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October 2007

October 1

Coronary Disease Might Toughen Up Heart Health Tip: Symptoms of Menopause Kids' TV Viewing Tied to Behavioral Problems Health Tip: Caffeine Facts First Puff Can Turn Kids Into Smokers: Study Health Highlights: Oct. 1, 2007 Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 1, 2007 Mom's Low Cholesterol Tied to Preemie Births Ozone Breaks Down Lungs' Defenses Breast-Feeding Doesn't Contribute to Cavities Conscientious People Less Prone to Alzheimer's Drug Plus Psychotherapy Best Treatment for Depressed Teens Medicare Offers Smallest Rise in Premiums in 6 Years Antibiotic Shows Promise as Stroke Treatment

October 2

Health Tip: Quitting Smoking Has Immediate Benefits Health Tip: Treating Fatty Liver Disease Panic Attacks May Hike Heart Disease Risk in Women Almost a Third of U.S. Kids Use Supplements Health Highlights: Oct. 2, 2007 Experts Issue Guidelines on Treating Low Back Pain Obesity Driving Rising U.S. Health Costs Low Doses of Red Wine Chemical May Fight Diabetes Toy Blocks Might Boost Toddlers' Language Skills Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 2, 2007 Study Supports Change to Prostate Cancer Biopsy Drug Combo Helps Fight Marfan Syndrome Women Less Likely to Get Heart Defibrillators Doctors' Groups Offer ADHD Guide for Parents Most Homeless Youth Lack Health Insurance

October 3

Health Tip: Helping Halitosis Congress Starts Hearings on FDA's Control of Tobacco Health Tip: Nicotine Withdrawal Medical, Behavioral Woes Can Drive Dogs to Bite Health Highlights: Oct. 3, 2007 Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 3, 2007 Assisted Suicide Won't Up Deaths for Vulnerable Groups: Study Drug Combo Blocks Pain Without Impairing Movement Rat Study Gets at Root of Nicotine Addiction Type of ICU Influences Lung Injury Survival 'Virtual' Colonoscopy an Effective Option: Study Flu Vaccine Does Protect Older People Alzheimer's Drug Won't Ease Patients' Agitation Gene Tests Match Up Lung Tumors, Best Treatment Study Finds Benefits With Drug-Coated Stents

October 4

Gene-Based Screen Spots Cervical Cancer Earlier Health Tip: Understanding Compulsive Overeating Health Tip: Getting a Flu Vaccine Cardiac Artery Trouble Boosts Family Heart Risk Health Highlights: Oct. 4, 2007 Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 4, 2007 Lyme Disease Relapse Often a New Infection Randy Jackson Takes Aim at Diabetes Hormone May Play Key Part in Creating Memories Surge in U.S. Cases of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever FDA Struggles to Keep Pace With Requests for Generics Genes Give Clues to Newborn Lung Disease Key Viral Change Could Help Bird Flu Spread Largest Study of U.S. Children Readies for Launch

October 5

'69 New York Jets Continue Their Winning Ways Thalidomide Improves Outcomes for Older Myeloma Patients Health Tip: Dyslexia in Adults Health Tip: Prevent Athlete's Foot Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 5, 2007 Health Highlights: Oct. 5, 2007 Study Rates Heart Health of Popular Diet Plans No Link Between Amateur Boxing, Long-Term Brain Damage Daytime, Nighttime Blood Pressure Both Important Primitive Plants Have Complex Sex Life Lamisil Approved to Treat Ringworm of the Scalp Mouse Study Gives Clues to Colitis Fish Safe for Pregnant Women to Eat Erectile Dysfunction: A Harbinger of Heart Trouble New Kidney Disease Can Be Fatal Heart-Healthy Workouts Help Knees, Too

October 6

As Sunlight Fades, Look Out for SAD Health Highlights: Oct. 6, 2007

October 7

Health Highlights: Oct. 7, 2007 PSA Testing Still Valuable for Prostate Cancer Prostate Cancer Survival Varies by Season

October 8

Health Tip: Playtime for Newborns Serious Injury Rare With Police Tasers Health Tip: Classifying Burns Black Women Get Less Breast Cancer Treatment Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 8, 2007 Health Highlights: Oct. 8, 2007 Medicare Changes Didn't Alter Cancer Care Woman's Hips Might Indicate Daughter's Breast Cancer Risk Human Urine Safe, Productive Fertilizer Family Infighting Hurts the Heart Parkinson's Linked to Risk of Alzheimer's Surgery Best Bet for Prostate Cancer Survival Inflammatory Substance May Boost Eye Trouble

October 9

Health Tip: Speak With Your Teen About Dating Safety 3 New Lung Cancer Genes Identified Many U.S. Hispanics Struggle With Health Care System Health Tip: The Benefits of Omega-3s Studies Probe Weaknesses in Donated Blood Intervening in Preschool Years Can Prevent Juvenile Delinquency Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 9, 2007 Health Highlights: Oct. 9, 2007 Speedy 'Mini-Stroke' Care Pays Off Molecule Promising Against Huntington's Disease Maintenance Treatment Helps Kids Keep Weight Off Medicaid Managed Care Seems to Fall Short Stressful Jobs Hard on the Heart Hormone Therapy for Prostate Cancer Linked to Heart Risks Pneumonia Shot Can Save Lives More Fiber, Less Fat Help Prevent Ovarian Cancer

October 10

Health Tip: Say Cheers With Red Wine Tea Helps Toughen Older Women's Hips Health Tip: Warning Signs of Anorexia Hypertension Triples Women's Diabetes Risk Health Highlights: Oct. 10, 2007 Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 10, 2007 Generic Anti-Seizure Drug Approved Epilepsy Drug Holds Promise as Treatment for Alcoholism Antibody Helps Repair MS Nerve Damage Low Lead Exposures Can Hurt Kidneys Study Probes Difference Between Embryonic, Adult Stem Cells Thyroid Test Won't Help Pregnant Mom, Baby Drug a New Weapon Against One Form of Breast Cancer Statin Benefits Persist After Treatment Stops Early Bacterial Infection May Boost Asthma Risk U.S. Kids Not Getting Needed Health Care

October 11

Pricey Running Shoes Not Worth It: Study Immune Proteins Warn of Early Lung Cancer Health Tip: Got Low Back Pain? Health Tip: Add Essential Fatty Acids to Your Diet Health Highlights: Oct. 11, 2007 Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 11, 2007 Drug Makers Withdraw Cough, Cold Meds for Infants Obesity Boosts Esophageal Cancer Risk Concerns Rise Over U.S. Food Safety Chronic Illness Often a Taboo Subject: Survey Lettuce's Roots Lure Salmonella AIDS Drugs May Protect Brain Long-Life Gene Might Help Lower Cholesterol Meditation a Quick Fix for Stress Scientists Spot Eyes' Motion Sensors

October 12

Health Tip: Triggers of Bulimia Health Tip: Symptoms of Depression in Alzheimer's Patients Anti-Cholesterol Drugs Help Prevent Lung Decline Familial MS May Be More Destructive Health Highlights: Oct. 12, 2007 Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 12, 2007 Experts Offer Answers on Colonoscopy Options Abortion Numbers Fall Worldwide Technology Advance Could Help Paralyzed Chocolate Lovers May Be Hard-Wired That Way Breast Cancer Radiation Won't Hurt Immune Health Antidepressants Boost GI Bleeding Risk Home Spray Cleaners Could Raise Asthma Risk Sleep Apnea Can Trouble Kids, Too Sleep Apnea Treatment Helps Stave Off Heart Disease

October 13

Morphine Painkillers Won't Impair Driving Health Highlights: Oct. 13, 2007

October 14

Health Highlights: Oct. 14, 2007 U.S. Unveils Database of Genetic, Clinical Research Chest Compressions Key to Revised CPR Guidelines

October 15

Health Tip: Tattoos Can Pose Health Risks U.S. Cancer Death Rate Continues to Fall Blood Test Might Spot Alzheimer's Early Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 15, 2007 Hycamtin Approved for Relapsed Small Cell Lung Cancer Many Patients Don't Report Use of OTC Pain Drugs Psychiatric Woes Can Postpone Weight-Loss Surgery Nicotine, Chili Peppers Offer Post-Surgery Pain Relief America's Top Hospitals Are Real Lifesavers Health Highlights: Oct. 15, 2007 Studies Examine Life After Weight-Loss Surgery Eye Scan May Help Diagnose, Treat MS Anti-Convulsant Aids Knee-Replacement Patients

October 16

Defib Wire Warning Shouldn't Worry Most Users: Experts Researchers ID New Gene Linked to Lung Cancer Health Tip: Breast Self-Exams Health Tip: If You Have an Eye Infection Garlic May Ward Off Heart Woes Health Highlights: Oct. 16, 2007 Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 16, 2007 Raw Seafood Poses Digestive Risks Angioplasty Equals Bypass Surgery for Heart Patients: Study Initial Colonoscopy Key to Cancer Detection Lamotrigine May Reduce Epilepsy Seizures U.S. Medical Schools, Drug Makers Share Strong Ties Drug-Resistant Staph a Widespread Threat Ear Infections Linked to Drug-Resistant 'Superbug' Chronic GI Troubles Keep Workers Off the Job

October 17

Shoe Insoles No Rx for Back Pain: Study Genes Might Help Drive Overeating Health Tip: Risk Factors for Type 1 Diabetes Health Tip: Minimize Scarring After a Burn New Drug Approved for Resistant HIV Health Highlights: Oct. 17, 2007 Surgeons Remove Gallbladder Through Vagina Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 17, 2007 Acupuncture Cuts Need for Post-Op Painkillers Insomniac Fish May Help Sleepless People Global Gene Map Clears New Milestone Gene Mutation Key to Infertility in Male Mice Ixempra Approved for Breast Cancer Water Workouts Work for Arthritis Patients U.S. Women's Health Care Still Falls Short: Report Antiviral Won't Improve Bell's Palsy Outcome Oral Thermometers Can't Assess Exercise Heat Stroke HPV Test Bests Pap Smear in Studies

October 18

Health Tip: Soothing Morning Sickness Pre-Workout Stretching Won't Prevent Sore Muscles FDA Panel Weighs Ban on Kids' Cold Medicines Health Tip: Risk Factors for Type 2 Diabetes Health Highlights: Oct. 18, 2007 Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 18, 2007 Vulnerability to Stress Linked to Brain Molecule Malaria Vaccine Shows Promise Hepatitis A Vaccine Best Bet to Treat Virus Reflux Can Precipitate Chest Pain, Cough Tooth Troubles Could Raise Dementia Risk Value of Most Post-Traumatic Stress Treatments 'Uncertain' Study Reveals E.Coli's Grip on Gut Chronic Reflux Often Leads to Sleepless Nights

October 19

New Drug Eases Asthma Symptoms Health Tip: Understanding Crohn's Disease Simpler Anemia Treatment May Help Kidney Patients Health Tip: Living With MS Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 19, 2007 Health Highlights: Oct. 19, 2007 Two-Drug Combo Fights Brain Tumors Drug-Resistant Staph Infections Reaching Epidemic Levels in Some Parts of U.S. Video 'Pill' Spots Hidden Crohn's Disease U.S. Schools Getting Better at Boosting Kids' Health FDA Panel Recommends Ban on Cold Medicines for Kids Secondhand Smoke Hurts Kids' Grades Childlessness Bothers Men More Than Women Protein Gives Clues to Pancreatic Cancer Scientists Build a Better Petri Dish

October 20

Health Highlights: Oct. 20, 2007 Fall Time Change Could Be Boon for Sleep

October 21

Health Highlights: Oct. 21, 2007 Best Breast-Cancer Care Eludes Older Women Eye on Safety Makes Halloween Less Scary

October 22

Health Tip: Scared of Shots? Health Tip: Wear a Helmet Most Elderly Don't Get Good Medical Care: Study Emotional State Doesn't Affect Cancer Survival Health Highlights: Oct. 22, 2007 Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 22, 2007 Saving Millions of Children's Lives Is Possible Sleepless Nights Make for Grumpier Brains Voltaren Gel Approved for Osteoarthritis Crib Bumper Pads Too Risky for Baby Blood Test Catches Secret Smokers Meningitis Vaccine Gets Expanded Approval Study Shows How Exercise Helps Women's Hearts Weight Gain Increases Breast Cancer Risk: Study Overweight Now a Global Problem Whole Grains Do a Heart Good

October 23

More Women Choosing 'Preventive' Double Mastectomy More Dollars Don't Boost Lung Cancer Survival Health Tip: What's Behind Your Toothache Health Tip: Managing Stress Drug Company-Funded Asthma Drug Studies More Positive Health Highlights: Oct. 23, 2007 Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 23, 2007 Dementia in More Educated Hits Later But Harder Physical Therapy Shortens ICU Stay Many at Risk for HIV Not Being Tested Uncontrolled Asthma Leads to Missed School, Work Light-Based Device Spots Sleep Apnea Marital Stress Linked to Heart Disease

October 24

Health Tip: Diabetics, Examine Your Feet Health Tip: Prevent Injury From Raking Leaves Surgery Can Cut Sleep Apnea Experts Sound Off on Workout Grunting Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 24, 2007 Obesity Can Hurt Kids' Hearts Body's Clock Never Adjusts to Daylight Saving Time Scientists Spot Eye Development 'Switch' Inhaler Eased Lung Problems in 9/11 Workers Health Highlights: Oct. 24, 2007 Smoking Dulls Taste for Sweets U.S. Advisers OK Nasal Spray Flu Vaccine for Young Children Drink or Two a Day May Help Lungs Three Chemo Drugs Better Than Two for Advanced Head/Neck Cancers Doctor-Patient Bond Frays After Medical Mistake Female Blood Donor Concern May Be Unfounded

October 25

Broccoli May Help Fight Skin Cancer Brain's 'Reward Chemical' May Help Spur Obesity Health Tip: Exercise Doing Everyday Chores Health Tip: Inline Skating Health Highlights: Oct. 25, 2007 Most Asthmatics Don't Have Illness Under Control Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 25, 2007 Brain Region Tied to Amphetamine Addiction Cell Insights Could Bring Better Drugs Meningitis Shot Available, Effective Year-Round Worm Study Points to Sexuality's Origins FDA to Review Clotting Drug After Trial Suggests Death Risk Lung Bypass Could Fight Emphysema Blood Pressure Drug Might Work Against Alzheimer's

October 26

Hospital Romance May Largely Be Fiction Hysterectomy May Boost Incontinence Risk Health Tip: Eating After Weight-Loss Surgery Health Tip: If You Have Seizures Drug Lessens Heart Attack Injury Health Highlights: Oct. 26, 2007 Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 26, 2007 Some Female Athletes Risking Weaker Bones Precancerous Lesions Raise Cervical Cancer Risk Survey Finds Many Women Misinformed About Cancer Exercise Helps Overweight Youngsters Learn Natural Protein May Hurt Vision A Happy Halloween Means Safety First Older Women Gain From Good Post-Fracture Care

October 27

Health Highlights: Oct. 27, 2007 Stay Ahead of Head Injuries

October 28

Health Highlights: Oct. 28, 2007 New Guidelines Should Improve Ovarian Cancer Detection Fact Sheet Explains Cleaners, Disinfectants

October 29

Health Tip: Get Regular Eye Exams Health Tip: Women and Antibiotics Pediatricians' Group Issues New Autism Guidelines Fetal Surgery Saves Baby After Early 'Water Break' Health Highlights: Oct. 29, 2007 Rheumatoid Arthritis Death Rate Unchanged U.S. Docs Taught Little About Wartime Ethics Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 29, 2007 Prostate Cancer Radiotherapy Won't Affect Sexual Function Defibrillator Use Urged to Save Children's Lives Tasigna Approved for Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Certain Seizure Patients Need Emergency CT Scan Smoking Does Not Worsen Breast Cancer Zinc Helps Elderly Ward Off Pneumonia Study Supports Controversial Heart Failure Drug

October 30

AIDS Stopped in Haiti Before U.S. New Drug Promising Against Tough-to-Treat Kidney Cancer Health Tip: Protect Your Joints Health Tip: Taking Care of Braces Health Highlights: Oct. 30, 2007 Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 30, 2007 Too Much TV Can Raise Kids' Blood Pressure High Dose Radiation for Prostate Cancer Won't Raise Sexual Dysfunction Most Americans Have Poor 'Eye-Q' Vitamin D Won't Help Prevent Most Cancers Younger Veterans at Greater Suicide Risk Almost 2 Million U.S. Vets Lack Health Insurance Quality of Life Predicts Lung Cancer Survival Virus Shows Some Cancer-Killing Abilities

October 31

Health Tip: Prepare Food Carefully Health Tip: Stick to Your Exercise Program Stem Cells Restore Memory in Mice Right Dose of Pot Can Ease Pain Health Highlights: Oct. 31, 2007 Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 31, 2007 Little Evidence Silicone Breast Implants Harm Health Obesity Linked to Increased Cancer Risk Combigan Drops Approved for Glaucoma Better Prostate Cancer Survival for Men Taking Statins Cat's Genome Map Purrfected Scientists Spot Brain Center for 'Out-of-Body' Experience Brain MRIs Find Hidden Neurological Problems Chemo Drug Improves Stomach Cancer Survival for Japanese Patients

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