Archive for April, 2009
April 30, 2009
- Clinical Trials Update: April 30, 2009 (HealthDay)
- Millions of Kids Live With Substance-Abusing Parents (HealthDay)
- Anemia Drugs May Raise Death Risk in Cancer Patients (HealthDay)
- Swine flu name change? Flu genes spell pig (AP)
- Young Workers Find Opportunity In Power Industry
- WHO to stop using term 'swine flu' to protect pigs (AP)
- State labs: US swine flu cases likely higher (AP)
- Government Looks Online To Spread Word On Flu
- Rain Forest Residents, Texaco Face Off In Ecuador
- Abortions not increased among cancer survivors (Reuters)
- FDA warns of botulism with unapproved use of Botox (AP)
- U.S. Doctors Handle The Swine Flu Outbreak
- Schools Grapple With How To Respond To Swine Flu
- Parrots Join Humans On The Dance Floor
- Obama Struggles For Middle Ground On Abortion
- Power Structures Shape Northwest Landscape
- Sanitation Problems Thwart Mexico's Flu Battle
- Global Health Officials Warn Flu Still Spreading
April 29, 2009
- Obesity Surgery Complications on the Decline (HealthDay)
- WHO warns swine flu threatening to become pandemic (AP)
- Scientists struggle to understand swine flu virus (AP)
- World takes drastic steps to contain swine flu (AP)
- WHO warns flu pandemic imminent (Reuters)
- Attorney in 2007 tuberculosis scare sues CDC (AP)
- Little boy, far from home, 1st US swine flu death (AP)
- Clinical Trials Update: April 29, 2009 (HealthDay)
- Obesity Surgery Complications on the Decline (HealthDay)
- Studies: Drug shows promise against hepatitis C (AP)
- Texas Sees First Swine Flu Death In U.S.
- U.S. cancer diagnoses will jump 45 percent by 2030 (Reuters)
- Obama's Energy Plans Remain Works In Progress
- Swine Flu Prompts A World Of Different Reactions
- Antiviral Drugs Discounted For Government
- Pa.'s Specter: Cancer and political survivor (AP)
- Obama And Health Care: Big Hurdles Yet To Come
- Districts Weigh Closing Schools As Virus Spreads
- Keep Flu At Bay With A Song
- The Challenge: Constant Current From Fickle Winds
- WHO Boosts Flu Alert Level To Phase 5
- The Grid May Be Smart, But Will It Also Be Green?
April 28, 2009
- Mexicans put faith in masks but do they work? (AP)
- Senate Confirms Health Secretary Nominee
- Swine Flu Vaccine May Be Ready By September
- Official: Goal To Minimize Swine Flu Impact
- Prostate cancer vaccine extends survival in study (AP)
- Relief of postpartum depression helps sex life (Reuters)
- CDC, states: US swine flu cases jump to 68 (AP)
- Swine flu spreads to Middle East, Asia-Pacific (AP)
- India's Cipla says ready to supply flu drug copy (AFP)
- Smart Meter Saves Big Bucks For Pa. Family
- Change In U.S. Swine Flu Transmission Suspected
- Swine Flu Outbreak Highlights HHS Vacancies
April 27, 2009
- Statins Guard Against Prostate Cancer (HealthDay)
- Meds Help Kids With ADHD in Classroom (HealthDay)
- Well Water Might Raise Bladder Cancer Risk (HealthDay)
- Obesity becoming U.S. civil rights issue for some (Reuters)
- Health Officials Push Swine Flu Alert Level Higher
- What you need to know about swine flu (AP)
- U.S. Monitors Swine Flu Outbreak
- Illnesses Prompt Swine Flu Concerns
- Study: Drug lowers risk of getting prostate cancer (AP)
- Swine flu prompts EU warning on travel to US (AP)
- Bracing For A Possible Swine Flu Pandemic
- As Vaccine Development Kicks Off, Caution Urged
- How WHO measures a pandemic (AP)
- Tips For Preventing Swine Flu
- Spain Confirms First Swine Flu Case In Europe
- Exercise Can Improve Balance For Older Americans
- Study links ADHD medicine with better test scores (AP)
- Inner Ear 'Rock Slides' Lead To Vertigo
- 'Major Emitters' Meet To Tackle Climate Change
- Hospitals cutting services, staff amid recession (AP)
- Doctors warn about camphor poisoning in children (AP)
- Pediatricians adopt new term for shaken baby abuse (AP)
- An Aged Electric Grid Looks To A Brighter Future
- A Green Challenge: Make Renewables Reliable
April 26, 2009
- Swine flu fears close schools in NY, Texas, Calif. (AP)
- World governments race to contain swine flu outbreak (AP)
- Statins Guard Against Prostate Cancer (HealthDay)
- Life In Mexico City Slows Amid Flu Fears
- Is swine flu 'the big one' or a flu that fizzles? (AP)
- Administration declares health emergency in swine flu outbreak (McClatchy Newspapers)
- Swine Flu Spreads To Canada, 5 U.S. States
- Swine Flu Shuts Down Mexico City
- US declares public health emergency for swine flu (AP)
- Seasonal vaccine no help against swine flu (AP)
- Public Health Officials Brace For Swine Flu Battle
- Q&A: Basic Information About Swine Flu
- Public Wary Of Government Deciding Medical Care
April 25, 2009
- Swine flu worse in Mexico than US, but why? (AP)
- Health Officials: Flu Virus 'Unpredictable'
- Mexico Outbreak The Latest In String Of Flu Panics
- WHO declares international concern over swine flu (AP)
- Swine Flu Outbreak Sweeps Through Mexico
- Fear, anger and fatalism over swine flu in Mexico (AP)
- Animal Researchers Unite After Extremists' Attacks
April 24, 2009
- Questions and answers about swine flu (AP)
- AIDS Study Marks 25th Year
- Toll Grows From Mexican Swine Flu Outbreak
- Cryptosporidiosis under-recognized in the elderly (Reuters)
- US vows to lead fight to end malaria deaths by 2015 (AFP)
- How To Handle Hay Fever
- Green DIY Projects To Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
- Better Brewing Through Synthetic Biology
- Harnessing Nanoparticles For Targeted Cancer Treatment
- Skunked? Tomato Juice Is Not The Answer
- Immune system researchers win $500K medical prize (AP)
- Mexico Seeks To Stop Spread Of Deadly Flu
- Few Uninsured Willing To Pay Full Cost For Coverage
- Series Overview: Electricity In America
- A Modern Electric Grid: The New Highway System?
April 23, 2009
- No Verdict Yet on Grape Seed Extract vs. Breast Cancer (HealthDay)
- Immune cell offers new clue to worst malaria cases (AP)
- Swine flu cases up to 7; officials expand probe (AP)
- What May Be Causing Your Child's Headaches (HealthDay)
- Clinical Trials Update: April 23, 2009 (HealthDay)
- Medicare Change May Impact Black Kidney Patients (HealthDay)
- Don't Lower Age for Cervical Cancer Test, Study Urges (HealthDay)
- Wis. could be first to require cochlear implants (AP)
- Asbestos-related cancer deaths still rising in U.S. (Reuters)
- FDA to allow 'morning-after' pill for 17-year-olds (AP)
- To Fight Malaria, Scientists Target Old Mosquitoes
- Cow Achieves Fame Through Her DNA
April 22, 2009
- Obesity May Hide Fetal Abnormalities on Ultrasounds (HealthDay)
- NYC takes lead in setting next food target salt (AP)
- FDA To Allow Plan B Birth Control For 17-Year-Olds
- Ban The Burger, Save The World
- Obama Talks Up Wind Power On Earth Day In Iowa
- The Green Movement Turns Black and Brown
- Family history tied to violence in schizophrenics (Reuters)
- Despite Privacy Fears, Public Wants Digital Medicine
- Fothergill and Linfield: The Families Of 'Earth'
- Smog Deaths In 1948 Led To Clean Air Laws
- U.S. recession linked to more abortions, vasectomies (Reuters)
- Public Questions Digital Fix For Health Care
April 21, 2009
- Clinical Trials Update: April 21, 2009 (HealthDay)
- Genes Hike Melanoma Risk Even in Those Who Tan Well (HealthDay)
- Organ Failure, Sedative Use in ICU May Lead to Depression (HealthDay)
- Experts Highlight Inroads to Preventing Cancer (HealthDay)
- Swine flu cases in Calif. worry health officials (AP)
- U.S. lawmakers eye Medicare in health reform drive (Reuters)
- NY pharmacies agree to translate drug instructions (AP)
- CORRECTED: Hospital label no guarantee of better weight surgery (Reuters)
- Psychologists Dispute Claim In Interrogation Memos
- More people live with paralysis than doctors knew (AP)
- Kids Learn To Party With Less Waste And More Fun
- Senate Panel Backs Sebelius For HHS Secretary
- Stephen Hawking's Family Expects His Recovery
- Mayo Clinic backs new personal health record site (AP)
April 20, 2009
- When unhealthy foods hijack overeaters' brains (AP)
- Chemo Combo Shows Promise Against Ovarian Cancer (HealthDay)
- Science Makes Inroads Against Prostate, Other Cancers (HealthDay)
- Clinical Trials Update: April 20, 2009 (HealthDay)
- Kids and Veggies: Offer Them and They Will Eat (HealthDay)
- Study paints picture of collegiate mental health (AP)
- Broader Medicare could reduce disparities (Reuters)
- When unhealthy foods hijack overeaters' brains (AP)
- Hospital label no guarantee of better weight surgery (Reuters)
- Officials Probe E-Cigarettes' Health Claims
- Stephen Hawking Rushed To Hospital In England
- Drug Industry To Push Health Care For The Poor
- A Prescription For 'Brain Gain'?
- Embryo Debate Raised In An IVF Treatment
- AP IMPACT: Tons of released drugs taint US water (AP)
- Why Accidents (The Pregnant Kind) Happen
April 19, 2009
- Examining Ethics Of Lung Cancer Test
- Diabetes? Some beat it, but are they cured? (AP)
- Studies find factories release pharmaceuticals (AP)
- A Food Critic Learns To Eat His Vegetables
- Test May Determine Smokers' Lung Cancer Risk
April 18, 2009
- Who Put The Navel In Navel Oranges?
- America's Underinsured Are Swelling
- Famed Feminist Faces Medical Tragedies
- Embedding Mental Health In The National Guard
- Government statistics on syphilis, HIV (AP)
- VA: 3 patients HIV-positive after clinic mistakes (AP)
- New fund promises low-cost malaria treatment (AP)
- Test of Lincoln DNA sought to prove cancer theory (AP)
- New pollution limits seen for cars, big plants (AP)
April 17, 2009
- Tough Laws, Higher Prices Mean Fewer Kids Smoke (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Symptoms of Celiac Disease in Adults (HealthDay)
- US to fund research with some embryonic stem cells (AP)
- Tough Laws, Higher Prices Mean Fewer Kids Smoke (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Symptoms of Celiac Disease in Adults (HealthDay)
- Take That! High-Tech Ways To Fight Off Pirates
- Federal Stance On Stem Cell Research Revised
- The Greenhouse Effect And Health
- EPA Targets Greenhouse Gases
- Keyhole kidney surgery OK for eldest elderly (Reuters)
- NIH May Clear Discarded Embryos For Research
- 'Garden of Invention' Profiles Plant Pioneer
- Bacteria Survive Below Antarctica's 'Blood Falls'
- Vibrations Visualized With Sand And Sound
- Is Missile Defense Ready For Prime Time?
- Study Illuminates Secrets Of Night Vision
- A Truly Green Energy Source: Algae
- Play Asks: Can Science And Religion Get Along?
- IVF: How Many Embryos Does It Take?
- EPA Moves Toward Regulating Greenhouse Gases
- Despite Promises, Elderly Evicted From Housing
April 16, 2009
- Less Than Half of Young Women Screened for Chlamydia (HealthDay)
- Health advocates tout new model of female condom (AP)
- Obese young adults risk disability later (Reuters)
- Coffee, tea tied to lower uterine cancer risk (Reuters)
- Fewer than half of U.S. women screened for chlamydia (Reuters)
- Clinical Trials Update: April 16, 2009 (HealthDay)
- Clinical Trials Update: April 16, 2009 (HealthDay)
- Child abuse spikes as U.S. economy founders (Reuters)
- Child abuse spikes as U.S. economy founders (Reuters)
- School obesity program shows some benefits (Reuters)
- School obesity program shows some benefits (Reuters)
- THE INFLUENCE GAME: Peanuts want gov't help, too (AP)
- THE INFLUENCE GAME: Peanuts want gov't help, too (AP)
- Twin Reno girls treated for rare disease (AP)
- Antidepressants underused in the elderly: study (Reuters)
- Antidepressants underused in the elderly: study (Reuters)
- Scientists Uncover Genetic Risks For Stroke
- Epilepsy drug in pregnancy may lower child's IQ (AP)
- Army officials say war concussions overdiagnosed (AP)
- Budget Chief: For Health Care, More Is Not Better
April 15, 2009
- New Drug Being Tested for Pancreatic Cancer (HealthDay)
- New Technology Allows Better Monitoring of Cancer Cells (HealthDay)
- More Options for Less Invasive Brain Tumor Surgery (HealthDay)
- More Options for Less Invasive Brain Tumor Surgery (HealthDay)
- AARP: Prescription drug prices on the rise (AP)
- Lifetime exercise may cut breast cancer death risk (Reuters)
- Lifetime exercise may cut breast cancer death risk (Reuters)
- White House seeks health plan compromise (AP)
- White House seeks health plan compromise (AP)
- Wife of Boston face transplant donor speaks out (AP)
- Wife of Boston face transplant donor speaks out (AP)
- NASA Names Space Station Treadmill After Colbert
- Battle Over Offshore Drilling In Arctic Dwarfs ANWR
- Is 'Better Safe Than Sorry' Reason Enough For Law?
- Bottled Water Sales Flatten During Recession
- Bottled Water Sales Flatten During Recession
April 14, 2009
- Yikes, bedbugs! EPA looks to stop resurgence (AP)
- Yikes, bedbugs! EPA looks to stop resurgence (AP)
- Impotence Drugs Don't Harm Vision: Study (HealthDay)
- Clinical Trials Update: April 14, 2009 (HealthDay)
- Yikes, bedbugs! EPA looks to stop resurgence (AP)
- Company says prostate cancer vaccine shows promise (AP)
- Cut out soda to fight childhood obesity (Reuters)
- Fungi Saved From War Returned To China
- Dr. Sherwin Nuland Finds 'The Soul Of Medicine'
- The Only Good Bedbug Is A Toasted One
- Homeopathy appears compatible with cancer therapy (Reuters)
- Elderly aspirin use linked to brain micro-bleeding (AFP)
- Trees May Dry Up With Global Warming
April 13, 2009
- Screening Lowers Stroke Risk for Sickle Cell Kids (HealthDay)
- Heart Disease and Depression Up Heart Failure Risk (HealthDay)
- Treating kids with malaria at home doesn't work (AP)
- Study gathers best science on heart-healthy foods (AP)
- The Tricky Business Of Eating Right
- Compassion: Easier For A Broken Leg Than Heart
- Brown Egg Producer Vows To Buy Cage-Free
- Sex, Power, Women And 'The Future Of the World'
- Mediators Help Families With Tough Choices Of Aging
- Catherine's Choice: To Plan A Death With Dignity
April 12, 2009
- Experts say develop eggs using stem cells from mice (Reuters)
- Clean Air Comes At A Price In California
- America's uninsured haven't shown collective power (AP)
April 11, 2009
- No strength in numbers for America's uninsured (AP)
- Passover Miracles Meet Scientific Explanations
- Prime Number Guru Unravels Mysteries Of 101
- Galileo's Telescope Travels Far, Sees Farther
- U.S. Military Combats Rising Motorcycle Fatalities
April 10, 2009
- Medication May Improve Scar Healing (HealthDay)
- Parkinson's Drugs Can Trigger Unhealthy Behaviors (HealthDay)
- Harmless Virus May Be Deadly to Breast Cancer (HealthDay)
- Cancer advocates slam congresswoman's cancer-awareness bill (McClatchy Newspapers)
- 7th surgery shows face transplants gaining ground (AP)
- Even "Green" Trade Not Immune To Economic Woes
- Pill For Alcoholism May Also Dampen Urge To Steal
- Beached Trash Tells A Story About The Oceans
- NASA Astronaut Dreams Up Space Inventions
- Can Scientists Predict When Quakes Will Strike?
- Brown Fat: Don't Try To Burn It
- Can Obama Push Climate Policy Forward?
- Decoding Latest Changes To Texas Science Standards
- Companies Issue Recalls Of Pistachio Products
- Report: Ethanol raises cost of nutrition programs (AP)
- Report: Ethanol raises cost of nutrition programs (AP)
- Toll in China disease outbreak rises to 50 (AFP)
- Toll in China disease outbreak rises to 50 (AFP)
- FDA reversal OKs morphine painkiller for dying (AP)
- FDA reversal OKs morphine painkiller for dying (AP)
- Even 'Green' Trade Not Immune To Economic Woes
- China Puts Fizz In Bid To Reduce Carbon Emissions
- China Puts Fizz In Bid To Reduce Carbon Emissions
- See The Largest Known Prime, All 13 Million Digits
- See The Largest Known Prime, All 13 Million Digits
- Digging For The 'Prime' Jewels Of Numbers
- Digging For The 'Prime' Jewels Of Numbers
April 9, 2009
- Clinical Trials Update: April 9, 2009 (HealthDay)
- Clinical Trials Update: April 9, 2009 (HealthDay)
- Extra Pounds in Mid-Life Affect Later Mobility (HealthDay)
- Extra Pounds in Mid-Life Affect Later Mobility (HealthDay)
- Report: Source of Okla. E. coli outbreak a mystery (AP)
- Report: Source of Okla. E. coli outbreak a mystery (AP)
- Fat Could Help You Lose Weight, Someday
- CDC: US food poisoning cases held steady in 2008 (AP)
- CDC: US food poisoning cases held steady in 2008 (AP)
- Experimental Prostate-Cancer Drug Shows Promise (Time.com)
April 8, 2009
- Common Industrial Chemicals May Not Boost Cancer Risk (HealthDay)
- Stress Management Battles Prostate Cancer Anxiety (HealthDay)
- Stress Management Battles Prostate Cancer Anxiety (HealthDay)
- Clinical Trials Update: April 8, 2009 (HealthDay)
- Coartem Approved to Treat Malaria (HealthDay)
- Studies of 'good' fat could help with weight loss (AP)
- "Brown fat" may help adults lose weight (Reuters)
- Study: Heartburn drugs no help with asthma (AP)
- Doctors: Thyroid drug can hurt liver, kill kids (AP)
- Experimental Prostate-Cancer Drug Shows Promise (Time.com)
- Regulators suspend NJ doc's license (AP)
- Cyber Scout Puts Autism Studies On Faster Track
- Experts find gene trigger for deadly skin cancer (Reuters)
April 7, 2009
- Home-Based Program Extends Seniors' Lives (HealthDay)
- Skin cancer now top cancer among young women in UK (AP)
- FACT CHECK: Do smokers cost society money? (AP)
- Collapsing Mountains Rocked Italy's Earthquake
- Madonna's Overseas Adoption Challenges Not Uncommon
- The Well-Meaning, Bad Parent
- Home-Based Program Extends Seniors' Lives (HealthDay)
- Study finds 1 in 5 obese among 4-year-olds (AP)
- Child disease outbreak kills 18 in China's Henan (Reuters)
- Salmonella found in central Calif. pistachio plant (AP)
April 6, 2009
- Health Tip: Signs of Nail Fungus (HealthDay)
- Yale Plans Closer Look at Exercise and Cancer (HealthDay)
- Topical Spray Helped Men With Premature Ejaculation (HealthDay)
- Fawcett treated for cancer's spread to liver (AP)
- Obesity may raise risk of restless legs syndrome (Reuters)
- When should Alzheimer's patients stop driving? (AP)
- French hospital performs face, hand transplants (AP)
- Staying Fit After Marathon Days Are Over
- Shakespeare Had Roses All Wrong
- Willpower: A Game Of Strategy
- Hidden Ingredient In New, Greener Battery: A Virus
April 5, 2009
April 4, 2009
- Film Asks If Nirvana Through Yoga Is Possible
- Finding The North Pole On Thin Ice
- And Now For Some Space News
- Obesity Boosts Gum Disease Risk (HealthDay)
- Kraft Foods offers salmonella timeline (AP)
April 3, 2009
- Clinical Trials Update: April 3, 2009 (HealthDay)
- Genetic Finding May Lead to Male Contraceptive (HealthDay)
- Doctor in hepatitis B case has license suspended (AP)
- CDC: Rocket fuel chemical found in baby formula (AP)
- Black women at risk of deadly breast cancer type (Reuters)
- Using Tiny Particles To Answer Giant Questions
- Is There Anything Else Out There?
- Calif. Desert Becomes Home For Renewable Energy
April 2, 2009
- Brain Cells Give New Clues to Alzheimer's (HealthDay)
- FDA eyes NY nut plant in pistachio recall probe (AP)
- HPV Test Screens Best for Cervical Cancer (Time.com)
- Clinical Trials Update: April 2, 2009 (HealthDay)
- Asperger syndrome may be tied to low hormone levels (HealthDay)
- Brain Cells Give New Clues to Alzheimer's (HealthDay)
- NY county ban on baby bottle chemical is official (AP)
- NJ warns nearly 3,000 to get tested for hep B (AP)
- House Votes To Give FDA Control Over Tobacco
- House approves FDA regulation of tobacco products (AP)
- N.Y. Plant In Pistachio Probe Halts Shipments
- Scientist Finds Humanity's 'Inner Fish'
- Green House Projects Let Elders Age In Homes
- House Approves Bill To Regulate Tobacco Products
- End Of Life Care In America, A Doctor's Diagnosis
- Nuclear Fallout Solves Heart Mystery
- Cancer Debt: The Hidden Costs Beyond Insurance
- Women Pay The Price For Health Insurance
April 1, 2009
- Atkins Diet Tougher on Heart After Weight Loss (HealthDay)
- 1 in 5 Medicare patients readmitted within month (AP)
- Study: New HPV Test Can Cut Deaths
- Interior Department Shifts Course On Spotted Owl
- Public Concern, Not Science, Prompts Plastics Ban
- 'Hey I'm Dead!' The Story Of The Very Lively Ant
- White Wine Stains Teeth, Too
- What's In My Plastic? Inspecting Food Containers
- What's In My Plastic? Inspecting Food Containers
- What's In My Plastic? A Closer Look At Phthalates
- Health Tip: Calming Chickenpox (HealthDay)
- Gene Mutation Doubles Risk of Aggressive Colon Cancer in Blacks (HealthDay)
- Atkins Diet Tougher on Heart After Weight Loss (HealthDay)
- Pistachio warning could signal food safety shift (AP)