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Chill Pills
Too Much Weight Tugs at Kids' Hearts
Saturday, February 28, 2004 return to top... Health Highlights: Feb. 28, 2004
A Migraine in the Forecast
Be Smart When It Comes to Your Heart
Friday, February 27, 2004 return to top... Health Highlights: Feb. 27, 2004
Panel Seeks Tough Restrictions on Acne Drug
Telling the Difference Between Good, Bad Fats
HRT Dangers Should Have Been Spotted Sooner
New Treatment for Blacks With Heart Failure to Be Tested
Kids' Cuisine is Far From Lean
Skin Abscesses May Heal on Their Own
Could Listeriosis Become Thing of the Past?
The Smoky Silver Screen
Snakes Didn't Get Their Start in Water
Sterol-Packed O.J. a Cholesterol Buster
Clinical Trials Update: Feb. 27, 2004
Shedding Those Pregnancy Pounds
Exercise Program Aimed at Sedentary Women
Thursday, February 26, 2004 return to top... Health Highlights: Feb. 26, 2004
A Sleeping Pill As a Stroke Aid?
Drug Combo Relieves Rheumatoid Arthritis
Age-Old Advice on Fluids for Colds Disputed
Pull Acne Drug Accutane From Market, Critics Ask FDA
Genetic Key to Type 2 Diabetes Identified
Clinical Trials Update: Feb. 26, 2004
New Norovirus Behind Stomach Bug Outbreak
Blood Pressure Drugs Work Same for All
New Target for Tumor-Killing Drugs Found
TV Ads Add Pounds to Our Kids
Hunger Sharpens Your Taste Buds
For Teens, It's Often Not Just Rewards
Wednesday, February 25, 2004 return to top... Health Highlights: Feb. 25, 2004
Clinical Trials Update: Feb. 25, 2004
Scientists Find Gene That Blocks HIV
FDA Moves to Cut Down on Medication Errors
Tracking Asia's Deadly Bird Flu Outbreak
Deciphering a Cholesterol Drug
Tough Times for Nasal Flu Vaccines
Cancer Patients Likelier to Use Alternative Medicine
No-Smoking Sections Are No Help
Secondhand Smoke Can Hide in Your Home
High Blood Pressure in Lungs Boosts Death Risk in Sickle Cell Patients
Small Babies Can Speed Up Diabetes Risk
Tuesday, February 24, 2004 return to top... Health Highlights: Feb. 24, 2004
Clinical Trials Update: Feb. 24, 2004
Long Soaking May Help Dry Hands
HRT Now Tied to Hearing Loss
Hormone Therapy May Trigger Asthma
Old Standby Reduces Heart Attack Damage
Women Use More Meds Than Thought
Beating Multiple Myeloma
Taking Blood Pressure at Home Makes Sense
Halting Damage of Hysterectomy
Piercings Can Come With a High Price
Epilepsy Drug Helps Prevent Migraine
More Kids, More Pounds for Parents
Monday, February 23, 2004 return to top... Health Highlights: Feb. 23, 2004
Clinical Trials Update: Feb. 23, 2004
'Good' Carbs Cut Heart Disease Risk
Autopsy Study Reveals Missed Diagnoses
Migraine Drugs Don't Cause Stroke, Heart Disease
How the Brain Makes Sense of the Senses
Healthy Heart Habits May Keep 'Mini Strokes' at Bay
Double Mastectomies Reduce Chances of Cancer
Stress Seems to Block Deep Sleep
Super Antioxidants
Study Offers New Look Into Origins of MS
Self-Renewing Spinal Nerve Cells Created
New Proof That Early Detection Aids Breast Cancer Fight
Sunday, February 22, 2004 return to top... Health Highlights: Feb. 22, 2004
Baseball Pitchers Need Winter Workout
Grass Field Dangers in Winter
Acetaminophen: The Painkiller With a Broad Reach
Saturday, February 21, 2004 return to top... Health Highlights: Feb. 21, 2004
Pitfalls of Winter Running
Keeping It Cool on the Football Field
The Gender Differences of Heart Disease
Friday, February 20, 2004 return to top... Health Highlights: Feb. 20, 2004
Clinical Trials Update: Feb. 20, 2004
Maternal Smoking Damages Children in Many Ways
Kidney Cancer Vaccine Shows Promise
Cod Liver Oil May Delay Osteoarthritis
Aspirin-Induced Asthma More Common Than Thought
The New ABCs of Cholesterol Health
Frozen Shoulder Puts a Chill on Movement
Simple Math Might Prolong Your Life
Botox for the Birds?
Science Inches Closer to Regenerating Sight
Flu Shots No Danger to Kids With Asthma
Blowing Up Lung Cancer
Thursday, February 19, 2004 return to top... Health Highlights: Feb. 19, 2004
Why Obesity Aggravates Blood-Sugar Control
Discovering How a Cholesterol Drug Works
One Third of New HIV Cases Are Heterosexual, Feds Report
Blood Test Can Prevent Unneeded Antibiotic Use
Empathy Not Just an Idea
Lung Problems Common Among Police After 9/11
Common Gene Links Learning and Addiction
Seizure Drug Might Have Cosmetic Uses
Stem Cell Source Found in Human Brain
Why Women Berate Each Other
Clinical Trials Update: Feb. 19, 2004
Wednesday, February 18, 2004 return to top... Health Highlights: Feb. 18, 2004
Hospice May Not Be Cheaper Alternative
Heart Tests Not for Everyone
Playing, Working Outside Bring UV Risk
HPV Test May Help Predict Cervical Cancer
Cancer Tumors Clamp Blood Vessels Shut
Testing for Hereditary Colorectal Cancer
Clinical Trials Update: Feb. 18, 2004
Skin Cancer Surgery Prompts Better Sun Habits
U.S. Strikes Back Against Counterfeit Drugs
Delivering Small Babies Raises Future Stillbirth Risk
Nightmare About Iraq Triggers Amnesia
Tuesday, February 17, 2004 return to top... Health Highlights: Feb. 17, 2004
Clinical Trials Update: Feb. 17, 2004
Cord Blood Cells Transform Into Heart Muscle
New Lens Expands Horizons for Cataract Patients
Exercise Sharpens Judgment
Human Mouth Harbors Clues to Fighting Infection
What Hurts the Heart Also Hurts the Kidney
NIH Funds Likelier to Go to Nonhuman Research
Chicken Pox Vaccine Still Works After All These Years
Understanding the Fatigue of Multiple Sclerosis
Statins Cut Deaths from Heart Failure
Teen Video Game Packages Don't Tell All
Surgery Helps Treat Sleep Apnea
Monday, February 16, 2004 return to top... Health Highlights: Feb. 16, 2004
Hepatitis Drug May Fight Anthrax
Clogged Arteries Can Cause Mental Decline
Alcohol Sensitivity Runs in the Family
Study Finds Familial Link in Many Cancers
Breast Cancer Risk Tied to Antibiotic Use
New Molecular Marker for Heart Disease Found
Drug Combo Cuts Death Risk for Heart Patients
Teaching Hospitals Safe Place for Tricky Surgeries
Your Heart's Health Is in Your Hands
Heart Trouble Can Start in the Young
Saying It With Gestures
Sunday, February 15, 2004 return to top... Health Highlights: Feb. 15, 2004
The Winter Sun Can Fry You
Skirt Skier's Thumb
The Fight Against Osteoporosis Should Start in Childhood
Saturday, February 14, 2004 return to top... Health Highlights: Feb. 14, 2004
Predicting Smokers' Relapse
How Old is Too Old for Bypass Surgery?
Hypothermia Can Be Icing on the Lake
Friday, February 13, 2004 return to top... Health Highlights: Feb. 13, 2004
Clinical Trials Update: Feb. 13, 2004
Sound Slumber May Keep Cancer at Bay
New Help for Endometriosis
Dangers to Your Unborn Child
Two-Pronged Attack on Depression
Revising the Guidelines for Hormone Replacement Therapy -- Again
Demystifying Sinusitis
Some Hospital Stays Too Long
Antioxidants Cut Asthma Risk in Children
Infants Pay Attention As Well As Get It
Not All Women Getting Mammographies
The Viagra Revolution
Thursday, February 12, 2004 return to top... Health Highlights: Feb. 12, 2004
Clinical Trials Update: Feb. 12, 2004
Making All Faces Familiar for Those With Autism
New Technique Can Help Dyslexic Kids Read Better
Math and Marriage: A Match Made in Heaven?
Genetic Defect May Cause Type 2 Diabetes
Condoms 101
How Mild Hepatitis C Unfolds
Lifestyle Changes Can Slow Liver Disease
New Insights Into Spinal Cord Injuries
College Rapes Tied to Binge Drinking
Combo Treatment Improves Odds Against Certain Cancers
Embryo Clones Bear Stem Cells, Controversy
Wednesday, February 11, 2004 return to top... Health Highlights: Feb. 11, 2004
Low Levels of Two Proteins Raise Miscarriage Risk
Clinical Trials Update: Feb. 11, 2004
Living Together No Guarantee of Marriage
Smoking Damages Reproductive Health
Repairing Heart Ruptures
New Heart Risk Marker Found
Sleep Apnea Disrupts Brain Waves All Night Long
Plague Debunked As Link to AIDS Immunity
Dental Care: A Lesson Best Learned Early in Life
A Mother Learns About Kids and Tooth Decay the Hard Way
Virtual Reality Makes Chemotherapy More Bearable
Tuesday, February 10, 2004 return to top... Health Highlights: Feb. 10, 2004
Clinical Trials Update: Feb. 10, 2004
Cell Phone Driving Bans Don't Always Work
Race Plays Part in Rectal Cancer Treatment
Lullaby of the Womb
Renal Patients Prefer At-Home Dialysis
Colorectal Cancer: A Family Matter
High Iron Levels May Boost Diabetes Risk
Smallpox Vaccine Spread Virus Through Family
Keeping Science Clean
Inflammation Marker Linked to Eye Deterioration
Ovarian Failure Linked to Dry Eye
Predicted Doctor Shortage Not Inevitable
Defenders Attack Report on Atkins' Death
Monday, February 9, 2004 return to top... Health Highlights: Feb. 9, 2004
Stress May Strengthen Skin's Immunity
St. John's Wort Labels Can Be Inaccurate
Clinical Trials Update: Feb. 9, 2004
Chronic Cough Hacks Away at Women
Research Keeps Diet Pill Dream Alive
Sports Can Trigger Asthma Deaths
Infant Fevers Linked to Reduced Allergy Risk
Optimism Doesn't Prolong Lung Cancer Patients' Survival
Seniors Not Always Getting Best Medicine
Depression Linked to Heart Disease in Older Women
ER Responses to Allergic Reactions Questioned
Too Little Sleep Can Lower Kids' Self-Esteem
Sunday, February 8, 2004 return to top... Health Highlights: Feb. 8, 2004
Keeping Nasty Nosebleeds to a Minimum
More Women Opting for Caesarean Sections
Shield Your Eyes While on the Slopes
Saturday, February 7, 2004 return to top... Health Highlights: Feb. 7, 2004
Limiting the Damage of Stroke
Strokes More Likely in Early Morning
Seasonal Affective Disorder Hits Hard in Winter
Friday, February 6, 2004 return to top... Health Highlights: Feb. 6, 2004
Clinical Trials Update: Feb. 6, 2004
Stomach Cancer Rates Drop in Europe
'Stroke Belt' Applies to Kids, Too
Metabolic Syndrome Ups Stroke Risk
Bird Virus Tied to 1918 Flu Pandemic
Looking at Links to Brain-Wasting Disease
Mercury Tied to Irreversible Brain Damage
Women More Susceptible to Stroke Than Men
Cholesterol Drugs May Aid Stroke Patients
New Therapy Shows Promise Against Cerebral Palsy
Genetic Condition Could Lead to Strokes During Pregnancy
Thursday, February 5, 2004 return to top... Health Highlights: Feb. 5, 2004
Clinical Trials Update: Feb. 5, 2004
Cooling Helmets Could Cut Stroke Damage
Vaginal Delivery After Caesarean Carries Dangers
Quick Tests Can Assess Stroke Risk
Vampire Bat Saliva Holds Key to Stroke Treatment
Blood-Diverting Catheter May Help Stroke Victims
Angioplasty an Option for Clogged Brain Arteries
Toxins Linked to Autism, ADHD
Heavy Women Who Become Pregnant Face Greater Health Risks
Stroke Therapy Gets a New Twist
Predicting Preeclampsia
Germ Behind Food Poisoning More Wily Than Thought
Wednesday, February 4, 2004 return to top... Health Highlights: Feb. 4, 2004
Clinical Trials Update: Feb. 4, 2004
Scientists Create Mice That Produce Heart-Healthy Compounds
Cystic Fibrosis Linked to Fatty Acid Imbalance
Noisy Hospitals Never Give Patients a Rest
Coating Intestines Protects Against Deadly Infection
Aggressive Therapy Helps Older Heart Patients
Heart Paradox Found in Blacks
New Guidelines Show Women How to Avoid Heart Disease
Kidney Transplants Are More Equal Opportunity
Give Your Children Great Smiles
Computers No Better at Detecting Breast Cancer
White Powder at Capitol is Ricin, Deadly Plant Poison
Tuesday, February 3, 2004 return to top... Health Highlights: Feb. 3, 2004
Black Youths Likelier to Quit Smoking
Breast-feeding Produces Trimmer Kids
Catching the Culprit in Colon Cancer
New Yorkers Sought Solace in Substance Use After 9/11
What Triggers Type 1 Diabetes
New Dietary Clue to Colon Cancer
Vitamin Therapy Won't Stop Second Stroke
'Natural' Viagra Alternative Is the Real Thing
Heart Disease Marker Now Tied to Colon Cancer
Dementia Patients at Risk of Nursing Home Violence
Women Heeding Message on Hormone Therapy
Clinical Trials Update: Feb. 3, 2004
White Powder at Capitol is Ricin, Deadly Plant Poison
Monday, February 2, 2004 return to top... Health Highlights: Feb. 2, 2004
Detecting Changes in Multiple Sclerosis
'Designer' Estrogen Shows Promise for Menopausal Problems
Clinical Trials Update: Feb. 2, 2004
Too Little Testosterone Can Lead to Depression
Program Keeps Kids Away From TV
High Aspirin Doses Prevent Colon Polyps
Birth Risks Higher on Weekends
Immune Protein Might Fight SARS
Good Bacteria Never Take a Day Off
New Film Stirs Controversy Among Gays
Eye Disease May Steal Sound Sleep
Moms' Blues Bad News for Their Kids
FDA to Weigh Wisdom of Antidepressants for Kids
Another Trial Ties HRT to Breast Cancer
Sunday, February 1, 2004 return to top... Health Highlights: Feb. 1, 2004
Mussels' Sticking Power Could Help Humans
Big Problems Can Plague Little Eyes
Don't Let Asthma Chill Winter Fun
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