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November 2007

November 1

Spinal Stem Cells Offer Hope Against Back Pain Study Shows Antibiotic Harms ALS Patients Health Tip: The Itch of Chickenpox Health Tip: Taming Irritable Bowel Clinical Trials Update: Nov. 1, 2007 Health Highlights: Nov. 1, 2007 Medicare Drug Plan Cost $32 Billion in 2006 Siblings Often Share Heart Risks Adults With Diabetes Doing Better Prevention Job Pancreas May Be Key to Pregnancy-Linked Diabetes Consumers Still Buying Risky Imported Drugs Online: FDA Many Americans Dissatisfied With Their Medical Care Test Spots Who Should Get Implanted Defibrillator Scientists Spot Dog Fur Color Gene

November 2

Health Tip: Help Prevent Menstrual Cramps Diet, Lifestyle Changes Cut Some Infertility Risk Health Tip: Insulin Shots Just Anticipating a Nap May Be Good for the Heart Health Highlights: Nov. 2, 2007 Clinical Trials Update: Nov. 2, 2007 Web-Based Stress Therapy Shows Promise for Vets Stress Robs Skin of Antimicrobial Defenses Study Describes Molecules That Control Blood Pressure Blocking Potent Oxidant Could Prevent Morphine Tolerance Radiation Seed Treatment Helps Younger Men Fight Prostate Cancer Preeclampsia Linked to Heart Disease Risk Gene Variant Doubles Risk of Prostate Cancer in Black Men Calorie-Starved Rats Live Longer: Study Emergency Care for Heart Attacks, Pneumonia Fails to Meet Goals

November 3

Health Highlights: Nov. 3, 2007 Successful Breast-Feeding

November 4

Health Highlights: Nov. 4, 2007 Balloon Valve May Be Alternative to Open-Heart Surgery Peripheral Artery Disease Up Sharply Among U.S. Women Urinary Tract Infection May Raise Birth Defect Risk New Anti-Clotting Drug Shows Promise in Heart Patients Poorer Blood Pressure Control in Blacks With Heart Failure Drug-Coated Stents No Riskier in Long Run Than Bare Metal Ones New Heart Pump Helps Women Awaiting Transplants Chocolate Has Sweet Effect on Blood Flow Folic Acid Fortification Cuts Babies' Heart Risks New Measures Improve Heart Care

November 5

Blood Pressure Tougher to Tame in Winter Health Tip: When Air Quality is Bad Training, Experience Can Change How Brains Work Health Tip: Teens Must Get Enough Sleep Certain Cholesterol Drugs Show Their Limits Trasylol Pulled From Worldwide Market Health Highlights: Nov. 5, 2007 Clinical Trials Update: Nov. 5, 2007 CPR, Defibrillator Combo Boosts Cardiac Incident Survival TV Violence May Spur Aggression in Boys New Computerized Scans Effective for Spotting Clogged Arteries Blood-Incompatible Heart Transplants Safe for Infants Breast-Feeding Confers Long-Term Heart Benefits Anti-Reflux Drugs May Be Overprescribed in Infants NSAIDs Protect Against Parkinson's Disease Early Weight Gain Can Mean Heart Trouble Later in Life Nurse-Led Intervention Boosts Cardiac Rehab: Study

November 6

Blood Pressure, Heartbeat Problems Aggravate Alzheimer's Health Tip: Relaxation Techniques Energy Drinks Could Pose Blood Pressure Risks Reflux Problems Not Limited to Adults Health Tip: Foods That Cause Gas Abilify Approved for Adolescents With Schizophrenia Health Highlights: Nov. 6, 2007 Clinical Trials Update: Nov. 6, 2007 'Empty-Calorie' Diet Tied to Preclinical Heart Disease Atkins Diet Can Raise Heart Risks Blood Pressure Vaccine Shows Promise Early HRT Protects a Woman's Heart Nicotine Plus Alcohol Makes Quitting Tougher High-Fat Diet Can Disrupt Body's Clock Experts Propose Rules to Rate Hospitals' Safety Experimental Drug Fails Against Heart Failure Kidney Disease Increasing in U.S. Obesity Leaves More Americans With Physical Limitations Cardiac Device Won't Help Some Heart Failure Patients Statins After Bypass Lower Stroke Risk

November 7

FDA Seeks Food Recall Authority Health Tip: Some Medications May Aggravate Asthma Health Tip: People With Cancer Can Exercise Experimental Drug Fights Prostate Cancer Excess Pounds Raise Women's Cancer Risk Health Highlights: Nov. 7, 2007 Clinical Trials Update: Nov. 7, 2007 Spirituality Helps Older Black Women Beat Hypertension Cholesterol Drug Tied to Sleep Disturbances Stem Cells Show Early Promise for Heart Problems Diabetes Drug Helps Protect Patients' Eyes Regular Exercise Helps Fight Heart Failure Many Patients Stop Taking Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs Doctors Report High Survival Rates for Hodgkin's Disease Many Vaccine Booster Shots Unnecessary: Study Caffeine Therapy Boosts Preemies' Outcomes Heart Defects Can Delay Baby's Brain Development Diesel Exhaust Increases Clot Formation

November 8

Health Tip: Kids Get Indigestion, Too Fish Really May Be Brain Food Health Tip: Help Prevent Pneumonia One-Third of Popular Songs Refer to Substance Abuse Clinical Trials Update: Nov. 8, 2007 Health Highlights: Nov. 8, 2007 A Little Wine, Sunlight Help Boost Women's Health Brain Yields Clues to False Memories Sticking With Meds Lowers Elderly Fracture Risk Scientists Find Way to Track Stem Cells in Brain Vioxx Ban Tied to Rise in Serious GI Trouble U.S. Smoking Rates Stall FDA Issues New Warnings for Anemia Drugs Summer Vacation Undermines School-Based Weight Loss

November 9

Health Tip: When a Stomachache Requires Medical Attention Drugs Can Ease Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis NSAID Drug Therapy Fails to Ease Back Pain Health Tip: After Hysterectomy Pill Poses Little Cervical Cancer Risk Health Highlights: Nov. 9, 2007 Clinical Trials Update: Nov. 9, 2007 Rheumatoid Arthritis Boosts Heart Disease Threat Botox Offers Shot in Arm for Arthritis Sufferers Severe Urinary Problems Boost Death Risk in Older Men Gout Drug Shows Promise Zyrtec-D Approved Without Prescription Close to Barefoot Best for Arthritic Knees Antibody Test Could Spot Rheumatoid Arthritis Early U.S. Flu Vaccine Plentiful: CDC Total Knee Replacement Safe for Most Patients Vioxx Settlement Puts Painkillers Back in the Spotlight Older Adults No More Distractible Than Younger Set

November 10

Health Highlights: Nov. 10, 2007 Arthritis Takes Major Toll on Workplace Blacks in Poor Areas Less Likely to Be On Kidney Transplant Lists

November 11

Health Highlights: Nov. 11, 2007 Cocaine Use Dulls Brain's Sensitivity to Rewards New Test Criteria Spots Rheumatoid Arthritis Sooner

November 12

Health Tip: Aches and Pains? Experts Release New Asthma Care Guidelines Health Tip: Suggestions for Healthy Skin Fallout From Failed AIDS Vaccine Could Dampen Research Clinical Trials Update: Nov. 12, 2007 Health Highlights: Nov. 12, 2007 Key to MRSA Virulence in Community Discovered New Guideline Targets Treatment of Stable COPD Obesity Linked to Prostate Cancer Death Rates Major Stroke Risk Substantial After Minor Event: Study Eyeglasses Upgrade Helps Elderly Battle Depression Long-Term Beta Carotene Use May Protect Against Dementia Smoking Boosts Blood Pressure in Women Exercise Eases Fibromyalgia Symptoms: Study ADHD Delays Growth of Certain Brain Areas

November 13

FDA Mulls Direct Pharmacist-to-Patient Drug Sales Health Tip: Preventing Dry Eyes Health Tip: Selecting a Day-Care Center Nitrite, Nitrate-Rich Foods Boost Heart Attack Outcomes Clinical Trials Update: Nov. 13, 2007 Low-Carb Diet May Slow Prostate Tumor Growth Health Highlights: Nov. 13, 2007 Eye Surgery Errors Rare But Serious Rules on Patients' Medical Data Hampering Research Vaccine-Preventable Deaths Reach New Low in U.S. Follow-Up Exams Uncover More Iraq Vets With Emotional Woes Study Challenges Colon Cancer Surgery Follow-Up Babies Born Few Weeks Early Face Higher Death Risk U.S. Chlamydia Infections Hit All-Time High

November 14

Health Tip: Keep Your Teeth and Gums Healthy Health Tip: Carrying Twins? Breast-Feeding Cuts Food Allergy Risk Kids Who Skimp on Sleep Tend to Be Fatter A Full and Long Life, Despite Diabetes Clinical Trials Update: Nov. 14, 2007 Health Highlights: Nov. 14, 2007 Nicotine-Reduced Cigarettes Could Boost Quitting Cell Structure Helps Direct Cancer Gene 'Switch' Jennifer Garner Puts Flu Shot in the Spotlight Blacks, Hispanics Live Longer With Alzheimer's Avandia Label to Get Heart-Attack Warning Adult Type 2 Diabetes Can Be Predicted in Childhood Defensive Protein Linked to Asthma Drug Helps Fight Late-Stage Colon Cancer in Some Patients

November 15

FDA Hears Pros, Cons of Pharmacist-to-Patient Drug Sales Health Tip: Exercise Helps Your Heart Vietnam Vets Study Links Asthma and PTSD Health Tip: Controlling Body Odor in Teens Older Hypertension Patients Less Likely to Get Lifestyle Advice Health Highlights: Nov. 15, 2007 Clinical Trials Update: Nov. 15, 2007 Drug Fights Medication-Linked Bone Loss Experts Release New Cystic Fibrosis Guidelines Inflammation Can't Explain Depression's Link to Heart Disease Ultrasound Beats Blood Test for Gauging Ovarian Cancers: Study Some Epilepsy Patients Not Always Aware of Seizures More Black Children Dying From Diabetes Fish, Fruits, Veggies May Cut Dementia Risk Muscular Dystrophy Treatment Shows Promise

November 16

Diet Drug Rimonabant Tied to Depression, Anxiety Early Sexual Activity May Curb Teen Delinquency Health Tip: Avoid Holiday Overeating Health Tip: Sledding Safely Health Highlights: Nov. 16, 2007 Clinical Trials Update: Nov. 16, 2007 Hispanics Receive Fewer Surgeries for Vascular Disease Live Christmas Trees Can Trigger Mold Allergies Older Patients Can Do Well With Kidney Transplant Cell Insights May Predict Breast Cancer's Spread Chocolate Craving Has Ancient Roots Major U.S. Autism Study Gets Under Way Fetal Heart Rate Points to Later Child Development

November 17

Health Highlights: Nov. 17, 2007 Simple Tips Keep the Flu at Bay

November 18

Health Highlights: Nov. 18, 2007 Talking With Others May Make You Smarter Mini Strokes: Major Health Threats

November 19

Health Tip: Taking a Home Pregnancy Test Health Tip: Why Get an Annual Physical? Farming, Fatherhood Hallmarks of Men Who Live to 100 Health Highlights: Nov. 19, 2007 Nexavar Approved for Liver Cancer Clinical Trials Update: Nov. 19, 2007 Non-English-Speaking Patients Face Barriers to Health Care Cannabis Compound May Stop Metastatic Breast Cancer Ill-Fitting Shoes a Danger to Diabetics Migraine Tied to Thickening in Brain Area Tonsillectomy Not Always Cost-Effective for Kids' Throat Woes Research Reveals Nutrient's Impact on the Embryo Heart Death Rates Worsening for Middle-Aged Adults High Blood Pressure Linked to Disability, Dementia

November 20

Urine Test Results Can Point to Heart Dangers Health Tip: Before a Wart is Removed Health Tip: Buying Athletic Shoes Hurricanes Katrina, Rita Left Skin Rashes in Their Wake Clinical Trials Update: Nov. 20, 2007 Health Highlights: Nov. 20, 2007 Citrus Juice Gives Boost to Green Tea Antioxidants Scientists Turn Human Skin Cells Into Stem Cells In-the-Field Facial Surgery Helps Injured Troops in Iraq Experts Issue Guidelines on Diagnosing Seizure Rapid Response Teams Can Save Hospitalized Kids Why Obese Men Post Lower PSA Levels PET Scans Can Spot Cervical Cancer's Return Pedometer Pushes People to Walk More Abilify Approved as Additional Treatment for Major Depression

November 21

Health Tip: Managing Menopause Health Tip: Keep Kids on a Realistic Schedule Make Thanksgiving a Feast of Health Most U.S. Companies Do Little to Boost Worker Health Benefits Clinical Trials Update: Nov. 21, 2007 Health Highlights: Nov. 21, 2007 Brain Area Recognizes Familiar Sounds Jobs Don't Stress Most Older Workers Babies Can Tell Friend From Foe Researchers Spot Link Between Heart Disease, Income Aging Isn't About Slowing Down, Experts Say Lung Transplants May Not Help Most Cystic Fibrosis Children Drug Combo Boosts Multiple Myeloma Survival Smoking Before, After Pregnancy Harms Daughters' Fertility Global Warming May Trigger Rise in Heart Deaths

November 22

Health Tip: Make the Holidays More Meaningful Health Tip: Eat Healthy When You Eat Out Many Americans Can't Afford to Eat Right Health Highlights: Nov. 22, 2007 There's More Than Turkey Behind Holiday Yawns Competition Affects Your Perception of Your Paycheck Cranberry Sauce May Be Healthy Treat

November 23

Health Tip: Fluid in the Ear Health Tip: Emotional Reasons for Erectile Dysfunction Fetal Exposure to Arsenic Affects Genes Sleep Problems Plague the Older Set Health Highlights: Nov. 23, 2007 Saline Irrigation Eases Chronic Nasal Symptoms Teen Boys at Growing Risk for Eating Disorders

November 24

Health Highlights: Nov. 24, 2007

November 25

Health Highlights: Nov. 25, 2007 Tooth Decay Is Kids' Stuff Back Pain Prevention Should Start With a Plan

November 26

Health Tip: Put Nightmares to Bed Health Tip: Caring for a Sprain Exercise May Help Female Astronauts Stay Strong Prostate Cancer Treatments Often Compound Existing Health Problems Health Highlights: Nov. 26, 2007 Clinical Trials Update: Nov. 26, 2007 Special MRI Shows Secondhand Smoke Damages Lungs Urban Women May Have Greater Breast Cancer Risk ATV Injuries on the Rise Understanding of Mammography Differs Among Races Drug Combos Effective Against Rheumatoid Arthritis Depression Linked to Bone Loss in Younger Women Low Levels of 'Good' Cholesterol May Slow Stroke Recovery Non-White Women More Prone to Breast Cancer Pain Defibrillators Not Dangerous While Driving

November 27

Health Tip: Stay Safe in the Kitchen Health Tip: Build Healthy Bones Undocumented Hispanics Less Likely to Use U.S. Health Care Services Clinical Trials Update: Nov. 27, 2007 Health Highlights: Nov. 27, 2007 High-Carb Diet Raises Women's Diabetes Risk Low Testosterone Might Shorten Men's Lives New Automated System Can ID Disaster Victims in Minutes Obesity Keeps Patients From Needed CT Scans After Surgery Combo PET/CT Scan Helps Spot Breast Cancer's Spread 'High-Trauma' Fractures Tied to Weak Bones Criteria Predict Women's 5-Year Risk for Fracture Infusion Therapy Raises Death Risk for Some Heart Patients PET Scans Could Boost Lung Cancer Diagnosis

November 28

Cell Protein Might Help Treat ALS Health Tip: Bringing Baby Home Health Tip: Severe Food Allergy? Lack of Sleep Tied to Weight Gain in New Moms Clinical Trials Update: Nov. 28, 2007 Health Highlights: Nov. 28, 2007 3-D Breast Imaging May Improve Cancer Detection Saline Wash May Ease Shoulder Tendonitis Cancer-Suppressing Gene Tied to Female Fertility Novel Compounds May Battle Diseases of Aging Autistic Children Have More Gray Matter in Brains Obesity Rates Leveling Off Among U.S. Adults FDA Panel Backs Tougher Warning on Asthma Drugs for Kids Genes May Explain Role of Race in Colon Cancer Risk Rise in CT Scans Poses Cancer Risk Drug May Help Reverse Clotting Deficiency

November 29

FDA Mulls Cutting Salt in Processed Foods Health Tip: Cut Baby's Nails Progesterone Won't Shield Women Against Alzheimer's Health Tip: Female Infertility Clinical Trials Update: Nov. 29, 2007 Health Highlights: Nov. 29, 2007 Fewer Women Getting Mammograms Handwashing, Masks Beat Drugs at Fighting Flu Knowing Heart Risk Keeps Patients on Cholesterol Drugs Research Can Help Close Cancer 'Race Gap' Gene Tweak Reverses Aging in Mouse Skin Cells Studies Reveal Why Breast Cancer Hits Black Women Harder

November 30

We Can! Program Takes Aim at Childhood Obesity Health Tip: The Road to a Healthy Heart Cancer Patients Gain From Reporting Symptoms Online Health Tip: Burping Your New Baby Clinical Trials Update: Nov. 30, 2007 Health Highlights: Nov. 30, 2007 Cholesterol-Stroke Relationship Puzzles Researchers Study Probes Source of Knee Arthritis Pain Diets May Raise Cancer Risk for Poor, Urban Women Extra Doses of Vitamins C, E Don't Guard Against Preeclampsia Tracking Drug Levels Helps Pregnant Women With Epilepsy Ibuprofen Preserves Lung Function in Kids With Cystic Fibrosis High Blood Pressure Could Exacerbate Alzheimer's Female Mammals May Select Out Competing Sperm

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