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June 2009

June 1

Health Tip: Stay Safe at the Amusement Park Young Ballerinas May Face Heart, Bone Risks Health Tip: Eat Enough Fiber Worth of Sigmoidoscopy Screening for Colon Cancer Still Uncertain Researchers Spot Genes Linked to Testicular Cancer Health Highlights: June 1, 2009 Clinical Trials Update: June 1, 2009 New Technique May Improve Early Cervical Cancer Treatment Deep Sleep May Improve Colonoscopy Results Many Childhood Cancer Survivors Not Checking for Second Malignancies Weight May Affect Colonoscopy Success Celexa May Not Help Kids With Autism Depression Treatment Wanes Following FDA Warnings Mini-Stroke Can Mean Major One Within Hours Frequent Household Moves Raise Kids' Suicide Risk 'Micro' Spreading of Breast Cancer Needs Treating, Study Urges 1 in 3 U.S. Kids Lack Nearby Trauma Care Swine Flu Now Reported in All 50 States Research Finds 'New Crop' of Breast Cancer Genes

June 2

Swine Flu Now Reported in All 50 States Health Tip: Get Enough Dietary Protein Cervical Cancer Vaccine Not Just for Teens Health Tip: Home Safe Home 'Cell Phone Elbow' -- A New Ill for the Wired Age Simple Test Could Detect More Gastrointestinal Cancers Clinical Trials Update: June 2, 2009 Health Highlights: June 2, 2009 More 'Extreme' Preemies Surviving Too Much Media May Be Tough on Kids' Health Powerful Antacids Raise Chances of Fracture New Program May Help Teens at High Risk for Depression Heart Drug Combos Raise Risk of Gastrointestinal Bleeding Weight-Loss Surgery Options Compared in Super-Obese Weight-Loss Surgery Simplified FDA to Study Ways to Be More Open With Public Health Issues in Childhood Often Show Up in Adulthood TV Interferes With Infants' Language Development Fewer New Pounds in Pregnancy Best for Obese Moms

June 3

Health Tip: Laughter is Good for You Too Many Bouncers Make Trampolines More Dangerous Pig Stem Cells Created Want to Stop Cancer? You Can, Experts Say Health Tip: Fire Safety for Seniors Health Highlights: June 3, 2009 Clinical Trials Update: June 3, 2009 Two Drugs Better Than One for Crohn's Patients Opening Arteries With Drug-Coated Stents OK Over 70 Pay-for-Performance Doesn't Shortchange Patients New Tests Spot Tough-to-Detect Cancers Sooner New Drug Fights Cancer in Dogs Key to Wound-Healing May Be Explained in Fish Tail WHO Close to Declaring Swine Flu Pandemic Making Obese Mice Slim, Without Diet or Exercise Many Overweight Kids Not Getting a Good Night's Sleep Pausing Hormone Therapy Doesn't Cut Mammogram Recalls Abdominal Surgery May Become Easier for Patients Two Ways to Tackle Tuberculosis Fewer Deaths Occurring From Brain Bleeds

June 4

Health Tip: Get a Safe Pedicure Stranger's Cell Phone Ring May Thwart Your Thinking Health Tip: Reduce Environmental Waste Girls and Math: Blame the Culture, Not Ability Clinical Trials Update: June 4, 2009 Health Highlights: June 4, 2009 Sedatives Increase Suicide Risk Among Elderly Medical Bills Driving Most Middle-Class Bankruptcies Apes Love a Good Laugh, Too Discovery Sheds Light on Huntington's Disease Report Gives U.S. Good Grades for Swine Flu Response Researchers Detect Blood-Clotting Mechanism Herb May Offer Hope for Autoimmune Diseases Tourette Syndrome Diagnosed in 3 in Every 1,000 Kids Obesity May Dampen Response to Asthma Meds Global Testing Shows No Variation in Swine Flu Virus When Parents Fight, Children Often End Up With Scars Special Ed Services Lacking for Kids Who Repeat a Grade Some OTC Sleep, Cold Meds Could Harm Aging Brain

June 5

Wear Sunscreen for Lifelong Benefits Health Tip: Pregnancy and Foot Health Grilled Meats Not Tied to Breast Cancer in Older Women Parental Eating Habits Don't Rub Off on Kids Health Tip: Dispose of Syringes Safely Clinical Trials Update: June 5, 2009 Health Highlights: June 5, 2009 Can't Sleep? Try Online Therapy Finding Fitness on the Dance Floor Alcohol, Cigarettes and Diabetes Up Colorectal Cancer Risk U.S. Response to Swine Flu Called Good Interactive Video Games Offer Exercise Benefits Researchers Uncover Why Turmeric Helps Heal Experts Urge One Test to Diagnose Diabetes Bird Flu Virus Can Survive Two Years in Landfill Analysis Sheds Light on Protein's Role in Cancer Heavy Periods May Be Due to a Clotting Disorder Data Overload May Complicate Insurance Choices Avandia Raises Risk of Heart Failure, Fractures

June 9

Health Tip: Protect Yourself From Pesticides Computers Causing Injuries in the Home Health Tip: New Moms, Protect Your Back Got a Problem? Think About It Overnight Health Highlights: June 9, 2009 Clinical Trials Update: June 9, 2009 In Some Insomnia Patients, Brain Just Won't Shut Down Severe Nightmares May Warn of Suicidal Symptoms Early Bedtime May Help Stave Off Teen Depression Alzheimer's and Even Mild Dementia Hasten Death Effect of Strict Diabetes Control on Heart Still Unclear Health Care 'Gap' Continues for Minority, Poor Americans Another Blood Fat Fuels Heart Attack Risk Cancer Diagnosis May Tax Physical, Mental Health Reduced-Radiation Heart Scans Don't Compromise on Quality Donor Stem-Cell Transplant Best For Acute Myeloid Leukemia Meditation May Help Put Primary Insomnia to Bed WHO Declaration of Swine Flu Pandemic Appears Imminent Acupuncture May Relieve Heartburn In Pregnancy

June 12

First Batch of Swine Flu Vaccine Already Here: Company State Tobacco Control a Mixed Bag Health Tip: Soothing Separation Anxiety A Robot That Reads Your Mind? Health Tip: Have Unused Medications? Anatomy Report Card: Public Gets an 'F' Health Highlights: June 12, 2009 People With Huntington's Report Discrimination Kids With Eye Condition at Risk for Poor Mental Health Caldolor Is First Approved Injected Ibuprofen Personality May Not Predict Parkinson's Sleep Training Provides Much-Needed Shut-Eye Heart Damage After Vascular Surgery Raises Death Risks Partner's Support Helps Men Adhere to Apnea Treatment Slightly Underactive Thyroid May Be a Plus For Men Over 50, Odds of Eye Discomfort Increases Stars Spotlight Personal Triumphs Over Stuttering Evolution May Have Made Humans More Cancer Prone Asthma Drugs Get 'Precaution' Labeling for Possible Psychiatric Side Effects

June 16

Health Tip: Aging Hair and Nails Health Tip: Choosing an Assisted Living Option Have a Purpose in Life? You Might Live Longer Depression May Lead to More Preemies Among Blacks Sinus Infections Can Cause Toxic Shock in Kids Clinical Trials Update: June 16, 2009 Health Highlights: June 16, 2009 Torn Surgical Gloves Put Patients at Risk for Infection Racial Clusters Seem to Affect Access to Colon Care Strides Made in Hemophilia Research Fruits and Veggies May Improve Sperm Quality FDA Issues Warning for Over-the-Counter Cold Remedy VA Faces Questions Over Tainted Colonoscopies For Some, Virtual Colonography May Be Just As Good Sepsis Treatment Offers Lifesaving Potential Study Refutes Depression Gene Finding Lifestyle May Counter Blood Pressure Genes No Benefit in Testing for Genes Linked to Leg Clots Little Steps Add Up to Major Reductions in Blood Pressure

June 17

Health Tip: Some Medications Can Help Trigger Heat-Related Illness Boys May Feel a Genetic Pull Toward Gangs Health Tip: Understanding Various Types of Insulin New Anticoagulant Pill Works Well in Trial Stroke Damage Is Less in Rats Given Opioids Clinical Trials Update: June 17, 2009 Health Highlights: June 17, 2009 Breast-Feeding Boosts Child's School Performance Calling All Heart Patients Clues to Muscular Dystrophy Seen in Womb New Swine Flu Strain Found in Brazil: Report Lung Enzyme Both Friend and Foe Taking Aim at Relapse of Leukemia in Kids Genes May Raise Risk of Neuroblastoma in Kids Radiation May Raise Stroke Risk After Hodgkin's Group B Strep Screening Guidelines Sparing Newborns Close Monitoring May Help Troubled Teen Girls Avoid Pregnancy Newest Coated Stent Does Well in Real-World Trial

June 18

Artificial Ankle Takes Giant Step Forward Health Tip: Help Prevent Metabolic Syndrome Hysterectomies Could Be Source of Stem Cells Health Tip: High Blood Pressure While You're Pregnant Clinical Trials Update: June 18, 2009 Health Highlights: June 18, 2009 Pesticides Linked to Blood Disorder Surging Internet Use Cutting Into Family Time Teens, Young Adults Need More Milk Almost Quarter of Suicides Involve Intoxication Omega-3 Fatty Acids Might Curb Depression in Heart Patients Study Finds Possible Genetic Indicator of Colorectal Cancer Ozurdex Implant Approved for Macular Edema Teens of Dads Who Drink Too Much Tend to Follow Suit New Prostate Cancer Biomarker Discovered Swine Flu Continues to Flare Up, CDC Says Work Stress for Mom Might Harm Baby Almost Half of Those Over 60 Die While Waiting for Kidney Transplant Statins May Not Protect Against Pneumonia

June 19

Green Tea Component May Slow Prostate Cancer Health Tip: What's an APGAR Test? Health Tip: Life After a Heart Attack Toilet Training Goes High Tech Health Highlights: June 19, 2009 Clinical Trials Update: June 19, 2009 Program Helps 1st Graders Stay Safe Long-Term Standard IQ Test May Undervalue People With Autism Asthma Discovery May Lead to Better Treatments Nestlé Recalls Raw Cookie Dough Products Treatment Option Shortens Path to Pregnancy Brain Imaging Study Sheds Light on Fibromyalgia Pages to Doctors Don't Always Hit the Mark Subway Noise May Threaten Riders' Hearing Pesticide Residue Common on Kitchen Floors Make Nursing Homes More Like Home: Medicare Vets Who Repress Traumatic Memories May Not Be Worse Off Lure of Bottled Water May Not Be Health Driven Chemicals in Marijuana Smoke May Harm DNA Does Location Affect Kids' Weight?

June 22

The Nuts and Bolts of Reform Proposals Health-Care Reform Could Be Obama's Toughest Challenge Health Tip: Why is the Room Spinning? New Strategy Eyed for AIDS Treatment A Pet's Bite Can Pass on MRSA Health Tip: Preparing Your Child for a Medical Test Health Highlights: June 22, 2009 Clinical Trials Update: June 22, 2009 Obesity Greatly Raises Endometrial Cancer Risk Common Weight-Loss Surgery May Double Risk of Kidney Stones HIV 'Atlas' Shows Virus Targeting Minorities Vinegar Might Help Keep Off Pounds Promising Therapy for Prostate Cancer Patients Often Not Told About Abnormal Test Results Obama Signs Tough New Anti-Smoking Law Global Efforts to Lower 'Bad' Cholesterol Working Knee Replacement Considered a Good Value Social Activity Keeps Elders Young, Agile Music Can Make the Heart Beat Faster Lab Study Finds Protein That May Inhibit Cancer Spread

June 25

Obese Poor Shut Out From Weight-Loss Surgeries Humans Weren't Always 'So Special,' Expert Says Chemical Used in Plastics May Affect Newborn Size Health Tip: What's Ketoacidosis? Health Tip: Things That Trigger Migraines Clinical Trials Update: June 25, 2009 Health Highlights: June 25, 2009 Abused Kids Face Higher Cancer Risk Supply of Key Children's Vaccine Almost Back to Normal Hundreds of Genes Could Be Linked to ADHD Too Few Americans Get HIV Test Early Enough Cell Protein Could Help Spur Malignancy Slow Decline Often Follows Stroke Recovery Hormone Could Improve Diabetes Treatment Women's Sexual Health Issues Hit Home 1 Million Americans Likely Stricken by Swine Flu: CDC FDA Seizes All Drugs From Generics Maker Grab a Tool and Change Your Brain Alcohol-Related Ills Increasing Worldwide

June 26

June 29

Low Blood Sugar in Hospital Tied to Higher Death Risk for Diabetics New Drug Promising Against Rheumatoid Arthritis 15 Percent of U.S. Teens Think They'll Die Young Health Tip: Who's at Risk for Heat Illness? Health Tip: When Your Child Needs Glasses Discovery Points to Regulation of Calcium Metabolism Health Highlights: June 29, 2009 Clinical Trials Update: June 29, 2009 Cyber Bullying Affects One in 10 Students Maybe Men Aren't So Picky After All Anxiety-Prone People Find Distractions Hard to Ignore 47,000 Elderly Hurt in Walker, Cane Mishaps Each Year Talk With Kids, Not At Them Sporadic Spikes in Blood Pressure Hike Chances of Hypertension Depression, Anxiety Bad for the Heart Air Traffic Patterns Predict Swine Flu Spread Younger People Appear More at Risk From New Swine Flu Drug Found Ineffective Against Lung Disease

June 30

Comic Strip Aims to Educate Families About Diabetes Nonsurgical Treatment May Ease Rotator Cuff Injury Sad Dads May Lead to Crying Infants Health Tip: Understanding Hay Fever Health Tip: Keep Feet Healthy This Summer Health Highlights: June 30, 2009 Statins Might Stave Off Alzheimer's Obese Get Higher Doses of Radiation for X-Rays Clinical Trials Update: June 30, 2009 FDA Advisers Urge Smaller Doses of Acetaminophen Online Genetic Testing Appears to Have Benefits Metabolic Syndrome May Make Breast Cancer More Likely Assessment of Bone Growth Stimulator Is Mixed Even After Death, Heart Attack Treatment May Not End U.S. Doctors Treat Heart Attack With Man's Own Stem Cells Newer Blood Tests May Not Improve Heart Risk Assessment Hormones May Affect Neurological Disease Risk Study Supports Wider Use of Statins

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