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HealthDay July Archive   Wednesday, July 01, 2009 Test Before Corneal Transplant May Improve Outcome Growth Hormone May Build Muscle in Older Men Antibiotics May Boost Risk for Recurrent Ear Infection TV Ads Trigger Mindless Eating Possible Gene Regions for Schizophrenia Located FDA Panel Urges Ban on Vicodin, Percocet Study Supports Wider Use of Statins With Medicare Plan, Drug Spending May Be Up Your Surroundings Mirror Your Beliefs Shared Race, Social Group Seem to Help People Relate Celiac Disease Making Inroads in U.S. Obesity Rates Continue to Climb in U.S. Clinical Trials Update: July 1, 2009 Master Stem Cell for Human Heart Identified FDA Tells Patients to Stick With Diabetes Drug Linked to Cancer CPR Survival Rates for Older People Unchanged Anti-Smoking Drugs Get FDA 'Black-Box' Warning Drugs May Not Slow Kidney Damage in Diabetes Health Highlights TB Vaccine May Be Fatal for Infants With HIV Colon Cancer Study Is Stopped U.S. Government to Seek Answers to Health-Care Questions Many Factors Contribute to AMD: Study Healthy Eating a Challenge at Work: Survey Health Tip: What's Causing My Neck Pain? Health Tip: Preventing a Kitchen Fire Thursday, July 02, 2009 Cancer Endangers Some Wildlife Species Monthly Pet Pill Could Kill Fleas, Ticks Cystic Fibrosis Treatment May Cause Hearing Loss New Drug Could Work Against Leukemia Increasing Alcohol Use Tied to More Hospitalization Another Genetic Link to Testicular Cancer Is Found Living Alone Increases Odds of Developing Dementia Study Casts Doubt on Low IQ's Role in Early Death C-Section Stress Could Alter Baby's Immune Cells Kids With Type 1 Diabetes Often Overweight If 2 Painkillers Are Banned, What Next? Why Swine Flu Differs From Seasonal Flu Odd Behaviors on Ambien Linked to Brain Circuitry Clinical Trials Update: July 2, 2009 Health Highlights Many More Kids Vaccinated For Hepatitis A TB Vaccine May Be Fatal for Infants With HIV Colon Cancer Study Is Stopped U.S. Government to Seek Answers to Health-Care Questions Health Tip: Straining the Hamstring Health Tip: Controlling Asthma Friday, July 03, 2009 Put Safety First on the 4th On Memory, Older Americans Outsmart the English New Weapons in Fight Against TB? Cell Pathway May Be Key to Lung Cancer's Spread Health Tip: Wax Buildup May Cause Hearing Loss Health Tip: Understanding Pre-Diabetes Sunday, July 05, 2009 Living Healthily on Less Kids May 'Learn' to Tolerate Food Allergens Working Out in the Garden Exercise Tips to Keep Boomers on Their Feet Monday, July 06, 2009 Research Reveals Clues to Breast Cancer's Spread For OCD, Not Helping Might Be Best Brain Quickly Detects Happiness in Others Statins May Cause Muscle Damage in Some Patients Fewer Dying Now From Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms Too Much Texting Can Spell Neck, Arm Pain Even Steroid-Free Bodybuilders Focus on Image More Evidence That Caffeine Can Jolt Memory Travelers Face Greater Risk of Leg Clots Kids of Parents Who Value Exercise Are More Active Despite More Tests, Some Aren't Getting Results Autism May Be Linked to Mom's Autoimmune Disease Drug Limits Stomach Trouble in Patients Taking Low-Dose Aspirin Clinical Trials Update: July 6, 2009 Team Sports Can't Compete With Films to Keep Kids From Smoking Health Highlights FDA Approves Drug for Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Laser Treatment Shows Promise Against Vision Loss Utility Knife Blades Found in Energy Drinks Health Tip: Wear a Helmet Health Tip: How's the Air Quality at Home? Tuesday, July 07, 2009 Genes Linked to Cholesterol in Cells Are Identified Mini-Strokes May Cause Vision Loss Clinical Trials Update: July 7, 2009 Fat-Cell Protein May Reduce Diabetes Risk FDA Mandates Tougher Warnings for Pain Pills Heartburn Drugs May Contribute to the Problem Mixed Marks for Swine Flu Updates New Evidence Supports HPV Vaccine Fewer Shots Could Still Protect Kids From Pneumonia Cancer Gap Between Whites, Blacks May Be Biological in Part Final Rules Broaden Pool for Stem Cell Research Minimally Invasive Surgery Not Better for Sciatica U.S. Unveils Stricter Food-Safety Standards New Clues to Race Gap in Breast Cancer Outcomes New Weapon Emerges to Fight Kids' Cavities Supplement Might Help Compulsive Hair Pullers Family History Key to Psychiatric Disorder Risk MRI May Help Find Deep Endometriosis Health Highlights CDC's Internet Tool Combines Data on Pollutants/Health Insomnia Patients May Benefit From Web-Based Therapy Kroger Recalls Popcorn Seasoning, Sprinkles: Report FDA Approves Drug for Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Health Tip: Caring for a Diabetic's Skin Health Tip: Diagnosing Joint Pain Wednesday, July 08, 2009 Electronic System Helps Track Diabetes Care Screen All Newborns for Hip Dysplasia, Study Urges Spinal Cord Stimulation Need Not Keep Soldiers From Action Greater Language Skills in 20s May Guard Against Alzheimer's 'Easter Island' Drug Adds Years to Mice New Drug Fights Anthrax Toxin Clinical Trials Update: July 8, 2009 Experts Keep Wary Eye on Tamiflu-Resistant Swine Flu Drug Shows Promise in Nervous-System Tumor Treatment Humans Can Develop Bat-Like Echolocation Meatless Burgers, Hot Dogs Not Always Full of Veggies Catastrophic Epilepsy Caused by Defect in One Gene Prostate Drug Appears Safer Than Thought Vegetable Amino Acid Lowers Blood Pressure Changes Reduced Infections From Medical Abortion Genetic Breakthrough Spells Hope for Lung Fibrosis Patients Health Highlights U.S. Hospitals Agree to Help Defray Health Reform Costs Report Contends Lack of Oversight for Bottled Water Wednesday Darkest Day for Suicides: Study U.S. Doctors Complete Largest Kidney Transplant Chain Sperm From Stem Cells Claim Challenged Health Tip: Negative Body Image Can Affect Your Health Health Tip: Stretch Your Feet Thursday, July 09, 2009 Acupuncture, Exercise May Ease Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Technology Takes a Step Toward Treating Paralysis Questions to Pharmacists Rise After Michael Jackson's Death Migraines Linked to Reduced Breast Cancer Risk For Kids, Two Languages Can Be as Easy as One Severe COPD Linked to Mental Decline Respiratory Issues Linger for Smallest Babies Stroke in Children Rare But Costly Swine Flu Summit Focuses on Preparedness Early Menstruation Lowers Odds of Surviving Ovarian Cancer Study Pinpoints Risk Factors for Death in Young Stroke Victims Clinical Trials Update: July 9, 2009 Lighter Meals May Bring Longer Life Study Asserts Need for New Treatments for Delirium Vaccine May Someday Thwart Ear Infections Arthritis Drug Raises Risk of Tuberculosis Health Highlights Heart Patient Death Rates Vary Widely in U.S.: Study Michael Jackson's Use of White Glove Linked to Lupus: Report Nicotine Patch Before Quitting Smoking Ups Chances of Success: Study WHO Approves 2nd Cervical Cancer Vaccine Kolcraft Recalls Children's Play Yards Health Tip: The Lactose-Intolerant Diet Health Tip: Your Family Has a Medical History Friday, July 10, 2009 Blood Rush to the Brain When Angry Is a Good Sign Carpal Tunnel Relief in a Cup Scientists Zero In on Elusive 'Allergy Gene' Job Stress, Economy Weighing on Americans Stillbirth Not an Issue for Next-Born Soccer Injuries Differ by Gender Shoulder Surgery Helps Athletes Get Back in the Game Strength Testing Could Reduce Pitching Injuries Overall Health of U.S. Children a Mixed Bag More Mammograms May Mean More 'Harmless' Cancers Savoring Happy Moments Helps Build Emotional Strength Drug Might Restore Sense of Smell Clinical Trials Update: July 10, 2009 Health Highlights Another Recall Linked to Milk Products Cooperative Ebola Virus Found in Pigs Cookie Dough E. Coli Doesn't Match Outbreak Strain: FDA Pentagon Looks to Crack Down on Tobacco Use Health Tip: Easing Earache Pain Health Tip: Understanding ADHD Saturday, July 11, 2009 Type of Knee Surgery Makes Difference in Football Career Sunday, July 12, 2009 Simple Steps Deliver Relief for Tennis Elbow How to De-Stress a Recession-Riddled Life Monday, July 13, 2009 Strep B Seems to Trick Immune System Omega-3 Fatty Acid Falls Short in Alzheimer's Trials Doctors' Attitudes Play Part in Early Alzheimer's Diagnosis Dementia Increasing Among the 'Oldest Old' Heavy Drinking Linked to Aggressive Prostate Cancer Bathtub Accidents Injure 43,000 U.S. Kids Each Year Schizophrenia Drug Got Bad Rap Gene May Help Predict Timing of Alzheimer's Onset Immune Response May Speed AIDS Progression in Women Coronary Calcium Scans Can Raise Cancer Risks Moderate Drinking Might Guard Against Alzheimer's A Curse or Two Might Quell the Pain Cats Purrfect at Getting Needs Met, Study Shows Condoms May Reduce Herpes Risk FDA OKs Single-Dose Plan B Emergency Contraceptive Swine Flu Vaccine Taking Longer Than Expected Clinical Trials Update: July 13, 2009 Obama Taps Alabama Doctor to Be Surgeon General Smoking May Speed Multiple Sclerosis Symptoms Health Highlights Rural Alabama Doctor Picked For U.S. Surgeon General 1918 Flu Pandemic Survivors Immune to Swine Flu: Study Congress Won't Finish Health-Care Reform by Summer Recess Family Obesity Follows Gender Lines: Study Health Tip: Who Gets Osteoporosis? Health Tip: Keep Baby's Nails Trimmed Tuesday, July 14, 2009 Germs Hold Court in Sand Castles Heart Defect Spotted During Surgery May Not Need Repair Bottle-Feeding Moms Ignored Get the Most Out of Your Run Repair ACL Injuries in Young Athletes Quickly Educated Parkinson's Patients Move to Meds Sooner Combination Therapy Best for Aggressive Prostate Cancer Reminders Boost Mammography Appointments Walking, Biking to Work Pays Off Increase in Thyroid Cancer Puzzles Experts Excess Weight Speeds Up Osteoarthritis Fitness Might Limit Stroke's Impact Healthy Diet, Exercise Keeps Mind Sharp As You Age Gene Connections Key to Brain Tumor Growth Clinical Trials Update: July 14, 2009 Hormone Therapy Increases Odds of Ovarian Cancer Health Highlights Girl's Heart Heals Itself Kidney Transplant Drugs Must Carry Infections Warning: FDA Stop Routine Use Of Antibiotics in Farm Animals: White House Fewer Drunks on U.S. Roads: Survey Health Tip: Help Prevent Lawn Mowing Accidents Health Tip: Burping Baby Wednesday, July 15, 2009 Gene Mutation Is Linked to Heart Muscle Disease Rare Cells Linked to Pediatric Cancers Colonoscopy Beats 'Camera Pill' at Catching Colon Cancer Stem Cell Decision Opens New Doors, May Spur More Research Number of Underweight Kids in U.S. Continues to Fall Vein Removal Method Linked to Bypass Results New Treatments for Alzheimer's on the Horizon U.S. Face Transplant Patient Is Reportedly Doing Fine Key Protein Might Shield Brain Cells Lower IQ Linked to Higher Risk of Heart Deaths Memory Forms at 30 Weeks in the Womb Signs of Alzheimer's Seen Earlier Than Thought Clinical Trials Update: July 15, 2009 Many Kids Outgrow Chronic Headaches U.S. Students' Academic Interests Tend to Wane in Middle School Ability to Consider Other People's Thoughts Grows After Age 6 Younger Teens Really Do Care What People Think Health Highlights House Bill Would Make Health Care a Right Air Force Academy Cadets Hit by Swine Flu Girl's Heart Heals Itself: Report Kidney Transplant Drugs Must Carry Infections Warning: FDA Health Tip: Don't Abuse Alcohol Health Tip: Signs That You May Have Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Thursday, July 16, 2009 Cars Are No Place for Kids to Be Alone Sunitinib Benefit Explored in Poor-Prognosis Kidney Cancer Dietary Oils May Help Some Fight Fat Scientists Reverse Muscular Dystrophy in Mice Hopes Dashed for Thalidomide as Lung Cancer Treatment Teen Behaviors Stem From Genetics, Environment New Option for Correcting Nearsightedness Teaming Up to Tackle a Deadly Cancer Clinical Trials Update: July 16, 2009 New Insights Could Help Shield Babies From Diarrhea Bug Blacks Have Highest Obesity Rates in U.S. Pregnancy, STDs on the Rise Again Among U.S. Teens FDA Investigating Safety of Asthma Drug Xolair Many Veterans Need Mental Health Care Deaths, Injuries Increase With Higher Speed Limits Health Highlights Swine Flu Vaccine Could Get Scarce: Experts Male Enhancement Products Recalled Female Veterans Lack Privacy at VA Facilities: Report World's Oldest Mother Dies Health Tip: Talking to Loved Ones With Cancer Health Tip: Does Your Child Have Symptoms of ADHD? Friday, July 17, 2009 Earlier Testing Needed for Fragile X Syndrome Baking Soda May Be Key Ingredient for Kidney Patients Probiotics Supplement May Help After Gastric Bypass Surgery Fetal Alcohol Disorders Often Misdiagnosed as ADHD Parents of Children With Autism Report High Stress Levels Five Hypertension Genes Found in Black Americans Spiritual Outlook Can Affect Mental Health in Breast Cancer Modern Athletes Keep Getting Taller, Bigger Circumcision Doesn't Lessen HIV Transmission Easy Baby or Fussy -- It May Be Out of Mom's Control Recession Takes Toll on Children's Health Male Sex Chromosome on Its Way Out: Study Clinical Trials Update: July 17, 2009 Congress Braces for Showdown Over Health-Care Reform Swine Flu Vaccine on Track for Fall: CDC Health Highlights Hepatitis C Investigation Is Widened Pope Breaks Wrist in a Fall Praise for NIH Pick Widespread, But Not Unanimous Swine Flu Vaccine Could Get Scarce: Experts Health Tip: Help Prevent Birth Defects Health Tip: Managing Your Child's Asthma Monday, July 27, 2009 High-Salt Diet Dampens Effects of Blood Pressure Drugs Famous Names Get Single Neurons Fired Up Many Heart Attack Patients Not Referred to Cardiac Rehab Unhooking the Obesity-Diabetes Connection With Autism, Diet Restrictions May Do More Harm Than Good Many Cancer Survivors Don't Adopt Healthy Lifestyle People Over 60 at Risk for 'Silent Stroke' Most Not Worried by Delayed Prostate Cancer Therapy Men Who Have Prostate Cancer Surgery Do Well Radiation Plus Chemo a Good Option in Lung Cancer Marriage Ends, Health Declines 'Safe' Ozone Levels May Not Be for Some Almost 10 Percent of U.S. Medical Costs Tied to Obesity Health Highlights Swine Flu Death Toll 816: WHO Chemical In Some IV Bags May Cause Infant Liver Damage: Study Trans Fats Eliminated From Unilever Soft-Spread Margarines Health Tip: Baby Diapering 101 Health Tip: Why Do My Muscles Twitch? Tuesday, July 28, 2009 CDC Panel to Recommend Who Should Get Swine Flu Shot Save Swine Flu Drugs for Younger Patients, Study Urges Older Diabetics Should Avoid Dementia Meds Blue Dye Halts Worsening Paralysis in Animal Study Stent Studies Tied to Rapid Changes in Use Heart Surgeon Shortage Predicted More Dairy, Calcium in Childhood Could Mean Longer Life Urine Test for Chlamydia Shown Effective in Men Clinical Trials Update: July 28, 2009 FDA Calls for Stricter Controls on Mercury Fillings More Can Be Done to Slow Obesity's Toll on Health: Experts Viagra Trial for Sickle Cell Lung Problems Halted Gloomy Days Dim Cognitive Powers of the Depressed Health Highlights Recession Will Affect Kids' Well-Being: Report Texting Greatly Increases Crash Risk Fast-Track Program Doesn't Speed Approval Of New Cancer Drugs Probiotics May Help Fight Flu in Children: Study Swine Flu Death Toll 816: WHO Health Tip: If Your Child's Arches Disappear Health Tip: Your Pregnancy in the First Trimester Wednesday, July 29, 2009 Calcium Scan of Arteries Helps Spot Big Trouble Put Defibrillators in High-Traffic Spots, Studies Urge Intense Daily Workout May Keep Cancer at Bay Teens May Not Benefit from Pap Tests Resistance to Malaria Drug Reported in Cambodia Protein Clumps May Appear Years Before Memory Problems Multiple Myeloma Genome Unlocked Scientists Test New Way to Get Drugs to Cancer Cells Clinical Trials Update: July 29, 2009 'Organic' May Not Mean Healthier Study Finds Weight-Loss Surgery Safer Than Thought Tanning Beds Get Highest Carcinogen Rating Prioritize Pregnant Women to Get Swine Flu Shot, Experts Say Scientists Find Way to Make 'Good' Brown Fat Health Highlights Pollution Closed Many U.S. Beaches In 2008: Report FDA Warns About Body Building Products Recession Will Affect Kids' Well-Being: Report Texting Greatly Increases Crash Risk Fast-Track Program Doesn't Speed Approval Of New Cancer Drugs Health Tip: Nightmares Keeping You Up? Health Tip: Your Pregnancy in the Second Trimester Thursday, July 30, 2009 Researchers Discover the Tale Behind Short Dogs Infants Cared for in Another Home Become Heavier Toddlers Muscle Density Linked to Disability Biomarker Could Predict Severe Osteoarthritis Learning Takes Place When You Get Things Right Virus May Affect Survival in Head and Neck Cancer Brain Scan May Help Predict Cancer Drug Response Cancer Survivors Face Tough Road Long After Treatment Ends 'Suicide' Genes Help Slow Ovarian Tumor Growth in Mice Birth Control May Help Ward Off Bacterial Vaginosis Clinical Trials Update: July 30, 2009 Flu Shot May Be Less Effective in Those With Lupus Americans Spend Billions on Alternative Medicine Pregnant Women, Health-Care Workers Top Swine Flu Vaccine Candidates Spleen May Help Heart Recover From Disease Euthanasia, Palliative Care Work in Unison in Belgium Health Highlights Many Americans Take Naps: Survey Major Medicare Fraud Bust Targets 'Arthritis Kits' Mexico City May Offer 'Free' Medical Care to Tourists Study Examines Causes of Cattle-Related Deaths Dietary Supplements Recalled Perfume Sickens 144 People Health Tip: Understanding Hemorrhoids Health Tip: Your Pregnancy in the Third Trimester Friday, July 31, 2009 Response Times Vary for In-Hospital Heart Attacks Gene Found for Age-Related Cataract Blood Transfusions Not Linked to Long-Term Problems Homelessness Tied to Kids' Mental Health More Kids Becoming Severely Obese Breast CT Scanner Could Improve Cancer Screen Comfort Even 9-Year-Olds Can Learn CPR Clinical Trials Update: July 31, 2009 ER Visits Mostly by Medicare, Medicaid Recipients Psych Drugs Gaining Widespread Acceptance Plastic Surgery Technique Might Ease Migraines After Neuroblastoma, Chronic Problems Often Await Immune Systems of AIDS Patients More Prone to HPV Cancers Health Highlights Sen. Dodd Has Prostate Cancer Cruise Ship Crew Hit By Flu House Passes Food Safety Bill FDA Approves Once-a-Day Pill for Type 2 Diabetes Stem Cell-Derived Sperm Study Retracted By Journal Health Tip: When Constipation Requires a Doctor's Appointment Health Tip: If Your Diabetic Child Gets Sick

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