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May 2009

May 1

Swine Flu Infections Near 110 in U.S. Health Tip: Easing Back Pain During Pregnancy Hearing Loss Tops Parents' Concern for Kids Cholesterol Drugs May Help in Cardiac Emergency Health Tip: Benefitting From Adult Day Care More Educated Choose Healthier Foods, But Pay More Health Highlights: May 1, 2009 Clinical Trials Update: May 1, 2009 Nighttime Urination Linked to Higher Death Rate Among Elderly Treating Sleep Disorders May Ease ADHD Symptoms Can't Control Junk Food Cravings? Blame the Brain FDA Recalls Dietary Supplements Tied to 1 Death, Liver Damage Drink Away Dementia? Prescription Training Puts Docs in Shoes of Older Patients Chronic Kidney Disease Raises Risk for Some Cancers Vitamin E, Selenium and Soy Won't Prevent Prostate Cancer Newly Identified Compounds May Inhibit Strep Infection

May 4

Although Swine Flu Cases Are Up, U.S. Officials Are Guardedly Optimistic 1976 Swine Flu Outbreak Offers Echoes, Lessons Today Researcher IDs Narcolepsy as Autoimmune Disease Health Tip: Get Fit After Baby is Born Health Tip: Pack a First-Aid Kit When Traveling Health Highlights: May 4, 2009 Clinical Trials Update: May 4, 2009 More Kids Being Hurt by Falling Furniture Early Alzheimer's Hinders Brain's Effort to Sort Information Delivering Chemo Directly Into Brain Tumors Shows Promise Smoking Packs a Tougher Wallop for Women Brain Anatomy Could Point to Autism Hospital Volume Imperfect Gauge of Cancer Surgery Outcomes Stopping Antidepressants Boosts Risk of PMS Relapse More Low-Income Kids Are Getting Vaccinated Viewing Adult-Themed TV Tied to Earlier Sex for Teens Focusing on CPR Improves Survival

May 5

While Swine Flu Cases Are Still Rising, U.S. Officials See Hopeful Signs Keeping Appointments Key to Keeping Vaccines on Track Testosterone Injections Offer Hope for Male Contraceptive Health Tip: Help Prevent Sunburn Biomarkers May Predict Aggressiveness of Prostate Cancer Health Tip: Common Food Allergies in Children Health Highlights: May 5, 2009 Clinical Trials Update: May 5, 2009 U.S. Mental Health Spending Rises, But Many Still Left Out Fad Baby Names Tend to Fizzle Fast Telling Heartburn From Heart Attack Can Be Tricky Even Barely Early Babies Face Respiratory Risks Program Helps Homeless Cut Use of Emergency Services Urine Test Predicts Vein Clot Risk Phone Monitoring May Help Lower Blood Pressure Irregular Heartbeat During Angioplasty Could Raise Death Risk Genetics Linked to How Brain 'Frames' Choices Writing Disorder May Be Common Among Kids

May 6

Obama Administration Might Recommend Three Flu Shots for Americans This Fall Less Education May Mean Poorer Health Health Tip: Help Your Child Cope With Diabetes Swine Flu Likely to Return to U.S. Next Winter Health Tip: Are You at Risk for Gallstones? Health Highlights: May 6, 2009 Clinical Trials Update: May 6, 2009 Maternal Depression Has Negative Effect on Infants' Sleep America's Top Allergy Capitals CPAP Therapy Boosts Cardiac Surgery Outcomes Delirium Episodes Could Hasten Alzheimer's-Linked Decline First U.S. Face Transplant Recipient Recounts Ordeal Weight-Loss Gene May Keep Smokers Thinner Genes Linked to Spread of Breast Cancer Cycloset Approved for Type 2 Diabetes Chlamydia Infection May Play Role in Type of Arthritis Science Zeroes In on New Alzheimer's Drug Target In Dolphins, Half the Brain Sleeps, Other Half Works Drug-Coated Stents Better at Keeping Arteries Open Plavix, Heartburn Drugs May Be Risky Combination

May 7

Health Tip: When Children Stutter Health Tip: Learn to Manage Your Stress Seniors Cope With Sleep Loss Better Than Young Adults WHO May Soon Order Global Production of Swine Flu Vaccine Health Highlights: May 7, 2009 Clinical Trials Update: May 7, 2009 New Guidelines Recommend Opioids for Seniors' Pain Device Offers Hope for Patients With Leaky Heart Valve All Blood Pressure Drugs Lower Risk of Heart Attack and Stroke Fanapt Sanctioned for Schizophrenia Avastin Gets New Approval for Brain Cancer Creon, a Pancreatic Enzyme Substitute, Approved Brain Stimulation Therapy Eases Tough-to-Treat Depression Discharge Time After Angioplasty Varies Pooches Sometimes Miss the Point Endoscopic Sinus Surgery Relieves Chronic Inflammation FDA Orders Label Warning for Testosterone Gels Telemedicine Helps Experts Treat Stroke From Afar Consider TIAs an Emergency, Groups Urge Too-Low Blood Pressure Can Also Bring Danger Psoriasis Patients Happy With Home-Based Treatment

May 11

U.S. Now Leads World in Swine Flu Cases Health Tip: Prevent Burnout 3-Drug Combo Reduces Nausea After Chemo Climate Change Could Sting Allergy, Asthma Sufferers Health Tip: Keep Medications Away From Children Conflicts of Interest Still Exist in Cancer Research Swine Flu: A Primer Health Highlights: May 11, 2009 Clinical Trials Update: May 11, 2009 Where You Live May Affect Your Cancer Diagnosis Most Women Struggle With Rising Health Care Costs DASH Diet Has Extra Benefits for Women's Health Walk Long, Slow and Often to Help the Heart Small Drug Promo Items May Influence Young Doctors Seniors Often Misstate Stroke History More Cancer Tests Mean More False-Positive Results Study Supports Swine Flu's Pandemic Potential Antioxidants Blunt Exercise Benefit, Study Shows Supportive Weigh-In Program Keeps Pounds Off

May 12

May 13

Pregnant Women Should Take Flu Drugs Promptly Productivity Takes a Hit From Obesity, Diabetes Health Tip: Wear Your Seat Belt During Pregnancy Health Tip: Be Proactive at Your Next Doctor Visit Clinical Trials Update: May 13, 2009 Health Highlights: May 13, 2009 More Single Women Are Having Babies Most Depressed Teens Don't Get Treatment For Dialysis Patients, More Pills = Lower Quality of Life Medicare's 'No' on Virtual Colonoscopy Stirs Expert Debate 15-Point Test Gauges Alzheimer's Risk Scorpion Anti-Venom Speeds Children's Recovery Combo Treatment Eases Wheezing in Babies Man Dies of Brain Inflammation Caused by Deer Tick Virus Chemotherapy Superior to New Drug for Early Breast Cancer Global Warming Biggest Health Threat of 21st Century, Experts Say Risk Factor for Stroke More Common Among Whites

May 14

Health Tip: Why You May Have Swollen Lymph Nodes CDC: Flu Drugs Should Be 1st Choice for Pregnant Women With Swine Flu Early Exercise Boosts Outcomes for ICU Patients Health Tip: Protecting a New Hip Health Highlights: May 14, 2009 Clinical Trials Update: May 14, 2009 Psychiatric Drugs Might Raise Cardiac Death Risk Subway Defibrillators Save Lives Implanted Defibrillators Boost Long-Term Survival Cimzia Approved for Rheumatoid Arthritis Brain Scans Show How Humans 'Hear' Emotion 'Stun Gun' Deaths Rarely Caused by Ventricular Fibrillation Catheter Ablation Effective in Treating Atrial Fibrillation Cocaine Spurs Long-Term Change in Brain Chemistry Daily Exercise at School Yields Rewards Ginger Eases Nausea From Chemo Immune Therapy May Aid Kids With Neuroblastoma Gene Screen May Predict Colon Cancer's Return

May 18

Worries About Weight Are Tied to Teen Suicide Tries NYC School Assistant Principal Is Latest Swine Flu Fatality Health Tip: Choosing Baby's Playpen New Spray Could Benefit Cystic Fibrosis Patients Adequate Supply of Swine Flu Vaccine Uncertain Health Tip: Keep Your Feet Safe in Flip-Flops Health Highlights: May 18, 2009 Clinical Trials Update: May 18, 2009 Love Hormone May Ease Discussion of Painful Topics New Methods Could Speed Production of Flu Vaccines Multivitamins Might Prolong Life Risperdal Consta Approved for Bipolar Disorder Money May Matter, Health-Wise, in Old Age Improved Hip Implants Can Last 20 Years New Options Offered for Sleep Apnea Poor Women Seem to Be Skipping Breast Cancer Drugs More Faces Being Spared in Motor Vehicle Accidents Study Cites Gains in Gall Bladder Cancer Treatment Obese People Seem to Do Better With Heart Disease

May 19

Health Tip: Help Protect Young Athletes Health Tip: Risk Factors for High Cholesterol? Spread of Swine Flu in Japan Could Raise WHO Alert to Highest Level Molecule in Skin May Link Eczema and Asthma Health Highlights: May 19, 2009 Clinical Trials Update: May 19, 2009 'Nanotechnology' May Simplify Antibiotic Treatment Overweight Moms More Likely to Have Asthmatic Kids Parents Influence Sex Decisions, Hispanic Teens Say Kids More Apt to Smoke If Mom Did While Pregnant Rapid Weight Loss in Seniors Signals Higher Dementia Risk Substance Abuse Raises Crime Risk in Schizophrenics Depression Hits 1 in 13 American Adults Study Reiterates Eye Risks Linked to Flomax Higher Fitness Levels Tied to Lower Heart, Death Risks Stem Cells May Offer New Way to Treat Blocked Arteries Pills Plus Psychotherapy Can Beat Insomnia Stem Cell Study Offers Hope for Targeting Tumors Hospitalization Rates Higher in Kids Who Get Flu Shots Being a 'People Person' May Be All in Your Head

May 20

Swine Flu Hits Sick People the Hardest: CDC With Heart Attacks, Fast Treatment Matters E-Mailing Your Way to Healthier Habits Health Tip: Warding Off Age-Related Memory Loss Health Tip: Drugs That May Lead to Diarrhea Healthier Lifestyle Can Cut COPD Symptoms Health Highlights: May 20, 2009 Clinical Trials Update: May 20, 2009 Online System Could Cut Referrals to Dermatologists Study Links Cancerous Tumors With Depression Research Reveals How Down Syndrome Shields Against Cancer After Concussion, Follow-Up Visit a Must Glucose Control Pays Long-Term Benefits for Diabetics Gene Gives Clues to Why Autism More Common in Boys Drug Combo Keeps Kidney Artery-Vein Grafts Viable When Chest Pain Requires Quick Action in ER Limiting Work Hours for Medical Residents Could Be Costly Fertility Treatment Twins More at Risk for Hospitalizations

May 21

Older Adults May Have Some Immunity to Swine Flu Health Tip: Why is My Nose Bleeding? Shop 'Til You Drop: You May Feel Better Risk to Baby Rises With Repeat C-Sections Health Tip: Taking Care of Baby's Dandruff Health Highlights: May 21, 2009 Clinical Trials Update: May 21, 2009 High Blood Fats Tied to Diabetic Nerve Loss Pediatric Ear Infection Vaccine Shows Promise Methamphetamine Use Triples Among Pregnant Rehab Patients Meditation May Boost Short-Term Visual Memory Childhood Sexual Abuse Might Spur Early Periods A New Way to Get Chemo to Pancreatic Tumors Protein May Hold Key to Blocking Allergy-Induced Asthma Sleeping Through Dialysis May Be the Way to Go Teen Stress May Have Roots in First Three Years of Life Drug May Lessen Amputation Risk for Diabetics Strict Blood Sugar Control Lowers Heart Risks in Diabetics

May 26

Viable Swine Flu Shot Closer to Reality Gum Disease, Heart Disease Share Genetic Link Health Tip: Avoid Germs From a Petting Zoo Refusing Shots Puts Kids at Higher Risk for Whooping Cough Attention Problems in Kindergarten Could Spell Long-Term Academic Trouble Health Tip: Install Smoke Alarms at Home Provocative Online Portrayals Can Get Teen Girls in Trouble Clinical Trials Update: May 26, 2009 Health Highlights: May 26, 2009 Sensitivity to Alcohol May Predict Alcoholism Inner Ear Dysfunction Puts Older Adults at Risk of Falls Parents Often Puzzled by Medicine Labels To Quit Smoking, Try Logging On Risks Remain for Childhood Cancer Survivors Tailored Treatments Effective for Depression Due to Pain Drug May Extend Life When Breast Cancer Spreads Acid-Suppressing Meds May Boost Pneumonia Risks Hardened Arteries Threaten Obese, Diabetic Youth Broad-Spectrum Cervical Cancer Vaccine Shows Promise NFL Players Not at Increased Heart Risk Adcirca Approved for Lung Disorder

May 27

Health Tip: Taking Care of a Tick Bite Possible Return of Swine Flu in Fall Has U.S. Health Officials on Alert Gene Mutation May Up Risks of Endometrial Cancer U.S. Cancer Death Rates Continue to Fall Health Tip: Be an Involved Grandparent Stigma Keeps Teens From Depression Treatment Health Highlights: May 27, 2009 Clinical Trials Update: May 27, 2009 Too Much Cola Can Cause Muscle Problems Fingerprints May Vanish With Cancer Drug Americans Score Low on Healthy Lifestyle Green-Glowing Gene Heralds a Better Research Monkey More Living Longer With Advanced Colon Cancer Plaques, Tangles in Brain Don't Always Lead to Alzheimer's Staying Home When Sick Might Be Wise Heat Therapy May Help Prevent Esophageal Cancer Point-of-Sale Printers May Trigger Asthma Music May Temper Pain in Preemies Compression Stockings Offer Little Benefit After Stroke Type 1 Diabetes Rates Rising Among European Children

May 28

More Assisted Reproduction, But Fewer Multiple Births Health Tip: Alleviate Caregiver Stress Health Tip: Farm Safety for Children Technology, Caffeine Keeping Teens Awake Health Highlights: May 28, 2009 Clinical Trials Update: May 28, 2009 Cancer Survivors Can Still Be Fit, Study Asserts Experts Urge Less Weight Gain for Obese Women in Pregnancy Brain Can 'See' Objects Through Touch Study Finds Multitude of Bacteria on Human Skin Ankle Replacement System Lets Feet Move Protein Involved in Addiction Changes Brain Circuitry Ankle Replacement Device Approved Swine Flu Vaccine Won't Be Ready Until October: CDC Looking for Mr. Right? FDA Report Urges Tougher Acetaminophen Warning Window for Stroke Treatment Opens Wider Brain Scans Show Differences in Cocaine Addicts Stimulant Chewing Gum Can Be Dangerous for Kids

May 29

Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug Might Fight Swine Flu Swine Flu Vaccine Won't Be Ready Until October: CDC Health Tip: How a Caregiver Can Help Health Tip: Eating Out With a Diabetic Child Pitching Prowess May Start With the Pelvis Value of Taking Aspirin to Cut Heart Risk Varies Clinical Trials Update: May 29, 2009 Health Highlights: May 29, 2009 Neighborhood Safety Is Linked to Disability Video May Help People Make End-of-Life Choices Teens Likely to Trade Team Sports for Individual Exercise Besivance Approved for Bacterial Conjunctivitis Post-Exercise 'Glow' May Last 12 Hours Enzyme Deficiency Linked to Neural Tube Defect in Mice Safety Gear Helping to Strike Out Baseball Injuries Families Urged to Have Wells Tested Yearly Yoga Helps Those With Asthma Discovery Could Eliminate Harmful Gene Mutation in Dogs Laughter Can Boost Heart Health Biologists Question Animal Brain Size Theory

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