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News for August 2008

  
08/07/08News article 2 New Genes Tied to 3 Cancers
News article B Cells Can Act Alone in Autoimmune Diseases
News article Breaking the News About Breast Cancer
News article Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 7, 2008
News article Disease-Specific Stem Cell Lines Developed
News article Fat Deposits Boost Heart Attack Risk
News article Health Highlights: Aug. 7, 2008
News article Health Tip: Detecting False Labor
News article Health Tip: Managing Your Child's Migraines
News article Men More Likely Than Women to Adopt Children
News article Most Americans Want Health Care Reform
News article Protein Key to Brain Rewiring
  
08/06/08News article Americans Drinking Less Alcohol
News article Autistic Children Make Limited Eye Contact
News article Brain Slow to Judge Fast-Moving Objects Head-On
News article Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 6, 2008
News article ER, Doctor Visits Topped 1 Billion in 2006
News article Exercise Lowers Risk of Colon Cancer
News article GI Bleeding After Stroke Raises Death Risk
News article Health Highlights: Aug. 6, 2008
News article Health Tip: Can't Sleep?
News article Health Tip: Wash Your Hands
News article Light Exercise Prevents Atrial Fibrillation in Elderly
News article Light Stretching Improves Range of Joint Motion
News article Medicinal Marijuana Eases Neuropathic Pain in HIV
News article Monitoring Hormone May Improve Kidney Failure Outcomes
News article One-Fifth of British Childhood Cancer Survivors Smoke
News article Researchers Find Genes That Influence West Nile Virus
News article Study Links Agent Orange to Prostate Cancer in Vietnam Vets
News article What's in a Name? When It Comes to Drugs, Plenty
  
08/05/08Federal Press Release FDA Approves 2008-2009 Flu Vaccines
News article Brain Pathway Yields Clues to Cigarette Addiction
News article Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 5, 2008
News article Commonly Used HIV Infectivity Rate Misses Risks
News article DNA Helps Trace History of Human Migration
News article FDA OKs Flu Vaccines for 2008-09 Season
News article Fish May Ward Off Dementia and Stroke
News article For Psychiatrists, Talk Therapy Falling by Wayside
News article Health Highlights: Aug. 5, 2008
News article Health Tip: Before You Take Medication
News article Health Tip: Keep Baby From Heat Rash
News article HIV Drug Might Spur Resistant Strains of Virus
News article Laser Therapy as Good as Drugs for Diabetic Eye Problems
News article Many Women Struggle With Challenge of a Newborn
News article New Test Diagnoses Anemia in Chronic Disease
News article Nurturing Parents Can Cut Risk of Aggression in Girls
News article Vitamin C Shows Promise as Cancer Treatment
  
08/04/08News article Blood-Thinner Plavix Works Harder in Smokers
News article Children in Blended Families Still Close to Biological Mothers
News article Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 4, 2008
News article Diving Accidents Common Among U.S. Kids
News article Estrogen May Have Preventive Role in Women's Schizophrenia
News article Excessive Drinking Boosts Risk for Metabolic Syndrome
News article Health Highlights: Aug. 4, 2008
News article Health Tip: Get Rid of Allergens
News article Health Tip: Good Health for Men
News article Immigrant Children Less Likely to Exercise
News article Immunotherapy Boosts Treatment of Kids' High-Risk Sarcomas
News article Injected Drug Approved for High Blood Pressure
News article Kids Who Sleep Poorly at Risk for Being Overweight
News article Many Cancer Patients Turn to Complementary Medicine
News article Many Kids Under 15 Watch Violent Movies
News article New Guidelines Rule Out Prostate Screening for Men Over 75
News article Once-Daily Combo Works for New HIV Patients
News article One-Third of Uninsured Are Chronically Ill
News article OTC Cold Medicines Sending Children to Emergency Rooms
News article Researchers Push Aggressive Cholesterol Control in Kids
  
08/03/08News article Health Highlights: August 3, 2008
News article New HIV/AIDS Guidelines Suggest Earlier Treatment
News article Number of New U.S. HIV Infections Gets Revised Upwards
News article Video Consultations Effective for Stroke Treatment
  
08/02/08News article Flu Vaccine Doesn't Protect Seniors From Pneumonia
News article Health Highlights: August 2, 2008
News article Orthopedic Surgeons Weigh in on Pool Safety
  
08/01/08Federal Press Release NIDDK Resource Helps Guide Women with Diabetes through Healthy Pregnancies
News article 1976 Italian Dioxin Release Damaged Babies' Thyroids
News article Breast CT Scans Could Be Comfortable Alternative to Mammograms
News article Cannabis-Linked Cell Receptor Might Help Prevent Colon Cancer
News article Centenarians Offer Long-Life Secrets
News article Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 1, 2008
News article Creatine Has Negligible Effect on COPD Exercise Rehab
News article Drug Resistance Is Slowing Global Fight Against TB
News article Health Highlights: August 1, 2008
News article Health Tip: Pain Reliever Side Effects
News article Health Tip: Questions to Ask Your Doctor When You're Pregnant
News article Immune System Protein Predicts Toxic Shock Survival
News article Methadone Kills Resistant Leukemia Cells
News article Neurons Can Re-Grow in Some MS Lesions
News article Ob/Gyn Group Urges Routine HIV Tests for All Women
News article Sleep Apnea Boosts Death Risk
News article Taking Depression to Heart
News article Wives Often Head Home When Husband's Workload Grows

Last updated Aug 07, 2008 16:45:09

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