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Go to April: 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Friday, April 30, 2004 return to top... Health Highlights: April 30, 2004 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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