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News Archive for March 2009
March 1, 2009
March 2, 2009
- B12 Deficit May Boost Risk of Birth Defects
- Health Tip: How Serious is Your Asthma Attack?
- Wine May Be Protective Against Esophageal Cancer
- Health Tip: Protect Your Muscles
- TV Watching Doesn't Fast-Track Baby's Skills
- With the Economy Down, Sleeplessness Is Up
- Health Highlights: March 2, 2009
- Clinical Trials Update: Mar. 2, 2009
- Weekend Admission May Be Riskier for GI Bleeding
- Teens Undertreated for Substance Abuse
- Resistance to Tamiflu Growing
- Gene Variant Allies Autism, Gastrointestinal Woes
- In Elderly Women, Hip Fractures Often Follow Arm Breaks
- Swimming Lessons Don't Increase Drowning Risk, Study Says
- Alcohol-Branded Apparel Linked to Adolescent Drinking
- City Kids Find the Breathin' Is Easier Elsewhere
- Post-Traumatic Stress Tied to Increased Suicide Risk
- Women's Testosterone Patch May Not Work
- Night Shift Work Hard on the Heart
March 3, 2009
- Health Tip: Getting Older and Weakened Immunity
- Animals Respond to Acupuncture's Healing Touch
- Health Tip: Pain in the Pelvis
- 2 Hours Glued to TV Doubles Kids' Asthma Risk
- Clinical Trials Update: March 3, 2009
- Health Highlights: March 3, 2009
- Smoking, Drinking Should Matter in Movie Ratings, Parent Survey Finds
- 'Fasting Signal' Offers Clues to Insulin Resistance in the Obese
- Men's Sex Lives May Suffer as Waistlines Expand
- Concerted Effort Needed to Fight Drug-Resistant Flu Strain
- Impulsive Kindergartners May Turn to Gambling
- U.S. Diet Needs Heart-Felt Overhaul
- Blood Thinner, Heartburn Drugs May Be Risky After Heart Attack
- Brain Adapts to Age-Related Eye Disease
March 4, 2009
- Health Tip: Coping With Juvenile Arthritis
- Health Tip: Use Household Chemicals Safely
- School Lunches Too Fatty and Sugary, Critics Say
- Older Americans May Lack Adequate Nutrition
- Clinical Trials Update: March 4, 2009
- Health Highlights: March 4, 2009
- Doc-Patient Relationship May Be Key to Quality
- Media Images of Alcohol Can Drive You to Drink
- Ethnicity May Drive Response to Obesity, Insulin Resistance
- Germicide Might Guard Against HIV Infection
- Engineered Viruses Could Battle Superbugs
- Supreme Court Rejects Limits on Drug-Injury Lawsuits
- Gene Variant Tied to Cocaine-Induced Paranoia
- Half of Black Teens May Be Vitamin D Deficient
- Experimental Drug May Dampen Severe Asthma
- Kids' Risks Increase When Parents Are Bipolar
- Meat-Eating Dinosaurs Used Legs and Arms Like Birds
March 5, 2009
- Health Tip: Understanding Antibiotic Resistance
- Health Tip: Why Baby Won't Breast-Feed
- Stress May Raise Diabetes Risk for Obese Black Women
- Contact Lenses Boost Kids' Self-Image
- Bad Marriages Harder on Women's Health
- Health Highlights: March 5, 2009
- Bias Against Obesity Is Found Among Future Dietitians
- Drugs From Vegetables May Target Melanoma Tumors
- Retinal Gene Is Linked to Childhood Blindness
- More Teen Boys Are Using Smokeless Tobacco, Survey Finds
- Older Adults Get Drunk Faster Than Younger Drinkers
- Skin Patches Can Cause Burns During MRIs
- Second Stroke Prevention Efforts Found Wanting
- Preventing Shaken Baby Syndrome
- Brain Tumor Drug May Help Spur Cancer's Return
- Mom Was Right: Eat Your Broccoli
- Discovery May Boost Bird Flu Vaccine Potency
- Men Who Get Active in Midlife Live Longer
- Rectal Cancer Outcomes Best With Short-Course Radiation
March 6, 2009
- Are Hospital Mobile Phones Dialing Up Superbugs?
- Health Tip: Caring for Mouth Sores From Cancer Treatment
- Safety of Labor-Delaying Drugs Questioned
- Health Tip: Learning About Ectopic Pregnancy
- Healthy Foods Harder to Find in Poor Neighborhoods
- Health Highlights: March 6, 2009
- Clinical Trials Update: March 6, 2009
- New Laser Combo Therapy Zaps Acne
- Blacks, Hispanics Less Apt to Get Best Heart Failure Care
- Drug Could Make Melanoma More Vulnerable to Chemo
- Belly Fat Puts the Pressure on Lungs
- Teens' Lung Health Is Linked to Their Diet
- Simpler Sleep Apnea Treatment Seems Effective, Affordable
- Hip Osteoarthritis Therapy No Better Than Placebo
- Spring Forward? Plan Ahead
- Gene Explains How High-Fructose Diets Lead to Insulin Resistance
- Drinking May Trigger Genetic Marker for Depression
March 7, 2009
March 8, 2009
March 9, 2009
- Obama to End Stem Cell Ban Monday
- Combo Treatment for Aggressive Brain Tumor May Lengthen Life
- Most Insured Adults Worry About Health Care Costs: Poll
- Health Tip: Try Relaxation Techniques
- Ozone/Oxygen Shot Helps Heal Herniated Disk
- Health Tip: Safe Use of Contact Lenses
- Bone Cement Eases Pain of Late-Stage Cancers
- Clinical Trials Update: March 9, 2009
- Health Highlights: March 9, 2009
- Women With Breast Cancer Gene Favor Preventive Mastectomy
- Late-Life Fatherhood May Lower Child's Intelligence
- Thinking Man's Chimp Shows 1st Animal 'Planning'
- Device Approved for Child Heart Operations
- Wine Color Won't Change Breast Cancer Risk
- Technique Might Prevent Some Bladder Removals
- More Vitamin C May Mean Less Chance of Gout
- Warmer-Than-Average Temperatures Raise Migraine Risk
- Dying Feel Abandoned by Docs in the End
- DNA Variations May Alter Risk of Hodgkin's Disease
- CPR Can Save Young Lives, Too
- Antidepressant Use Tied to Cardiac Death in Women
March 10, 2009
- Electronic Communication May Be Boon to Doctors' Time
- Health Tip: Help Keep Anxiety Under Control
- Health Tip: Avoid Animal Bites
- For Primary Care, More Patients Are Seeing Specialists
- Health Highlights: March 10, 2009
- Clinical Trials Update: March 10, 2009
- Obesity, Diabetes and Heart Disease May Speed Dementia
- Ankle Blood Pressure Test May Spot Hidden Heart Risks
- Church-Based Weight Plan Peels Off Pounds for Blacks
- Sunburn Might Play a Role in Rosacea
- 'Male Lumpectomy' May Help Some With Prostate Cancer
- Folic Acid Supplements Raise Prostate Cancer Risk
- Japanese Researchers Develop New Smallpox Vaccine
- Study Links Blood Type and Pancreatic Cancer
- Drug-Eluting Stents Show Promise for Leg Arteries
- Shootings Linked to Alcohol-to-Go Outlets, Study Finds
- Migraines in Pregnancy Boost Vascular Risks
- Combo of Tests Might Spot Ovarian Cancer Early
March 11, 2009
- Health Tip: The Signs of Hunger
- Fear of Pain Drives Requests for Assisted Death
- DNA Testing Lays Romanov Murder Mystery to Rest
- Health Tip: Getting Back to Sleep
- Health Highlights: March 11, 2009
- Clinical Trials Update: March 11, 2009
- People With Insomnia May Be Plagued for Awhile
- Parkinson's Treatment Drugs Even Out Over Long Term
- Malaria Drug Doesn't Boost Survival Odds With Prion Diseases
- Neck Fat a Measure of Heart Risk
- Slight Cut in Salt Intake Would Mean Fewer Heart Attacks, Deaths
- Overweight Preschoolers Raise Their Heart Disease Risk
- Too Little Sleep May Raise Diabetes Risk
- Clues Found to Brain Mechanism Behind Migraines
- New Test Seems to Spot Deadly Heart Condition
- Ozone Pollution Taking Toll on American Lives
- Living Kidney Donation Chains May Help More Get Transplants
- Second-Generation Female Condom Approved
- Genes May Decide Which Smokers Get Lung Disease
March 12, 2009
- European Researchers Call for New Doping Standards
- Health Tip: Exercise for Bone Health
- Health Tip: Prevent Bleeding Gums
- Abnormal Heart Rhythm Boosts Death Risk for Diabetics
- Some Elderly Heart Failure Patients Get Little Help From Meds, Study Finds
- Clinical Trials Update: March 12, 2009
- Health Highlights: March 12, 2009
- Kids Who Live Near Green Spaces Seem to Walk More
- Smoking Isn't Falling as Fast as Officials Hoped: Report
- Cholesterol Drugs Linked to Increased Fatigue
- Clear Skies Have Become Less So Over Time, Data Show
- Children's Bath Products Contain Contaminants
- Aging Baby Boomers May Swamp Cardiac Care
- Scientists ID Biomarkers for Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Pancreatic Drug Trial Halted on Promising Results
- Brain Scans Shed Light on Dyslexia
- Freckles, Moles May Indicate Risk for Eye Cancer
- Injected Medication Errors a Major Problem
- Drugs Before Stents for Stable Heart Disease, Study Says
March 13, 2009
- Many Seniors Not Selecting Lowest Cost Medicare Drug Plans
- Health Tip: Minor Reaction to Childhood Immunizations
- Health Tip: If You Have Bad Breath
- Investigational Drug May Help Avert Blood Clots
- Musicians' Brains Tuned to Emotions in Sound
- Health Highlights: March 13, 2009
- Clinical Trials Update: March 13, 2009
- Younger Women With Breast Cancer Face Added Peril
- Firefighters Have Narrower-Than-Normal Arteries, Study Finds
- Cancer Drug May Offer New Hope for Lupus Patients
- Freezing Kidney Cancers Shows Promise
- First DNA Tests for HPV Approved
- Unconscious Learning: In the Eye of the Beholder?
- Traffic Jams Harm the Heart
- Weight Loss Might Not Curb Knee Arthritis
- Mental Exhaustion Impedes Physical Performance
- Preemie Delivery Tied to Later Heart Woes for Women
- Dialysis Via Fistulas May Help Young or Old
- Eye Care Checkups Tied to Insurance Status
March 14, 2009
March 15, 2009
- Child's Food Allergies Take Toll on Family Plans
- Exposure to Peanuts May Build Tolerance to Allergy
- Alzheimer's Drug May Someday Help Head Trauma Victims
March 16, 2009
- Food Allergy Labeling Not Always Accurate
- Health Tip: Have Your Child's Hearing Checked
- Health Tip: Prepare Food Carefully
- Health Highlights: March 16, 2009
- Clinical Trials Update: March 16, 2009
- Using Music and Sports to Improve Kids' Asthma
- Fewer Teens Sniffing Glue, Household Products
- New Treatments Improve Control for Severe Asthma
- Botox Alternative May Safely Smooth Forehead Lines
- Any Exercise Good After a Heart Attack
- To Rid Heads of Lice, Wet-Combing May Work Best
- Alzheimer's Tied to Shrinkage in Brain Area
- Steroid Concoction May Ease Sinusitis
- 'Watchful Waiting' Safe With Low-Risk Prostate Cancers
- Experts Revise Guidelines on Daily Aspirin for Heart
- Taser Stun Guns Can Cause Brain Injury
- Study Questions Screening for Leg Vessel Blockages
- Defibrillator May Not Help Many With Heart Failure
March 17, 2009
- Tiniest Babies Carry Biggest Costs
- Health Tip: Getting a Tetanus Shot
- Health Tip: Reducing Your Risk of Kidney Stones
- Black Male Children Face Highest Risk for Food Allergies
- Musicians' Brain Waves Are Also in Tune
- Clinical Trials Update: March 17, 2009
- Health Highlights: March 17, 2009
- Hormone Might Help Restore Female Fertility
- CT Scans of Pregnant Women Increasing
- Walk 100 Steps a Minute for 'Moderate' Exercise
- Lymphedema Raises Cost of Breast Cancer Care
- UV Lights, Fans May Curb TB Spread in Hospitals
- Most Devout Most Likely to Fight Death to the End
- Narcolepsy Drug Might Be Addictive
- Admissions for Prescription Painkiller Abuse on Rise
- Drug Fails to Slow Progression of Atherosclerosis
- Low-Dose Acitretin May Reduce Nail Psoriasis
- Obesity Takes Years Off Your Life
March 18, 2009
- Mussel-Based Glue May Make Surgery Safer
- Health Tip: Lifting Safety for Caregivers
- When Breast Cancer Recurs, Finding Pre-Symptoms Is Key
- A Little Drink May Be Good for Your Bones
- Health Tip: Stress and Diabetes
- Health Highlights: March 18, 2009
- Clinical Trials Update: March 18, 2009
- 2 Studies Conflict Over Value of Prostate Cancer Screening
- Progress Reported Against Gene Involved in Hepatitis C
- Researchers Use Gene to End High Blood Sugar in Mice
- Brain Hemorrhage May Explain Natasha Richardson's Condition
- Guidelines Suggested for Heart-Kidney Transplants
- Millions of Americans With Chronic Ills Put Off Health Care
- Unmarried Childbirths in U.S. Reach Record Levels
- Obesity Tied to Poor Pancreatic Cancer Surgery Outcomes
- High Rate of Early Heart Failure Seen in Blacks
- Trial Vaccine May Protect Against Serious Viral Infection
- Course of West Nile Infection Charted
March 19, 2009
- Health Highlights: March 19, 2009
- Health Tip: Triggers for Canker Sores
- Health Tip: Managing Urinary Incontinence
- PSA Testing: What Should Men Do?
- Gleevec Prevents Return of Intestinal Cancer, Study Confirms
- Clinical Trials Update: March 19, 2009
- Dearth of Data on Capabilities May Be Hurting ER Care
- NYC Medical Examiner Peforming Autopsy on Natasha Richardson
- Emotions of Music Touch Universal Chord
- New Parkinson's Treatment Shows Promise in Animals
- Trying to Decide? Forget the Facts and Phone a Friend
- Internal Clock and Metabolism May Be Linked
- Support Network May Play Role in Benefits of Drinking
- 'Good Feelings' From Alcohol Only Come With Fewer Drinks
- TB Still Declining in U.S., But at Slower Rate
- Yale Lab Discovers New Gene-Based Syndrome
- Study Finds Millions More May Benefit From Statins
- Stress May Encourage E. Coli Illness
- FDA Panel Backs New Anti-Clotting Drug
March 20, 2009
- Health Highlights: March 20, 2009
- Maggots as Good as Gel in Leg Ulcer Treatments
- Health Tip: Coping With Fibromyalgia
- Health Tip: Your Body Needs Zinc
- Genetics Should Decide Warfarin Dose, Study Reiterates
- Combo Screening Doesn't Spot Early Ovarian Cancer
- Clinical Trials Update: March 20, 2009
- Human Brain Works Between Order and Chaos
- Diabetics and Elderly May Fare Better With Bypass
- Researchers Suspect Genetic Link to COPD
- Poison Prevention Requires Diligence
- 3 Steps Might Help Stop MRSA's Spread
- Most New EMS Recruits Overweight or Obese
- Lexapro Approved for Adolescent Depression
- With the Economy Down, Vasectomy Rates Are Up
- Hospital Practices Influence Which Moms Will Breast-Feed
- Insights Give New Hope Against Cystic Fibrosis
- FDA Expands Weight-Loss Products Safety Alert
March 21, 2009
March 22, 2009
March 23, 2009
- Health Tip: Check Your Baby's Feet
- Health Tip: Removing a Splinter
- Gold Nanospheres Show Promise in 'Boiling' Out Cancer
- Study IDs Gene Variants Tied to Sudden Cardiac Death
- Health Highlights: March 23, 2009
- Clinical Trials Update: March 23, 2009
- New Yogurt May Ease Stomach Ulcers
- Electrical Signal in Brain Seems to Warn of 'Mistakes'
- Improved Fungicides May Be Easier on Environment
- Dogs Help in Hunt for New Cancer Drugs
- Too Much Red Meat May Shorten Lifespan
- Study Links Smoking to Increased Risk of Pancreatitis
- Many Americans Fall Short on Their Vitamin D
- Family History Plays Key Role in Blood Clot Risk
- Osteoporosis May Raise Risk for Vertigo
- High Blood Fat Levels Common in Americans
- Lowest Blood Pressure, Cholesterol Levels the Best
- Symbyax Approved for Treatment-Resistant Depression
- Blacks Wait Longer for Hospital Bed, Study Finds
March 24, 2009
- Health Highlights: March 24, 2009
- Anesthesia in Youngest Kids May be Linked to Learning Disabilities
- With Alzheimer's, Health-Care Costs Could Triple
- Health Tip: Taking a Daily Aspirin
- Health Tip: Try Kickboxing
- Flushing From Alcohol a Risk Factor for Esophageal Cancer
- Clinical Trials Update: March 24, 2009
- Many Americans Fear Being Diagnosed With Diabetes
- Study IDs Variations in Black, White Genomes
- Tight Blood Sugar Control May Raise Risks in the ICU
- Soy May Help Shield Asian-American Girls From Breast Cancer
- Omega-3 Fatty Acids Guard Against Advanced Prostate Cancer
- Catching Ovarian Cancer Early May Miss Aggressive Tumors
- Gulf War Syndrome May Stem From Chemical Exposure
- HPV Data May Aid Vaccine's Effectiveness
- Danon Disease Can Be Quickly Fatal, Study Finds
- Drug-Coated Sponges May Limit Catheter Infections
- Collaborative Care Helps Ease Chronic Pain
- Licorice May Block Absorption of Organ Transplant Drug
March 25, 2009
- Brain 'Thinning' May Indicate Susceptibility to Depression
- Health Tip: Recognizing Arthritis in the Thumb
- Health Tip: Remember to Take Your Medicine
- Scientists ID New Biomarker for Prostate Cancer
- A Child's Sweet Tooth May Be All in the Bones
- Health Highlights: March 25, 2009
- Clinical Trials Update: March 25, 2009
- Romantic Love Can Last
- Black Women at Higher Risk for Aggressive Breast Tumors
- U.S. Asked to Do More for Kids' Mental Health
- U.S. Urged to Start 'Fixing the Problem' of Food Safety
- Oral Yogurt 'Vaccine' Could Blunt Ouch Factor
- Gene Test May ID Younger Women at Risk for Melanoma
- Drug Combo Helps Larynx Cancer Patients Preserve Voice Box
- Music Can Help Restore Stroke Patients' Sight
- Faulty Household Wiring Can Trigger a Heart Defibrillator
- Circumcision Guards Against STDs
- Few Hospitals Embracing Electronic Health Record Systems
March 26, 2009
- Health Highlights: March 26, 2009
- Genes May Boost Harm to Kids From Secondhand Smoke
- Health Tip: Your Children Need Iron
- Urine Test May ID Unhealthy Diets
- Health Tip: Asthmatics Don't Have to Stop Exercising
- Registry Created for Broken Heart Syndrome
- Clinical Trials Update: March 26, 2009
- Fish in U.S. Rivers Tainted With Common Medications
- Swallowing-Breathing Dysfunction Worsens Lung Disorder
- New Guidelines for Treating Heart Failure
- Using Too Much Salt Is Common in U.S., CDC Says
- New MRI Technology Expands Its Power
- What Causes Mystery Heart Condition?
- Diabetics May Soon Have Low-Sugar Vegetable Juice
- For All Their Plusses, Pets Pose a Risk for Falls, Too
- Working Memory Fluctuates in Kids With ADHD
- AIDS Drug Slows Spread of Deadly Childhood Brain Cancer
- Newly Pregnant Smokers Have a 15-Week Window to Quit
- Midwest and Northeast May Face Surgeon Shortage
March 27, 2009
- Families That Eat Together Serve Up Good Dietary Habits
- Patients' Bill of Rights Too Tough to Read
- Networking May Aid Blacks Who Need Kidney Transplant
- Health Tip: Warning Signs of Peptic Ulcer
- Health Tip: Depression Among Seniors
- Health Highlights: March 27, 2009
- Clinical Trials Update: March 27, 2009
- Treatment Target for Herpes Pinpointed
- Health-Care Costs Go Up, and Stay Up, for Abused Women
- Kidney Ailments May Rise Along With Blood Pressure
- Study Links Sugar Production in Yeast Cells to Longevity
- Most Fatalities in Teen Crashes Are Not the Drivers
- Scientists Capture HIV Transfer Among T-Cells on Video
- Microsurgery May Cut Swelling After Breast Cancer Treatment
- Third of EMS Stethoscopes Carry MRSA Virus
- Baby's Sleep Position May Not Affect Severity of Head Flattening
- How Much Should Women Drink? It Depends on Who You Ask
- One in Five Working Adults Said to Lack Health Insurance
March 28, 2009
- What You Need to Know When Your Stomach Aches
- New Device Treats Common Heart Rhythm Disorder
- Super Bowl Loss Can 'Kill' Some Fans
March 29, 2009
- Tips to Avoid Spring Cleaning Mishaps
- No Increase in Clots With Drug-Eluting Stents
- Hormone Reduces Mortality in Heart Patients With High BP
- New Surgery for Heart Failure Proves Ineffective
- Statin Might Help Fight Blood Clots in Veins
March 30, 2009
- Rapid Infant Weight Gain Linked to Childhood Obesity
- Most Teens Aren't Getting Preventive Health Care
- Health Tip: Breathe Fresh Air at Home
- Health Tip: Protect Aging Feet
- Action-Filled Video Games Boost Adult Vision
- Health Highlights: March 30, 2009
- Clinical Trials Update: March 30, 2009
- Scientists Identify More Breast Cancer Genes
- Kidney Nerve Deactivation Could Ease Hypertension
- Statin Might Help Fight Blood Clots in Veins
- Statins May Help Before Artery-Opening Surgery
- Japanese Herbals May Ease Gastro Woes
- One Pill Might Prevent Heart Disease
- Omega-3s of No Added Benefit to Heart Attack Patients
- Babies Born Only 2 to 3 Weeks Early May Face Development Delays
- Afinitor Approved for Advanced Kidney Cancer
- School PE Programs Don't Lower Child Obesity
- Stem Cell Injections Seem to Reduce Angina Pain
- Labels on OTC Painkillers Need Improvement
- FDA Investigating Salmonella-Tainted Pistachios
March 31, 2009
- Study Links Pesticides to Birth Defects
- Health Tip: Meditation Is a Peaceful State of Mind
- Health Tip: Managing the Teen Years
- As CT Radiation Accumulates, Cancer Risk May Rise
- Health Highlights: March 31, 2009
- Clinical Trials Update: March 31, 2009
- Vaccine Approved for Japanese Encephalitis
- People With MS May Have Lower Cancer Risk
- Gene Screen Could Help Spot Melanoma
- Patient's Own Stem Cells Might Treat Heart Attack
- Plavix Plus Aspirin Lowers Stroke Risk
- For Diabetics, On-Demand Care May Not Help
- FDA Warns Drug Makers to Stop Selling Unapproved Prescription Painkillers
- New Device 'Fingers' Heart Risk
- Bed Bugs Bring No Disease Danger
- Study Casts Doubt on Influential Hospital Safety Survey
- Public Housing for Homeless Alcoholics Saves Money
- Effort Could Lead to Blood Tests for Heart Problems
- Raw Nuts Could Be Salmonella Source in Pistachios: Report
