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November 2008

November 3

Health Tip: Prevent Night-Driving Dangers Use of Kids' Meds on the Increase Grandparent Caregivers Cut Kids' Injury Risk in Half Health Tip: Obesity and Your Child Earlier Vaccination Could Cut Whooping Cough Deaths Many Unlicensed Teen Drivers Put Safety Last Health Highlights: Nov. 3, 2008 Clinical Trials Update: Nov. 3, 2008 Sexually Charged TV Might Raise Risk of Teen Pregnancy Primary Insomnia Tied to Brain Neurochemical Imbalance Fish Twice a Week Cuts Diabetics' Kidney Risks Scans Reveal Brain Abnormalities in Fibromyalgia Patients Caffeine in Pregnancy Associated With Low Birth Weight Risk Diabetes, Hypertension Hasten Death in Alzheimer's Patients Rainier Spots Show Higher Autism Rates Kids With Parent in War Zone Face Behavior Risks Study Sheds Light on Painkillers' Heart Risk U.S. Reported 25,000 Cases of HPV-Related Cancers Annually Scientists Make Clones of Mice Dead 16 Years

November 6

Health Tip: Choosing Your Child's Therapist 'Prescription Switching' Would Make Most Patients Unhappy Stay Upbeat, Healthy to Thrive in Senior Years Health Tip: Evaluating Your Child's Vision Clinical Trials Update: Nov. 6, 2008 Health Highlights: Nov. 6, 2008 Migraine Might Lower Breast Cancer Risk U.S. Experts Still Unsure of Allergy Relief by Mouth Free Web Site Lists Breast Cancer Clinical Trials New Pathways Studied to Repair Nerves Alcohol Abuse Can Damage Bones Dermatitis Can Have Many Causes Negative Cancer Messages Backfire With Blacks Too Few Americans Aware of 'Pre-Diabetes' Counseling Can Combat Youth Violence Drug Boosts Natural Growth Hormone in Seniors Salmonella Outbreak Tied to Dry Dog Food Continues Green Areas Lower Health Inequities Between Rich, Poor Head Injury in Young Kids May Predict ADHD Diagnosis

November 7

Health Tip: Caring for a Loved One During the Holidays Health Tip: Bleeding Between Periods Don't Rely on Diet to Prevent Weight Regain ER Physicians Press for New Cardiac Arrest Strategies Health Highlights: Nov. 7, 2008 Clinical Trials Update: Nov. 7, 2008 Smoking Coupled With Obesity Raises Death Risk Banned Obesity Drug Tied to Heart Risks Long After Use Brain Scans Show Bullies Enjoy Others' Pain Pediatric Heart Surgeons May Be Best Choice for Adults 'Scaffold' Could One Day Repair Damaged Hearts Gene Mutation May Cause Some Cases of Seasonal Affective Disorder Depression Heightens Sensitivity to Pain TB Strain Called a Growing Public Threat Active Young Women Need Calcium, Vitamin D Gene Mutation in Dalmatians Sheds Light on Kidney Stones in Humans Overnight Dialysis Saves Lives: Study

November 11

Health Tip: Prevent Nail Problems Long-Term Help Regimen Cut Heart Attack Recurrence Health Tip: Doing Your Baby's Laundry Homecoming Veterans Often Face Inner Challenge Clinical Trials Update: Nov. 11, 2008 Health Highlights: Nov. 11, 2008 New Type of Stent Shows Promise Retired NFL Players Don't Face Greater Heart Risk 'Cognitive Reserve' May Help Fight Alzheimer's States Asleep at the Wheel in Fighting Drowsy Driving Lipoprotein Levels May Predict Women's Hypertension Risk Obese Kids Have Old Arteries Study Questions Screening Heart Attack Patients for Depression Calcium, Vitamin D Won't Prevent Breast Cancer Drug-Resistant TB Declines in United States Joyful Music in Tune With Heart Health After Decades, Decreases in Heart Risk Factors Level Off Lymph Node Shots Tested for Grass Pollen Allergy Gains Against Heart Failure Reported High Blood Fat Levels Tied to Ischemic Stroke Risk Most Single Adults Not Using Condoms Florida Vision Test Law: Fewer Traffic Deaths Among Elderly

November 12

Health Tip: Exercise to Beat Arthritis Pain Death Rates Higher for Minority Children Awaiting Heart Transplant U.S. Teens Brimming With Self-Esteem Health Tip: Risk Factors for Skin Cancer Clinical Trials Update: Nov. 12, 2008 Health Highlights: Nov. 12, 2008 Early Onset Approved for ADHD Drug Gender Matches Benefit Heart Transplants Vest Monitors 'Individual' Air Pollution U.S. Gets a 'D' for Preterm Birth Rates Heart Failure Accounts for 37% of Medicare Spending Education Program Spurs Blacks to Take Blood Pressure Meds Scientists Unravel Mystery of Tamoxifen Resistance Angioplasty Not Always Worth the Price Only Half of MS Patients Respond to Interferon Therapy Way to Rescue Tired Immune Cells Fighting HIV Found Excess Weight Ups Risk of Death, No Matter Where It Collects With Angioplasty, More Is Better

November 13

November 14

Health Tip: Treating Insomnia Health Tip: Driving During Winter Post-Workout Snack May Hamper Weight Loss Saturated Fats Linked to Cancer of Small Intestine Health Highlights: Nov. 14, 2008 Clinical Trials Update: Nov. 14, 2008 High-Fat Diet While Pregnant May Produce Obese Kids Enrollment for Medicare Drug Plans Begins Again Lung Cancer Patients Get Blamed for Their Disease Blood Sugar Control Helps Diabetics Preserve Sight Unique Bone Marrow Transplant Said to Cure Sickle Cell First Family Will Have Tough Time Finding Hypoallergenic Dog Younger Men Fare Best After Hip Joint Resurfacing IV 'Ice Slurry' Quickly Cools Body for Surgeries Pregnant Rural Women More at Risk Family Physicians Have Little Input at NIH: Report Early Life Peanut Consumption Might Prevent Allergy Lung Cancer Genetics Different in Black Patients: Study Greener Neighborhoods Mean Slimmer Children

November 17

Health Tip: Exercising With Back Pain Psychological Counseling Boosts Breast Cancer Outcomes Health Tip: Battling Bad Breath? Finding Points to Possible Blood Test for Brain Tumors Health Highlights: Nov. 17, 2008 Clinical Trials Update: Nov. 17, 2008 Smoking May Harm the Egg, Embryo Family History Ups Breast Cancer Risk Even Without BRCA Gene Fewer Brain 'Tangles' May Mean Smarter Old Age Established EU Countries Healthier Than Newcomers Gene Screen Might Predict Prostate Cancer Toxic Chemicals Blamed for Gulf War Illness Stay Upbeat, Exercise to Help Prevent Cancer in Old Age Assisted Reproductive Technology Linked to Birth Defects Study Singles Out Beachgoers' Skin Cancer Risk Smoking, Drinking Raise Risks of Esophagus, Stomach Cancer Nearly 1 in 3 Asthma Cases May Be Misdiagnosed Drugs to Treat Lung Damage in Preemies May Harm Brain Wealthy More Likely to Have Breast Reconstruction

November 18

Health Tip: Maintain a Healthy Weight Health Tip: Conditions That May Affect a Newborn's Skin 2nd Generation Antidepressants Prove Effective Robots May Come to Aging Boomers' Rescue Health Highlights: Nov. 18, 2008 Non-AIDS Cancer Risk Higher for Those With HIV FDA Takes Closer Look at Wrinkle Treatments Indigo Ointment Benefits Psoriasis Patients Home-Based Programs Benefit Older Cancer Survivors Canola Oil Consumed During Pregnancy Lowers Breast Cancer Risk for Offspring Genetic Trait Could Predict Lung Cancer Diet, Exercise May Modify Breast Cancer Risks Cancer Drug Ups Risk of Clots in Veins Ginkgo No Shield Against Alzheimer's Bariatric Surgery Before Pregnancy Benefits Moms, Babies China Documents First Case of Tick-Borne Disease Spread Cancer Drugs May Treat Type 1 Diabetes Itching Not a Less Intense Form of Pain Airway Transplant Aided by Stem Cells a Medical First

November 19

November 24

Parents Often Choose ER for Routine Kids' Care Hypertension May Hit Black Males Earlier Health Tip: Keep Bathroom Chemicals Locked Up Fewer than 1 in 10 Nurses Now Smoke Health Tip: What to Eat During Morning Sickness Clinical Trials Update: Nov. 24, 2008 Promacta Approved for Rare Blood Disorder 'Fresh' Transfusions Improve Odds for Cancer Patients After Surgery Clue to Cause of Epileptic Seizures Discovered Ultrasound Can Help Break Up DVTs Avandia's Heart Risk Higher Than Others in Its Class Continuous Blood Pressure Monitoring Predicts Risks Growth Hormone Won't Fight ALS Gasping Is Good When It Comes to Cardiac Arrest 5 Million People a Year Use Self-Help Addiction Programs Molecular Switch in Brain May End Smokers' Cravings Study Calls for Greater Scrutiny of 'Off-Label' Drug Use New Migraine Drug Shows Promise

November 25

Bad Bosses Are Hard on the Heart Diabetics Spend Thousands More on Care Health Tip: Hide or Get Rid of Excess Hair Health Tip: Blood Pressure Too High? Clinical Trials Update: Nov. 25, 2008 Health Highlights: Nov. 25, 2008 Live Chickens on Trucks Could Transmit Dangerous Germs Exhaust From Railroad Diesel Linked to Lung Ailments Some Breast Cancers May Regress on Their Own A Third of Medicare Clients Unfamiliar With Benefits U.S. Cancer Rate-Death Rate Combo Drops for 1st Time Steroid Inhalers Raise Pneumonia Risk for Lung Disease Patients Weight Boosts Older Women's Breast Cancer Risk Chromosome Linked to Diabetics' Heart Risks Depression's Behavior Changes Linked to Heart Risks Limited Value Found for First-Generation Heart Pumps New System Improves Distribution of Donated Livers Gene Test Could Predict Colon Cancer's Return

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