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Daily news powered by HealthDay 05/31/2008 Health Highlights: May 31, 2008 Avastin Added to Chemo Helps Women With Advanced Cancer Bone Drug Lowers Risk of Breast Cancer Recurrence Chemo May Limit Fertility in Breast Cancer Survivors Erbitux Plus Chemo Improves Lung Cancer Outcomes Hodgkin Lymphoma Kids Face Greater Risk of Future Problems New Hope for Tough-to-Treat Cancers 05/30/2008 Health Highlights: May 30, 2008 Clinical Trials Update: May 30, 2008 Dermatologists Release Psoriasis Care Guidelines Football Can Shrink Players Genetic Disorder Drug Helps Reverse Heart Muscle Enlargement Green Tea Antioxidant May Help Prevent Alzheimer's Health Tip: Diet for People With Alzheimer's Health Tip: Living With a Pacemaker Injury Patterns Similar for 'Circus' Artists, Elite Athletes Mediterranean Diet May Ward Off Type 2 Diabetes More Young People Going Without Health Insurance Ozone-Depleting Inhalers Being Phased Out Panel Calls for Better Diabetes Screening Rotigotine Skin Patch May Ease Restless Legs Symptoms Some Fats Deserve Change of Heart 05/29/2008 Health Highlights: May 29, 2008 Active Social Life Helps Keep Aging Mind Sharp Anti-Rejection Drug May Boost Diabetes in Kidney Transplant Patients Bacterial Infection May Boost SIDS Risk Certain Tests in ERs Raise Cancer Risk for Some Clinical Guideline Backs Food, Drink During Labor Clinical Trials Update: May 29, 2008 Daily Glass of Wine Cut Risk of Fatty Liver Disease Health Tip: Dealing With Exercise-Induced Asthma Health Tip: Giving Your Child Medicine Initiative Links Celebrities to Cancer Research Knee Injuries Main Cause of HS Sports Surgeries Researchers Develop Stem Line With Sickle Cell Mutation Seizures Likely Sign of Brain Injury After Stroke Type of Tomato Product Determines Power Against Prostate Cancer 05/28/2008 Health Highlights: May 28, 2008 Air Bags-Seat Belts Cut Injuries, Deaths, Costs Brain May Ignore Bladder Signals, Causing Bedwetting C-Sections Explain Jump in U.S. Preemie Births Clinical Trials Update: May 28, 2008 FDA Proposes New Drug Labels for Pregnant Women Gut Bacteria Fights Inflammatory Bowel Disease Health Tip: Prepare Your Body for Pregnancy Health Tip: Take a Short Nap Ibuprofen No Better at Reducing Alzheimer's Risk Lead Exposure in Childhood Linked to Criminal Behavior Later Monkey Controls Robotic Arm With Brain New Compound Slows HIV Replication Scientists Break Into HIV 'Hideout' Secondhand Smoke Leaves Kids Prone to Severe Infections States' Scorecard Finds Big Differences in Kids' Health Care Study IDs Gene for Late-Onset Alzheimer's TV Commercials Color Gender Choices for Careers Two Drugs Show Promise Against Severe Constipation 05/27/2008 Health Highlights: May 27, 2008 Adults With ADHD Lose 3 Weeks Worth of Work Annually Antidepressants May Prevent Depression After Stroke Best Treatment for Vertigo Is Easiest One Cancer Patients Should Steer Clear of Antioxidants Childhood Obesity May Be Leveling Off Clinical Trials Update: May 27, 2008 Common Genetic Variant Tied to Lung Cancer Risk Dialysis Catheter Placement Makes Little Difference in Infection Risk Enriched Cocoa Improves Blood Flow in Diabetics Gum Disease Might Boost Cancer Risk Health Tip: Exposure to Secondhand Smoke Health Tip: Get Your Child Back to Bed Many With Heart Disease Don't Know Signs of Heart Attack Men With Low Testosterone Not Receiving Treatment New Calcium Measure Better Predictor of Heart Risks Paclitaxel Plus Chemo Improves Outcomes in Early Breast Cancer Spending Doesn't Improve Patients' Perception of Care Vitamin D Status Not Associated With Lower Prostate Risk 05/26/2008 Health Highlights: May 26, 2008 Antipsychotics Dangerous for Elderly With Dementia Cane Use May Cut Progression of Knee Osteoarthritis Don't Leave Diet Out to Lunch on Vacation Health Tip: Taming a Sweet Tooth Health Tip: Water Safety Laser Therapy a New Option for Vocal-Cord Cancers 05/25/2008 Health Highlights: May 25, 2008 Just Like Skin, Eyes Can 'Burn' in Strong Sun 05/24/2008 Health Highlights: May 24, 2008 Drowsy Drivers Make Holiday Weekend Among the Most Dangerous 05/23/2008 Health Highlights: May 23, 2008 Asthma Associated With Suicidal Thoughts, Attempts Basketball Star Details His Struggle With Gout Carbon Monoxide May Help Bypass Surgery Patients Clinical Trials Update: May 23, 2008 Drug for Deadly Lung Disease Shows Promise Genetic Variation May Explain Preferences for Sugar Health Tip: Common Triggers for Allergy and Asthma Health Tip: Talk to Loved Ones About Your Alzheimer's Kids Think Glasses Make Others Look Smart, Honest Light Alcohol Consumption May Help Bones New Antioxidant Drug Shows Promise Against Diabetes New Hope for Liver Diseases Obese Patients at Greater Infection Risk After Hip Replacement Patients Pleased With Laparoscopic GERD Surgery Sea Buckthorn Leaves May Hold Benefit for the Liver 05/22/2008 Health Highlights: May 22, 2008 'Food Clock' May Override Master Sleep Clock in Times of Duress 'Net, Video Tools Successful in Lung Disease Management 9/11 Workers Face Chronic Mental Impairment CARDIA Studies Open Window on Heart, Lung Diseases Cholesterol Test Spots When HRT Raises Heart Risks Clinical Trials Update: May 22, 2008 Coxsackievirus Infections Spiked in 2007: CDC Green Tea May Help Brain Cope With Sleep Disorders Health Tip: Keeping Off the Weight Health Tip: Listen to Your Child's Breathing Home Blood-Pressure Monitoring Recommended Lifestyle Changes Can Keep Diabetes at Bay for 14 Years Lung Trouble Associated With Sickle Cell in Kids Patch Form of HRT Poses Less Clotting Risks Than Pill Does Probiotics Help Adult Weight Loss After Bariatric Surgery U.S. Web Site Helps Consumers Compare Hospitals 05/21/2008 Health Highlights: May 21, 2008 Beer Drinking May Speed Pancreatic Cancer Onset Childhood Asthma, Allergies Traced to Womb Clinical Trials Update: May 21, 2008 Combo Kidney-Pancreas Transplant Boosts Survival in Diabetics Day of Admission Dictates Length of Stay for Heart Failure Entereg Helps Restore Post-Operative Bowel Function Health Tip: Heart-Healthy Diet Should Start in Infancy Health Tip: Soothing a Child's Sunburn ICU Docs Less Likely to Discuss End-of-Life Issues With Blacks Lowering Cholesterol May Also Lower Prostate Cancer Risk Metabolic Syndrome Foretells Diabetes in Elderly Mixed Results for Anti-Clotting Drugs in Heart Attacks Simple Case Management Cuts Pulmonary Disease Admissions Sleep Apnea Linked to Heart Risks in Children Smokers Quit in Droves, Not Isolation Some Iraq War Vets Suffer Breathing Problems Surgical Outcomes Depend on a Host of Variables Ted Kennedy Released From Hospital Two Drugs for Heart Failure Show Mixed Results Vulnerability to Shingles May Hinge on Family 05/20/2008 Health Highlights: May 20, 2008 Black Men Less Likely to Choose Elective Stomach Aorta Surgery Clinical Trials Update: May 20, 2008 Educational Drive Cut Death Rate From Sepsis Gene Therapy May Treat Erectile Dysfunction Health Tip: Prevent Ingrown Toenails Health Tip: Walking for Exercise Hormone Therapy Safe, Effective for Women Entering Menopause More Dialysis Not Better in Acute Kidney Injury New Latent TB Drug Saves Lives, Money Oxidized LDL Cholesterol Linked to Metabolic Syndrome Radiation Improves Survival for Advanced Prostate Cancer Repeat Colonoscopies Underused in High-Risk Patients Sleep-Deprived Brains Show Lapse in Visual Processing Smallpox Drug May Protect Against Common Cold Sorafenib Shows Promise for Heart-Lung Disease Ted Kennedy Has a Brain Tumor Teen Blood Donors More Prone to Complications Ventilator Relieves Lung Cancer Pain in Final Hours 05/19/2008 Health Highlights: May 19, 2008 Advances Aid Treatment, Diagnosis of Celiac Disease Blood Test for Early Lung Cancer Shows Promise Clinical Trials Update: May 19, 2008 Cosmetic Skin Fillers May Cause Delayed Side Effects Erectile Dysfunction a Strong Harbinger of Heart Trouble Firefighters May Face Higher Risk of Bladder Cancer Health Tip: If Your Child is Having Surgery Health Tip: What Your Bones Need Kidney Cancers More Likely to Be Diagnosed Early Many Diabetics Don't Get Necessary Blood Pressure Treatment Minneapolis Tops List of Heart-Healthy Cities for Women Protein Helps ID Thyroid Cancer Nodules Radiation for Prostate Cancer Raises Risk of Other Cancers Silver-Coated Endotracheal Tubes Cut Down on Infections Sleep Disorders Put Stroke, Blood Pressure Patients at Risk U.S. Turns Spotlight on Medicine's Most Puzzling Cases 05/18/2008 Health Highlights: May 18, 2008 Air Travel Taxes Hearts of People With Sleep Apnea Depression, PTSD Common Among Lung Transplant Patient Caregivers Mom's Stress in Pregnancy May Up Baby's Asthma and Allergy Risk New Surgical Technology Holds Promise of Painless, Scarless Procedures New Technology Speeds GI Disease Diagnosis Prostate Cancer Vaccine Looks Promising in Early Trial Replacement Bladder Grown From Body's Own Cells Study Finds Gender Disparity in Community-Acquired Pneumonia 05/17/2008 Health Highlights: May 17, 2008 Cheaper Earrings More Likely to Contain Nickel Sen. Edward Kennedy Hospitalized After Seizure 05/16/2008 Health Highlights: May 16, 2008 Blood Test Helps Docs Assess Breast Cancer Treatment Childhood Cancer Survivors Prone to Early Heart Trouble Clinical Trials Update: May 16, 2008 FDA Panel Considers Toll-Free Number for TV Drug Ads Gene Signature May Predict Recurrence of Lung Cancer Health Tip: Poison Ivy Rash Health Tip: Preparing Your Pet for Baby Islet Cell Transplants Aid Type 1 Diabetics Low Levels of Vitamin D Spell Trouble for Breast Cancer Patients Low Vitamin D Tied to Depression in Older Adults Mastectomies on the Increase New Therapy Kills Human Leukemia Cells in Mice Not All Colon Cancer Patients Need Chemotherapy: Study Outcomes Similar for Laparoscopic, Open Colon Cancer Surgeries Partnerships Effective Communicators of Cancer Advances Study Details Look at Immune Cells in Type 1 Diabetes Vitamin D Use Linked to Lower Mortality in Kidney Patients 05/15/2008 Health Highlights: May 15, 2008 Acne Drug Prevents Tissue Damage From Emphysema CDC Recommends Shingles Vaccine for Those Over 60 Chemo for Mesothelioma Offers Limited Survival Benefits Clinical Trials Update: May 15, 2008 Drug Works Well for Moderate-to-Severe Psoriasis Embryonic Pathways Induce Stem Cell Traits Genes Play Part in Prostate Cancer Among Races Health Tip: Keeping the Caregiver Healthy Health Tip: Traveling During Pregnancy Heart Device Recipients Often Not Aware of Recalls Hot Flashes Reduced by Neck Injection Lowering Dietary Fat May Help Prevent Prostate Cancer New Guidelines Issued for Implanted Heart Devices New Laser Approved to Treat Psoriasis Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Dry Dog Food Statins May Help Older Women Control Irregular Heartbeat Stroke Patients at High Risk for Falls Weight-Loss Aids Bought on Internet Might Harm Your Heart 05/14/2008 Health Highlights: May 14, 2008 Aspirin at Bedtime Lowers Blood Pressure Biomarkers Predict Heart Deaths Clinical Trials Update: May 14, 2008 Clot-Busting Treatment Improves Bleeding Stroke Outcomes Common Drug Eases Leg Pain From Walking Danger From Heart Surgery Drug Confirmed Death Gap Widens Between Educated and Those Not Excess Drinking Boosts Cardiovascular Disease Risk HPV Tied to Better Tongue, Tonsil Cancer Outcomes Health Tip: Facts About Fleas Health Tip: Harmful Chemicals in Your Home Heart Disease Starts Early in Life Migraine Medications May Cause 'Serotonin Syndrome' Music Hath Charms to Calm Hypertension Pollution Particles Impair Blood Vessel Function Study Supports Popular HIV Drug Regimen Waterpipe Smoking in Colleges Could Become Public Health Problem 05/13/2008 Health Highlights: May 13, 2008 Beta Blockers Raise Stroke, Death Risk After Surgery Black Rectal Cancer Patients Less Likely to Get Chemo, Radiation Blood-Thinner No Help for Dialysis Treatment Breast-feeding Might Shield Women From Rheumatoid Arthritis Clinical Trials Update: May 13, 2008 Coupled With Mammography, Ultrasound Finds More Breast Cancers DNA Fingerprinting Could ID Viable Embryos Doctors Can Help Lower Hospital Costs Familial Breast Cancer Risk Lasts a Lifetime for Sisters Health Tip: Can You Quit Smoking Without Weight Gain? Health Tip: Reducing Rosacea High-Tech Imaging No Better for Diagnosing Head/Neck Cancers Marijuana Use May Raise Risk of Heart Attack, Stroke No Link Between Coarse Air Pollution, Hospitalizations Quality Lags at Safety-Net Hospitals Therapy Yields Promise for Fatal Neurological Condition 05/12/2008 Health Highlights: May 12, 2008 Air Pollution Linked to Blood Clots in Legs Celebrex, Naproxen Won't Prevent Mental Decline Decoding Muscle Stem Cell Development Drugs Alone Don't Lower Heart Disease Risks for Overweight Americans Drugs for Restless Legs Syndrome Have Downsides Electrode Placement Key to Brain Stimulation for Parkinson's Patients Gene May Be Key to Pregnancy Complication Health Tip: Baby's Transition From Liquid Diet Health Tip: Using Hair Dyes High Blood Pressure Still Slipping Past Doctors High Blood Pressure, Cholesterol Associated With Eye Disease Multiple Sclerosis Affects Children's Cognitive Skills New MRI Technique Detects Subtle Brain Injuries Problem Gambling Common Among Young Adults Viagra May Protect Hearts of Some Muscular Dystrophy Patients 05/11/2008 Health Highlights: May 11, 2008 Nasal Irrigation Can Help Fight Spring Allergies Scoliosis: An Unnatural Curve 05/10/2008 Health Highlights: May 10, 2008 Protective Eyewear Key to Sports Safety 05/09/2008 Health Highlights: May 9, 2008 Acrylamide Raises Kidney Cancer Risk Clinical Trials Update: May 9, 2008 Demanding Jobs May Pay Cognitive Dividends in Retirement Drug-Coated Stents Still Spark Debate Fighting a Fungus That Thrives on Tomatoes Flavonoids May Help Treat Alzheimer's Group B Strep Down Among Newborns, Up Among Adults Health Tip: Coping With Alzheimer's Health Tip: Signs of Depression Mood Disorders Put Breast Cancer Patients at Risk for PTSD New Class of Drugs Might Treat Many Conditions Newer Prostate Cancer Treatment Similar to Traditional Surgery Steno 'Superbug' Genome Shows Extreme Drug Resistance Telemedicine a Cost-Effective Alternative to ER Visits Training Student Leaders Cuts Peers' Smoking Rates Young Adults Using Alcohol, Drugs for Better Sex 05/08/2008 Health Highlights: May 8, 2008 Arthritis Hits More Than Half of Diabetics Breast Cancer Tends to Grow Faster in Younger Women Clinical Trials Update: May 8, 2008 Computer Program Helps Drug Abusers Stay Clean Fairness Is a Hard-Wired Emotion Fetal Gene May Contribute to Diabetes Risk Gene Variant Boosts Risk of Severe Diabetic Eye, Kidney Diseases Health Tip: Discussing Death With Children Health Tip: Treating an Ulcer Mental Illness Costs U.S. Billions in Lost Earnings Noise in Artery Could Warn of Heart Risk Outside Workers Least Likely to Get Skin Exams Secret to Treating Tinnitus in Vets May Be Unlocked in Zebrafish Stroke Survivors Walk Better With Human Help Study Offers Clues to Link Between Arrhythmia, Sudden Death TV Coverage of Tragedies Often Lacks Prevention Messages 05/07/2008 Health Highlights: May 7, 2008 Bipolar Disorder Might Be Overdiagnosed Cleaner Air May Threaten Amazon Rainforest Clinical Trials Update: May 7, 2008 Docs Issue Guideline on Screening for Osteoporosis in Men Electronic Pillbox Helps Seniors Stick to Drug Regimens Gene Variation Linked to Neuroblastoma, a Childhood Cancer Health Tip: Foods That Can Aggravate Heartburn Health Tip: Good Shoes Can Prevent Falls High Blood Sugar Tied to Pregnancy Complications Hunger Hormone Makes Food Look More Tasty Quarter of Disabled Seniors Use Risky Medications Researchers Publish Genome Sequence for Duck-Billed Platypus Several Therapies Show Promise for Vascular Depression Some Weight-Loss Drugs Might Disrupt Brain Growth in Kids Virtual Reality Therapy May Help PTSD Patients 05/06/2008 Health Highlights: May 6, 2008 Alcoholism Gender Gap Is Closing Clinical Trials Update: May 6, 2008 Corticosteroids of Little Use Against Childhood Meningitis Doctors Discover Marker for Meconium Passage During Delivery Folic Acid Doesn't Help the Heart Grapefruit Compound Inhibits Hepatitis C Virus Health Tip: Running Safely Health Tip: X-Rays at the Dentist Imaging Advances Map Brain Areas Affecting Mood Kidney Trouble Short-Lived in Most Liver Transplant Patients Many Ob-Gyn Textbooks Lack Good Info on Breast-Feeding Many Teen Drivers Don't Think They're Inexperienced Noninvasive Procedures Show Promise for Esophageal Bleeding Obesity-Related Inflammation Boosts Heart Risks Researchers Find Lubricant Doesn't Hinder Fertility Women Who Quit Smoking Lower Heart Risks Quickly 05/05/2008 Health Highlights: May 5, 2008 Adopted Children at Slightly Higher Mental Health Risk Anti-Clotting Drug as Good as Aspirin at Stopping Second Stroke Autistic Kids More Likely to Have Parents With Mental Illness BRCA Mutations Don't Spot All High-Risk Women Botox Works on Muscle Disorders But Not Migraines Breast-Feeding May Boost IQ Clinical Trials Update: May 5, 2008 Costs Can Vary By $100 or More for Same Drugs Ethnicity Plays Role in Parents' Treatment of Childhood Fever Federal Health Plan for Children Still Leaves Needs Unmet Health Tip: Facts About Hay Fever Health Tip: Is Your Baby in Pain? Heart Hormone Elevated in Children Who Wet Bed Ibuprofen Linked to Reduced Alzheimer's Risk Low-Income Moms Rarely Speak to Infants During TV/Video Time Malpractice Premiums, Rate of C-Sections Rise Together Many Moms Unwilling to Have Younger Daughters Get HPV Vaccine One-Third of Parents Lack Facts About Child Development Protein May Trigger Colon Cancer Unraveling the Link Between Genes and Environment 05/02/2008 Health Highlights: May 2, 2008 'Virtual' Health Teams Boost Patient Care 9/11 Counselors at Risk for Secondary Trauma Biomarker Spots Which Lesions Likely to Progress to Prostate Cancer Clinical Trials Update: May 2, 2008 Government Picks Up Health Tab of Uninsured Workers Health Tip: Activities for People With Alzheimer's Health Tip: Healing Mentally After a Heart Attack New Targets Found That Stop Tumor Growth Pregnancy and Work Can Work Simple Steps Lead to Better Blood Pressure Control Sleep Troubles Vary Between Alzheimer's Patients, Caregivers Special Diet Can Ease Epileptic Seizures in Kids Suffering of Heart Failure Similar to Cancer Treating Stomach Infection Early Protects Against Cancer Younger Women Often Miss Signs of Heart Attack 05/01/2008 Health Highlights: May 1, 2008 3 Women Suffer Kidney Failure After Derriere Injections Alzheimer's Disease Risk Factors May Be Gender-Specific Clinical Trials Update: May 1, 2008 Complications Found in Proposed Prostate Cancer Treatment Daily Aspirin May Reduce Breast Cancer Risk Delusions Common in Pediatric ICU Exercise, Counseling Benefits Depressed Heart Failure Patients Free Asthma Screenings Offered in May Health Tip: Maintain a Healthy Lifestyle Health Tip: Risk Factors for Gestational Diabetes Home Monitoring Program Improves Outcomes for Heart Patients Hypertension Takes Huge Toll in Developing Countries Less Money Means More Hurting Measles Outbreak Rises to 64 Cases, Most Since 2001 Napping Habits Tied to Sleep Disorders Obesity May Worsen Impact of Asthma Ranibizumab Injections Reduce Retinal Swelling

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