Archive for March, 2009
March 31, 2009
- Clinical Trials Update: March 31, 2009 (HealthDay)
- Stop-smoking lines flooded as tobacco tax rises (AP)
- Plant Inspection Sheds Light On Pistachio Scare
- St. Louis hospital to study birth defect (AP)
- FDA cracks down on unapproved narcotic painkillers (AP)
- One Size Fits All? New Pill Combines Heart Drugs
- For Homeless, A Home May Be The Best Rehab
- Poor balance a bad sign in Alzheimer's patients (Reuters)
- Study: Plavix plus aspirin helps prevent strokes (AP)
- FDA: Avoid Pistachios Amid Salmonella Scare
March 30, 2009
- Super-chemo targets cancer spreading to the liver (AP)
- Once-a-day heart combo pill shows promise in study (AP)
- Calif., federal officials probe pistachio plant (AP)
- Rapid Infant Weight Gain Linked to Childhood Obesity (HealthDay)
- Clinical Trials Update: March 30, 2009 (HealthDay)
- Scientists Identify More Breast Cancer Genes (HealthDay)
- School PE Programs Don't Lower Child Obesity (HealthDay)
- FDA: Bristol-Myers diabetes drug appears safe (AP)
- Fish oil pills don't boost benefit of heart drugs (AP)
- Fierce Buzz Cut Helps Editor Face Cancer
- Conrad Pledges End-Around If Budget Vote Blocked
- Mating Rituals: Hammerhead Bats Honk To Woo
March 29, 2009
March 28, 2009
- Out-of-network insurance practices face scrutiny (AP)
- Discovery Lands After Giving Space Station A Boost
- Levitation Toys Really Test Brain Power
- Stroke-blocking device shows promise, doctors say (AP)
- Study: Triathlons can pose deadly heart risks (AP)
- Homegrown Eggs Color Easter Celebration
- Teen Leaders More Likely to Have Kids Later (LiveScience.com)
- Nuclear Has New Sheen, 30 Years After Accident
March 27, 2009
- Health Tip: Depression Among Seniors (HealthDay)
- Clinical Trials Update: March 27, 2009 (HealthDay)
- Microsurgery May Cut Swelling After Breast Cancer Treatment (HealthDay)
- Experimental vaccine used in Ebola exposure case (AP)
- Woman accused of illegally importing bear bile (AP)
- Newly Pregnant Smokers Have a 15-Week Window to Quit (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Depression Among Seniors (HealthDay)
- Clinical Trials Update: March 27, 2009 (HealthDay)
- Microsurgery May Cut Swelling After Breast Cancer Treatment (HealthDay)
- Groups find common ground on health care overhaul (AP)
- Dairies Strive To Go Green: Turning Waste To Watts
- 20 Years Since Exxon Valdez, New Ocean Threats?
- Does 'Watchmen' Hold Hidden Physics Lessons?
- Thinning Brain Cortex May Signal Depression
- Researchers Monitor Eruptions At Mt. Redoubt
- Alaska's Coast Disappearing At Record Rates
- NOAA Head Jane Lubchenco On Ocean Policy
- Tesla Rolls Out Electric Sedan For Less Than $50K
- China: Hand, foot and mouth virus kills 18 kids (AP)
- Scientists Race To Create Better TB Vaccine
March 26, 2009
- CDC: Most adults should restrict salt but don't (AP)
- Doctors say kidney stones in kids are on the rise (AP)
- 'Mr. Trouper Daug' Dupes Health Regulators
- Fire and ambulance recruits often overweight (Reuters)
- Herring School For Safer Sex
- Health Tip: Your Children Need Iron (HealthDay)
- PTSD Treatment For Monks
- Trans Fat: When Zero Isn't Really Zero
- Does Getting Angry Make You Angrier?
March 25, 2009
- Health Tip: Remember to Take Your Medicine (HealthDay)
- Scientists ID New Biomarker for Prostate Cancer (HealthDay)
- Circumcision Guards Against STDs (HealthDay)
- Study: Few US hospitals use digital records (AP)
- Shriver, Gingrich push for Alzheimer's 'Manhattan Project' (McClatchy Newspapers)
- Study: Male circumcision helps prevent 2 STDs (AP)
- Study: Range of pharmaceuticals in fish across US (AP)
- Electronic Medical Record Change Not Easy
- Judge upholds most of award in flesh-eating case (AP)
- O'Connor, Gingrich, Satcher Discuss Alzheimer's
- Inside The Volcano's Plume, A Thunderstorm Rages
- Despite Challenges, Doctors Take Digital Plunge
- Study Links Anesthesia To Learning Disabilities
March 24, 2009
- Snacking during labour is OK, study finds (AFP)
- Higher 'aggressive cancer' risk for black women (AFP)
- Insurers offer to stop charging sick people more (AP)
- WHO issues pessimistic global tuberculosis report (AP)
- With Alzheimer's, Health-Care Costs Could Triple (HealthDay)
- Clinical Trials Update: March 24, 2009 (HealthDay)
- EPA Puts Mountaintop Mining Projects On Hold
- Study Links Red Meat To Cancer, Heart Disease
- Plan B Ruling Reveals Glimpse Into Bush's FDA
- Alaska Volcano Erupts Again, No Signs Of Slowing
- Alzheimer's cost triple that of other elderly (AP)
- Alaskans Brace For Complications From Volcano Ash
- Report: Most Americans Don't Get Enough Vitamin D
- Study: Lots of red meat increases mortality risk (AP)
March 23, 2009
- Judge Orders FDA To Let 17-Year-Olds Use Pill
- Alcohol flush signals cancer risk for East Asians (AP)
- Diets Rich In Red Meat May Be Risky
- Gold Nanospheres Show Promise in 'Boiling' Out Cancer (HealthDay)
- Clinical Trials Update: March 23, 2009 (HealthDay)
- South Africa tries treating TB patients at home (AP)
- WHO: Money, drugs needed to rein in new TB strains (AP)
- Ash 'Dusts' Parts Of Alaska As Mt. Redoubt Erupts
- India's Tata Motors To Launch Nano Car
- Song Of The Antbird Reveals Avian Adultery
- Tesla's Electric Sedan Less Than $50K After Rebate
- States Rethinking Costly Stem Cell Programs
March 22, 2009
- AP IMPACT: Mentally ill a threat in nursing homes (AP)
- Drug industry advocates join chorus to split FDA (AP)
- Intervening With Teen Drinking
March 21, 2009
- My Life As A Human Guinea Pig
- Hotel Promotes Safe Sex For Frogs
- Independent Labs Test Positive For Profits
- Medical Marijuana Comes Out Of The Closet
- Combo Screening Doesn't Spot Early Ovarian Cancer (HealthDay)
- Clinical Trials Update: March 20, 2009 (HealthDay)
- Diabetics and Elderly May Fare Better With Bypass (HealthDay)
- Most New EMS Recruits Overweight or Obese (HealthDay)
March 20, 2009
- Depression pill OK'd for kids but probe goes on (Reuters)
- 'Remarkable Creatures' Behind Darwin's Discoveries
- The Search For Hidden Dimensions In The Universe
- Buckyball Discoverer Explores Nanotech Frontier
- Smart People Really Do Think Faster
- Combo Screening Doesn't Spot Early Ovarian Cancer (HealthDay)
- Private inspections of food companies seen as weak (AP)
- Researchers find gene that turns carbs into fat (Reuters)
March 19, 2009
- Clinical Trials Update: March 19, 2009 (HealthDay)
- Brain injury victims can seem OK, symptoms delayed (AP)
- NFL players promoting improved physical education (AP)
- A Hair Mystery: Curly Hair Gone Straight
- Meniscus tears increase knee osteoarthritis risk (Reuters)
- Economy Puts Focus On Family Planning
- Fleecing Medicare: A Case Study
- Attempting to zap Parkinson's through spinal cord (AP)
- Report Warns Many Bird Species Declining In U.S.
- Treating Sensory Impairment Dysfunction
- US drug sales growth continues slowdown in 2008 (AP)
- Woman's cryopreserved egg results in healthy baby (Reuters)
- A Veterinarian Advises How To 'Speak For Spot'
- Oregon Town Unites In Version Of 'Biggest Loser'
- When It Comes To Shampoo, Less Is More
- Antarctic Ice May Melt, But Not For Millennia
March 18, 2009
- US births break record; 40 pct out-of-wedlock (AP)
- Obesity Takes Years Off Your Life (HealthDay)
- When Breast Cancer Recurs, Finding Pre-Symptoms Is Key (HealthDay)
- Clinical Trials Update: March 18, 2009 (HealthDay)
- Unmarried Childbirths in U.S. Reach Record Levels (HealthDay)
- No Clear Answer In Studies Of Prostate-Cancer Test
- Studies don't end prostate cancer test controversy (AP)
- U.S. Births In 2007 Break Baby-Boom-Era Record
- Earliest Dinos May Have Been Fuzzy
- Study finds younger blacks have more heart failure (AP)
- Engineering A Good Hair Day
- Rescuing A Florida Reef
- Advice On How To Use Prostate Screening
- Chicken-Sized Dino Discovered In Museum Drawers
- A WHAT Lives Inside My Brain?
- Older drug seen better for Parkinson's depression (Reuters)
- Pope Draws Fire For Remarks On Condoms, AIDS
- Live Web Chat: How Often Should You Shampoo?
- In The Arctic, A Time-Lapse View Of Climate Change
- One Man Tackles Psychotherapy For The Amish
- How Do You Amputate A Phantom Limb?
March 17, 2009
- Study: 'Smart drug' Provigil may be habit-forming (AP)
- Study: Being obese can take years off your life (AP)
- Reports: Health Care For Potential Deportees Poor
- Abuse At Texas Institutions Is Beyond 'Fight Club'
- Migraine in pregnancy tied to stroke, heart attack (Reuters)
- New Data Show D.C. HIV/AIDS Rate High
- More evidence links diabetes to Alzheimer's risk (AP)
- Bolivia's Traditions, Diversity Impede AIDS Fight
March 16, 2009
- Alzheimer's Drug May Someday Help Head Trauma Victims (HealthDay)
- Clinical Trials Update: March 16, 2009 (HealthDay)
- 'Watchful Waiting' Safe With Low-Risk Prostate Cancers (HealthDay)
- NASA: Space Station Safe From Latest Debris
- HIV/AIDS Numbers Rise In Washington, D.C.
- Pancreas cancer surgery outcome worse with obesity (Reuters)
- Study: Kids Often Misdiagnosed With Food Allergies
- German researchers testing veggie Viagra: reports (AFP)
- Discovery Nears Space Station Amid Debris Threat
- Possible therapy takes bite out of peanut allergy (AP)
- Report says 3 percent in DC have HIV or AIDS (AP)
- Power Lines Upset Cows' Compass
March 15, 2009
- Space Shuttle Discovery Blasts Off With Crew Of 7
- Child's Food Allergies Take Toll on Family Plans (HealthDay)
- Alzheimer's Drug May Someday Help Head Trauma Victims (HealthDay)
- Budget woes cut health care for illegal immigrants (AP)
- Possible therapy takes bite out of peanut allergy (AP)
- Experiment Takes A Bite Out Of Peanut Allergies
March 14, 2009
- Obama: Food safety system a health 'hazard' (AP)
- Migraines in Pregnancy Boost Vascular Risks (HealthDay)
- Combo of Tests Might Spot Ovarian Cancer Early (HealthDay)
- Clinical Trials Update: March 11, 2009 (HealthDay)
- Parkinson's Treatment Drugs Even Out Over Long Term (HealthDay)
- Overweight Preschoolers Raise Their Heart Disease Risk (HealthDay)
- Second-Generation Female Condom Approved (HealthDay)
- Dental Credit Cards Drill A Hole In Some Wallets
- Wooing A Blood-Thirsty Vampire Fish
March 13, 2009
- Physicists Hunt For Hidden Particles
- Batteries Of The Future May Charge In Seconds
- Can Fearful Memories Be Erased?
- Give It A Shake, Cornstarch Comes Alive
- Computer Whiz Barbara Liskov Wins Turing Award
- A New Era For Science In The U.S.?
- Does Wall Street Need More Physicists?
- Obama To Name Hamburg To Head FDA
March 12, 2009
- Ovarian changes may link obesity and infertility (Reuters)
- Asthma "coaches" keep kids out of the hospital (Reuters)
- Health Tip: Prevent Bleeding Gums (HealthDay)
- Some Elderly Heart Failure Patients Get Little Help From Meds, Study Finds (HealthDay)
- USDA approves shot for cows aimed at E. coli (AP)
- Study: Some heart patients undoing drug benefits (AP)
- Weight loss enhances obese men's sexual well-being (Reuters)
- Two Parkinson's drugs similar for early treatment (Reuters)
- Safety net health centers struggle to meet demand (AP)
- Space Station Crew In Near Miss With Space Junk
- New debate on how to decide best health treatments (AP)
- A Temperature Hike Can Trigger Migraines
- Report: US on short end of health care 'value gap' (AP)
- Bored? Try Doodling To Keep The Brain On Task
March 11, 2009
- Obama To Tap Ex-New York Health Official To FDA
- Smoggy Skies May Cause Respiratory Death
- Gas Leak Postpones Space Shuttle Launch
- Uwe Reinhardt: Hidden Costs Of Health Care
- Bat-Killing Disease Spreads to More States
- The Under-Insured: 'Health-Care Crisis Hits Home'
- A New Hope to Prolong Fertility: Ovarian Transplants (Time.com)
- Tests could find ovarian cancer early (AP)
- Experts use nanotech to deliver anti-cancer genes (Reuters)
- Making 'Living With Lions' Practical In Kenya
March 10, 2009
- Clinical Trials Update: March 10, 2009 (HealthDay)
- Obesity, Diabetes and Heart Disease May Speed Dementia (HealthDay)
- More evidence prostate tests overdiagnose cancer (AP)
- Inheriting Infections: Can Genes Make You Sick?
- For IV Meds, Medicare Forces Costlier Hospital Trip
- Some Worry Colorado's Gas Boom Could Go Bust
- More evidence that depression is hard on the heart (AP)
- Helping Science, May Hurt Pro-Life Relations
- Scientists Debate HIV Prevention Products
March 9, 2009
- Fighting Smoking: Can One Drug Cure Addiction to Another (Time.com)
- Bone Cement Eases Pain of Late-Stage Cancers (HealthDay)
- Late-Life Fatherhood May Lower Child's Intelligence (HealthDay)
- Blacks, Hispanics have steeper end-of-life costs (AP)
- Experts dispute Lyme disease-violence claim (AP)
- HEALTHBEAT: What's the best medicine — really? (AP)
- Stem Cell Move Fulfills Obama Pledge
- Study: Zoo Chimp Planned Weapons Stockpile
- Some Worry Colorado's Gas Boom Could Go Bust
- 'Sister Study' Relies On Family Ties To Fight Cancer
- Politics Week: Stem Cells, Omnibus Spending Bill
- To The Brain, God Is Just Another Guy
- Obama Lifts Stem Cell Research Restrictions
- Obama Lifts Restrictions On Stem Cell Research
- Obama To Lift Restrictions On Stem Cell Research
- Golden Rule Develops Early But Doesn't Come Easily
March 8, 2009
- Dog Bite Risk for Kids Greatest in Summer (HealthDay)
- Fighting Smoking: Can One Drug Cure Addiction to Another (Time.com)
March 7, 2009
- Consensus bid could be derailed by health overhaul (AP)
- Kindle's New Voice Is Almost Human
- Ill. panel seeks advice preventing youth suicide (AP)
- Rectal Cancer Outcomes Best With Short-Course Radiation (HealthDay)
- Blacks, Hispanics Less Apt to Get Best Heart Failure Care (HealthDay)
March 6, 2009
- Obama to lift restrictions on stem-cell research funding (McClatchy Newspapers)
- Health Tip: Learning About Ectopic Pregnancy (HealthDay)
- Clinical Trials Update: March 6, 2009 (HealthDay)
- Obama To Reverse Limits On Stem Cell Research
- Obama To Reverse Funding Ban On Stem Cell Work
- Government-run plan could trip up health overhaul (AP)
- Scientists Engineer Viruses To Battle Bacteria
- Climate Scientists Enlist Citizen Volunteers
- Could Heating Caves Save The Bats?
- For Robots In Sand, The Secret Is In The Step
- Redux: Sleeping In Space
- Archaeologists Unearth Earliest Known Horse Farm
- Anthropologist Donald Johanson On 'Lucy's Legacy'
- 300-Million-Year-Old Fish Brain Discovered
- Gupta withdraws from surgeon general search (AP)
- Aging Satellites Threaten Climate Research Future
- Stress May Raise Diabetes Risk for Obese Black Women (HealthDay)
March 5, 2009
- Senate Clears Way To Reverse Polar Bear Rule
- Gupta Withdraws From Surgeon General Search
- Octuplet mom says hormones drove wild 911 call (AP)
- Live Chat: Why We Snore And How To Stop It
- New Telescope To Hunt For Earth-Like Planets
- Warning: Don't wear medication patches during MRI (AP)
- Obama says US must solve health care problems now (AP)
- Health Tip: Understanding Antibiotic Resistance (HealthDay)
- Contact Lenses Boost Kids' Self-Image (HealthDay)
- Stress May Raise Diabetes Risk for Obese Black Women (HealthDay)
- Victory bittersweet for drug liability case victim (AP)
- What's Behind The Snore? Sagging, Floppy Tissue
- For Seals On Facebook, 'It's Complicated'
- Curing A Kid's Snore May Bring Behavior Benefits
- Health Tip: Coping With Juvenile Arthritis (HealthDay)
March 4, 2009
- In Fla., Scientists Use Magnets To Disorient Crocs
- Some Common Ground Ahead Of Health Care Forum
- Is my chemo working? Scans may give faster answer (AP)
- Docs seek gag orders to stop patients' reviews (AP)
- 2 Hours Glued to TV Doubles Kids' Asthma Risk (HealthDay)
- Clinical Trials Update: March 3, 2009 (HealthDay)
- 'Fasting Signal' Offers Clues to Insulin Resistance in the Obese (HealthDay)
- Men's Sex Lives May Suffer as Waistlines Expand (HealthDay)
March 3, 2009
- Surprise! Saturn Has Small Moon Hidden In Ring
- Study: Drug Combo Raises Risks For Heart Patients
- Donor Sibling Registry Connects Families
- Wine May Be Protective Against Esophageal Cancer (HealthDay)
- In Elderly Women, Hip Fractures Often Follow Arm Breaks (HealthDay)
March 2, 2009
- Obama Rounds Out His Health Care Team
- Call for autopsy to unravel tragedy of stillbirth (AP)
- Obama To Rescind Provider Conscience Regulation
- With Ailing Parents, Children Take Charge
- Obama Names Sebelius, DeParle To Health Posts
- Kids Prefer Veggies With Cool Names (LiveScience.com)
- Wine may cut risk of esophagus pre-cancer (Reuters)
- Jonah Lehrer: Passions Of The Brain
- Research finds that far fewer children have high lead levels (AP)