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June 2008

June 2

Young Hodgkin Survivors Face Later Risk of Second Cancers Avastin Added to Chemo Helps Women With Advanced Breast Cancer Anemia Drugs May Speed Tumor Growth in Some Cancer Patients Acupuncture Eases Side Effects of Head, Neck Cancer Treatments Combo Therapy Knocks Out Melanoma Tumors Hodgkin Lymphoma Kids Face Greater Risk of Future Problems New Hope for Tough-to-Treat Cancers Chemo May Limit Fertility in Breast Cancer Survivors Bone Drug Lowers Risk of Breast Cancer Recurrence Celebrex May Reduce Levels of Lung Cancer Biomarker Erbitux Plus Chemo Improves Lung Cancer Outcomes Erbitux Works Well for Two-Thirds of Colon Cancer Patients Health Tip: Keep a Meal Schedule Sen. Kennedy's Brain Tumor Surgery Called a 'Success' 3-Drug Combo Improves Advanced Pancreatic Cancer Outcomes U.S. Childhood Cancers Vary by Sex, Region Being Born Small, Early Raises Autism Risk Health Tip: Protect Your Child From Burns Clinical Trials Update: June 2, 2008 Health Highlights: June 2, 2008 Vaccine May Boost Survival of Brain Cancer Patients Kids Living With Relatives Have Fewer Problems Than Those in Foster Homes Kids Gulping Down More Sugary Beverages Black Cancer Patients Choose More Aggressive End-of-Life Care Bunk Beds Pose Dangers to Both Kids and Young Adults Breast-Feeding More Protective for Girls Than Boys Marijuana May Shrink Parts of the Brain Drug May Cut Tremors Associated With Parkinson's Public Lacks Confidence to Help in Cardiac Emergencies Black Athletes' Hearts May Differ From Those of Whites Smokers With Colon Cancer Face High Recurrence Risk

June 3

Vitamin D Deficiency Puts 40% of U.S. Infants and Toddlers At Risk Health Tip: Diarrhea in Children Health Tip: Symptoms of Computer Strain Chronic Stomach Inflammation Boosts Cancer Risk Health Highlights: June 3, 2008 Clinical Trials Update: June 3, 2008 Exposure Therapy Effective in Preventing Post-Traumatic Stress Dangerous Side Effect Found in Cancer Immunotherapy Research Fruit Juice May Be Healthy for Kids: Study Reuse of Antibacterial Wipes Can Spread Bacteria Risk Factors for Eating Disorders Vary by Gender Sen. Kennedy Up and Walking After Brain Tumor Surgery Androgen Production Continues in Prostate Cancer Tumors Family History Might Improve Odds Against Colon Cancer Heart Failure Patients Overestimate Their Life Expectancy Kennedy Faced Brain Surgeon's Knife While Awake Genes May Play Role in Quitting Smoking Researcher Finds Link Between Pregnancy and Tooth Loss

June 4

Researchers ID Inflammation-Fighting Pathway in Fat Cells Alcohol, Drug Counseling Benefits Teens, Too Low-Salt Diet May Not Be Best for Heart Health Tip: Symptoms of Ovarian Cysts Health Tip: Recovering From an Injury Health Highlights: June 4, 2008 Clinical Trials Update: June 4, 2008 Racial Disparities Widespread in Kidney Patient Outcomes FDA Starts Safety Review of Autoimmune Disorder Drugs Human Stem Cell Transplant Helps Brain-Impaired Mice Cell Phone Study Suggests People Are Losing Their Wanderlust Eating Habits Not Sole Cause of Thinness or Obesity Fewer U.S. High School Students Engage in Risky Behaviors Cooling May Not Help Injured Brains in Children Drug Regimen Prevents AIDS Transmission Via Breast Milk Family History of Alcoholism Puts Student Drinkers at Risk Two-Drug Combo Reduces Diabetic Kidney Damage

June 12

Vaccine Skin Patch Prevents Travelers' Diarrhea Health Tip: Back Pain in Children Teens Sleep Longer With Delayed School Starts Parental Insomnia Can Harm Adolescent Children Health Tip: Help Put Sleep Apnea to Bed Clinical Trials Update: June 12, 2008 Health Highlights: June 12, 2008 Primary Tumors Fuel Growth of Cancer Cells Abnormal Sleep Patterns in Older Men Spell Trouble Breast-Feeding Support Lacking at Many Hospitals, Birth Centers Scientists Discover Protein Involved in Fat Production Asian Kids Have Later Bedtimes, Less Total Sleep Consumers Urged to Avoid Raw Milk and Raw Milk Products Pennsylvania Injuries Rise After Repeal of Helmet Law 228 People in 22 States Sickened in Ongoing Salmonella-Tomato Outbreak Cancer Drug Appears to Help With Aggressive MS Better Sleepers Are 'Successful Agers' Moderate Aerobics May Ease Insomnia Symptoms

June 13

Anti-Mucus Drug Slows Symptoms of COPD Health Tip: Symptoms of a Social Phobia Health Tip: Understanding Hypoglycemia Parents Worry About Tweens Left Alone Coffee Beans May Be Newest Stress-Buster Pursuit of Females Dates Way, Way Back Clinical Trials Update: June 13, 2008 Health Highlights: June 13, 2008 PTSD High Among Witnesses to 9/11 Researchers ID Traits of Aggressive Prostate Cancer Lifestyle Counseling Reduces Heart Risk Pancreatic Cancer Biomarkers Found Tainted Tomatoes Likely From Florida or Mexico: FDA Omega-3 Foods May Lower Eye Disease Risk How to Have Your Tomatoes, and Eat Them, Too Boosting Brain Protein Quickly Cut Excessive Drinking Chinese Red Yeast Rice May Prevent Heart Attack Repeat Teen Self-Cutters Likely to Engage in Risky Sex Delayed Sleep Pattern Tied to Irregular Menstrual Cycles

June 16

Health Tip: Prepare for an Emergency Don't Let Injury Spoil Outdoor Summer Fun Health Tip: Caring for Bug Bites Less Intensive Treatment Given Diabetic Women With Heart Disease Clinical Trials Update: June 16, 2008 Cymbalta Approved for Fibromyalgia Health Highlights: June 16, 2008 Gay Men, Straight Women Have Similar Brains Flavoring Food May Promote Weight Loss Menstruation Cessation in Female Teen Athletes May Be Caused by Hormone Gene Therapy Helps Dogs Stricken With Cancer New Molecule Discovery Shows Promise Against Tamoxifen-Resistant Breast Cancers Research Shows Why Statins Don't Work for Everyone High Blood Pressure in Kids Tracks Into Adulthood Insulin Resistance Tied to Peripheral Artery Disease Countdown to Hair Loss Coffee Drinkers Might Live Longer Diabetes Might Help Spur Hearing Loss New PET Scanner Could Improve Diagnosis

June 17

FDA Orders Warning Label on Older Antipsychotics FDA Narrowing Tainted Tomato Probe to One Cluster 2nd Option Improves Abdominal Aorta Repair Outcomes Health Tip: Lawn Mowing Safety Health Tip: Colicky Baby? Tracking Top Number in Blood Pressure May Be Enough Clinical Trials Update: June 17, 2008 Health Highlights: June 17, 2008 Inexpensive Compound Could Treat Severe Diarrhea Sports Doping's Effect May Be in the Mind Studies Support Testosterone Supplements for Older Men Type, Severity of Iraq War Injuries Change Over Time FDA Warns Companies to Stop Selling Fake Cancer Cures Diabetes and Depression Go Hand-in-Hand Stem Cells Might Treat Tough Fractures Radiation May Help When Prostate Cancer Returns Study Ties Herpes Virus to Emerging Form of Diabetes Lifestyle Changes Affect Cancer Genes Diabetes Drug May Prevent Early Puberty in Young Girls

June 18

Health Tip: Avoiding Lyme Disease Bar Drinks Pack More Punch Than Thought Non-Surgical Approach Can Treat Lung Cancers Health Tip: Pregnancy Affects the Skin Clinical Trials Update: June 18, 2008 Device Helps Spinal Patients Breathe Without Ventilator Health Highlights: June 18, 2008 HIV Tests Cost-Effective for Some Seniors Weight Loss After Gastric Bypass Is Key to Easing Diabetes Alzheimer's Protein Tied to HIV Progression Brain Activity May Predict Schizophrenia Behavior 'Micromagnets' May One Day Enhance MRI Technology FDA Panel Recommends Enbrel for Pediatric Patients Failure to Take Seizure Drugs Boosts Death Risk Experimental Therapy Beats Back One Patient's Melanoma Doctors Slow to Embrace Electronic Medical Records Cancer Drug Gleevec Linked to Muscle Damage Cardiologists Spot Best Treatment for a Deadly Duo

June 19

Health Tip: Stretch Marks Health Tip: Reduce Your Risk of Anemia Tennis Players Ace Perception of Speed, Motion Vitamin D May Promote Colon Cancer Survival Clinical Trials Update: June 19, 2008 Health Highlights: June 19, 2008 Metabolic Syndrome May Be in the Genes Big, Well-Balanced Breakfast Aids Weight Loss Star-Shaped Brain Cells Make Scans Possible Overtime Work Tied to Anxiety, Depression Autoimmune Disease Treatment May Not Dampen Immune System Tainted Tomato Cases Jump to 383 People in 30 States, D.C. Crop Workers Have Highest Heat-Related Death Rate Traffic Pollution Puts Kids at Higher Allergy Risk Heart Risks Emerging in People With HIV False Positives in Oral HIV Test Halt Use in NYC Scientists ID Enzyme That Allows Dysentery Amoeba to Hide Brain's Olfactory Bulb Grows With Sense of Smell Herpes Suppression May Not Prevent HIV Infection Drug Effective Against Heart-Lung Disorder

June 20

Worldwide War Deaths Underestimated Most Asthmatics Aren't Getting Flu Shot Experimental Drug Fights Multiple Sclerosis Activity Health Tip: Prevent Infection After Circumcision 'Hazardous Drinking' More Common Than Thought Health Tip: Calming Your Fear of the Dentist Clinical Trials Update: June 20, 2008 Health Highlights: June 20, 2008 CT Screens for Lung Cancer Not a Cure-All Pro Baseball Helps Keep Skin Cancer From Scoring Sickle Cell Drug Underused by Physicians A Healthy Mind Can Help Fight HIV Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug Boosts Melanoma Incidence Prescribed Meds Still Best Treatment for Alcoholism Low Blood Sodium Predicts Mortality in PAH Patients Nocturnal Dialysis: A Better Way to Kidney Health Measle's Spread Doesn't Depend on Airways Blood Substitute Found Safe in Large Phase III Trial

June 23

Head Injuries All Too Common in Summer Play So Much to Do, So Little Sleep New Source of Heart Stem Cells Found Symptoms Plus Blood Test Boost Ovarian Cancer Detection Health Tip: Make Exercise a Daily Habit Cancer Drug Gleevec Could Fight Stroke Health Tip: The Word on Wisdom Teeth Health Highlights: June 23, 2008 One Gene May Be Key to Myeloma Poorer Patients Have Poorer Survival After Cancer Diagnosis Crocodile Babies Cry Out for Hatching Immune Molecule Key to Preventing Organ Rejection New 5-in-1 Vaccine May Reduce Number of Pediatric Shots Low Vitamin D Could Raise Death Risk Angina Strikes 1 in 5 Heart Attack Survivors Subtle Nervous System Problems Signal Stroke Risk Healthy Diet Lowers Death Risk for Women General Anesthesia Boosts Post-Op Pain Arterial Calcium Scans Can Predict Death Risk

June 24

Senior Falls Can Lead to Brain Injury Young Pop Star's Emphysema Startles Experts Health Tip: Get Needed Vitamins and Minerals MRSA Rates Tied to Hospital Understaffing Research Uncovers Clues to Lymphoma Health Tip: Check Blood Pressure at Home Brain Scans Detect Alzheimer's Disease Quickly Clinical Trials Update: June 24, 2008 Health Highlights: June 24, 2008 Preeclampsia Linked to Cardiovascular Problems After Pregnancy New Hope for Parkinson's Patients New Scheduler Helps Track Kids' Shots Medical Pot Ineffective as Acute Pain Treatment Social, Health Care Factors Drive Colon Screen Disparities Heel Ultrasound Helps Detect Fracture Risk U.S. Hospitals Vary Widely in Caring for Women 24 Million Americans Had Diabetes in 2007 Radio-Wave Devices May Play Havoc With Medical Equipment Individual Genome Changes Over a Lifetime Going Online to Draw the Line on High Blood Pressure Alzheimer's Drug May Reduce Preemie Brain Injury Vaccine Stops Colon Cancer's Spread in Mice

June 26

New Vaccine May Account for Less Severe Rotavirus Season Health Tip: Prevent Falls From Windows Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment Guidelines Updated Breast Cancer Vaccines Look Promising Health Tip: Protect Your Child From Backpack Injuries Clinical Trials Update: June 26, 2008 Health Highlights: June 26, 2008 International Blood Doping Tests May Miss Cheaters Novel Treatments Ease Migraine Pain 'Troubling' Rise in HIV Among Young Gay Men: CDC Lack of Two Related Genes Disrupts Sleep Cycle Unhealthy Meals Dull Older Diabetics' Memory Patients With Medicaid Co-Pay Cut Out Certain Drugs Experimental Imaging System Helps Detect Breast Cancer Sudden Hearing Loss May Portend Stroke Many Teens Getting Free Alcohol From Adults 'Silent Strokes' Strike One in 10 Healthy People Sprinters Closest to Starter's Pistol Have Edge Women Don't Notice 40% of Their Hot Flashes Chronic Kidney Disease Growing Globally

June 30

Genetics, Environment Shape Sexual Behavior Health Tip: Wear Eye Protection Health Tip: Keep Calm During Pregnancy Trans Fat Labeling Gets Tricky Clinical Trials Update: June 30, 2008 Health Highlights: June 30, 2008 New Molecular Trigger Described for Hypertension, Diabetes Scientists ID New Genes Tied to Crohn's Disease High Birth Weight Doubles Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis Promising Cancer Treatment Ready for Human Trial Research Links Low HDL Levels With Memory Loss Want to Know the Calorie Content of Your Favorite Drink? Elevated Albumin Levels in Urine Raise Hypertension Risk Population-Based Strategy Urged to Cut U.S. Obesity Rate Caffeine Could Stave Off Multiple Sclerosis Spray Cuts Kids' Pain When Getting IVs Fatty Liver Disease Ups Heart Risks for Obese Kids Mom's Unhealthy Diet May Have Long-Term Impact on Baby

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