Archive for January, 2009
January 31, 2009
- Grandma: Octuplets mom obsessed with having kids (AP)
- Reading Creates 'Simulations' In Minds
- America abortion debate reaches into African slums (AP)
- Feds rarely file charges in tainted food cases (AP)
- Gov't launches criminal probe in peanut recall (AP)
- Medical Needs of 6.2 Million U.S. Kids Go Unmet (HealthDay)
- Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 30, 2009 (HealthDay)
- Seniors Who Exercise Help Their Health (HealthDay)
January 30, 2009
- Scientists Watching For Alaska Eruption
- Gov't launches criminal probe in peanut recall (AP)
- Family: Octuplets' mother has 6 other children (AP)
- Sports Injuries May Cause Lasting Brain Damage
- FDA holds safety hearing on 50-year-old painkiller (AP)
- Mom's obesity tied to higher infant mortality (Reuters)
- Medical Needs of 6.2 Million U.S. Kids Go Unmet (HealthDay)
- Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 30, 2009 (HealthDay)
- Seniors Who Exercise Help Their Health (HealthDay)
- Variations in Gene DNA Boost Drinkers' Cancer Risk (HealthDay)
- Zimbabwe opposition will join unity government (AP)
- NYC blog that charts woes of dating bankers sparks backlash (Reuters)
- Harold Varmus Reflects On A Life In Science
- Can Scientific Reasoning Be Taught?
- Scientists Dig Deep Sea Dirt Collection
- A Distant Planet Has An Extreme Forecast
- The Road To Building Greener Cars
- 'Stuff Of Life' A Comic Take On Genetics
- AP Exclusive: Bad peanuts found before outbreak (AP)
January 29, 2009
- Tainted Peanut Product Recalls, Illnesses Grow
- Doctors Tame One Of Cancer's Deadliest Forms
- Serotonin Boost Turns Locusts Into Social Swarms
- Chlamydia Infections Are On The Rise
- How Many Babies Can Live In One Womb?
- Ethicist: Doctors Should Do More To Avoid Octuplets
- Peanut plant problem forces fresh recall (AP)
- Democrats near win on child health bill (AP)
- Brain Study Indicates Why Some Memories Persist
- Gore Urges Senate To Avoid Kyoto-Type Failure
- More evidence pre-term birth tied to autism: study (Reuters)
- Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 28, 2009 (HealthDay)
January 28, 2009
- Investor: Renewable Energy Needs Federal Funding
- Study: Kidney donors do fine, no long-term issues (AP)
- Gene therapy cures form of 'bubble boy disease' (AP)
- Cured meats tied to childhood leukemia risk (Reuters)
- Tai Chi may not reduce fall risk in elderly (Reuters)
- Bill Aims To Subsidize Health Care For Laid-Off
- How Conclusive Is Climate Change Research?
- For Tips On Riding Financial Waves, Ask Fishermen
- Revisiting The 'Keeling Curve'
- Gore Testifies On Climate Change On Capitol Hill
January 27, 2009
- In peanut checks, gaps for salmonella to sneak by (AP)
- A Colony of Screechers And Wailers
- Ovary Removal May Not Be Needed in Endometrial Cancer (HealthDay)
- Intensive Insulin Therapy Reduces Mortality in Sick Kids (HealthDay)
- Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 27, 2009 (HealthDay)
- Blowfish poisoning sends 7 to hospital in Japan (AP)
- Doctor says newborn octuplets appear healthy (AP)
- Source: Investigators find 4 kinds of salmonella (AP)
- Medicare expands coverage for cancer drugs (AP)
- Immigration Debate Roils Children's Health Bill
- Stimulus Bill Calls For Computerizing Health Care
- 'African American Lives 2' Searches For Roots
- DVD Helps Kids With Autism Read Faces, Emotions
- California Woman Gives Birth To Octuplets
- Karaoke Videos Teach Safe Water Techniques
- Green Energy Scores Big In Obama's Stimulus Plan
- Cutting Calories May Boost Aging Brains (HealthDay)
January 26, 2009
- Global Warming Is Irreversible, Study Says
- Pfizer To Buy Rival Wyeth For $68B
- Nature Conservancy Fights Planned Border Fence
- How to help when smoking, alcohol complicate PTSD (AP)
- Obesity Caught Like Common Cold (LiveScience.com)
- Study adds to evidence of vaccine safety (AP)
- U.S. school children need less work, more play: study (Reuters)
- World's highest drug levels entering India stream (AP)
- Study may guide preventive mastectomy decision (Reuters)
January 25, 2009
- Female Companionship Extends Sex Lives of Male Mice (LiveScience.com)
- Killer Whales: The Allure Of The Search
January 24, 2009
- NASA To Test New-Generation Space Rocket
- Why Does Cold Weather Cause Runny Noses?
- Self-Adjusting Eyeglasses For The Poor
- China reports 4th bird flu death in 2009 (AP)
- Many Alzheimer's Caregivers Admit to Abusive Behavior (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Taking ADHD Medications (HealthDay)
- Problems Tied to Obesity Also Seem to Affect Sleep (HealthDay)
- CDC Warns of Rise in Childhood Infections Tied to Meningitis Germ (HealthDay)
- Acne Cream Not Linked to Raised Death Risk (HealthDay)
January 23, 2009
- High-tech sensors help seniors live independently (AP)
- Obama Ends Global Family Planning Restrictions
- Obama Reverses Abortion Funds Policy
- Minn. illnesses worry CDC officials (AP)
- Merck: New pill may work for MS (AP)
- Examining Climate Change On The Air
- Trees Dying In The Western U.S.
- In Antarctica, Too, Temperatures On The Rise
- New Research Towards Hearing Loss Pill
- Behold The Mighty, Microscopic Water Bear
- The Future Of American Space Flight
- Could Science Pep Up A Sluggish Economy?
- FDA Approves Embryonic Stem Cell Trial In Humans
- US approves 1st stem cell study for spinal injury (AP)
- Audit: More bad accounting in veterans health care (AP)
- China parents press demands in wake of milk sentences (Reuters)
- Moderate Alcohol Consumption May Protect Against Disabilities (HealthDay)
- Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 22, 2009 (HealthDay)
January 22, 2009
- CDC study: Kentucky has highest smoking death rate (AP)
- FDA: 31M lbs of peanut products recalled (AP)
- Mark Bittman: Eating Right Can Save The Planet
- GOP Strategist: Abortion Issue Won't Change Much
- Obama Likely To Allow Aid For Abortion Counseling
- U.S. Life Expectancy Increases As Cities Clear Air
- Peanut Recall Widens In Salmonella Outbreak
- Judge orders Illinois TB patient into isolation (AP)
- European Union wants to double cancer screenings (AP)
- EU warned cancer deaths could rise without proper screening (AFP)
- Obesity epidemic shows perils to health reform (Reuters)
- 'Roe V. Wade' Anniversary Could Bring Policy Change
- 'Chippers' Challenge Concepts Of Smoking Addiction
- Expert: Quit Smoking Before 50, Cut Health Risks
January 21, 2009
- Studies: Steroids do not help wheezing kids (AP)
- Scientists develop test for melamine in milk (Reuters)
- EPA Alerts Seniors to Carbon Monoxide Dangers (HealthDay)
- Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 21, 2009 (HealthDay)
- Targeting Cancer's Own Stem Cells to Fight Recurrence (HealthDay)
- Study Busts Antarctica's Chill On Global Warming
- FDA: 125-plus products recalled in peanut outbreak (AP)
- New cream disables herpes virus: study (Reuters)
- Lifestyle changes benefit overweight kids (Reuters)
- Study: Sixth Time May Be Charm For In Vitro
- $630 million for new push to eradicate polio (AP)
- Is Reducing Carbon Emissions Worth The Cost?
January 20, 2009
- More Chains Pull Peanut Butter Products
- Inauguration Spectators Brave Frigid Temps
- Joseph Priestley And 'The Invention Of Air'
- Study: Women less able to suppress hunger than men (AP)
- MRSA rising in kids' ear, nose, throat infections (AP)
- More recalls of peanut butter products announced (AP)
- Preschool Lunch Doesn't Always Pack Nutritious Punch (HealthDay)
- Positive Outlook Cuts Chances of Dementia (HealthDay)
- Optimal Treatment Boosts Blacks' Lung Cancer Survival (HealthDay)
January 19, 2009
- Texas girl gets new heart; sis awaiting transplant (AP)
- Nonsurgical acid reflux therapies work: U.S. study (Reuters)
- Mystery Ailment Killing Endangered Pelicans
- Mystery Ailment Killing Endangered Pelicans
- Testing when eyes become vulnerable to cataracts (AP)
January 18, 2009
- Future of abstinence-only funding is in limbo (AP)
- Future of abstinence-only funding is in limbo (AP)
- Exercise Tips for Seniors to Start a Healthy 2009 (HealthDay)
- Some Little Debbie products join snack food recall (AP)
- Celebrating Darwin's Evolution Revolution
- Girl in China critically ill with bird flu (AP)
- Pheromones: No Love Potion No. 9
January 17, 2009
- FDA: Avoid Products Made With Peanut Butter
- Kellogg's recalls more peanut butter products (AP)
- Bush Administration Altered Appalachian Landscape
- 4-D Imaging To Help Inauguration Tourists
- National Children's Study Begins Recruiting (HealthDay)
- Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 16, 2009 (HealthDay)
- Genetic Data May Predict Colon Cancer Odds (HealthDay)
January 16, 2009
- Robert Schimmel, Laughing Through A Cancer Fight
- Watch Out Bacteria: Copper Kills Germs
- Weighing The Risks And Benefits Of Eating Fish
- Do Science Jobs Make The Best Careers?
- Painting With Light, Artists Make Images That Glow
- Hunters And Fishermen Accelerate Species Evolution
- Mysterious Methane Gas Found In Mars' Atmosphere
- Celebrating 50 Years of Pheromone Research
- Health Tip: What Seniors Eat (HealthDay)
January 15, 2009
- DVD teaches autistic kids what a smile means (AP)
- Lilly settles Zyprexa suit for $1.42 billion (AP)
- High risk medical devices escaped close review (AP)
- FAA: Major Accidents From Bird Strikes Are Rare
- Minimizing Hypothermia Risk After Exposure
- Health Tip: What Seniors Eat (HealthDay)
- Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 15, 2009 (HealthDay)
- More Americans Urged to Get Cancer Screenings (HealthDay)
- Mothers, Newborns at High Risk in Developing World (HealthDay)
- DVD teaches autistic kids what a smile means (AP)
- FDA pledges openness on gene-altered products (AP)
- Investigating Zimbabwe's Cholera Epidemic
- Steve Jobs' Illness Offers Complex Mystery
- Kellogg pulls crackers over salmonella concerns (AP)
- Can A Pregnant Woman's Diet Affect Baby's Sex?
- Salmonella Outbreak Leads To Peanut Butter Recall
- Gas Plume On Mars Signals Potential Life
- Teaching Kids With Autism The Art Of Conversation
January 14, 2009
- Clearing Things Up: Vicks' Effectiveness In Kids
- Medical Workers Caught Red-Handed
- The Politics Of The Breast Pump
- House Passes Children's Health Measure
- Pediatric MS Tied to Higher Relapse Rates (HealthDay)
- Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 13, 2009 (HealthDay)
- U.S. Chlamydia Infections Hit All-Time High (HealthDay)
- Ovary Removal Lowers Odds of Cancer in High-Risk Women (HealthDay)
January 13, 2009
- Officials link salmonella to deaths in Va., Minn. (AP)
- FDA probe finds no link with asthma drugs, suicide (AP)
- Sexually spread diseases up, better testing cited (AP)
- Obesity may raise risk of ovarian cancer (Reuters)
- With economy sour, consumers sweet on herbal meds (AP)
- Parkinson's disease puts bones, joints at risk (Reuters)
- Largest study of US child health begins (AP)
- Colds And Quality Of Sleep Linked, Study Shows
- Energy Secretary Pick Faces Confirmation Hearing
January 12, 2009
- Health Tip: Losing Your Hair? (HealthDay)
- Gene Fusions May Drive Certain Cancers (HealthDay)
- Gene Variant May Hike Women's Risk of Alzheimer's (HealthDay)
- Minn. officials trace salmonella to peanut butter (AP)
- Preventing colds may be as easy as vitamin ZZZ (AP)
- No health risk for kids from mobile phones: German study (AFP)
- New Tech Gadgets Target Older Folks
- Govt pushes electronic family tree for good health (AP)
- Op-Ed: No To Mandatory Calorie Counts
- PETA Attempts To Make Fish More Adorable
- Top Army recruiter weighs fat camp for recruits (AP)
January 11, 2009
January 10, 2009
- Galapagos Surprise Again With Pink Iguana
- Stimulant exemptions in baseball on the rise (AP)
- Pentagon: Purple Heart won't be awarded for PTSD (AP)
- Blood Testing At 27,000 Feet
- Texas to reconsider $6M steriod testing in schools (AP)
- CDC director is out, government e-mail says (AP)
- Tenn. Coal Ash Spill Devastates Recovering River
- Health Tip: See Your Doctor Before Pregnancy (HealthDay)
- Antipsychotics Up Death Risk in Alzheimer's Patients (HealthDay)
- Childhood Leukemia Subtype Resists Treatment (HealthDay)
January 9, 2009
- US doctors pay to hear Ore. town's vaccine views (AP)
- Consumer group says FDA melamine guidelines unsafe (AP)
- Obese Americans now outweigh the merely overweight (Reuters)
- Is Third-Hand Smoke A Hazard?
- How To Make Sense Of Medical Statistics
- New Measurements Of The Milky Way Galaxy
- Nests, Braids And Twists, On The Nano Scale
- The Science Of Gullibility: Why We Get Duped
- Latest Efforts To Control Type 2 Diabetes
- Alzheimer's risk upped in senior smokers (Reuters)
- Dr. Sanjay Gupta: The Wrong Man For The Job
- Most Flu Viruses Resistant To Tamiflu This Year
- Daschle, With Congress, To Overhaul Health Care
- Mosquito Duet Leads To Love
January 8, 2009
- Illinois, 41 other states in salmonella outbreak (AP)
- Alzheimer's drugs double death risk in elderly (AP)
- FDA backs Vytorin after finishing study review (AP)
- Study: Early Repeat C-Sections Puts Babies At Risk
- Q&A: Examining The Tennessee Coal Ash Spill
- In Lab, Clues To How Life Began
- Why Do Cockroaches Land On Their Backs?
- Learning To See In Stereo
- 'National Geographic' Mines 'The Real Price Of Gold'
- Frogs Heard After Aussie Desert Downpour
- Drug made from genetically engineered goats may become scientific first (AP)
- Fisheries Rebounding, But Ports Pay A Price
- 'Snowbirds' Beware the Climate Changes (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Help Stop Thumbsucking (HealthDay)
- Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 7, 2009 (HealthDay)
- Heart Drug May Be a Cancer Fighter (HealthDay)
- Major lab discloses problem with vitamin D testing (AP)
January 7, 2009
- Salmonella outbreak spreads to 42 states, CDC says (AP)
- C-sections best for baby when close to due date (AP)
- Mississippi has highest teen birth rate, CDC says (AP)
- Gut Reaction: Overeating Can Impair Body Function
- How Obama Can Heed Clinton Health Reform Failure
January 6, 2009
- Scientists doubt Europe can wipe out measles by 2010 (Reuters)
- Medicare proposes wider cancer scan coverage (Reuters)
- Study raises hope for obesity treatment (Reuters)
- Health Tip: Feel Better by Looking Good (HealthDay)
- Deep Brain Stimulation Helps Those With Advanced Parkinson's (HealthDay)
- Death of Travolta's son raises medical questions (AP)
- Brain pacemaker helps Parkinson's, but with risks (AP)
- Obama Eyeing CNN's Gupta For Surgeon General?
- Obama Eyes CNN's Gupta For Surgeon General
- Decoding The Health Statement Of Apple's Jobs
- Why 'Animals Make Us Human'
- Nation's health spending rises, but not so much (AP)
- Apple's Steve Jobs Explains Weight Loss
- Viagra May Shield Heart From Blood Pressure Damage (HealthDay)
January 5, 2009
- Shaping good health as teens outgrow pediatrician (AP)
- A Close-Up Of The Milky Way Reveals New Insights
- MySpace is research place for busybody 'Dr. Meg' (AP)
- The Stories Behind The Statistics
- Steve Jobs Discloses 'Nutritional Problem'
- Temple Grandin On 'The Best Life For Animals'
- Health Tip: Help Prevent Toy Injuries (HealthDay)
- Fishermen Make Mad Dash For Dungeness Crab
January 4, 2009
January 3, 2009
- Danny's heart: College swimmer faces mortality (AP)
- Contraceptive pill is polluting environment: Vatican newspaper (AFP)
- Yellowstone Shaken By Swarm Of Earthquakes
- Cell phone soap operas deliver safe-sex message (AP)
- NASA's Mars Rovers Still Making Tracks
- Doctor, former patient now colleagues in Detroit (AP)
- Recording studio in hospital about more than music (AP)
- Mexican Hospitals Aim To Attract More Americans
January 2, 2009
- Weak Bond Market Stunts Hospital Construction
- Weak Bond Market Stunts Hospital Construction
- Conflicted Emotions Follow Tennessee Coal Ash Spill
- Helper Parrots, Guide Horses Face Legal Challenges
- Tiny Diamonds Support Comet Theory
- Wallace and Gromit help to fight obesity (AFP)
- Cough medicine ingredient may treat prostate cancer (Reuters)
- Preemies face some risk of psychiatric disorders (Reuters)
- Looking Forward To A Year of Science
- 'Invention Of Air' Explains Discovery Of Oxygen
- Mystified? Solve It With Science
- 'Tis The Season For Cold And Flu
- Controlling Mosquitoes With Bacteria
- Iowa Family Pitches In To Make Profit Off Livestock
- Hospital Industry Braces For Tough Times
- Hospital Industry Braces For Tough Times
January 1, 2009
- NASA Looks To Past To Build New Moon Rovers
- Stunted Coral Highlights Troubling Ocean Trends
- Doctor, former patient now colleagues in Detroit (AP)
- Car Service Helps Older Adults Stay Independent
- Weight loss surgery improves sexual function in men (Reuters)
- Coping With An Autistic Brother: A Teenager's Take
- Grape Seed Extract Kills Leukemia Cells in Lab (HealthDay)