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July 2009

July 1

Health Tip: Preventing a Kitchen Fire TV Ads Trigger Mindless Eating Your Surroundings Mirror Your Beliefs Health Tip: What's Causing My Neck Pain? Antibiotics May Boost Risk for Recurrent Ear Infection Health Highlights: July 1, 2009 Clinical Trials Update: July 1, 2009 Obesity Rates Continue to Climb in U.S. Test Before Corneal Transplant May Improve Outcome Celiac Disease Making Inroads in U.S. Possible Gene Regions for Schizophrenia Located Master Stem Cell for Human Heart Identified FDA Tells Patients to Stick With Diabetes Drug Linked to Cancer Anti-Smoking Drugs Get FDA 'Black-Box' Warning Shared Race, Social Group Seem to Help People Relate Growth Hormone May Build Muscle in Older Men With Medicare Plan, Drug Spending May Be Up Drugs May Not Slow Kidney Damage in Diabetes CPR Survival Rates for Older People Unchanged Increasing Alcohol Use Tied to More Hospitalization

July 6

Kids of Parents Who Value Exercise Are More Active Too Much Texting Can Spell Neck, Arm Pain Health Tip: How's the Air Quality at Home? Health Tip: Wear a Helmet For OCD, Not Helping Might Be Best Clinical Trials Update: July 6, 2009 Health Highlights: July 6, 2009 Alimta Approved as Maintenance Therapy for Advanced Lung Cancer Autism May Be Linked to Mom's Autoimmune Disease Drug Limits Stomach Trouble in Patients Taking Low-Dose Aspirin Research Reveals Clues to Breast Cancer's Spread Brain Quickly Detects Happiness in Others Even Steroid-Free Bodybuilders Focus on Image Fewer Dying Now From Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Team Sports Can't Compete With Films to Keep Kids From Smoking Despite More Tests, Some Aren't Getting Results Statins May Cause Muscle Damage in Some Patients Travelers Face Greater Risk of Leg Clots Final Rules Broaden Pool for Stem Cell Research New Evidence Supports HPV Vaccine

July 7

Mini-Strokes May Cause Vision Loss Health Tip: Caring for a Diabetic's Skin Mixed Marks for Swine Flu Updates New Weapon Emerges to Fight Kids' Cavities Health Tip: Diagnosing Joint Pain Clinical Trials Update: July 7, 2009 Health Highlights: July 7, 2009 Genes Linked to Cholesterol in Cells Are Identified Family History Key to Psychiatric Disorder Risk MRI May Help Find Deep Endometriosis Supplement Might Help Compulsive Hair Pullers Heartburn Drugs May Contribute to the Problem Fat-Cell Protein May Reduce Diabetes Risk FDA Mandates Tougher Warnings for Pain Pills Minimally Invasive Surgery Not Better for Sciatica Fewer Shots Could Still Protect Kids From Pneumonia New Clues to Race Gap in Breast Cancer Outcomes Cancer Gap Between Whites, Blacks May Be Biological in Part U.S. Unveils Stricter Food-Safety Standards

July 8

Vegetable Amino Acid Lowers Blood Pressure Meatless Burgers, Hot Dogs Not Always Full of Veggies Health Tip: Stretch Your Feet Health Tip: Negative Body Image Can Affect Your Health Catastrophic Epilepsy Caused by Defect in One Gene Health Highlights: July 8, 2009 Clinical Trials Update: July 8, 2009 Genetic Breakthrough Spells Hope for Lung Fibrosis Patients Humans Can Develop Bat-Like Echolocation Experts Keep Wary Eye on Tamiflu-Resistant Swine Flu Screen All Newborns for Hip Dysplasia, Study Urges Spinal Cord Stimulation Need Not Keep Soldiers From Action 'Easter Island' Drug Adds Years to Mice Prostate Drug Appears Safer Than Thought Electronic System Helps Track Diabetes Care Greater Language Skills in 20s May Guard Against Alzheimer's New Drug Fights Anthrax Toxin Changes Reduced Infections From Medical Abortion Drug Shows Promise in Nervous-System Tumor Treatment

July 9

Questions to Pharmacists Rise After Michael Jackson's Death Health Tip: Your Family Has a Medical History Migraines Linked to Reduced Breast Cancer Risk Health Tip: The Lactose-Intolerant Diet Vaccine May Someday Thwart Ear Infections Health Highlights: July 9, 2009 Clinical Trials Update: July 9, 2009 Swine Flu Summit Focuses on Preparedness Acupuncture, Exercise May Ease Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Early Menstruation Lowers Odds of Surviving Ovarian Cancer Technology Takes a Step Toward Treating Paralysis Study Asserts Need for New Treatments for Delirium Lighter Meals May Bring Longer Life For Kids, Two Languages Can Be as Easy as One Arthritis Drug Raises Risk of Tuberculosis Study Pinpoints Risk Factors for Death in Young Stroke Victims Stroke in Children Rare But Costly Severe COPD Linked to Mental Decline Respiratory Issues Linger for Smallest Babies More Mammograms May Mean More 'Harmless' Cancers Scientists Zero In on Elusive 'Allergy Gene'

July 13

Health Tip: Keep Baby's Nails Trimmed Health Tip: Who Gets Osteoporosis? Schizophrenia Drug Got Bad Rap Strep B Seems to Trick Immune System Bathtub Accidents Injure 43,000 U.S. Kids Each Year Health Highlights: July 13, 2009 Doctors' Attitudes Play Part in Early Alzheimer's Diagnosis A Curse or Two Might Quell the Pain Heavy Drinking Linked to Aggressive Prostate Cancer Clinical Trials Update: July 13, 2009 Cats Purrfect at Getting Needs Met, Study Shows Moderate Drinking Might Guard Against Alzheimer's Immune Response May Speed AIDS Progression in Women FDA OKs Single-Dose Plan B Emergency Contraceptive Smoking May Speed Multiple Sclerosis Symptoms Swine Flu Vaccine Taking Longer Than Expected Coronary Calcium Scans Can Raise Cancer Risks Obama Taps Alabama Doctor to Be Surgeon General Condoms May Reduce Herpes Risk Dementia Increasing Among the 'Oldest Old' Combination Therapy Best for Aggressive Prostate Cancer

July 15

Lower IQ Linked to Higher Risk of Heart Deaths Health Tip: Don't Abuse Alcohol Health Tip: Signs That You May Have Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Stem Cell Decision Opens New Doors, May Spur More Research Rare Cells Linked to Pediatric Cancers Health Highlights: July 15, 2009 Clinical Trials Update: July 15, 2009 Number of Underweight Kids in U.S. Continues to Shrink Memory Forms at 30 Weeks in the Womb Gene Mutation Is Linked to Heart Muscle Disease U.S. Students' Academic Interests Tend to Wane in Middle School New Treatments for Alzheimer's on the Horizon Key Protein Might Shield Brain Cells Many Kids Outgrow Chronic Headaches Ability to Consider Other People's Thoughts Grows After Age 6 Younger Teens Really Do Care What People Think Vein Removal Method Linked to Bypass Results Colonoscopy Beats 'Camera Pill' at Catching Colon Cancer Signs of Alzheimer's Seen Earlier Than Thought

July 16

Teaming Up to Tackle a Deadly Cancer Health Tip: Does Your Child Have Symptoms of ADHD? Health Tip: Talking to Loved Ones With Cancer Sunitinib Benefit Explored in Poor-Prognosis Kidney Cancer Health Highlights: July 16, 2009 Clinical Trials Update: July 16, 2009 New Option for Correcting Nearsightedness Dietary Oils May Help Some Fight Fat Blacks Have Highest Obesity Rates in U.S. New Insights Could Help Shield Babies From Diarrhea Bug Cars Are No Place for Kids to Be Alone Scientists Reverse Muscular Dystrophy in Mice Onsolis Approved for Severe Cancer Pain Many Veterans Need Mental Health Care FDA Investigating Safety of Asthma Drug Xolair Teen Behaviors Stem From Genetics, Environment Deaths, Injuries Increase With Higher Speed Limits Hopes Dashed for Thalidomide as Lung Cancer Treatment Pregnancy, STDs on the Rise Again Among U.S. Teens Circumcision Doesn't Lessen HIV Transmission

July 17

Easy Baby or Fussy -- It May Be Out of Mom's Control Male Sex Chromosome on Its Way Out: Study Health Tip: Help Prevent Birth Defects Congress Braces for Showdown Over Health-Care Reform Health Tip: Managing Your Child's Asthma Health Highlights: July 17, 2009 Clinical Trials Update: July 17, 2009 Five Hypertension Genes Found in Black Americans Baking Soda May Be Key Ingredient for Kidney Patients Modern Athletes Keep Getting Taller, Bigger Parents of Children With Autism Report High Stress Levels Spiritual Outlook Can Affect Mental Health in Breast Cancer Earlier Testing Needed for Fragile X Syndrome Probiotics Supplement May Help After Gastric Bypass Surgery Swine Flu Vaccine on Track for Fall: CDC Fetal Alcohol Disorders Often Misdiagnosed as ADHD Recession Takes Toll on Children's Health

July 20

Health Tip: Dealing With Dry Hair? Health Tip: Keep Kids Safe Around Pets Exposure to Common Pollutant in Womb Might Lower IQ Perception May Affect Drinking by College Students Elder Boom Will Be Felt Worldwide Health Highlights: July 20, 2009 Clinical Trials Update: July 20, 2009 Internet May Be Newest Venue for Teen Tobacco Exposure Earlier HIV Treatment Could Save Lives Worldwide Seasonal Flu Vaccine Approved Cell Discovery May Bring Science Closer to Diabetes Cure Study Questions Lymph Node Harvesting in Colorectal Cancer Vein Condition May Mask Serious Clot Disorder Hope for Damaged Heart Muscle High-Salt Diet Dampens Effects of Blood Pressure Drugs New Alzheimer's Treatment Could Be on the Horizon New Gene May Signal Aggressive Breast Cancer FDA Approves Seasonal Flu Vaccine for 2009-2010 In New York City, Trans Fat Ban Is Working

July 22

Health Tip: Stay Safe on Slick Roads Eating Habits in the Obese May Echo Drug Addicts' Patterns Health Tip: If You Fear Going to the Dentist Cellular Protein Yields Clues to Diabetes, Alzheimer's Clinical Trials Update: July 22, 2009 Health Highlights: July 22, 2009 HIV Drugs Provide Breast-Fed Babies With Some Protection World's 1st Swine Flu Vaccine Trials Start in Australia Infanticide of 19th Century: Was It SIDS? AIDS-like Illness Found in African Chimps Many Young Adults Uninformed About Vaccines Carotid Artery Sections React Differently to Plaque U.S. Swine Flu Vaccine Trials Set to Begin People Still Pumping Up the Volume Top Hepatitis C Treatments Equally Effective Medicare Drug Plan Still Needs Work Gene Mutation Could Be Key to Rare Blood Vessel Disease Stem Cells Used for 'Biological Pacemaker' E-Cigarettes Pose a Health Hazard, FDA Warns

July 30

Infants Cared for in Another Home Become Heavier Toddlers Health Tip: Understanding Hemorrhoids Health Tip: Your Pregnancy in the Third Trimester 'Suicide' Genes Help Slow Ovarian Tumor Growth in Mice Health Highlights: July 30, 2009 Clinical Trials Update: July 30, 2009 Learning Takes Place When You Get Things Right Birth Control May Help Ward Off Bacterial Vaginosis Biomarker Could Predict Severe Osteoarthritis Researchers Discover the Tale Behind Short Dogs Spleen May Help Heart Recover From Disease Brain Scan May Help Predict Cancer Drug Response Americans Spend Billions on Alternative Medicine Flu Shot May Be Less Effective in Those With Lupus Muscle Density Linked to Disability Cancer Survivors Face Tough Road Long After Treatment Ends Virus May Affect Survival in Head and Neck Cancer Euthanasia, Palliative Care Work in Unison in Belgium

July 31

Even 9-Year-Olds Can Learn CPR Health Tip: When Constipation Requires a Doctor's Appointment Gene Found for Age-Related Cataract Health Tip: If Your Diabetic Child Gets Sick Psych Drugs Gaining Widespread Acceptance Health Highlights: July 31, 2009 Clinical Trials Update: July 31, 2009 Colcrys Approved for Acute Gout, Mediterranean Fever ER Visits Mostly by Medicare, Medicaid Recipients Plastic Surgery Technique Might Ease Migraines Homelessness Tied to Kids' Mental Health Breast CT Scanner Could Improve Cancer Screen Comfort More Kids Becoming Severely Obese Blood Transfusions Not Linked to Long-Term Problems Onglyza Approved for Type 2 Diabetes After Neuroblastoma, Chronic Problems Often Await Response Times Vary for In-Hospital Heart Attacks Plastic Surgeons Stay Busy in Recession Immune Systems of AIDS Patients More Prone to HPV Cancers

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