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Daily news powered by HealthDay 04/30/2008 Health Highlights: April 30, 2008 Amitiza Treats Irritable Bowel With Constipation Bioartificial Kidney Cuts Death Risk, Improves Outcomes Clinical Trials Update: April 30, 2008 Drinking Dampens Ability to Feel Fear Experimental Drug Eases Symptoms of Mild Alzheimer's Genetic Changes May Dictate Course of Acute Myeloid Leukemia Health Tip: Exercising in Hot Weather Health Tip: Pre-Pregnancy Health for Men High Self-Esteem May Mask Defensiveness Incubators Affect Newborns' Heart Rates Mouse Skin Cells Reprogrammed to Act Like Embryonic Stem Cells Prozac Reduces Disease Activity in MS Patients Report Slams U.S. Food Safety System Researchers Develop Quick Way to Create Human Antibodies Staff Training Reduces Postpartum Bleeding, Episiotomies Too Few Cancer Survivors Pursue Healthy Lifestyles Tree-Lined Streets Associated With Lower Childhood Asthma Rates 04/29/2008 Health Highlights: April 29, 2008 1 in 4 U.S. Toddlers Improperly Vaccinated Cervical Cancer Screens Effective But More Can Be Done Clinical Trials Update: April 29, 2008 Device Approved to Assess Arterial Plaque Exercise Cuts Women's Risk of Heart Disease Genes Linked to Osteoporosis Identified Health Insurance Premiums Skyrocket Health Tip: Create a Space for Sleep Health Tip: Exercising During Pregnancy International Consortium Will Hunt Down Genetics of Cancer Many Americans Share Prescription Meds Measurements Poor for Assessing Clinical Trials With Children Medicare Costs Soar for Cancer Care Pituitary Hormone May Boost Women's Heart Risk Researchers Tackle HIV From a New Angle Secondhand Smoke Blocks Artery Repair Viscosity Enhancers Curb Bleeding Complications Youngest Drug Users Most Likely to Leave Treatment Programs 04/28/2008 Health Highlights: April 28, 2008 Artificial Cervical Disc Surgery Cheaper Than Fusion Brain Tumor Biomarker May Improve Patient Outcomes Clinical Trials Update: April 28, 2008 Deep Brain Stimulation Helps Severely Depressed Epilepsy Drug Linked to Bone Loss Experimental Blood Substitutes Unsafe, Study Finds Eye Cell Implants Improve Parkinson's Symptoms Gastric Bypass May Also Relieve Low Back Pain HRT Increases Stroke Risk Health Tip: Talking to Your Dentist Health Tip: Wear and Tear on the Knees Infection, Cardiac Woes Send Heart Failure Patients to the Hospital Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Share Some Genetic Risk Factors New Worries Over Blockbuster Meds Avandia, Fosamax Pre-Pregnancy Diabetes Rates Have Doubled Quick Decompression Aids Spinal Injury Recovery 04/27/2008 Health Highlights: April 27, 2008 An Alternative to Medicinal Marijuana Elderly More Likely to Battle Sleep Disorders 04/26/2008 Health Highlights: April 26, 2008 Cola May Be Bad to the Bones Lip Balms and Glosses May Boost Skin Cancer Risks 04/25/2008 Health Highlights: April 25, 2008 1 in 4 Uninsured Are Eligible for Aid But Aren't Enrolled Chinese Ants Show Promise in Fighting Arthritis, Other Diseases Clinical Trials Update: April 25, 2008 Diluted Seawater Boosts Nutritional Content of Tomatoes Disordered Eating Is Widespread Among U.S. Women FDA Examines 'Quality of Life' for LASIK Patients FDR Might Have Had Melanoma Fleeting Facial Expressions Reveal Deep Secrets Health Tip: Caring for a Ruptured Eardrum Health Tip: Protect Yourself Against Cervical Cancer Immune-Boosting Lung Cancer Therapy Shows Promise Laparoscopic Surgery on Pancreas Has Fewer Complications Omega-3 Benefits for Bipolar Disorder Remain Unclear Possible Viral Links to Lung Cancer Risk Uncovered Relistor Helps Ease Painkiller-Related Constipation U.S. Air Pollution Standards Don't Protect Asthmatic Kids When It Comes to Memory, It's All About Location 04/24/2008 Health Highlights: April 24, 2008 'Real World' Examples Don't Make Math Any Easier Clinical Symptoms Enough to Switch Drug Regimens for HIV Patients Clinical Trials Update: April 24, 2008 Collagen Samples of Tyrannosaurus Rex Link Dinosaur to Birds Health Tip: Risk Factors for Premature Birth Health Tip: Using a Breast Pump Higher Wealth Linked to Lower Risk of Early Stroke Increase in Diagnostic Imaging Fueled by Self-Referring Doctors Local Health Officials Recognize Threat of Global Warming Money, Praise Similarly Activate Brain's Reward Center New Heart Disease Markers Discovered Social Status Plays Role in Brain's Control of Health Stored Ovarian Tissue Needs Testing Before Re-Implantation Study Details New Molecular Approach to Preventing Alzheimer's The 'Net: A Tangled Web of Health Information 04/23/2008 Health Highlights: April 23, 2008 Annual Trachoma Treatments May Be Unnecessary Brain Patterns Predict Mistakes Cell Fusions During Inflammation May Protect Neurons Clinical Trials Update: April 23, 2008 Cutting Phosphate May Protect Kidney Patients From Heart Trouble Embryonic Stem Cells Turned Into Three Types of Heart Cells Enzyme Beneficial to Alzheimer's Plays Darker Role in Other Dementia Exercise Plays Role in Recovery From Sports Injuries Gene Predicts Breast Cancer Prognosis Gloves Made From New Form of Latex Approved Health Tip: If You Have to Take Iron Supplements Health Tip: Why Breast-Feed? Researchers Identify Contaminant in Tainted Heparin Scan Detects Oxygen Levels in Tumors Scientists Discover How Stomach Tumors Form Skin Pain, Sensitivity Rises With Migraine Sleep Apnea Screening Cuts Surgical Complications 04/22/2008 Health Highlights: April 22, 2008 Antipsychotic Drugs Linked to Pneumonia in Elderly Cimzia Sanctioned to Treat Crohn's Disease Clinical Trials Update: April 22, 2008 Disparities in Life Expectancy Increasing Factors in Cancer Death Rates Stay Stagnant Gene Variant Boosts Risk for Stress-Related Ischemia Health Tip: After Your Medical Appointment Health Tip: Understanding Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Larger Skin Lesions More Likely to Be Melanoma Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Shows Mixed Results Nasal Surgery Helps Ease Sleep Apnea Symptoms New Anal Cancer Therapy Fails to Improve Outcomes New Drug-Coated Stent Does Well in Early Trial Number of U.S. General Surgeons in Decline Pot Plus Alcohol Kills Young Rats' Brain Cells Quality Care, Not Number of Procedures, Determines Bypass Results 04/21/2008 Health Highlights: April 21, 2008 Cardiac Screening Recommended for Kids Taking Stimulants for ADHD Clinical Trials Update: April 21, 2008 Common Chemotherapy Drug Linked to Memory Problems Compact Heart Assist Device Approved FDA: Contaminated Heparin Found in 10 Countries Gene Variant Protects Black Heart Failure Patients Health Tip: Having a Throat Culture? Health Tip: Warm Up Before Exercise Heart Disease Risks Hit Boys in Teens Mammograms Still a Good Idea for Elderly Women Many Cancer Survivors Are Overweight and Sedentary: Study Melanomas on Scalp and Neck More Deadly New Atrial Fibrillation Surgery Improves Results Off-Hours Heart Patients Less Likely to Get Angioplasty Review Urges Aggressive MRSA Screening for Health Workers Seniors No Strangers to Happiness Treating PTSD Helps Kids Deal With Loss Treatment Bias Can Skew Results of Observational Studies 04/20/2008 Health Highlights: April 20, 2008 Allergies Can Dig Into Gardening's Fun 04/19/2008 Health Highlights: April 19, 2008 Extra Pounds During and Between Pregnancies Can Pose Problems Most Sports-Related Eye Injuries Are Preventable 04/18/2008 Health Highlights: April 18, 2008 Choices Sap Your Stamina, Self Control: Study Chronic Exposure to Solvents Disturbs Brain's Wiring Clinical Trials Update: April 18, 2008 Computer Program Helps COPD Patients Monitor Breathing Donor Dogs Give the Gift of Life Exercise Combats Cancer Fatigue Gene Therapy in Rats Reduces Cocaine Use Health Tip: Controlling Crohn's Disease Health Tip: Talking to a Person With Alzheimer's Disease Health Woes Not Always to Blame for Chronic Cough Metabolic Syndrome Triggered by Overeating, Not Obesity Muscle Mass May Not Explain High Creatinine in Black Kidney Patients New Psoriasis Pill Appears Effective Talk Therapy Proves Effective for Terminal Cancer Patients Treximet Approved for Migraines 04/17/2008 Health Highlights: April 17, 2008 Breast-Feeding While on Seizure Meds Doesn't Harm Babies Children With Migraines at Higher Risk for Sleep Disorders Clinical Trials Update: April 17, 2008 Common Medications May Harm Memory in Older People Current Flu Season Worst in 4 Years Deep Brain Stimulation Aids Those With Rare Headache Condition Early Screening Improves Outcomes for Kids With Amblyopia Experimental Alzheimer's Drug Shows Promise Gleevec Pushes Advanced Melanoma Into Remission Health Tip: Coping With Migraines During Pregnancy Health Tip: What Could Be Causing Your Acne? Mature Mouse Cells Reprogrammed to Stem Cell-Like State Mice Can Sense Oxygen Through Their Skin Migraines' Frequency Influences Heart Attack, Stroke Risk Overuse of Opioids, Barbiturates Boosts Chronic Migraine Risk Prozac Makes Old Brain Cells Young Skin Test Spots Heart Risks in Healthy People Work Conflicts Can Do a Job on Your Sleep 04/16/2008 Health Highlights: April 16, 2008 Cardiac Patients Admitted During Week More Likely to Survive Clinical Trials Update: April 16, 2008 Dust Mites Trump Asthma Prevention Guidelines Exercise Could Cut Risk of Mild Cognitive Impairment Formaldehyde Linked to Lou Gehrig's Disease Health Tip: If You Have High Cholesterol Health Tip: Improve Indoor Air After a Flood Low Vitamin D Levels Linked to Leg Artery Blockages Men More Likely to Develop Cognitive Problems Mouth Swab May One Day Diagnose Lung Cancer Patient-Controlled Health Records Could Change Future of Research Seasonal Flu Outbreaks Start in Asia: Study Smoking, Drinking, Cholesterol May Be Alzheimer's Risk Factors Splints as Good as Plaster Casts for Minor Fractures Timing of HRT May Influence Heart Risks Weekly Doses of Taxol Prolonged Lives of Breast Cancer Patients 04/15/2008 Health Highlights: April 15, 2008 Breast Cancer Unchanged in Black Women, Despite Drop in HRT Use Chemo May Not Affect Memory in Breast Cancer Patients Clinical Trials Update: April 15, 2008 Drug Proves Effective in Slowing Melanomas Experimental Cancer Vaccines Show Promise Extra Drug Improves Rectal Cancer Treatment Health Tip: Having High Blood Pressure Health Tip: Pain in Your Side Heart Failure Drugs Linked to Hip Bone Loss in Older Men High Doses of Vitamin E Lengthen Lives of Alzheimer's Patients Key Vioxx Research Was Written by Merck, Documents Allege Most Early-Onset Dementia Not Alzheimer's New HPV Vaccine Promising in Mice Pill Reduces Relapses in MS Patients Prolonged Fasting Boosts Risk of Rare Stroke Sleep Disorder Linked to Neurodegenerative Conditions Space Radiation a Risk for Astronauts Women's Awareness of Cancer Risk Linked to Race, Ethnicity 04/14/2008 Health Highlights: April 14, 2008 Celebrex Plus Lipitor Could Fight Prostate Cancer Clinical Trials Update: April 14, 2008 Detecting, Diagnosing Breast Cancers Diabetic Eye Problem Linked to Heart Failure Elevated Urate Levels May Slow Parkinson's in Men Girls Participating in Sports in Record Numbers Health Tip: Taking Kids on the Road Health Tip: Tornado Safety Heart's Stem Cells Not Created Equally High Blood Pressure May Be Buffer Against Headaches Hormone Replacement May Cut Risk for Age-Linked Eye Disease Molecule Disrupts DNA Sequence in Ewing's Sarcoma New Benefits From Old Heart Measures New Treatments Help Fight Liver, Colon Cancer Stem Cell Marker Controls Pair of Key Cancer Pathways Teen Pregnancies, Abortions Drop From 1990 to 2004: CDC Testosterone Levels Among Financial Traders Affect Performance Testosterone Spray Improves Sexual Satisfaction in Women 04/13/2008 Health Highlights: April 13, 2008 Biomarker May Predict Response to Cancer Therapy Breast Cancer Vaccine Works Against Deadlier Form of Disease Diabetic Food Shopping That Won't Break a Budget Drinking May Raise Breast Cancer Risk Muscle Weakness Found in Some Autistic Children 04/12/2008 Health Highlights: April 12, 2008 Spring and Pollen Are in the Air 04/11/2008 Health Highlights: April 11, 2008 'Worry' Spot in Brain Found Boston Trial to Test New HIV/AIDS Vaccine Cancer Drug Trials Often Halted Early Clinical Trial Volunteers Uneasy About Some Financial Ties Clinical Trials Update: April 11, 2008 Doctor-Patient Talks Affect Use of Breast Reconstruction Surgery Few Countries on Track to Curb Maternal, Child Mortality Rates Guidelines Seek to Reduce Medication Errors Involving Kids Health Tip: Battling Bunions Health Tip: Taking Folic Acid Kids With Cell Phones Not as Safe Crossing Streets Researchers Identify New Genetic Links to Psoriasis Study Points to New Treatments for Polycystic Kidney Disease T-Cell Duplication Delayed Up to 3 Days After Infection When a Mind Begins to Disappear: A Young Family's Journey to the Dark Side While Hospice Care Is Growing, Not All Have Access 04/10/2008 Health Highlights: April 10, 2008 Atherosclerosis May Also Harm Vital Organs Birth Size, Early Weight Gain Tied to Boost in Heart Risks Clinical Trials Update: April 10, 2008 Egg Consumption Poses Risks for Diabetic Men: Study Foodborne Illnesses Remain Constant in U.S. Gel Enables Severed Spinal Cord Fibers to Regrow Health Tip: Symptoms of Diabetes Health Tip: Weight Gain During Pregnancy Irradiation Almost Erases Risk of Food Poisoning New Drug Protects Against Radiation Damage Postmenopausal Women's Sexual Dissatisfaction Not Linked to Heart Troubles Researchers Pursuing Nasal Anthrax Vaccine Special Treadmill Helps Stroke Patients Regain Normal Gait Suicide Data on Web Mostly Not Preventive User Registry May Help Docs Stem Painkiller Abuse 04/09/2008 Health Highlights: April 9, 2008 15 Million Americans Suffer From Social Anxiety Disorder Aerobic Exercise Keeps You Young Breast Cancer Lymph Node Biopsy May Need Closer Look Caffeine May Block High Cholesterol Linked to Alzheimer's Cancer Stem Cells Created in Lab Clinical Trials Update: April 9, 2008 Diabetes in Middle Age Raises Alzheimer's Risk Faces May Provide Clues to Sexual Attitudes Gene Mutations for Rare Heart Disease Also Found in Kids Health Tip: Before Getting Plastic Surgery Health Tip: Swelling During Pregnancy High-Dose Chemo Fails Against Small Cell Lung Cancers Mumps Outbreak in Midwest Could Have Been Worse Raloxifene Safe for Women With Decreased Kidney Function Researchers Define Mechanism of Methamphetamine Addiction Researchers Find Gene Mutation That Increases Asthma Risk Stenting as Good as Surgery for Stroke Prevention Unlikely Drugs Emerge as 'Cognition Enhancers' Whisk Those Blues Away 04/08/2008 Health Highlights: April 8, 2008 A Month of Exercise Helps Ease Heart Failure Aggressive Cholesterol, Blood Pressure Treatment Shows Some Benefit Clinical Trials Update: April 8, 2008 Estrogen Supplements May Raise Odds of Benign Breast Disease Exercise During Pregnancy Has Baby Benefits, Too Food as Medicine? Genes' Influence on Fears Changes Over Time Green Tea, Mushroom Extract Combo Slows Sarcomas Health Tip: Having Neck Pain? Health Tip: Taming a Temper Tantrum Kidney Dysfunction Puts Women at Risk of Sudden Death Medical Errors Costing U.S. Billions Omega-3 Fatty Acids Won't Prevent Crohn's Relapse Scientists Block Prostate Cancer Cells' Spread Two Liver Cancer Treatments Better Than One 04/07/2008 Health Highlights: April 7, 2008 Antipsychotic Drug Boosts Risk of Heart Disease, Diabetes Clinical Trials Update: April 7, 2008 Depression and Alzheimer's Risk Linked Did Medicare Reimbursement Changes Affect Prostate Cancer Treatment? Drug Mix-Ups Harm Hospitalized Kids Faster Test Detects Fake Tamiflu Drugs Fetal Exposure to Substance Abuse Changes Brain Structure Gator Blood May Be New Source of Antibiotics HRT Dosing May Determine Risks, Benefits Health Tip: Take Care of Your Feet Health Tip: Why am I Constipated? Heard the One About How to Beat Tension? New Guidelines Tackle Treatment of Resistant Hypertension Probable Case of Human-to-Human Bird Flu Transmission Reported Reprogrammed Cells Reduce Parkinson's Symptoms School Environment Can Curb Kids' Weight Gain TV in the Bedroom Is Not a Teen's Best Friend Testosterone Therapy May Reduce Bone Loss in Older Men Tight Backpack Straps Cut Blood to Shoulders, Arms Too Little Sleep Leads to Too Much Weight for Kids 04/06/2008 Health Highlights: April 6, 2008 'Freshman 15' Theory Takes a Pounding Animal Study Links Social Standing With Drug Use Risk Mud Harnessed to Fight Infections One-Third of Dementia Cases Laid to Small Blood Vessel Damage Painkillers Boost Muscle Mass Among Weight-Training Elderly Parkinson's Disrupts Stem Cell Therapy Transplants Travel Tips for Seniors 04/05/2008 Health Highlights: April 5, 2008 Age-Related Eye Disease on the Increase 04/04/2008 Health Highlights: April 4, 2008 'Nanomachine' Releases Anticancer Drugs Inside Cells Clinical Trials Update: April 4, 2008 FDA OKs New Rotavirus Vaccine Gum Disease, HPV a Double Whammy Health Tip: Calculating Your BMI Health Tip: Maintain Healthy Blood Sugar During Exercise Injectable Antibiotic Protects Against Lyme Disease in Mice Lowering Blood Pressure Improves Brain Hemorrhage Outcomes Most Cancer Survivors Say Chemo Fears Unfounded Patient Navigators Boost Colon Screens in Urban Minorities Rotarix Approved to Treat Rotavirus in Children Scientists ID New Genetic Markers for Bowel Disease Seniors Avoid ER at Start of Month Small Firms Shoulder Burden of Increasing Health Costs Study Shows Anger Has Its Uses Uric Acid May Help Spot Diabetic Kidney Disease Early Yoga Program May Help Prevent Falls in Elderly Young Gymnasts Tumbling and Vaulting Their Way to the ER 04/03/2008 Health Highlights: April 3, 2008 Alcoholics Not to Blame for All Drunk Driving Cases Anemia Triples Risk of Local Recurrence in Breast Cancer Patients Better-Educated Smokers More Likely to Quit After Seeing Ads Clinical Trials Update: April 3, 2008 DNA Find in Oregon Is Oldest Yet Discovered in Americas Dads' Early-Onset Obesity Linked to Liver Disease in Kids Eating Less May Hinder Immune System Genetic Disorder May Hold Key to Heat Stroke Cure Health Tip: Avoiding Cellulite Health Tip: Risk Factors for Alcohol Abuse Male Partner Violence Hurts Women's Health Worldwide Molecular Cause of Breast Cancer Metastasis Discovered More Than 90,000 U.S. Infants Are Victims of Abuse or Neglect Mother-Child Bond Affects Quality of Conflict Resolution Psoriasis Poses Danger for More Serious Complications Women Veterinarians Face Higher Miscarriage Risk 04/02/2008 Health Highlights: April 2, 2008 Amateur Singers, Teachers Seldom Hear Sounds of Trouble Antipsychotic Drugs of Little Benefit to Alzheimer's Patients Clinical Trials Update: April 2, 2008 Fetal Cells Detected in Mothers' Blood Years After Donor Egg Pregnancies Gene Variants Linked to Lung Cancer Identified HIV Drugs Linked to Increased Risk of Heart Attack Health Tip: Getting Up After a Fall Health Tip: Prevent Back Problems After Pregnancy New Scan 'Sees' Tumors Deep Inside Body Obesity During Pregnancy Carries Bigger Price Tag Off-Label Drug Use Needs Strong Oversight Persistent Insomnia Leads to Depression in Young Adults Report Finds Big Disparities in Well-Being of U.S. Kids Seat Belt Use by Pregnant Women Could Save 200 Fetuses a Year Topical Cream Treats Precancerous Lesions of Vulva Very Premature Babies Show Raised Risk for Autism 04/01/2008 Health Highlights: April 1, 2008 Avandia May Slow Atherosclerosis After Bypass Surgery Clinical Trials Update: April 1, 2008 Drug Failed to Reduce Heart Attack Risk After Bypass Fasting Before Chemo Protects Healthy Cells Genomic Profiling of Breast Cancers a Better Treatment Tool Health Tip: Choosing a Babysitter Health Tip: Potassium-Rich Foods Home Defibrillators Fail to Boost Survival Rates Normal Weight Doesn't Always Equal Healthy Weight Obesity Drug Shows Mixed Success Against Atherosclerosis Rap Music Glorifying Drug Use Report Claims Clinical Trials Miss Many Populations Restrictive Prescription Drug Policies Hurt Schizophrenics Scientists Uncover How HIV Hides Inside Cells Study Finds Older Corneas Suitable for Transplantation U.N. Seeks to Curb World's Traffic Deaths

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