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Daily MedNews: October 2007

October 1 Coronary Disease Might Toughen Up Heart
October 1 First Puff Can Turn Kids Into Smokers: Study
October 1 Health Tip: Symptoms of Menopause
October 1 Kids' TV Viewing Tied to Behavioral Problems
October 1 Health Tip: Caffeine Facts
October 1 Health Highlights: Oct. 1, 2007
October 1 Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 1, 2007
October 1 Mom's Low Cholesterol Tied to Preemie Births
October 1 Ozone Breaks Down Lungs' Defenses
October 1 Breast-Feeding Doesn't Contribute to Cavities
October 1 Conscientious People Less Prone to Alzheimer's
October 1 Drug Plus Psychotherapy Best Treatment for Depressed Teens
October 1 Medicare Offers Smallest Rise in Premiums in 6 Years
October 1 Antibiotic Shows Promise as Stroke Treatment
October 2 Health Tip: Quitting Smoking Has Immediate Benefits
October 2 Health Tip: Treating Fatty Liver Disease
October 2 Panic Attacks May Hike Heart Disease Risk in Women
October 2 Almost a Third of U.S. Kids Use Supplements
October 2 Health Highlights: Oct. 2, 2007
October 2 Experts Issue Guidelines on Treating Low Back Pain
October 2 Obesity Driving Rising U.S. Health Costs
October 2 Low Doses of Red Wine Chemical May Fight Diabetes
October 2 Toy Blocks Might Boost Toddlers' Language Skills
October 2 Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 2, 2007
October 2 Study Supports Change to Prostate Cancer Biopsy
October 2 Drug Combo Helps Fight Marfan Syndrome
October 2 Women Less Likely to Get Heart Defibrillators
October 2 Doctors' Groups Offer ADHD Guide for Parents
October 2 Most Homeless Youth Lack Health Insurance
October 3 Health Tip: Helping Halitosis
October 3 Congress Starts Hearings on FDA's Control of Tobacco
October 3 Health Tip: Nicotine Withdrawal
October 3 Medical, Behavioral Woes Can Drive Dogs to Bite
October 3 Health Highlights: Oct. 3, 2007
October 3 Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 3, 2007
October 3 Assisted Suicide Won't Up Deaths for Vulnerable Groups: Study
October 3 Drug Combo Blocks Pain Without Impairing Movement
October 3 Rat Study Gets at Root of Nicotine Addiction
October 3 Type of ICU Influences Lung Injury Survival
October 3 'Virtual' Colonoscopy an Effective Option: Study
October 3 Flu Vaccine Does Protect Older People
October 3 Alzheimer's Drug Won't Ease Patients' Agitation
October 3 Gene Tests Match Up Lung Tumors, Best Treatment
October 3 Study Finds Benefits With Drug-Coated Stents
October 4 Cardiac Artery Trouble Boosts Family Heart Risk
October 4 Gene-Based Screen Spots Cervical Cancer Earlier
October 4 Health Tip: Understanding Compulsive Overeating
October 4 Health Tip: Getting a Flu Vaccine
October 4 Health Highlights: Oct. 4, 2007
October 4 Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 4, 2007
October 4 Randy Jackson Takes Aim at Diabetes
October 4 Lyme Disease Relapse Often a New Infection
October 4 Hormone May Play Key Part in Creating Memories
October 4 Surge in U.S. Cases of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
October 4 FDA Struggles to Keep Pace With Requests for Generics
October 4 Genes Give Clues to Newborn Lung Disease
October 4 Key Viral Change Could Help Bird Flu Spread
October 4 Largest Study of U.S. Children Readies for Launch
October 5 '69 New York Jets Continue Their Winning Ways
October 5 Thalidomide Improves Outcomes for Older Myeloma Patients
October 5 Health Tip: Dyslexia in Adults
October 5 Health Tip: Prevent Athlete's Foot
October 5 Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 5, 2007
October 5 Health Highlights: Oct. 5, 2007
October 5 Study Rates Heart Health of Popular Diet Plans
October 5 No Link Between Amateur Boxing, Long-Term Brain Damage
October 5 Daytime, Nighttime Blood Pressure Both Important
October 5 Primitive Plants Have Complex Sex Life
October 5 Lamisil Approved to Treat Ringworm of the Scalp
October 5 Mouse Study Gives Clues to Colitis
October 5 Fish Safe for Pregnant Women to Eat
October 5 Erectile Dysfunction: A Harbinger of Heart Trouble
October 5 New Kidney Disease Can Be Fatal
October 5 Heart-Healthy Workouts Help Knees, Too
October 6 As Sunlight Fades, Look Out for SAD
October 6 Health Highlights: Oct. 6, 2007
October 7 Health Highlights: Oct. 7, 2007
October 7 PSA Testing Still Valuable for Prostate Cancer
October 7 Prostate Cancer Survival Varies by Season
October 8 Health Tip: Playtime for Newborns
October 8 Serious Injury Rare With Police Tasers
October 8 Health Tip: Classifying Burns
October 8 Black Women Get Less Breast Cancer Treatment
October 8 Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 8, 2007
October 8 Health Highlights: Oct. 8, 2007
October 8 Medicare Changes Didn't Alter Cancer Care
October 8 Woman's Hips Might Indicate Daughter's Breast Cancer Risk
October 8 Human Urine Safe, Productive Fertilizer
October 8 Family Infighting Hurts the Heart
October 8 Parkinson's Linked to Risk of Alzheimer's
October 8 Surgery Best Bet for Prostate Cancer Survival
October 8 Inflammatory Substance May Boost Eye Trouble
October 9 Health Tip: Speak With Your Teen About Dating Safety
October 9 3 New Lung Cancer Genes Identified
October 9 Many U.S. Hispanics Struggle With Health Care System
October 9 Health Tip: The Benefits of Omega-3s
October 9 Studies Probe Weaknesses in Donated Blood
October 9 Intervening in Preschool Years Can Prevent Juvenile Delinquency
October 9 Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 9, 2007
October 9 Health Highlights: Oct. 9, 2007
October 9 Speedy 'Mini-Stroke' Care Pays Off
October 9 Molecule Promising Against Huntington's Disease
October 9 Maintenance Treatment Helps Kids Keep Weight Off
October 9 Medicaid Managed Care Seems to Fall Short
October 9 Stressful Jobs Hard on the Heart
October 9 Hormone Therapy for Prostate Cancer Linked to Heart Risks
October 9 Pneumonia Shot Can Save Lives
October 9 More Fiber, Less Fat Help Prevent Ovarian Cancer
October 10 Health Tip: Say Cheers With Red Wine
October 10 Tea Helps Toughen Older Women's Hips
October 10 Hypertension Triples Women's Diabetes Risk
October 10 Health Tip: Warning Signs of Anorexia
October 10 Health Highlights: Oct. 10, 2007
October 10 Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 10, 2007
October 10 Generic Anti-Seizure Drug Approved
October 10 Epilepsy Drug Holds Promise as Treatment for Alcoholism
October 10 Antibody Helps Repair MS Nerve Damage
October 10 Low Lead Exposures Can Hurt Kidneys
October 10 Study Probes Difference Between Embryonic, Adult Stem Cells
October 10 Thyroid Test Won't Help Pregnant Mom, Baby
October 10 Drug a New Weapon Against One Form of Breast Cancer
October 10 Statin Benefits Persist After Treatment Stops
October 10 Early Bacterial Infection May Boost Asthma Risk
October 10 U.S. Kids Not Getting Needed Health Care
October 11 Pricey Running Shoes Not Worth It: Study
October 11 Immune Proteins Warn of Early Lung Cancer
October 11 Health Tip: Got Low Back Pain?
October 11 Health Tip: Add Essential Fatty Acids to Your Diet
October 11 Health Highlights: Oct. 11, 2007
October 11 Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 11, 2007
October 11 Drug Makers Withdraw Cough, Cold Meds for Infants
October 11 Obesity Boosts Esophageal Cancer Risk
October 11 Concerns Rise Over U.S. Food Safety
October 11 Chronic Illness Often a Taboo Subject: Survey
October 11 Lettuce's Roots Lure Salmonella
October 11 Long-Life Gene Might Help Lower Cholesterol
October 11 AIDS Drugs May Protect Brain
October 11 Meditation a Quick Fix for Stress
October 11 Scientists Spot Eyes' Motion Sensors
October 12 Health Tip: Triggers of Bulimia
October 12 Health Tip: Symptoms of Depression in Alzheimer's Patients
October 12 Anti-Cholesterol Drugs Help Prevent Lung Decline
October 12 Familial MS May Be More Destructive
October 12 Health Highlights: Oct. 12, 2007
October 12 Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 12, 2007
October 12 Experts Offer Answers on Colonoscopy Options
October 12 Abortion Numbers Fall Worldwide
October 12 Technology Advance Could Help Paralyzed
October 12 Chocolate Lovers May Be Hard-Wired That Way
October 12 Breast Cancer Radiation Won't Hurt Immune Health
October 12 Antidepressants Boost GI Bleeding Risk
October 12 Home Spray Cleaners Could Raise Asthma Risk
October 12 Sleep Apnea Can Trouble Kids, Too
October 12 Sleep Apnea Treatment Helps Stave Off Heart Disease
October 13 Morphine Painkillers Won't Impair Driving
October 13 Health Highlights: Oct. 13, 2007
October 14 Health Highlights: Oct. 14, 2007
October 14 U.S. Unveils Database of Genetic, Clinical Research
October 14 Chest Compressions Key to Revised CPR Guidelines
October 15 Health Tip: Tattoos Can Pose Health Risks
October 15 U.S. Cancer Death Rate Continues to Fall
October 15 Blood Test Might Spot Alzheimer's Early
October 15 Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 15, 2007
October 15 Hycamtin Approved for Relapsed Small Cell Lung Cancer
October 15 Many Patients Don't Report Use of OTC Pain Drugs
October 15 Psychiatric Woes Can Postpone Weight-Loss Surgery
October 15 Nicotine, Chili Peppers Offer Post-Surgery Pain Relief
October 15 America's Top Hospitals Are Real Lifesavers
October 15 Health Highlights: Oct. 15, 2007
October 15 Studies Examine Life After Weight-Loss Surgery
October 15 Eye Scan May Help Diagnose, Treat MS
October 15 Anti-Convulsant Aids Knee-Replacement Patients
October 16 Defib Wire Warning Shouldn't Worry Most Users: Experts
October 16 Researchers ID New Gene Linked to Lung Cancer
October 16 Health Tip: Breast Self-Exams
October 16 Health Tip: If You Have an Eye Infection
October 16 Garlic May Ward Off Heart Woes
October 16 Health Highlights: Oct. 16, 2007
October 16 Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 16, 2007
October 16 Raw Seafood Poses Digestive Risks
October 16 Angioplasty Equals Bypass Surgery for Heart Patients: Study
October 16 Lamotrigine May Reduce Epilepsy Seizures
October 16 Initial Colonoscopy Key to Cancer Detection
October 16 U.S. Medical Schools, Drug Makers Share Strong Ties
October 16 Drug-Resistant Staph a Widespread Threat
October 16 Ear Infections Linked to Drug-Resistant 'Superbug'
October 16 Chronic GI Troubles Keep Workers Off the Job
October 17 Shoe Insoles No Rx for Back Pain: Study
October 17 Genes Might Help Drive Overeating
October 17 Health Tip: Risk Factors for Type 1 Diabetes
October 17 Health Tip: Minimize Scarring After a Burn
October 17 New Drug Approved for Resistant HIV
October 17 Health Highlights: Oct. 17, 2007
October 17 Surgeons Remove Gallbladder Through Vagina
October 17 Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 17, 2007
October 17 Acupuncture Cuts Need for Post-Op Painkillers
October 17 Insomniac Fish May Help Sleepless People
October 17 Global Gene Map Clears New Milestone
October 17 Gene Mutation Key to Infertility in Male Mice
October 17 Ixempra Approved for Breast Cancer
October 17 Water Workouts Work for Arthritis Patients
October 17 U.S. Women's Health Care Still Falls Short: Report
October 17 Antiviral Won't Improve Bell's Palsy Outcome
October 17 Oral Thermometers Can't Assess Exercise Heat Stroke
October 17 HPV Test Bests Pap Smear in Studies
October 18 Health Tip: Soothing Morning Sickness
October 18 Pre-Workout Stretching Won't Prevent Sore Muscles
October 18 FDA Panel Weighs Ban on Kids' Cold Medicines
October 18 Health Tip: Risk Factors for Type 2 Diabetes
October 18 Health Highlights: Oct. 18, 2007
October 18 Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 18, 2007
October 18 Vulnerability to Stress Linked to Brain Molecule
October 18 Malaria Vaccine Shows Promise
October 18 Hepatitis A Vaccine Best Bet to Treat Virus
October 18 Reflux Can Precipitate Chest Pain, Cough
October 18 Tooth Troubles Could Raise Dementia Risk
October 18 Value of Most Post-Traumatic Stress Treatments 'Uncertain'
October 18 Study Reveals E.Coli's Grip on Gut
October 18 Chronic Reflux Often Leads to Sleepless Nights
October 19 New Drug Eases Asthma Symptoms
October 19 Health Tip: Understanding Crohn's Disease
October 19 Simpler Anemia Treatment May Help Kidney Patients
October 19 Health Tip: Living With MS
October 19 Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 19, 2007
October 19 Health Highlights: Oct. 19, 2007
October 19 Two-Drug Combo Fights Brain Tumors
October 19 Drug-Resistant Staph Infections Reaching Epidemic Levels in Some Parts of U.S.
October 19 Video 'Pill' Spots Hidden Crohn's Disease
October 19 U.S. Schools Getting Better at Boosting Kids' Health
October 19 FDA Panel Recommends Ban on Cold Medicines for Kids
October 19 Secondhand Smoke Hurts Kids' Grades
October 19 Protein Gives Clues to Pancreatic Cancer
October 19 Childlessness Bothers Men More Than Women
October 19 Scientists Build a Better Petri Dish
October 20 Health Highlights: Oct. 20, 2007
October 20 Fall Time Change Could Be Boon for Sleep
October 21 Health Highlights: Oct. 21, 2007
October 21 Best Breast-Cancer Care Eludes Older Women
October 21 Eye on Safety Makes Halloween Less Scary
October 22 Health Tip: Scared of Shots?
October 22 Emotional State Doesn't Affect Cancer Survival
October 22 Health Tip: Wear a Helmet
October 22 Most Elderly Don't Get Good Medical Care: Study
October 22 Health Highlights: Oct. 22, 2007
October 22 Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 22, 2007
October 22 Sleepless Nights Make for Grumpier Brains
October 22 Saving Millions of Children's Lives Is Possible
October 22 Voltaren Gel Approved for Osteoarthritis
October 22 Crib Bumper Pads Too Risky for Baby
October 22 Blood Test Catches Secret Smokers
October 22 Meningitis Vaccine Gets Expanded Approval
October 22 Study Shows How Exercise Helps Women's Hearts
October 22 Weight Gain Increases Breast Cancer Risk: Study
October 22 Overweight Now a Global Problem
October 22 Whole Grains Do a Heart Good
October 23 More Women Choosing 'Preventive' Double Mastectomy
October 23 Drug Company-Funded Asthma Drug Studies More Positive
October 23 More Dollars Don't Boost Lung Cancer Survival
October 23 Health Tip: What's Behind Your Toothache
October 23 Health Tip: Managing Stress
October 23 Health Highlights: Oct. 23, 2007
October 23 Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 23, 2007
October 23 Dementia in More Educated Hits Later But Harder
October 23 Physical Therapy Shortens ICU Stay
October 23 Many at Risk for HIV Not Being Tested
October 23 Uncontrolled Asthma Leads to Missed School, Work
October 23 Light-Based Device Spots Sleep Apnea
October 23 Marital Stress Linked to Heart Disease
October 24 Health Tip: Diabetics, Examine Your Feet
October 24 Health Tip: Prevent Injury From Raking Leaves
October 24 Surgery Can Cut Sleep Apnea
October 24 Experts Sound Off on Workout Grunting
October 24 Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 24, 2007
October 24 Obesity Can Hurt Kids' Hearts
October 24 Body's Clock Never Adjusts to Daylight Saving Time
October 24 Scientists Spot Eye Development 'Switch'
October 24 Inhaler Eased Lung Problems in 9/11 Workers
October 24 Health Highlights: Oct. 24, 2007
October 24 Smoking Dulls Taste for Sweets
October 24 U.S. Advisers OK Nasal Spray Flu Vaccine for Young Children
October 24 Drink or Two a Day May Help Lungs
October 24 Three Chemo Drugs Better Than Two for Advanced Head/Neck Cancers
October 24 Doctor-Patient Bond Frays After Medical Mistake
October 24 Female Blood Donor Concern May Be Unfounded
October 25 Broccoli May Help Fight Skin Cancer
October 25 Brain's 'Reward Chemical' May Help Spur Obesity
October 25 Health Tip: Exercise Doing Everyday Chores
October 25 Health Tip: Inline Skating
October 25 Health Highlights: Oct. 25, 2007
October 25 Most Asthmatics Don't Have Illness Under Control
October 25 Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 25, 2007
October 25 Brain Region Tied to Amphetamine Addiction
October 25 Cell Insights Could Bring Better Drugs
October 25 Meningitis Shot Available, Effective Year-Round
October 25 Worm Study Points to Sexuality's Origins
October 25 FDA to Review Clotting Drug After Trial Suggests Death Risk
October 25 Lung Bypass Could Fight Emphysema
October 25 Blood Pressure Drug Might Work Against Alzheimer's
October 26 Hospital Romance May Largely Be Fiction
October 26 Hysterectomy May Boost Incontinence Risk
October 26 Drug Lessens Heart Attack Injury
October 26 Health Tip: Eating After Weight-Loss Surgery
October 26 Health Tip: If You Have Seizures
October 26 Health Highlights: Oct. 26, 2007
October 26 Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 26, 2007
October 26 Precancerous Lesions Raise Cervical Cancer Risk
October 26 Some Female Athletes Risking Weaker Bones
October 26 Survey Finds Many Women Misinformed About Cancer
October 26 Exercise Helps Overweight Youngsters Learn
October 26 Natural Protein May Hurt Vision
October 26 A Happy Halloween Means Safety First
October 26 Older Women Gain From Good Post-Fracture Care
October 27 Health Highlights: Oct. 27, 2007
October 27 Stay Ahead of Head Injuries
October 28 Health Highlights: Oct. 28, 2007
October 28 New Guidelines Should Improve Ovarian Cancer Detection
October 28 Fact Sheet Explains Cleaners, Disinfectants
October 29 Health Tip: Get Regular Eye Exams
October 29 Health Tip: Women and Antibiotics
October 29 Pediatricians' Group Issues New Autism Guidelines
October 29 Fetal Surgery Saves Baby After Early 'Water Break'
October 29 Health Highlights: Oct. 29, 2007
October 29 Rheumatoid Arthritis Death Rate Unchanged
October 29 U.S. Docs Taught Little About Wartime Ethics
October 29 Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 29, 2007
October 29 Prostate Cancer Radiotherapy Won't Affect Sexual Function
October 29 Defibrillator Use Urged to Save Children's Lives
October 29 Tasigna Approved for Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
October 29 Certain Seizure Patients Need Emergency CT Scan
October 29 Smoking Does Not Worsen Breast Cancer
October 29 Zinc Helps Elderly Ward Off Pneumonia
October 29 Study Supports Controversial Heart Failure Drug
October 30 AIDS Stopped in Haiti Before U.S.
October 30 New Drug Promising Against Tough-to-Treat Kidney Cancer
October 30 Health Tip: Protect Your Joints
October 30 Health Tip: Taking Care of Braces
October 30 Health Highlights: Oct. 30, 2007
October 30 Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 30, 2007
October 30 Too Much TV Can Raise Kids' Blood Pressure
October 30 High Dose Radiation for Prostate Cancer Won't Raise Sexual Dysfunction
October 30 Most Americans Have Poor 'Eye-Q'
October 30 Vitamin D Won't Help Prevent Most Cancers
October 30 Younger Veterans at Greater Suicide Risk
October 30 Almost 2 Million U.S. Vets Lack Health Insurance
October 30 Quality of Life Predicts Lung Cancer Survival
October 30 Virus Shows Some Cancer-Killing Abilities
October 31 Health Tip: Prepare Food Carefully
October 31 Health Tip: Stick to Your Exercise Program
October 31 Stem Cells Restore Memory in Mice
October 31 Right Dose of Pot Can Ease Pain
October 31 Health Highlights: Oct. 31, 2007
October 31 Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 31, 2007
October 31 Little Evidence Silicone Breast Implants Harm Health
October 31 Obesity Linked to Increased Cancer Risk
October 31 Combigan Drops Approved for Glaucoma
October 31 Better Prostate Cancer Survival for Men Taking Statins
October 31 Cat's Genome Map Purrfected
October 31 Scientists Spot Brain Center for 'Out-of-Body' Experience
October 31 Brain MRIs Find Hidden Neurological Problems
October 31 Chemo Drug Improves Stomach Cancer Survival for Japanese Patients

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