mom's Vitamin D Levels Affect Baby's Dental Health Anxiety, Shyness May Be Long-Lasting Traits

July 5

Get Healthy: Your Middle-Aged Heart Will Thank You How to Stay Out of the ER This Summer Health Highlights: July 5, 2008

July 6

Breakthroughs Offer Hope to MS Patients Food Allergens Show Up in Unexpected Places Health Highlights: July 6, 2008

July 7

Health Tip: Safety on Wheels Secondary Schools Serve Unhealthy Foods 'Sideline' Rage Triggers Mirror Those of Angry Drivers Health Tip: Eat More Vegetables ADHD Might Raise Kids' Obesity Risk Clinical Trials Update: July 7, 2008 Health Highlights: July 7, 2008 Dietary Supplement May Prevent Breast Cancer Pediatricians Recommend Cholesterol Drugs for Some Kids Father's Age a Factor in Infertility New Spanish Consumer Guide Compares Diabetes Meds Baby's Smile Lights Up Mom's Brain Molecule Uses Cellular Recycling to Treat Kidney Cancer Popular Antidepressants Linked to GI Bleeding Relationship Violence Common Among College Students Healthier Lifestyles Would Lengthen American Lives Child Care May Lead to Unwanted Weight Gain in Infants Pregnancy Alone Not A Risk for Mental Health Problems Omega-3, Some Omega-6 Fatty Acids Boost Cardiovascular Health

July 8

Health Tip: Take Care of a Rash Health Tip: Protect Your Hearing Keep a Food Diary, Lose Twice as Much Weight Kids' Obesity May Lead to Epidemic of Adult Diabetes Pregnancy Boosts Heart Attack Risk Health Highlights: July 8, 2008 Clinical Trials Update: July 8, 2008 Thickness, Location Predict Skin Cancer's Spread A Sweet Way to Shield Baby's Teeth Breast Cancer Test Rates Drug Therapy Candidates FDA Approves Genetic Test for Breast Cancer FDA Mandates Black Box Warning for Some Antibiotics College-Educated Fare Better When Cancer Strikes Ankle-Arm Blood Pressure Test Predicts Heart Disease Risk Hormone Therapy Shows Little Benefit Against Prostate Cancer Cancer Care Unaffected by Doctor Reimbursement Changes A Blood Marker Could Spot Diabetes Risk Low Iron Levels Cut Cancer Risk in Men With PAD

July 9

Health Tip: Alleviating Rheumatoid Arthritis Men Often Not Told of Severity of Wife's Cancer Health Tip: Keep Teeth in Tip-Top Shape Breast-Conserving Surgery Leaves Many Cancer Patients Disappointed Gene Activity May Explain Deadlier Breast Cancers Among Younger Women Seniors Having More Sex Than Ever Clinical Trials Update: July 9, 2008 Health Highlights: July 9, 2008 Surfing to a Higher Weight Heat Exposure a Dangerous Summer Threat Do Underweight Newborns Make for Shy Adults? ELS Plus CPR Boosts Blood Flow After Cardiac Arrest Diabetes, Weight Tied to Male Infertility New Technique Harvests Stem Cells at Earlier Stage Gene Mutation Tied to Inherited Atrial Fibrillation Assisted Breathing Eases Lung Symptoms for Heart Patients Thalidomide Continues to Show Benefits Against Myeloma

July 10

Salmonella Illnesses Now Top 1,000 A Young Life Lost to Prescription Drug Abuse Cool Air Blown Under Pads May Protect Footballers From Illness Health Tip: Keep Teen Conflicts Under Control Health Tip: Parenting Twins Freeze-Dried Formula May Block HIV Virus in Breast Milk Clinical Trials Update: July 10, 2008 Health Highlights: July 10, 2008 Gender Plays Role in Post-Concussion Healing Stem Cells Hold Promise for Muscular Dystrophy Common Mechanisms May Contribute to Autism's Mutations Melanoma Rates Soar Among Younger Women Uterus Size May Predict Risk for Premature Twins After IVF Alcohol's Impact on Heart, Stroke Risk Differs by Gender ACL Reconstruction With Cadaver Tissue Risky in Younger Patients Vaginal Microbicides Might Help More Men Than Women Finding Out How Flavonoids Protect the Heart FDA Advisers Don't Back 'Black Box' Warning for Epilepsy Drugs

July 11

Hormone Replacement May Raise Women's Gallbladder Risk Melanoma Drug Boosts Recurrence-Free Survival Health Tip: Monitoring What You Drink Teen Birth Rates, Homicides on Increase, Report Shows Health Tip: When to Induce Labor Clinical Trials Update: July 11, 2008 Health Highlights: July 11, 2008 Workshop Helps Parents, Kids Talk About Sex Popular Tilapia Might Not Help Heart Nanoparticle Stops Cancer From Spreading Aging Brain Can Learn New Tricks Recent Genetic Discoveries Don't Improve Prediction of Breast Cancer Beta Blockers Help Hospitalized Heart Failure Patients Do Antidepressants Make Bones Brittle? Protein Thought to Promote Cancer Does Opposite Trauma Center Counseling Reduces Kids' Repeat Injuries

July 12

Summer Is Peak Time for Lightning Strikes Health Highlights: July 12, 2008

July 13

Are You Getting Burned by Your Sunscreen? Don't Take a Vacation From Healthy Eating Health Highlights: July 13, 2008

July 14

Colon Cancer Screening Rates Remain Low Health Tip: Keep Stitches Clean and Dry Health Tip: Teens and Sleep Elbow Injuries on Rise Among Young Athletes Clinical Trials Update: July 14, 2008 Health Highlights: July 14, 2008 Poor Blood Sugar Control After Heart Surgery Impacts Outcomes Eating Less May Slow Aging Process Diabetic Hispanics Missing Out on Eye Exams Warfarin Safer Than Heparin for Some Strokes Coronary Heart Disease Not a Cheery Condition Exercise Might Slow Brain Shrinkage in Alzheimer's Patients Access Is Key to Kids' Decision to Smoke Optimism About Heart Risk Pays Off For Young Adults, Borderline High Blood Pressure a Threat Global Warming Linked to Heightened Kidney Stone Risk

July 15

Brain Cancer Vaccine's Immune Response Key to Outcomes Background TV Distracts Kids From Play Health Tip: Keep Your Kitchen Clean Health Tip: Toddler-Proof Your Home Clinical Trials Update: July 15, 2008 Health Highlights: July 15, 2008 Drug May Ease Symptoms of Juvenile Arthritis Third of Elderly Patients Take Companion to See Doctor Salmonella Sickness Toll Climbs to 1,148 Eye Test Could Spot Diabetes Vision Trouble Early Hip, Knee Replacements Do Ease Symptoms Statins Show Little Benefit for Kids With Learning Disorder Children Move Less as They Get Older Just Say No to Nuts During Pregnancy Stomach Germ May Protect Against Asthma Imaging Advance Tracks Prostate Cancer in Lymph Nodes

July 16

Health Tip: Signs of Problems at Daycare Researchers Find Link Between Organ Transplants, Cancer Many Women Struggle With Uncontrolled Blood Pressure Health Tip: Dealing With Diarrhea Clinical Trials Update: July 16, 2008 Health Highlights: July 16, 2008 Drug Combo Improves Remission of Rheumatoid Arthritis Genetic Trait Boosts AIDS Risks in Blacks No Evidence Breast Self-Exams Cut Cancer Deaths New Model Allows Testing of Hepatitis C Treatments Big Tobacco Lures Young Smokers With Menthol Cigarettes: Study Empathy Is 'Hard-Wired' in Children's Brains Case Points to Link Between Crohn's Treatment, Cancer Combo Therapy Makes More Kidney Transplants Possible Premature Birth Linked to Some Unexpected Later Problems Diet Plans Produce Similar Results

July 21

Gene Profiles Might Help Guide Lung Cancer Care Stretch That Grocery List in Lean Times Health Tip: Choosing Exercise Equipment Hybrid Cars Pose Risk to Blind, Visually Impaired Health Tip: If Your Child Wears Glasses Health Highlights: July 21, 2008 Lung Cancer Trial Targets Asbestos-Related Disease Clinical Trials Update: July 21, 2008 Australian Study Seeks Genetic Roots of Cerebral Palsy Vytorin Fails to Lower Heart Valve Problems Women More Likely to Have Second Thoughts on Tattoos Epilepsy Drug May Boost Birth Defect Risk When Babies Die, Obstetricians Suffer, Too Medicare to Pay Bonuses for 'E-Prescribing' Peppers Picked as Salmonella Culprit Kidney Patients Less Likely to Get Heart Attack Meds

July 22

Lidocaine Gel May Ease Mammography Discomfort Health Tip: Prevent Jet Lag Health Tip: Keep Baby Safe in the Crib Spinal Cord Stem Cells May Act as Nerve Repair System Clinical Trials Update: July 22, 2008 Health Highlights: July 22, 2008 Laser Resurfacing Produces Long-Term Results More Cancer Lymph Nodes Analyzed at Specialty Centers Donor's Age Not Linked to Poor Outcomes in Liver Transplants Sleep Apnea Linked to Night Heart Attacks U.S. Immigrants Bearing More of the TB Burden Nursing Homes Unprepared for Pandemic Flu Fallout Women and Men Urged to Seek 'Preconception Care' Viagra May Boost Female Libido in Some Cases Memory Problems Tied to Sound Processing Disorder

July 23

Family Meals Can Help Teen Girls Avoid Drugs, Alcohol Health Tip: Bottled or Tap? Mouse Model to Aid Sinusitis Research Health Tip: Stay Awake Behind the Wheel Health Highlights: July 23, 2008 Clinical Trials Update: July 23, 2008 Alcohol Use Frequently Overlooked Before Surgery Coronary Disease Dulls Cognitive Skills Protein Gives Doctors New Tool to Detect Melanoma Simple Procedure Improves Male Fertility Children Can Develop Tolerance to Egg Allergy Twofold Action Urged for Pre-Diabetes Kidneys Donated After Cardiac Death Cut Racial Disparities Targeted Drug Boosts Survival Among Liver Cancer Patients Genetic Cause of Statin-Related Muscle Pain Found Soy Linked to Low Sperm Count

July 24

Intestinal Gluten Receptor Is Gateway for Celiac Disease Health Tip: Evaluate Your Diet Pet Doors Opening at Assisted Living Centers Health Tip: Reduce Pesticide Exposure Clinical Trials Update: July 24, 2008 Health Highlights: July 24, 2008 Antidepressant Scripts Up 16 Million Over 3-Year Period Drug Holds Promise Against AIDS Worm Study Challenges Prevailing Theory of Aging Sleep Needs May Decline With Age Studies Link Circadian Rhythm, Metabolism, Longevity to One Protein Gene Mutation for Eye Disorder Found Smokers Struck by Influenza Face Higher Mortality Rates HIV Patients Living Longer Gummy Bears Join Cavity Fight

July 25

Health Tip: Why You Should Wash Your Hands Weekends Tough on the Diet People With GERD More Likely to Develop Asthma Clinical Trials Update: July 25, 2008 Health Highlights: July 25, 2008 Study Disproves Belief That Hepatitis C Blunts HIV Drugs Health Hazards in Household Cleaners Exposed Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Extends Survival After Cardiac Arrest Iced Teas Pose High Risk of Kidney Stones Web Site Demystifies Lab Tests Geographical Pattern Eyed in 1991 Gulf War Cases of ALS Warm-Up Reduces ACL Injury in Female Soccer Players Spleen Key Player in Brain's Infection-Fighting Messages Drug Test Cheaters Turning to Web ER Visit Leaves Many Confused Some Sweeteners Inhibit Enzyme Tied to Type 2 Diabetes FDA Clears U.S. Hot Peppers in Salmonella Outbreak

July 26

Automated, Wearable Kidney Offers Continuous Dialysis Health Highlights: July 26, 2008

July 27

Most Fit Have Less Brain Atrophy From Alzheimer's Health Highlights: July 27, 2008 Mouse Study May Offer Better Diagnosis for Preeclampsia MRI Captures Alzheimer's Lesions Blood Pressure Drugs May Protect Against Alzheimer's

July 28

Alzheimer's Patients React Poorly to 'Elderspeak' Health Tip: Dental Care for Seniors Health Tip: Prevent Dehydration Dementia Underestimated in Developing Countries Researchers Map America's Deadliest Roads Clinical Trials Update: July 28, 2008 Health Highlights: July 28, 2008 Bone Density Predicts Chances of Breast Cancer Alzheimer's Treatment Trials May Have Special Challenges Surgical Errors Cost Almost $1.5B a Year Experts Urge Research on Sleep Apnea-Heart Disease Link Hearing Loss May Be More Widespread Than Thought Rates of Mild Cognitive Impairment Higher Than Expected Accidental Overdoses in the Home Soaring Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs Might Help Prevent Alzheimer's Micro Molecules May Be Cancer Biomarker Hospitalizations for Heart Failure Skyrocketing Diet Key to Diabetes Risk

July 29

Health Tip: Deep Breathing Techniques Health Tip: Controlling Gas Scientists ID 'Jekyll-Hyde' Protein in Lou Gehrig's Disease Secondhand Smoke Raises Stroke Risk for Spouses Clinical Trials Update: July 29, 2008 Health Highlights: July 29, 2008 Fondness for Fish Keeps Japanese Hearts Healthy Thyroid Hormone May Boost Women's Alzheimer's Risk Prostate Cancer Treatment Could Impair Men's Thinking Exercise Testing for Cancer Fails to Follow Guidelines Walkable Neighborhoods Keep the Pounds Off 'Biomarkers' May Help Spot, Track Alzheimer's 2 Breast Cancer Screening Strategies Prove Effective 'De-Tangling' Alzheimer's Drug Shows Promise First Generic Versions of Depakote Approved Aging Hinders Memory Storage During Sleep Family History May Add to Alzheimer's Puzzle

July 30

Health Tip: Prevent Heartburn Pre-Pregnancy Diabetes Boosts Risk for Birth Defects Deportation Tied to Higher HIV Risk for Men Injecting Drugs Clinical Trials Update: July 30, 2008 Health Highlights: July 30, 2008 Frankincense Provides Relief for Osteoarthritis Brain Mechanism Can Turn Off Trauma of Bad Memories Possible Cause of Postpartum Depression Pinpointed New Test Identifies Heavy Drinkers Schizophrenia Yields Some Genetic Secrets Being Single in Midlife Could Raise Risk for Dementia Later New Clues to How Cancer Spreads Moms With Alzheimer's May Pass on Risk to Kids Patch Helps Mend Damaged Hearts Public Smoking Bans Work Across the Board New Treatment Lessens Heart Attack Damage

July 31

Assisted Fertilization Risks May Be Due to Infertility Health Tip: Feeding Your Baby FDA Expands Pepper Warning in Salmonella Outbreak Health Tip: Prevent Back Injury Gene Could Boost Stroke Risk for Migraine Sufferers Clinical Trials Update: July 31, 2008 Health Highlights: July 31, 2008 New Test IDs Cancer Cells in Tumors Pill Could Boost Sports Performance Black Henna Tattoo Chemical Can Cause Skin Reaction Risky Sexual Behaviors Decreasing Among U.S. Teens Advances Made Against Alzheimer's Disease Researchers Test New Source for Blood Platelets Scientists Turn Skin Cells Into Motor Neurons in ALS Patients Study Explains How Cranberries Prevent Urinary Infections Gene Test Could Catch Deadly Heart Problem Bone Disease Test Shows Death Risk for Dialysis Patients Mouse Study Finds Molecule That Tells Hair to Grow Flu Vaccine Doesn't Protect Seniors From Pneumonia Eradicating Gut Bacteria Improves Stomach Cancer Outcomes

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