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Gene Defect Linked to Premature Aging
With Age Comes a Tough Skin
Electronic 'Nose' Sniffs Out Pneumonia, Sinusitis
Building Defenses Against Allergies a Mixed Bag
Uganda Sees Stunning Decline in AIDS Cases
Clinical Trials Update: April 30, 2004
Understanding Food Labels
More Kids Are Using Alternative Meds
Lawn Chemicals Can Cause Cancer in Some Dogs
Blood Cells Can Become Brain Cells
Anger Fuels Prejudice
Thursday, April 29, 2004 return to top... Health Highlights: April 29, 2004
Lethal Genetic Heart Defect Found
Hypotension Treatment Gets Good Reviews
Report Says Air in U.S. Still Too Dirty
Drug May Help Angina Patients Work Out
New Liver Cancer Treatment Targets Tumors
Gene Mutation Predicts Cancer Drug's Success
Bone Marrow Cells Can Become Brain Stem Cells
Clinical Trials Update: Apr. 29, 2004
Fertility Supplement Shows Promise
41 Million Americans at Risk of Diabetes
U.S. Sees Sharp Drop in Food Poisoning
Women Born in Summer Have Fewer Children
Flu Shots Now Urged for the Very Young
Wednesday, April 28, 2004 return to top... Health Highlights: April 28, 2004
Treatments for Prostate Cancer Produce Similar Results
Language Centers in Brain Shift With Age
Vets Seen at Higher Lou Gehrig's Risk
Genetic Study Could Predict Cancer Survival
The Case for Food Irradiation
Simpler HIV Therapy Isn't Always Better
Hormone May Govern Emotional Responses
Parkinson's Drug Tied to Heart Problems
Chlamydia Linked to Infertility in Men
Stroke Risk May Hit a High When Mood is Low
Predicting Trouble After Bypass Surgery
Clinical Trials Update: April 28, 2004
Tuesday, April 27, 2004 return to top... Health Highlights: April 27, 2004
Bypass is Best for High-Risk Heart Patients
Terrorism's Toll Lingers
Bone Builder Linked to Heart Disease
Vitamin D Cuts Risk of Falls for Elderly
Prayer Can Be Good Medicine
Testosterone Helps HIV-Infected Women
Doctors Issue New Guidelines to Treat Epilepsy
Clinical Trials Update: April 27, 2004
Help in the Emergency Room
Boys More Likely to Have Reading Problems
Small Babies Tied to Dental X-Rays in Pregnancy
Monday, April 26, 2004 return to top... Health Highlights: April 26, 2004
Clinical Trials Update: April 26, 2004
Statins Lower Breast Cancer Risk
State of Mind Can Matter With Mammograms
Stroke Survivors Urged to Exercise
Better Bypass Outcomes
Studies Highlight New Cholesterol Findings
Stem Cells Stem Heart Damage
Study Favors Premarin for Osteoporosis
Parkinson's Drug Stills Restless Leg Syndrome
Molecule Signals Danger For Heart Attack Patients
Body's 'Fat Hormone' Gives Up More Secrets
Sunday, April 25, 2004 return to top... Health Highlights: April 25, 2004
Keeping Your Cool While Pregnant
Traditional Hernia Surgery Tops Laparoscopic Technique
50 Years Later, 'Polio Pioneers' Still Recall the Fear
Saturday, April 24, 2004 return to top... Health Highlights: April 24, 2004
Getting the Drop on Hay Fever
STD Rates Paint a Mixed Picture
Friday, April 23, 2004 return to top... Health Highlights: April 23, 2004
Single Women Less Likely to Get Cancer Screenings
Sinusitis: A Frequent Worry for Cystic Fibrosis Sufferers
Prenatal Exposure to Nicotine Spells Trouble Later
Clinical Trials Update: April 23, 2004
Doctors May Drop Ball With Hepatitis C Patients
Obesity May Be in Your Head
Supersized Breakfast Stresses Vessels
Athletic Injuries Shouldn't Be Kids' Stuff
Sticky Weather Can Cloud LASIK Results
'Morning After' Pill Doesn't Affect Teen Sexual Behavior
Soy Could Help Men, Too
Study Urges New Look at Antibiotic Resistance
Thursday, April 22, 2004 return to top... Health Highlights: April 22, 2004
Clinical Trials Update: April 22, 2004
Three Drugs Equal With DVT
Could a Spice Treat Cystic Fibrosis?
Childhood Poverty Can Hurt Eating Habits
Antidepressant Use in Kids Under Fire Again
Cinnamon as Medicine?
Survey Reveals Wide Frustration Among Black Doctors
Doctors Urged to Steer Patients Online
Immune System Memory Center Identified
Small Fibroids May Increase Miscarriage Risk
Artificial Liver Succeeds in Trial
Wednesday, April 21, 2004 return to top... Health Highlights: April 21, 2004
Teen Shows: Prime Time for Alcohol Ads
Early Treatment Works With Sickle Cell Disease
Radar Research Leads to New Breast Cancer Treatment
Another Study Debunks AIDS-Polio Vaccine Theory
Curves Program Cuts Pounds
Higher Drug Dose Hurts Kids in Cardiac Arrest
Toilet Flush May Have Spread SARS
Chemo Combo Helps Some With Lung Cancer
Clinical Trials Update: April 21, 2004
High Blood Pressure More Risky for Black Moms-to-Be
'America's Oldest Teenager' Gets Serious About Diabetes
Check Now for Head, Neck Cancer
Tuesday, April 20, 2004 return to top... Health Highlights: April 20, 2004
Clinical Trials Update: April 20, 2004
Vioxx Tied to Higher Heart Attack Risk
Steady Exercise Strengthens Older Immune Systems
Fat Sites Best Predict Heart Risk
Donor Livers Don't Always Reach the Sickest First
Good News for Needle Phobics
Some Heart Drugs Aren't Properly Prescribed
Study Backs Bypass Operations Without Pumps
New Cancer Research Promising
Heart Disease Exacerbates Immune Disorders
Scrawny Beats Brawny for Women Seeking a Life Mate
Menthol Eases Agony of Arthritis
Monday, April 19, 2004 return to top... Health Highlights: April 19, 2004
New Diagnostic Markers for ALS Found
Clinical Trials Update: April 19, 2004
Epilepsy Drug Eases Migraines
Drug Shows Promise Against Parkinson's
Iron Pills May Boost Brain Function in Women
Botox Silences Voice Disorder
Cutting Calories Can Prolong Life
Two Compounds Disrupt Female Hormones
Too Much Drinking Could Serve Up Colon Cancer
Doctors Urge Cholesterol Drugs for Diabetics
Attacking Asthma in Children
Tea Looks a Promising Prostate Cancer Fighter
Sunday, April 18, 2004 return to top... Health Highlights: April 18, 2004
Don't Harvest Carpal Tunnel in Your Garden
Home Care For the Aging: What You Need to Know
Saturday, April 17, 2004 return to top... Health Highlights: April 17, 2004
Alcohol and Health: Distilling the Risks and Benefits
Spring Can Mean Sinusitis
Friday, April 16, 2004 return to top... Health Highlights: April 16, 2004
Clinical Trials Update: April 16, 2004
What Women Need to Know About C-Sections
Yoga Study Will Focus on Fatigue
New DNA Test Catches Colon Cancer
Searching Out Diabetes
Not All Back Pain Treated the Same
Stomach Cancer Procedure Doesn't Improve Odds
Most College Smokers Don't Quit
New Drug-Resistant Strain of Salmonella Found
Nerve Stimulation May Help With Fecal Incontinence
More Fallout From 9/11
Thursday, April 15, 2004 return to top... Health Highlights: April 15, 2004
Clinical Trials Update: Apr. 15, 2004
Explaining Blood Pressure Spikes During Exercise
Love Mends a Broken Heart
To Avoid Gout, Avoid Stout
Study Criticizes Quality of Some Cancer Web Sites
Two Scans Better Than One for Lung Cancer
Girl Chimps Get Ahead by Aping Mom
New Target for Skin Cancer Vaccine Discovered
State Cuts in Anti-Smoking Efforts Raise Teens' Risk
Alzheimer's Insight Could Lead to New Therapies
New Genetic Clue to Parkinson's Found
Inner Strength Helps Women After Cancer
Wednesday, April 14, 2004 return to top... Health Highlights: April 14, 2004
Clinical Trials Update: April 14, 2004
Most Juvenile Delinquents Suffer Traumas
Seniors in Schools Good for Everyone
Tobacco Industry Tried Stalling Secondhand Smoke Report, Study Finds
Age Doesn't Matter with Kidney Transplants
Key Protein in Blood Vessel Formation Found
Fewer Women Having Triplets or More
Cognitive Damage From Drinking Lingers
Kids' Sleep Problems Can Portend Alcohol and Drug Use
College Women's Drinking Raises Abuse Risk
Genetic Link to Liver Cancer Found
Genetic Tests Show Promise Against Leukemia
Tuesday, April 13, 2004 return to top... Health Highlights: April 13, 2004
Clinical Trials Update: April 13, 2004
Colon Cancer Test Disappoints
Protein Lowers Heart Attack Risk
Estrogen-Only Study Produces Mixed Results
Get Checked for Asthma and Breathe Easier
Finding the First Signs of Ovarian Cancer
Secondhand Smoke Slows Wound Healing
Predicting Odds Against Prostate Cancer
Quick Hip Fracture Surgery Cuts Patient Pain
Lung Cancer in U.S. Women Is 'Epidemic'
Over-the-Counter Drugs Aren't Risk-Free
Pneumonia Raises Death Risk Even in Midlife
Monday, April 12, 2004 return to top... Health Highlights: April 12, 2004
Clinical Trials Update: April 12, 2004
New Schizophrenia Drugs Show Promise
Chemo Side Effects Underestimated
Brain Regions Work in Tandem in Math Wizards
More Frequent Mammograms Urged for High-Risk Women
Help Yourself to Heart Health
Trial Drug Targets Impotence Via the Brain
Diabetics Face Major Vision Risks
Heart Condition Doesn't Boost Risk of Second Stroke
Most Patients Curious About Their Medical Records
Heart Attack Patients Spending Less Time in Hospital
AIDS Treatment Was Delayed for Minorities, Poor
Sunday, April 11, 2004 return to top... Health Highlights: April 11, 2004
Warm Up Before Spring Tee Offs
Curbing College Drinking No Easy Task
Saturday, April 10, 2004 return to top... Health Highlights: April 10, 2004
Spring Into Shape...
Do You Ride a Bicycle With or Against Traffic?
Friday, April 9, 2004 return to top... Health Highlights: April 9, 2004
Clinical Trials Update: Apr. 9, 2004
White Helmets Cut Cycle Crash Risk
Study Renews Debate Over Antidepressants for Kids
MRIs Can Detect Blocked Arteries
The Great Sexual Divide Starts Early
Laparoscopic Surgery Recovery Time Faster for Colon Cancer Patients
Money is the Root of ... Stress
Prostate Cancer's Effect on Siblings: Higher Risk, Earlier Age
Dental Pain Memory May Be 'All in Your Head'
Condoms Prevent More Than Pregnancy, HIV
Irritable Bowel Syndrome: A Painful Yet Mysterious Affliction
Thursday, April 8, 2004 return to top... Health Highlights: April 8, 2004
Clinical Trials Update: Apr. 8, 2004
Second Penicillin Allergies Less Common Than Thought
Staffing Up Has an Unhealthy Down Side
Literacy Gap Harms Nation's Health
Lack of Brain Protein Causes Learning Woes in Mice
Eye Medication May Reduce Stroke Risk
Green Tea Component Kills Leukemia Cells
Aggressive Care Boosts Diabetics' Overall Health
Statins Can Benefit Stroke Survivors
Sustained Weight Loss Is Possible
Drug May Save Lives of Heart Failure Patients
Genes Strongly Tied to Asthma Identified
Wednesday, April 7, 2004 return to top... Health Highlights: April 7, 2004
Compression-Only CPR Better for the Untrained
Famine Can Hike Breast Cancer Risk
Clinical Trials Update: Apr. 7, 2004
How Does Alcohol Affect Your Health?
Not Every Sore Throat Is Strep Throat
A Safer Gastric Bypass Surgery
New Drug Aids Dialysis Patients
Trial Drug Lifts 'Good' Cholesterol Levels
Lesbian Teens More Likely to Light Up
Journal Criticizes FDA for Delay on Emergency Contraceptive
Secondhand Smoke Deadly for Nonsmokers
Cholesterol Drugs Tied to Birth Defects
Tuesday, April 6, 2004 return to top... Health Highlights: April 6, 2004
Clinical Trials Update: April 6, 2004
Heavy Women More Likely to Have Twins
Young Americans Ignorant About Sexual Diseases
Hardening of Arteries Takes Emotional Toll
Asthma and Exercise Can Go Hand-in-Hand
Instant Mammogram Result Eases Anxiety
Alzheimer's Reduces Life Span
Personality Disorders Found in Those Who Abuse Drugs, Alcohol
Squatting Can Cripple Knees
New Hope for Depressed or Disabled Seniors
Frequent Ejaculation May Ward Off Prostate Cancer
Many Parents Flunk Car Safety When It Comes to Kids
Monday, April 5, 2004 return to top... Health Highlights: April 5, 2004
Doctors: Beware Drug-Testing Kits Sold on Web
Arthritis Patients Benefit From Aggressive Treatment
ADHD Drugs May Slow Growth
Nailing Down the Cause of Nerve Disorder
Diet, Exercise Can Cut Heart Risk in Heavy Kids
Less Breathing is More in CPR
Clinical Trials Update: April 5, 2004
Toddler TV Time May Shorten Attention Spans
Smoking Bans May Cut Down on Heart Attacks
Double Mastectomy Likelier With Genetic Diagnosis
When Your Memory Is Likely to Fail You
Taste Preferences Form Early
Sunday, April 4, 2004 return to top... Health Highlights: April 4, 2004
Pitch for Safety on the Mound
Scientists Strive for Breast Cancer Vaccine
Saturday, April 3, 2004 return to top... Health Highlights: April 3, 2004
The Pain Fields
Time Change Can Trouble the Sleep-Deprived
Friday, April 2, 2004 return to top... Health Highlights: April 2, 2004
Clinical Trials Update: April 2, 2004
Which Older Women With Diabetes Should Take Vitamins?
Teens and Dieting a Losing Proposition
Saving Face
Men Need to Track Their Blood Pressure
San Antonio Tops List of Drunken Cities
Virtual Colonoscopy: New Weapon in War Against Cancer
Black Men Less Likely to Be Treated for Prostate Cancer
Testosterone Therapy Not For Every Man
Meditation Lowers Blood Pressure in Teens
Drinking Increases Risk of Sexual Harassment
Study Finds Negligent Care Likelier in Outpatient Settings
Thursday, April 1, 2004 return to top... Health Highlights: April 1, 2004
Clinical Trials Update: April 1, 2004
Women More Sensitive to Pain Than Men
Science Closing in on Rare Viral Leukemia
Nerve Damage Can Be Extensive
Report Cites Ways to Keep Dietary Supplements Safe
Scientists Create Mice With Human Immune Systems
Here's to the Two-Legged Commute
Leptin Works on Brain Before and After Birth
Even Mild Psoriasis a Problem for Sufferers
New Burn Treatment Shows Dramatic Results
Autism May Have Hereditary Link
Most People With Schizophrenia Don't Take Meds as Directed
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