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MNS Archive
01/28/11 SHOCKABLE CARDIAC ARRESTS ARE MORE COMMON IN PUBLIC THAN HOME Comprehensive NIH study helps explain discrepancy in survival rates between cardiac arrests in public and at home

01/26/11 Excessive Amounts of Lead Found in Reusable Grocery Bags Supplied by Major Retailers, New Testing Shows Bans And Fees On Paper And Plastic Bags Have Unintended Consequences For Consumers Switching to Reusable Bags

01/24/11 Ease Winter Blues with Superfoods

01/24/11 A Typically Silent Killer that Doesn’t Have to Go Unnoticed

01/21/11 It's Hot Tea Time!

01/20/11 NIH STUDY IN MICE UNCOVERS PATHWAY CRITICAL FOR UV-INDUCED MELANOMA

01/20/11 Healthy Gums May Lead to Healthy Lungs

01/19/11 A QUIET CANCER

01/13/11 REBOOTING THE BRAIN HELPS STOP THE RING OF TINNITUS IN RATS

01/12/11 New Briefs from the Endocrine Society

01/11/11 Shoe Insole Tests Fail to Impress Plus tips for happy feet

01/10/11 It's Official: Eating Fruit Makes You Sexy

01/07/11 HHS and EPA announce new scientific assessments and actions on fluoride

01/06/11 Chase Away the After Holiday Eating Blues with Light and Healthy Eating

01/05/11 VCU findings may help explain some major clinical symptoms of preeclampsia

01/04/11 Yoga Expert Brings Fitness & Nutrition Tips for the Entire Family

01/03/11 TRACE AMOUNTS OF GERM-KILLING MOLECULES PREDICT DISEASE SURVIVAL NIH study could improve care for chronic granulomatous disease

01/03/11 Is Winter Making You Tired? Supporting Your Immune System Is Crucial to Fighting Seasonal Fatigue

12/30/10 Six Tips to Jump Start Weight Loss in the New Year

12/22/10 NIH SCIENTISTS IDENTIFY POSSIBLE GENE TARGET FOR TREATING A FORM OF LYMPHOMA

12/21/10 BRAIN ACTIVITY PATTERN SIGNALS ABILITY TO COMPENSATE FOR DYSLEXIA

12/21/10 STUDY TIES BLOOD PROTEIN TO ALZHEIMER'S BRAIN ABNORMALITIES In NIH-supported study, blood test in symptom-free volunteers links levels of specific protein with beta amyloid deposits

12/20/10 Achieve 2011 Resolutions

12/18/10 Put on the Brakes After Foot or Ankle Surgery

12/17/10 Holiday Recipe Help for People With Trouble Smelling and Tasting Food

12/15/10 5 Tips for Beating Holiday Stress

12/15/10 TEEN MARIJUANA USE INCREASES, ESPECIALLY AMONG EIGHTH-GRADERS NIDA's Monitoring the Future Survey shows increases in Ecstasy use and continued high levels of prescription drug abuse

12/13/10 Immune System May Impact Tumor Blood Supply

12/13/10 Shoveling Heavy Snow Can Be a Major Heart Risk

12/11/10 Keep Your Feet Safe at the Gym in the New Year

12/10/10 Good News for People with Medicare and Their Doctors By Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services

12/09/10 BUPRENORPHINE TREATMENT IN PREGNANCY: LESS DISTRESS TO BABIES NIH study compares buprenorphine to methadone in opioid addicted pregnant women

12/09/10 5 Tips to Help You Prepare For and Survive the Holidays

12/07/10 NIH-SPONSORED PANEL ISSUES COMPREHENSIVE U.S. FOOD ALLERGY GUIDELINES Guidelines recommend uniform standards in the diagnosis and management of food allergy

12/04/10 Social Security Cuts Would Hurt Low Income Older Adults

12/03/10 Top Holiday Health Secrets You Need to Know

12/02/10 NIH STUDY IDENTIFIES IDEAL BODY MASS INDEX Overweight and obesity associated with increased risk of death

12/02/10 DRUG-LIKE COMPOUND STOPS THYROID OVERSTIMULATION IN EARLY NIH STUDIES Research may lead to better Graves' disease treatment

12/01/10 YOUNG WOMEN WITH MENOPAUSE-LIKE CONDITION AT RISK FOR DEPRESSION NIH study examines frequency of depression in primary ovarian insufficiency

11/29/10 Women With Personal History of Breast Cancer Should be Screened With MRI

11/23/10 VERY LOW BIRTHWEIGHT DOWN SYNDROME INFANTS AT HIGH RISK FOR HEART, LUNG DISORDERS NIH network study provides information to inform treatment

11/22/10 DAILY HEMODIALYSIS HELPS PROTECT KIDNEY PATIENTS' HEARTS NIH study compared more frequent vs. standard treatment

11/19/10 Holiday Traveling Tips and Essentials for People Living with Diabetes

11/18/10 VIRAL COUNTS NECESSARY FOR GAUGING HEALTH OF CHILDREN WITH HIV NIH study in Latin America concludes test should be included in treatment monitoring

11/17/10 Clearing The Air on Exercise and The Common Cold

11/16/10 MOUSE STUDY SHOWS EFFECT OF BLOOD PRESSURE DRUG ON ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE NIH-funded study finds drug stabilizes nerve cells in the brain

11/16/10 Holiday Hazard: More Than One in Five Americans Admit Their Kitchen Would Fail a Food Safety Inspection

11/12/10 RESEARCHERS DISCOVER KEY MUTATION IN ACUTE MYELOID LEUKEMIA NIH-supported discovery may lead to treatment changes; demonstrates power of The Cancer Genome Atlas strategy

11/11/10 NEW NIH DATA SHOW GAINS IN COPD AWARENESS NHLBI increases effort to reach those still uninformed about 4th leading cause of death

11/10/10 Eat Your Beets - And Build a Better Brain

11/09/10 Tips for Healthy Gratitude

11/03/10 NIH ALERTS CAREGIVERS TO INCREASE IN SIDS RISK DURING COLD WEATHER Extra blankets, warm clothes, may lead to dangerous overheating

11/01/10 INDEPENDENT PANEL DISCOURAGES ROUTINE USE OF TREATMENT REGIMEN FOR PREMATURE INFANTS

10/31/10 FROM TOUCHPAD TO THOUGHT-PAD? NIH-funded research shows that digital images can be manipulated with the mind

10/30/10 Know Your Risks, Raise Your Awareness and Prevent Diabetes

10/29/10 Patient Safety is No Accident: Orthopaedic Surgery Error Data May Be Misleading; Citing National Figures

10/27/10 Patients Who Survive Sepsis Infections Are More Than Three Times as Likely to Develop Cognitive Problems

10/25/10 10 Tips for Breast Cancer Survivors

10/25/10 SUCCIMER FOUND INEFFECTIVE FOR REMOVING MERCURY

10/22/10 New Choices for Colon Cancer Patients

10/20/10 NHLBI LAUNCHES BODY COOLING TREATMENT STUDY FOR PEDIATRIC CARDIAC ARREST NIH funds first large-scale, multicenter study to explore the use of temperature regulation in infants and children after cardiac arrest

10/18/10 10 Tips for Breast Cancer Patients During Treatment

10/12/10 NIH SCIENTISTS DISCOVER HOW DENGUE VIRUS INFECTS CELLS Discovery essential for testing potential treatments

10/08/10 Civil Justice System Uncovers Abuse and Neglect of Elderly Americans

10/07/10 NIH LAUNCHES GENOTYPE-TISSUE EXPRESSION PROJECT Project to chart influence of DNA changes on gene function in human tissues and organs

10/06/10 Is Your Foot Fracture an Early Sign of Osteoporosis?

10/06/10 Blood Pressure Pills More Effective When Taken at Night

10/05/10 Turn Halloween Tricks into Treats

10/04/10 10 Tips for Breast Cancer Prevention

10/02/10 New Risk Factor for Adult Heart Disease Identified in Children

10/01/10 NIH SCIENTISTS DESCRIBE HOW SALMONELLA BACTERIA SPREAD IN HUMANS

09/30/10 ADDITION OF IMMUNOTHERAPY BOOSTS PEDIATRIC CANCER SURVIVAL Children with neuroblastoma see improved outcome when immunotherapy is added to standard therapy

09/29/10 Maternal diet high in trans fats doubles risk of excess body fat in breastfed babies, study finds

09/28/10 Figure Out Fiber

09/23/10 UNPRECEDENTED EFFORT TO SEEK, TEST, AND TREAT INMATES WITH HIV NIH research to improve public health with focus on prison and jail systems across the United States

09/22/10 Gum Disease Found to be Significant Public Health Concern

09/21/10 Tips for Flying Abroad for Travelers With Special Needs

09/20/10 POSSIBLE ALTERNATE THERAPY FOR ADULTS WITH POORLY CONTROLLED ASTHMA Tiotropium bromide effective when added to low-dose inhaled corticosteroids

09/16/10 New Study Finds Milk Drinkers May Have a Healthy Weight Advantage

09/16/10 Cinnamon Curbs the Urge and More

09/13/10 Detailed Cholesterol Test Provides Vital Clues for Women in Search of PCOS Answers

09/10/10 Low Carb Diet Rich in Animal Fat and Protein Increases Risk of Death

09/08/10 MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT MORE COMMON IN OLDER MEN THAN OLDER WOMEN NIH-supported study suggests gender differences in cognition problems

09/07/10 NIH STUDY SHOWS HOW INSULIN STIMULATES FAT CELLS TO TAKE IN GLUCOSE Findings could aid in understanding diabetes, related conditions

09/04/10 NIH-SPONSORED RESEARCH YIELDS PROMISING MALARIA DRUG CANDIDATE In mice, compound cleared malaria parasites quickly

09/03/10 LOWER BLOOD PRESSURE GOAL BENEFITS AFRICAN-AMERICANS WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE, PROTEIN IN THE URINE

09/02/10 Patients Are Injured Due to Missed or Delayed Diagnosis Analysis Shows

09/02/10 Abnormal Body Weight Related to Increased Mortality in Colon Cancer Patients

08/31/10 TREATMENT FOR S. AUREUS SKIN INFECTION WORKS IN MOUSE MODEL

08/30/10 Back to School in a Healthy Way

08/27/10 Americans to U.S. Food and Drug Administration: Preserve Life-Saving Medicines; Reduce Antibiotic Use in Food Animal Production

08/26/10 ATRAZINE CAUSES PROSTATE INFLAMMATION IN MALE RATS AND DELAYS PUBERTY

08/24/10 PRIOR STRESS COULD WORSEN PREMENSTRUAL SYMPTOMS, NIH STUDY FINDS Study finds association between stress level in early cycle, severity of symptoms

08/23/10 Breakthrough Gene Therapy Prevents Retinal Degeneration

08/22/10 NIH STUDY INDICATES STRESS MAY DELAY WOMEN GETTING PREGNANT

08/20/10 Urgent Nationwide Egg Recall

08/19/10 NIH RENEWS MAJOR RESEARCH PROGRAM TO DEVELOP MEDICAL COUNTERMEASURES AGAINST RADIOLOGICAL AND NUCLEAR THREATS

08/18/10 Back to School Means Back to Sports: Prepare for and Prevent Common Sports Injuries

08/17/10 OUTWARD KNEE ALIGNMENT INCREASES ARTHRITIS RISK, FINDS NIH-FUNDED STUDY Existing arthritis worsens when poorly aligned joints bear increased stress

08/16/10 DISCOVERED GENE CAUSES KABUKI SYNDROME NHGRI-supported researchers streamlined DNA sequencing strategies to find rare disease genes quickly

08/13/10 Turning Back to School Stress Into Success

08/11/10 WOMEN'S CHOLESTEROL LEVELS VARY WITH PHASE OF MENSTRUAL CYCLE NIH findings suggest a need to consider phase of cycle when measuring cholesterol

08/10/10 HUMAN CLINICAL TRIAL OF NIH-DEVELOPED DENGUE VACCINE BEGINS

08/06/10 Breakfast in America is in Need of a Makeover

08/05/10 NIH GENOMIC MAPPING STUDY FINDS LARGEST SET OF GENES RELATED TO MAJOR RISK FACTOR FOR HEART DISEASE

08/03/10 Chronic Facial Pain: Diagnosis and Treatment

07/22/10 Protein Important in Diabetes May Also Play a Key Role in Heart Disease, Other Disorders

07/19/10 HIV/AIDS TREATMENT CURBS SPREAD OF HIV AMONG DRUG USERS, ACCORDING TO NIH SUPPORTED STUDY Increased Use of Treatment Leads to Reduction in New Diagnoses

07/15/10 AFTER 40 YEARS, NIH-SUPPORTED RESEARCHERS IDENTIFY POSSIBLE NEW TREATMENT FOR SEVERE VASCULITIS

07/14/10 GENE ASSOCIATED WITH RARE ADRENAL DISORDER APPEARS TO TRIGGER CELL DEATH, ACCORDING TO NIH STUDY Mice Lacking Gene Develop Excess Adrenal Tissue, Tumors

07/13/10 Herbal Lotion Offers Relief From Rash and Eczema

07/13/10 Women with a History of Gestational Diabetes Have Increased Risk of Recurrence in Subsequent Pregnancies, Kaiser Permanente Study Finds

07/12/10 Five Reasons Why Knee Replacements Fail

07/08/10 NIH-LED SCIENTISTS FIND ANTIBODIES THAT PREVENT MOST HIV STRAINS FROM INFECTING HUMAN CELLS Discovery to Advance HIV Vaccine Design, Antibody Therapy for Other Diseases

07/07/10 Nation’s Emergency Physicians to Parents: Use Caution at Playgrounds To Avoid A Trip to The ER

07/07/10 The Importance of Breakfast: Mom Was Right

07/06/10 New Hope for Cancer Patients Found in Citrus Peels

07/03/10 NEW STUDY FINDS ROTATOR CUFF INJURIES TREATABLE, BUT EVIDENCE UNCLEAR WHETHER SURGERY IS PREFERABLE

07/02/10 Cancer Stem Cells Are Not One Size Fits All, Lung Cancer Models Show

07/01/10 Time for a 'Gut Check' - Do You Know the Science Behind Good Digestion?

06/30/10 NIH-SUPPORTED ACCORD EYE STUDY FINDS TWO THERAPIES SLOW DIABETIC EYE DISEASE PROGRESSION

06/29/10 Baby, It's Hot Outside, Stay Hydrated

06/28/10 The Impact of Chronic Migraine is Debilitating for Both Sufferers and the Labor Force

06/26/10 RESEARCHERS DISCOVER HOW FOLATE PROMOTES HEALING IN SPINAL CORD INJURIES NIH Funded Study Deciphers Chemical Sequence of Nerve Regeneration in Rats

06/25/10 Fourth of July Can Still Be Fun for Kids Without Using Dangerous Fireworks

06/24/10 Medicare Proposes New Rules to Ensure Equal Visitation Rights for All Hospital Patients Patients to Designate Their Own Visitors, Including Domestic Partners

06/23/10 VITAMIN D STATUS IS NOT ASSOCIATED WITH RISK FOR LESS COMMON CANCERS

06/16/10 This Summer Think Protein to Stay Healthy and Satisfied

06/12/10 GENE LINKED TO ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE PLAYS KEY ROLE IN CELL SURVIVAL Presenilin 1 Gene Enables Cell to Digest Toxic Proteins; Mutations Disrupt Crucial Function

06/11/10 NIH RESEARCHERS IDENTIFY NEW STEPS IN SPREAD OF MALARIA PARASITE THROUGH BLOODSTREAM Observations May Lead to New Anti-Malaria Treatments

06/09/10 Help Dad Avoid These Top 5 Health Risks

06/09/10 Ten Steps to Help Prevent Common Illnesses at Summer Camp

06/08/10 NIH RESEARCHERS EXPLORE HOW HEALTHY, YOUNG ADULTS VIEW THE ROLE GENETICS PLAYS IN IMPROVING HEALTH

06/07/10 STROKE PREVENTION STUDY IN CHILDREN WITH SICKLE CELL ANEMIA, IRON OVERLOAD STOPPED EARLY Experimental Approach Seems no Better Than Standard Treatment

06/04/10 STUDY OF MICRORNA HELPS NIH SCIENTISTS UNLOCK SECRETS OF IMMUNE CELLS

06/03/10 Is There Any Escape From Medicare?

06/03/10 Chocolate Milk is a 'Natural' for Post-Exercise Recovery

06/02/10 IMMUNE CELL'S ROLE IN LUPUS NEPHRITIS DEMONSTRATED, PAVES WAY FOR SAFETY TESTING OF POTENTIAL NEW USE FOR ASTHMA DRUG

05/27/10 IN MOUSE STUDY, RESEARCHERS DISCOVER NEW MECHANISM FOR CLEARING BLOCKAGES FROM SMALLEST BLOOD VESSELS

05/25/10 GENE PATTERN MAY IDENTIFY KIDNEY TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS WHO DON'T NEED LIFE-LONG ANTI-REJECTION DRUGS

05/21/10 'Not Tonight, Honey - I'd Rather Read a Book'

05/20/10 Is Your House Making You Sick?

05/19/10 SCIENTISTS IDENTIFY MARKERS ON HUMAN BREAST CANCER CELLS LINKED TO DEVELOPMENT OF AN AGGRESSIVE, BUT LESS COMMON FORM OF BREAST CANCER

05/18/10 STUDY FINDS TWO SLING SURGERIES EQUALLY EFFECTIVE FOR BLADDER CONTROL IN WOMEN

05/18/10 INFANTS CAPABLE OF LEARNING WHILE ASLEEP Finding May Lead to Tests for Developmental Disabilities

05/17/10 RESILIENCE FACTOR LOW IN DEPRESSION, PROTECTS MICE FROM STRESS Targeting Gene Regulator in Brain Reward Circuit Eyed as Treatment

05/15/10 LINK BETWEEN CHILD CARE AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT AND BEHAVIOR PERSISTS INTO ADOLESCENCE

05/14/10 Women Clear Winners with Heart Failure Device

05/13/10 When it Comes to Sparking a Woman's Sexual Desire, Most Men - and Even Women - May Not Know Where to Start

05/12/10 Safety Tips Emergency Physicians Say Will Help You Stay Out of the ER this Coming Memorial Day Weekend

05/10/10 IN INFANTS WITH EGG OR MILK ALLERGY, CAN FUTURE PEANUT ALLERGY BE PREDICTED?

05/10/10 Ask the Expert: Picking the Perfect Pair

05/09/10 Adults Remain Unaware of the Risks and Symptoms of Postherpetic Neuralgia (PHN), a Painful Condition Triggered by the Same Virus That Causes Chickenpox

05/08/10 Ten Easy Ways to Make Every Mother Matter

05/07/10 ENDOMETRIAL STEM CELLS RESTORE BRAIN DOPAMINE LEVELS Mouse Study May Lead to New Therapies for Parkinson's Disease

05/07/10 NHGRI RESEARCHERS USE NEW SEQUENCING STRATEGIES TO DISCOVER RARE INHERITED ILLNESS RAPIDLY Strategy Could Benefit Gene Discovery for Thousands of Rare Diseases

05/06/10 NIDDK AND ORWH TEAM UP FOR MOTHER'S DAY AND NATIONAL WOMEN'S HEALTH WEEK TO RAISE AWARENESS OF GESTATIONAL DIABETES AND STEPS TO REDUCE RISKS FOR WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN

05/05/10 TRENDS SUGGEST INCREASE IN CANCERS OF THE LOWER STOMACH FOR YOUNGER WHITES IN U.S.

05/05/10 The Same Brain Tumor Tissue That Takes Lives Can Be Used To Save Them

05/04/10 STUDY PROVIDES NEW LEADS INTO GENETICS OF CLEFT LIP AND/OR PALATE

05/04/10 Women Want Answers, But What Questions Should be Asked?

05/03/10 Overcoming Weight-Loss Plateaus with Tips

04/29/10 INDEPENDENT PANEL FINDS INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT PREVENTIVE MEASURES FOR ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE

04/28/10 ADDING CORONARY CALCIUM SCORE TO TRADITIONAL RISK FACTORS IMPROVES RISK ASSESSMENT FOR HEART DISEASE

04/27/10 NIH STUDY CONFIRMS LOCATION OF STEM CELLS NEAR CARTILAGE-RICH REGIONS IN BONES First Step in Effort to Use Bone Stem Cells to Repair Malformed, Damaged Bone

04/27/10 New Device - Ulcer Healing Orthosis(R) - Aids in Preventing Diabetic Amputations

04/26/10 MOST YOUNG WOMEN WITH MENOPAUSE-LIKE CONDITION RETAIN STORE OF EGGS DISCOVERY MAY LEAD TO TREATMENTS TO RESTORE FERTILITY

04/26/10 Know the Facts Before Hip Replacement

04/24/10 Ten Tips Towards Experiencing a Good Night's Sleep

04/23/10 Are Allergies Really to Blame for Your Sleepless Nights?

04/22/10 NIH-LED INTERAGENCY GROUP IDENTIFIES RESEARCH NEEDS TO STUDY CLIMATE CHANGE AND HUMAN HEALTH IMPACTS

04/21/10 Exercise Your Options with Resistance Workouts

04/20/10 Why Natural Menopause Treatments? Explained by Dr. Ershadi

04/19/10 Spanking Out, Talking In: Most Parents Opt to Talk With Misbehaving Kids

04/19/10 EXPRESSION OF PROTEINS LINKED TO POOR OUTCOME IN WOMEN WITH OVARIAN CANCER

04/17/10 Spring Cleaning: Spruce Up Your Home Safely

04/16/10 Measuring the Suicidal Mind

04/15/10 New Study Evaluates Effectiveness of Vitamins for the Treatment of Sun-Damaged Skin

04/14/10 TRADITIONAL 'HEEL STICK' TEST IS NOT AN EFFECTIVE SCREENING TOOL FOR CMV IN NEWBORNS

04/14/10 Slow Down, Sit and Stopover at the Spa to Control Stress

04/13/10 EXPERIMENTAL IMMUNE-BOOSTING DRUG WORSENS TB IN MICE

04/13/10 STRATEGY CONFIRMED TO HELP DOCTORS DETERMINE WHEN TO TREAT RETINOPATHY OF PREMATURITY Surgery or Careful Monitoring of Infants Depends on Disease Characteristics

04/12/10 TARGETING THE BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER MAY DELAY PROGRESSION OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE

04/09/10 Seafood Omega-3s May Hinder Dry Eye Syndrome, Psychotic Disorders and Aging

04/08/10 SLEEP APNEA TIED TO INCREASED RISK OF STROKE Even Mild Sleep Apnea Puts Men in Danger

04/08/10 VITAMIN C AND E SUPPLEMENTS DO NOT REDUCE RISK FOR BLOOD PRESSURE DISORDERS OF PREGNANCY

04/08/10 Hiking: Outdoor Adventure Awaits

04/06/10 NEW STUDY DETAILS HIGH RATES OF REHOSPITALIZATIONS AND EMERGENCY PAIN TREATMENT OF SICKLE CELL DISEASE

04/05/10 PATHWAYS THAT CAN REPAIR BRCA1 CANCER GENE MUTATION CLARIFIED IN MICE

04/01/10 SONGBIRD GENOME ANALYSIS REVEALS NEW INSIGHTS INTO VOCAL BEHAVIOR A Genomic Achievement That's for the Birds - and for Humans

03/31/10 Secretary Sebelius Awards Funding for Chronic Disease Self-Management Programs for Older Americans

03/30/10 AHRQ TAKES TO THE AIRWAVES TO COMMUNICATE VITAL HEALTH CARE INFORMATION TO SPANISH SPEAKERS

03/30/10 Not All Calories Are Created Equally

03/29/10 1918 AND 2009 PANDEMIC INFLUENZA VIRUSES LACK A SUGAR TOPPING Finding Could Aid Vaccine Design

03/26/10 People with Pain May Find Better Care, More Relief Due to Healthcare Reform Laws

03/25/10 Contact Lens Wearers Seek Relief from Spring Allergies

03/24/10 Tylenol Recall: The True Root Cause Begs Further Examination

03/23/10 Ancient Cooking Techniques Helping to Solve Obama's Healthcare Problems

03/22/10 'A Small Step For Today. A Giant Step For Tomorrow'

03/19/10 Victims of Contaminated Meat Call on USDA to Address Deadly Pathogens

03/18/10 ADDING COMMON GENETIC VARIANTS TO BREAST CANCER RISK MODELS OFFERS ONLY SMALL BENEFIT

03/18/10 Botox: Stepping in a New Direction

03/17/10 Don’t Be “Fooled” By Weight-Loss Myths, Says TOPS

03/16/10 PATIENTS WHO TAKE A PROTON-PUMP INHIBITOR WITH MEDICINE TO PREVENT BLOOD CLOTS ARE LESS LIKELY TO BE HOSPITALIZED FOR BLEEDING ULCERS

03/16/10 Rock-a-bye Baby: Uterine Fibroid Embolization Shows Fertility Rates Comparable to Myomectomy

03/15/10 Why Avatar Didn't Win the Oscar: Psychologist Dr. Jeffrey Fine Asserts the Corporate World Is Bulldozing America

03/13/10 BARRIER IN MOSQUITO MIDGUT PROTECTS INVADING PATHOGENS Discovery May Inform New Strategies for Blocking Malaria Transmission

03/12/10 HEREDITARY CONDITION CAUSING LIMB WEAKNESS TRACED TO GENE FOR RARE DISORDER

03/11/10 PANEL QUESTIONS "VBAC BANS," ADVOCATES EXPANDED DELIVERY OPTIONS FOR WOMEN Parents' preferences and risk factors should be weighed when choosing whether to pursue a vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) or plan a repeat cesarean delivery

03/10/10 Become A Food Label "Sleuth"

03/09/10 NEW APPROACH TO IMMUNE CELL ANALYSIS SEEN AS FIRST STEP TO BETTER DISTINGUISH HEALTH AND DISEASE

03/09/10 Nation's Emergency Physicians: Spring Break Fun Is Staying Out of the ER

03/08/10 The Pentagon Tragedy: Mental Illness, Violence and What Reporters Should Ask

03/07/10 Psoriasis is More Than Skin Deep

03/06/10 Thyroid Disease: The Hidden Epidemic

03/05/10 SCIENTISTS FIND NEW FORM OF PRION DISEASE THAT DAMAGES BRAIN ARTERIES Study in Mice May Offer Clues for Treating Alzheimer's Disease

03/04/10 Spring Activities for Healthier Living

03/03/10 Coffee Drinking and Caffeine Associated With Reduced Risk of Hospitalization for Heart Rhythm Disturbances

03/02/10 Young Men and Elderly Women at Biggest Risk for Shoulder Dislocations

03/01/10 Is the Person Exposing You to Radiation Qualified?

02/28/10 Heel Pain Continues to Plague Adults

02/27/10 Avoiding Dairy Due to Lactose Intolerance is Unnecessary in Most Cases and May Pose Diet and Health Risks, Concludes National Institutes of Health Consensus Development Conference Panel

02/26/10 LANDMARK NIH CLINICAL TRIAL COMPARING TWO STROKE PREVENTION PROCEDURES SHOWS SURGERY AND STENTING EQUALLY SAFE AND EFFECTIVE Opportunities Exist to Target the Treatment to the Patient

02/25/10 PANEL ASKS DAIRY AVOIDERS: ARE YOU GETTING ENOUGH?

02/25/10 New Ankle Arthritis Treatments Help Boomers Stay Active

02/24/10 Top Tips to Prevent Teeth-Grinding

02/23/10 Tiger Woods' Bizarre Behavior Could Be Linked to Hormonal Imbalance, Says SimplyAgeless411

02/23/10 Pregnancy Weight Gain, Especially in 1st Trimester, May Increase a Woman's Risk of Gestational Diabetes

02/18/10 SCIENTISTS MAP GENETIC REGULATORY ELEMENTS FOR THE HEART Computational Model Can Be Used to Identify Regulatory Elements for Other Organs, Tissues

02/17/10 WHI STUDY DATA CONFIRM SHORT-TERM HEART DISEASE RISKS OF COMBINATION HORMONE THERAPY FOR POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN

02/17/10 Migraine More Common in Women with MS

02/10/10 NIH SCIENTISTS IDENTIFY MATERNAL AND FETAL GENES THAT INCREASE PRETERM BIRTH RISK Findings Support View of Preterm Labor As Immune Response to Infection or Injury

02/09/10 Most Pregnant Women Never Tested for the Most Common Birth Defect

02/09/10 Anorexics Found to Have Excess Fat -- In Their Bone Marrow

02/04/10 Shelf Stable Food? Not so Stable

02/03/10 ANTIBODIES AGAINST ABNORMAL GLYCOPROTEINS IDENTIFIED AS POSSIBLE BIOMARKERS FOR CANCER

02/03/10 Offense is the Best Defense When Creating a Safe Super Bowl Celebration

02/03/10 SIDS LINKED TO LOW LEVELS OF SEROTONIN NIH-Funded Study Finds Abnormalities in Brain Region That Regulates Breathing, Sleep

02/02/10 Ten Ways to Be Your Own Valentine

02/02/10 Boost Your Heart Health With US-Grown Rice

01/30/10 Parents Need a Backbone If They Want Healthy Kids, Says Dr. Sass

01/29/10 VIRUS-LIKE PARTICLE VACCINE PROTECTS MONKEYS FROM CHIKUNGUNYA VIRUS

01/27/10 Cold and Flu Season Can Be Worse for People With Asthma and COPD

01/25/10 Treat the Risk, Not the Cholesterol: Study Challenges Current Cholesterol Recommendations

01/23/10 THE CANCER GENOME ATLAS IDENTIFIES DISTINCT SUBTYPES OF DEADLY BRAIN CANCER THAT MAY LEAD TO NEW TREATMENT STRATEGIES

01/22/10 NEW GENE DISCOVERED FOR RECESSIVE FORM OF BRITTLE BONE DISEASE

01/21/10 Chill “Out” with Safe Outdoor Exercise,

01/21/10 COPD, EVEN WHEN MILD, LIMITS HEART FUNCTION

01/19/10 NEWLY IDENTIFIED GENES INFLUENCE INSULIN AND GLUCOSE REGULATION Five of these variants raise type 2 diabetes risk

01/19/10 Cancer, Heart Disease, Stroke, Diabetes, Chronic Pain and Depression Share a Major Pathology Factor

01/19/10 NIH-FUNDED STUDY USES NEW TECHNOLOGY TO PEEK DEEP INTO THE BRAIN Time-lapse technique can show cellular changes related to problems like addiction and brain tumors

01/15/10 HYPOTHERMIA: STAYING SAFE IN COLD WEATHER

01/14/10 A NEW TREATMENT OPTION FOR ADULTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES

01/13/10 The Scoop on Shoveling Snow

01/13/10 DIET MAY PROTECT AGAINST GENE CHANGES IN SMOKERS

01/12/10 MOLECULE REPAIRS ALCOHOL METABOLISM ENZYME

01/12/10 GENE MUTATIONS REVEAL POTENTIAL NEW TARGETS FOR TREATING A TYPE OF NON-HODGKIN'S LYMPHOMA

01/08/10 HOW SHARED TOOLS CAN STOP SPREADING MANICURE INFECTIONS.

01/05/10 Enough Excuses - Get Off Your Duff and Go Get Buff!

01/04/10 Healthy, Delicious Recipes and Tips From the Biggest Loser Resort Help Celebrate a New Year and a New You

01/04/10 New Report Outlines Evaluation, Diagnosis and Treatment of Gastrointestinal Issues in Children with Autism

01/02/10 NIH-SUPPORTED MOUSE STUDIES SUGGEST TREATMENT TARGET FOR ALCOHOL PROBLEMS

01/01/10 CMS and ONC Issue Regulations Proposing a Definition of ‘Meaningful Use’ and Setting Standards for Electronic Health Record Incentive Program

12/31/09 Food Addiction: Why Weight Loss Resolutions Are Destined to Fail

12/30/09 Enjoy Pregnancy without Foot Pain

12/29/09 Heart-Healthy ABC's for 2010

12/28/09 SMALL CHANGES IN PROTEIN CHEMISTRY PLAY LARGE ROLE IN HUNTINGTON'S DISEASE

12/22/09 When a Headache is Not Just a Headache

12/20/09 Six Ways to Slash Your Health Costs

12/19/09 What's Red or White and Fights Fat?

12/18/09 Over 70 Percent of Physicians Say There Is a High Need for More Diabetes Drugs with Novel Mechanisms of Action While 15 Percent Say the Same for DPP-IV Inhibitors

12/17/09 New Study Reveals Pistachios Have Anti-Inflammatory Properties

12/16/09 Is Your Exercise Routine Killing You?

12/15/09 In age of 'sexting,' parents weigh options for blocking content

12/15/09 AMYLOID DEPOSITS IN COGNITIVELY NORMAL PEOPLE MAY PREDICT RISK FOR ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE

12/15/09 Parents: Be Mindful of Hazardous Holiday Ornaments

12/14/09 Focus Makes New Year’s Resolutions Stick

12/13/09 'Are You Sipping Your Way to Fat?' Asks Bariatric Physician Caroline Cederquist, M.D.

12/13/09 Holiday Blues That Linger Could Be Warning Sign of Depression

12/12/09 NIAID TRIAL OF 2009 H1N1 INFLUENZA VACCINE ENROLLING HIV-POSITIVE ADULTS Trial Complements Current Studies in HIV-Infected Children and Pregnant Women

12/12/09 Santa's Top 10 Healthy Holiday Tips Help Ensure a Festive Season . . . Naturally

12/11/09 BLOOD STEM-CELL TRANSPLANT REGIMEN REVERSES SICKLE CELL DISEASE IN ADULTS

12/11/09 NON-INVASIVE TECHNIQUE BLOCKS A CONDITIONED FEAR IN HUMANS Recalling Emotional Memory Opens Window of Opportunity to Re-Write It

12/10/09 TOPS Ten Tips for a Healthy, Happy Holiday

12/10/09 Holiday Tips for Caregivers

12/07/09 GENE'S POSITION IN THE NUCLEUS CAN BE USED TO DISTINGUISH CANCEROUS FROM NORMAL BREAST TISSUE

12/07/09 New Gene Findings Will Help Guide Treatment in Infant Leukemia

12/06/09 Sebelius Statement on Benefits of Health Insurance Reform for Businesses

12/05/09 Breastfeeding a Child May Protect Women from Metabolic Syndrome, a Condition Linked to Diabetes and Heart Disease in Women

12/04/09 Chicken Pox Vaccine May Also Reduce Risk of Shingles Among Children

12/01/09 Mammography May Increase Breast Cancer Risk in Some High-Risk Women

12/01/09 Alzheimer's Caregivers Face Holiday Stress

11/30/09 Too Much Physical Activity May Lead to Arthritis

11/30/09 New Study Finds Men and Women May Respond Differently to Danger

11/25/09 Tips To Enjoy a Flu-Free Holiday Season

11/24/09 Tis' the Season to Eat and Eat More!

11/23/09 Five Ways To Avoid (Personal) Excess Baggage When Traveling This Holiday Season

11/23/09 Five Tips to a Healthier Thanksgiving for Seniors

11/19/09 Statins Cannot Erode Heart Attack Risks Caused by Low Levels of Good Cholesterol

11/18/09 STUDY FINDS LINK BETWEEN PREECLAMPSIA AND REDUCED THYROID FUNCTION

11/18/09 How to Care for Someone at Home Who Has H1N1 (Swine) Flu

11/17/09 Color Changes in Fingers, Toes May Cause Wintertime Blues

11/17/09 STATEMENT FROM VCU BREAST IMAGING EXPERT REGARDING MAMMOGRAMS FOR WOMEN AGES 40 – 49

11/15/09 Science Supports the Important Role of Milk, Including Flavored Milk, in Children's Nutrition

11/14/09 2010 OPEN ENROLLMENT FOR MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION DRUG AND HEALTH PLAN COVERAGE BEGINS NOVEMBER 15TH

11/13/09 SECRETARY SEBELIUS RELEASES NEW REPORT ON HEALTH INSURANCE REFORM AND DIABETES IN AMERICA

11/13/09 Sidestep High-Calorie Holidays with Strategies

11/11/09 Can You Really Trust Your Doctors? - Industry Insider Reveals the Hidden Dangers in Health Care

11/10/09 For Young Boys With Cancer, Testicular Tissue Banking May Be Option to Preserve Fertility

11/07/09 NHLBI STOPS ENROLLMENT IN STUDY ON RESUSCITATION METHODS FOR CARDIAC ARREST Different CPR Durations Found Equally Successful; CPR Device Does Not Add Benefit

11/06/09 Working Parents Take the Panic Out of Flu Pandemic

11/04/09 New Survey Finds Doctors and Nurses Behaving Badly

11/03/09 NIH-SUPPORTED TRIAL TO STUDY TESTOSTERONE THERAPY IN OLDER MEN Participants Sought for 12-Site Study

11/02/09 SURVEY: AWARENESS OF COPD - THE NATION'S FOURTH LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH - IS RISING, BUT UNDERSTANDING IS STILL LOW Smokers and Those At Risk Far Less Likely To Talk To Their Doctor About Symptoms

10/31/09 Skiing Not As Dangerous as Believed New study analyzes myths concerning alpine skiing injuries

10/30/09 NIAID SCIENTISTS PROPOSE NEW EXPLANATION FOR FLU VIRUS ANTIGENIC DRIFT

10/30/09 Diabetics at Greater Risk of Developing Dry Skin, Infection

10/29/09 A DECADE LATER, LIFESTYLE CHANGES OR METFORMIN STILL LOWER TYPE 2 DIABETES RISK Study reports on persistence of benefits seen in the Diabetes Prevention Program

10/29/09 Headline: New Report Highlights How Health Insurance Reform Will Reduce Costs for Small Businesses

10/28/09 Face Paints Laced With Toxic Heavy Metals

10/26/09 No Free Lunch: The True Cost of ObamaCare Report Released

10/26/09 Holiday Toy Safety: Tips to Protect Young Eyes

10/23/09 Sebelius Releases New Report on Benefits of Health Insurance Reform for Women with Breast Cancer

10/22/09 STUDY CONCLUSIVELY TIES RARE DISEASE GENE TO PARKINSON'S Risk of Parkinson's Disease Is Five Times Greater for Gaucher Disease Carriers

10/21/09 HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE MEDICINES SHOW PROMISE FOR TREATING HEART DISEASE

10/21/09 Is It Safe To Do Cardio Every Day?

10/20/09 Halloween Doesn't Have to Be Scary for Kids With Food Allergies

10/19/09 Do Women Have a Right to a Breastpump That Works? Asks Hygeia

10/19/09 Possible Novel H1N1 Cases in Pigs Not Unexpected; Experts Say U.S. Pork Is Safe to Eat

10/17/09 Red Cross Offers Important Tips for Caring for Someone With the Flu

10/16/09 SCIENTISTS DISCOVER PROTEIN RECEPTOR FOR CARBONATION TASTE

10/15/09 VCU Medical Center Surgeons Use Deep Brain Stimulation to Treat Movement Disorder Caused by Rare Pediatric Condition

10/15/09 TIPS ON FLU FIGHTING FOODS

10/14/09 New Tips for Sidelining Swine Flu

10/13/09 INVESTMENT IN PARKINSON'S DISEASE DATA BANK YIELDS POTENTIAL THERAPY

10/13/09 US-Grown Rice Dishes Up Variety of Health Benefits

10/12/09 NIH PREPARES TO LAUNCH 2009 H1N1 INFLUENZA VACCINE TRIAL IN PEOPLE WITH ASTHMA

10/12/09 CMS PROPOSES NEW RULES FOR MEDICARE ADVANTAGE AND PRESCRIPTION DRUG PLANS TO BETTER SERVE BENEFICIARIES

10/11/09 GENE MUTATION LINKED TO TYPE OF CHILDHOOD CANCER

10/10/09 CONSORTIUM OF RESEARCHERS DISCOVER RETROVIRAL LINK TO CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME

10/09/09 Swine-Flu - A Threat for Asthmatics?

10/08/09 PROSTATE TUMORS CAN CHANGE THE FUNCTION OF IMMUNE CELLS IN MICE

10/08/09 SHORT STRAND OF RNA MAY HELP PREDICT SURVIVAL AND RESPONSE TO TREATMENT FOR PATIENTS WITH LIVER CANCER

10/07/09 Avoid the Flu Blues: It's Time for Seasonal Flu Vaccines

10/06/09 Emerging Evidence Shows Strawberries Can Help Lower Cholesterol

10/06/09 Avoid Halloween Calories with Strategies from TOPS

10/05/09 NIDDK ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF MORE CURRENT KIDNEY DISEASE DATA

10/05/09 Researchers Identify Gene with Possible Link to Infertility in Mice

10/05/09 WHAT CAN PREVENT WALKING DISABILITY IN OLDER PEOPLE?

10/04/09 Proposed Medicare Changes Will Increase Costs to Government, Decrease Options for Patients

10/03/09 Many Women Are Unaware of a Key Factor in Breast Cancer Treatment

10/02/09 New Rules Protect Patients' Genetic Information

10/01/09 TREATING EVEN MILD GESTATIONAL DIABETES REDUCES BIRTH COMPLICATIONS Study Shows Clear Benefits for Infants and Mothers

10/01/09 FROZEN ASSETS: NIAID RESEARCHERS TURN TO UNIQUE RESOURCE FOR CLUES TO NOROVIRUS EVOLUTION

09/30/09 DRUG THAT CROSSES BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER REDUCES FORMATION OF BRAIN METASTASES IN MICE

09/29/09 PANEL URGES FURTHER RESEARCH TO DETERMINE WHICH DCIS PATIENTS MAY BE CANDIDATES FOR LESS-INVASIVE THERAPY

09/28/09 Women With Diabetes at Increased Risk for Irregular Heart Rhythm

09/28/09 Women and Men Beat the Bulge With Liposuction Surgery

09/26/09 Health-Related Tourism Catching On

09/25/09 SCIENTISTS IDENTIFY GENETIC CAUSE OF PREVIOUSLY UNDEFINED PRIMARY IMMUNE DEFICIENCY DISEASE

09/24/09 Look Who's Not Talking: Door Closed On Health Issue That Affects One In Four Women

09/23/09 Photos: Fall's First Impressions

09/22/09 MEDICARE ISSUES NEW GUIDANCE TO INSURANCE COMPANIES ON MEDICARE MAILINGS

09/21/09 Working Women and Men Will Not Be Silenced by Right Wing Attack Dogs; SEIU Members and Other Working Americans Will Continue to Speak Out For the America We Believe In

09/18/09 New Report Outlines Importance of Health Insurance Reform for Young Americans

09/17/09 Hand Hygiene Monitor Tested at VCU Medical Center

09/17/09 Small Changes to Produce Big Results

09/16/09 ELECTRONIC NOSE SNIFFS OUT TOXINS

09/16/09 Protect Your Family With Flu-Fighting Foods

09/15/09 LASER TREATMENT FOR VISION LOSS FROM BRANCH RETINAL VEIN OCCLUSION IS SAFER THAN CORTICOSTEROID INJECTIONS AND EQUALLY EFFECTIVE

09/14/09 Patients Fear Osteoporosis Quality of Life Impact, Yet Lack Tools to Manage Concerns and Improve Osteoporosis Outcomes, New Survey Says

09/10/09 New Definition of 'I Can Swim' Needed in Order to End Drowning

09/09/09 NIH PODCAST PROVIDES INSIGHTS ON AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES AND THEIR IMPACT ON WOMEN

09/04/09 SCIENTISTS IDENTIFY TWO GENE VARIANTS ASSOCIATED WITH ALZHEIMER'S RISK Largest-ever genome study of Alzheimer's suggests CLU, PICALM gene variants may play a role in disease

09/03/09 MicroRNAS IN BLOOD MAY BE BIOMARKERS OF PANCREATIC CANCER

09/02/09 Tests Confirm HandClens(R) Hand Sanitizer Kills H1N1 Flu Virus

09/01/09 STUDIES IN ANIMALS SUGGEST 2009 H1N1 VIRUS MAY HAVE BIOLOGICAL ADVANTAGE OVER SEASONAL INFLUENZA VIRUSES

08/31/09 NIH STUDY REVEALS NEW GENETIC CULPRIT IN DEADLY SKIN CANCER Sequencing Work Points to New Target for Melanoma Treatment

08/30/09 Why Save Bad Teeth? Dental 'Heroics' Unnecessary and Failure Prone

08/29/09 Seven Secrets to Successful Caregiving of Older Adults

08/28/09 VARIANTS IN THREE GENES ACCOUNT FOR MOST DOG COAT DIFFERENCES Method for Pinpointing Gene Combinations Useful for Studies of Human Disease

08/27/09 NEW TECHNIQUE COULD ELIMINATE INHERITED MITOCHONDRIAL DISEASE Researchers Achieve Pregnancies in Non Human Primates With Donor Eggs' Mitochondria

08/27/09 The Dangers of Inappropriate use of Propofol in the Tragic Demise of Michael Jackson

08/26/09 U.S. UPDATES CLINICAL GUIDELINES FOR PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS AMONG HIV-EXPOSED AND HIV-INFECTED CHILDREN

08/26/09 Patients' Must Know Rights When Health Plans Deny Claims

08/25/09 Risky Business: New Study Explores Role of Gender, Testosterone in Financial Risk Aversion

08/24/09 Miss Universe Contestants Enter Condom Olympics to Tackle HIV

08/22/09 Recommendations Range from Encouraging Hand Washing to Allowing Some Employees to Stay Home

08/21/09 NIH RESEARCHERS IDENTIFY KEY FACTOR THAT STIMULATES BRAIN CANCER CELLS TO SPREAD

08/20/09 DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUE SHOWS PROMISE FOR PRIMARY SJÖGREN'S SYNDROME

08/20/09 Alarmist U.S. Geological Survey Mercury Study Is Irresponsible, Uses Deeply Flawed Standard

08/19/09 Men's Health Network Launches Online Fibromyalgia Survey Effort

08/18/09 NEW DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING DEVICES AT THE NIH CLINICAL CENTER TO AUTOMATICALLY RECORD RADIATION EXPOSURE

08/17/09 Obesity Remains No. 1 Health Problem for Kids in 2009

08/17/09 When it Comes to Natural Remedies for Hormonal Balance, the Proof is in the Clinical Research

08/14/09 IMITATION PROMOTES SOCIAL BONDING IN PRIMATES Capuchin Monkeys Predisposed Toward Individuals Who Imitate Them

08/13/09 GENE THERAPY ONE YEAR LATER: PATIENTS HEALTHY AND MAINTAIN EARLY VISUAL IMPROVEMENT Phase I clinical trial for genetic eye disease also shows visual benefit for daily activities

08/12/09 Get Back to School the Healthy Way

08/11/09 FROM NERVE ROOTS TO PLANT ROOTS - RESEARCHERS ARE GAINING UNEXPECTED INSIGHTS INTO HEREDITARY SPASTIC PARAPLEGIA

08/09/09 Happy Employees Lead to Healthier Patients

08/08/09 What's Lurking in Your Kitchen?

08/07/09 A BRIEF BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTION CAN REDUCE DEPRESSION IN STROKE SURVIVORS

08/07/09 TEENS AT RISK FOR PERTUSSIS

08/05/09 Make Eye Exams Part of the Back to School Routine

08/04/09 Eczema

08/03/09 SCIENTISTS LEARN WHY EVEN TREATED GENITAL HERPES SORES BOOST THE RISK OF HIV INFECTION

08/03/09 RISK OF PANCREATIC CANCER LINKED TO VARIATION IN GENE THAT DETERMINES BLOOD TYPE

08/02/09 NIH STUDY FINDS LOW SHORT-TERM RISKS AFTER BARIATRIC SURGERY FOR EXTREME OBESITY

08/01/09 SPECIES BARRIER MAY PROTECT MACAQUES FROM CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE

07/31/09 Is Your Hair Taking a Break?

07/31/09 Diabetes Gene Raises Odds of Lower Birth Weight

07/30/09 SUN EXPOSURE MAY TRIGGER CERTAIN AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES IN WOMEN

07/30/09 Eating Strawberries Boosts Brain Power

07/29/09 NHLBI STOPS STUDY OF TREATMENT FOR PULMONARY HYPERTENSION IN PATIENTS WITH SICKLE CELL DISEASE DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS

07/29/09 FDA Warnings on Mercury Tooth Fillings Expected Today: New Regulation Result of Lawsuit Settled Last Year

07/28/09 TIPS ON GETTING ENOUGH FIBER IN YOUR DIET

07/28/09 INTENSIVE GLUCOSE CONTROL HALVES COMPLICATIONS OF LONGSTANDING TYPE 1 DIABETES Study Finds Improved Long-Term Outlook

07/27/09 Back-to-School Health: Are Your Child's Eyes Ready for the Classroom?

07/27/09 Recession Stressful for Many Kids, Toughest on Poor and Uninsured

07/26/09 President Obama's Health Care Plan: Too Big, Too Expensive, Too Rushed

07/24/09 Don't Let Them See You Sweat This Summer

07/24/09 Injection Reverses Heart-Attack Damage

07/23/09 Parents Urged to 'Make Change to Save Change' at Back-to-School Time

07/22/09 A CHILD'S IQ CAN BE AFFECTED BY MOTHER'S EXPOSURE TO URBAN AIR POLLUTANTS

07/22/09 Pre-chewed Food Could Transmit HIV

07/21/09 Teeth and Gums Also Benefit from the Healing Power of Aloe Vera

07/21/09 TIPS FOR OLDER ADULTS TO COMBAT HEAT-RELATED ILLNESSES Risk of Heat-Related Problems Increases with Age

07/19/09 Does Your Child Need Vision Therapy?

07/18/09 RESEARCHERS DISCOVER EVOLUTIONARY EVENT UNDERLYING THE ORIGIN OF DACHSHUNDS, OTHER DOGS WITH SHORT LEGS Surprising Findings May Yield Insights Into Human Developmental Disorders

07/17/09 DISCOVERY OF NEW TRANSMISSION PATTERNS MAY HELP PREVENT ROTAVIRUS EPIDEMICS New Vaccines Shift the Course of Childhood Diarrhea-Causing Disease and Could Have Big Global Impact

07/16/09 GENOMES OF PARASITIC FLATWORMS DECODED Information Could Lead to New Treatments for Schistosomiasis

07/16/09 GENOMES OF PARASITIC FLATWORMS DECODED Information Could Lead to New Treatments for Schistosomiasis

07/15/09 BRAIN EMOTION CIRCUIT SPARKS AS TEEN GIRLS SIZE UP PEERS

07/14/09 'Can't Text, I'm Driving!'

07/14/09 NEW TECHNIQUE COULD SUSTAIN CANCER PATIENTS' FERTILITY Researchers Grow Immature Egg Cells in the Laboratory for 30 Days

07/13/09 Dry Mouth Linked to Prescription and Over the Counter Drugs

07/13/09 Is Obesity an Oral Bacterial Disease?

07/08/09 RACIAL DISPARITIES IN BREAST CANCER MORTALITY ARE NOT DRIVEN BY ESTROGEN RECEPTOR STATUS ALONE

07/08/09 NEW AHRQ STUDY FINDS MIXED EVIDENCE ON USE OF RADIOFREQUENCY CATHETER ABLATION FOR TREATING ATRIAL FIBRILLATION

07/07/09 New Moms Urged to Take Care of Postpartum Health

07/06/09 TIPS ON FOODS THAT IMPROVE YOUR MOOD

07/03/09 Infants Should Be Screened for Hip Trouble

07/03/09 CMS PROPOSES POLICY, PAYMENT RATE CHANGES FOR SERVICES IN HOSPITAL OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENTS AND AMBULATORY SURGICAL CENTERS IN 2010

07/02/09 IMAGING TECHNIQUE ALLOWS RESEARCHERS TO MONITOR PROTEIN CHANGES IN MOUSE TUMORS

07/02/09 HHS RESCINDS MEDICAID REGULATIONS

07/01/09 Summertime Sun Exposure Can 'Burn' Acne Sufferers in More Ways than One

06/30/09 DYNASTY: INFLUENZA VIRUS IN 1918 AND TODAY

06/29/09 MEDICARE FRAUD STRIKE FORCE OPERATIONS LEAD TO CHARGES AGAINST 53 DOCTORS, HEALTH CARE EXECUTIVES AND BENEFICIARIES FOR MORE THAN $50 MILLION IN ALLEGED FALSE BILLING IN DETROIT

06/29/09 SECOND GENE LINKED TO FAMILIAL TESTICULAR CANCER

06/28/09 Intact America Launches Campaign to Change How America Thinks About Male Circumcision

06/27/09 Omega-3 Fatty Acid Deficiency takes 96,000 Lives Annually in the US

06/26/09 Looking to Shape up for Summer? The Solution May be the Steps You're Already Taking

06/25/09 Hospice Community Urges President Obama to Stop Funding Cuts

06/25/09 Diabetes: It's Connection to Oral Health

06/25/09 First Day of Summer Has Come: Enjoy the Summer Sunshine Without Putting Yourself at Risk

06/24/09 MIGRAINES WITH AURA IN MIDDLE AGE ASSOCIATED WITH LATE-LIFE BRAIN LESIONS

06/24/09 Summer is Here! Top Five Tips for Making Your Child's Summer Eating Habits Healthier

06/23/09 Boomers: Tips on How to Exercise Safely

06/22/09 New Medicare Nursing Home Guidance to Include Quality of Life and Environment Requirements

06/20/09 NIDA STUDY SHOWS SCHOOL-BASED PREVENTION PROGRAM REDUCES PROBLEM BEHAVIORS IN FIFTH-GRADERS BY HALF Researchers See Drop in Rates of Substance Abuse, Violence, and Early Sexual Activity

06/19/09 DELAY IN DIAGNOSIS OF MENOPAUSE-LIKE CONDITION IN YOUNG WOMEN LINKED TO LOW BONE DENSITY Women Who Don't Receive Treatment May Risk Osteoporosis

06/17/09 Sebelius Discusses Health Reform with Democratic Leadership Council

06/17/09 MUCH TOUTED "DEPRESSION RISK GENE" MAY NOT ADD TO RISK AFTER ALL New Look at Data Confirms Strong Association between Depression and Stressful Life Events

06/15/09 CANCER IMMUNOTHERAPY CAN USE SMALL NUMBERS OF STEM-LIKE IMMUNE CELLS TO DESTROY LARGE TUMORS IN MICE

06/14/09 Norovirus and Salmonella were Leading Causes of Foodborne Disease Outbreaks in 2006 CDC report provides look into foods associated with outbreaks

06/13/09 NIH RESEARCHERS DISCOVER HOW PRION PROTEIN DAMAGES BRAIN CELLS Findings Could Advance Understanding of Mad Cow Disease, Related Disorders

06/12/09 Seafood is Not a Health Hazard, Say Scientists at International Mercury Conference Survey Shows Dramatic Shift in Attitudes Since 2006

06/11/09 Summer Travel Destinations are Heavy on Fun - and Sun

06/10/09 GENETIC VARIANT ASSOCIATED WITH RESISTANCE TO CHEMOTHERAPY DRUG IN WOMEN WITH BREAST CANCER

06/10/09 10 Things to do This Summer!

06/09/09 Chocolate Milk's 'Natural' Muscle Recovery Benefits Match or May Even Surpass a Specially Designed Carbohydrate Sports Drink

06/08/09 Heaviest Smokers Face Greatest Risk of Death After Lung Cancer Diagnosis

06/05/09 The Tragedy of Air France Flight 447: Crash Expert Reveals Nightmare Families Are Going Through

06/04/09 SCIENTISTS DISCOVER NEW GENETIC IMMUNE DISORDER IN CHILDREN

06/03/09 Healthy Gums and a Healthy Heart: The Perio-Cardio Connection

06/03/09 Hair Loss Answer Is Discovered

06/02/09 CITALOPRAM NO BETTER THAN PLACEBO TREATMENT FOR CHILDREN WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS

06/02/09 For Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), iPhone to the Rescue

06/01/09 New Study Shows Probiotics Linked to Metabolism

05/31/09 Is Cherry Juice a New 'Sports Drink?'

05/30/09 Financial Distress Taking Toll on Employee Health

05/29/09 STUDY FINDS UNEXPECTED BACTERIAL DIVERSITY ON HUMAN SKIN Genomic Research Lays Groundwork for New Approaches for Treating, Preventing Skin Diseases

05/29/09 Eye Related Symptoms Bring More Than Tears to Allergy Sufferers, New Survey Reveals

05/28/09 Where Do Americans Spend More Than a Week Each Year? Not on Vacation...

05/27/09 WELL WATER SHOULD BE TESTED ANNUALLY TO REDUCE HEALTH RISKS TO CHILDREN

05/27/09 RESEARCHERS IDENTIFY BIOLOGICAL MARKERS THAT MAY INDICATE POOR BREAST CANCER PROGNOSIS

05/24/09 Top 10 Tips to Save Your Vision

05/23/09 Protect Your Kids' Hearts: Summer Activity Can Trigger Genetic Disorder, Say Results for Life, Sudden Cardiac Arrest Association

05/22/09 Headline: HHS Takes Additional Steps Toward Development of Vaccine for the Novel Influenza A (H1N1)

05/21/09 COMBINATION OF ASPIRIN AND AN ANTI-CLOTTING DRUG REDUCES RISK OF DIALYSIS ACCESS FAILURE

05/20/09 VCU Using New Liquid Treatment for Brain Aneurysms

05/20/09 NIH PODCAST ADVISES WOMEN ON HOW TO ACHIEVE A HEALTHY PREGNANCY Researchers Hope to Reduce the Risk of Preterm Birth

05/19/09 Type 2 Diabetes: An Epidemic Among America's Youth

05/18/09 Treatment Algorithm Helps Successfully Manage Diabetes After Transplant Surgery

05/16/09 One in Five Americans Pee in Pool; Almost Half Admit Unhygienic Pool Behavior

05/15/09 RESEARCHERS IDENTIFY KEY PROTEINS NEEDED FOR OVULATION Study Reveals Essential Step in Female Reproductive Process

05/14/09 Monitoring System Stops Hospital Infections with Traffic Light Camera to Capture Hand Hygiene Violators

05/14/09 RESEARCHERS UNCOVER GENETIC CLUES TO BLOOD PRESSURE

05/13/09 ACUPUNCTURE-LIKE TREATMENTS IMPROVE OUTCOMES COMPARED TO USUAL CARE FOR LOW BACK PAIN

05/13/09 New Study: Keep Kids With Diarrhea Out of Pool - Swim Diapers Not Best Solution

05/12/09 Taking Folic Acid for a Year Before Pregnancy May Reduce Risk of Preterm Birth

05/10/09 Study Finds That Patients With Excessive Sweating Condition Are More Likely to Develop Skin Infections

05/10/09 New Almond Study Finds Chewing is More Than Meets the Mouth: Thorough Chewing May Influence Feelings of Fullness

05/09/09 What does Mom really want for Mothers Day?

05/09/09 Simple Steps Toward a Healthy Lifestyle

05/08/09 University of Michigan experts say proper nutrition essential for bone health

05/08/09 NEW STUDY FINDS FEWER FAMILIES CAN AFFORD HEALTH INSURANCE

05/07/09 Travel Continues Despite Swine Flu Concerns

05/07/09 Stress Keeps Americans Tossing and Turning

05/06/09 FLOW OF POTASSIUM INTO CELLS IMPLICATED IN SCHIZOPHRENIA Blocking Errant Protein Could Stem Runaway Brain Activity in Psychosis

05/06/09 Women More Likely to Experience Non-Traditional Stroke Symptoms

05/05/09 NEW DATA ANALYSIS SHOWS POSSIBLE LINK BETWEEN CHILDHOOD OBESITY AND ALLERGIES

05/05/09 GENETIC STUDY CONFIRMS THE IMMUNE SYSTEM'S ROLE IN NARCOLEPSY

05/04/09 'Pork is Safe to Eat, Handle,' Says Pork Industry

05/04/09 What All Parents Should Know about Swine Flu

05/04/09 Chronic Ankle Pain May Be More Than Just a Sprain

05/03/09 Asthma and Allergy Sufferers: Take in a Breath of Clean Air While Driving

05/02/09 If You Haven't Yet, Plan Now for a Pandemic, CCH Advises Employers

05/02/09 All Natural System Sweeps Swine Flu Out with the Trash

05/01/09 InsureMyTrip.com Informs Travelers of Insurance Companies Response to Swine Flu

05/01/09 10 Ways to Care for Mom on Mother's Day

04/30/09 Swine Flu Tied to 1998 Outbreaks on US Hog Farms

04/30/09 Autism Genes Discovered; Help Shape Connections Among Brain Cells

04/29/09 Swine Flu: Infection Control in Hospitals Will Be Critical

04/29/09 Guidelines: Pregnancy Safe with Epilepsy, but Valproate Should be Avoided

04/29/09 Drinking Diet Soda May Reduce the Risk of Forming Kidney Stones

04/28/09 COUNTRIES UNITE TO REDUCE ANIMAL USE IN PRODUCT TOXICITY TESTING WORLDWIDE U.S., Canada, Japan and European Union Sign International Agreement

04/28/09 15 Tips Caregivers Should Know After a Loved One Has Had a Stroke

04/28/09 Swine Flu Spreads

04/27/09 HHS Declares Public Health Emergency for Swine Flu

04/26/09 USDA AND NIH FUNDED INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE CONSORTIUM PUBLISHES ANALYSIS OF DOMESTIC CATTLE GENOME SEQUENCE Research Will Lead to Better Understanding of Genetic Basis of Disease

04/25/09 Headline: Evaluation Shows Significant Improvement in Local Hospitals' Disaster Preparedness

04/24/09 Stress and its Remedies

04/23/09 NEW UNDERSTANDING OF DENGUE VIRUS POINTS WAY TO POSSIBLE THERAPIES FOR DENGUE FEVER

04/22/09 RESEARCHERS DISCOVER POTENTIAL FUNCTIONAL ROLE OF GENETIC VARIATION IN PROSTATE CANCER RISK

04/22/09 Children Speak Up: A Parent's Hearing Loss Hinders Relationships

04/21/09 For Reducing Mortality, Current and Emerging Therapies Have No Advantage Over Carvedilol in the Treatment of Coronary Heart Disease (Stable Angina)

04/21/09 Discover the Deadly Toxic Twins: Hydrogen Cyanide and Carbon Monoxide

04/20/09 Good News for Tough Times: Small, Private University Responds to Today's Economic Challenges

04/20/09 STATEMENT ON THE DMEPOS COMPETITIVE BIDDING PROGRAM CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES

04/19/09 Parents: Bottled Water Trend Poses Threat to Dental Health

04/18/09 New Research Shows Tree Nuts May Play an Important Role in the Health of People With Diabetes

04/17/09 Standing Together to Improve Hemophilia Treatment

04/16/09 RESEARCHERS DISCOVER NEW GENETIC VARIANTS ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED RISK OF STROKE

04/15/09 Summer Safety Tips: Protect Children's Eyes in Sun, Sports Activities

04/14/09 MEDICARE ANNOUNCES SITES FOR PILOT PROGRAM TO IMPROVE QUALITY AS PATIENTS MOVE ACROSS CARE SETTINGS

04/13/09 NEWSWEEK Cover: The Mystery of Epilepsy

04/13/09 Safety Break: Tips for Spring Break Safety and Security

04/12/09 Child Care and Vaccination Programs to Benefit from Recovery Act

04/11/09 Cancer-Causing Toxins Detected in Fluoride Chemicals, Says NYS Coalition Opposed to Fluoridation

04/10/09 More Intense Bladder Cancer Treatment Does Not Improve Survival, U-M Study Finds

04/10/09 Spas Add Years to Your Life

04/09/09 CDC Reports Progress in Foodborne Illness Prevention has Reached a Plateau Annual Report Indicates Salmonella Continues to Show Least Improvement

04/09/09 ACID REFLUX WITHOUT SYMPTOMS DOES NOT WORSEN ASTHMA Study Suggests that Millions of Asthma Patients Could Consider Dropping Reflux Medication

04/08/09 “Hospitals Should Stand Up to Disasters”

04/07/09 Amniotic Fluid May Provide New Source of Stem Cells for Future Therapies

04/06/09 Healing a Shoulder Separation

04/06/09 Dealing with Dwarfism

04/05/09 MEDICARE ANNOUNCES FUNDING FOR STATE HEALTH INSURANCE COUNSELING PROGRAMS FOR 2009

04/04/09 Headline: Recovery Act Provides $5 Billion to Assist Needy Families

04/03/09 NHS National Innovation Centre Cites VNUS Closure(R) Procedure as Select Innovative Technology

03/31/09 GENE SCAN SHOWS BODY'S CLOCK INFLUENCES NUMEROUS PHYSICAL FUNCTIONS From Immunity to Thyroid Hormones, Pineal Gland Exerts Effects on 600 Genes

03/31/09 SURGERY TO RESHAPE VENTRICLE IN HEART FAILURE PATIENTS OFFERS NO ADDED BENEFIT OVER BYPASS SURGERY

03/31/09 SKIN CANCER STUDY UNCOVERS NEW TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE: GENETIC ANALYSIS OF KEY GROUP OF ENZYMES MAY PAVE WAY FOR MORE INDIVIDUALIZED TREATMENTS

03/24/09 ALCOHOL FLUSH SIGNALS INCREASED CANCER RISK AMONG EAST ASIANS

03/23/09 What's Love Got to Do With It?

03/20/09 Headline: HHS Makes $268 Million in Recovery Act Funding Available to Support Hospitals Serving Uninsured, Vulnerable Americans

03/19/09 Pope Not Infallible on Condoms

03/18/09 7 Ways to Keep Health Coverage If You Lose Your Job

03/18/09 The Pope is Wrong on Condoms

03/17/09 The Danger of President Obama's Insurance for Children (SCHIP)

03/17/09 FIRST SISTER STUDY RESULTS REINFORCE THE IMPORTANCE OF HEALTHY LIVING

03/02/09 NIH RELEASES THE FIRST RESEARCH PLAN TO REDUCE THE BURDEN OF DIGESTIVE DISEASES

03/02/09 Osteoporosis Drugs Increase Risk for Heart Problems

03/01/09 Staying One Step Ahead of Osteoporosis

02/28/09 Reproductive Factors May Protect Women from Parkinson's Disease

02/27/09 Open Your Eyes to Healthy Eating Habits

02/27/09 Top Ten Budget Tips to Keep Your Teeth Healthy at Home

02/26/09 HEART-HEALTHY, REDUCED-CALORIE DIETS PROMOTE LONG-TERM WEIGHT LOSS Regardless of Fat, Protein, and Carbohydrate Content

02/24/09 One-Third of Americans Lose Sleep Over Economy

02/23/09 Breast Cancer Patients May Have a New Treatment Option When Cancer Spreads

02/23/09 Aching Back? Cholesterol Medication Might Help

02/20/09 Young People Want 'Happily Ever After,' but Lack Skills to Make Marriage Work

02/19/09 Risk of Stroke, Heart Disease in Women Lowered by Mediterranean Diet

02/19/09 Women Only: Cramps, Bloating and Now, Tooth Erosion?

02/18/09 Wake-Up Call Links Sleep, Obesity

02/18/09 Are You Really Sleeping on Clean Bedsheets?

02/18/09 Sunkist(R) Lemons Freshen Up Lenten Foods

02/14/09 Elderly Hardest Hit in Latest Version of Stimulus Bill

02/13/09 ADT Safety Tips: Personal Safety

02/13/09 MEDICARE ANNOUNCES FINAL COVERAGE POLICY FOR BARIATRIC SURGERY AS A DIABETES TREATMENT FOR CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS

02/12/09 RESEARCHERS FIND ABNORMAL CELLS IN THE BLOOD YEARS BEFORE LEUKEMIA IS DIAGNOSED

02/12/09 RESEARCHERS DISCOVER FIRST GENES FOR STUTTERING Findings suggest common speech problem, in some cases, may actually be an inherited metabolic disorder

02/12/09 COMPOUND CAN DISTINGUISH BETWEEN BENIGN TISSUE AND LOCALIZED AND METASTATIC PROSTATE CANCER

02/11/09 In Month of the Heart, Scientists Identify Better Way to Predict Heart-Disease Risk

02/10/09 TARGETED IMMUNE CELLS SHRINK TUMORS IN MICE

02/09/09 ANTI-HIV GEL SHOWS PROMISE IN LARGE-SCALE STUDY IN WOMEN

02/09/09 SCIENTISTS DISCOVER KEY FACTOR IN CONTROLLING THE BREAKDOWN OF BONE

02/09/09 Wake Up Your Relationship With a Good Night in Bed This Valentine's Day

02/06/09 Green Tea May Negate the Effects of a Common Cancer Therapy

02/05/09 Soy May Reduce Risk of Colorectal Cancer

02/05/09 Spring Shape Up: No More Excuses

02/04/09 New Study Reveals Swimming Can Cut Men's Risk of Dying in Half

02/04/09 'Wake Up' to the Health Risks of Heavy Snoring

02/03/09 NEW FINDINGS RAISE QUESTIONS ABOUT PROCESS USED TO IDENTIFY EXPERIMENTAL DRUG FOR RARE GENETIC DISEASES

02/03/09 NIDA STUDY SHOWS THAT METHYLPHENIDATE (RITALIN) CAUSES NEURONAL CHANGES IN BRAIN REWARD AREAS Similarities and Differences Compared to Cocaine were Found

01/29/09 SUPPORT CELLS, NOT NEURONS, LULL THE BRAIN TO SLEEP

01/29/09 WEIGHT LOSS IN OVERWEIGHT AND OBESE WOMEN REDUCES URINARY INCONTINENCE

01/28/09 Unlocking the Secrets to a Healthier Body

01/27/09 Outdoor Winter Safety Tips

01/27/09 Natural Solutions for the Most Depressing Day of the Year

01/26/09 THREE NEW INFORMATICS PILOT PROJECTS TO AID CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL SCIENTISTS NATIONWIDE

01/23/09 Hearing Aids Offer Hope for Those Who Suffer from Persistent 'Ringing in the Ears,' Better Hearing Institute Survey Finds

01/22/09 How Does Our Vanity Fare?

01/21/09 CMS OUTLINES FOUNDATION TO IMPROVING HEALTH CARE

01/21/09 MEASUREMENT OF KIDNEY FUNCTION IN CHILDREN WITH KIDNEY DISEASE IMPROVED

01/18/09 CMS PROPOSES IMPROVEMENTS TO CERVICAL CANCER PROFICIENCY TESTING PROGRAM

01/17/09 Housing Crisis Affects Seniors Needing Care

01/16/09 'LOSERS': Are There Any In Your Life?

01/16/09 HYPOTHERMIA: A COLD WEATHER RISK FOR OLDER PEOPLE

01/15/09 Report: Nation Not Ready for Pan Flu

01/15/09 HHS Issues Final Icd-10 Code Sets and Updated Electronic Transaction Standards Rules

01/14/09 Is Jack Frost Nipping At Your Nose?

01/13/09 OF MICE AND PEANUTS: A NEW MOUSE MODEL FOR PEANUT ALLERGY

01/12/09 RESEARCHERS IDENTIFY NEW REGULATORY CIRCUIT CONTROLLING IMMUNE CELL PRODUCTION IN MICE

01/09/09 Why Bladder Cancer Is Deadlier for Some

01/08/09 GENE ABNORMALITY FOUND TO PREDICT CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA RELAPSE

01/07/09 CMS ANNOUNCES SITES FOR A DEMONSTRATION TO ENCOURAGE GREATER COLLABORATION AND IMPROVE QUALITY USING BUNDLED HOSPITAL PAYMENTS

12/11/08 Mercury in Fish is a Global Health Concern

12/04/08 Drink Brewed Tea to Avoid Tooth Erosion

12/03/08 CMS PROPOSES THREE NATIONAL COVERAGE DETERMINATIONS TO PROTECT PATIENTS FROM PREVENTABLE SURGICAL ERRORS

12/02/08 When to Get Back Behind the Wheel While on the Road to Recovery

12/01/08 Exercise Helps Prevent Age-Related Brain Changes in Older Adults

11/27/08 'Tis the Season for Carbon Monoxide

11/26/08 Do You Know You're Having a Stroke?

11/25/08 Do You Have Genetic COPD?

11/24/08 New Cancer Treatment Shrinks Pancreatic Tumor

11/23/08 Medicare Publishes New Information on Quality of Care at Dialysis Facilities

11/22/08 10 Minutes at a Time: Simple Steps to Get Moving and Reduce Your Risk of Diabetes and Heart Disease

11/21/08 Give Thanks and Stay Safe

11/20/08 SOME PREGNANCY-RELATED COMPLICATIONS MINIMIZED FOR WOMEN WHO HAVE HAD WEIGHT-LOSS SURGERY

11/19/08 Prevent a Common Childhood Foot Problem

11/19/08 Lug Your Luggage Safely

11/18/08 Smokers Drink Almost Twice as Much Coffee as Nonsmokers, But Unaware of Impact of Caffeine Intake When Quitting, New Survey Finds

11/17/08 Don't Disturb Your Circadian Rhythm This Black Friday 'Sleep In, Nap Later,' says Specialty Sleep Association

11/13/08 Flowers Can Help Decrease Anxiety in Challenging Economic Times

11/12/08 CMS Issues Agent Compensation Requirements for Medicare Advantage & Prescription Drug Programs

11/11/08 People with Diabetes Urged to Have Their Hearing Checked Regularly

11/11/08 Employees Wrongly Think 'You Get What You Pay For' in Health Care

11/10/08 NEI RELEASES COMPLETE DATA FROM AGE-RELATED EYE DISEASE STUDY

11/04/08 Treating Osteoporosis After Hip Fracture

11/03/08 PERSISTENT BACTERIAL INFECTION EXPLOITS KILLING MACHINERY OF IMMUNE CELLS

11/02/08 Health Insurance Open Enrollment Tips

11/01/08 Study Finds Preventative Diabetes Care Reduces Amputation Occurrence

10/31/08 Fueling Kids for Sports

10/31/08 CMS ANNOUNCES PLANS TO BOLSTER QUALITY OF CARE IN HOSPITAL OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENTS

10/30/08 EARLIER JAUNDICE TREATMENT DECREASES BRAIN INJURY IN PREEMIES

10/29/08 'Old Blood' Linked To Infection

10/27/08 HEALING PROCESS FOUND TO BACKFIRE IN LUNG PATIENTS

10/23/08 Foot Pain? You May Have Diabetes

10/23/08 Depression During Pregnancy Can Double Risk of Preterm Delivery

10/22/08 LARGE-SCALE GENETIC STUDY SHEDS NEW LIGHT ON LUNG CANCER, OPENS DOOR TO INDIVIDUALIZED TREATMENT STRATEGIES

10/21/08 RESEARCHERS IDENTIFY NOVEL TYPE OF ANTIBODY THAT POTENTLY INHIBITS HIV INFECTION

10/21/08 Tricks and Tips for a Safe Halloween

10/20/08 When Treating Sleep Disorders Doctors Must Rule Out Other Diagnoses First

10/20/08 Headline: Medicaid Spending Projected to Rise Much Faster Than the Economy

10/15/08 New Research Gives Hope to Children With Common Reading-Related Vision Disorder

10/14/08 MORE EFFECTIVE TREATMENT IDENTIFIED FOR COMMON CHILDHOOD VISION DISORDER

10/10/08 NIAID AWARDS CONTRACTS TO SEARCH FOR PROTEIN MARKERS OF DISEASE

10/09/08 New Evidence Highlights Dangers of Mercury Toxicity in Fish

10/08/08 MEDICARE HOSTS NATIONAL CONFERENCE TO PROMOTE ELECTRONIC PRESCRIBING

10/07/08 Headline: HHS Announces Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans

10/07/08 ANTI-CANCER DRUG PREVENTS, REVERSES CARDIOVASCULAR DAMAGE IN MOUSE MODEL OF PREMATURE AGING DISORDER

10/06/08 Ageing Populations Face Crisis of Rising Blindness

10/04/08 NBC's The Biggest Loser Coach Jillian Michaels Teams Up With Oral-B to Empower Americans to Invest in Their Oral Health

10/03/08 Eat Greens to Save Green: Five Tips for Greener Southern Eating

10/02/08 Why Women's Feet Hurt More in Autumn

10/01/08 Keeping Your Employees Healthy During America's Financial Crisis

09/30/08 DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS GLUCOSAMINE AND/OR CHONDROITIN FARE NO BETTER THAN PLACEBO IN SLOWING STRUCTURAL DAMAGE OF KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS

09/29/08 Promising Directions in Hematologic Malignancies: A Guide to Novel Treatments for AML, CLL, and NHL

09/28/08 New Hope for Patients With Advanced Liver Disease

09/27/08 Mayo Clinic Discovery May Help Diabetic Gastric Problem

09/26/08 Vitamin D Deficiency Reports May Be Causing Some to Overreact and Take Harmful Actions

09/25/08 Eating Walnuts Slows Cancer Growth, Laboratory Study Finds

09/23/08 Risky Business: New Survey Suggests Many Americans Live Dangerously, Even When They Say They Aren't 'Risk Takers'

09/21/08 Distinguishing Between Good and Bad Stress is Key for Leaders

09/20/08 More People With Down Syndrome Are Being Born, Achieving More and Living Longer Than Ever Before

09/19/08 CMS Announces Medicare Premiums, Deductibles for 2009

09/16/08 Sleepy Economy Keeping Boomers Stirring at Night

09/16/08 Cutting: More Than a Cry for Help

09/12/08 Parents Can Now Ask Schools to Serve Soymilk

09/11/08 Women Now Have Help for Female Sexual Dysfunction

09/10/08 Sugar's Healing Powers

09/08/08 NIH LAUNCHES EFFORT TO ADVANCE STUDY OF UROLOGIC CHRONIC PELVIC PAIN DISORDERS

09/05/08 Chocolate Milk Helps Student-Athletes Rebound On and Off the Court

09/05/08 THE CANCER GENOME ATLAS REPORTS FIRST RESULTS OF COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF BRAIN TUMORS

09/04/08 6 Tips to Protect Kids in Fall Sports

09/03/08 The People's North American Carbon Exchange Opens

09/02/08 Keep Eyes Safely On The Ball

08/31/08 LOW LEVELS OF BRAIN CHEMICAL MAY LEAD TO OBESITY, NIH STUDY OF RARE DISORDER SHOWS

08/30/08 New Treatment Launched to Help Improve Symptoms in People Suffering From Overactive Bladder

08/29/08 COMMON TREATMENT TO DELAY LABOR DECREASES PRETERM INFANTS' RISK FOR CEREBRAL PALSY

08/28/08 'Super Fruits' Like Tart Cherries may Provide Anti-Aging Benefits

08/28/08 Teens Making Poor Choices When It Comes to Riding in Vehicles

08/27/08 Braking After Bunion Surgery

08/26/08 Welcoming Guests With Food Allergies to Restaurants

08/22/08 Go Nuts for Health

08/21/08 EAT THIS, NOT THAT! For Kids

08/20/08 New AHRQ Tool Helps Hospitals Evaluate Disaster Drills

08/19/08 BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA CAUSED MOST DEATHS IN 1918 INFLUENZA PANDEMIC Implications for Future Pandemic Planning

08/18/08 New Study Highlights Importance for Women to Know Their Risk of Heart Disease

08/15/08 ALTERNATIVE VACCINE STRATEGY SHOWS PROMISE IN PROSTATE CANCER PATIENTS

08/14/08 To Prevent Back Pain: Don't Sag in Bed, Watch Your Wallet, Listen to 'Dirty Harry,' Push, Don't Pull, Cross Your Legs and Use Both Hands; Tips For a Healthy Back From Pain Specialist Norman Marcus, M.D.

08/13/08 MOLECULAR SWITCH BOOSTS BRAIN ACTIVITY ASSOCIATED WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA Mouse Study May Yield Insight, New System for Drug Testing

08/12/08 Clean Out the Clutter: How to Deal With Compulsive Hoarding

08/09/08 Review of Science Finds Soyfoods Lower Cholesterol

08/08/08 Athletes: Play Sports Clean, Hard and True

08/08/08 Caribbean public health authorities propose to eliminate vertical transmission of HIV and syphilis by 2015

08/07/08 ANTI-HIV 'DRUG COCKTAILS' EQUALLY EFFECTIVE IN PATIENTS WITH OR WITHOUT HISTORY OF INJECTION DRUG USE

08/05/08 VITAMIN C INJECTIONS SLOW TUMOR GROWTH IN MICE

08/04/08 Growing Epidemic in Gay and Bisexual Men in the United States Heightens the Call for a National AIDS Strategy Bridging Race and Sexuality

07/31/08 Stubborn Nail Problems Can Improve From Proper Diagnosis, Treatment by Dermatologists

07/31/08 New Research on Genetic Changes in Melanomas and Teens' Use of Indoor Tanning Could Lead to Better Prevention and Treatment Strategies

07/30/08 TASK FORCE SAYS MEN AGE 75 AND OLDER SHOULD NOT BE SCREENED FOR PROSTATE CANCER

07/30/08 Survey Shows People With Varicose Veins Unaware of Health Risks; Most Never Consider Treatment

07/29/08 Omega-3 Fatty Acids Critical to Infants, Mothers and the Seriously Ill

07/29/08 Is Air Pollution Aging Your Skin?

07/28/08 New Research Shows That People With Better Physical Fitness Have Less Brain Atrophy In Alzheimer's

07/27/08 Soyfoods Do Not Impact Sperm Count

07/26/08 Live to 100 ... And Feel Great

07/25/08 Most Americans Don't Know 'Better Fats' Benefit Heart Health

07/24/08 American Stress Levels Reaching an All-Time High

07/20/08 How to Afford Health Care in Hard Times

06/05/08 New Findings Suggest Cranberry Juice Can Benefit the Heart by Improving Blood Flow

06/05/08 Asian-Pacific Islanders are 16 percent more likely than whites to die from serious, but treatable, complications in U.S. hospitals, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

06/03/08 CLUSTERS OF GENETIC VARIANTS LINKED TO DISTINCT TREATMENT RESPONSES FOR SMOKING CESSATION Findings May Help to Match Smokers with Treatments Most Likely to Help Them Quit

06/02/08 Brisk Walking Lowers Blood Pressure, Increases Fitness in Obese

06/01/08 Dental Implants Preferred Option for Aging Bridges

05/31/08 Keep Your Cool and Sanity This Summer!

05/30/08 Hair Loss Is on the Rise, and Women Are Among the Hardest Hit

05/29/08 Naturally Occurring Compounds in Cocoa Tied to Blood Flow Improvements for Adults With Type 2 Diabetes

05/27/08 When It comes to Matters of the Heart, Almonds Are a Multi-Tasker

05/24/08 MORE INTENSIVE DIALYSIS DOES NOT IMPROVE OUTCOMES AMONG PATIENTS WITH ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY

05/23/08 Many Baby Boomers Incorrectly Believe They Are Protected Against the Risk of Disability

05/23/08 REDUCING BLOCKAGE FAILS TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO THE BLOODSTREAM FOR KIDNEY DIALYSIS

05/15/08 'Cool' New Treatment for Hot Flashes in Breast Cancer Survivors

05/14/08 Study Finds More Than One in Two Women are Too Embarrassed to Discuss Vaginal Discomfort With Their Doctors

05/13/08 MOLECULAR PATHWAY IN MUSCLE HELPS EXPLAIN EFFECTIVENESS OF DIABETES INTERVENTIONS

05/13/08 A Woman's Summertime Guide to Healthy Living From Head-to-Toe

05/11/08 Nationwide Survey Shows Women With Osteoporosis Expect to be Active as They Age but are not Doing Enough to Stay 'Strong to the Bone'

05/10/08 Respiratory Therapists Offer Breath of Fresh Air During Allergy & Asthma Month

05/10/08 FDA Approves Health Claim for Brown Rice

05/09/08 Have a Healthy Momday!

05/09/08 Don't Be a Snore Loser - A Relationship Wake Up Call

05/08/08 MOTHERS' HIGH NORMAL BLOOD SUGAR LEVELS PLACE INFANTS AT RISK FOR BIRTH PROBLEMS

05/08/08 Women Suffering From Decreased Sexual Desire: Silence Hinders Diagnosis of the Prevalent Condition Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder (HSDD)

05/07/08 NIHSENIORHEALTH OFFERS TIPS ON EATING WELL AS YOU GET OLDER

05/07/08 NEW EVIDENCE PROVIDES CLINICIANS WITH BETTER TOOLS TO HELP SMOKERS QUIT

05/06/08 New Study Suggests Cherries May Offer Natural Pain Relief for Millions Suffering From Arthritis

05/06/08 Mothers Pass Dangerous Toxins to Babies Through Breast Milk

05/05/08 KIDNEY DISEASE SUBSTANTIALLY WORSENS IN A FOURTH OF AFRICAN AMERICANS DESPITE THERAPY FOR HYPERTENSION

05/04/08 MEDICARE EXPANDS COVERAGE FOR ARTIFICIAL HEART DEVICES

05/02/08 STUDIES TEST NEW APPROACHES TO ISLET TRANSPLANTATION

05/02/08 Americans Get Physical After a Good Night in Bed

05/01/08 RESEARCHERS FIND THAT A SMALL MOLECULE CAN ACTIVATE AN IMPORTANT CANCER SUPPRESSOR GENE

05/01/08 Mouse Adult Stem Cells Developed into Heart and Blood Cells

04/30/08 RESEARCHERS FIND QUICK WAY TO MAKE HUMAN MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES AGAINST FLU

04/29/08 Cockroaches Worsen Asthma Symptoms

04/29/08 RESEARCH FINDINGS OPEN NEW FRONT IN FIGHT AGAINST AIDS VIRUS Human Protein May Offer Novel Target for Blocking HIV Infection

04/28/08 Uniting to Fight Malaria Around the World

04/27/08 Doctors Buying Illegally Imported Cancer Drugs, Whistleblower Lawsuit Says, Putting Patients at Risk

04/26/08 'Size Does Matter ... and So Does Shape ... When It Comes to Teeth,' Says Cosmetic Dentist, Dr. Denise Fundora

04/25/08 Allergy Season Warning Comes With a Ring Tone

04/23/08 NIAID DESCRIBES RESEARCH PRIORITIES TO FIGHT DRUG-RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS

04/23/08 National Infant Immunization Week Reminds Parents of the Importance of Immunizations and Encourages them to Look to their Child's Doctor for Information

04/22/08 MOUSE STUDIES IDENTIFY GENE THAT MAY INFLUENCE METASTASIS RISK IN BREAST CANCER

04/22/08 Is Stress Responsible for Nation's Ills? Simple Techniques May Provide Solution

04/21/08 AHRQ and Ad Council Encourage Men to Take Preventive Steps in their Health Care

04/21/08 Soy Foods Beat Out Fresh Fish and Meat for 'Best New Products Tried By Consumers' While Demand and Profits Continue to Grow

04/20/08 NIH STUDY REVEALS FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE PREMATURE INFANT SURVIVAL, DISABILITY

04/19/08 What You Don't Know Could Hurt You

04/18/08 MOUSE STUDIES SHOW TUMORS SUPPRESS CELLS RESPONSIBLE FOR REGULATING THE IMMUNE SYSTEM

04/18/08 Women Want to Know More About Infertility According to Recent Survey

04/16/08 CMS PROPOSES TO EXPAND QUALITY PROGRAM FOR HOSPITAL INPATIENT SERVICES IN FY 2009

04/15/08 BRAIN STUDY MAY LEAD TO IMPROVED EPILEPSY TREATMENTS

04/15/08 Girls in Sports at Record High, Yet Many Girls Fail to Meet Minimal Standards of Physical Activity, University of Minnesota Report Says

04/10/08 GENE LINKED TO INHERITED BLOOD BIOMARKER ASSOCIATED WITH ASTHMA

04/10/08 Most Back Pain Could Be Cured Without Surgery or Drugs if Doctors Treated Muscles - Not the Spine - Says Leading Pain Specialist

04/09/08 AGGRESSIVELY LOWERING CHOLESTEROL AND BLOOD PRESSURE MAY REVERSE ATHEROSCLEROSIS IN ADULTS WITH DIABETES

04/09/08 How Patients Can Meet the Criteria for Insulin Pump Therapy

04/08/08 The 'Zero' Mentality: Is It Good for Infection Control?

04/08/08 Consumer Reports: If Your Gums Could Speak

04/07/08 EXCESS FAT AROUND THE WAIST MAY INCREASE DEATH RISK FOR WOMEN

04/05/08 Elite Team of Cyclists with Type 1 Diabetes Powers Forward in 2008 Sponsored by Rapid-Acting Insulin Apidra(R)

04/04/08 SCIENTISTS FIND GENETIC FACTOR IN STRESS RESPONSE VARIABILITY

04/04/08 E-PRESCRIBING TOOLS TO HELP PREVENT ADVERSE DRUG INTERACTIONS

04/03/08 CMS RELEASES REGULATION MODERNIZING DIALYSIS CENTERS

04/03/08 CMS ANNOUNCES RATE YEAR 2009 PAYMENT AND POLICY CHANGES FOR LONG-TERM CARE HOSPITALS

04/02/08 SCIENTISTS LINK CHROMATIN CHANGES WITH ALCOHOL WITHDRAWAL ANXIETY

04/02/08 Dogs and Cats Need Omega-3 Fatty Acids Just as Humans Do - Nordic Naturals Offers Premium Fish Oil to Supplement Pets' Diet!

04/01/08 NIH RESEARCH SUGGESTS STIMULANT TREATMENT FOR ADHD DOES NOT CONTRIBUTE TO SUBSTANCE ABUSE LATER IN LIFE Early Evaluation for Substance Abuse Still Important for This High Risk Group

03/31/08 MAJOR COLLABORATION UNCOVERS SURPRISING NEW GENETIC CLUES TO DIABETES Analysis Identifies Potential New Therapeutic Targets; Suggests Possible Ties to Prostate Cancer

03/31/08 Large Study Gives Nod to Drug-Eluting Stents in Heart Attack

03/28/08 The Top Ten Health Tips for International Travel

03/27/08 GENE VARIATION PREDICTS RESPONSE TO TREATMENT IN COMMON INFERTILITY DISORDER

03/27/08 Reduced Lung Capacity Accelerates With Diabetes

03/26/08 Study: Pregnant Women Who Eat More Fish, Including Canned Tuna, Have Smarter Children

03/26/08 Spring Cleaning Means Clean Indoor Air

03/25/08 HOW TO UNSPOIL YOUR CHILD FAST: Harvard Medical School Psychologist Writes Book to Guide and Motivate Parents and Support the Children's Defense Fund

03/25/08 Spring Ankle Sprain Prevention Tips

03/19/08 PAST CHILD ABUSE PLUS VARIATIONS IN GENE RESULT IN POTENT PTSD RISK FOR ADULTS Combined factors may change biology of stress-response system as it develops

03/19/08 Few Women Hear About Uterine Fibroid Embolization Treatment Option Directly From Gynecologists

03/18/08 Treatment Gives Lung Cancer Patients With Inoperable Tumors Two Years or More

03/17/08 SCIENTISTS IDENTIFY NEW LEADS FOR TREATING PARASITIC WORM DISEASE Compounds May Provide Much-Needed New Weapons In Worldwide Battle Against Schistosomiasis

03/17/08 Getting Your Diabetes Toolkit in Order

03/16/08 LOW LEVELS OF VITAMIN B12 MAY INCREASE RISK FOR NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS

03/15/08 Minimally Invasive Treatment Offers Hope for Liver Cancer Patients

03/14/08 RODENT STUDY FINDS ARTIFICIAL BUTTER CHEMICAL HARMFUL TO LUNGS

03/14/08 MODIFIED VIRUS VACCINE SHOWS PROMISE IN MOUSE MODEL OF BREAST CANCER

03/13/08 SURVEY SHOWS AMERICANS LACK CRITICAL FACTS ABOUT MAINTAINING EYE HEALTH Disparities are Greatest among Hispanics

03/13/08 RESEARCHERS FIND CAUSE OF SEVERE ALLERGIC REACTION TO CANCER DRUG Reaction More Common in Specific Regions of the United States

03/12/08 Low-Fat Dairy Reduces High Blood Pressure Risk

03/11/08 Who is Your RD? To Mark First Registered Dietitian Day, American Dietetic Association Urges Everyone to Start Having an Annual 'Nutrition Checkup'

03/10/08 CONFRONTING THE CHALLENGE OF ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE NIAID Describes Research Efforts Aimed at Reducing Antimicrobial Resistance

03/07/08 Colonoscopy Used to Identify and Remove Flat Colon Lesions: Flat Colon Lesions More Common and More Likely to Be Cancer According to JAMA Study

03/07/08 STUDYING MUTATIONS IN NON-HODGKIN LYMPHOMA YIELDS CLUES FOR POTENTIAL NEW THERAPIES

03/06/08 Renowned Doctor Says Best Way to Obtain Crucial Vitamin D Is From Sun; but Still, Don't Forget Sunscreen

03/06/08 Protein in Human Embryonic Stem Cells Controls Malignant Tumor Cells

03/05/08 QUANTITY AND FREQUENCY OF DRINKING INFLUENCE MORTALITY RISK

03/05/08 WHI FOLLOW UP STUDY CONFIRMS HEALTH RISKS OF LONG-TERM COMBINATION HORMONE THERAPY OUTWEIGH BENEFITS FOR POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN

03/04/08 TASK FORCE RECOMMENDS AGAINST SCREENING FOR CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE USING SPIROMETRY

03/04/08 Folic Acid in the Food Supply Reduces Birth Defects, but May Cause Extra Cancers, Reports the Harvard Women's Health Watch

03/04/08 NEWLY IDENTIFIED GENETIC VARIATIONS MAY AFFECT BREAST CANCER RISK

03/03/08 NIH SCIENTISTS FIND WHY FLU VIRUS SPREADS IN COLD WEATHER

03/03/08 CHANGES IN ADULT STEM CELLS MAY UNDERLIE RARE GENETIC DISEASE ASSOCIATED WITH ACCELERATED AGING

03/03/08 NEW TEST FOR JOINT INFECTION COULD SPARE SOME PATIENTS AN UNNECESSARY PROCEDURE

03/02/08 Thousands of Women Across Virginia Fight the Pains of Fibromyalgia; Jennifer Phillips Is One Woman Who Is Fighting Back

03/01/08 Government Concludes Vaccines Caused Autism

02/29/08 It's Time to Reassess the Value, Safety of Multivitamin Use, Says Harvard Men's Health Watch

02/29/08 The Low-Fat Diet is Fueling Our Rate of Obesity, Says Researcher Phoenix Gilman

02/28/08 TEENS WITH TREATMENT-RESISTANT DEPRESSION MORE LIKELY TO GET BETTER WITH SWITCH TO COMBINATION THERAPY

02/28/08 BRAIN STRESS SYSTEM PRESENTS POSSIBLE TREATMENT TARGET FOR ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE

02/27/08 Fluoride May Damage the Brain, New Report Says

02/27/08 Tips for Troublesome Medications, From the Harvard Heart Letter

02/26/08 High Calcium Intake May Not Help Prevent Fractures, Reports The Harvard Health Letter

02/26/08 Protect Your Adolescents Against More Than Just A Cold This Winter

02/25/08 NEWSWEEK Cover: The Hunt for an Addiction Vaccine

02/25/08 CMS Releases Preliminary 2009 Growth Trend for Medicare Advantage and 2009 Payment Policies for Medicare Advantage and Prescription Drug Plans

02/24/08 CMS Proposes New Rules for Redesigning Medicaid, States Have Greater Flexibility in Benefits, Cost Sharing

02/23/08 Breaking Down Barriers: A Woman's Path to Reducing HIV Stigma in the Arab American Community

02/22/08 Study Shows New Therapy Opens Blocked Fallopian Tubes, Returns Fertility Without Surgery

02/22/08 Osteoarthritis: Which Treatments Work and Which Don't?

02/21/08 HHS Secretary Invites Communities to Apply for An Innovative Electronic Health Record Demonstration Project Use of EHRs Can Improve the Quality of Health Care and Reduce Errors

02/21/08 SMOKING'S EFFECTS ON GENES MAY PLAY A ROLE IN LUNG CANCER DEVELOPMENT AND SURVIVAL

02/19/08 STRESS HORMONE IMPACTS MEMORY, LEARNING IN DIABETIC RODENTS

02/18/08 Hypoglycemia Alert Dogs Offer Assistance to People with Diabetes

02/17/08 Healthy Heart, Healthy Home

02/16/08 Depression in the Elderly is Complicated but Treatable, From the Harvard Mental Health Letter

02/14/08 Busting the Myth, One Bowl at a Time

02/11/08 NIAID SCIENTISTS IDENTIFY NEW CELLULAR RECEPTOR FOR HIV

02/10/08 NIH SCIENTISTS DETECT FATAL COPPER DISORDER AT BIRTH Early Treatment Extends Survival

02/09/08 GENE VARIANT PREDICTS MEDICATION RESPONSE IN PATIENTS WITH ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE

02/08/08 Baby Bottles Leach Toxic Chemical, According to New U.S. and Canadian Study

02/08/08 Hot Flashes Not Always to Blame for Sleep Problems in Menopausal Women, Reports the Harvard Women's Health Watch

02/07/08 Folate in Strawberries May Contribute to Healthy Pregnancy

02/07/08 FOR SAFETY, NHLBI CHANGES INTENSIVE BLOOD SUGAR TREATMENT STRATEGY IN CLINICAL TRIAL OF DIABETES AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE

02/06/08 RESEARCHERS DISCOVER NEW BATTLEGROUND FOR VIRUSES AND IMMUNE CELLS Finding Should Aid Those Developing Anti-Virus Vaccines

02/06/08 Children May Have Cholesterol Problems, Too

02/05/08 GENE VARIANTS PROTECT AGAINST ADULT DEPRESSION TRIGGERED BY CHILDHOOD STRESS Finding could one day help identify people at risk

02/05/08 Celebrate American Heart Month by Eating Red

02/04/08 OUTCOMES VARY FOR PROSTATE CANCER PATIENTS CHOOSING SURGERY; OVERALL, NO TREATMENT PROVEN SUPERIOR

02/04/08 New Study Finds Frequent Hand Washing Puts Health Care Workers at Increased Risk for Irritant Contact Dermatitis

02/04/08 Patient Alert: New Study Finds Most Organ Transplant Patients Are Unaware of Their Increased Risk for Skin Cancer

02/03/08 RESEARCHERS FIND BIOLOGICAL FACTORS THAT MAY DRIVE PROSTATE TUMOR AGGRESSIVENESS IN AFRICAN-AMERICAN MEN

02/02/08 You Want To Have a Baby...But Not Eight

02/01/08 U.S. Adults Knowledgeable About High Blood Pressure, But Few Realize Its Relationship to Heart Attack and Stroke

01/31/08 STUDY SHOWS VARIETY OF APPROACHES HELP CHILDREN OVERCOME AUDITORY PROCESSING AND LANGUAGE PROBLEMS

01/30/08 Tips for Dry Winter Skin, From the Harvard Health Letter

01/24/08 When Keeping Weight On -- Not Off -- Is a Serious Problem

01/23/08 Stroke Undertreated

01/22/08 NIH ANNOUNCES NEW INITIATIVE IN EPIGENOMICS

01/22/08 Fertility Experts: Winter Waistlines a Swelling Problem for Indianians Trying to Get Pregnant

01/21/08 Kaiser Permanente Study Shows Newer, Stronger Evidence That Caffeine During Pregnancy Increases Miscarriage Risk

01/19/08 New Study Shows That Fitness Trumps Fatness in Determining Risk of Cancer Death in Men

01/17/08 'Rebound Weight Gain' Blamed For Diets Failing

01/17/08 Women May Enjoy Boost of Heart Health With Soy

01/16/08 10 Great Ways for Teens to Stay Fit - from One Teen to Another

01/16/08 A Place for Smokers to Find Out: What Has Smoking Done to My Lungs? How Can I Quit?

01/15/08 Sickle Cell Disease Pain Can Occur Daily and Is Much More Severe Than Previously Thought

01/14/08 INTERNATIONAL EFFORT FINDS NEW GENETIC VARIANTS ASSOCIATED WITH LIPID LEVELS, RISK FOR CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE

01/11/08 AUTISM RISK HIGHER IN PEOPLE WITH GENE VARIANT Difference in Gene Appears to Pose More Risk When Inherited from Mothers

01/10/08 PHYSICIANS WANT TO LEARN FROM MEDICAL MISTAKES BUT SAY CURRENT ERROR-REPORTING SYSTEMS ARE INADEQUATE

01/10/08 Help! I'm Sick. How Do I Handle My Diabetes?

01/10/08 Five Foot Problems Men Should Never Ignore

01/09/08 NIAID EXPERTS SEE DENGUE AS POTENTIAL THREAT TO U.S. PUBLIC HEALTH

01/09/08 Frequent Blinking and Simple Eye Exercises Can Improve Vision and Keep Eyes Healthy, Says Dr. Ben Kim

01/08/08 CMS ISSUES PROPOSED RULE TO EXPAND PLAN CHOICES TO MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES WITH LIMITED INCOMES AND RESOURCES

01/08/08 SCIENTISTS CAN PREDICT PSYCHOTIC ILLNESS IN UP TO 80 PERCENT OF HIGH-RISK YOUTH

01/08/08 Milk Does a Body and a Waistline Good

01/07/08 STUDY OF SUGARS ON CELL SURFACE IDENTIFIES KEY FACTOR IN FLU INFECTION

01/07/08 Not Only Lipids and Inflammation: Insight Into a New Cause of Heart Attack and Other Vascular Disease

01/06/08 Health Care and Security: What Americans Want from a Job

01/06/08 Flu Season is Tea Time

01/05/08 Resolve to Have a Healthy Breakfast Every Day in 2008

01/04/08 Knowing Your Risks Can Stop the Sneak Thief of Sight

01/03/08 Toast to Your Health in 2008 With a Hot Cup of Tea During National Hot Tea Month

01/02/08 MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFIT’S PROJECTED COSTS CONTINUE TO DROP

12/29/07 MEDICARE HEALTH AND PRESCRIPTION DRUG PLAN ENROLLEES EXPECTED TO EXPERIENCE SMOOTH TRANSITION TO 2008

12/28/07 Do-It-Yourself Cardiac Bypass Surgery: All You Need is Walking Shoes

12/27/07 News Flash on Hot Flashes: Soy Can Turn Down the Heat

12/27/07 Expert Tips Make Weight Loss Your Easiest Healthy Resolution

12/27/07 Resolutions for Living With Food Allergies

12/26/07 STUDY SUGGESTS SOME BRAIN INJURIES REDUCE THE LIKELIHOOD OF POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER

12/26/07 Five Steps to Pop the Cork - Not Your Eye Out

12/26/07 Menopausal Women May Have an Increased Asthma Risk, From The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

12/17/07 Americans Don't Make the Grade When It Comes to the ABCs of Nutrition and Multivitamins

12/17/07 Doctors: Talk Therapy Newest Hope for Treating One Physical Side Effect of Holiday Blues

12/17/07 Holiday Health: Vitamin C Most Popular Choice for Combating Colds

12/11/07 HEART ATTACK SYMPTOMS IN WOMEN - ARE THEY DIFFERENT?

12/11/07 Keep Your Family Healthy During Cold/Flu Season

12/10/07 What Stresses Teens Out

12/09/07 AHRQ News and Numbers: 50 percent of Americans age 50 and older have never had a colonoscopy

12/08/07 The Cure for Holiday Stress

12/07/07 NEW SOFTWARE TO AID EARLY DETECTION OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE OUTBREAKS

12/07/07 AHRQ RELEASES TOOLKITS TO HELP PROVIDERS AND PATIENTS IMPLEMENT SAFER HEALTH CARE PRACTICES

12/05/07 It's Okay for Women to Laugh at Those Embarrassing Body Changes

12/04/07 Say Goodbye to Sniffles and Sore Throats

12/04/07 More Energy & Immunity With Vitamin Supplements This Winter

12/04/07 High Heel Health

12/03/07 WHO Study: Night Shift Work May Cause Cancer

11/30/07 OLDER ADULTS WITH MILD MEMORY IMPAIRMENT STILL BENEFIT FROM COGNITIVE TRAINING IN AREAS NOT RELIANT ON MEMORIZATION

11/29/07 HIGH-TRAUMA FRACTURES IN OLDER MEN AND WOMEN LINKED TO OSTEOPOROSIS

11/29/07 High Blood Pressure May Heighten Effects of Alzheimer's Disease

11/29/07 Reduce Stress Hormones to Beat Sleep Problems

11/28/07 PEOPLE WITH DIABETES AND SICKLE CELL TRAIT SHOULD HAVE RELIABLE A1C TEST Campaign Informs Physicians and Patients

11/28/07 DEPRESSION LINKED TO BONE-THINNING IN PREMENOPAUSAL WOMEN Should be considered risk factor for osteoporosis; immune system involved

11/28/07 OZONE CAN AFFECT HEAVIER PEOPLE MORE

11/26/07 Researcher: Pumpkin Eases Stress

11/22/07 'Eeny, Meeny, Miny, Moe? Finding the Right Doctor Shouldn't Be Like This'

11/21/07 Your Hearing May be at Risk, Says Harvard Men's Health Watch

11/20/07 PROTEIN SUPPRESSES ALLERGIC RESPONSE IN MICE Protein May Play Role in Many Diseases

11/20/07 Holidays Can Present Drinking Opportunities for Teens

11/18/07 Holiday Decorating and Extension Cords

11/17/07 Holiday Electrical Safety Tips for Children

11/16/07 FAMILY MEMBERS OF PATIENTS WHO DIE IN THE ICU REPORT GREATER SATISFACTION WITH COMMUNICATION AND INVOLVEMENT THAN FAMILY MEMBERS OF ICU SURVIVORS

11/15/07 SCIENTISTS ZERO IN ON THE CELLULAR MACHINERY THAT ENABLES NEURONS TO FIRE

11/15/07 Make a Toast, Not a Scene: Five Tips for the Holiday Office Party

11/14/07 HHS TAKES NEW STEPS TO BRING HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY TO AMERICANS

11/14/07 New Organic Chocolate That's Not Only Delicious, But HEALTHY, Too

11/14/07 Shopping Sprees Can Cost More Than You Think: How to Identify a Shopping Addiction

11/13/07 DIABETES RATES ARE INCREASING AMONG YOUTH NDEP Introduces New Resources to Help Teens Manage the Disease

11/12/07 Eating Grapes May Protect Against Alzheimer's Disease

11/11/07 Feeling Stressed?

11/11/07 Taking Care of Your Skin Starts From Within

11/10/07 Holiday Travel Causing Stress?

11/10/07 Is Mom or Dad Safe to Live Alone?

11/09/07 CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE RISES WHILE MOST PEOPLE WITH THE CONDITION REMAIN UNAWARE

11/09/07 ABNORMAL IMMUNE CELLS MAY CAUSE UNPROVOKED ANAPHYLAXIS

11/09/07 IMAGING NEURAL PROGENITOR CELLS IN THE LIVING HUMAN BRAIN

11/07/07 HEPATITIS C TREATMENT REDUCES THE VIRUS BUT SERIOUS LIVER PROBLEMS MAY PROGRESS

11/06/07 New Prostate Cancer Technology Saving Lives

11/06/07 Minority Women More Likely to Link Good Health to Happiness, Spirituality and Family

11/05/07 STUDY IDENTIFIES NOVEL GENE ALTERATIONS IN LUNG CANCER; Comprehensive Analysis Provides New View of Genomic Landscape of Leading Cause of Cancer Deaths

11/04/07 Exercise Trumps Vitamin Supplements When it Comes to Heart Disease and Cancer, From the Harvard Men's Health Watch

11/04/07 Young People Engaging In Sexual Activity Differ on Definitions of Virginity, Abstinence

11/03/07 Tuna-Melt: The Ultimate Standard Time Dish

11/03/07 Diabetes: A Top Cause of Blindness Among Adults

11/02/07 COMMON MEDICATIONS PROVIDE EQUAL BLOOD PRESSURE CONTROL

11/02/07 STUDY REVEALS REASONS FOR WOMEN'S DEPARTURE FROM THE SCIENCES

11/01/07 Diabetic Men With Erectile Dysfunction Urged to Consult Their Doctors During November - American Diabetes Month

11/01/07 Landmark Report: Excess Body Fat Causes Cancer

10/31/07 ONE IN SEVEN AMERICANS AGE 71 AND OLDER HAS SOME TYPE OF DEMENTIA, NIH-FUNDED STUDY ESTIMATES

10/30/07 It's Okay for Women to Laugh at Those Embarassing Body Changes

10/29/07 NEWSWEEK: Cover: Kids and the Growing Food Allergy Threat

10/29/07 Tips for Keeping Food Portions Under Control, from Harvard Women's Health Watch

10/28/07 All About Heart-Healthy Eating: The Harvard Heart Letter Devotes an Issue to Nutrition

10/27/07 Hillary Clinton Discusses Health Care for Women Over 40 in Exclusive Interview with Women's Voices for Change

10/26/07 AHRQ REPORT RECOMMENDS USE OF EXISTING CALL CENTERS TO EXPAND COMMUNICATIONS IN PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES

10/25/07 Fire Season: Respiratory Health a Concern

10/24/07 Epidemic of Anesthesia Overdosing ... How Can You Avoid It?

10/24/07 Rare Diabetes Foot Complication Becoming More Common

10/23/07 Can the Web Transform the U.S. Healthcare System?

10/22/07 MANY ERRORS BY MEDICAL RESIDENTS CAUSED BY TEAMWORK BREAKDOWNS, LACK OF SUPERVISION

10/21/07 Think Before You Shuffle

10/20/07 Hypnosis for Smoking Cessation Sees Strong Results

10/19/07 STRESS: BRAIN YIELDS CLUES ABOUT WHY SOME SUCCUMB WHILE OTHERS PREVAIL Discovery of resistance mechanisms in mouse brain may lead to help for stress-related mental illness in humans

10/19/07 Flu Myths Abound in Flu Season

10/18/07 HOW SCHIZOPHRENIA DEVELOPS: MAJOR CLUES DISCOVERED Findings may lead to better medications to correct gene-related problem

10/18/07 More Americans Turning to Massage for Pain Management

10/17/07 Be Careful With Sports Creams and Gels

10/16/07 SURGERY MORE LIKELY THAN ANGIOPLASTY

10/15/07 Living Your Best Life: Adjusting Mind, Body and Spirit

10/14/07 Study Author Urges Peers to Stop Using Pain Pumps in the Shoulder Joint as Seasonal Surge in Use Approaches

10/13/07 MEDICARE ANNOUNCES PLANS FOR HOME HEALTH PAY FOR PERFORMANCE DEMONSTRATION

10/12/07 Most Women With HIV and Their Health Care Providers Have Not Discussed How HIV Might Affect Them Differently Than Men

10/11/07 FOLIC ACID LOWERS BLOOD ARSENIC LEVELS IN BANGLADESH

10/11/07 Going Back to School Can Trigger Eating Disorders

10/10/07 Purified Fish Oil Concentrates Offer Solution to Current Seafood Controversy for Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women!

10/10/07 Have a Heart-Healthy Holiday

10/09/07 Common Early-Warning Symptoms of Ovarian Cancer Identified in CDC/Thomson Healthcare Study

10/07/07 Sleep Disorders: Waking Up to Reality

10/06/07 For Most, Good Oral Care Does More Than Antibiotics to Prevent Dental-Related Heart Problems, Reports the Harvard Heart Letter

10/05/07 For Pregnant Women, Benefits of Eating Ocean Fish Outweigh Concerns from Trace Levels of Mercury: Experts in Obstetrics and Nutrition Unveil Seafood Consumption Recommendations During Pregnancy

10/04/07 Ouch! Young Soccer Players Sidelined By Painful Toes

10/04/07 Sex is the First Casualty of 'Stressed' Relationships

10/04/07 TREATMENT BLOCKS PAIN WITHOUT DISRUPTING OTHER FUNCTIONS

10/03/07 Whey To Go: Dairy Protein Builds Muscle, May Help Control Body Weight

10/02/07 DEPRESSED ADOLESCENTS RESPOND BEST TO COMBINATION TREATMENT Psychotherapy Combined with Antidepressant Medication Most Effective

10/02/07 LOW MATERNAL CHOLESTEROL TIED TO PREMATURE BIRTH Researchers Also Uncover Link Between Mothers' Cholesterol, Infant Birth Weight

10/02/07 Rice Eaters Are Healthy Eaters

10/01/07 BREAST MILK ASSOCIATED WITH GREATER MENTAL DEVELOPMENT IN PRETERM INFANTS, FEWER RE-HOSPITALIZATIONS

09/30/07 Antibiotics Not Always Best Bet for Battling Childhood Ear Infections

09/29/07 SEVERE CHRONIC PAIN - ONE OF COUNTRY'S GREAT HIDDEN HEALTH CRISES - 70 MILLION AMERICANS SUFFER WITHOUT RELIEF

09/29/07 New Screening Guidelines for Women at High Risk for Breast Cancer, From Harvard Women's Health Watch

09/28/07 NEW NATIONAL STUDY LINKS ASTHMA TO ALLERGIES

09/28/07 SCIENTISTS SEQUENCE GENOME OF INTESTINAL PARASITE THAT AFFLICTS HIKERS AND KIDS IN DAYCARE

09/26/07 SCIENTISTS SUGGEST NEW PATHWAY CAUSING CELL DEATH IN DEMENTIA

09/25/07 Parents Shouldn't Forget Scoliosis Checks as School Starts

09/25/07 Fluoride Damages the Thyroid, Report Shows

09/20/07 SCIENTISTS IDENTIFY CAUSE OF JOB'S SYNDROME

09/20/07 Countering Colds With Common Sense

09/19/07 NIH ANNOUNCES PLAN TO IMPLEMENT PRESIDENT'S STEM CELL EXECUTIVE ORDER

09/18/07 Beverage Industry Delivering by Cutting Calories in Schools

09/05/07 EVIDENCE OF BENEFIT LACKING FOR MANY COMMON WAYS OF TREATING OSTEOARTHRITIS OF THE KNEE

08/29/07 NEW REPORT INDICATES CHANGES IN HOW AMERICANS GET THEIR INFORMATION ABOUT HEALTH AND CANCER

08/28/07 NIH SCIENTISTS DISCOVER NOVEL CAUSE OF IRON OVERLOAD IN THALASSEMIA DISORDERS

08/28/07 Is it Safe to Use Oral Contraceptives to Eliminate Periods? Harvard Women's Health Watch Explores the Question

08/27/07 MEDICARE PROPOSES NEW RULES FOR ASCS THAT SERVE MEDICARE PATIENTS

08/25/07 Don't Let Workplace Stress Ruin Your Labor Day Holiday

08/24/07 CMS ANNOUNCES PAYMENT CHANGES FOR MEDICARE HOME HEALTH SERVICES, IMPROVING BENEFICIARY ACCESS AND QUALITY AND EFFICIENCY OF CARE

08/24/07 STUDY SHEDS NEW LIGHT ON INTIMATE LIVES OF OLDER AMERICANS Older Adults Are Active Despite Increased Sexual Problems with Age

08/23/07 GENE TRIGGERS OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER-LIKE SYNDROME IN MICE Study Suggests New Treatment Targets

08/23/07 CMS ANNOUNCES PAYMENT CHANGES FOR MEDICARE HOME HEALTH SERVICES, IMPROVING BENEFICIARY ACCESS AND QUALITY AND EFFICIENCY OF CARE

08/22/07 NEW INITIATIVE TO STUDY THE GLYCOBIOLOGY OF CANCER COULD AID UNDERSTANDING OF CANCER RISK AND DETECTION

08/22/07 Red Eyes and the Workplace Don't Mix

08/21/07 Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Justice Fight Infusion Therapy Fraud

08/21/07 Medicare Integrity Program Demonstration for Providers of Infusion Therapy in High-Risk Areas

08/21/07 Endoscopy is Noninvasive Alternative to Surgery for Foreign Object Removal From the Gastrointestinal Tract

08/20/07 NEW VITAMIN D EVIDENCE REPORT REVEALS GAPS IN KNOWLEDGE AND SERVES AS BASIS FOR UPCOMING NIH CONFERENCE ON VITAMIN D AND BONE HEALTH

08/19/07 Endoscopy Identified as Safe and Effective Method in Treating Common Complication of Gastric Bypass Surgery

08/18/07 New Methods for Preventing Lyme Disease

08/17/07 Treating Cancer Like an Infectious Disease

08/15/07 Top Tips for Beating the Brown-Bag Blahs

08/14/07 PROTEIN PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN INCREASED SKIN PIGMENTATION THAT CAN HELP PROTECT AGAINST HARMFUL UV EXPOSURE

08/14/07 POTENTIAL THERAPEUTIC TARGETS IDENTIFIED IN MULTIPLE MYELOMA

08/14/07 Ways to Reduce Dental Anxiety, from a New Harvard Medical School Report

08/13/07 Survey Reveals Topic That Few Discuss in Today's Dating Scene

08/11/07 You May Have a Thyroid Problem and Not Know It - Particularly If You're Over 60, Says a New Harvard Medical School Report

08/10/07 Milk is Disappearing From the Family Dinner Table

08/09/07 LAB ON A CHIP FOR ORAL CANCER SHOWS PROMISE

08/09/07 New Survey Finds Women Need Help When Making Wholesome Food Choices

08/09/07 'Use it or Lose it': A New Theory About Preserving Erectile Function After Prostate Surgery

08/08/07 'I'm Too Big!' 78% of Women Say

08/08/07 THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE ANNOUNCES EFFORT TO PROMOTE STROKE AWARENESS IN THE HISPANIC COMMUNITY

08/07/07 Heat and Heart Conditions Can Be a Dangerous Combination, AAHFN Warns

08/07/07 Genetic Factors Strongly Shape How Peers Are Chosen

08/06/07 IUDs Safe and Effective in High-Risk Patients

08/06/07 Floss Your Teeth - On the Double!

08/05/07 NIH FUNDS NEW PROGRAM TO INVESTIGATE CAUSES AND TREATMENT OF AUTISM

08/04/07 More Women Choosing to Breastfeed, but Rates of Exclusive Breastfeeding Fall Short of National Objectives

08/03/07 NEW REPORTS IDENTIFY STATE-LEVEL PRIVACY AND SECURITY SOLUTIONS FOR SECURE EXCHANGE OF HEALTH INFORMATION

08/03/07 CMS ANNOUNCES PAYMENT REFORMS FOR INPATIENT HOSPITAL SERVICES IN 2008 REFORMS CONTINUE TRANSITION TO MORE ACCURATE PAYMENT SYSTEM; PROMOTE QUALITY CARE FOR ALL HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS

08/03/07 PROGESTERONE TREATMENT DOES NOT PREVENT PRETERM BIRTH IN TWIN PREGNANCY

08/02/07 New Study Proves That Minimally Invasive Aneurysm Treatment Yields Successful Long-Term Results

08/02/07 Is Your Sunscreen More Dangerous than the Sun?

08/01/07 SUCCESS OR FAILURE OF ANTIDEPRESSANT CITALOPRAM PREDICTED BY GENE VARIATION

08/01/07 AFTER A DECADES-LONG SEARCH, SCIENTISTS IDENTIFY NEW GENETIC RISK FACTORS FOR MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS

07/31/07 Video: Cranberries Help Create Safer Summer Barbeques

07/31/07 New poll: Stress Can Limit Emotional Intelligence and Workplace Success

07/31/07 Avoid the Bite

07/30/07 HHS TAKES FURTHER STEPS TO PROTECT MEDICARE FROM FRAUDULENT DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT SUPPLIERS

07/26/07 Couples Quiet When It Comes to Concerns About Fertility

07/26/07 NIHSENIORHEALTH OFFERS TIPS ON HOW TO TALK WITH YOUR DOCTOR

07/25/07 New Study Confirms Link Between Breast Cancer and Hormone Therapy

07/25/07 TREATING HIV-INFECTED INFANTS EARLY HELPS THEM LIVE LONGER South African Clinical Trial Modified Because of Initial Data

07/24/07 FRAMINGHAM OBSERVATIONAL STUDY NOTES GREATER INCIDENCE OF METABOLIC SYNDROME AMONG ADULTS CONSUMING SOFT DRINKS

07/24/07 Study: Organic Dairy and Meat Improves Mothers' Breast Milk

07/23/07 MEDICARE TO MODIFY ITS CLAIMS MONITORING POLICY FOR USE OF ERYTHROPOIESIS STIMULATING AGENTS (ESAs) FOR ANEMIA TREATMENT IN DIALYSIS

07/22/07 IMPROVEMENT FOLLOWING ADHD TREATMENT SUSTAINED IN MOST CHILDREN But Linked Problems Persist Into Adolescence -- Major Follow-up Study

07/21/07 Say 'I Do' to Looking and Feeling Great on Your Wedding Day

07/20/07 FIRST GENOME-WIDE STUDY OF INFECTIOUS DISEASE OPENS NEW AVENUES FOR HIV TREATMENT, VACCINES

07/20/07 NEW AHRQ RESOURCES CAN HELP STATES AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES WITH DISASTER PLANNING AND RESPONSE INVOLVING NURSING HOMES

07/19/07 Domino Transplant Allows Child with Rare Liver Disease to Receive New Organ, Pass His on to Another Patient Waiting for Liver Donor

07/18/07 Never Leave Home Without It - Your Cell Phone or Your Birth Control?

07/18/07 Headline: New International Health Regulations Enter Into Force in the United States

07/17/07 A REVISED PAYMENT SYSTEM FOR SERVICES PROVIDED IN AMBULATORY SURGICAL CENTERS

07/17/07 Be Good to Your Skin: Protect Yourself from Too Much Sun This Summer

07/16/07 Gene Discovered for Type 1 Diabetes in Children

07/16/07 Using the 'F' Word - When Parents and Doctors Disagree

07/12/07 WHILE MOST DIABETES DRUGS PROVIDE SIMILAR GLUCOSE CONTROL, SOME OFFER IMPORTANT ADVANTAGES, NEW REVIEW SHOWS

07/12/07 S.O.S. Is for Save Our Skin

07/11/07 MEDICARE ANNOUNCES NEW CLINICAL TRIAL POLICY

07/10/07 FDA Advice: What You Need to Know About Food Allergies

07/09/07 CMS PUBLISHES NEW MEDICAID DRUG PAYMENT RULE

07/08/07 NIEHS RESEARCHERS IDENTIFY ENZYME CRITICAL IN DNA REPLICATION

07/07/07 Waiting Times for Care? Try Looking at the U.S.

07/06/07 Patients Eager to E-mail Their Doctors

07/05/07 SURVIVING CANCER: TIPS, WISDOM INSPIRATION FOR COPING FROM A FOUR-TIME CANCER SURVIVOR

07/05/07 New Study Shows Half of Children With Autism Can Be Accurately Diagnosed at Close to One Year of Age

07/04/07 How Seniors Can Beat the Heat

07/03/07 CMS ISSUES FINAL CITIZENSHIP GUIDELINES FOR MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY - Documentation Expanded, Groups Exempted

07/03/07 HUMAN ANTIBODIES THAT BLOCK HUMAN AND ANIMAL SARS VIRUSES IDENTIFIED

07/02/07 PROTEIN PLAYS CRUCIAL ROLE IN REPAIRING GENETIC DAMAGE THAT CAN LEAD TO LYMPHOMAS IN MICE

07/02/07 E-PRESCRIBING AND COMPUTER-GENERATED FAX EXEMPTION

07/02/07 CMS PROPOSES POLICY, PAYMENT CHANGES FOR PHYSICIANS’ SERVICES IN 2008

06/28/07 STUDY SHOWS SURGERY IS MORE EFFECTIVE THAN OTHER TREATMENTS FOR COMMON BACK PROBLEM

06/28/07 SCIENTISTS DISCOVER ROLE OF ENZYME IN DNA REPAIR

06/28/07 The HIV Test: What You Know Can Help You

06/27/07 Down in the Mouth?

06/27/07 Dear Doctor: What You Need To Know About Own Occupation Disability Insurance Policies

06/27/07 Tuberculosis Spread Through Airline Travel - Worldwide Access to a New Blood Test is Now Available

06/26/07 A BRIEF SKILL-BUILDING PROGRAM CAN REDUCE STD OR HIV RISK AMONG INNER-CITY AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN

06/26/07 GENE VARIANT INCREASES RISK FOR ALCOHOLISM FOLLOWING CHILDHOOD ABUSE

06/26/07 Hosting a Party this Summer? You Can Help Prevent Drunk Driving Accidents

06/26/07 First Use of Cord Blood to Alter Course of Type 1 Diabetes

06/25/07 Tips for Surviving Time Off: Lupus Now(R) Magazine Provides 'Vacation Inspiration'

06/24/07 New York City's Success in Reducing Smoking Sets Example for the Nation

06/23/07 BOYS WITH AUTISM, RELATED DISORDERS, HAVE HIGH LEVELS OF GROWTH HORMONES

06/23/07 When Planning Summer Fun, Active Families Should Focus on Safety

06/22/07 MEDICARE ENHANCES CONSUMER INFORMATION ON HOSPITAL CARE

06/21/07 WHI STUDY OF YOUNGER POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN LINKS ESTROGEN THERAPY TO LESS PLAQUE IN ARTERIES Experts Caution that Heart Disease Effects Remain Unclear

06/21/07 Make Healthy Pools Part of Your Summertime Fun

06/20/07 RESEARCHERS DISCOVER GENE FOR RARE SKIN DISORDER

06/20/07 PAHO Urges New Approach to Cervical Cancer Prevention

06/20/07 Baby Boomer Women Hardest Hit by Pelvic Health Conditions, Says New Report

06/19/07 Be Sure To Pack These Essentials When Vacationing With Baby

06/19/07 New Survey Finds Majority of Men Avoid Preventive Health Measures

06/18/07 Plans Suspend PFFS Marketing; Plans adopt strict guidelines in response to deceptive marketing practices

06/17/07 Physical Therapist to the Pros Offers Tips for Golfers Getting Back on the Green

06/16/07 Don't Let Gas Ruin Your Summer BBQ

06/15/07 Many Patients With Operable Pancreatic Cancer are Not Offered Surgical Treatment

06/15/07 Video: Now, Women May Avoid Hysterectomy with an In-Office Procedure

06/14/07 HHS Launches Initiative to Improve the Health of Hispanic Elders

06/14/07 STUDY FINDS MIX OF DISEASE PROCESSES AT WORK IN BRAINS OF MOST PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA

06/13/07 Plenty of Room at the Table for Dairy

06/13/07 Vitamin B Deficiency and Stroke Prevention: New Report Says Folic Acid Supplementation Can Reduce Risk of Stroke

06/12/07 I Really Like You ... But Your Breath ... it STINKS!

06/12/07 Mowing the Lawn Can be a Dangerous Chore for Kids

06/11/07 HIGHLIGHT STATES’ GAINS AND LAGS IN HEALTH CARE QUALITY

06/11/07 NCI RESEARCHERS DISCOVER GENES THAT ARE TURNED ON AT HIGH LEVELS IN TUMOR-ASSOCIATED BLOOD VESSELS OF MICE AND HUMANS

06/11/07 EARLY RESULTS FROM ALZHEIMER'S NEUROIMAGING BIOMARKER PROJECT SHOW PROMISE FOR FASTER STUDY OF THERAPIES ADNI Database Now Available to Researchers Worldwide

06/10/07 Don't Sweat It: Tips for Surviving Summer from the International Hyperhidrosis Society

06/09/07 New Treatment for Prostatitis from Stanford Researchers Helps Many Sufferers of Pelvic Pain

06/09/07 Biologic Replaces Ointments & Surgery to Stop Aging

06/08/07 NEWLY FOUND SENSING SYSTEM ENABLES CERTAIN BACTERIA TO RESIST HUMAN IMMUNE DEFENSES

06/08/07 PAHO Task Force Calls for "Trans Fat Free Americas"

06/07/07 The Do's and Don'ts of Selecting a Pet Sitter

06/07/07 Packing a Beach Bag? Don't Forget the Iced Tea

06/06/07 Summer Fun Can Be Fatal to Pets

06/05/07 Autism Families Keep Close Watch As First Test Case Goes To Vaccine Court

06/05/07 The Best Test for Women With Ovarian Cancer

06/05/07 Tips for Safer Grilling, From the Harvard Health Letter

06/04/07 MOUSE MODEL POINTS TO POSSIBLE NEW STRATEGY FOR TREATING RARE MUSCLE DISEASE, KIDNEY DISORDERS Researchers Surprised by Clues Uncovered in Transgenic Mice

06/04/07 Panic Over Infected U.S. Citizen is Just The Tip of the Nightmare: New Strains of Tuberculosis Can Be Used as a Powerful Bioterror Weapon

06/01/07 BLOOD TEST MAY HELP SIGNAL TUMOR'S REMISSION, RETURN IN THROAT CANCER PATIENTS

05/31/07 NEW WEB TOOL PROVIDES SAMPLES OF REPORT CARDS ON HEALTH CARE QUALITY

05/31/07 Add Some Flavor to Your Summer

05/30/07 Cure for Reading Glasses?

05/29/07 HUMAN ANTIBODIES PROTECT MICE FROM AVIAN FLU

05/29/07 Unofficial Boating Season Kicks-Off

05/27/07 Headline: HHS CONVENES AMERICA'S LEADERS TO HELP AMERICANS PREPARE FOR PANDEMIC FLU

05/26/07 Too Much TV Linked to Poor Glucose Control in Kids

05/26/07 What You Need to Know in Your 40s to Have a Healthy Menopause -- Without Hormone Replacement Therapy

05/25/07 Lower Cholesterol, Cut Risk

05/25/07 Tips for Losing Pounds Fast for Summer

05/24/07 NIH OUTLINES PLANS FOR STUDY OF PEDIATRIC SEIZURES

05/24/07 Photo: Are Americans as Healthy as They Think?

05/24/07 MEDICARE TO EXPAND COVERAGE OF ULTRASOUND DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURES

05/23/07 LOW LEVELS OF COMMON ENZYME KEY TO RESISTANCE IN EWING'S SARCOMA

05/23/07 Is Your Child Protected This Summer?

05/23/07 Survey Reveals Lack of Knowledge About Gout - A Common Form of Painful Arthritis

05/22/07 Red Wine Protects the Prostate, from the Harvard Men's Health Watch

05/22/07 SLING SURGERY IS MORE EFFECTIVE THAN BURCH FOR BLADDER CONTROL IN WOMEN

05/21/07 GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING IN MICE CAN PREDICT RISK OF SKIN LESIONS PROGRESSING TO CANCER

05/21/07 Gene Thought to Assist Chemo May Help Cancer Thrive

05/20/07 Americans Get 'D' on Calcium, Vitamin D Knowledge

05/19/07 New Report: Unmanaged, Diabetes Drug Costs Could Surge Nearly 70 Percent Within Three Years

05/19/07 Children, Teens at Greater Risk Than Adults of Exposure to Damaging UV Radiation

05/18/07 SCIENTISTS DEVELOP METHOD TO TRACK IMMUNE SYSTEM ENZYME IN LIVE ANIMALS

05/18/07 Doctors Want More Quit-Smoking Help for Patients

05/17/07 THE QUEST FOR AN EFFECTIVE HIV VACCINE PRESENTS NEW POSSIBILITIES, CHALLENGES

05/17/07 HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM IN DRINKING WATER CAUSES CANCER IN LAB ANIMALS

05/16/07 MEDICARE ISSUES PROPOSED COVERAGE DECISION ON ERYTHROPOESIS STIMULATING AGENTS IN RESPONSE TO FDA’S RECENT BLACK BOX WARNING AND PUBLIC HEALTH ADVISORIES

05/16/07 Lifestyle Changes Can Avert Chronic Disease Disaster in the Americas

05/16/07 Grapes Shown to Protect Against Diabetes

05/15/07 Calcium, Vitamin D Supplements May Help Prevent Weight Gain in Postmenopausal Women

05/14/07 NEWSWEEK COVER: The Mystery of Gender

05/12/07 Vegan Diet Healthiest for Babies

05/11/07 Top 10 Things to Know About Your Dental Hygienist

05/10/07 U.S. Health Care Sector Moves Rapidly To Provide Consumer Information on Value

05/10/07 CAN AN OMEGA-3 FATTY ACID SLOW THE PROGRESSION OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE? NIH-SUPPORTED RESEARCHERS LAUNCH NATIONWIDE TRIAL

05/10/07 Parents: Help Your Teens Party Right At Graduation

05/09/07 RISK OF LYMPHOMA INCREASES WITH HEPATITIS C VIRUS INFECTION

05/09/07 The Stem Cells That Weren't There

05/08/07 PINN POINT ON WOMEN'S HEALTH BREAST CANCER ADVANCES IN DETECTION, TREATMENT AND CURE

05/08/07 Protect Your Family From Breathing Dirty Air Inside the Car

05/08/07 NIDA LOOKS AT NON-INJECTION DRUG USE AND SPREAD OF HIV/AIDS CDC estimates 250,000 Americans Unaware they are HIV-Positive

05/07/07 GENETIC ROOTS OF BIPOLAR DISORDER REVEALED BY FIRST GENOME-WIDE STUDY OF ILLNESS Targeting enzyme produced by a specific gene may lead to better medications

05/06/07 'Toxic Baby Bottles' Fears Cause Parents to Look for Alternatives

05/05/07 CMS PROPOSES PAYMENT, POLICY CHANGES FOR INPATIENT REHABILITATION FACILITIES IN FISCAL YEAR 2008

05/04/07 Eating Low-Fat Dairy, Fruits and Vegetables Can Reduce Hyptertension Among Adults

05/04/07 IMAGING TECHNIQUES REVEAL THAT HIV INFECTS HOST CELLS USING A MOLECULAR ENTRY CLAW

05/03/07 WHO Launches "Nine Patient Safety Solutions" to Save Lives and Avoid Harm

05/03/07 Breastfeeding at Work Toughest for Younger Moms and Retail Workers

05/03/07 May Is the Month for Families to Get Hip to Bone Health

05/02/07 Poor Sleep Affecting Accuracy and Attitude on the Job

05/02/07 Attention All Moms: Getting the Sleep You Need Will Improve Your Health and Well-Being

05/02/07 Battle to Prevent Skin Cancer Goes Indoors

05/01/07 CMS PROPOSES INCREASE IN MEDICARE PAYMENTS TO NURSING HOMES FOR 2008

05/01/07 KEEP VISION IN YOUR FUTURE: GET AN EYE EXAM TO GUARD AGAINST GLAUCOMA Observe Healthy Vision Month in May

05/01/07 Oral Health Improving for Most Americans, But Tooth Decay Among Preschool Children on the Rise

04/30/07 Nutrition Experts Call for “Trans Fat Free Americas”

04/30/07 Eating Eggs Helps Adults Lose More Weight

04/29/07 Workers Deserve a Safe Workplace, Real Enforcement

04/28/07 Cherries May Help Reduce Metabolic Syndrome and Heart Disease Risk Factors

04/27/07 CMS ISSUES GUIDANCE ON HOSPITAL EMERGENCY SERVICES REQUIREMENTS

04/27/07 Digesting Protein May Be a Hidden Problem for Some, According to the Harvard Health Letter

04/26/07 Would You Like a Shot of Antioxidants With That Cocktail?

04/26/07 Bipolar Disorder in Children Difficult to Diagnose, Reports the Harvard Mental Health Letter

04/25/07 CORTEX AREA THINNER IN YOUTH WITH ALZHEIMER'S-RELATED GENE

04/25/07 CABINET OFFICIALS TO LOOK INTO ISSUES RAISED BY VIRGINIA TECH TRAGEDY

04/24/07 Women Expect to Care for Aging Parents But Seldom Prepare

04/23/07 Eat Your Way to Prolonged Youth

04/22/07 New Method Predicts Hip Joint Decay From Chemotherapy

04/21/07 As Travel Season Approaches, Physical Therapists Offer Tips on Preventing Possibly Life-Threatening Condition

04/20/07 HHS Releases Plan for Development and Purchase of Medical Countermeasures

04/19/07 RESEARCHERS FIND THAT CHILDHOOD SARCOMA INCREASES RISK OF BLOOD CLOTS

04/19/07 Countries Gear Up for Vaccination Week in the Americas

04/19/07 Flavo-what? Flavonoids!

04/18/07 HHS ISSUES REPORT TO CONGRESS ON E-PRESCRIBING - Electronic Prescribing to Cut Errors and Costs

04/18/07 Immune System Disorder May be the Cause of Unexplained Infertility

04/17/07 Virginia Tech School Shooting: National Children's Charity Offers Tips & Tools to Deal with Crisis

04/17/07 RESEARCHERS DISCOVER GENE CRUCIAL FOR NERVE CELL INSULATION

04/17/07 NHLBI STUDY: HAVING ELEVATED RISK FACTORS IN YOUNG ADULTHOOD SIGNIFICANTLY RAISES RISK OF CORONARY CALCIUM LATER ON

04/16/07 CMS PROPOSES PAYMENT REFORMS FOR INPATIENT HOSPITAL SERVICES IN 2008

04/15/07 ANALYSIS OF RHESUS MONKEY GENOME UNCOVERS GENETIC DIFFERENCES WITH HUMANS, CHIMPS DNA Comparison Provides New Clues to Primate Biology

04/14/07 New Report on Reducing Vitamin and Mineral Deficiencies Calls for Increased Use of Nutrient Supplementation and Fortification

04/13/07 GLEEVEC DECREASES CANCER RECURRENCE FOR PATIENTS WITH PRIMARY GASTROINTESTINAL STROMAL TUMOR

04/13/07 Cancer Patients Relying More on Friends, Family for Treatment Advice

04/12/07 MEDICARE PROVIDES FUNDING FOR HEALTH INSURANCE COUNSELING IN ALL 50 STATES

04/12/07 Home Safety Should Top Spring Cleaning 'To-Do' List

04/11/07 Newest Adult Stem Therapy Treats Diabetes

04/11/07 MEDICARE PROPOSES REVISED CLINICAL TRIAL POLICY

04/10/07 ONE IN FOUR HOSPITAL PATIENTS IS ADMITTED WITH A MENTAL HEALTH OR SUBSTANCE ABUSE DISORDER

04/10/07 SCIENTISTS IMPLICATE GENE IN VITILIGO AND OTHER AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES

04/08/07 Scientists decode genome of oral pathogen

04/07/07 Tips for Boomers Helping an Aging Family Member Make Healthcare Decisions

04/06/07 TAI CHI BOOSTS IMMUNITY TO SHINGLES VIRUS IN OLDER ADULTS, NIH-SPONSORED STUDY REPORTS

04/06/07 New Survey Reveals Women Are Unaware of the Dangers of Surgical Adhesions

04/06/07 Childhood Obesity and Liposuction Are Not a Good Mix, ASPS Cautions

04/05/07 LOW-DOSE STEROID COMBINED WITH LENALIDOMIDE PROLONGS SURVIVAL COMPARED WITH HIGH-DOSE STEROID FOR MULTIPLE MYELOMA TREATMENT

04/05/07 COMPUTER-AIDED DETECTION REDUCES THE ACCURACY OF MAMMOGRAMS

04/04/07 Additional Analyses from the Women's Health Initiative EFFECT OF HORMONE THERAPY ON RISK OF HEART DISEASE MAY VARY BY AGE AND YEARS SINCE MENOPAUSE

04/04/07 Many Gardeners to Experience Foot Pain This Season

04/03/07 INTENSIVE PSYCHOTHERAPY MORE EFFECTIVE THAN BRIEF THERAPY FOR TREATING BIPOLAR DEPRESSION

04/03/07 Risk of Autism Rises With Age of Moms, Dads

04/02/07 NIDA STUDY IDENTIFIES GENES THAT MIGHT HELP SOME PEOPLE ABSTAIN FROM SMOKING Findings Move Science Closer to Targeted, Improved Therapies

04/02/07 RESEARCHERS DISCOVER A COMMON VARIATION IN A GENE SEGMENT THAT INCREASES THE RISK FOR PROSTATE CANCER

03/31/07 Kidney Failure Can Result from Iodine Dye Used for X-Rays Data Shows

03/30/07 World Health Day Focuses On Investing In Health for a Safer Future

03/30/07 Don't Sweat the Big Day

03/29/07 How to Be Healthy and 'Green,' From the Harvard Health Letter

03/29/07 Families Respond to Discovery of Genetic Link in Pulmonary Fibrosis

03/29/07 Discover How Easily Soy Foods Fit into a Healthy, Active Lifestyle

03/28/07 MRI DETECTS CANCERS IN THE OPPOSITE BREAST OF WOMEN NEWLY DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER

03/28/07 Lost in Transition: People With Mental Illness Slipping Through Fault Lines Along Continuum of Care

03/28/07 New Study Confirms Role for Pertussis Immunization of Entire Family in Reducing Infant Pertussis

03/27/07 Pomegranate Juice May Be Good for the Prostate and Heart, Reports the Harvard Men's Health Watch

03/27/07 Patients May 'Shave' Their Way to Permanent Relief of Excessive Underarm Sweating, ASPS Study Finds

03/27/07 One in Five Americans Are Either at High Risk for Developing Type 2 Diabetes or Are Unaware That They Already Have Diabetes

03/26/07 Forty new cases of TB detected every hour in the Americas, PAHO reports

03/26/07 CALCIUM PLAQUE BUILD-UP IN THE ARTERIES LEADS TO CORONARY HEART DISEASE IN MULTI-ETHNIC GROUPS

03/26/07 How Can We Learn From a Pet Food Recall?

03/25/07 NEW MEDICARE HOSPITAL CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION FOR TRANSPLANT CENTERS

03/24/07 Leukemic Cells Find Safe Haven in Bone Marrow

03/23/07 Using Dental X-rays to Detect Osteoporosis

03/23/07 Variations of Post-Heart Attack Depression Affect Recovery, Reports the 'Harvard Heart Letter'

03/23/07 International Medical Publishing, Inc Announces Launch of GuidetoPreventiveservices.com

03/22/07 NIH ANNOUNCES PHASE III CLINICAL TRIAL OF CREATINE FOR PARKINSON'S DISEASE Nutritional Supplement May Slow Progression of Disease

03/21/07 ALL LOW-INCOME NEWBORNS TO RECEIVE EQUAL ACCESS TO MEDICAID

03/21/07 RESEARCHERS FIND SURPRISING PATTERN OF INFLUENZA SPREAD IN SOUTH AMERICA AND TROPICS

03/20/07 International Medical Publishing, Inc Announces Release of National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza

03/19/07 TINY, SPONTANEOUS GENE MUTATIONS MAY BOOST AUTISM RISK

03/15/07 NEW MOLECULAR IMAGING COMPOUND PINPOINTS CANCER SPREAD IN MICE

03/15/07 Air Bags Linked to More Foot, Ankle Trauma

03/15/07 Support Your Body's Immune System

03/14/07 How to Build Strong Bones & Prevent Osteoporosis

03/14/07 New Survey Reveals Menopausal Women are Needlessly Battling the Midnight Blues

03/13/07 News Release from Diabetes UK : Younger people with Type 2 diabetes sitting on a heart disease time bomb

03/13/07 New Release fromDiabetes UK : Thousands of young people with diabetes could go blind before the age of 40

03/12/07 NEWSWEEK COVER: The Evolution Revolution

03/12/07 Preventing Colorectal Cancer: Screening Is Key!

03/11/07 New tools to reduce infection in renal units "quality and safety must come first" says new Renal Tsar

03/10/07 Eighty Percent of Older Americans Live With a Chronic Disease, New Report Finds

03/09/07 OLDER MOTHERS MORE LIKELY THAN YOUNGER MOTHERS TO DELIVER BY CESAREAN

03/09/07 Kidney Disease Opens Door to Heart Disease, Other Leading Killers, Says National Survey

03/08/07 FDA Should Ban High Mercury Tuna From U.S. Market, as Canada Requires, According to Advocates

03/08/07 Most Workers Underestimate Chances, Impact of Disability, Survey Shows

03/07/07 STUDY ADVANCES EVIDENCE FOR RECEPTOR'S ROLE IN ALCOHOL PLEASURE AND PROBLEMS

03/06/07 Patients Agree They Should Have Done More Homework Before Surgery, ASPS Survey Reveals

03/06/07 Stressed-Out American Women Have No Time for Sleep

03/06/07 Outpatient Treatment Kills Benign Bone Tumors Nonsurgically With Heat

03/05/07 COULD BABY BOOMERS BE APPROACHING RETIREMENT IN WORSE SHAPE THAN THEIR PREDECESSORS?

03/05/07 PAHO/WHO: “Clean Hands Save Patient Lives”

03/05/07 Fertility & IVF Experts: Don't Bet All on Late Motherhood

03/04/07 Is the AIDS Epidemic Discriminating?

03/03/07 One Soldier's Diabetes Battle in Iraq

03/03/07 Is Poor Oral Hygiene Killing You?

03/02/07 International Medical Publishing, Inc Announces Release of Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Treatment Guidelines, 2006

03/02/07 TASK FORCE RECOMMENDS AGAINST USE OF ASPIRIN AND NON-STEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUGS TO PREVENT COLORECTAL CANCER

03/01/07 Women Traveling Abroad Can Be Safer, Smarter and More Secure According to Free New Travel Health and Safety Guide from MEDEX Assistance

03/01/07 NEW DETAILS IN SCHIZOPHRENIA TREATMENT TRIAL EMERGE

03/01/07 CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT QUALITY IMPROVEMENT EFFORTS YIELD BETTER CARE DELIVERY

03/01/07 AARP Offers Congress Steps to Improve Medicare

02/28/07 REVIEW OF 1918 PANDEMIC FLU STUDIES OFFERS MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS Experts Say Further Study of Past Pandemics Key to Preparedness

02/28/07 Aspirin Significantly Reduces Esophageal-Cancer Risk in People With Most- Aggressive Form of Barrett's Esophagus

02/27/07 Glucose Intolerance Linked to Cancer Risk in Women

02/26/07 Radio Address By President Bush to the Nation

02/25/07 Long-term Care: To Buy or Not to Buy?

02/24/07 Learning Good Eating Habits Early Leads to Lifelong Health and Wellness

02/23/07 TREATMENT EXTENDS SURVIVAL IN MOUSE MODEL OF SPINAL MUSCULAR ATROPHY

02/23/07 Controlling Intestinal Side Effects of Antibiotics With Yeast-Based Probiotic

02/22/07 STUDY FINDS REDUCED BRAIN GROWTH IN ALCOHOLICS WITH FAMILY DRINKING HISTORY

02/22/07 Toothbrush Care and Replacement - Some Helpful Tips

02/22/07 Foot Pain Ruining Your Golf Swing?

02/22/07 IT’S NEVER TOO LATE FOR A 2007 DIABETES CALENDAR

02/21/07 EXPERIMENTAL VACCINE GIVEN DURING PREGNANCY REDUCES STILLBIRTHS FROM COMMON VIRUS

02/21/07 Copper Surfaces May Help Prevent Cold and Flu

02/21/07 LARGEST-EVER SEARCH FOR AUTISM GENES REVEALS NEW CLUES

02/20/07 Traumatic Decision: to Amputate or Salvage a Limb?

02/19/07 NEWSWEEK COVER: Men and Depression

02/19/07 Allowing Children to Grow While Treating Chest and Spine Deformities

02/19/07 No More Ugly Shoes!

02/18/07 Women's Sports Injuries: It's Not Just the Hormones

02/17/07 Long Term Care Simplified

02/17/07 Hot Flashes, Hormones and Your Health

02/16/07 Heart Health Fun Facts and Tips

02/16/07 'Coffee Is the Number One Antioxidant Molecule in the American Diet,' Expert on Polyphenols Tells Science Writers

02/16/07 International Medical Publishing, Inc Announces Release of The Guide to Clinical Preventive Services 2006

02/16/07 Would You Like a Nutritional Plan That's Tailored to Your Genes?

02/15/07 PAHO Urges Readiness for Dengue Outbreaks in 2007

02/15/07 SCIENTISTS UNVEIL PIECE OF HIV PROTEIN THAT MAY BE KEY TO AIDS VACCINE DEVELOPMENT

02/15/07 VARIATION IN A GENE MAY HELP PROTECT AGAINST BREAST CANCER

02/15/07 SCIENTISTS FIND ANTIBODY THAT CAN POTENTLY NEUTRALIZE TWO VIRUSES

02/15/07 New Patient Safety Proposed Regulation Aims to Improve Health Care Quality and Patient Safety

02/12/07 Crisis on the Catwalk: Fashion Models Report Feeling Less Happy and Fulfilled Than Others, According to New Research

02/11/07 Studies Show Exercise Can Spice Up Your Sex Life

02/10/07 SECOND GENE DISCOVERED FOR RECESSIVE FORM OF BRITTLE BONE DISEASE

02/10/07 High-dose Progesterone Treatment Reduces Preterm Delivery Risk

02/09/07 COMMON GENE VERSION OPTIMIZES THINKING -- BUT WITH A POSSIBLE DOWNSIDE

02/09/07 New Device Keeps Young Kids Safe in the Car

02/09/07 Seniors: Prevent Falls by Fixing Painful Feet

02/08/07 GENERIC DRUG UTILIZATION ON THE RISE

02/08/07 STANDARD THERAPY MORE EFFECTIVE THAN DIABETES DRUG FOR ACHIEVING PREGNANCY IN COMMON FERTILITY DISORDER

02/08/07 SCIENTISTS LEARN THE ORIGIN OF ROGUE B CELLS

02/06/07 NCI SCIENTISTS DISCOVER HOW T-CELL LEUKEMIA VIRUSES EVADE BODY'S DEFENSE MECHANISMS

02/06/07 Americans Think More U.S. Poverty Would Threaten National Security

02/06/07 Study Calls for Better Treatment and Understanding of H. pylori

02/05/07 BRAIN'S REWARD CIRCUIT ACTIVITY EBBS AND FLOWS WITH A WOMAN'S HORMONAL CYCLE

02/05/07 Prevention, early detection could avert a major surge in cancer deaths in the Americas

02/05/07 Got Vitamin D?

02/04/07 New Findings May Change the Way Heart Disease Is Detected and Treated in Women, From the 'Harvard Women's Health Watch'

02/03/07 Your Family Feeling S.A.D.? It May be Seasonal Affective Disorder

02/03/07 COMMON BLOOD PRESSURE DRUG REDUCES PROGRESSIVE MUSCLE DEGENERATION IN MICE

02/02/07 STUDY TESTS ORAL INSULIN TO PREVENT TYPE 1 DIABETES

02/02/07 MEDICARE PROPOSES EXPANDED COVERAGE OF PERCUTANEOUS TRANSLUMINAL ANGIOPLASTY (PTA) OF THE CAROTID ARTERY CONCURRENT WITH STENTING

02/01/07 IMPROVING COMMUNICATION IN THE ICU ABOUT END-OF-LIFE CARE IN THE ICU REDUCES SYMPTOMS OF STRESS, ANXIETY, AND DEPRESSION IN FAMILY MEMBERS

02/01/07 EXTREME IRRITABILITY: IS IT CHILDHOOD BIPOLAR DISORDER? Brain's electrical signals provide clues.

02/01/07 LAVENDER AND TEA TREE OILS MAY CAUSE BREAST GROWTH IN BOYS

01/30/07 Good Oral Health Practices Should Begin in Infancy

01/29/07 MRI MORE SENSITIVE THAN CT IN DIAGNOSING MOST COMMON FORM OF ACUTE STROKE, FINDS NIH STUDY

01/29/07 MEDICARE PROPOSES PAYMENT CHANGES FOR LONG-TERM CARE HOSPITALS FOR RATE YEAR 2008 AND FOR MEDICARE GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION PAYMENTS

01/29/07 THIN BONES SEEN IN BOYS WITH AUTISM AND AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER

01/28/07 Snuggling Up With an Old and Dirty Pillow?

01/27/07 The Failure to Stay Fit: People With Diabetes Get Far Less Exercise Than Others (But None of Us Get Enough)

01/27/07 Be Good to Your Heart - Get Some Zzz's

01/26/07 FOLIC ACID MAY PREVENT CLEFT LIP AND PALATE

01/26/07 DAMAGE TO SPECIFIC PART OF THE BRAIN MAY MAKE SMOKERS 'FORGET' TO SMOKE

01/25/07 Viral "Cold Front" Set to Hit Britain

01/25/07 ARSENIC COMPOUND IMPROVES SURVIVAL OF ADULTS WITH UNCOMMON FORM OF LEUKEMIA

01/24/07 White House Press Office: State Of The Union Address

01/23/07 Watch Out for Winter Workouts

01/22/07 NIH LAUNCHES NEW CAMPAIGN AIMED AT INCREASING AWARENESS, EARLY DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT FOR COPD Communications Effort Augments NHLBI's Investment in COPD Research

01/18/07 EVIDENCE LACKING TO SUPPORT MANY OFF-LABEL USES OF ATYPICAL ANTIPSYCHOTICS

01/18/07 OLDER AMERICANS NOT DISCUSSING COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE USE WITH DOCTORS

01/18/07 Childhood Obesity Linked to Foot Pain

01/17/07 Going to See Your Doctor May Actually Make You Sicker, Says DoctorSolve

01/16/07 SCIENTISTS FIND NEW GENETIC CLUE TO CAUSE OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE

01/12/07 SCIENTISTS SEQUENCE GENOME OF PARASITE RESPONSIBLE FOR COMMON SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTION

01/11/07 MISSED OPPORTUNITIES: TOO FEW AMERICANS BEING SCREENED, COUNSELED TO PREVENT COLORECTAL CANCER, OBESITY, OTHER CONDITIONS

01/11/07 Strawberries May Slow Cancer Cell Growth

01/11/07 WOMEN'S RESPONSE TO ANTI-HIV THERAPY IMPROVED IF TREATMENT BEGINS SIX MONTHS AFTER EARLIER PREVENTIVE REGIMEN Response to Treatment Diminished If Treatment Begins Within Six Months Of Preventive Regimen

01/09/07 Take Precaution - Stop Fluoridation

01/08/07 NEW REPORT FINDS LITTLE EVIDENCE TO DETERMINE THE USEFULNESS OF GENETIC TESTS IN THE TREATMENT OF DEPRESSION

01/08/07 NEWSWEEK COVER: Health For Life: Understanding Menopause

01/06/07 10 KIDS’ HEALTH ISSUES TO WATCH IN 2010

01/05/07 New Hope for Stroke Survivors

01/04/07 Hand Washing: Don't Give Up on Plain Soap and Water, from the Harvard Health Letter

01/04/07 SCIENTISTS DISCOVER HOW MATERNAL SMOKING CAN CAUSE CLEFT LIP AND PALATE

01/04/07 How To Eat The Foods You Like And Still Lose Weight - Eat Slower

01/03/07 MOLECULAR CROSSTALK BETWEEN TUMOR AND SURROUNDING CELLS MARKS CANCER PROGRESSION

01/03/07 Tips From Reality Check Help Kids Avoid Drugs and Alcohol in the New Year

01/03/07 Americans Need to Boost Their Intake of Folic Acid; Rice is a Good Source

01/02/07 Smile! It's Time To Keep Your New Year's Resolutions

01/02/07 Start New Year with Morning Workouts

12/30/06 Resolve to Get and Stay Active This New Year

12/29/06 Tips for Brides-to-Be: Sleep Enhances Your Health, Beauty on Wedding Day

12/29/06 Diabetes, Heart Associations Align Fight Against Heart Disease

12/28/06 GENE DISCOVERED FOR FORM OF BRITTLE BONE DISEASE

12/28/06 Physical Therapists Can Help Relieve Pain

12/28/06 New Hypertension Guidelines Fail to Improve Blood Pressure Control in People With Diabetes

12/27/06 AMA Releases Resolutions for a Healthy New Year

12/24/06 CITY VS. CITY: WHEN IT COMES TO HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS, GEOGRAPHY MATTERS

12/23/06 RESEARCHERS FIND THAT A 'SILENT' GENE MUTATION CAN CHANGE THE FUNCTION OF AN ANTICANCER DRUG PUMP

12/23/06 EXPERIENCE SCULPTS BRAIN CIRCUITRY TO BUILD RESILIENCY TO STRESS Rats Develop "Illusion of Control"

12/22/06 What's Hot and What's Not When it Comes to Weight Loss in 2007

12/22/06 Is Sports Activity a Pre-Existing Condition for Back Pain?

12/21/06 COMPANIES SIGNAL SUPPORT FOR ADMINISTRATION INITIATIVE TO IMPROVE HEALTH QUALITY, REDUCE COSTS

12/21/06 Attention Artificial Sweetener Users - Calorie Savings Don't Add Up

12/21/06 Resolving to Get in Shape? Don't Let Your new Exercise Regimen Wreck Your Back!

12/20/06 REDUCED LEVELS OF FAT IN THE DIET MAY DECREASE THE RISK OF BREAST CANCER RECURRENCE ACCORDING TO NEW CLINICAL TRIAL

12/20/06 HERBAL SUPPLEMENT FAILS TO RELIEVE HOT FLASHES IN LARGE NIH TRIAL

12/20/06 MENTAL EXERCISE HELPS MAINTAIN SOME SENIORS' THINKING SKILLS

12/18/06 Top Ten Christmas Survival Tips Brought to You From Bisodol(R)

12/18/06 Study Results Show GeneSearch(TM) Breast Lymph Node Assay Rapidly Detects Breast Cancer Metastases With Greater Sensitivity Than Traditional Tests

12/14/06 ADULT MALE CIRCUMCISION SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCES RISK OF ACQUIRING HIV Trials in Kenya and Uganda Stopped Early

12/14/06 Pneumococcal Disease in Latin America Kills Two Children Every Hour, Causes 1.6 Million Cases of Childhood Disease Every Year, New Study Finds

12/14/06 Positive Results for Liver Cancer Trial

12/13/06 Liven Up Holiday Parties With a Little Activity

12/13/06 PHYSICIANS’ EXTENDED WORK SHIFTS ASSOCIATED WITH INCREASED RISK OF MEDICAL ERRORS THAT HARM PATIENTS

12/12/06 Favorite Holiday Foods Making You Sick?

12/12/06 Include Fire Safety on Your Holiday Wish List

12/11/06 A New Approach To Growing Heart Muscle

12/11/06 CMS PUBLISHES FINAL PATIENTS’ RIGHTS RULE ON USE OF RESTRAINTS AND SECLUSION Better, More Extensive Training of Staff Required

12/10/06 Give Yourself a Gift This Season: Send Your Migraine Packing

12/10/06 Bloodless Screening Device May Help Stem Global Diabetes Epidemic

12/09/06 Glaucoma: Silently Stealing Sight from Millions

12/09/06 Study: Malaria May Fuel Spread of HIV While HIV May Boost Malaria Infection Rates in Some Areas of Africa

12/08/06 Hormonal Contraception Does Not Appear To Increase HIV Risk

12/08/06 INFECTIOUS DISEASE RESEARCHERS DEVELOP BASIS FOR EXPERIMENTAL MELANOMA TREATMENT

12/07/06 NCI RESEARCHERS DEVELOP MODIFIED IMMUNOTOXIN FOR CANCER THERAPY IN MOUSE STUDY

12/07/06 New Survey Shows Half of Cancer Patients Are Not Aware of Clinical Trials at the Time of Their Treatment Decision

12/07/06 Is It a Cold, or Something More?

12/07/06 Sticking to a Healthy Resolution

12/06/06 New Law Helps Retirees Avoid Taxes Before the New Year

12/06/06 New Hope for Patients With Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia

12/06/06 RISK OF DEATH OR HEART ATTACK WITH DRUG-ELUTING STENTS

12/06/06 YOUNG AFRICAN AMERICAN ADULTS AT HIGH RISK FOR HIV, STDS EVEN IN ABSENCE OF HIGH-RISK BEHAVIORS

12/05/06 Dashing Through The Snow: Tips on Cold Weather Running

12/05/06 BENEFITS TO EMPLOYERS OUTWEIGH ENHANCED DEPRESSION-CARE COSTS

12/05/06 BRAIN'S FEAR CENTER SHRINKS IN AUTISM'S MOST SEVERELY SOCIALLY-IMPAIRED Well Siblings Share Some of the Same Behavioral, Neural Features

12/05/06 Diabetes Epidemic Out of Control

12/05/06 10 Tips to Maintain Your Weight Over the Holidays

12/05/06 NEWSWEEK: Genetic Testing Transforming Diagnosis and Treatment, Tests For Major Illnesses Like Type 2 Diabetes Could Be Available By 2010: 'We Are on the Leading Edge of a Genuine Revolution,' Says Doctor

12/04/06 DISABILITY AMONG OLDER AMERICANS CONTINUES SIGNIFICANT DECLINE

12/04/06 PAHO Calls for New Efforts to Halt HIV Epidemic in Latin America and the Caribbean

12/04/06 Don't Forget to Floss Your Arteries!

12/03/06 Beating the Holiday Blues: Tips for Family Caregivers and the Seniors They Love to Enjoy Some Seasonal Cheer

12/03/06 Are You Starving Your Hair and Nails?

12/02/06 World AIDS Day Focuses Spotlight on Links Between Sexual Violence, Broken Justice Systems and HIV/AIDS Pandemic

12/02/06 Improperly-Sized Tennis Racket Grip Doesn't Cause Tennis Elbow

12/01/06 OLDER DRUG MAY BE MORE COST-EFFECTIVE FOR SOME PATIENTS WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA

12/01/06 Holiday Season Got You Down? Blood Pressure Going Up?

11/30/06 A New Medicare Prevention Benefits Alert

11/29/06 MEDICARE PUBLISHES NEW HOSPITAL REQUIREMENTS

11/29/06 2007 Is Declared the 'Year of the Muscle' by HyperStrike

11/29/06 Overweight Women Warned About Using Birth Control Patch; Canadian Manufacturer Also Warns About Use in Saunas and Whirlpools

11/28/06 Holiday Traffic Fatalities and Injuries Drop

11/28/06 Study Shows Americans Ambivalent About HIV/AIDS Crisis

11/27/06 TECHNOLOGY FOR MONITORING FETAL OXYGEN DURING LABOR OFFERS NO APPARENT BENEFIT

11/26/06 Updated Lung Disease Guidelines Aim to Reduce World's Fourth Largest Killer

11/26/06 Number of People with HIV in Latin America and the Caribbean Rises to 2 Million, Number of People under Treatment and Getting Tested also Increases, Says Report

11/25/06 Study Reveals Medicaid 'Upper Payment Limit' Policies Represent an Important Barrier to Managed Care Expansion in Many States

11/25/06 NHLBI AND CMS LAUNCH LARGE STUDY OF HOME OXYGEN THERAPY FOR COPD -- CLINICAL TRIAL WILL CLARIFY IF MORE PATIENTS COULD BENEFIT FROM TREATMENT

11/24/06 Tis' the Season to be Sweat-free - Tips from the International Hyperhidrosis Society on Sweating Out the Holidays

11/24/06 Parents Reminded to Monitor Infants' Fluoride Consumption

11/23/06 Diet may Help Prevent Allergies and Asthma

11/23/06 Tips for Managing Stress This Holiday Season

11/22/06 Tips for Visiting Elderly Loved Ones During the Holidays

11/22/06 Pop Open a Bottle of Bubbly the Safe Way

11/21/06 Holidays Are No Time To Mismanage Your Health

11/21/06 NCI RESEARCHERS INDUCE NATURAL KILLER CELLS TO FIGHT LIVER CANCER IN MICE

11/20/06 Birds Eye Foods is Voluntarily Recalling Frozen Cooked Winter Squash Due to Potential Contamination

11/17/06 EVIDENCE-BASED TIPS FROM AHRQ HELP HOSPITALS PROMOTE PATIENT SAFETY

11/17/06 STRUCTURED EXERCISE PROGRAM MAY ENHANCE SENIORS' PHYSICAL FUNCTIONING

11/16/06 Feasting 'Til It Hurts: The Uncomfortable Truth About Holiday Eating

11/15/06 Trans Fat Raises Cardiac Health Concerns

11/15/06 Drug in New Hepatitis C Clinical Trial

11/14/06 STUDY FINDINGS CHALLENGE CURRENT CLINICAL PRACTICE CLINICAL TRIAL RESULTS FIND LATE ANGIOPLASTY AFTER HEART ATTACK OFFERS NO ADVANTAGE OVER STANDARD DRUG THERAPY

11/14/06 NEW NIMH RESEARCH STRIVES TO UNDERSTAND HOW ANTIDEPRESSANTS MAY BE ASSOCIATED WITH SUICIDAL THOUGHTS AND ACTIONS

11/13/06 Next Flu Pandemic: What to Do Until the Vaccine Arrives?

11/12/06 Use of Hyperthermia Therapy in Treating Primary and Recurrent Breast Cancer Highlights Breast Cancer Congress

11/12/06 Taming of the Flu: How You Can Minimize Risk

11/11/06 Treat Next Year's Fall Allergy Symptoms Now

11/11/06 Honoring Our Veterans Even at the End of Life

11/10/06 Lose Weight Over the Holidays? It's Possible, and Here's How

11/10/06 Study in Today's New England Journal of Medicine Shows Benefits of Thymoglobulin Use

11/08/06 'Tis the Season ... for Stress

11/08/06 Avoid Tumbling Into Fall With Ladder-Safety Tips From Physicians at OrthoCarolina's Foot & Ankle Center

11/07/06 MRSA TOXIN ACQUITTED: STUDY CLEARS SUSPECTED KEY TO SEVERE BACTERIAL ILLNESS

11/07/06 Significant Errors In Insulin Dose Can Result When Blood Glucose Meters Are Miscoded According to New Clinical Study

11/06/06 Study on Non-Invasive Therapy for 'Chemo Brain'

11/06/06 Educational TV has Positive Effects on Toddlers and Preschoolers

11/05/06 Revolutionary New Test May Detect Cancer Earlier

11/05/06 Breakthrough Made in Handling of Emotional Trauma by Laypeople

11/04/06 A Call to Action for People With Diabetes: Take Steps to Lower Your Risk for Heart Disease

11/04/06 Future of Sexual and Reproductive Health at Tipping Point According to Global Study

11/03/06 Time For England to Brush Up its Act

11/03/06 PAY-FOR-PERFORMANCE INCENTIVES ADOPTED BY HALF OF U.S. HMOs, BUT USE DEPENDS ON HEALTH PLAN TYPE, PHYSICIAN PAYMENT ARRANGEMENTS

11/03/06 STUDY FINDS PERIODONTAL TREATMENT DOES NOT LOWER PRETERM BIRTH RISK

11/02/06 CMS ANNOUNCES CHANGES TO POLICIES AND PAYMENT FOR OUTPATIENT SERVICES.

11/02/06 CMS ANNOUNCES PAYMENT CHANGES FOR MEDICARE HOME HEALTH SERVICES AND CERTAIN DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT

11/02/06 How Can You Feel Good When You Are Cold? Plastic Surgeons Focus on Patient Comfort

11/01/06 Too Much Weight Gain During Pregnancy May Be Associated With Complications for Newborns

11/01/06 LASER TREATMENT DOES NOT PREVENT VISION LOSS FOR PEOPLE WITH EARLY AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION

11/01/06 SIDS INFANTS SHOW ABNORMALITIES IN BRAIN AREA CONTROLLING BREATHING, HEART RATE Serotonin-Using Brain Cells Implicated In Abnormalities

10/31/06 Monsanto Applauds KFC Decision to Use Low-Linolenic Soybeans to Reduce Trans Fats

10/31/06 Many Adults With Psychiatric Disorders May Also Have Undiagnosed ADHD

10/30/06 CMS PROPOSES TO REQUIRE NURSING HOMES ACROSS AMERICA TO INSTALL SPRINKLERS

10/30/06 AAMC PRESIDENT CALLS FOR RESTORING NATION’S COMMITMENT TO THE “PUBLIC GOOD”

10/29/06 Keep your Ghosts and Goblins Safe

10/29/06 SCIENTISTS PUBLISH ANALYSIS OF HONEY BEE GENOME Social Insect Creates Buzz for Agricultural, Biomedical Research

10/28/06 AHRQ LAUNCHES ELECTRONIC PREVENTIVE SERVICES SELECTOR (ePSS) TOOL FOR PRIMARY CARE CLINICIANS

10/28/06 Stroke Patients in Europe - Is Lack of Awareness Causing Disability?

10/27/06 NEW STUDY SHOWS MORE CONVENIENT HIV TREATMENT AS EFFECTIVE AS MORE COMPLEX REGIMENS

10/27/06 FEWER WOMEN HAVING INPATIENT BREAST CANCER SURGERY

10/26/06 New Tool Can Help Predict Diabetes Complications

10/26/06 The Montessori Method - Not Just for Kids

10/25/06 “OFF-PUMP” BYPASS SURGERY ASSOCIATED WITH REDUCED OCCURRENCE OF STROKE AND OTHER COMPLICATIONS

10/25/06 Lose Some Weight While You Sweat with Your Mate!

10/24/06 RESEARCHERS REPORT INITIAL SUCCESS IN PROMISING APPROACH TO PREVENT TOOTH DECAY

10/24/06 SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE LACKING FOR PATIENTS CHOOSING AMONG TREATMENTS FOR NARROWED KIDNEY ARTERIES

10/23/06 Study Sheds Light on Soy and Heart Health

10/22/06 To Teeth, Sugar in Halloween Candy Really Not That Scary

10/22/06 Fear of Needle Sticks Causes Significant Stress and Anxiety in Parents and Children, New Parent Survey Finds

10/21/06 8 Strawberries a Day Help Keep Colds & Flu Away

10/21/06 Dieting Can Lead to Eating Disorders

10/20/06 GENE LINKED TO AUTISM IN FAMILIES WITH MORE THAN ONE AFFECTED CHILD

10/20/06 NIAID SCIENTISTS IDENTIFY HUMAN PROTEIN THAT HELPS CHICKENPOX AND SHINGLES VIRUS SPREAD

10/20/06 Nail Care Myths and Facts

10/19/06 The Impact of Obesity on Osteoarthritis

10/19/06 Take the Fear Out of Halloween for Kids With Severe Allergies

10/19/06 EXPERIMENTAL VACCINE PROTECTS MICE AGAINST DEADLY 1918 FLU VIRUS

10/18/06 Labeling Keeps Your Toddler Safe at School & Daycare During Cold/Flu Season

10/18/06 Older Brains Tackle Complexity More Easily

10/18/06 Beware this Halloween

10/17/06 NEW EVIDENCE REPORT FINDS MOST GENOMIC TESTS TO IDENTIFY OR TREAT OVARIAN CANCER HAVE NOT SHOWN CLINICAL VALUE

10/17/06 Check for the Heart-Check Mark When Shopping for Whole Grains

10/16/06 MEDICARE PROPOSES TO IMPROVE CARE THROUGH LEARNING FROM PRESCRIPTION DRUG DATA

10/16/06 Older Brains Get Quicker - A Lot Quicker

10/15/06 Sports Massage Therapist Tells How to Improve Your Marathon Goals With Sports Massage

10/14/06 PLAN WILL GUIDE NIH RESEARCH IN TYPE 1 DIABETES

10/14/06 Fluoride: A Pain in the Neck - Case Report

10/14/06 Weight Loss Surgery Assists in Eliminating, Avoiding Type 2 Diabetes; American Institute of Gastric Banding (AIGB) Recognizes November as National Diabetes Month

10/13/06 MEDICARE CONTINUES TO REDUCE IMPROPER CLAIMS PAYMENTS

10/13/06 NEW TOOL HELPS IDENTIFY MYSTERIOUS VIRUSES THAT CAUSED NEW YORK RESPIRATORY ILLNESSES IN 2004

10/12/06 MEDICARE FINDS BILLIONS IN SAVINGS TO TAXPAYERS - New Contractors to Help Identify Fraud, Waste and Abuse

10/12/06 ANTIPSYCHOTIC MEDICATIONS USED TO TREAT ALZHEIMER'S PATIENTS FOUND LACKING

10/11/06 Mind your own business

10/10/06 Three Complementary Infertility Treatments Boost Pregnancy Rates, Research Shows

10/10/06 Surprise! Breastfeeding Benefits Mother, Too

10/10/06 Holiday Stress? Achieve 'P.E.A.C.E.' Instead

10/09/06 Breast Cancer: Radiation Therapy Indispensable

10/08/06 FRUIT FLY STUDY IDENTIFIES GENE MUTATION THAT REGULATES SENSITIVITY TO ALCOHOL

10/08/06 DRUG PREVENTS POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE IN RESOURCE POOR SETTINGS Advance Has Potential to Save Thousands of Lives

10/07/06 Child Health Month: The Real Truth About Sugar and Child Nutrition

10/07/06 Don't Get Spooked This Halloween by Backyard Creepy-Crawlies

10/06/06 SCIENTISTS SHOW DRUG CAN COUNTERACT MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY IN MICE

10/06/06 RESEARCHERS DISCOVER MISFOLDED PROTEIN CLUMPS COMMON TO DEMENTIA, LOU GEHRIG'S DISEASE Study Provides New Insights into Neurological Disorders

10/06/06 EXPERIMENTAL RAGWEED THERAPY OFFERS ALLERGY SUFFERERS LONGER RELIEF WITH FEWER SHOTS

10/05/06 When Depression Won't Go Away: What Can Be Done?

10/05/06 NCI SCIENTISTS IDENTIFY NOVEL PROTEIN THAT TIES DISRUPTION OF A CRITICAL CELLULAR PATHWAY TO BIRT-HOGG-DUBÉ SYNDROME

10/04/06 Spinach Recall Serves as Reminder of Importance of Food Safety Heading Into the Entertaining Season

10/04/06 Common Cold May Be Just a Fingertip Away Due to Environmental Contamination

10/04/06 New Study: Preterm Birth Causes One-Third of All Infant Deaths

10/03/06 NEW STUDY AIMS TO STOP SEPSIS IN ITS TRACKS

10/03/06 STUDY LINKS RECEPTOR TO STRESS-INDUCED ALCOHOL RELAPSE

10/02/06 MEDICARE RELEASES DATA ON 2007 DRUG PLAN OPTIONS.

10/02/06 VAST MAJORITY OF THE NATION’S ELIGIBLE HOSPITALS REPORT QUALITY OF CARE DATA INFORMATION THAT ENABLES CONSUMERS TO MAKE INFORMED DECISIONS

09/30/06 Health Ministers Approve Rubella Elimination, Increased Vaccination Coverage

09/29/06 Health Ministers Briefed on “Best Health Buys” in Disease Control

09/29/06 Is Your Child Watching Too Much TV at Day Care?

09/28/06 CLINICAL TRIAL SHOWS ISLET TRANSPLANTATION IS A PROMISING PROCEDURE FOR CERTAIN PATIENTS WITH SEVERE TYPE 1 DIABETES

09/28/06 'Blackberry Thumb' Causing Digital Distress In and Out of the Workplace

09/27/06 HEART ATTACK RISKS, PAIN RELIEF SIMILAR FOR MOST OSTEOARTHRITIS DRUGS

09/27/06 Non-Invasive / Non-Surgical Treatment of Uterine Tumors Now Offered in Las Vegas

09/26/06 H9N2 AVIAN FLU VACCINE PAIRED WITH ADJUVANT PROVOKES STRONG HUMAN IMMUNE RESPONSE AT LOW DOSES

09/26/06 Women: Diet Changes May Help Trim Breast Cancer Risk

09/26/06 Breastfeeding Could Help Break Cycle of Diabetes

09/25/06 The Organic Milk Wars: It's Not Just the Price

09/24/06 Prenatal Vitamins May Reduce Risk of Brain Tumors in Children

09/23/06 Majority of Workers Favor Health Benefits Over More Pay

09/22/06 GENE OFFERS NEW LEAD IN CLEFT LIP AND PALATE RESEARCH

09/22/06 Food Allergies an American Obsession?

09/21/06 New Study Finds Obesity on the Rise

09/21/06 Can the U.S. Afford a Shortage of Respirator Masks to Fight Flu Pandemic?

09/21/06 Bad Breath Remedies You Can Take With You - Dr. Harold Katz's Easy-To-Use Chewing Gum, Mints and Breath Strips are Airline Approved Carry-Ons

09/20/06 Is It Just Dry Skin or Eczema?

09/19/06 Depression, Particularly in Combination With Substance Abuse, Significant Risk Factor for Suicide

09/19/06 OVER 1.6 MILLION AMERICANS USE CAM FOR INSOMNIA OR TROUBLE SLEEPING

09/18/06 STATES GET FEDERAL GRANTS TO HELP PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY

09/18/06 Women More Likely to Stay on Once-Monthly Boniva(R) Versus Once-Weekly Osteoporosis Medicines

09/15/06 Take Off - And Keep It Off!

09/15/06 How Young is Your Heart? The American Heart Association Challenges You to Keep Your Heart Young

09/14/06 NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH TO MAP GENOMIC CHANGES OF LUNG, BRAIN, AND OVARIAN CANCERS

09/14/06 Many Dangers to Eyes Exist in the Most Ordinary Activities

09/14/06 Dairy Is Necessary, Even for Lactose-Intolerant Children

09/13/06 MEDICARE PREMIUMS AND DEDUCTIBLES FOR 2007

09/13/06 Breast and Ovarian Cancers Linked By Heredity

09/12/06 What Parents Should Know About Learning Disabilities

09/11/06 Smart Little Bag May Reduce Complications During Heart Surgery

09/10/06 Experts Urged to Weigh Costs and Benefits of New Vaccines for Latin America and the Caribbean

09/09/06 Kiwifruit 'Brings It' With a Triple Threat

09/09/06 NIHSENIORHEALTH ADDS INFORMATION ON PAGET'S DISEASE OF BONE

09/08/06 Fibromyalgia's New Foe: High-Tech Medical Device Shows Increasing Efficacy for the Debilitating Symptoms of FMS

09/08/06 MOLECULES IN BLOOD FORETELL DEVELOPMENT OF PREECLAMPSIA

09/07/06 NATIONAL STUDY OF MEDICAL INTERNS FINDS MAJORITY EXCEED WORK HOUR LIMITS; LINK MADE BETWEEN NEEDLE STICK INJURIES AND LONG SHIFTS

09/07/06 Parents Grade Schools' Indoor Air Quality

09/07/06 Depressed Employees Vulnerable to Presenteeism and Absenteeism

09/06/06 OVERWEIGHT IN EARLY CHILDHOOD INCREASES CHANCES FOR OBESITY AT AGE 12

09/06/06 EARLY ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE LINKED TO REDUCED TREATMENT SEEKING AND CHRONIC RELAPSE

09/04/06 Insect Stings Can Trigger a Potentially Deadly Reaction

09/03/06 Strategy Shifting: Successful Sales Realignment

09/02/06 NEW METHOD OF GENE THERAPY ALTERS IMMUNE CELLS FOR TREATMENT OF ADVANCED MELANOMA; TECHNIQUE MAY ALSO APPLY TO OTHER COMMON CANCERS

09/01/06 MEDICARE ENHANCES QUALITY IMPROVEMENT ORGANIZATION PROGRAM OVERSIGHT

09/01/06 BIPOLAR DISORDER EXACTS TWICE DEPRESSION'S TOLL IN WORKPLACE Productivity Lags Even After Mood Lifts

08/31/06 OBESITY IN MEN LINKED TO INFERTILITY

08/30/06 African-Americans Have Same Risk as Pack-a-Day Smokers for Developing Peripheral Arterial Disease, a Marker for Heart Attack and Stroke

08/30/06 Tobacco: Smokeless Does Not Equal Harmless

08/30/06 NIH SEEKS INPUT ON PROPOSED REPOSITORY FOR GENETIC INFORMATION

08/29/06 NEW STUDY SEEKS TO LOWER DIABETES RISK IN YOUTH

08/28/06 Men to top the Obesity stakes by 2010

08/28/06 Higher Hopes for C4 Rice

08/27/06 How to Eat to Prevent or Treat Diabetes

08/26/06 Top Internet Retailer Gives Tips for Safe Online Shopping

08/25/06 A LITTLE TLC GOES A LONG WAY TOWARD REDUCING HIGH CHOLESTEROL September is National Cholesterol Education Month--New Consumer Booklet Has Lifestyle Tips to Reduce Heart Disease Risk

08/25/06 NIH RESEARCHERS COMPLETE UNPRECEDENTED GENETIC STUDY THAT MAY HELP IDENTIFY PEOPLE MOST AT RISK FOR ALCOHOLISM Scan of human genome may provide important new tools for prevention and treatment

08/24/06 New Study of Depressive Symptoms in Parkinson's Disease Patients Shows Positive Results for Mirapex

08/23/06 Are Insulin Inhalers a Precursor for the Insulin Pill?

08/22/06 MEDICARE SEEKS PROPOSALS FOR SENIOR RISK REDUCTION DEMONSTRATION AS PART OF AGENCY’S NEW FOCUS ON PREVENTION

08/22/06 MEDICARE POSTS AMBULATORY SURGICAL CENTER TRANSPARENCY INFORMATION

08/22/06 Multi-Generational Survey Uncovers Behavior Changes as Greatest Challenge in Diabetes Management: Younger Generations Lagging Behind

08/21/06 Endoscopic Face Lifting Techniques a Hot Topic at Exclusive Facial Plastic Surgery Conference

08/20/06 The Boomer Generation and Osteoarthritis

08/19/06 A New Discreet Solution for the Many Women Who Stop Sex Because of Dryness

08/18/06 Cold Weather & Eczema: A Painful Combination for 1 in 5 School Children

08/18/06 ANTHRAX IN CHILDREN DIFFICULT TO DETECT AND TREAT, NEW REPORT FINDS

08/17/06 The Truth About Cataracts

08/17/06 STUDY FINDS 'GRADIENT OF DISABILITY' LINKED TO HOUSEHOLD INCOME OF OLDER ADULTS

08/17/06 Healing the Heel

08/16/06 New Teen Risk Behavior Uncovered

08/16/06 NURSE-LED CARE IMPROVES FUNCTIONING IN HEART FAILURE PATIENTS IN MINORITY COMMUNITIES

08/16/06 STUDY PROVIDES EVIDENCE THAT AUTISM AFFECTS FUNCTIONING OF ENTIRE BRAIN Previous View Held Autism Limited to Communication, Social Behavior, and Reasoning

08/15/06 TUMORS USE 'HIJACKING' TRICK TO EVADE ATTACK BY IMMUNE CELLS

08/15/06 RESEARCHERS DISCOVER A UNIQUE PATTERN OF GENE ACTIVITY THAT CAN PREDICT LIVER CANCER SPREAD

08/14/06 MOUSE STUDY FINDS THAT MUTANT ENZYME IS ABLE TO HELP PROTECT DNA FROM DAMAGE

08/11/06 CHEMOTHERAPY COMPLICATIONS GREATER THAN PREVIOUSLY ESTIMATED

08/11/06 NEW LIGHT MICROSCOPE CAN VIEW PROTEIN ARRANGEMENT IN CELL STRUCTURES

08/10/06 ARTHRITIS DRUG HELPS DEBILITATING INFLAMMATORY DISEASE

08/09/06 CMS PROPOSES CHANGES TO POLICIES AND PAYMENT FOR OUTPATIENT SERVICES NEW STEPS TO INCREASE VALUE IN HOSPITAL OUTPATIENT CARE, WITH MAJOR REVISION OF AMBULATORY SURGICAL CENTERS PAYMENTS

08/09/06 How to Pick a Long Term Care Insurance Agent; Six Questions to Identify a Real Pro

08/09/06 Post-Pregnancy Tune-Ups to Get Your Body Back After Baby When Exercise and Diet Are Just Not Enough

08/09/06 Does Sweat Deserve a Bad Reputation? -- Russell Athletic Sweatxpert Investigates

08/08/06 IMAGING STUDY MAY HELP POINT TOWARD MORE EFFECTIVE SMOKING CESSATION TREATMENTS

08/08/06 EXPERIMENTAL MEDICATION KICKS DEPRESSION IN HOURS INSTEAD OF WEEKS

08/08/06 HIV PREVENTION PROGRAM REACHING HISPANIC YOUTHS REDUCES RISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIORS

08/07/06 New Hope in Cancer Vaccines Emerges as Novel Therapies Are Developed and Tested

08/06/06 Too Much of a Good Thing; The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Warns that Too Much Water Could Harm Infants

08/05/06 Strawberries May Help Protect Your Aging Brain

08/04/06 MOST AMERICANS DO NOT KNOW WHEN OR HOW OFTEN TO GET CANCER SCREENING TESTS

08/03/06 Having Trouble Sleeping in this Heat?

08/02/06 Physician Self-Referral Exceptions for Electronic Prescribing and Electronic Health Records Technology

08/02/06 The Combined Impact of Obesity, Diabetes, and Cardiovascular Disease is the World's Biggest Health Problem Today

08/01/06 Potentially preventable hospitalizations common among blacks, Hispanics

07/30/06 CMS TAKES STEPS TO IMPROVE COVERAGE AND SUSTAINABILITY OF CARE FOR DUAL-ELIGIBLE BENEFICIARIES

07/30/06 Pelvic Floor Fitness: Better Sex and Bladder Control are Just a Few Squeezes Away

07/29/06 Managing Gas Isn't Rocket Science

07/29/06 CMS PROPOSES PAYMENT CHANGES FOR MEDICARE HOME HEALTH SERVICES AND CERTAIN MEDICAL EQUIPMENT

07/28/06 Not Just for Eatin': Blue Crab Nano-Sensor Detects Dangerous Substances

07/28/06 Agencies Join Forces to Inform and Educate on Avian Flu and Human Pandemic Risks in the Americas

07/27/06 MEDICARE ANNOUNCES DISASTER RESPONSE PLAN FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH KIDNEY FAILURE

07/27/06 EARLY TREATMENT PREVENTS LASTING BREATHING PROBLEMS IN SOME PREMATURE BABIES -- BRAIN DAMAGE ALSO LESS LIKELY WHEN GIVEN WITHIN 48 HOURS OF LIFE

07/27/06 CHEMICAL IN MANY AIR FRESHENERS MAY REDUCE LUNG FUNCTION

07/26/06 RADIATION-KILLED BACTERIA VACCINE INDUCES BROAD IMMUNE RESPONSE IN MICE

07/26/06 Vaccine Experts Seek Advances in New and Under-utilized Vaccines

07/26/06 Older Does Not Always Mean Wiser: Survey Finds Postmenopausal Women Less Concerned About Breast Cancer Than Younger Women

07/25/06 KEEP IT COOL WITH HOT WEATHER ADVICE FOR OLDER PEOPLE

07/24/06 SHARED ANCESTOR TO HUMANS, PRESENT-DAY NON-HUMAN PRIMATES MAY BE LINCHPIN IN THE EVOLUTION OF LANGUAGE

07/24/06 Health Care Quality Leaders Join Forces

07/23/06 MEDICARE TESTING NEW ONLINE TOOLS TO HELP BENEFICIARIES BETTER MANAGE OWN HEALTH CARE

07/22/06 Breast Cancer Treatment Breakthrough

07/21/06 Statement of Mark B. McClellan, M.D., Ph.D., Administrator Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services In Response To Institute of Medicine Report About Identifying and Preventing Medication Errors

07/21/06 How Dangerous is Hot Weather?

07/20/06 GENE VARIANT INCREASES RISK OF TYPE 2 DIABETES But Healthy Lifestyle Changes Reduce Genetic Risk

07/19/06 NHLBI SCIENTISTS FIND BLOOD TEST PREDICTS COMMON AND SEVERE COMPLICATION OF SICKLE CELL DISEASE, AND IDENTIFIES PATIENTS AT HIGHEST RISK OF DEATH Hormone Called BNP Detects Pulmonary Hypertension

07/18/06 SCIENTISTS DISCOVER NEW FRONTOTEMPORAL DEMENTIA GENE

07/18/06 RESEARCHERS UNCOVER GENETIC CLUES TO A COMMON FORM OF AGE-RELATED DEMENTIA

07/17/06 ADOLESCENT BIRTH RATE FALLS TO RECORD LOW, KIDS' EXPOSURE TO SECONDHAND SMOKE DROPS Infant Mortality Rate Falls to Former Level, But Birth Rate for Unmarried Women Rises

07/14/06 NEW TOOL CAN BOOST OR BLOCK THE BODY'S PROTECTIVE INNER BARRIERS

07/14/06 School Can Be Deadly for Children With Allergies

07/13/06 PAHO Launches New Policy on HIV/AIDS in the Workplace

07/13/06 The Sleep Expert's Advice on Creating the Right Sleep Environment for Students

07/13/06 MEDICARE REVISES GUIDANCE FOR NATIONAL COVERAGE DETERMINATIONS WITH EVIDENCE DEVELOPMENT

07/12/06 RESEARCHERS GAIN INSIGHT INTO WHY BRAIN AREAS FAIL TO WORK TOGETHER IN AUTISM Basis For Why People With Autism Think In Pictures

07/12/06 New Survey Reveals Many Contact Lens Wearers Find Their Lenses Uncomfortable, Disruptive When Experiencing Eye-Allergy Symptoms

07/11/06 CMS ANNOUNCES STEPS TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO CONSUMER-DIRECTED HEALTH PLANS IN MEDICARE

07/08/06 NIHSENIORHEALTH ADDS INFORMATION ON HEART ATTACK

07/07/06 PRION DISEASE INFECTIVITY CAUSES HEART DAMAGE IN MOUSE STUDY

07/06/06 Mood and Attitude Critical to Patients' Recovery

07/05/06 DOPAMINE DRUG LEADS TO NEW NEURONS AND RECOVERY OF FUNCTION IN RAT MODEL OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE

07/05/06 Young Men and Women Have Different Risk Factors for Ankle Injury

07/05/06 Tips to Reduce Asthma Attacks This Summer, From the AAAAI

07/03/06 New Study Shows That Needless Suffering of Ostomy Patients may be Avoided

07/03/06 Ensuring Safer Food For Everyone: Codex Alimentarius Commission Meets in Geneva

07/02/06 See the Light, Protect Your Eyes This Summer

07/01/06 Eggs Aren't the Dietary Demons They're Cracked Up To Be, from the Harvard Heart Letter

06/30/06 MEDICARE DETAILS STEPS TAKEN TO IMPROVE CUSTOMER SERVICE BY DRUG PLANS

06/30/06 SCIENTISTS IDENTIFY AN INHERITED GENE THAT STRONGLY AFFECTS RISK FOR THE MOST COMMON FORM OF MELANOMA

06/29/06 NHLBI OFFERS UPDATED GUIDE WITH PRACTICAL INFORMATION FOR LOWERING HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE THROUGH DIET

06/29/06 It Does Not Have to Be a Cruel, Cruel Summer

06/28/06 NEW AHRQ ASTHMA CARE RESOURCE GUIDE OFFERS HELP TO STATES

06/28/06 PROTEIN TIED TO USHER SYNDROME MAY BE HEARING'S 'MISSING LINK'

06/28/06 NEW SURGEON GENERAL'S REPORT FOCUSES ON THE EFFECTS OF SECONDHAND SMOKE

06/28/06 New Studies Point to Effects of Growth Hormone on Osteoporosis and Amino Acid Levels on Hip Fracture Risk

06/27/06 Some Symptoms of Schizophrenia are Hard to Detect and Difficult to Treat, Reports the Harvard Mental Health Letter

06/26/06 Studies Reveal Generational Cycle of Mother's Early Puberty Driving Child's Obesity Risk and Early Puberty

06/26/06 Researchers Find Evidence of Potential Markers for Cardiovascular Disease in Hypogonadal Type 2 Diabetes Patients

06/26/06 For Older Women, There's Not Much Leeway Between Healthful and Harmful Drinking, Says Harvard Women's Health Watch

06/25/06 OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS PROTECT EYES AGAINST RETINOPATHY, STUDY FINDS Retinopathies May Be Prevented or Lessened By a Change in Diet

06/24/06 New Hope in the Global Fight Against Malaria

06/23/06 What to Expect at Your Child's First Dental Visit

06/23/06 Women at Greatest Risk for HIV Feel Powerless to Protect Themselves From Infection

06/22/06 CMS ANNOUNCES PROPOSED CHANGES TO PHYSICIAN FEE SCHEDULE METHODOLOGY

06/22/06 Have You Met the Bad Breath Doc? - Or, Do You Know Someone Who Should? Dr. Harold Katz Brings Relief to Bad Breath Sufferers Around the Globe

06/22/06 Mercury Testing Gives Fish a Clean Bill of Health

06/21/06 Oral Insulin Pill Could Bring Relief to Millions

06/20/06 Over 150 Babies Expected After Non-Surgical Infertility Treatment - Peer Reviewed Medical Studies Published

06/20/06 NEURONS GROWN FROM EMBRYONIC STEM CELLS RESTORE FUNCTION IN PARALYZED RATS

06/19/06 MEDICARE FIGHTS AGAINST NEW SCHEMES TO DEFRAUD BENEFICIARIES

06/16/06 When a Friend Becomes Seriously Ill, You Can Offer Practical Help -- For Her and Her Children

06/16/06 New Developments Improve Safety of Stem Cell Transplantation in the Treatment of Leukaemia

06/15/06 EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES FOR TOBACCO CESSATION UNDERUSED, PANEL SAYS

06/14/06 Back Pain Could Be a Golfer's Biggest Handicap

06/13/06 LACK OF KEY ENZYME ASSOCIATED WITH DEVELOPMENT OF RARE TUMOR

06/13/06 MONKEYS VACCINATED AGAINST SIV SURVIVE LONGER AFTER INFECTION

06/12/06 Clinical and Cost Benefits Promote Utilisation of Cardiac Diagnostics in Primary Healthcare

06/12/06 Doctors Failing to Intensify Needed Therapy in People With Diabetes

06/11/06 NEW STUDY FINDS INCREASED RISK OF BIRTH DEFECTS RELATED TO FIRST TRIMESTER USE OF ACE INHIBITORS

06/10/06 Baby Boomers Turn 60 - New Challenges Ahead for Those Approaching Retirement Age

06/10/06 STUDIES AIM TO PRESERVE INSULIN PRODUCTION IN TYPE 1 DIABETES Type 1 Diabetes TrialNet Centers Begin New Trials

06/09/06 Mental Health Insurance Crisis Affecting Millions of Americans Suffering From Depression, Other Mental Health Disorders

06/09/06 Hot Tips for Summer Skin

06/08/06 GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING CAN ACCURATELY DIAGNOSE BURKITT'S LYMPHOMA

06/08/06 Fighting for a Food Allergy Cure

06/07/06 Test Can Detect Who Needs an Implantable Defibrillator, Reports the Harvard Heart Letter

06/07/06 Sports Drinks May Not Be Your Teeth's Best Friend

06/06/06 Women With Fertility Challenges Now Offered New Product to Help Get Pregnant

06/06/06 YOUTH OVERWEIGHT INCREASES RISK OF BONE FRACTURES, MUSCLE AND JOINT PAIN

06/06/06 INTERMITTENT EXPLOSIVE DISORDER AFFECTS UP TO 16 MILLION AMERICANS

06/05/06 PAHO Warns of Measles Risks for World Cup Travelers

06/05/06 When Will The Blind See Again?

06/04/06 Avoiding Anaphylaxis This Summer

06/04/06 New Study Shows Autism-Related Developmental 'Red Flags' Identifiable at Age Two in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders

06/03/06 Children's Expert: National Childhood Obesity Efforts Missing Key Element

06/03/06 Not Just a Woman's Disease: Osteoporosis in Men Proves More Debilitating

06/02/06 Suicide Risk in Children, Teens Taking Antidepressants May Have Been Exaggerated, Reports the Harvard Mental Health Letter

06/02/06 MEDICARE POSTS HOSPITAL PAYMENT INFORMATION

06/01/06 STUDY FINDS WAYS TO IMPROVE DETECTION OF BLOOD CLOTS IN THE LUNG Enhancing Diagnostic Tests Could Reduce Deaths from Pulmonary Embolism

06/01/06 Exercise is Essential for the Health of Your Arteries, Reports the Harvard Men's Health Watch

06/01/06 When a Child's Heart Stops, Onset Time of Abnormal Rhythms Is Crucial

06/01/06 Your Feet Support You Every Day, Isn't it Time You Return the Favor?

05/31/06 CMS ESTABLISHES NEW QUALITY MEASURES FOR ORGAN PROCUREMENT ORGANIZATIONS

05/31/06 Tobacco Called ‘Deadly in any Form or Disguise’

05/30/06 One in Three Americans Has Diabetes or Precursor to It

05/30/06 Myth of Chiropractic-Caused Strokes Debunked by Medical Researchers

05/30/06 International Community Must Do More to Treat HIV-Positive Children

05/29/06 ONE-THIRD OF ADULTS WITH DIABETES STILL DON'T KNOW THEY HAVE IT

05/29/06 ONE YEAR REMAINS BEFORE NATIONAL PROVIDER IDENTIFIER USE IS REQUIRED IN ALL STANDARD TRANSACTIONS

05/28/06 Drivers Want a Clean Air Choice at the Pump and Dealership

05/28/06 Could You Learn Your Job in Chinese?

05/28/06 Canada gets a "D" in physical activity - Again

05/27/06 Movement Problems Are Not the Only -- or Most Difficult -- Symptoms of Parkinson's Disease, Says Harvard Women's Health Watch

05/27/06 Domestic Violence: Women at Increasing Risk From Batterers With Firearms

05/25/06 Childhood Obesity Crisis Could Become Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

05/25/06 Five Tips for Losing Five Pounds Fast for Summer

05/25/06 Studies Showed Lack of Asthma Control Leads to Increased Emergency Room Visits and Hospitalization

05/25/06 Largest U.S. Hepatitis C Trial Provides Insight Into Optimizing Treatment for Patients

05/24/06 PERSONALIZED TREATMENT TRIAL FOR BREAST CANCER LAUNCHED

05/24/06 STUDY FINDS NO CLINICALLY SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE IN EFFECTIVENESS OF DRUGS FOR MANAGING ANEMIA IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING CANCER TREATMENT

05/24/06 Study Identifies Predictors of Bipolar Disorder Risk

05/23/06 New Study Shows Erosive Esophagitis Healing Linked to Gastric Acid Control

05/23/06 NIAID STUDY FINDS HIGHER DOSE OF FLU VACCINE IMPROVES IMMUNE RESPONSE IN THE ELDERLY

05/22/06 Work-Related Stress Can Lead to Poor Job Performance

05/22/06 Hepatitis: The Silent Pandemic

05/22/06 Dr LEE Jong-wook, Director-General of WHO, dies in Geneva

05/22/06 FOR PATIENTS WITH SEVERE LUNG INJURY, LESS IS MORE Study Answers Long-Debated Questions on Fluid Management in Critical Care

05/19/06 Rise in Aging Population Driving Growth in the Asia Pacific Spinal Implant Market

05/18/06 POLYCYSTIC KIDNEY DISEASE: MRI PROVIDES AN EARLY ALERT TO PROGRESSION

05/18/06 NIH STATE-OF-THE-SCIENCE PANEL URGES MORE INFORMED APPROACH TO MULTIVITAMIN/MINERAL USE FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION PANEL CALLS FOR EXPANDED OVERSIGHT OF VITAMIN AND MINERAL SUPPLEMENTS

05/17/06 Few Americans Know Connection Between Excess Weight and Cancer Risk, Compared to Heart Disease or Diabetes, New Nationwide Survey Finds

05/17/06 5 Simple Steps for Women Nationwide To Take Charge of Their Heart Health During Women's Health Week

05/16/06 BEHAVIORS MAY INDICATE RISK OF ADOLESCENT DEPRESSION

05/16/06 Sleep Apnea Ruled a Factor in Reggie White's Death

05/15/06 RESEARCHERS FIND THAT TUMOR STEM CELLS ARE GOOD MODELS FOR BRAIN TUMOR RESEARCH

05/14/06 IN DRUG DESIGN, A LOOSE FIT MAY BE BEST BET

05/14/06 Patients Pledge to Fight Medical Errors throughout the Americas

05/13/06 NIDA RESEARCH UNCOVERS THE NEUROBIOLOGY OF DREAD

05/13/06 U.S. Adults Fear Alzheimer's More Than Heart Disease, Diabetes or Stroke, But Few Prepare

05/12/06 NIEHS RESEARCHERS LINK GENE VARIATION TO CORONARY HEART DISEASE

05/12/06 HEARTENING NEWS -WINTERTON LAUNCHES NHS GUIDELINES FOR CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE

05/11/06 INHALED CORTICOSTEROIDS BENEFIT YOUNG CHILDREN WITH FREQUENT WHEEZING BUT DO NOT PREVENT DEVELOPMENT OF CHRONIC ASTHMA

05/11/06 Stroke Targets People with Diabetes, Minorities

05/10/06 Bird Flu Pandemic Odds Are a Real Issue for Strategic Supply Chain Planning & Vulnerability Assessment

05/10/06 Remarks by President Bush on the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit

05/10/06 Continuous Birth Control Enables Women to Plan Their Period Around Their Lifestyles, Says DoctorSolve

05/09/06 Woman Fights Same Disease That Claimed Her Twin's Life

05/09/06 Cosmetic Dental Procedures Sometimes Cover Up the Problem

05/08/06 NEWSWEEK COVER: 'Aids at 25'

05/08/06 Get Your Body Bikini Ready!

05/04/06 Not All Black Cohosh Is the Same

05/04/06 Social Security Makes New Changes to the System ... But Is It Really Getting Any Easier to Receive Disability Benefits?

05/04/06 Patients Improved Diabetes Control Over 5-Year Period, But Many Fail to Achieve Treatment Goal

05/03/06 MEDICARE ANNOUNCES PAYMENT CHANGES FOR LONG-TERM CARE HOSPITALS FOR RATE YEAR 2007

05/03/06 STUDY FINDS MIDDLE-AGED AMERICANS NOT AS HEALTHY AS ENGLISH COUNTERPARTS

05/02/06 A Breakthrough for Second Leading Killer of Children Under Five - a Medical Food* for Acute Diarrhea

05/02/06 Suffering from Allergies? Running for Cover Inside Your Home Might Not Be Your Best Escape

05/01/06 Bye-Bye Baby Fat

04/30/06 How to Keep Your Brain Young, from the Harvard Men's Health Watch

04/29/06 Poll Reveals Exercise Reduces Arthritis Pain

04/28/06 Calcium Works if You Take it

04/27/06 Breastfeeding Helps Prevent Obesity in Kids

04/27/06 The Right Touch May Improve Intimacy

04/26/06 Even the Least Dangerous Skin Cancer is No Trivial Matter, says Harvard Women's Health Watch

04/26/06 GENETIC FINDING SUGGESTS ALTERNATIVE TREATMENT STRATEGY FOR COMMON, COMPLEX SKIN DISORDERS AND ASTHMA Ineffective Skin Barrier May Trigger Immune Reaction, Illness

04/25/06 HISTORY OF GESTATIONAL DIABETES RAISES LIFELONG DIABETES RISK IN MOTHER AND CHILD Lifestyle Changes Can Prevent Or Delay Later Diabetes

04/25/06 Your Teeth in a Glass of Water by the Bed...

04/25/06 Many Americans Know Little about Mental Illnesses, Most Agree Knowing Warnings Signs Would Help, New Survey Shows

04/24/06 Countries Gear up for Vaccination Week in the Americas April 22-29

04/24/06 SCIENTISTS DESIGN POTENT ANTHRAX TOXIN INHIBITOR Technique May Also be Applicable to Other Disease Toxins

04/22/06 84% of Menopausal Women With Dry Eye Symptoms Are Unaware That the Condition Is Linked to Menopause

04/21/06 CMS TO COVER STATES’ SCHIP SHORTFALLS, NO CHILD WILL GO UNCOVERED

04/21/06 NEW ROLES FOR MENTAL HEALTH NURSES

04/20/06 STEROIDS DO NOT PROLONG SURVIVAL IN INTENSIVE CARE PATIENTS WITH ARDS ON LIFE SUPPORT, FINDS NHLBI STUDY

04/20/06 AHRQ EXPANDS THERAPEUTICS EDUCATION AND RESEARCH NETWORK TO FOCUS ON CRITICAL ISSUES FACING THE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM

04/20/06 Type 1 Diabetes Patients on Technosphere Insulin Showed HbA1c Improvements, Low Post-Prandial Glucose Fluctuations, and Weight Loss

04/20/06 Breast Implant Study Results Reflect Funding

04/19/06 STUDIES EVALUATE HEALTH EFFECTS OF DENTAL AMALGAM FILLINGS IN CHILDREN

04/19/06 National Survey Emphasizes Women Need More Comprehensive Approach to Managing Depression

04/19/06 What Men Don't Know About Their Health and Aging Can Hurt Them

04/18/06 CHEMICAL GUIDANCE OF T CELLS LEADS TO IMMUNOLOGIC MEMORY AND LONG-TERM IMMUNITY

04/18/06 LIFESTYLE CHANGES CAN HELP OLDER HISPANICS MANAGE DIABETES

04/17/06 NEWSWEEK COVER: Why Women Can't Sleep

04/17/06 NEW REPORT FINDS NO EFFECTIVE MEDICATIONS FOR ANOREXIA NERVOSA, BUT BEHAVIORAL THERAPY MAY HAVE A LIMITED BENEFIT

04/14/06 People With Type 2 Diabetes May be Putting Their Health at Risk Despite Availability of Effective Treatments [1]

04/14/06 RESEARCHERS DISCOVER NEW DISEASE-CAUSING BACTERIUM IN PATIENTS WITH RARE IMMUNE DISORDER

04/14/06 AHRQ STUDY FINDS WRONG-SITE SURGERY RARE AND PREVENTABLE

04/13/06 COMBINED SURGERY REDUCES INCONTINENCE IN WOMEN WITH PELVIC ORGAN PROLAPSE

04/12/06 Infant Snoring Linked to Parental Snoring

04/11/06 NOVEL DEVICE SHOWS GREAT POTENTIAL IN DETECTING ORAL CANCER

04/11/06 The Top Three Ways to Safeguard Your Yard

04/10/06 Osteopenia: Are You at Risk for Early Bone Loss?

04/06/06 LANDMARK DISCOVERY OF A KAPOSI'S SARCOMA-ASSOCIATED HERPESVIRUS RECEPTOR PROVIDES NEW PERSPECTIVES ON DISEASE ASSOCIATED WITH HIV/AIDS

04/06/06 Research Suggests Potential to Increase Number of Lungs Available for Transplant

04/06/06 Back Pain? Your Feet Are To Blame!

04/06/06 BLIND MICE RECOVER VISUAL RESPONSES USING PROTEIN FROM GREEN ALGAE

04/05/06 NEW PROGRESS REPORT SHOWS MILLIONS OF BENEFICIARIES ARE SAVING MONEY AND CHOOSING PLANS WITH ENHANCED COVERAGE OPTIONS

04/05/06 Why Executives Should Keep Their Coaching Commitments

04/04/06 COMBINATION OF COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL THERAPY AND MOTIVATIONAL INCENTIVES ENHANCE TREATMENT FOR MARIJUANA ADDICTION

04/04/06 Avoid Springtime Allergens to Reduce Symptoms of Asthma

04/04/06 MAKING MULTIPLE LIFESTYLE CHANGES IS BENEFICIAL, ACHIEVABLE IN LOWERING HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE

04/03/06 Eye Fungus Reports Increase as Cases Emerge in United States

04/02/06 Poor Blood Sugar Control Linked to Depression in Youth With Diabetes

04/01/06 PAHO: Animal, Human Surveillance Critical to Contain Avian Influenza

03/31/06 MEDICARE FACT SHEET

03/31/06 MEDICARE ANNOUNCES STRONG GAINS IN CARE FOR PATIENTS WITH KIDNEY DISEASE

03/30/06 PANEL FINDS INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE TO RECOMMEND FOR OR AGAINST MATERNAL-REQUEST CAESAREAN DELIVERY Women requesting a Caesarean delivery should be thoroughly counseled on potential risks and benefits

03/30/06 H5N1 AVIAN FLU VIRUS VACCINE INDUCES IMMUNE RESPONSES IN HEALTHY ADULTS

03/30/06 Cesarean Sections May Be Contributing to the Rise in Late Preterm Births

03/29/06 NIH RESEARCHERS IDENTIFY OCD RISK GENE

03/28/06 MEASLES OUTBREAK NOTIFIED IN VENEZUELA

03/28/06 Protecting Yourself from the Health Hazards of Air Travel, from the Harvard Men's Health Watch

03/28/06 Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Fish May Reduce the Spread of Prostate Cancer

03/27/06 Orthopaedic Surgeons Help Patients Put Their Best Foot Forward

03/27/06 Playing it Safe With Eggs

03/26/06 NEW FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH PROGRAM AIMS TO IMPROVE SURVIVAL FROM CARDIAC ARREST AND SEVERE TRAUMA

03/25/06 Ankle Ailments Get a 'Leg up' with New Treatments and Techniques

03/24/06 March 27 - April 2 is National Sleep Awareness Week(r) NIH OFFERS NEW COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO HEALTHY SLEEP

03/24/06 The Most Common Infectious Disease in American Children? Tooth Decay, Says the CDC

03/23/06 Medicare Beneficiaries Urged to be on the Look-out for Phone Scams

03/23/06 NEW STRATEGIES HELP DEPRESSED PATIENTS BECOME SYMPTOM-FREE

02/28/06 Americans Keeping New Year's Resolutions to Exercise, According to National Poll by Sacred Heart University

02/27/06 96-Year-Old Practicing Physician Celebrates His Birthday - and Many, Many Others

02/27/06 Should You be Tested for Lung Cancer? From the 'Harvard Women's Health Watch'

02/27/06 Coughs and Sneezes spread diseases

02/24/06 PRELIMINARY STUDY SHOWS CREATINE AND MINOCYCLINE MAY WARRANT FURTHER STUDY IN PARKINSON'S DISEASE

02/24/06 New Studies Confirm Everyone Benefits From Eating Fish

02/23/06 EFFICACY OF GLUCOSAMINE AND CHONDROITIN SULFATE MAY DEPEND ON LEVEL OF OSTEOARTHRITIS PAIN

02/23/06 NIA EXPANDS ARTS PROGRAM AIMED AT DEBUNKING NEGATIVE AGING STEREOTYPES

02/23/06 Parental Involvement and Healthy Lunches Are Key in Fighting Childhood Weight Problems

02/22/06 NIH SEEKS STRATEGIES TO PRESERVE BRAIN HEALTH New Report Suggests Promising Areas for Intervention

02/22/06 5 Most Dangerous Trends Facing Hospitals

02/21/06 Strokes in Children Need to Be Recognized Quickly

02/21/06 Bird Flu: Concern Grows Over Possible Spread in West Africa

02/21/06 New Guidelines Say Children Should Eat More Fish

02/18/06 Women's Self-Image and Sexual Satisfaction Increase After Cosmetic Surgery

02/18/06 SPOUSE'S HOSPITALIZATION INCREASES PARTNER'S RISK OF DEATH, NEW STUDY OF A HALF-MILLION COUPLES SHOWS

02/17/06 Coffee May Help Adults and Children With Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADD/ADHD)

02/17/06 CALCIUM AND VITAMIN D SUPPLEMENTS OFFER MODEST BONE IMPROVEMENTS, NO BENEFITS FOR COLORECTAL CANCER

02/16/06 NEW COMPOUND MAY PROTECT AGAINST LIVER CANCER

02/16/06 Clean Up & Trim Down

02/15/06 HYPOTHERMIA: A COLD WEATHER HAZARD FOR SENIORS

02/14/06 STUDY LINKS DIET QUALITY WITH ALCOHOL DRINKING PATTERNS

02/14/06 NCI LAUNCHES NEW INITIATIVE TO IDENTIFY GENETIC RISK FACTORS FOR BREAST AND PROSTATE CANCER

02/14/06 Older Asthmatics Have Increased Cancer Risk

02/13/06 Still Think High Heels Are Worth It?

02/12/06 LOWER COSTS OF MEDICARE DRUG COVERAGE TO HELP STATES SAVE $700 MILLION IN 2006

02/12/06 MEDICARE ENTERS AGREEMENT WITH NOPR TO OBTAIN DATA ON USING PET SCANS IN CANCER TREATMENT

02/11/06 MICE LACKING SOCIAL MEMORY MOLECULE TAKE BULLYING IN STRIDE

02/10/06 Yoga Choice - 'Yoga For Your Moods'

02/10/06 American Chiropractic Association Reminds Parents to Discuss Steroid Abuse With Young Athletes

02/09/06 COMMON REFLUX TREATMENT LINKED TO LIFE THREATENING BOWEL INFECTION IN PREMATURE INFANTS

02/09/06 Keep Happy Hearts Healthy This Valentine's Day

02/09/06 How Far Will You Go This Valentine's Day?

02/09/06 MEDICARE OFFERS TIPS WHEN ENROLLING IN PRESCRIPTION DRUG PLANS

02/08/06 NONINVASIVE TESTS MAY MISS BREAST CANCER, AHRQ STUDY FINDS

02/08/06 NEWS FROM THE WOMEN'S HEALTH INITIATIVE: REDUCING TOTAL FAT INTAKE MAY HAVE SMALL EFFECT ON RISK OF BREAST CANCER, NO EFFECT ON RISK OF COLORECTAL CANCER, HEART DISEASE, OR STROKE

02/07/06 American Council on Exercise Lists Best Butt Exercises

02/07/06 Chromium Picolinate Helps Muscles Use Blood Sugar

02/06/06 FDA APPROVES NEW LABORATORY TEST TO DETECT HUMAN INFECTIONS WITH AVIAN INFLUENZA A/H5 VIRUSES Lab Test Developed by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

02/06/06 AAMC SAYS BUSH BUDGET ENDANGERS MEDICAL RESEARCH PROGRESS

02/04/06 NIH RESEARCHERS FIND THAT COMBINING STEROIDS WITH PROTEASE INHIBITORS RESULTS IN A DRUG INTERACTION THAT MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF BONE DAMAGE IN HIV PATIENTS

02/03/06 Mind and Mood Affect the Heart, Says the Harvard Mental Health Letter

02/03/06 MEDICARE DRUG COSTS DROP SUBSTANTIALLY LOWER COSTS HELPING BENEFICIARIES, TAXPAYERS, STATES

02/02/06 SCIENTISTS DISCOVER GENETIC PROFILE OF AN OFTEN-MISDIAGNOSED CHRONIC ALLERGIC DISEASE OF CHILDREN

02/02/06 LANDMARK HYPERTENSION TREATMENT STUDY LAUNCHES EXTENSIVE PHYSICIAN AND PATIENT EDUCATION PROGRAM TO IMPROVE PUBLIC HEALTH

02/01/06 WISE STUDY OF WOMEN AND HEART DISEASE YIELDS IMPORTANT FINDINGS ON FREQUENTLY UNDIAGNOSED CORONARY SYNDROME

02/01/06 RESEARCHERS STUDYING DIABETES FIND A POSSIBLE CAUSE OF INFERTILITY

02/01/06 Endometriosis Can Cause Symptoms After Menopause, from Harvard Women's Health Watch

02/01/06 French May Be Headed for American Levels of Obesity, Diabetes, and Heart Disease

01/31/06 The effect of Vacations, Retirement on Your Health, from the Harvard Men's Health Watch

01/31/06 Go Red -- Your Heart Will Love You For It

01/30/06 CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE INFORMATION NEW ON NIHSENIORHEALTH

01/30/06 Widespread Depression in Elderly is Under-Reported

01/29/06 New Malaria Treatment Guidelines Issued

01/29/06 February is Heart Disease Awareness Month

01/28/06 North American Report on Children’s Health and Environment

01/28/06 North American Agribusiness Leaders visit Brazil to Evaluate FMD Eradication

01/27/06 OSTEOPOROSIS INFORMATION EASILY ACCESSIBLE AT NIHSENIORHEALTH

01/27/06 WEIGHT LOSS IMPROVES BLADDER CONTROL IN WOMEN WITH PREDIABETES Diabetes Prevention Study Reveals Another Benefit of Lifestyle Changes

01/27/06 Headline: HHS TO MAKE AVAILABLE FEDERAL SURPLUS PROPERTY FOR SUPPORTIVE HOUSING TO ASSIST THE HOMELESS

01/27/06 NATURE SUGGESTS A PROMISING STRATEGY FOR ARTIFICIAL BONE

01/26/06 Put Your Peanut Butter to the Task

01/26/06 Race and Gender May Play a Role in Survival for the Smallest and Youngest Premature Babies

01/26/06 Coffee May Protect Against Disease, Says the Harvard Health Letter

01/25/06 Stress Hormone Enables Lupus Antibodies to Alter Behavior, Damage Cognition

01/25/06 New HIV Data Show Growing AIDS Epidemic in China

01/25/06 India to Become the World's Third Largest Economy in 2006

01/24/06 POLYCYSTIC KIDNEY DISEASE: NIH AND PKD FOUNDATION LAUNCH HALT-PKD TREATMENT TRIALS

01/24/06 MICE STUDIES ILLUSTRATE POTENTIAL OF CHIMP/HUMAN ANTIBODIES TO PROTECT AGAINST SMALLPOX

01/23/06 'Bird Flu' Infections in Humans Prompt New Investigation

01/21/06 DIET HIGH IN OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS UNLIKELY TO REDUCE RISK OF CANCER

01/20/06 BLACK, WHITE TEENS SHOW DIFFERENCES IN NICOTINE METABOLISM

01/20/06 What Will Life on Earth Be Like in 2050?

01/19/06 STUDY LINKS ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE TO ABNORMAL CELL DIVISION

01/19/06 Can the Biological Clock Be Slowed Down?

01/19/06 For Drug Companies, Early-Stage Pricing Analysis Leads to Favorable Reimbursement Status

01/18/06 MUTATION THAT PROTECTS AGAINST HIV INFECTION MAY RAISE RISK OF WEST NILE VIRUS ILLNESS

01/18/06 Clean Away the Threat of Spreading the Flu

01/18/06 Fix Feet First For Weight Loss Success

01/18/06 Stifle Your Snoring If You Want to Make Her Happy!

01/17/06 Potty Training DVDs Make Potty Training Fun!

01/17/06 FOR HISPANIC MEN 50 PLUS -- LEARNING ABOUT PROSTATE PROBLEMS CAN SAVE YOUR LIFE

01/16/06 MEDICARE PROPOSES PAYMENT INCREASE, POLICY CHANGES FOR INPATIENT PSYCHIATRIC FACILITIES

01/16/06 Patients Now Surviving Once-Fatal Immune Disease

01/14/06 Research Shows Popularity of Indoor Tanning Contributes to Increased Incidence of Skin Cancer

01/14/06 Early Detection of Cervical Cancer: Wolfsburg Breaks New Ground

01/13/06 NEW CHECKLIST HELPS FAITH-BASED AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS PREPARE FOR AN INFLUENZA PANDEMIC

01/13/06 Diet Plan Increases Activity of Leptin, the Hormone Responsible for Weight Loss

01/13/06 STATEMENT ON NIH RESEARCH ON OBESITY AND TYPE 2 DIABETES BY ALLEN M. SPIEGEL, M.D., DIRECTOR, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF DIABETES AND DIGESTIVE AND KIDNEY DISEASES (NIDDK) AND ELIZABETH G. NABEL, M.D., DIRECTOR, NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE.

01/12/06 MOST BEHAVIORS PRECEDING MAJOR CAUSES OF PREVENTABLE DEATH HAVE BEGUN BY YOUNG ADULTHOOD

01/12/06 Impact of Gastrointestinal Dysfunction in Autistic Children

01/12/06 To Be or Not to Be Bald: Can You Really Choose?

01/12/06 News About Cold Remedies May Confuse Americans

01/11/06 VCU MEDICAL CENTER COMBINES TECHNOLOGIES TO OFFER ONE OF THE WORLD’S MOST PRECISE TREATMENTS FOR CANCER AND OTHER TUMORS Image-Guided Radiosurgery makes many inoperable tumors more operable

01/11/06 COMPONENT IN SOY PRODUCTS CAUSES REPRODUCTIVE PROBLEMS IN LABORATORY MICE

01/11/06 NIEHS TO PUT MORE EMPHASIS ON SYSTEMATICALLY ASSESSING THE HEALTH RISKS OF TOXICANTS Christopher Portier, Ph.D. Named Associate Director for Risk Assessment

01/11/06 Smoking During Pregnancy May Affect Baby's Fingers and Toes

01/11/06 HEALTHCARE SPENDING GROWTH RATE CONTINUES TO DECLINE IN 2004 Drug Spending Growth One-Half of Rate Five Years Ago

01/10/06 Tooth Whitening: Which Option is Best For You?

01/09/06 GROWING NUMBER OF OLDER PEOPLE ARE NOW LIVING INDEPENDENTLY

01/09/06 Reducing Exposure Can Reduce Symptoms of Occupational Asthma

01/07/06 NOBELIST DISCOVERS ANTIDEPRESSANT PROTEIN IN MOUSE BRAIN

01/06/06 Eating Foods Enriched in Folic Acid Before Pregnancy May Help Prevent Birth Defects

01/06/06 VCU STUDY SUGGESTS THAT HERITABILITY OF MAJOR DEPRESSION IS HIGHER IN WOMEN THAN IN MEN

01/05/06 STRUCTURE OF VIRAL HARPOON PROTEIN REVEALS HOW VIRUSES ENTER CELLS

01/05/06 NCI ISSUES CLINICAL ANNOUNCEMENT FOR PREFERRED METHOD OF TREATMENT FOR ADVANCED OVARIAN CANCER

01/05/06 Many Providers Unaware That Insulin Syringes Are Covered Under New Medicare Prescription Program

01/03/06 Stop Smoking With Laser Therapy; As seen in December 2005 on CNN

01/03/06 SUVs No Safer than Passenger Cars for Children, New Study Finds

01/03/06 INITIAL RESULTS HELP CLINICIANS IDENTIFY PATIENTS WITH TREATMENT-RESISTANT DEPRESSION

01/03/06 January Is Cervical Cancer Screening Month - A Time to Focus on 'What Every Woman Should Know'

12/31/05 Increased Use of Folic Acid Could Cut Brain and Spinal Cord Birth Defects by as Much as 70 Percent

12/31/05 Get a Better Sex Life in the New Year

12/30/05 New Year's Eve Poses Huge Challenge to Recovering Alcoholics, Drug Abusers

12/30/05 Eggs for Breakfast Aid Weight Control

12/29/05 Stop Smoking Tips From the American Lung Association

12/29/05 Sinusitis: One of the Most Diagnosed Diseases in the United States

12/28/05 HAVING A SIBLING WITH HEART DISEASE SIGNIFICANTLY RAISES PERSONAL HEART DISEASE RISK

12/28/05 New Year Brings Required Trans Fat Labeling on Nutrition Fact Panel; Frito-Lay's Proactive Elimination and Labeling of Trans Fats Leads Industry

12/27/05 NIAID RESEARCHERS SHOW HOW PROMISING TB DRUG WORKS

12/27/05 A New Year's Resolution That's Easy to Follow: Eat More

12/25/05 Cord Blood America Says President Bush Signing Umbilical Cord Blood Bill is a Key to the Future of Industry; Will Save Lives

12/25/05 dLife, the Leading Source of Diabetes Information, Offers Survival Tips for Winter

12/24/05 Year in Review: Federal Commitment to Diabetes Prevention Falters in 2005 as Diabetes Epidemic Grows

12/24/05 Top 10 Tips for Shedding the Holiday Pounds This New Year

12/23/05 AIR POLLUTION, HIGH-FAT DIET CAUSE ATHEROSCLEROSIS IN LABORATORY MICE

12/23/05 STUDY DEMONSTRATES SAFETY OF ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES IN WOMEN WITH LUPUS

12/23/05 Leftover Drugs Are a Prescription for Trouble, Says the Harvard Heart Letter

12/22/05 TIGHT GLUCOSE CONTROL CUTS HEART DISEASE BY HALF IN TYPE 1 DIABETES

12/22/05 NEW STUDY DEMONSTRATES COMBINED TECHNIQUES TO DETECT, MONITOR ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE

12/22/05 Companies Not Panicking Over Bird Flu

12/21/05 CHEST X-RAYS CAN DETECT EARLY LUNG CANCER BUT ALSO CAN PRODUCE MANY FALSE-POSITIVE RESULTS

12/21/05 Beating the Winter Blues

12/21/05 Going, Going, Going ... to Sleep

12/21/05 Survey Shows That Almost Four Out of Ten People with Diabetes Are Not Testing As They Should

12/21/05 Beating Back the New Year's Bulge: Cheating Away those Holiday Pounds

12/20/05 TWINS COMPARISON SUGGESTS GENETIC RISK FOR DEMENTIA

12/20/05 Six Reasons Not to Scrimp on Sleep, from Harvard Women's Health Watch

12/20/05 How Could Dispatches' 'Science' be so Misleading?

12/19/05 NEW RESEARCH SHOWS ARTIFICIAL LIGHT AT NIGHT STIMULATES BREAST CANCER GROWTH IN LABORATORY MICE

12/19/05 Avoid Being the Holiday Drunk!

12/16/05 New Year, Old Myths, New Fatalities

12/15/05 Skin Sterol Linked to Hidden Heart Disease

12/15/05 Potential New Treatment for Patients with Schizophrenia

12/15/05 Avoid the Winter Blues: Orthopaedic Surgeons Provide Tips to Prevent Frostbite

12/14/05 PANCREATIC CANCER LINKED TO INSULIN RESISTANCE IN MALE SMOKERS

12/14/05 Parents of Children with Cancer Suffer Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms, During Treatment and Years Later

12/14/05 For People With Diabetes, the Most Expensive Medication Could Be the One Not Taken

12/13/05 Vitamin D Can Play Role in Lung Health

12/13/05 Make the Most of Your Job Search This Holiday Season

12/13/05 Study Finds Most Women With Heavy Menstrual Periods Want a Treatment That Reduces, Not Eliminates, Their Menstrual Flow

12/12/05 FOOD SAFETY EXPERTS AGREE PLAN TO IMPROVE FOOD SAFETY IN THE AMERICAS AND CARIBBEAN

12/12/05 Mental Disorders in Latin America and the Caribbean Forecast to Increase

12/12/05 Discoveries Reveal Gene Mutation That Causes Blood Disorders

12/12/05 Preventive Care Reduces Bleeding in Children With Hemophilia

12/12/05 Preparation for Snow Shoveling Prevents Injury, Says Chiropractors

12/09/05 TWO TYPES OF BREAST CANCER TREATMENTS SHOW SIMILAR BENEFIT

12/09/05 Super Egg Dietary Supplement Helps Support Healthy Immune Systems During a Pandemic

12/08/05 CMS ANNOUNCES AN ADDITIONAL SITE FOR DEMONSTRATION FOR BENEFICIARIES WITH END STAGE RENAL DISEASE

12/08/05 New Hope For Prostate Cancer Patients Where Radiation Treatment Has Failed

12/07/05 NEW VIDEO SHOWS CLINICIANS HOW TO TREAT CHILDREN EXPOSED TO CHEMICALS USED IN BIOTERRORIST ATTACKS

12/07/05 TLR4 GENE FOUND TO PROTECT AGAINST TUMOR DEVELOPMENT

12/07/05 Whole Grains and the Holidays: It's Easier than You Think

12/07/05 Poor-fitting Athletic Shoes Can Lead to Back Pain, Chiropractors Say

12/07/05 No Bird Flu Risk For Consumers From Properly Cooked Poultry and Eggs

12/06/05 Keeping our Blood Supply Clean and Safe

12/06/05 Don't Let The Common Cold Slow You Down

12/06/05 Why Do Some Cancers Resist Drugs? Mechanisms Uncovered

12/05/05 OBESITY BEFORE PREGNANCY LINKED TO CHILDHOOD WEIGHT PROBLEMS

12/05/05 NIDCR LAUNCHES IMPORTANT STUDY ON TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT AND MUSCLE DISORDERS BODY

12/05/05 World Aids Day Observed Throughout the Americas

12/03/05 STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH ON WORLD AIDS DAY "Action Makes A Difference"

12/03/05 Number of Pills Affects Adherence to HIV Treatment Regimens

12/02/05 Coffee Jump-starts Short-term Memory

12/02/05 Egg Nutrients Good for the Elderly

12/01/05 Exercise and Aging: Walk Away from Father Time

12/01/05 New Blood Test for Management of Osteoporosis Cleared by the FDA; Roche Diagnostics' Test Aids Physicians and Patients in Monitoring Disease

11/30/05 New Cell Transplantation Technique Restores Insulin Production in Diabetics

11/30/05 Hawaii Women's Caucus Pushes for Increased Awareness of Cervical Cancer and the Human Papillomavirus

11/29/05 Obesity Prevents Injections From Reaching Muscle

11/29/05 Height Loss: Why it Happens and How to Prevent it, from the Harvard Health Letter

11/28/05 STUDY LINKS PROGRESSIVE APHASIA SYNDROME TO PRION GENE

11/28/05 AGRICULTURAL WORKERS AT INCREASED RISK FOR INFECTION WITH ANIMAL FLU VIRUSES Findings May Have Implications for Pandemic Flu Planning

11/28/05 NEWSWEEK COVER: Fighting Anorexia - New Research Into Its Origins - and Its Youngest Victims

11/25/05 Hunger Slows Progress Towards Millennium Development Goals

11/24/05 Study Shows Diabetes Hurts Local Economies

11/24/05 Protein, Good Fats in Peanuts Reduce Blood Pressure and Heart Disease

11/23/05 Holiday Treats Present Temptations and Challenges for Children With GERD

11/23/05 HIV Infection Rates Decreasing in Several Countries But Global Number of People Living with HIV Continues to Rise

11/23/05 Exercise Helps Relieve Severe Depression -- Or So it Seems, from The Harvard Mental Health Letter

11/22/05 Covenant Physicians Use Advanced Wireless Software to Enhance Patient Care

11/22/05 Survey Finds Nearly Half of People With Diabetes Are Not Using Aspirin to Reduce Risk of Heart Attack and Recurrent Stroke

11/22/05 New Jersey Men Agree: Postpartum Depression is a Major Health Issue

11/21/05 VCU STUDY: AUTOMATED CPR DEVICE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVES SURVIVAL OVER MANUAL CPR FOR OUT-OF-HOSPITAL CARDIAC ARRESTS

11/21/05 Industry Coalition Advises Against Use of Dietary Supplements as Remedy for Avian Flu

11/21/05 Thanksgiving, Biggest Meal of the Year, Could be Key Weapon in Winning War on Childhood Obesity, Family Health

11/20/05 9/11 PANEL MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS FOR DNA-BASED IDENTIFICATION AFTER MASS DISASTERS Team Effort Successfully Identified 850 World Trade Center Victims

11/19/05 Traveling Doesn't Have to be a Pain

11/19/05 Use Gum To Fight The 'Mindless Holiday Munch'; Chew as Part of a Healthy Lifestyle to Avoid Holiday Weight Gain

11/18/05 Leading Eating Disorder Treatment Center Reports Eating Disorders Occurring Across the Lifespan

11/17/05 Broccoli Sprouts Found to Boost Body's Ability to Eliminate Cancer-Causing Toxins in Human Study

11/17/05 Number of Babies Born Prematurely Tops Historic Half Million Mark in U.S.

11/17/05 LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION PLUS MEDICATION MORE EFFECTIVE THAN MEDICATION ALONE FOR WEIGHT LOSS IN OBESE ADULTS

11/16/05 NHLBI RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS AT AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION'S SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS:

11/16/05 A MEATY, SALTY, STARCHY DIET MAY IMPACT CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE

11/16/05 RESEARCHERS DISCOVER MOLECULAR DIFFERENCES BETWEEN LOW-GRADE AND HIGH-GRADE OVARIAN CANCERS

11/16/05 Don't Let Snowfall Put a Freeze on Your Winter Wonderland

11/15/05 First Long Term Phase II Study of CERA in Renal Patients Not Yet on Dialysis Showed Sustained and Stable Control of Anemia

11/15/05 PREVENTION IS BETTER THAN CURE: BRUSHING AWAY DENTAL DECAY

11/15/05 World's Largest Type 2 Diabetes Intervention Trial Provides Guidance for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention

11/14/05 World Diabetes Day Focuses on Preventing Lower Limb Amputations

11/14/05 Results From New Study Show That Blood Pressure Near the Heart is More Predictive of Cardiovascular Outcomes Than Blood Pressure Measured in the Arm

11/14/05 New Data Show Hypertensive Patients Taking Norvasc-Based Regimen Achieved Better Central Blood Pressure Control

11/12/05 Study Finds Patients with Moderate to Severe Chronic Kidney Disease Go Undiagnosed

11/12/05 How to Help a Grieving Loved One During the Holidays

11/11/05 Flavored Cigarettes Appealing to Youth

11/11/05 Diabetic Climber Reaches Extreme Heights Proving Diabetes Cannot Keep Him Down

11/11/05 MEDICARE REDUCES IMPROPER CLAIMS PAYMENTS BY HALF, CMS Expands Oversight to Include Medicaid, SCHIP and Prescription Drug Plans

11/10/05 MEDICARE ANNOUNCES NEW STRATEGY FOR ANEMIA MANAGEMENT FOR DIALYSIS PATIENTS

11/10/05 GENETIC ANALYSIS OF GLIOBLASTOMA BRAIN TUMORS CAN AID IN TREATMENT DECISIONS, STUDY SHOWS

11/10/05 Fall Colors You Can Eat

11/10/05 Melanoma Treatment Discovered

11/10/05 Don't Stuff Your Stockings This Holiday Season

11/10/05 Putting Feet First to Prevent Amputations is the Focus of World Diabetes Day 2005

11/09/05 Rising Diabetes Rates Prompt Renewed Emphasis on Prevention of Related Heart Disease and Stroke

11/09/05 Study to Measure Impact of Epilepsy and Epilepsy Medication on Cognitive Ability in Children

11/09/05 I'm Worried About Mom / Dad: Simple Solutions for Aging Parents

11/09/05 It's Time to Winterize Your Skin

11/08/05 OVARIAN CANCER SCREENING USING ULTRASOUND AND CA125 FINDS BOTH EARLY AND LATE STAGE CANCERS, BUT ALSO MANY FALSE POSITIVES

11/08/05 Diabetes Cases Rise in the United States

11/08/05 The Growing Trend of Ethnic Plastic Surgery

11/08/05 Don't Let Pains, Strains Muscle in on Your Holiday Travel, Chiropractors Say

11/07/05 INCREASING EVIDENCE POINTS TO LINK BETWEEN YOUTH SMOKING AND EXPOSURE TO SMOKING IN MOVIES

11/07/05 Sudden Cardiac Arrest: Are You Prepared to Help Save a Life?

11/07/05 Blood Clots, Heart Attacks, Strokes, Spontaneous Pre-Term Births, Low Birth Weight, Rectal Cancer, Diabetes are All Linked to Elevated C-Reactive Protein

11/07/05 NCI LAUNCHES BIOREPOSITORY FOR PROSTATE CANCER

11/06/05 Many African Americans Underestimate Their Risk for Stroke, According to a New Survey

11/06/05 Cash or Checks Top Teens' Holiday Wish List

11/05/05 New Survey Shows Most Patients Being Treated for High Cholesterol Don't Know Their Goal

11/05/05 Look, Listen & Learn: Early Detection is the First Step in Fighting Childhood Asthma

11/05/05 PAHO to Launch Regional HIV/AIDS Plan in El Salvador

11/04/05 With Flu Season Under Way, Companies Should Take Special Steps to Combat 'Presenteeism,' Says CCH

11/04/05 A Delicate Balance: Skin Care Tips for the New Mother and Baby

11/04/05 As the Workforce Ages & Labor Pool Shrinks, American Society of Safety Engineers Urge Employers to Modify Workplace Safety Efforts Now

11/03/05 MEDICARE ANNOUNCES PAYMENT RATES AND POLICY CHANGES FOR HOSPITAL OUTPATIENT SERVICES IN 2006

11/03/05 CMS ANNOUNCES PAYMENT UPDATE AND POLICY CHANGES FOR MEDICARE PHYSICIAN FEE SCHEDULE

11/03/05 HHS RELEASES PANDEMIC INFLUENZA PLAN Plan Provides Guidance to Prepare Nation's Health Care System for a Pandemic

11/03/05 From Hair Loss to Shaving: Dispelling the Myths of Men's Skin Care

11/02/05 Lung Cancer Survival Better in Women

11/02/05 Diabetics' Blood Sugar Control and Cholesterol Levels Dramatically Improved by NAMCP Diabetes Patient Report Card(R) and a Web-Based Education Program

11/02/05 Smokers Misinformed About Smoking's Link to Cancer

11/02/05 Neurological Disease Raises Risk of Complications from Flu

11/02/05 What Would it Look Like if One Person With Ebola or the SuperFlu Sparked a Global Epidemic?

11/01/05 The National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition Asks Parents, 'Are You Rotavirus-Ready?'

11/01/05 Sargramostim Therapy Demonstrates Significant Improvements in Quality-of-Life for Patients with Crohn's Disease

11/01/05 Cheek Cells Used to Identify Lung Cancer

11/01/05 COMBINATION MICROBICIDES PROTECT MONKEYS AGAINST HIV-LIKE VIRUS

10/31/05 Women in Balance Stresses Importance of Choice for Women Hormone Therapy Patients

10/31/05 From the Harvard Heart Letter: Are Over-The-Counter Cold Medicines Safe for Your Heart?

10/31/05 MODIFYING IMMUNE SYSTEM RESPONSE TO CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY COULD LEAD TO NEW TREATMENT APPROACHES

10/30/05 Cutting-Edge Imaging Technologies Could Save Men's Lives

10/30/05 Two-And-A-Half Million Women May Have A Bleeding Disorder ... Without Even Knowing It

10/29/05 GREATER USE OF PHARMACIES TO ACCESS THE 'MORNING AFTER PILL'

10/29/05 US-VISIT Deploys Biometric Entry Procedures to Additional Land Border Ports of Entry with Canada

10/29/05 MEDICARE TAKES KEY STEP TOWARD VOLUNTARY QUALITY REPORTING FOR PHYSICIANS

10/28/05 Do You Have Scary, Scaly Hands? Leading Skincare Company Offers Lifetime Supply of Balm to Owner of the 'Witchiest' Hands

10/28/05 MEDICARE COLLABORATES TO HELP DOCTORS AND PATIENTS USE IMPLANTABLE DEFIBRILLATORS EFFECTIVELY

10/28/05 RESEARCHERS USE NEW METHOD TO DISCOVER GENE REARRANGEMENTS THAT CAN AID IN DETECTION OF EARLY PROSTATE CANCER

10/27/05 Newly-released CDC Study on Diabetes Reflects Growing Diabetes Epidemic; Illustrates Need for Heightened Research and Prevention and Improved Health Care for Diabetes

10/27/05 Toxins in Homes and Offices Are Making Americans Sick, Reports Green Nest LLC

10/27/05 The 'Season of Indulgence' Has Arrived: Key to Staying Healthy is Remaining Active

10/26/05 INTERNATIONAL CONSORTIUM COMPLETES MAP OF HUMAN GENETIC VARIATION New Tool Speeding the Discovery of Genes for Common Diseases

10/26/05 Dallas' Diabetes Health May Be In Jeopardy: Over 60% of Type 2 Diabetics In A Study Missed Blood Sugar Target

10/26/05 New Survey Reveals Majorities of American Adults Misinformed About Liver Disease Causes and Prevention Methods

10/25/05 TEENS WITH DELETION SYNDROME CONFIRM GENE'S ROLE IN PSYCHOSIS

10/25/05 Opportunity to Mitigate Avian Flu Pandemic by Addressing Environmental Links

10/24/05 Keep Your Child's Skeleton Safe This Halloween

10/24/05 MORE AMERICANS THAN EVER SUPPORT EMBRYONIC STEM-CELL RESEARCH; UNSURE IF IT’S BETTER THAN OTHER TYPES OF STEM-CELL RESEARCH, VCU LIFE SCIENCES SURVEY SHOWS

10/24/05 Breastfeeding May Not Have an Adverse Effect on Breast Appearance

10/21/05 Multimedia News Release - Kyphon Urges Women to Take Charge of Their Bone Health

10/21/05 NATIONAL DIABETES EDUCATION PROGRAM (NDEP) STRENGTHENS CAMPAIGN EMPOWERING OLDER ADULTS TO MANAGE THEIR DIABETES Revitalized campaign shows older adults that the power to control is in their hands

10/21/05 Acute Lung Injury Mortality Is 4-Fold Higher Than That From Heart Attack and Comparable to Breast Cancer and HIV, According to an Article Published in Today's New England Journal of Medicine

10/20/05 Global Efforts to Prevent Violence: World Health Organization Reports Significant Progress

10/20/05 Africa May Face Serious Bird Flu Risk

10/20/05 Teen Breakfast Skippers Risk Broken Bones

10/20/05 What Patients Should Know About X-rays

10/19/05 Sleep Apnea Treatment - What's Covered by Insurers?

10/19/05 Bridging the Gap Between What Doctors Know About Digestive Health and What They Need to Know

10/19/05 Fall and Winter Ahead: Don't Be Sidelined With Back Pain

10/19/05 Five Year Study Shows That Renal Transplant Patients Receiving Rapamune Without Cyclosporine Show Reduced Incidence of Non-Skin Cancer

10/18/05 Dialysis Patients Advocate to Congress and CMS

10/18/05 New Report: Proposed Medicaid Cuts Further Damage the Health of Children in Foster Care

10/18/05 Keeping the Holidays Safe and Festive, Despite Food Allergies

10/17/05 Being 'Choosy' About Carbs and Other Foods May Be More Important Than Counting Calories

10/17/05 NHGRI'S LARGE-SCALE SEQUENCING RESEARCH NETWORK SETS ITS SIGHTS ON DISEASE TARGETS NHGRI Effort Expands to Include Medical Sequencing

10/16/05 Medical Leaders Call for Investigation of U.S. Military Doctors Involved in Torture

10/16/05 BETTER NHS RESPONSE FOR PATIENTS HARMED BY HEALTHCARE

10/15/05 THIS FALL PROTECT YOURSELF AND YOUR FAMILY: GET A FLU SHOT

10/15/05 WHO Launches Global Patient Safety Challenge; Issues Guidelines on Hand Hygiene in Health Care

10/14/05 Food Safety Made Easy

10/14/05 Avian Flu & the Scary Truth about Vaccines

10/13/05 ACELLULAR PERTUSSIS VACCINE PROVES EFFECTIVE IN ADULTS, ADOLESCENTS

10/13/05 COLD TREATMENT PROTECTS AGAINST INFANT DISABILITY AND DEATH FROM OXYGEN LOSS

10/13/05 NIDA AND "SCHOLASTIC" CONTINUE TO REACH TWEENS WITH INFORMATION ABOUT METHAMPHETAMINE AND OTHER DRUGS

10/13/05 Avian Flu Threat Prompts Nanobiotech Firms To Step Up Vaccine, Detection Device Development

10/13/05 Majority of Older Adults With Chronic Pain Know Stomach Ulcers Are a Common Side Effect of Pain Medications, But Most Don't Think They're at High Risk

10/12/05 NATIONAL DIABETES EDUCATION PROGRAM UPDATES CAMPAIGN EMPOWERING OLDER ADULTS TO MANAGE THEIR DIABETES Launch Event 10:30 a.m. Thursday, October 20, At Ft. Stevens Recreational Center, 1327 Van Buren St., N.W.

10/12/05 NIAID LAUNCHES FIRST PHASE II TRIAL OF A "GLOBAL" HIV/AIDS VACCINE

10/12/05 NEW STUDY ON CHILDHOOD ASTHMA SHOWS HOME-BASED INTERVENTIONS ARE COST-EFFECTIVE

10/12/05 Yoga for Kids Proving Popular for Both Athletes and Non-Athletes

10/12/05 New Survey Shows Women at Risk of Taking Home Pregnancy Test Too Early

10/11/05 U.S. KIDNEY FAILURE RATES STABILIZE, ENDING A 20-YEAR CLIMB Troubling Racial Disparities Persist

10/11/05 101 Babies Expected After New Infertility Treatment

10/11/05 Avian Influenza

10/11/05 Exercise Amount More Important Than Intensity

10/10/05 The New Medicare Prescription Drug Program: Attacking Fraud and Abuse

10/10/05 CMS WILL REQUIRE NURSING HOMES TO VACCINATE RESIDENTS AGAINST THE FLU

10/10/05 Scientists Pinpoint Inflammation Gene

10/09/05 New Clinical Study Finds Waterpik(R) Dental Water Jet Is an Effective Alternative to Traditional Flossing

10/09/05 Expert Panel Says Better Options Exist for Diagnosing Breast Cancer

10/08/05 People Who Are Sensitive to Lactose Can Still Enjoy Dairy Foods

10/08/05 Cranberry's Anti-Adhesion and Anti-Inflammatory Effects Explored at Research Summit

10/08/05 Surveys Reveal Gap in Understanding of Bipolar Disorder

10/07/05 World Mental Health Day 2005 Focuses on Life Span

10/07/05 NIHSENIORHEALTH SAYS: TALK TO YOUR DOCTOR ABOUT DRY MOUTH

10/07/05 NATIONAL STEREOTYPES COMMON, MISTAKEN, STUDY REPORTS

10/06/05 GENOMES OF MORE THAN 200 HUMAN FLU STRAINS REVEAL A DYNAMIC VIRUS

10/06/05 Detroit's Diabetes Health May Be in Jeopardy: 66% of Type 2 Diabetics in a Study Missed Blood Sugar Target

10/06/05 Homecare Agencies Travel to the Moon

10/06/05 HHS ACCELERATES USE OF E-PRESCRIBING AND ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS Major Step Forward in Transforming American Healthcare To Improve Quality and Safety

10/06/05 RESEARCHERS TO GAIN WIDER ACCESS TO KNOCKOUT MICE Trans-NIH Effort Provides New Models for Understanding Human Disease

10/05/05 Marijuana Use Can Threaten Teen's Academic Success

10/05/05 High Blood Glucose Levels in Early Pregnancy May Deprive Embryo of Oxygen and Lead to Birth Defects, Joslin Diabetes Center Study Shows

10/05/05 First Wave of Large Employers Opens the Door to Affordable Health Insurance for More Than 1 Million Workers

10/05/05 Keeping Children Safe, Healthy on Halloween: Tips from Harvard Health Publications

10/05/05 RESEARCHERS IDENTIFY GENES THAT INCREASE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS RISK

10/04/05 VAST MAJORITY OF ADULTS AT RISK OF BECOMING OVERWEIGHT OR OBESE Future burden of obesity-related conditions likely to be substantial, warn researchers

10/04/05 SYNTHETIC PROTEIN EASES ARTHRITIS SYMPTOMS IN MICE

10/04/05 RESEARCHERS SHED LIGHT ON ANXIETY AND ALCOHOL INTAKE

10/03/05 Female Health Company Announces International Availability of Second- Generation Female Condom at Significantly Lower Price

10/03/05 HHS AWARDS GRANTS TO SUPPORT MINORITY HEALTH Grants Support Better Access To Medical And Mental Health Care

10/03/05 Technology that can pre-determine the sex of cattle and swine livestock is acquired by Microbix. Sperm-sexing technology expected to be a major breakthrough

10/02/05 Long, Vigorous Hikes Take Toll on Feet, Ankles

10/02/05 Sidestep Falling This Autumn

10/01/05 NCI AND 10 OTHER INSTITUTIONS LAUNCH OVARIAN CANCER CLINICAL TRIAL

10/01/05 Commuting by Bicycle: Cheaper, Healthier, and Pain Free

10/01/05 Malaria Still a Public Health Problem in the Americas

09/30/05 PAHO To Assist Member Countries with Pandemic Planning

09/30/05 New Vaccines Present Financing Challenges, PAHO Experts Say

09/30/05 Only One-Third of Women Take Vitamin to Help Prevent Serious Birth Defects, Survey Finds

09/29/05 SCIENTISTS SHOW THAT TICK-BORNE FLAVIVIRUSES USE A NOVEL MECHANISM TO EVADE HOST DEFENSES

09/29/05 Menopausal Symptoms Challenge Female Baby Boomers in The Workplace

09/29/05 It's Not Morning Sickness ... It's Much, Much Worse

09/28/05 NASH CLINICAL RESEARCH NETWORK LAUNCHES TRIAL FOR TREATMENT OF LIVER DISEASE IN CHILDREN

09/28/05 Using Vaginal Rings to Prevent HIV In Women: New Research

09/28/05 NIH RENEWS NETWORK FOCUSED ON HOW GENES INFLUENCE DRUG RESPONSES Findings Will Pave the Way for Individually Tailored Therapies

09/28/05 NIAID AND MEDIMMUNE JOIN FORCES TO DEVELOP POTENTIAL PANDEMIC INFLUENZA VACCINES

09/27/05 LOSS OF BODY MASS LINKED TO DEVELOPMENT OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE, STUDY FINDS

09/27/05 Menopausal Women Get Relief From Hot Flashes With Cooling Gel Sheets That Last for Five Hours

09/27/05 Potential Oral Therapy May Lead Women To Treat Their Rheumatoid Arthritis Earlier - Rather Than Later

09/27/05 Cotton Could Help Treat Psoriasis: New Research

09/26/05 New Research: Yeast 'Up The Nose' May Save People With Diabetes From the Pain of Injection

09/26/05 New, Less Toxic Treatment for Skin Cancer Being Developed

09/26/05 NEWSWEEK COVER: 'Health for Life: Stress & Your Heart'

09/26/05 Smokers More Likely to Develop Diabetes

09/25/05 New Study Finds Women's Sexual Satisfaction, Body Image, Quality of Life Linked to Genital Self-Image

09/25/05 Vitamin D Deficiency: A Hidden Health Epidemic Among African-American Women

09/24/05 KIDNEY COMMUNITY PRAISED FOR IMPROVEMENTS

09/24/05 STATEMENT OF MARK B. MCCLELLAN, M.D., Ph.D. ADMINISTRATOR, CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES ON MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION DRUG ASSISTANCE

09/24/05 Medical Services Receives Regulatory Approval for Its VScan Tuberculosis (TB) Rapid Test Kit

09/24/05 Pregnant Women Need Flu Shots

09/23/05 New RMO Led Curing Light Ergonomically Designed to Reduce Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Risk to Dentists

09/23/05 Study Shows Higher DHA Levels in Breast Milk Benefit Newborn Behavior

09/22/05 VCU MEDICAL CENTER ANESTHESIA DEPARMENT ENHANCES PATIENT CARE USING DIGITAL DOCUMENTATION

09/22/05 RESEARCHERS DISCOVER PROTEIN SIGNATURES FOR PROSTATE CANCER THAT COULD IMPROVE DIAGNOSIS OF EARLY DISEASE

09/21/05 NIH ESTABLISHES NATIONAL COMMISSION ON DIGESTIVE DISEASES

09/21/05 New Data Highlight the Value of an Outcome-Informed Treatment Model for Depression Treatment

09/21/05 Winter is Coming: Tips to Prevent Dry Skin 'Blues'

09/21/05 Employers Predict Two Significant Changes to Healthcare System in Next Five Years

09/20/05 VCU RESEARCHER LEADS INTERNATIONAL TEAM IN DEVELOPING FIRST CLINICAL GUIDELINES FOR DIAGNOSING AND TREATING DEBILITATING BRAIN CONDITION

09/20/05 CMS DELIVERS ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD SOFTWARE TO PHYSICIAN OFFICES Evaluation Version Of Vista-Office Expected To Improve Quality of Care And Stem Costs

09/20/05 RESEARCHERS DISCOVER HOW MALARIA PARASITE DISPERSES FROM RED BLOOD CELLS

09/20/05 RESEARCHERS DISCOVER HOW COMPOUNDS PREVENT VIRUSES FROM ENTERING CELLS

09/19/05 MEDICARE PREMIUMS AND DEDUCTIBLES FOR 2006

09/19/05 Avian Flu: The Next Epidemic?

09/19/05 New Childhood Asthma Treatment Guidelines Needed to Improve Care, According to Pan-European Experts

09/19/05 Study Proves 'Zomig' is Effective in the Prophylactic and Acute Treatment of Menstrual Migraine

09/18/05 Latest Fish-Mercury Scare Campaign Is All Wet, Says Consumer Group

09/18/05 UK Cancer Patients Set to Benefit From New Psychological Support Treatment

09/17/05 Citizen Security Theme is Focus of Forum in Colombia

09/17/05 Cleveland's Diabetes Health May be in Jeopardy: 67% of Type 2 Diabetics in a Study Missed Blood Sugar Target

09/17/05 Leading Eating Disorder Treatment Center Reports Dieting Can Trigger Eating Disorders

09/16/05 DIGITAL MAMMOGRAPHY TRIAL RESULTS ANNOUNCED: Women with Dense Breasts, Women Younger than 50, and Those Who are Perimenopausal May Benefit from Digital Mammograms

09/16/05 Headline: HHS BUYS VACCINE AND ANTIVIRALS IN PREPARATION FOR A POTENTIAL INFLUENZA PANDEMIC

09/16/05 HHS GRANTS MEDICAL CARE PAYMENTS FOR EVACUEES IN TEXAS State Made Whole for Costs Now, Including Medicaid and Uncompensated Care; Could Serve as Model for other States

09/15/05 Land a New Job in Your Current Company: Tips From Lee Hecht Harrison

09/15/05 New Study Suggests Chromium Picolinate Triggers Key Enzyme to Improve Glucose Metabolism

09/14/05 Headaches Bite

09/14/05 Children and Families with Diabetes Come From Across Ohio to Join State Senators in Support of Diabetes Health Care Bill

09/14/05 What Pet Owners Should Know About Disaster Readiness

09/13/05 Excess Body Fat May Elevate Risk for Age-Related Eye Diseases

09/13/05 Latino Children Three Times More Likely to be Placed in Foster Care

09/13/05 International Diabetes Federation Launches First Global Guideline for Management of Type 2 Diabetes

09/12/05 AirTran Airways First Airline to Deploy Latest Life-Saving Technology to Treat Both Adults And Children During Sudden Cardiac Arrest

09/12/05 Katrina Legal Claims

09/11/05 RESEARCH FINDS LOW ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORD ADOPTION RATES FOR PHYSICIAN GROUPS

09/11/05 NIEHS LAUNCHES WEBSITE WITH GLOBAL INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR ASSESSING ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS FROM HURRICANE KATRINA

09/10/05 MEDICARE DEMONSTRATION TO FIND WAYS TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE

09/10/05 SECRETARY LEAVITT ANNOUNCES STREAMLINED ACCESS TO BENEFITS FOR HURRICANE KATRINA VICTIMS

09/09/05 Youth Drug Use Continues to Decline

09/09/05 Parents May Not Be Aware of FDA Guidelines for Treating Children With Diarrhea

09/08/05 EMERGING STAPH STRAINS FOUND TO BE INCREASINGLY DEADLY AND DECEPTIVE

09/08/05 BACTERIA IN HOUSEHOLD DUST MAY TRIGGER ASTHMA SYMPTOMS

09/08/05 To Stressed To Sleep?

09/07/05 SEVERE HYPOGLYCEMIA IS RARE AFTER ISLET TRANSPLANTATION Registry Sheds Light on Procedure's Risks and Benefits

09/07/05 New Research Shows Folic Acid In Grains Has Reduced Birth Defects

09/07/05 Lupus Research Institute Launches Spanish-Language Campaign to Alert Hispanic Women to the Dangers of Lupus Population at Particular Risk for Lupus Kidney Disease

09/07/05 DANGERS OF SECONDHAND SMOKE BEING IGNORED

09/07/05 Adult Stem Cells From Adipose Tissue Could Save Lives

09/04/05 Combining Lifecycle Management Strategies Maximizes Brand Success

09/04/05 Why Customer Service Creates Industry Leaders and Losers

09/03/05 International Drug Detection Firm Identa Expects to Sign Seven New Contracts During September US Mission

09/02/05 A Different Kind of Food Fight at School

09/02/05 Overcoming the Sting of Summer

09/02/05 NEW INFORMATION ON HOSPITAL CARE QUALITY NOW AVAILABLE AT WWW.HOSPITALCOMPARE.HHS.GOV

09/02/05 Hurricane Damage Has Lasting Effect: Hospice Offers Insight

09/01/05 Hurricane Katrina: Tips to Help Kids Cope with Natural Disasters

09/01/05 NEW GENOME COMPARISON FINDS CHIMPS, HUMANS VERY SIMILAR AT THE DNA LEVEL

09/01/05 STUDY REVEALS GENOMICS OF INFLAMMATION FROM SEVERE INJURY Could Improve Prediction of Patient Outcomes, Lead to Tailored Treatments

09/01/05 Put Your Best Face Forward Despite Fall Allergy Season

09/01/05 Wild Birds Expected to Spread Bird Flu Virus Further

08/31/05 ANTI-CANCER DRUGS MAY HOLD PROMISE FOR PREMATURE AGING DISORDER

08/31/05 CHILDHOOD EXPOSURE TO SECOND-HAND SMOKE HAS LONG-LASTING EFFECTS: FRUIT FIBER MAY HELP

08/31/05 How Families Recovering From Hurricane Katrina Can Protect Themselves From Unsafe Food and Water

08/30/05 VCU RESEARCHERS INVESTIGATING OUTCOMES OF PERINEAL LACERATION REPAIR FOLLOWING CHILDBIRTH IN WOMEN

08/30/05 FDA Approves First Qualified Health Claim for Chromium Picolinate and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes

08/30/05 Indonesia Launches Country's Largest-Ever Immunization Campaign to Tackle Expanding Polio Epidemic

08/30/05 New Study Reinforces Dairy's Value in Reduced-Calorie Diet

08/30/05 Some Children Facing Bone Marrow Transplant Risk Serious Infection Due to Dental Problems

08/30/05 Blood Flow to Brain May Be Clue to Certain Dementias

08/29/05 WHO Declares TB an Emergency in Africa

08/29/05 Colorectal Cancer: Preventable, Treatable, Beatable; And Still, More Than 50,000 Americans Die from Colorectal Cancer Every Year

08/26/05 HIV/AIDS Awareness: German Cycling Team Aims for New Record

08/26/05 Protecting Your Assets: One Flight Can Send Your Finances Into a Tailspin

08/26/05 Tropical Storm Katrina: Keeping Food Safe During an Emergency

08/25/05 VCU STUDY SHOWS HORMONE-LIKE MOLECULE KILLS CELLS THAT CAUSE INFLAMMATION IN ALLERGY AND IMMUNE SYSTEM DISEASE

08/25/05 CMS ISSUES UPDATED REGULATIONS FOR POWER WHEELCHAIR AND POWER OPERATED VEHICLE CLAIMS

08/25/05 Early Marriage in Bangladesh: Still Highest in Asia; Almost Half of Bangladeshi Women Marry Before Age 20

08/25/05 NEW REPORT ON SOY FINDS LIMITED EVIDENCE FOR HEALTH OUTCOMES

08/25/05 DRUG OFFERS ALTERNATIVE TO SURGICAL TREATMENT AFTER MISCARRIAGE

08/24/05 American workers with employer-provided health insurance for themselves and their families paid 79 percent more, on average, for that coverage in 2003 than they did in 1996, according to the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

08/24/05 STROKE INFORMATION FOR SENIORS ADDED TO THE NIHSeniorHealth WEB SITE

08/24/05 Researchers Agree on Need to Replace Fossil Fuels

08/23/05 PUBLIC COLLECTIONS OF DNA AND RNA SEQUENCE REACH 100 GIGABASES

08/23/05 Building Stronger Health Systems Key to Reaching the Health Millennium Development Goals

08/22/05 PAHO Plans Response to New HPV Vaccine

08/22/05 Young Children at Risk for Impaired Reading Skills Following Medulloblastoma Irradiation According to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

08/22/05 VCU MASSEY CANCER CENTER STUDY SHOWS ENZYME LINKED TO SPREAD OF BREAST CANCER CELLS

08/22/05 GENE DISCOVERY SHEDS LIGHT ON CAUSES OF RARE DISEASE, CANCER

08/21/05 New Injection Promises Speedy Relief for Post-Op Patients Who Can't Take Oral Medication

08/21/05 Don't Let Horse Play Throw You

08/21/05 Travel Locator Service, Available With CIGNA's Medical Benefits Abroad, Enables Companies to Stay Connected to Employees in Crisis

08/21/05 Spraying Stops Disease-Carrying Mosquitoes When West Nile Virus Peaks

08/20/05 Step-by-Step Plan for an Asthma Attack: New Report From Harvard Medical School Tells Adults What to Do When Asthma Strikes

08/20/05 International Travel Made Safer With Multi-Lingual Digital Doctor In Your Pocket

08/20/05 Cure to HIV Doldrums Found at Sea

08/19/05 NEW GRANTS WILL HELP FAMILIES IN 19 STATES FIND NEEDED LONG TERM CARE SERVICES

08/19/05 Scientists Discover a Molecule That May Well Help the Obese Lose Weight

08/19/05 Tropical Disease Leads to Treatment for Cancer

08/19/05 Americas in Focus “Never have I seen such neglect, sadness and loneliness at the mercy of the market forces”

08/18/05 Strong Efforts Needed for Guyana And Haiti To Reach U.N. Goals

08/18/05 GOT CAVITIES?

08/18/05 NHS RESPONSE TO EUROPEAN WORKING TIME DIRECTIVE RESULTS IN BETTER PATIENT CARE

08/17/05 Time of Day and Day of Week Affects Treatment Times and Survival of Heart Attack Patients

08/17/05 American Journal of Cardiology Study Finds TAXUS Has Lower MACE Rate Than Cypher

08/17/05 HEALTH MINISTER LAUNCHES CONSULTATION ON HUMAN FERTILISATION AND EMBRYOLOGY ACT

08/16/05 CMS ISSUES MARKETING RULES FOR ALL PLANS OFFERING MEDICARE DRUG COVERAGE

08/16/05 SCIENTISTS FIND CELL SURFACE ENZYME MATRIPTASE CAUSES CANCER

08/16/05 Severe Allergies in the Classroom

08/16/05 Reminder for Parents: Backpacks

08/16/05 Painful Teeth Can Take a Bite Out of Learning

08/15/05 NCI ANNOUNCES INTEGRATED IMPLEMENTATION PLAN TO FIGHT LUNG CANCER

08/15/05 BD Diabetes Care Announces Successful Results of DC Diabetes Makeover Initiative

08/15/05 NEWSWEEK COVER: Lung Cancer: Who's at Risk?

08/15/05 From Mice to Men, MRT Demonstrates Nerve Growth, Repair and Return of Function

08/13/05 CMS PROPOSAL WOULD REQUIRE NURSING HOMES TO VACCINATE RESIDENTS AGAINST THE FLU

08/12/05 DaimlerChrysler's Chrysler Group Launches Workplace Diabetes Education Program

08/12/05 Breakthrough Expands Reach of Intensive Insulin Therapy

08/12/05 State Steps Up Fight Against Obesity With New 'Front Lines' Ad Campaign

08/12/05 Protein Offers Help, Hope for Sufferers of Diseases Like Parkinson's, Fybromyalgia, Multiple Sclerosis

08/12/05 METHAMPHETAMINE ABUSE, HIV INFECTION CAUSE CHANGES IN BRAIN STRUCTURE Alterations May Be Related to Cognitive Deficits

08/12/05 Don't Let Falls Trip You Up

08/11/05 U.S. School Teachers Give Classrooms Failing Grade on Cleanliness

08/11/05 Children's Study Finds No Significant Difference in Developmental Outcomes in Children With Prompt or Delayed Ear Tube Insertion

08/11/05 Transgenomic's WAVE(R) System Used to Address Challenges in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors

08/10/05 AHRQ ISSUES NEW DATA ON THE UNINSURED

08/10/05 NIH SENIORHEALTH ADDS INFORMATION ON SMELL AND TASTE

08/10/05 Strawberries Most Effective in Fighting Against Cancer Cells

08/10/05 Hospitality Safety Professionals Offer Safety Tips for a Day at the Park

08/09/05 ICU PATIENTS AT SIGNIFICANT RISK FOR ADVERSE EVENTS AND SERIOUS ERRORS

08/09/05 Newly Researched Infertility Treatment Comes to the Northeast

08/09/05 Peter Jennings' Death a Stark Reminder of the Perils of Smoking

08/08/05 Why Some Women Get Hot Flashes and Others Don't, from Harvard Women's Health Watch

08/08/05 NEWSWEEK COVER: Your Baby's Brain from Jealousy to Joy: How Science is Unlocking the Inner Lives of Infants

08/07/05 DEFECTIVE GENE LINKED TO TWO INHERITED IMMUNE DEFICIENCIES

08/07/05 FIC ANNOUNCES AWARDEES OF INTERNATIONAL CLINICAL RESEARCH TRAINING FELLOWSHIPS

08/06/05 News on Therapies for Depression Using Magnetic Stimulation of the Brain

08/06/05 More Than Just a Sniffle

08/05/05 NEW AGREEMENT WILL SPEED RESEARCH EFFORTS ON MICROBICIDES FOR WOMEN

08/05/05 CMS ENDING CONTINGENCY FOR NON-HIPAA- COMPLIANT MEDICARE CLAIMS

08/04/05 RESEARCHERS MODEL AVIAN FLU OUTBREAK, IMPACT OF INTERVENTIONS

08/04/05 MORE THAN HALF THE U.S. POPULATION IS SENSITIVE TO ONE OR MORE ALLERGENS

08/03/05 FINDING MAY EXPLAIN LINK BETWEEN ALCOHOL AND CERTAIN CANCERS

08/03/05 PTSD, DEPRESSION EPIDEMIC AMONG CAMBODIAN IMMIGRANTS

08/03/05 COGNITIVE THERAPY REDUCES REPEAT SUICIDE ATTEMPTS BY 50 PERCENT

08/03/05 Danger Zones At Home

08/02/05 Women's Preference for Female Colonoscopists Presents a Barrier to Colon Cancer Screening

08/02/05 CMS ANNOUNCES FY 2006 RATE INCREASES FOR INPATIENT STAYS IN ACUTE CARE HOSPITALS

08/02/05 CMS ANNOUNCES PAYMENT INCREASES, POLICY CHANGES FOR INPATIENT REHABILITATION FACILITIES

08/02/05 Salt Fluoridation Key in Reducing Dental Caries

08/02/05 Transportation Bill Passed in Congress to Prevent Discrimination Against Employees With Diabetes

08/01/05 Studies Show: Lose Fat, Gain Lean Muscle

08/01/05 Statement of the American Diabetes Association on Senator Frist's Endorsement of the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act

08/01/05 32,000 Children in Niger Face 'Mortal Threat'

07/31/05 Open-Heart Surgery Patients and Multiple Opioids

07/31/05 Dietary Fiber Does Help Prevent Colon Cancer, Says Harvard Men's Health Watch

07/30/05 NURSING HOME PAYMENTS TO INCREASE IN 2006, CMS ANNOUNCES

07/30/05 Simple Screening Prevents Disease, Improves the Health of Young Women and Unborn Children

07/29/05 Nutritionist Says USDA's MyPyramid System Doesn't Go Far Enough, Challenges Consumers to Eat Specific Vegetables to Reduce Cancer Risk

07/29/05 Finding Sweet Corn That Will Make You Grin From Ear to Ear

07/29/05 Fresh Grapes Enhance Heart Health for Women, Reduce Whole-Body Oxidative Stress

07/28/05 We Have Great News: Trampolines Are a Great Way to Exercise

07/28/05 More Than 30% of Common Children's Vision Disorders Missed

07/28/05 Work Out Like the Astronauts From the Comfort of Your Own Home

07/28/05 Avoid Risks of Summer Heat to Diabetic Feet

07/27/05 NHLBI STUDY: HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE NOT WELL CONTROLLED AMONG OLDER MEN AND WOMEN

07/27/05 COMBINATION THERAPY LEADS TO PARTIAL RECOVERY FROM SPINAL CORD INJURY IN RATS

07/27/05 Dentistry Study Shows Black Tea Reduces Plaque, Resulting in Fewer Cavities; Medical Research Suggests Tea Protects Against Heart Disease and Cancer

07/27/05 Clinicians Stress the Importance of Tests for Reproductive Health and Thyroid Disorders During 'Trends in Women's Health Workshop'

07/27/05 Hydration: Key Element to Healthy Summer Exercise Regimen

07/27/05 Diabetes: A Growing Concern in Long-Term Care Facilities

07/26/05 Virtual Colonoscopy Shows Cancer Outside the Colon

07/26/05 MR Spectroscopy Helps Identify Cancerous Breast Tumors

07/25/05 COMBINATION HORMONE/VACCINE THERAPY FOR PROSTATE CANCER MAY BENEFIT PATIENTS WHOSE DISEASE RETURNS

07/25/05 'HIV Medic' Program Trains Africans as Health Workers in Fight Against AIDS

07/25/05 New School Policy Guide to Help Manage Children's Asthma Issued

07/25/05 Life-Saving Steps for Protecting the Elderly During Heat Waves

07/24/05 FEWER NEW DOCTORS WANT TO PRACTICE IN RURAL AMERICA August Issue of Academic Medicine Examines Rural Health Training Programs

07/24/05 MOUSE STUDIES OF OSELTAMIVIR SHOW PROMISE AGAINST H5N1 INFLUENZA VIRUS

07/23/05 Minimally Invasive Biopsy of Pediatric Solid Tumors Holds Promise for Replacing Surgery to Get Diagnostic Specimens

07/23/05 GOVERNMENT SET TO DELIVER INTEGRATED HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE SYSTEMS

07/23/05 Today's Shoe Styles Can Give Women More Than a Trendy Look

07/22/05 MULTI-SPECIES GENOME COMPARISON SHEDS NEW LIGHT ON EVOLUTIONARY PROCESSES, CANCER MUTATIONS

07/22/05 Spring Cleaning for Your Skin

07/22/05 First Long-Term Study of Treatment With Botox(R) For Severe Underarm Sweating Shows It Is Safe, Effective and Consistently Improves Patients' Symptoms, Daily Functioning and Quality of Life

07/22/05 Chocolate Becoming Hot Ingredient in Beauty and Personal Care Products

07/21/05 Maintaining Beautiful Hair Through Thick and Thin

07/21/05 NEW DISCOVERY MAY HELP DOCTORS TREAT INFERTILITY

07/21/05 The Future of Sunscreens

07/21/05 Nail Update: Keeping Your Nails Healthy

07/20/05 The Good, The Bad and The Unaware: Survey Shows Women are Disappearing into A Cholesterol Gap

07/20/05 So You Think Smoking Makes You Look Good? Clinical Study Proves Otherwise!

07/20/05 Leading Eating Disorder Treatment Center Warns Parents of the Dangers of Pro-Anorexia and Pro-Bulimia Web Sites

07/19/05 Regular Yoga Practice May Help Prevent Middle-Age Spread

07/19/05 Nearly Half of Nurses Plan to Change Jobs in the Next Two Years

07/19/05 MEDICARE PROPOSES PAYMENT RATES AND POLICY CHANGES FOR HOSPITAL OUTPATIENT SERVICES Beneficiary Coinsurance Rates Continue To Fall

07/19/05 REPORT FINDS HIGH RATES OF CERVICAL CANCER INDICATE BROADER PROBLEMS IN ACCESS TO CARE

07/19/05 NEW LEAD REPORTED IN TUMOR ANGIOGENESIS

07/19/05 Gender-Based Violence Correlates with HIV/AIDS Among Women

07/18/05 Promising Treatment for Juvenile Diabetes Advances With Agreement Signed by MacroGenics and Tolerance Therapeutics

07/18/05 Tips to Help Patients Avoid Medication Errors

07/18/05 Your Bags Are Packed - But Are You Really Ready To Go?

07/17/05 New Study Shows Lack of Physical Activity is Cause of Childhood Obesity in America

07/16/05 DECLINE IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PLAYS KEY ROLE IN WEIGHT GAIN AMONG ADOLESCENT GIRLS

07/16/05 HIV THERAPY GREATLY EXTENDS LIFE OF KEY T CELLS, SCIENTISTS FIND

07/15/05 Death and Injury Result in Class Action Suit Against Maker of Recalled Heart Device

07/15/05 THREE DEADLY PARASITE GENOMES SEQUENCED

07/15/05 First Human Case of West Nile Reported in Minnesota -- Health Expert Offers Prevention Techniques

07/14/05 Slowdown After Active Service Life Puts Some at Risk for Diabetes

07/14/05 "SLEEPING BEAUTY" PLAYS A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN IDENTIFYING CANCER GENES

07/14/05 New Flu Pandemic? Experts Discuss Communicating the Risk

07/13/05 MENOPAUSE SYMPTOMS MAY COME BACK AFTER STOPPING MENOPAUSAL HORMONE THERAPY

07/13/05 Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Is a Serious Post-Hurricane Hazard

07/12/05 Sunscreen Use in Children May Lower Risk of Developing Future Skin Cancer

07/12/05 Singapore biotech firm discovers new source of stem cells

07/12/05 Two Patients Treated in First International Case Testing Drug-Eluting Stents To Treat Peripheral Arterial Disease

07/12/05 NEW WEB SERVICE HELPS MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES WITH LIMITED MEANS GET MORE HEALTH CARE ASSISTANCE

07/11/05 Hurricane Dennis Hits the Caribbean

07/11/05 Vietnam to Begin Testing VIRA 38 Against the Bird Flu Virus (H5N1)

07/11/05 SCIENTISTS UNCOVER NEW CLUES ABOUT BRAIN FUNCTION IN HUMAN BEHAVIOR

07/11/05 CMS PROPOSES 2.5 PERCENT INCREASE IN MEDICARE HOME HEALTH PAYMENT RATES

07/10/05 50-80% of Americans Can Declare Their Independence From Cold Sores

07/09/05 The London Bombings: Crisis Experts At KidsPeace Offer Tips To Parents, Hope And Help To Children Worldwide

07/09/05 More Than One in Four Non-elderly Women Delay or Forgo Medical Care Due to Costs

07/08/05 Clinical Testing Validates New Prostate Cancer Biopsy and Treatment Device

07/08/05 No Longer the Edge of the Known World

07/07/05 VCU STUDY SUGGESTS USE OF LOW-DOSE ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES MAY INCREASE RISK FOR HEART ATTACK OR STROKE

07/07/05 SCIENTISTS DISCOVER HOW NIPAH VIRUS ENTERS CELLS

07/07/05 STUDY CASTS DOUBT ON LUNG TREATMENT FOR PRETERM INFANTS

07/07/05 American Diabetes Association: Diabetes School Care Act Significant Step in Meeting Medical and Educational Needs of Texas Students with Diabetes

07/06/05 WOMEN'S HEALTH STUDY FINDS VITAMIN E DOES NOT PROTECT WOMEN FROM HEART ATTACK, STROKE, OR CANCER

07/06/05 Bird Flu Situation in Asia Remains Critical, FAO Warns

07/06/05 NEW SAFEGUARDS FOR VULNERABLE PEOPLE WHO LACK CAPACITY

07/05/05 HHS TO LAUNCH CHANGED MEDICARE APPEALS PROCESS New Procedures Will Increase Access and Avoid Case Backlogs

07/05/05 HHS APPROVES PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN WITH LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS

07/05/05 American Red Cross Urgently Needs Blood Donors

07/05/05 Being 'Sun Safe' Is Key to Enjoying Summer, Say Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network

07/01/05 Preventing Serious Eye Injury Keeps Fun in Annual Fireworks Displays

07/01/05 Keep an Ear Out for Language Delays in Children

07/01/05 Fourth of July Fireworks: The Vision Care Institute(TM) Says 'Keep Your Eyes on Safety'

06/30/05 Smart Card Alliance Forms Healthcare Council to Address Rising Use of Smart Cards in Health Industries

06/30/05 Add Healthy Sizzle to Your Summer-Time Grilling

06/29/05 TASK FORCE RECOMMENDS HIV SCREENING FOR ALL PREGNANT WOMEN

06/29/05 There's a Big Difference Between a Vaginal Lubricant and a Moisturizer

06/29/05 Urinary Biomarkers Identify First Signs of Kidney Failure in Patients Undergoing Open Heart Surgery

06/29/05 Basketball Star Alonzo Mourning Spreads the Word About Kidney Disease

06/29/05 Pre-Diabetes - A European Problem

06/28/05 DIURETICS EFFECTIVE FOR PEOPLE WITH DIABETES AND HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE

06/28/05 Tips on How to Become a Healthcare 'Shopper' From Patient Care

06/28/05 PATIENTS POSITIVE ABOUT NURSE PRESCRIBING

06/28/05 'What I Did for My Summer Vacation'

06/28/05 CMS OFFERS NEW OPTION FOR PHYSICIANS WHO ADMINISTER DRUGS IN THEIR OFFICES

06/27/05 CANCER DRUG SLOWS POXVIRUS IN MICE

06/27/05 Physical Therapists Have Identified Risk Factors for People Who Have Had a Hip Fracture

06/27/05 Aga Calls for Action on Acrylamides

06/24/05 On the Road With Allergies: The AAAAI Offers Advice for Summer Travelers

06/24/05 A Blistering Heat Wave Rolls In

06/24/05 Physical Therapists Offer Tips For Avoiding Injury While Walking For Exercise

06/23/05 NIH ENCOURAGES AFRICAN AMERICANS TO DISCUSS KIDNEY DISEASE AT FAMILY REUNIONS New Toolkit Helps Families Make the Kidney Connection

06/23/05 ADULT ANTISOCIAL SYNDROMES COMMON AMONG SUBSTANCE ABUSERS

06/22/05 Don't Let Allergies Keep Your Child Inside This Summer

06/22/05 Summer Celebrations Can Spark Blues Instead of Fun in the Sun: Community Network Services Reminds Families That Depression Can Occur in Any Season

06/22/05 Growing Evidence Suggests Milk Is Linked to a Healthy Weight

06/22/05 A ROLE FOR PUBLIC AND SCIENTISTS IN NIEHS RESEARCH PLAN

06/21/05 Eyes Need Sunblock, Too

06/21/05 Saved by a Straw?

06/21/05 Psychiatric Illnesses Are Common in Children With Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes

06/20/05 Stem Cells to Solve the Blood Shortage Problem?

06/20/05 Children With Maple Syrup Urine Disease Celebrate One-Year Post-Transplant - Kids No Longer Have Life-Threatening Disease

06/20/05 New Survey Indicates Many Teens Troubled By Embarrassing Perspiration

06/20/05 FDA Approves Levemir(R) (insulin detemir [rDNA Origin] Injection) - a New, Long-Acting Insulin Treatment for Diabetes

06/19/05 Upton and Disability Leaders Praise Report on Need for Affordable Broadband Technology for People with Disabilities

06/19/05 Hispanic Leadership Applauds Broad Inclusion of Medicines to Treat Mental Illness in New Medicare Benefit

06/18/05 Skin sterol correlates with presence of coronary calcium

06/18/05 VCU STUDY SHOWS BIG-BRAINED PEOPLE ARE SMARTER

06/17/05 Travel Tip: FLAVORx for Travelers - For Those Who Take Medication, But Are Afraid to Drink the Water

06/17/05 Special Issue Assembles Updates on Diabetes Epidemic

06/17/05 Many Patients With Schizophrenia Who Transitioned to RISPERDAL(R) CONSTA(R) Avoided Relapse and Experienced Symptom Improvement

06/16/05 PANEL CALLS FOR A NEW LOOK AT TREATMENTS COMMONLY USED FOR CHRONIC INSOMNIA NIH STATE-OF-THE-SCIENCE PANEL ALSO RECOMMENDS BROADER USE OF COGNITIVE AND BEHAVIORAL THERAPIES

06/16/05 Arthritis of the Spine Often Overlooked in Children

06/16/05 Oral Liquid Hydroxyurea Promising for Long-Term Use in Babies With Sickle Cell Disease

06/16/05 WINTERTON ANNOUNCES INJECTION OF KNOWLEDGE FOR PEOPLE WITH DIABETES

06/15/05 PROMISING NEW TB DRUG ENTERS CLINICAL TRIAL

06/15/05 Ablatherm(R) HIFU Prostate Cancer Treatment A Safe Alternative to Surgery or Radiotherapy

06/15/05 VCU BREAKS GROUND FOR NEW SCHOOL OF NURSING

06/14/05 No Other Travel Insurance Company Has Ever Offered Travelers So Much Protection

06/14/05 Cranberries Fight Ulcer-Causing Bacteria & Guard Against Stomach Cancer

06/14/05 In Summer's Heat, Hydrate the Healthy Way

06/14/05 Sleep Therapy May Protect Against Death From Heart Disease

06/13/05 Diabetic Retinopathy Occurs in Pre-Diabetes

06/13/05 TIGHT GLUCOSE CONTROL LOWERS CVD BY ABOUT 50 PERCENT IN DIABETES

06/13/05 Two Indicators of Diabetes Quality of Care Show Dramatic Improvement

06/13/05 Diabetes Drug ACTOS(R) (pioglitazone HCl) Showed Anti-Inflammatory Effects in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes in a Clinical Study

06/13/05 It's Official - Men are Fatter Than Women!

06/13/05 New 'Two-in-One' Drug for Type 2 Diabetes and Lipids

06/10/05 Record Flea Season - How to Get Control

06/10/05 Prospective Study Published in Diabetes Care Confirms Basal Therapy with Lantus(R) Improves Glycemic Control in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Poorly Controlled on Prior Insulin Regimens

06/10/05 Newly Approved First-in-Class Treatment for Type 2 Diabetes Is Now Available

06/10/05 Use of Insulin for Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Increasing as a First-Line Treatment Option

06/09/05 Keep Dad in the Game! New Nutrition and Prostate Cancer Guide Issued by the Prostate Cancer Foundation for Father's Day

06/09/05 New York State Recommends Use of TeenScreen Mental Health Check-Ups to Prevent Teen Suicide

06/08/05 Go Nuts! Almonds Are Nature's Whole Heart Package

06/08/05 For Your Eyes Only!

06/08/05 New Study on Teens and Weight Is About Excess Calories, Not Milk

06/08/05 Thousands of Women Suffering from Unrelenting Gynecologic Pain Flood Congress with Emotional Appeals for Help

06/07/05 MENTAL ILLNESS EXACTS HEAVY TOLL, BEGINNING IN YOUTH

06/07/05 Sunscreen Use Down as Skin Cancer Rates Increase

06/06/05 Asthma Is Still in Session, Even During Summer Break

06/06/05 VCU PROFESSOR LAUNCHES NATIONAL PSYCHOTHERAPY TRAINING PROGRAM TO TREAT CHRONIC DEPRESSION

06/06/05 VARIANT PRION PROTEIN CAUSES INFECTION BUT NO SYMPTOMS Finding Could Have Implications for Alzheimer's Disease

06/03/05 Over Four Percent of Pregnant Women Used Illicit Drugs in Past Month

06/03/05 GENETIC VARIATION ALTERS RESPONSE TO COMMON ANTI-CLOTTING DRUG

06/02/05 EXPERIMENTAL SHINGLES VACCINE PROVES EFFECTIVE IN NATIONWIDE STUDY

06/02/05 Knowing More About 'What's Inside' Birth Control Pills May Help Increase Compliance

06/02/05 Choose Cranberries Any Way for a Healthy Day

06/01/05 Interactive Profiling Tool Helps Predict Diabetes

06/01/05 Cell Phone Use and Brain Tumors: Is there a connection?

06/01/05 American Diabetes Association Launches Powerful New Health Risk Profiling Tool: 'Diabetes PHD'

05/31/05 HARMFUL CHEMICALS MAY REPROGRAM GENE RESPONSE TO ESTROGEN

05/31/05 New Drug Helps Men Extend Intercouse, While Industry Largely Ignores Women's Sexual Health, Says Passion Parties

05/31/05 NEWSWEEK COVER: 'How To Keep Your Hearing'

05/30/05 Myth That Exercise and Arthritis Don't Mix Still Lingers

05/30/05 Prescription for Hypertension: Regular Exercise

05/29/05 Telemedicine and 'Stroke Box' Initiatives Are Helping Acute Stroke Victims Get Better Access to Life-Saving Thrombolysis

05/29/05 Summer Fun in the Sun: Precautions Help Prevent Skin Cancer

05/28/05 MOTORCYCLE CRASH-RELATED INJURIES

05/28/05 MEDICARE ANNOUNCES NEW PROPOSED RULE TO IMPROVE HOSPICE CARE

05/27/05 SCIENTISTS OBSERVE INFECTIOUS PRION PROTEINS INVADE AND MOVE WITHIN BRAIN CELLS

05/27/05 Medical Studies Confirm Ballroom Dancing Keeps You Fit, Alert and Happy

05/27/05 People With Diabetes at Increased Risk for Stroke, Other Serious Complications

05/27/05 NIH RESEARCHERS DISCOVER HOW INSULIN ALLOWS ENTRY OF GLUCOSE INTO CELLS

05/26/05 Fresh Grapes Promote Heart Health, Prevent Oxidative Stress

05/26/05 World Health Assembly Adopts Global Immunization Strategy

05/26/05 NIEHS PRESS CONFERENCE FOR THE ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS TO OBESITY IN AMERICA'S YOUTH CONFERENCE

05/25/05 How Much Exercise Is Enough?

05/25/05 Watching Parents Grow Older Provides New Challenges for Baby Boomer Generation

05/25/05 Can Your Pet Get You Sick? Veterinary Pet Insurance Warns Against 'Zoonosis'

05/25/05 Allergy Sufferer Works in Pollen Plant Without Any Drugs or Allergy Symptoms

05/25/05 Seek Help for Speech, Language, and Hearing Problems, Advises National Health Association

05/24/05 Embryonic Stem Cell Legislation Holds Promise for 18.2 Million Americans with Diabetes

05/24/05 Prostate Treatments Need Not Affect Sexual Performance

05/24/05 World Health Assembly adopts new International Health Regulations

05/24/05 MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES’ PRESCRIPTION DRUG PURCHASING SIMPLIFIED THROUGH NEW TECHNOLOGIES

05/24/05 Is Your Fad Diet Increasing the Odds of Your Child Developing an Eating Disorder?

05/24/05 Kidney Transplant Patients Who Took Rapamune(R) Achieved Superior Graft Survival at 4 Years After Early Cyclosporine Withdrawal

05/23/05 New Hope for Sufferers of Chronic Wounds

05/23/05 New Treatment Options Emerging for Major Depression; Neurostimulation Therapies May Be Available for Clinical Use Within Two Years

05/23/05 Children Need Better Cancer Drugs, Says Expert Panel

05/20/05 HUMAN CELLS CAN "SILENCE" HIV GENES

05/20/05 Stroke Survivor Warns Women ... Know the Signs!

05/20/05 CMS PROPOSES PAYMENT INCREASES, POLICY REFINEMENTS FOR INPATIENT REHABILITATION FACILITIES

05/19/05 Grapes Offer New Hope for Men Exhibiting Symptoms of Prostate Enlargement

05/19/05 Lifestyle Changes Can Reduce the Risk of Stroke for Older Adults

05/19/05 Kick Up the Calcium in Your Kids' Diet

05/19/05 NEW KIDNEY FUNCTION TEST BETTER THAN STANDARD AT PREDICTING DEATH AND CARDIOVASCULAR OUTCOMES

05/18/05 Diabetics Take Health Care Into Their Own Hands; Use Online Health Service for Better Self Management

05/18/05 Natural Pain Relief at Hand for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

05/18/05 New Study Shows That Mature Couples Who Have Sex Often are More Likely to be in Happy Relationships

05/17/05 Protecting Eyes From Sun's Rays Is as Important As Protecting Your Skin

05/17/05 Did You Know That Even Minor Cuts and Scrapes Can Throw Your Summer Fun Off Track?

05/17/05 Outdoor Sport Enthusiasts Need to be Prepared for Unexpected Encounters With Stinging Insects

05/17/05 Journal of Knee Surgery Publishes Study Showing Bipolar Radiofrequency Preserves Healthy Cartilage in the Knee, Filling Defects in Sample of Patients

05/16/05 New Data Show Femara Helps Significantly More Women With Early Breast Cancer Survive Cancer-Free

05/16/05 NATIONAL DIABETES EDUCATION PROGRAM TAILORS CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE MESSAGE FOR AMERICAN INDIANS AND ALASKA NATIVES

05/16/05 Head-to-Head Study of Treatments for Chemotherapy-Related Anemia Found Patients Treated With Procrit(R) Demonstrated Greater Increase in Red Blood Cell Levels, Required Less Transfused Blood

05/01/05 LATEST DATA SHOW THAT USE OF ANTIBIOTICS TO TREAT EAR INFECTIONS IS FALLING

05/01/05 Vaccination Week: Thousands of Health Workers in Remote Areas

04/30/05 COMMUNITY EFFORTS CAN REDUCE ALCOHOL FATALITIES

04/30/05 USE OF INSECTICIDES LINKED TO LASTING NEUROLOGICAL PROBLEMS FOR FARMERS

04/29/05 For Stroke Survivors Resuming Daily Activities Provokes Anxiety

04/29/05 Battling the Asthma Epidemic

04/28/05 Snoring Leads to Poor Performance at Work and in the Bedroom

04/28/05 First-of-Its-Kind Study Finds Moderate Hypothermia is a Safe Treatment Following Traumatic Brain Injury in Children

04/28/05 EXERCISE SLOWS DEVELOPMENT OF ALZHEIMER'S-LIKE BRAIN CHANGES IN MICE, NEW STUDY FINDS

04/28/05 Body Shape Predicts Future Health Risks Better Than Body Weight

04/27/05 Majority of U.S. Adults Think Chemicals and Pollutants are More of a Threat Now Than They Were 10 Years Ago

04/27/05 Laura Ingraham's Breast Cancer Highlights Need for Early Detection

04/27/05 MAJORITY OF AMERICANS OPPOSE CUTTING MEDICAID TO BALANCE FEDERAL BUDGET

04/27/05 Tire Experts: Don't Leave It To Chance, Take Safety Into Your Own Hands

04/27/05 What to Know When Hitting the Road With Fifi or Fido: High Living Has Gone to the Dogs

04/26/05 Study Shows Genes Predict How Well Diabetes Drug Will Work

04/26/05 HERCEPTIN(R) COMBINED WITH CHEMOTHERAPY IMPROVES DISEASE-FREE SURVIVAL FOR PATIENTS WITH EARLY-STAGE BREAST CANCER

04/26/05 PROMISING NEW WEST NILE THERAPY CURES DISEASE IN MICE

04/26/05 Bird Flu Outbreak in North Korea Contained

04/26/05 New Survey Suggests Overlooked Side Effect Causes Many Women to Stop or Switch Birth Control Pills

04/26/05 Formal Virginity Pledges Don't Reduce Teen Sexual Activity, Study Shows

04/26/05 CMS PROPOSES FY 2006 RATE INCREASES FOR INPATIENT STAYS IN ACUTE CARE HOSPITALS

04/25/05 Radio Address of President Bush to the Nation

04/25/05 Almonds Play a Healthy and Tasty Role in the Latin-American Diet

04/25/05 Hospital Survey of Pacemaker Usage Yields Unexpected Results

04/25/05 Pets May Soon Live Longer & Stronger With Cranberries

04/24/05 STANDARDIZED MICROARRAYS MAY BRING US ONE STEP CLOSER TO PERSONALIZED MEDICAL TREATMENT

04/23/05 STUDY FINDS POSSIBLE MECHANISM FOR LINK BETWEEN SLEEP DISTURBANCES AND METABOLIC SYNDROME

04/23/05 NEW STUDY SHOWS ANTIBIOTIC TREATMENT DOES NOT REDUCE RISK OF SECONDARY CARDIAC EVENTS

04/22/05 Peanut Butter and Peanuts Are Excellent Choices in Two Food Groups of New Government Pyramid

04/22/05 Top Children's Summer Sports Injuries

04/22/05 National Study of Older Patients with Balance Dysfunction Shows Specialized Home Therapies Can Cut Risk of Falls and Reduce Pain

04/22/05 Processed Meat Consumption Results in 6700% Increase in Pancreatic Cancer Risk Due to Chemical Additives, Says Truth Publishing Author

04/21/05 Hips and Knees No Longer the Only Joints that Can Be Replaced; In Emerging Spine Surgery, Abington Surgeon Uses Artificial Disc to Relieve Back Pain

04/21/05 Strawberries as Part of the New Dietary Guidelines

04/21/05 New Corrective Eye Surgery Technology Frees People of Glasses Even Past Age 50, Says Multifocal LASIK Expert

04/20/05 New, Timely, and Practical Information for People Living with Parkinson's Disease

04/20/05 Spring Awakening - Simple Solutions for Sustainable Living

04/20/05 Study Finds Whole Grain Cereal in a High Fiber, Reduced Calorie Diet Effective for Weight Loss and Promoting Heart Health

04/20/05 West Nile Virus DNA Vaccine Enters Human Trial

04/20/05 New MyPyramid Plan Highlights Bigger Role for Fruit and Whole Grains

04/19/05 It's Not the Shape that Counts, It's the Recommended Amounts

04/19/05 American Society of Travel Agents Urges Healthy Travel for Consumers

04/19/05 New Study Finds that Honey May Aid in Absorption of Calcium

04/18/05 BEVACIZUMAB COMBINED WITH CHEMOTHERAPY IMPROVES PROGRESSION-FREE SURVIVAL FOR PATIENTS WITH ADVANCED BREAST CANCER

04/18/05 Wild Blueberry Compounds May Work Against All Stages of Cancer

04/18/05 A New Worldwide Definition of the Metabolic Syndrome

04/18/05 GOT PMS?

04/18/05 THE PROMISE OF NEW MEDICAL USES FOR SODIUM NITRITE FOR HEART ATTACK AND ORGAN DAMAGE

04/14/05 Whole Grains, The Next Big Thing, Again

04/14/05 NHLBI STUDY SUGGESTS SYMPTOM-DRIVEN THERAPY MAY BE SUFFICIENT FOR SOME ADULTS WITH MILD PERSISTENT ASTHMA

04/14/05 CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS OF ALZHEIMER'S MAY BE DELAYED, SAYS MAJOR CLINICAL TRIAL

04/13/05 TRADITIONAL RISK FACTORS ARE BETTER THAN EMERGING RISK FACTORS IN PREDICTING HEART DISEASE DEATH IN OLDER PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE

04/13/05 GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare to Promote Benefit of Weight Loss With Xenical(R) (Orlistat) for Preventing Type 2 Diabetes

04/13/05 New Research Shows Rice Eaters Have Healthier Diets

04/13/05 Price of Pedicure May Include Viral Infections

04/13/05 Erchonia Medical Laser Saves Diabetic's Foot

04/13/05 All That Glitters is Not Golden When It Comes to Your Mouth: The Pennsylvania Dental Association Provides the Truth About Oral Piercing

04/12/05 Soy and Fish Oil May Help Prevent Heart Attacks

04/12/05 An Eating Disorder Is Not a Diet, It's a Disease

04/12/05 OLDER CHILDREN CAN BENEFIT FROM TREATMENT FOR CHILDHOOD'S MOST COMMON EYE DISORDER

04/12/05 Women's Wellness Program Features New Soft Laser Therapy for Symptoms of PMS and Menopause

04/12/05 Parents Now Have a Tool to Test Their Kids for Marijuana and Cigarette Use

04/11/05 Clearing the Air on Airplane Cabin Air

04/11/05 HHS ANNOUNCES $63 MILLION TO HELP 105 COMMUNITIES EXTEND HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO MORE LOW-INCOME, UNINSURED AMERICANS

04/11/05 Don't Be A Drip: Pharmacist Offers Tips to Relieve Spring Allergies

04/11/05 Travel With Your Doctor In Your Pocket

04/11/05 Removing Varicose Veins for Healthy Legs - Is It Covered?

04/10/05 NIH STATEMENT ON THE IOM STUDY OF THE HIVNET 012 PERINATAL HIV PREVENTION TRIAL

04/09/05 Birth Defects and Disability on Rise as Child Survival Rates Improve

04/09/05 ACP RELEASES 5TH EDITION OF ITS RESPECTED ETHICS MANUAL

04/08/05 MEDICARE TAKES MAJOR STEP TOWARD IMPROVING QUALITY OF CARE

04/08/05 HHS LAUNCHES AFRICAN AMERICAN OBESITY INITIATIVE

04/07/05 Isotechnika receives U.S. patent for Insulin resistance diagnostic test

04/07/05 Study Finds That Women With PCOS are at Increased Risk for Cardiovascular Disease

04/07/05 Brushing Up on Oral Care

04/07/05 What a Nut: Studies Crack Almonds' Powerful Health Benefits

04/07/05 Mesotherapy Treatments Make Cellulite Melt Away, Just in Time for Summer

04/06/05 New National Kidney Foundation Guidelines Warn Cardiovascular Disease is the Leading Cause of Death Among Dialysis Patients

04/06/05 MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES TO SEE BIGGER SAVINGS WITH MEDICARE ADVANTAGE HEALTH PLANS THAN EVER BEFORE

04/06/05 Adoption of Breast Conserving Therapy May Be Accelerated Through the Use of Electronic Brachytherapy

04/05/05 Research and Markets: Diabetes - Prevalence of Diabetes set to Increase from 177m worldwide to 370m by 2030

04/05/05 Centers for Obesity Related Illness (CORI) Caution Increased Cancer Risk for Overweight and Obese

04/05/05 ORTHOPAEDIC PATIENTS GETTING FASTER TREATMENT

04/05/05 Chronic Pelvic Pain in Women Linked to Under-Diagnosed and Under-treated Ovarian and Pelvic Varicose Veins

04/05/05 Chronic Pelvic Pain in Women Linked to Under-Diagnosed and Under-treated Ovarian and Pelvic Varicose Veins

04/04/05 Prospective, Multicenter Lung Cancer Trial Shows Heat Directly Kills Tumors In 93 Percent of Cases

04/04/05 New Study Shows Subintimal Angioplasty and Selective Stenting Restores Blood Flow and Prevents Amputation in Severe Peripheral Arterial Disease

04/03/05 STUDY ON SMOKING CESSATION SHOWS NON-NICOTINE FACTORS MAY PLAY ROLE IN SUPPRESSING WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS

04/03/05 NCI RESEARCHERS CONFIRM THE EFFECTIVENESS OF IMMUNOTHERAPY APPROACH TO TREATING MELANOMA

04/02/05 HHS AWARDS $97 MILLION CONTRACT TO DEVELOP CELL CULTURE-BASED INFLUENZA VACCINE Effort Designed to Diversify and Accelerate Vaccine Production to Enhance Pandemic Preparedness

04/02/05 ASPIRIN IS SAFER THAN WARFARIN AND JUST AS EFFECTIVE FOR TREATING BLOCKED ARTERIES IN THE BRAIN

04/02/05 NASH CLINICAL RESEARCH NETWORK LAUNCHES NEW TRIAL FOR TREATMENT OF LIVER DISEASE

04/01/05 No More Yo-Yo Dieting

04/01/05 Don't Strike Out!

04/01/05 Advance Micro-draw Blood Glucose Monitoring System Receives FDA Approval For Alternate Site Testing

04/01/05 'From Crisis to Cure' for Deadly Asbestos-Related Cancer

03/31/05 What Women Don't Know About Their Birth Control

03/31/05 Fiber, H2O & Exercise May Not Prevent or Cure Constipation

03/31/05 Study Shows Sirolimus Eradicates Kaposi's Sarcoma in Kidney Transplant Patients

03/30/05 Keys Soap Introduces All-Natural Liquid Therapeutic Bath and Hand Soaps That Are Chemical-Free

03/30/05 What You Should Know Before You Have Plastic Surgery

03/29/05 Women at Increasing Risk for Disease

03/29/05 Spring Allergies May Limit Attention Span and Impair Memory as Well as Cause Sniffles and Sneezes

03/29/05 New Survey Extinguishes 'Smoking is Sexy' Myth

03/28/05 NIAID INITIATES TRIAL OF EXPERIMENTAL AVIAN FLU VACCINE

03/28/05 New Study Finds Cocoa Flavanols May Lower Blood Pressure, Improve Insulin Response

03/28/05 Genetically Modified Natural Killer Immune Cells Attack, Kill Leukemia Cells

03/28/05 NOVEL THERAPY TESTED IN MICE COULD CHASE AWAY CAT ALLERGIES

03/28/05 Beating the Odds on Heart Disease: When It Comes to Living Longer, Staying Active Is Key

03/25/05 Calcium Intake Crucial to Benefits of Osteoporosis Drugs

03/25/05 Fish Oil Holds Promise in Alzheimer's Fight

03/25/05 What Smokers Think They Know Can Hurt Them

03/24/05 Shape Up for Summer the Healthy Way

03/24/05 MEDICARE TRUSTEES REPORT FACT SHEET

03/23/05 Hypoguard's Assure 3 Blood Glucose Monitoring System Improves Efficiency in Long-Term Care Diabetes Management

03/23/05 Despite Recent Rise in Screenings, At-Risk Women Still Not Heeding Real Threat of Deadly Disease

03/23/05 New Exercise and Exertion-Related Heartburn Condition Gives New Meaning to 'Feeling the Burn' This Spring

03/23/05 Eating Disorders in Pregnant Women Are Often Undetected

03/23/05 Substance in Strawberries Destroys Cancer Cells

03/22/05 Study Finds Majority of Women Willing to Accept Cervical Cancer Vaccine for Self and Children

03/22/05 Mounting Evidence Shows Compound Found in Broccoli Sprouts Is a Powerful Disease Fighter

03/22/05 'Diabetes Alert Day' Raises Awareness of the Fifth Deadliest Disease in the U.S.

03/22/05 Flu Season -- It Ain't Over Til It's Over

03/21/05 MEDICARE EXPANDS COVERAGE OF CAROTID ARTERY STENTING FOR PATIENTS AT HIGH RISK FOR SURGERY

03/21/05 March 22 is American Diabetes Alert Day; Apple-Shaped Women Are Up to Six Times More Likely to Develop Diabetes Than Pear-Shaped Women; Should Discuss Body Shape With Their Doctor

03/21/05 Thinking About Getting Travel Insurance but are Totally Intimidated by All the Dry Terms?

03/20/05 Breathing Strong - Athletes and Asthmatics Beat Fatigue With Gaiam's POWERbreathe Product

03/20/05 HIV-Diagnosis Too Late: 10% of Homosexual Men Diagnosed Late Died Within a Year

03/19/05 Acetaminophen, When Taken as Directed, is Safe for Patients with Liver Disease

03/19/05 Caring for Pets: A Matter of Public Health

03/18/05 New Study Shows Flu Virus Makes Itself at Home

03/18/05 Millions Affected by Insomnia

03/18/05 American Academy of Dermatology Issues Statement Endorsing the World Health Organization's Recommendation to Restrict Tanning Bed Use

03/17/05 CMS LAUNCHES BREAKTHROUGH INITIATIVE FOR MAJOR IMPROVEMENT IN CARE FOR KIDNEY PATIENTS Safe Vascular Access Through Collaborative "Fistula First" Initiative

03/17/05 Bad News for Those Who Don't Floss -- Federal Judge Rules There's Simply No Substitute for Doing So

03/17/05 Spring Into Action

03/17/05 When Planning Do-It-Yourself Home Projects, Vaccinate Before You Renovate

03/16/05 Dead Bodies Cause Epidemics? A Disaster Myth That Won’t Go Away

03/16/05 Seafood Remains Essential Part of Healthy Lifestyle

03/16/05 Most States Fail to Require Insurance Coverage of Colorectal Cancer Screening

03/15/05 BEVACIZUMAB COMBINED WITH CHEMOTHERAPY PROLONGS SURVIVAL FOR SOME PATIENTS WITH ADVANCED LUNG CANCER

03/15/05 The American Diabetes Association 'Sounds The Alert' for More Than Five Million Americans Who Have Diabetes but Don't Know it

03/15/05 Generex Biotechnology's Oral-lyn(TM) Matches Fast-Acting Insulin in Phase IIb Study

03/15/05 Healthy Snacks Lead to Healthy Smiles: Some Tips on Kids' Treats for National Nutrition Month

03/15/05 A Carb Is Just A Carb ... Or Is It?

03/15/05 Robotripping and Skittling: Is Your Teen Abusing?

03/14/05 New Foot Surgery Method Eases Nerve Pressure From Diabetes; Helps Prevent Amputations

03/14/05 New Surgical Technique Repairs Arthritic Ankle Damage

03/14/05 New Clinical Practice Guideline Published to Treat Flat Feet in Adults

03/13/05 Once-Daily AGILECT(R) Demonstrated Improvement in Parkinson's Disease Symptoms in Levodopa-Treated Patients

03/13/05 American Academy of Dermatology Issues Statement In Response to FDA Decision Related to Two Eczema Medications

03/12/05 Put Culture in Your Life AND Reduce Bad Breath: Eat Yoghurt!

03/12/05 Epidemic of Heart Disease Linked to Low Magnesium

03/11/05 Arthritis Patients Remain Confused About the Safety of Pain Medications and Are Suffering

03/11/05 COLORECTAL CANCER: Preventable. Treatable. Beatable! - New Campaign Focuses on Patient, Physician Communication

03/11/05 Lip Piercing Can Lead to Receding Gums

03/10/05 NIHSeniorHealth OFFERS INFORMATION ABOUT SHINGLES

03/10/05 RECALL OF HEAF HEADS

03/09/05 COCKROACH ALLERGENS HAVE GREATEST IMPACT ON CHILDHOOD ASTHMA IN MANY U.S. CITIES

03/09/05 Early Menopause Detection Can Improve Quality of Life and Long-Term Health - A Simple, Non-Invasive Test Can Help

03/09/05 Science Backs Controlled-Carb Rather Than 'Right-Carb' Approach to Improve Heart Disease Risk Factors, Obesity

03/09/05 Growth Hormone Treatment Improves Symptoms of Metabolic Disorder in Postmenopausal Women

03/08/05 New Research Targets Men to Study Virus That Causes Cancer in Women

03/08/05 Growing evidence that skin sterol is linked to hidden heart disease

03/08/05 Longest, Largest Study Ever Conducted With Aspirin Finds It Reduces the Risk of a First Stroke in Women

03/07/05 Studies Find Aspirin Resistance in up to 27% of Aspirin Users With Highest Incidence Among Women, Elderly and Low Dose Patients; Link to Plavix Resistance Also Revealed

03/07/05 Study Finds SEROQUEL Effective and Well Tolerated in Elderly Patients With Alzheimer's Disease

03/07/05 Think Milk for Healthy Bones

03/07/05 NCI STUDY DEMONSTRATES THAT CELLULAR DEFECTS IN PREMATURE AGING DISEASE ARE REVERSIBLE

03/06/05 Linking Brain to Mind in a Common Genetic Disease

03/05/05 MAKING IT EASIER AT THE PHARMACY COUNTER: MEDICARE DRUG BENEFIT WILL USE NEW ELECTRONIC TECHNOLOGIES TO SIMPLIFY DRUG PURCHASING

03/04/05 Diabetes Freedom Campaign Takes Awareness to the Streets

03/04/05 Are Restroom Report Cards the Way to a More Hygienic Hassle-Free Public Potty?

03/04/05 Safer Drinking Water Found to Cause Leaking Pipes

03/03/05 Revolutionary TV Series Hits the Air to Help Manage Growing Diabetes Epidemic

03/03/05 Need Fiber? Get Pears!

03/03/05 Both Inherited Traits and Tumor Mutations Affect Response to Treatment of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia

03/03/05 Brain Tumor With Dismal Prognosis in Infants Can Be Cured in Older Children Using Radiation and Chemotherapy

03/03/05 Disease-Fighting Chemicals in Apples Could Reduce the Risk of Breast Cancer, Cornell Study in Rats Suggests

03/02/05 March is National Nutrition Month(R)

03/02/05 Women Fear Losing Independence from Osteoporosis, Yet It's All about Broken Bones to Doctors -- New Survey Shows

03/02/05 An Unwelcome Return! 10 Tips to Ease Your Allergy Symptoms

03/02/05 The Fight Against Breast Cancer Is Going Digital!

03/02/05 VCU RESEARCHERS IDENTIFY NETWORKS OF GENES RESPONDING TO ALCOHOL IN THE BRAIN Journal of Neuroscience Article Describes Molecular Basis for Genetic Differences in Behavioral Responses to Ethanol

03/01/05 Increasing Hospital ICU Beds Eases Ambulance Diversion

03/01/05 PREVENTING DIABETES COMPLICATIONS COULD SAVE $2.5 BILLION ANNUALLY

03/01/05 NCI CREATES GENE EXPRESSION DATABASE OF NORMAL HUMAN ORGAN TISSUE

03/01/05 The Best-Kept Anti-Aging Secret: Non-Prescription, Long-Lasting Moisturizer Rejuvenates Dry Vaginal Tissues

03/01/05 Not All Bacteria is Bad

03/01/05 Time to Protect Babies From Dangerous Products

03/01/05 Kidney Dysfunction in HIV Patients May Be Detected Earlier Using Estimated GFR Compared to Measures of Serum Creatinine Only

03/01/05 Uninsured Workers Now Can Get Subsidized Affordable Health Plan Benefits at Low or No Cost to Employer

02/28/05 NEWSWEEK PERISCOPE: He Has Willpower -- But No 'Living Will'

02/26/05 Up to Half Million Americans Will Develop Lupus-Related Kidney Disease

02/26/05 What's Crushing Your Feet?

02/25/05 Minorities With Diabetes at Increased Risk for Heart Disease, Stroke

02/25/05 Calcium in the Trash, Not the Glass

02/25/05 Folic Acid May Prevent Hypertension in Addition to Reducing the Risk of Birth Defects

02/25/05 Study Finds New Overactive Bladder Treatment Enablex(R) Does Not Impair Cognition in Older Individuals

02/25/05 America's Diet-Obsessed Culture Can Lead to Binge-Eating Behavior

02/24/05 Protein That Promotes Survival of Blood-Forming Stem Cells Might be Key to Poor Leukemia Prognosis

02/24/05 Twenty Somethings with Sleep Apnea Most Likely to Die

02/23/05 Allergy Relief Is a Few Shots Away

02/23/05 Breast Cancer Patients Can Boost Quality of Life By Using Vaginal Moisturizer to Help With Drug Side Effects

02/23/05 NICHD PROGRAM HELPS PARENTS SET LIMITS TO REDUCE TEENS' DRIVING UNDER RISKY CONDITIONS

02/23/05 Eating for Heart Health Must Start Early in Life

02/22/05 New Study Shows Elidel Provides Effective Long-Term Management of Flare-Ups Associated With Eczema

02/22/05 Lack of Magnesium Linked to Disease

02/22/05 U.S. Surgeon General Releases Advisory on Alcohol Use in Pregnancy

02/19/05 Women's Heart Problems Being Ignored

02/18/05 Eating Disorders Affect 11 Million People in the U.S.

02/17/05 Interventional Radiologists Offer Liver Cancer Patients a Treatment Option With Nonsurgical Microspheres

02/16/05 After Dinner Drink Proves Beneficial to Some

02/16/05 New Hope for Migraine Sufferers

02/16/05 New Chromium Supplementation Clinical Trial Initiated - First to Study Effects in Overweight Children with Type 1 Diabetes

02/15/05 Ten Tips to Reduce Risk of Heart Failure

02/15/05 Growing Number of National Organizations Raise Concern With Splenda's Marketing Practices

02/15/05 CardioSoft Developing New Ischemia Detection Algorithms for Next-Generation Electrocardiogram

02/15/05 MOTHERS' EXPOSURE TO AIR POLLUTANTS LINKED TO CHROMOSOME DAMAGE IN BABIES

02/14/05 Calcium-Fortified Beverages: What's on the Label May Not Be What Ends Up in a Glass

02/14/05 RAT BRAIN'S EXECUTIVE HUB QUELLS ALARM CENTER IF STRESS IS CONTROLLABLE

02/11/05 Sick at Work: This Flu Season, Employees May Pick Up More than Gossip at the Water Cooler

02/11/05 New Meningococcal Disease Vaccination Recommendations Expected To Reduce Disability and Death Among Adolescents and College Freshmen

02/11/05 INTERNATIONAL TRIAL OF TWO MICROBICIDES BEGINS

02/09/05 BONE DENSITY APPEARS TO RECOVER AFTER ADOLESCENTS DISCONTINUE INJECTED CONTRACEPTIVE

02/09/05 Health Risks Increase In Guyana with Leptospirosis, Vector-Borne Diseases

02/09/05 Biomerica Launches New Diabetes Diagnostic Test

02/09/05 Valentine's Kiss Should Be Special Not Harmful

02/09/05 All Carbohydrates Are Not Created Equally

02/09/05 First-of-Its-Kind Service Now Available for Diabetics to Manage Medical, Diet, and Fitness Needs in One Location

02/08/05 African-Americans May Need More Medication to Control Asthma

02/08/05 Statement of the American Diabetes Association Regarding the President's Budget Request

02/08/05 Mother's Asthma or Allergies May Increase Risk of Autism in Her Children

02/08/05 Top Tips for Women Worried About Bone Density

02/07/05 4 Reasons to Grab a Handful of Almonds as Your Next Snack

02/07/05 Gender Bias in Child Growth Evaluations May Miss Disease in Girls

02/04/05 NEW RECOMMENDATIONS TO IMPROVE CARE FOR KIDNEY PATIENTS

02/02/05 Innovative New System for Managing Diabetes Receives FDA Clearance

02/02/05 What Women Don't Know About Vaginal Infections Can Hurt Them: New OTC Medication Attacks Most Common Problem

02/01/05 Sleep Solutions Aids National Sleep Apnea Program

01/29/05 Weight Loss and Liposuction: What You Need to Know

01/28/05 MEDICARE PROPOSES PAYMENT CHANGES FOR LONG-TERM CARE HOSPITALS FOR RATE YEAR 2006

01/28/05 MEDICARE EXPANDS COVERAGE OF IMPLANTABLE DEFIBRILLATORS EXPECTED TO SAVE THOUSANDS OF LIVES AND DEVELOP BETTER EVIDENCE TO MAXIMIZE BENEFITS

01/28/05 Fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase Diabetes Target Available for Structure Based Drug Design

01/28/05 Pacific Gas and Electric Offers a Helping Hand to Its Low-Income Customers to Fight the Winter Chill

01/28/05 INITIATE Study Shows NovoLog(R) Mix 70/30 Improves Blood Glucose Control Better Than Insulin Glargine

01/27/05 Major Health Problems in Babies of Diabetic Mothers on the Rise

01/27/05 TASK FORCE RECOMMENDS THAT MALE SMOKERS BETWEEN THE AGES OF 65 AND 75 BE SCREENED FOR ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSM

01/27/05 FDA Grants Fast Track Designation for Phenoxodiol in Oral Dosage Form for Prostate Cancer

01/27/05 NEWSWEEK: As Lobbying Battle Over Social Security Heated Up, White House Aides Met Privately With AARP Chief Novelli Last Week

01/26/05 Stop Press: Flu Epidemic due to hit UK

01/25/05 The Power of the Pomegranate - In a Capsule

01/25/05 Treadmill Counts Exercise and Calories

01/24/05 MEDICARE TRUSTEES REPORT FACT SHEET HOSPITAL INSURANCE (HI) FUND

01/23/05 VCU CARDIOLOGISTS AMONG FIRST IN THE COUNTRY TO USE NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR TREATING IRREGULAR HEARTBEATS

01/22/05 Clinical Trial Planned for Stem Cell Treatment for Stress Urinary Incontinence

01/21/05 STAYING WARM IN THE WINTER CAN BE A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH FOR OLDER PEOPLE

01/20/05 Non-Surgical CryoPlasty Therapy May Save Legs, Early Research Suggests

01/20/05 Fracture Jaw, Lose Consciousness and Suffer Less Than If You Don't Black Out?

01/20/05 Everyday Foods and Groceries Compromise Health of Americans and Promote Obesity, Diabetes, and Chronic Disease Says Health Author

01/19/05 Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Reaching Epidemic Proportions

01/18/05 Tips to Cure 'Winter Itch'

01/18/05 SCIENTISTS DETECT PROBABLE GENETIC CAUSE OF SOME PARKINSON'S DISEASE CASES

01/15/05 Dry Skin Could Be From More Than Cold Weather

01/15/05 Is Red Pepper About to Leave the Kitchen and Enter the Bathroom Medicine Cabinet?

01/15/05 Chronic Dry Eye: The 'Other' Symptom of Menopause

01/14/05 Pressure to Build Families Early Affects Men as Well as Women

01/14/05 Enjoy Gentle Yoga to Relax, Heal Your Heart & Lose Weight Naturally

01/13/05 Soybean Oil May Reduce Risk of Heart Disease

01/13/05 Function of Pancreatic Cells Helps Diagnose and Treat Common Female Hormone Disorder

01/13/05 New Treatment Offers Relief to Help Diabetes Patients Stay the Course

01/12/05 Winter Cold Season Reminder: Decongestants Pose Potential Risk to High Blood Pressure Sufferers

01/11/05 NEW TREATMENT GUIDELINES FOR PREGNANT WOMEN WITH ASTHMA Monitoring and Managing Asthma Important for Healthy Mother and Baby

01/11/05 MEDICAL INTERNS WHO WORK EXTENDED-DURATION SHIFTS DOUBLE THEIR RISK OF CAR CRASHES WHEN DRIVING HOME FROM THE HOSPITAL

01/11/05 The Ultimate Sexual Makeover: Laser Vaginal Cosmetic Surgery, Says Dr. Joseph Berenholz of the Laser Vaginal Rejuvenation Institute of Michigan

01/11/05 'Tis the Season ... for Flu, Virus and Infections

01/11/05 Colder Temperatures Outdoors Threaten Safety Within the Home

01/11/05 What's On Your Plate May Help Save Your Sight

01/11/05 New VHA Research Finds Disruptive Behavior Frequently Occurs in Hospitals and Directly Affects Patient Outcomes

01/08/05 Potential Cure for Lymphoma in HIV Patients

01/08/05 NEWSWEEK COVER: 'Health For Life: Diet & Genes'

01/07/05 When Losing Means Winning: 10 Tips for Weight Loss Success

01/07/05 Sirna Therapeutics Launches Program to Treat Diabetes with RNAi Technology

01/07/05 Updated Guidelines for Treating Diabetes

01/06/05 DNA Tests Now Available Reveal Possible Deadly Side Effects; Genelex Urges Users of Vioxx, Bextra, Celebrex, Aleve and Others to Check DNA Before Taking Meds

01/06/05 What's in and What's Out? Expert Reveals Top Weight Loss Trends for 2005

01/06/05 SCIENTISTS DISCOVER KEY GENETIC FACTOR IN DETERMINING HIV/AIDS RISK

01/05/05 PPOs to Challenge HMOs for Medicare Business as Patients Are Given More Choice Under New Legislation

01/05/05 Bush Administration Pressures Canada to Eliminate Drug Importation

01/05/05 For Women, Strokes are a Much Greater Concern

01/05/05 SUBSTANCE IN URINE PREDICTS DEVELOPMENT OF PREECLAMPSIA

01/05/05 Metabolic Syndrome Linked to Carbohydrate-Rich Diet

01/05/05 New Year's Resolutions Focus on Fitness and Wellness Over Weight Loss, According to Survey by Omron Healthcare

01/05/05 PARENTS REMINDED ABOUT SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF MENINGITIS

01/04/05 Snoring, Not Funny But Deadly!

01/04/05 Attention Women - Challenge Yourself to Become Nutrition Savvy in 2005

01/03/05 EATING AT FAST-FOOD RESTAURANTS MORE THAN TWICE PER WEEK IS ASSOCIATED WITH MORE WEIGHT GAIN AND INSULIN RESISTANCE IN OTHERWISE HEALTHY YOUNG ADULTS

01/03/05 NIH ACTION PLAN CHARTS FUTURE CHALLENGES FOR LIVER DISEASE RESEARCH

01/01/05 Colonoscopy Remains Most Accurate Technique For Detecting Colon Polyps & Cancer

12/31/04 New Year's Smarter Resolution: Skip the Diet, Strive for Balance

12/30/04 FDA Approves Ventavis(TM) for the Treatment of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH)

12/30/04 From Vaccines to Road Safety to Women and Health

12/30/04 Combining Hormones with External, Internal Radiation Helps High Risk Prostate Cancer Patients

12/30/04 Diets Higher in Dairy Foods, Fruits and Vegetables May Stem Rising Numbers of Hypertensive Children

12/30/04 Contaminated Drinking Sources Puts Tsunami Survivors at Grave Risk of Disease

12/30/04 Eat Sugar, Lose Weight

12/29/04 New FDA Approved Test Detects Thyroid Disease in Minutes

12/29/04 INTERNATIONAL COALITION TO FUND AUTISM GENETICS RESEARCH

12/29/04 New Research Forecasts Low-Carbohydrate Market Surge in First Quarter of 2005

12/29/04 Getting Pregnant While on the Pill: Yet Another Health Hazard of Being Overweight

12/28/04 Women Bear a Double Burden With Alzheimer's Disease

12/28/04 Relief Officials Fear Diseases From Rotting Corpses

12/28/04 PAHO Urges Donors To Wait For Assessment Of Asian Tragedy’s Needs

12/23/04 Dealing With Stress at Work

12/23/04 Bragada(R) Inc. Unveils eBed.com, a New Online Resource for a Good Night's Sleep

12/23/04 Flu Vaccine Shortage Doesn't Dampen Holiday Spirits, According to National Survey

12/23/04 Important Things to Ask and Know When Considering Breast Augmentation Surgery

12/23/04 How to Set Unbreakable Diet and Fitness Resolutions

12/22/04 Hyperglycemia Slows Mental Functions in People with Diabetes

12/22/04 NURSING HOME CARE IMPROVING IN MANY AREAS NEW CMS DATA SHOW, NEW STEPS INITIATED

12/22/04 Cervical Cancer Is a Potential Epidemic; Yet a Preventable Killer

12/22/04 FDA Statement on Iressa

12/21/04 Watching the Fat This Christmas? - It's Peanuts!

12/21/04 Tips That Let You Eat Up and Keep Weight Down During Holidays

12/21/04 Increased Travel Raises Health and Safety Concerns

12/21/04 RESEARCHERS REPORT EARLY SUCCESS USING SALIVA TO DETECT ORAL CANCER

12/20/04 USE OF NON-STEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUGS SUSPENDED IN LARGE ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE PREVENTION TRIAL

12/20/04 ACUPUNCTURE RELIEVES PAIN AND IMPROVES FUNCTION IN KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS

12/19/04 NIH HALTS USE OF COX-2 INHIBITOR IN LARGE CANCER PREVENTION TRIAL

12/17/04 FEW AMERICANS ARE AWARE THEY HAVE CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE

12/16/04 Agreement Helps Children in 3 Central American Countries, Haiti and Dominican Republic

12/16/04 LIST OF PRIORITY CONDITIONS FOR RESEARCH UNDER MEDICARE MODERNIZATION ACT RELEASED

12/16/04 LIST OF PRIORITY CONDITIONS FOR RESEARCH UNDER MEDICARE MODERNIZATION ACT RELEASED

12/15/04 SMALL VARIATIONS IN GENES CAN DETERMINE RISK OF DEVELOPING BREAST CANCER

12/14/04 BROAD-BASED VACCINATION OF WILD MICE COULD HELP REDUCE LYME DISEASE RISK IN HUMANS

12/14/04 RISKS FROM LABOR AFTER PRIOR CESAREAN DELIVERY LOW, STUDY REPORTS

12/14/04 HHS ISSUES PERFORMANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT

12/14/04 PAHO, EPA, CDC Agree on Joint Hemispheric Environmental Plan

12/13/04 STATEMENT BY TOMMY G. THOMPSON ON APPOINTMENT OF MIKE LEAVITT

12/13/04 FIRST U.S. SARS VACCINE TRIAL OPENS AT NIH

12/13/04 NEW STUDY LINKS LEAD EXPOSURE WITH INCREASED RISK OF CATARACT

12/10/04 MOLECULAR TEST CAN PREDICT BOTH THE RISK OF BREAST CANCER RECURRENCE AND WHO WILL BENEFIT FROM CHEMOTHERAPY

12/10/04 NEW STUDY LINKS LEAD EXPOSURE WITH INCREASED RISK OF CATARACT

12/07/04 U.S.-BORN MEXICAN AMERICANS AND NON-HISPANIC WHITES AT INCREASED RISK FOR PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS Findings Raise New Questions About Influence of Culture

12/06/04 Global Public Health at a Crucial Crossroads

12/01/04 “LIKE ALL WOMEN, I HAVE DREAMS” A Young Woman’s Struggle to Deal with AIDS

11/30/04 MORE THAN 17 MILLION FLU VACCINE DOSES SHIPPED IN SIX WEEKS Secretary says decision on vaccine from foreign manufacturers expected soon

11/29/04 BEVACIZUMAB COMBINED WITH OXALIPLATIN-BASED CHEMOTHERAPY PROLONGS SURVIVAL FOR PREVIOUSLY TREATED PATIENTS WITH ADVANCED COLORECTAL CANCER

11/29/04 THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH AND THE RHODES TRUST ANNOUNCE AFFILIATION

11/25/04 Fermented Cabbage Found Effective in Prevention and Treatment of Food Poisoning

11/24/04 NEW STUDY FINDS LINK BETWEEN OBESITY AND ATRIAL FIBRILLATION

11/23/04 Neurocrine Submits New Drug Application (NDA) for Indiplon Modified Release Tablets for the Treatment of Insomnia

11/23/04 MSSI-TeleScience Wins Three-Year Nursing Contract with Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

11/20/04 PAHO Child Health Program Receives Award in Spain

11/20/04 New Study Shows Diabetes Higher on U.S.-Mexico Border

11/19/04 THREE VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY NURSES SELECTED FOR NATIONAL RECOGNITION

11/19/04 VCU RECEIVES PATENT FOR INNOVATIVE TECHNIQUE TO BE USED IN REGENERATIVE MEDICINE

11/19/04 HHS AWARDS $10.4 MILLION TO FIGHT AIDS ON THREE CONTINENTS

11/18/04 ULTRASOUND-AIDED THERAPY BETTER THAN STROKE DRUG ALONE, TRIAL FINDS

11/18/04 NIDA STUDY OFFERS NEW CLUES ABOUT CONNECTION BETWEEN COCAINE ABUSE, THINKING, AND DECISION-MAKING

11/17/04 PROTEIN PLAYS DIFFERENT ROLES IN GROWTH OF NORMAL AND CANCEROUS MOUSE CELL LINES

11/17/04 NIDA JOINS FORCES WITH PERLEGEN TO RESEARCH NICOTINE ADDICTION

11/15/04 NIEHS TO DEVELOP NEW RNAI LIBRARY TO HELP FIGHT DISEASE

11/15/04 NIAID LAUNCHES INFLUENZA GENOME SEQUENCING PROJECT

11/15/04 COMPUTER MODELS TO SIMULATE HYPOTHETICAL OUTBREAK OF AVIAN FLU

11/13/04 HHS PROVIDES $42.6 MILLION IN HURRICANCE RELIEF TO FLORIDA

11/13/04 HHS AWARDS MORE THAN $24 MILLION TO ELIMINATE HEALTH DISPARITIES

11/11/04 HHS SECRETARY TOMMY G. THOMPSON ANNOUNCES NEW INITIATIVES TO HELP AMERICANS QUIT SMOKING

11/09/04 VCU MASSEY CANCER CENTER STUDYING NEW FORM OF ANTI-CANCER DRUG RESISTANCE IN LEUKEMIA CELLS

11/08/04 ACE INHIBITORS NOT NEEDED FOR MANY HEART DISEASE PATIENTS, ACCORDING TO NEW STUDY

11/08/04 YOUNG ADULTS WHO MAINTAIN THEIR WEIGHT, EVEN IF OVERWEIGHT, HAVE LOWER RISK FACTOR LEVELS FOR HEART DISEASE IN EARLY MIDDLE AGE

11/06/04 Rubella Elimination Advancing, Experts Say

11/06/04 HHS APPROVES IDAHO REQUEST TO HELP SCHIP FAMILIES BUY EMPLOYER BASED INSURANCE

11/05/04 Influenza Preparedness Must Become Public Health Priority, Experts Say

10/25/04 Healthline Flu Central Gives Consumers a Healthy Dose of Vital Information This Flu Season

10/22/04 VCU EXAMINING USE OF NEW ANTIBODY TO PREVENT RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS IN PREMATURE BABIES

10/22/04 PEDIATRICIANS NEED MORE TRAINING ON ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH

10/21/04 ENCODE CONSORTIUM PUBLISHES SCIENTIFIC STRATEGY

10/21/04 PAHO, WFP to Collaborate in Logistics during Crises

10/07/04 AANMA Applauds House Legislation to Help Kids with Asthma and Anaphylaxis

10/07/04 Aksys(R) Achieves Milestone in Hemodialysis: 100 Patients Now Self-Dialyze on the Personal Hemodialysis System at Home

10/07/04 Fresh Grapes Linked to Cancer Prevention

10/07/04 Don't Be Haunted By a Toothless Grin This Season - Dental Implants Are Your Option

10/07/04 No Flu Shot? Take Other Steps to Avoid the Flu This Winter

10/06/04 Fall Allergy Season Prime Time for Sinus Infections

10/06/04 Children Are Facing High Risks From Pesticide Poisoning

10/06/04 American Diabetes Association Launches Safe at School Campaign

10/06/04 Seapoint Farms Introduces Dry Roasted Edamame

10/06/04 Flu Vaccine Needed to Protect Children Under Age 2

10/06/04 Healthcare Websites Help Patients Do Better; MDs Urged to Prescribe the Most Accurate Websites

10/06/04 MedicAlert(R) Services to Protect Children and Benefit Schools

10/06/04 Generex Exhibits at 12th Latin American Diabetes Congress

10/06/04 Anthem Introduces Health and Wellness Web Site for Baby Boomers and Seniors

10/05/04 HealthPartners Launches New Web Site

10/05/04 Survey: 3 Out of 4 Americans Support Nancy Reagan's Call for More Stem Cell Research

10/05/04 National Cancer Institute Spells Out Risks of Breast Implants

10/05/04 Alliance for Consumer Education Teams with The Partnership for a Drug-Free America in Fight Against Inhalant Abuse

10/05/04 Discovery Health Channel Profiles Several Families Coping With Breast Cancer in BREAST CANCER LEGACY

10/05/04 Choose Well??? Watchdog Group Calls SUBWAY Ad Campaign Misleading and Deceitful

10/05/04 Young Hero's Dream of Raising $1 Million to Fight Pediatric Cancer to be Realized Soon

10/01/04 California Students Now Allowed to Carry Life-Saving Medication

10/01/04 DEY Recognizes California Legislators and the Governor for New Laws Protecting Students With Severe Allergies and Asthma

10/01/04 ADVICE FOR PATIENTS FOLLOWING THE WITHDRAWAL OF A WIDELY-USED PAIN KILLER/ANTI-INFLAMMATORY - VIOXX

10/01/04 Results Show CryoPlasty Therapy May Help Avoid Amputation in People With Blocked Arteries Below the Knee

10/01/04 New Report from the Institute of Medicine Calls for Action to Combat Childhood Obesity

10/01/04 All General Mills Cereals to be Made With Whole Grain

10/01/04 Families Together: The Dangers of Dr. Phil

10/01/04 NAMI Blasts CBS for Television Malpractice: 'Dr. Phil Special' Called Irresponsible, Putting Children's Lives at Risk; Responds to Newsweek Article

09/30/04 Climbing Medical Insurance Rates Damage N.C. Economy

09/30/04 Mothers Charged by Michigan Attorney General Mike Cox with Medicaid Fraud

09/30/04 American Community Introduces Health Plans with Tax-Free Health Savings Accounts

09/30/04 Educational Foundation Launches Web Site to Help Consumers Make Smart Insurance Decisions

09/30/04 Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan and Blue Care Network Accept Used Cell Phones for Domestic Violence Program

09/30/04 New Website Exposes Hidden Risk Factors for Heart Disease and What You Can Do About Them

09/30/04 State Responds To Obesity Crisis With New Ad Campaign

09/30/04 FREE Prescriptions for Lower-Income Families

09/30/04 Home Magazine's 'Titan of Tile' Shows Relaxation Therapy is Beneficial

09/29/04 Got Athlete's Foot? Reach for the Cattle Feed!

09/29/04 St. Joseph's Launches Early Dementia Identification Program

09/29/04 Atkins Alliance with NEA a Danger to Our Kids; Nutrition/Health Groups Plan National Protest

09/29/04 New Report Finds: It's Safe to Eat Fish

09/29/04 Half of Internet Viagra Could be Counterfeit New Research Shows

09/29/04 Kids Nationwide Warding Off the Worst Scare of All This Halloween

09/29/04 Avoid Falling Into Autumn

09/29/04 Kidneys are Available From Altruistic Living Donors Immediately

09/29/04 Rehabilitation Therapy-the Four-Legged Variety

09/29/04 MILLIONS OF ASIAN AMERICANS AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS AT INCREASED RISK FOR TYPE 2 DIABETES

09/29/04 STUDIES STRENGTHEN KIDNEY AND HEART DISEASE LINK

09/28/04 Diabetes May no Longer be a Bitter Pill to Swallow: New Research

09/28/04 Soya May Help Beat Breast Cancer: New Research

09/28/04 Lung Cancer Is a Woman's Disease: Women Against Lung Cancer Warn of the Danger

09/28/04 Remuda Ranch, Nation's Leading Treatment Center for Eating Disorders, Finds Eating Disorders Lead Women to Lives of Isolation and Secrecy

09/28/04 Should We Be Carbophobic?

09/28/04 How to Select a Living or Care Arrangement When Aging or Illness Strikes

09/28/04 New Study Says Passage of Proposition 72 Would Destroy Up to 150,000 Jobs

09/28/04 Buyers Beware of Illegal Costume Contact Lenses

09/27/04 First Concert Musician With Multiple Sclerosis Performs at Jacqueline du Pré Memorial Venue

09/27/04 New Research: Men Think Illness is a Good Laugh

09/27/04 New Research: Pharmacists Help Reduce Death Rate in Diabetes Patients

09/27/04 Who's Really Looking After Renal PATIENTS? BRITISH PHARMACEUTICAL CONFERENCE, MANCHESTER, September 27/PRNewswire/ --

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09/24/04 New Scientific Research Proves That Traditional Treatments Do Work

09/24/04 Give Back A Smile(TM) Provides Over $1 Million in Free Cosmetic Dental Services to Survivors of Domestic Violence

09/24/04 NIDA Research Identifies Factors Related to Inhalant Abuse, Addiction

09/24/04 Enzyme that maintains chromosome 'ends' linked to bone cancer recurrence, decreased survival

09/24/04 Mammography: Start With One, Commit for a Lifetime

09/24/04 A New Kind of Flower Power - 18.8 Million People Can Experience Better Moods Naturally With Source Naturals New Timed Release St. John's Wort in Convenient Once-Daily Tablets

09/24/04 Vaccines Are First Line of Defense for Flu Prevention; Antiviral Medications Such as Tamiflu(R) Also Play Critical Role

09/24/04 30 Million People Have Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD)

09/23/04 Now Serving this Season: 29 Ways to Love Lean Beef

09/22/04 Nurses Outraged by Virginia Mason Medical Center's Mandatory Flu Vaccination Policy

09/22/04 Bush Misleads UN about Support for Global Fund, Says Global AIDS Alliance

09/22/04 Negative Messages Do Not Motivate Consumers, NFPA Says in Testimony at Meeting on Dietary Guidelines

09/22/04 Hospice Costs Medicare Less and Patients Often Live Longer New Research Shows

09/22/04 Only Six Percent of Adults Know the Name of a Pain That Affects 15 Million Americans and Europeans

09/22/04 Researchers Reveal That Nutrients in Citrus and Citrus Peel Are Linked to Weight Loss and a Reduced Risk of Heart Disease and Cancer

09/22/04 Morning Commuters Beware - The Toll On Your Heart Could Be Deadly

09/22/04 Learn the Art Behind Naming a New Pet:

09/22/04 Why Can't We Stay Slim?

09/20/04 European Geriatrics Congress: Low Salt Diet a Danger for Elderly

09/17/04 More People in the Prime of Life Will Die of Liver-Related Diseases

09/17/04 Addressing America's Battle Against Obesity

09/17/04 Breastfeeding Reduces Risk of Asthma in First Four Years of Life, From Journal of Allergy & Clinical Immunology

09/17/04 Childhaven Opens Leading Edge Therapeutic Child Care Center for Treatment of Abused and Neglected Children

09/17/04 Recipe for Healthy Kids: Fun Not Fat

09/16/04 Thyroid Conditions Dooming Millions to Diet Failure: Best-Selling Book, The Thyroid Diet, Helps Undiagnosed and Diagnosed Thyroid Patients Lose Weight

09/16/04 A Large Majority of Americans Favor Drug Importation, but View Canada as the Only Safe Source, According to New NOP World Health Research

09/16/04 Eating Disorders Lead to a Life of Isolation and Secrecy

09/16/04 Back-To-School Soccer Season: Prime Time for Foot, Ankle Injuries

09/16/04 Health Care Survey: One-Third to Buy Cheaper Canadian Drugs, 100 Million Find Insurance Coverage Cut or Costlier

09/16/04 September Is National Cholesterol Education Month: Teaflavin(R) Is Natural, Green Tea Extract with Documented Human Clinical Trials to Lower LDL- Cholesterol

09/16/04 Head and Neck Cancer Brochure Helps Patients Understand Treatment

09/16/04 Nation's Largest Retail Chain Takes Aim At Diabetes

09/16/04 Those Touched by Learning Disabilities Find Support, Hope

09/15/04 Small Business Association Aggressive on Health Insurance Reform

09/15/04 Invatec's Wallis Urges Congress to Pass Hospital Group Purchasing Reform Bill to Halt $6 Billion+ Waste of Surplus Medical Supplies

09/15/04 Gifts That Give Twice From KitchenAid

09/15/04 National Anemia Action Council Enhanced Web Site Serves Multiple Needs

09/15/04 HHS ENHANCES MEDICARE DRUG CARD PROGRAM TO HELP SENIORS CHOOSE LOWER-COST, SIMILAR DRUGS

09/14/04 Acclaimed Singer and 'Touched By An Angel' Star Della Reese Visits Las Vegas to Urge Residents to Be Stronger Than Diabetes

09/14/04 Project Prevention Founder Comments on Murder Charge Against Pregnant Addict

09/14/04 AmeriCares Mobilizes Response to Hurricane Ivan

09/14/04 Dairy Is Necessary, Even for Lactose-Intolerant Children

09/11/04 Report: Domestic Violence Threatens Health of Children with Lower Immunization Rates, Higher Mortality Rates, Poor Nutrition

09/11/04 Women Eager for New Ways to Manage Menopause

09/11/04 Anti-Aging Tips for Wrinkles, Fine Lines and Other Skincare Issues From The Plastic Surgery Group

09/10/04 Doctors Sue Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Over Auto/UAW Health Care Plans

09/10/04 Court Upholds MSNJ Right to Sue United Healthcare

09/10/04 eBay Bans Book `Why Is America So FAT?', According to Author Ben Kennedy

09/09/04 Type 2 Diabetes Market to Exceed $15 Billion in 2013, Driven by Innovative Drugs

09/09/04 Inoveon to Offer Diabetic Retinopathy Evaluation Services to One of the Nation's Leading Juvenile Diabetes Centers

09/09/04 Medical Break-Through That Stops Bleeding Instantly Now Available Over-The-Counter

09/08/04 100th E85 Outlet Opens in Minnesota

09/08/04 Study Finds That Declines in Mental, Physical Skills Following Marrow or Stem Cell Transplant Are Temporary

09/08/04 FDA Approves Antidepressant Cymbalta(R) for Treatment of Pain Caused by Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy, Which Affects Up to 5 Million Americans

09/08/04 How to Sleep in Troubling Times - New Tips From a Sleep Specialist

09/08/04 Survey Respondents Report AD/HD Has Held Them Back From Life Goals

09/08/04 Public Support for Stem Cell Research Increases to a 73 to 11 Percent Majority, According to Harris Interactive

09/07/04 NEWSWEEK COVER: 'How to Say 'No' to Your Kids'

09/04/04 CDC Offers Advice for People to Protect Themselves During and After a Hurricane

09/03/04 Diabetes After Kidney Transplant on the Rise

09/03/04 Diabetes Management Is Not Just About Blood Sugar Says Harvard Heart Letter

09/03/04 Bosch, DENSO Challenge Employees to Compete for a Cause

09/02/04 Back-to-School Back Problems

09/02/04 Foods Good for Your Waistline May Not be Good for Your Smile

09/02/04 Medicare Restrictions Force More Layoffs at The SCOOTER Store

09/02/04 For the Moderate Drinker, Coffee is Safe Says Harvard Women's Health Watch

09/02/04 Fetal Alcohol Syndrome is Still a Threat Says Harvard Mental Health Letter

09/02/04 American Diabetes Association, Roche Diagnostics Announce Results of Partner for a Cure Campaign; Over $300,000 Raised for Diabetes Research

09/02/04 First Robot-Assisted Cardiac Bypass Surgery in Illinois Performed at Central DuPage Hospital

09/02/04 Novartis Honors Researchers Committed to Advancing the Understanding and Treatment of Diabetes

09/02/04 Back-to-School Tips for Parents of Special Needs Children from Conrad O'Brien Gellman & Rohn, P.C.

09/02/04 Nation's Largest Women's Health Practice Urges Women to Ask for HPV Test With Annual Pap in Observance of Gynecological Cancer Awareness Month

09/02/04 Wal-Mart and SAM'S CLUB(R) Host Free Diabetes Screenings Nationwide

09/02/04 Slips and Falls Are the Leading Cause of Home Injury

08/31/04 STUDY FINDS IMMUNE THERAPY FOR METASTATIC BREAST CANCER POSSIBLE

08/31/04 The Pennsylvania Dental Association Advises That Gum Disease Can Affect More Than Your Oral Health

08/31/04 Republican Focus on 9/11 Ignores Failures in the Aftermath

08/31/04 American College Health Association's Standards of Practice for Health Promotion Encourages Healthy Learning Environments at Colleges and Universities

08/31/04 Carb-Cutting Still Trending Strong -- Battle for Dieters' Attention Just Beginning According to Latest IRI Research

08/31/04 CSPA Clears the Air About Consumer Products and Asthma

08/31/04 National Turkey Federation Unveils 'New Math of the Lean Lunchbox'

08/27/04 6 More Class Action Lawsuits Filed Against Nonprofit Hospital Systems and Hospitals By Uninsured Patients Plaintiffs As Part of the Not-For-Profit Hospital Litigation Commenced Since June 17, 2004

08/27/04 Empáquele a su Niño Un Almuerzo que Aseste un Duro Golpe a la Obesidad; Consejos Prácticos a los Padres para que sus Niños Logren un Sano Equilibrio de Energía

08/27/04 Catholic Health Association Denounces Continuing National 'Tragedy' of Growing Numbers of Uninsured

08/27/04 Drug Safety Issues for U.S. Consumers About to Take Center Stage in the Presidential Campaign

08/27/04 Patient Access to Neurosurgeons Threatened in N.C. According to Doctors for Medical Liability Reform

08/27/04 Fish Consumption May Slow Progression of Heart Disease in Women

08/26/04 Parents: Do Your Homework as Teens Head Back-to-School

08/26/04 Mental Illness Prolific Among College Students

08/26/04 High Blood Pressure Should be Measured at Home

08/26/04 High-Dose Steroids Do Not Always Cause Bone Loss in Children; Study of Kidney Condition Challenges Conventional View of Steroid Effects

08/26/04 Senator Bob Dole in Atlanta: Mounting Evidence Shows New Medicare Drug Discount Card is Working ... And Working Well

08/25/04 New Hangover Remedy Sparks Controversy

08/25/04 Today's Back-To-School Shoes Can Lead to Tomorrow's Foot Problems

08/25/04 Lighten the Load: Backpack Strategies for Parents From the American Chiropractic Association

08/24/04 No One Food Increases the Risk for Type 2 Diabetes

08/24/04 Sugar Association Disputes Implied Sucrose Ties to Obesity

08/24/04 Pelosi: Republican Medicare Bill Hurts Rural Seniors, Helps Insurance Companies

08/24/04 Acclaimed Singer and 'Touched By An Angel' Star Della Reese Urges Pittsburgh Residents to Be Stronger Than Diabetes

08/20/04 Disease Carrying Flies Pose Serious Health Risks to Humans & Animals

08/20/04 Scientists Offer New Explanation for Intercontinental Spread of Drug-Resistant Malaria

08/20/04 Wayne County Program Saves Seniors Up to 50 Percent on Prescription Costs

08/20/04 New Report by Nursing Home Watch Exposes Potential Risks to Residents at Multi-State Nursing Home Chain

08/20/04 Labor Pains: Workers' Hangovers Give Employers a Major Headache

08/20/04 Nuevo Reporte de Nursing Home Watch Expone Riesgos Potenciales para Residentes de Asilos de Ancianos de una Cadena Multiestatal

08/20/04 Sugar Association Says Consumers Deserve Accurate, Science-Based Nutrition Information

08/20/04 Clever Surgery Turns an Ankle into a `Knee' After Removing Child's Bone Tumor

08/20/04 CASA'S 2004 Teen Survey: Sexually Active Friends and Dating Practices Can Signal Increase in A Teen's Substance Abuse Risk

08/19/04 Vision Disorders Hinder Children's Learning, But Therapy Can Provide Help

08/19/04 Lending A Hand To A Healthy Lunch Box; Tips From Doctors Who Treat Obesity

08/19/04 Anxious About the New School Year? - Psychologist Advice to Ease Back-to-School Worries

08/19/04 Language and Learning; Parents Can Help Children Succeed in School

08/19/04 Almost All Americans Believe That the Financial Burden of Drug Costs for Chronically Ill Patients Is Greater in U.S. Than in Canada

08/19/04 New Report By Nursing Home Care Watchdogs Exposes Potential Risks to Residents at State's Fastest-Growing Chain

08/19/04 Enrollment Opens for Program Providing Savings on Pfizer Medicines for 43 Million Uninsured

08/19/04 NFL Facing Season of Scandal: Drug Testing Company Says System Fails Fans, Harms Integrity of the Game

08/19/04 FDA, National Association of Boards of Pharmacy, Connecticut Pharmacists Association Launch Effort to Warn Citizens on Importation, Counterfeit Rx Drugs

08/19/04 Living and Dying for Sex: New Aging Theory Links Forgotten Reproductive Hormones to Cell Division

08/19/04 Authors Redefine Aging as Any Change in An Organism Over Time

08/19/04 Broad-Based Attack Needed for Underage Drinking; Youth Alcohol Abuse Kills 3,000, Injures 1 Million Each Year

08/18/04 COMBINATION TREATMENT MOST EFFECTIVE IN ADOLESCENTS WITH DEPRESSION

08/18/04 Vitamin E Supplementation Has Protective Effect on Upper Respiratory Tract Infections

08/18/04 GrandDriver Brochure Now Available

08/18/04 2,000th Liver Transplant Marks a Milestone

08/18/04 American Diabetes Association Launches ClubPed; New Interactive Online Tool Motivates Users to Set Walking Goals, Improve Health

08/18/04 APA Applauds Recommendations of New Treatment Study of Adolescents Suffering From Depression

08/18/04 Parents' Actions Against Asthma Triggers Not Always Beneficial, from Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

08/18/04 American Heart Association Web Site Offers Cholesterol Countdown; Monitoring Cholesterol Is an Important Part of Maintaining Good Heart Health

08/18/04 Vitamin E Shown to Help Fight Upper Respiratory Tract Infections, Especially Colds, in the Elderly

08/18/04 London Hospital to Offer Non-Surgical Obesity Treatment

08/18/04 Alcohol Can Block Memory Formation, Leaving People Blacked Out, Unconscious, Out of Control and a Menace, Expert Says

08/18/04 You May Have Pre-Diabetes and Not Know It

08/17/04 100% All Natural Fruit Snack Has No Added Sugar; Healthy Alternative for School Lunchboxes

08/17/04 Veterinary Medical Assistance Teams Deployed to Florida to Aid Animal Victims of Hurricane Charley

08/17/04 NEW INITIATIVE TO DEVELOP MEDICINES FOR CHILDREN

08/17/04 Teens Blast School Restroom Conditions

08/17/04 Benefit of 'Good' Cholesterol in Arteries Limited by Enzyme Linked to Heart Attack Risk, Clinic Study Shows

08/17/04 Classroom Triggers for Asthma and Allergies

08/17/04 JARVIK HEART Announces World Record for Jarvik 2000 Heart

08/17/04 Eye Surgeon Reports Excellent Results of First Focusing Lens Implants in Massachusetts

08/16/04 FDA Clears First Device for Removing Blood Clots in Stroke Patients

08/16/04 NEWSWEEK COVER: 'When Fat Attacks' Research on Function of Fat Cells May Help Find Treatments for Obesity, Diabetes, Heart Disease

08/16/04 Bank of America Announces Hurricane Charley Relief Program

08/16/04 SCIENTISTS DISCOVER NEW APPROACHES TO MANIPULATING AIDS VIRUS

08/13/04 Florida Residents Brace Themselves for Hurricane Charley

08/13/04 New Technology Saves Olympic Smiles

08/13/04 Next Generation in Bread Making to Thin Waistlines and Broaden Maryland's Economy

08/13/04 FDA Approves OptiClik(TM), New Insulin Pen System from Aventis

08/13/04 Fire Ants a Growing Liability Concern for Elder Care Facilities; Experts Suggest Preventative Measures

08/13/04 Know How to Distinguish Between Dementia, Depression and Delirium With Aging Family Members, Say Caregiving and Aging Experts

08/13/04 StemCyte, Inc. Surpasses 100th Cord Blood Unit for Stem Cell Transplant

08/13/04 Saint Joseph's Hospital Named Exclusive Southeast Training Center for Robotic Surgery

08/13/04 DNAWitness(TM) Leads Investigators to the Right Man: Louisiana Serial Killer Convicted

08/13/04 Need for Minimum Healthy Fat Intake in U.S. Dietary Guidelines

08/13/04 Abbott Laboratories Increases Its Commitment to Diabetes Camps and Children With Diabetes

08/12/04 Baby, It's Fun Exploring - and Less of a Worry for Mums!

08/12/04 Knee Replacements in Obese Patients Are More Likely to Be Unsuccessful

08/12/04 ELI(R) President Authors Book on Dealing with Workplace 'Big Shots'

08/12/04 Leading Diabetes Association Grants First Continuing Education (CE) Symposium on Chromium and Insulin Resistance

08/12/04 Transplanted Blood Stem Cell Gives Rise to Bone in Mice, Suggesting Therapies for Bone Diseases and Injuries

08/12/04 Conservation Concerns Influence Many Public Restroom Visitors

08/12/04 New Survey Reveals Surprising Insights into Parental Attitudes Toward Teenage Sexual Behavior

08/12/04 Dietary Guidelines Committee Affirms Importance of Carbohydrates for Health and Weight Control

08/11/04 Ragweed Season Starts August 15th

08/11/04 RetireSafe Warns 9,400 Senior Homes About Groups Undermining Prescription Savings For Political Gain

08/11/04 Almost Half of U.S. Workers Feel Their Employer Is Not Prepared for a Terrorist Attack, According to ComPsych Survey

08/11/04 Consumers Urged to Eat Turkey to Lower Cholesterol, Cut Fat

08/11/04 Release of the “2005 Day-by-Day Diabetes Calendar”

08/10/04 Compass Employees at Enloe Medical Center to Protest Suspension of Worker Over Emergency Room Visit

08/10/04 Juvenile Justice Project to Benefit Michigan Children

08/10/04 New Hangover Cure From 'Jurassic Period'

08/10/04 Heart Attacks Without Chest Pain More Often Fatal

08/10/04 Beverly Hills Pharmacy Gets a Robotic Hand in Prescription Filling

08/10/04 Altas Tasas de Enfermedades de los Ojos Entre Los Latinos: Estudio Demuestra la Necesidad de Programas Dirigidos a la Salud de los Ojos

08/10/04 Latinos Experience High Rates of Eye Disease: Study Shows Need for Targeted Eye Health Programs

08/10/04 MILLIONS OF AMERICAN INDIANS AND ALASKA NATIVES AT INCREASED RISK FOR TYPE 2 DIABETES

08/10/04 AFL-CIO Releases President Bush's Dismal Record on Health Care as First Lady Visits Langhorne to Tout the Administration's So-Called Reforms

08/09/04 VCU MASSEY CANCER CENTER STUDYING NEW TREATMENT STRATEGY FOR BRAIN CANCER

08/06/04 SAM'S CLUB Removes All Carneco Northern Plains Products From Shelves to Ensure Member Safety

08/06/04 Food Allergy Initiative Celebrates the Food Allergen Labeling & Consumer Protection Act Becoming Law:

08/06/04 3-D Irradiation of Brain Cancer in Children Can Spare IQ Development, Memory, Other Cognitive Functions

08/06/04 Attorney General Jim Hood Intervenes in Charity Hospital Case

08/05/04 Harvard Heart Letter examines the Costs of Not Getting Enough Sleep

08/05/04 New Survey Reveals Insights Into Unique Relationship Between Mothers and Pediatricians

08/05/04 Recent Research Confirms Cranberry Is One of the Best Sources of Antioxidants

08/05/04 Headline: HHS ANNOUNCES INITIATIVE TO REDUCE THE INCIDENCE OF STROKE IN STROKE BELT STATES

08/04/04 Cholesterol Uproar Fuels New Product

08/04/04 Danger May Be Lurking at the Playground

08/04/04 Saint Francis Surgeon Trained to Perform New Minimally Invasive Hip Replacement Surgery

08/04/04 Atkins Diabetes Revolution Breaks New Ground in Battle Against Escalating Type 2 Diabetes Epidemic

08/04/04 Child Health Insurance Programs Need More Federal Support

08/04/04 The American Council on Exercise (ACE) Lists Top Mistakes People Make in the Gym

08/04/04 STATEMENT BY MIKE LEAVITT Secretary of Health and Human Services Regarding the 50th Anniversary of the Indian Health Service

08/03/04 GENE THERAPY TRIAL FOR CANCER PATIENTS GIVEN GO AHEAD

08/03/04 Comprehensive Teen Health Information Now Available Online

08/03/04 World-Record Holder Mark Spitz Expresses Health Issues He Faced While Achieving Olympic Dreams

08/03/04 Amplia Información Sobre la Salud de los Adolescentes Está Ahora Disponible en Internet

08/03/04 Protein That Controls Nerve Regeneration Also May Control Alzheimer's Disease Progression, Cleveland Clinic Researchers Say

08/03/04 Giving Aid to the Children; Compassion International Expands AIDS Assistance to Children

08/03/04 Patients Taking Antidepressants Should Not Stop Cold Turkey

08/02/04 NEWSWEEK COVER: The Mystery of Dreams

08/02/04 Effectiveness of Behavioral Interventions to Modify Physical Activity Behaviors in General Populations and Cancer Patients and Survivors

08/01/04 Dermatologist Offers Top 10 Tips for Maintaining Great Hair for Life

08/01/04 More Than a Fashion Statement - Workout Gear Tips From a Pro

07/31/04 Nanobac Life Sciences, Inc. Announces International Journal of Pathophysiology Publication Demonstrating Reversal of Coronary Artery Calcification

07/30/04 Blood Transfusions During Heart Surgery Appear to Increase Death Risk, Study Shows

07/30/04 Red Palm Oil: The Answer to Healthy Living in America Today

07/30/04 Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma Enhances Disease Management Program

07/30/04 GenVec and NIH Move HIV Vaccine Candidate Into Human Clinical Trials

07/29/04 Angiotech partner to begin first U.S. clinical trial of a drug-eluting non-coronary stent

07/29/04 CHILDHOOD IMMUNIZATION RATES AT RECORD HIGH LEVELS

07/29/04 Un extracto botánico puede inhibir completamente el virus de la gripe aviar (H5N1)

07/29/04 School Nurses Urge Back-to-School Tetanus Immunizations for Adolescents

07/29/04 Botanical Extract Found to Completely Inhibit the Bird Flu Virus (H5N1)

07/28/04 Alliance for Aging Research Warns Boomers to Watch for Signs of Elderly Depression

07/28/04 Optos Takes Cross Country Tour to Raise Awareness on Need for Annual Eye Exams

07/27/04 Experts Describe How Image-Guided Radiation Therapy and Stereotactic Techniques Are Changing the Field of Radiation Oncology

07/27/04 Study Finds Ample Opportunities for Life Science Suppliers in the Biodefense Market

07/27/04 CardioMag's Equipment is the First of its Kind Ever to Receive FDA Approval

07/27/04 Computer Technology Resource Webpage Launched for Emergency Physicians

07/27/04 AARPSegundaJuventud.org Launches Bilingual Channel on Prescription Drugs

07/25/04 Increased Use of Amphetamines Linked to Rising Workplace Drug Use, According to Quest Diagnostics' 2003 Drug Testing Index

07/24/04 CMS ANNOUNCES PILOT PROGRAM TO IMPROVE SAFETY AND QUALITY OF CARE IN LONG-TERM CARE FACILITIES

07/23/04 Summer Weather Increases Symptoms for Asthma Patients

07/23/04 Just Visiting the Doctor Makes People Feel Better, According to New NOP World Health Research

07/23/04 La Alianza Hispana para el Progreso Aborda la Importancia de los Asuntos de Salud y Seguridad que Afectan a los Trabajadores Inmigrantes e Hispanos

07/23/04 AIDS in Latin America: A Controllable Epidemic

07/22/04 First American Woman to Walk Around the World Finishes July 30

07/22/04 DaVita to Acquire Physicians Dialysis, Inc

07/22/04 Majority of Americans Not Getting Enough Magnesium

07/22/04 New Shoe Technology Takes the Pain Out of High-Heel Wearing

07/22/04 Headline: HHS AWARDS $15.5 MILLION TO EXPAND, STRENGTHEN NURSING WORKFORCE

07/22/04 Vical Announces Initiation of Phase 1 Clinical Trial With Anthrax Vaccine

07/22/04 Consumer Group Says Americans Vulnerable to, Unaware of Counterfeit Drugs

07/21/04 Roche Files for Application with FDA to Market Leading Hepatitis C Medication Pegasys(R) for Chronic Hepatitis B Treatment

07/21/04 Reminder from the Partnership for Food Safety Education: To Avoid Foodborne Illness Clean, Chill, Separate and Cook!

07/21/04 National Project Newly Formed to Champion Causes for Often Defenseless Seniors in Nursing Homes

07/21/04 Consortium Service Management Group Announces Successful Cancer Surgery Using Patented Tissue-Bonding Technology

07/21/04 Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh Developing Liver Transplantation as a Potential Cure for Life-Threatening Metabolic Disease

07/21/04 American Council on Exercise Study Finds Fitness Benefits of Wearing Casual Clothing to Work

07/20/04 Alzheimer's Research and the Basic Science of Aging: Is There a Better Balance?

07/20/04 400 Public Health Providers to Protest Plans to Drastically Cut Staff at Highland Hospital Emergency Room

07/20/04 Testing Shows No Evidence Linking Reported Salmonella Cases to Roma Tomatoes From Coronet Foods

07/20/04 Accuray(TM) Launches World's First Dynamic Radiosurgery System for Lung, Liver, Kidney and Pancreatic Tumors

07/20/04 World studies find stroke strikes poor on Mondays in Finland; fewer deaths from bleeding strokes in Sweden

07/19/04 Remembering The Good Times Can Do You Some Good

07/19/04 Neurochem's on-going open-label Phase II extension study for Alzhemed(TM) shows continued positive interim results in Alzheimer's Disease patients after 20 months

07/18/04 Mutant SOD1 Gene That Causes Familial ALS Disease 'Silenced' By CytRx Licensed RNAi Technology

07/18/04 Your Summer Vacation Could be a Heart Stopper

07/18/04 When Kids Overdose, Poison Control Centers Help Identify the Drug and Recommend the Right Treatment With MICROMEDEX

07/17/04 Research Discovery May Increase Effectiveness of Monoclonal Antibody Therapies for Cancer

07/17/04 Medicare Panel Discusses Transmyocardial Revascularization Angina Relief Therapy

07/16/04 Improvements in the Therapy of Small Cell Lung Cancer

07/16/04 DaVita Acquires Facilities Serving Over 750 Patients

07/16/04 The Quantum Group Facilitates Higher Education in the Western Communities

07/16/04 RealAge(R) Announces Years Ahead(TM) to Provide Parents With the Resources to Help Their Children and Families Adopt Healthy Habits for Life

07/16/04 McDonald's Apple Pies and Pink Ribbons to Help Raise Funds for Popular Tulsa Charity

07/16/04 Study Reveals New Treatment Program for Eating Disorders: Would You Believe Exercise?

07/16/04 El FDA Advisory Committee Recomienda Aprobación para el Uso de Zelnorm(R) con el Estreñimiento Crónico

07/16/04 Coronet Foods Responds to Pennsylvania Department of Health Reports of Salmonella Cases

07/15/04 Approval Recommended for Use of Zelnorm in Chronic Constipation by FDA Advisory Committee

07/15/04 Bone Care International, Cardinal Health Collaborate to Bring New Chronic Kidney Disease Treatment to Patients

07/15/04 Alzheimer's Foundation of America Supports Medicare Reimbursement for Brain Scans

07/15/04 Hoyer Fights to Lower Cost of Prescription Drugs for Seniors

07/15/04 Headline: HHS ANNOUNCES REVISED MEDICARE OBESITY COVERAGE POLICY Policy Opens Door to Coverage Based on Evidence

07/15/04 Alerion Biomedical, Inc. Announces the Market Launch of Fenestra(TM), the First-Ever Imaging Agent Specifically Designed for Pre-Clinical Computed Tomography

07/15/04 Most Americans Not Sure About the Sources of High Cholesterol

07/15/04 Millions of Singles Could Be Using Flawed Compatibility Tests

07/14/04 Mercy Medical Center First in Northeast Ohio to Offer New Heart Bypass Surgery

07/14/04 Thyroid Patient Advocacy Group Warns Thyroid Patients of Potential Problems With Thyroid Drug Resulting From FDA Approval of Generic Versions

07/14/04 Physicians Adopting New Test to Help Diagnose ADHD and Alzheimer's

07/14/04 Cell Therapeutics recibe la marca de rapidez para pixantrone para tratar linfoma agresivo no-Hodgkin

07/13/04 California Overnight Accepts Mission Possible for Phoenix Children's Hospital

07/13/04 Boehringer Ingelheim y GlaxoSmithKline desarrollan un paquete Viramune y Combivir para países en desarrollo

07/13/04 Caesars Palace Welcomes Young Fundraiser Alexandra Scott to the New Roman Plaza to Help Fight Children's Cancer

07/13/04 Acclaimed Singer and 'Touched by an Angel' Star Della Reese Urges Indiana Residents to be Stronger Than Diabetes

07/13/04 Cancer Group Finds Unhealthy Meal Proportions Are Major Risk Factor for Cancer, Other Diseases

07/12/04 4 out of 5 Eligible Patients Missing Opportunity to Benefit From Latest HIV Breakthrough

07/12/04 New Data Finds Fuzeon-Based Therapy Provides Significant Long-Term Benefit

07/12/04 AHA Awards Hospitals For Their Collaborative Impact on Community Health

07/12/04 NEW METHOD ENABLES RESEARCHERS TO MAKE HUMAN SARS ANTIBODIES QUICKLY

07/11/04 Study Reports Seafood Allergies Often Begin Later in Life

07/11/04 Pharmacyclics Announces Initiation of Xcytrin Phase 2 Clinical Trial in Renal Cell Carcinoma

07/10/04 MedicAlert(R) Announces New Safety Program for the Public Safety Community

07/10/04 Metaphore Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Initiates Clinical Trial of M40403 Combined with Morphine for Post-Operative Pain

07/10/04 New Phase III Study Shows Intravenous Boniva(R) Given Once Every Two or Three Months Effective in the Management of Osteoporosis

07/09/04 Successful Excimer Laser Treatment of Difficult Saphenous Vein Bypass Graft Occlusion Featured on TCTMD Website

07/09/04 Boston Scientific Announces Enrollment of First Patient in FLAME Clinical Trial

07/09/04 H5N1 Evolved Into a Highly Pathogenic Virus Through Continued Circulation and Gene Swapping With Other Viruses in East Asia

07/09/04 SkyePharma and AstraZeneca Announce Completion of Phase III Trials of HFA-MDI Version of Pulmicort(R)

07/09/04 Genaera Announces Publication Demonstrating Effectiveness of Squalamine in Preventing and Treating Extraretinal Neovascularization

07/08/04 AIDS Fight Must Not Ignore Orphans and Vulnerable Children

07/08/04 ARJO, INC. Announces a Nationwide Voluntary Recall of the ALENTI Patient Lifts

07/08/04 Bangkok Meeting Takes Stock of the Fight Against AIDS

07/08/04 La FDA otorga permiso a Isotechnika para un ensayo clínico con TAFA-93

07/08/04 Court Ruling Helps Patients in Need to Gain Access to Power Wheelchairs

07/08/04 Grand Valley State University Study Finds Connection Between Nurse Fatigue, Patient Errors

07/08/04 Pfizer Lanza Iniciativa Integral Para Ampliar el Acceso a Medicamentos Recetados Para Millones de Estadounidenses

07/08/04 Pfizer to Launch Comprehensive Initiative Expanding Access to Prescription Medicines for Millions of Americans

07/08/04 FDA grants permission to Isotechnika for TAFA-93 clinical trial

07/07/04 Brochure Helps Lung Cancer Patients Better Understand Treatment

07/07/04 Associates of Cape Cod, Inc. Comments on the FDA's Consumer Information Release About Glucatell(R)

07/07/04 Introducing Exuviance's Skin Healthy Home Resurfacing Peel System: Skin Healthy for Life - Launch Your Quest Today

07/07/04 Pfizer Receives Approval to Market Lyrica for Neuropathic Pain and Add-On Epilepsy in Europe

07/07/04 American Red Cross Issues Blood Emergency Appeal for State of Michigan

07/07/04 Catherine J. Tibbetts, RN, MPH, CDE of Arlington, VA Elected President, Health Care and Education, American Diabetes Association

07/07/04 Got Water? Got Calcium? Get Sanfaustino! Introducing Sanfaustino. The Calcium Water

07/07/04 Summer Colds: Nothing to Sneeze At

07/06/04 Counterfeit Viagra Found in Two California Pharmacies

07/05/04 FDA Warns About Adverse Reactions From 'Permanent Makeup' Ink

07/05/04 Parenteral Drug Association Accepts Aegis Analytical Into the Audit Repository Center

07/05/04 Pharmacists Highlight Care With Antibiotics

07/05/04 WHO and Clinton HIV/AIDS Initiative Come Together To Support China's Efforts to Fight its Epidemic

07/05/04 3-D STRUCTURE OF ANTHRAX TOXIN COMPLEX SOLVED

07/04/04 Vista Medical Appoints New Chief Financial Officer

07/03/04 STATEMENT BY TOMMY G. THOMPSON Secretary of Health and Human Services On the 40th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Act

07/02/04 Psychiatric Solutions Adds 222 Inpatient Beds Through Two Completed Acquisitions

07/02/04 Cardiac Science Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance to Market Its New Powerheart(R) G3 Fully-Automatic Public Access Defibrillator

07/02/04 Study Determines the Optimal Time for Bone Marrow Transplant in Patients With Blood Disorder

07/02/04 March of Dimes Newborn Screening Report Card Ranks PA Below Average; Supporters Working to Add Required Newborn Screening Tests

07/02/04 Lazy Days of Summer Can Lead to Increased Underage Drinking; 'Alcohol Safety Network' Debuts in Kansas and Missouri at Critical Time

07/02/04 STUDIES SUGGEST PEOPLE WITH EARLY AD CAN STILL LEARN

07/01/04 La primera encuesta europea sobre el Alzheimer descubre las barreras del tratamiento óptimo

07/01/04 Cardiac Science Initiates Shipments of Two New Powerheart(R) AED G3-Automatic Portable Defibrillator Models to International Customers

07/01/04 Solicitud a la FDA de una nueva aplicación para exenatide en el tratamiento de la diabetes tipo 2

07/01/04 Berlex Announces Initiation of Recruitment for Two Phase III Clinical Trials for LEUKINE(R) for the Treatment of Crohn's Disease

07/01/04 New Drug Application for Exenatide Submitted to FDA for Type 2 Diabetes

07/01/04 Aastrom Biosciences Expands Bone Graft Clinical Trial to Include University Of Michigan

06/30/04 Number of Calories Burned is Key Says the Harvard Heart Letter

06/30/04 Freedom, Independence Still Out of Reach for Too Many Americans With Disabilities

06/30/04 Nine Tips From The Harvard Health Letter on How to Be an Informed Patient

06/30/04 Business Survey Finds Health Care Costs 'Out of Control'

06/30/04 Alteon's Investigational Drugs Demonstrate Ability to Reduce Atherosclerosis

06/29/04 Agreement to Develop and Commercialize a Home-Use, Light-Based Hair Removal Device for Women

06/29/04 Highly Selective Aldose Reductase Inhibitors for Diabetes Complications Announced

06/29/04 Sunesis Begins Phase I Clinical Study of SNS-595 for Cancer

06/29/04 MEDICAL SCHOOLS AWARDED FOR STUDENT-INITIATED COMMUNITY SERVICE PROGRAMS

06/28/04 UK Man Becomes First Person Worldwide to Receive Implant of Newly Approved Device for Heart Failure

06/28/04 Landmark PROactive Trial Investigates Effect of ACTOS(R) (pioglitazone HCl) on Cardiovascular Disease Progression

06/28/04 UNDERUSING MEDICATIONS BECAUSE OF COST MAY LEAD TO ADVERSE HEALTH OUTCOMES

06/27/04 VCU PROGRAM IN PEDIATRIC PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION ONE OF FIRST OF ITS KIND TO EARN FULL ACCREDITATION

06/26/04 HHS AWARDS $23 MILLION TO HELP COMMUNITIES PROVIDE EARLY HIV/AIDS CARE

06/25/04 National Survey Finds Over Half of Consumers Are Confused About Choosing the Right Combination of Nutritional Supplements

05/21/04 New Campaign Urges Patients to Speak Up for Safer Surgery

05/21/04 Normal Bone Marrow Stem Cells Might be More Vulnerable to Toxic Chemotherapy When a Protective Molecule is Disabled

05/20/04 China's Latest SARS Outbreak Has Been Contained, But Biosafety Concerns Remain

05/20/04 Ninety Six Percent Patient Survival Rate Shown in First-Ever Multi-Center, Double-Blind Study of Early Steroid Withdrawal in Kidney Transplant Recipients

05/19/04 CMS ANNOUNCES PILOT PROJECT TO DETERMINE EFFECTIVENESS OF HOSPITAL COMPLIANCE PROGRAMS

05/19/04 Chicken a Big Winner From Low-Carbohydrate, High-Protein Diet Trend, Survey Shows

05/17/04 AVERAGE BLOOD PRESSURE LEVELS ON RISE AMONG AMERICAN CHILDREN/TEENAGERS

05/16/04 ANIMAL STUDIES SHOW PROMISE TREATING SEVERE CHRONIC PAIN

05/16/04 NIAID ROTAVIRUS VACCINE LICENSED FOR COMMERCIALIZATION

05/15/04 STUDIES SHOW LOWER NURSE STAFFING LEVELS CONTRIBUTE TO POOR PATIENT OUTCOMES

05/15/04 NEW RESEARCH OUTLINES PUBLIC HEALTH CONSEQUENCES OF WORLD TRADE CENTER DISASTER

05/14/04 BREASTFEEDING DECREASES INFANT MORTALITY

05/14/04 MEDICARE ADJUSTS NURSING HOME PAYMENT RATES FOR PATIENTS WITH AIDS

05/13/04 "ENHANCED" COUNSELING, SUPPORT INTERVENTIONS SLASH LONG- TERM RISK OF DEPRESSION AMONG AD CAREGIVERS

05/13/04 'Graduated' Driver's Licenses Associated With Lower Teen DUI Rates

05/12/04 Survey Shows Seniors Without Drug Coverage Believe Medicare Drug Discount Card Will Help Them Save

05/12/04 Society of Hospital Medicine Releases Most Comprehensive Survey Ever on Field of Hospital Medicine

05/11/04 FDA Approves New Biologic Drug for Psoriasis

05/11/04 Enoxaparin Prevents Stillbirth in Pregnant Women With Clotting Disorder

05/10/04 New Partnership Provides Free Web Site Services to Family Physicians

05/10/04 U.S. Medical Team Will Offer Free Surgery to Arequipa Area Children With Facial Deformities

05/09/04 It Doesn't Just Affect Men: 6.5 Million Women Worldwide Suffer From Heart Disease, Says the May Issue of the Harvard Women's Health Watch

05/09/04 Chronic Pain Costs the American Public $100 Billion Annually

05/08/04 New Research Study in JAMA Shows Adult Marijuana Abuse and Dependence Increased During 1990s

05/08/04 Experts: Childhood Asthma 'Epidemic' Among Inner-City Youths Seen in Absence of Steps to Curb Global Warming, Fossil Fuel Use

05/07/04 Ceregene Confirms Plans to Further Develop Alzheimer's Disease Gene Therapy

05/07/04 Survey Shows Those Suffering From Depression and Anxiety Disorders May Not Tell Their Doctors Everything They Should

05/06/04 Paralyzed Swimmer Makes Big Splash

05/06/04 PRESENCE OF GENE MUTATION TIGHTLY LINKED TO DRUG EFFECTIVENESS IN LUNG CANCER

05/05/04 FOUR NEW RESEARCH CENTERS TO EXPLORE LINK BETWEEN OCEANS AND HUMAN HEALTH

05/05/04 Listen Up, Baby Boomers: Hearing Technology Can Help You Live Better (May Marks Better Hearing Month)

05/04/04 New RMS Study Assesses Risk From Catastrophic Events For Workers Compensation, Life and Health Insurers

05/04/04 ACP FOUNDATION AND NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE LAUNCH NATIONAL CONSUMER INFORMATION PROGRAM FOR INTERNISTS AND THEIR PATIENTS

05/03/04 HIV PATIENTS GET LONG-TERM BOOST WITH SHORT, INTERMITTENT DRUG REGIMEN

05/03/04 REVISED DEFINITION MEANS MILLIONS MORE HAVE PRE-DIABETES

05/02/04 E. COLI O157 INCIDENCE POSTS SUBSTANTIAL DECLINE; OTHER FOODBORNE ILLNESSES CONTINUE DOWNWARD TREND

05/02/04 HHS LAUNCHES DIABETES PREVENTION CAMPAIGN TO REACH HIGH RISK GROUPS

05/01/04 HHS ANNOUNCES NEW INITIATIVE TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF CARE FOR MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES WITH CHRONIC ILLNESSES

05/01/04 IMAGING STUDY REVEALS BRAIN FUNCTION OF POOR READERS CAN IMPROVE

04/30/04 HHS LAUNCHES ORGAN DONATION EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS

04/30/04 WHI STUDY FINDS NO HEART DISEASE BENEFIT, INCREASED STROKE RISK WITH ESTROGEN ALONE

04/18/04 Physicians, Nurses and U.S. Government Release New Foodborne Illness Guide

04/17/04 Vitamin D Deficiency Seen as New Epidemic Amongst Adolescents

04/17/04 New Evidence That Omega-3 Fatty Acids in Fish, Canned Tuna Halt Mental Decline Later in Life

04/16/04 Americans Say Health Care Access Threatened by Liability Crisis

04/16/04 Introgen Therapeutics Advances INGN 241 Clinical Development Program for Metastatic Melanoma

04/15/04 Senators DeWine and Clinton Detail Global Report on Children and HIV/AIDS

04/15/04 Trauma Care and Obstetrics Services Face Setback as Medical Liability Reform Opponents Stall Debate

04/14/04 More Than 55,000 Americans 'Scale Down' After the Discovery Health Channel National Body Challenge, Losing 200,000-Plus Pounds in Just 12-Weeks

04/14/04 A Great-Tasting Cereal That Can Help You Live Well Longer? Introducing Heart-Healthy Kellogg's Smart Start Soy Protein

04/13/04 STUDY IDENTIFIES PREDICTORS OF ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE LONGEVITY

04/13/04 NEW MENINGITIS THREAT BEING CONTAINED BY WEB OF PARTNERSHIPS

04/12/04 FOGARTY INTERNATIONAL CENTER ANNOUNCES NEW COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH TRAINING PROGRAM FOR TRAUMA AND INJURY IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD

04/12/04 'CRYSTAL ENGINEERING' HELPS SCIENTISTS SOLVE 3-D PROTEIN STRUCTURES

04/11/04 MEDICARE ADDS TO LIST OF OUTPATIENT SERVICES ELIGIBLE FOR ADDITIONAL PAYMENTS

04/11/04 STUDY OF GROWTH HORMONE TREATMENT AND CREUTZFELDT-JAKOB DISEASE UNDERSCORES NEED FOR PREVENTION OF ADRENAL CRISES

04/10/04 CMS BEGINS TO AWARD $21.1 MILLION IN GRANTS TO SHIPS: Drug Card Information Conference To Provide Information to SHIP Staff

04/10/04 CDC Announces New Awards For Lyme Disease Research

04/09/04 NEW EVIDENCE REPORT ILLUSTRATES LINKS BETWEEN HEALTH LITERACY AND HEALTH CARE USE AND OUTCOMES

04/09/04 STUDY ON PATTERNS OF DRINKING AND POOR MENTAL HEALTH IN COLLEGE FINDS DEPRESSED YOUNG WOMEN AT HIGHEST RISK OF ALCOHOL ABUSE Prevalence of depression at college reported at 5 percent

04/08/04 HHS AWARDS MORE THAN $1 BILLION TO STATES TO HELP PROVIDE CARE, SERVICES AND PRESCRIPTION DRUGS FOR PEOPLE WITH HIV/AIDS

04/08/04 INTERNISTS TO SCREEN FOR ALCOHOL MISUSE ON APRIL 8

04/07/04 HHS RELEASES 2002 NATIONAL STATISTICS ON CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT

04/06/04 REANALYSIS FINDS MAMMOGRAMS ARE EFFECTIVE

04/06/04 CMS INCREASES PAYMENTS TO RURAL AND SMALL URBAN HOSPITALS

04/05/04 Nine Million U.S. Children Diagnosed with Asthma, New Report Finds

04/05/04 TASK FORCE RECOMMENDS THAT PRIMARY CARE CLINICIANS SCREEN AND COUNSEL ADULTS TO PREVENT MISUSE OF ALCOHOL

04/03/04 VCU RESEARCHERS USE WALKING TO REDUCE RISK IN AFRICAN-AMERICAN BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS

04/03/04 Many Unprotected Against Tetanus Risks From Home, Garden and Yard Activities

04/02/04 FAR MORE PREGNANT WOMEN GETTING ANTENATAL CARE

04/02/04 Emergency Physicians Work to Improve Pain Management

04/01/04 PROMOTING RATIONAL USE OF MEDICINES SAVES LIVES AND MONEY, WHO EXPERTS SAY

04/01/04 American Academy of Ophthalmology Urges Athletes to Wear Protective Eyewear

03/31/04 HHS GIVES SEAL OF APPROVAL TO MEDICARE DRUG DISCOUNT CARDS

03/31/04 Researchers Show Chronic Sinusitis Is an Immune Disorder; Antifungal Medicine Is Effective in Its Treatment - Findings could lead to effective new treatments for the disease

03/30/04 FIRST HUMAN STUDY TO SHOW BENEFITS TO NEWBORNS FROM FEDERAL BAN ON HOME USE OF TWO INSECTICIDES

03/30/04 WHO FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON TOBACCO CONTROL NOW SIGNED BY 100 COUNTRIES

03/29/04 MOUSE MODEL MIMICS REAL-WORLD PLAGUE INFECTION

03/29/04 NEW STUDY INDICATES THAT HYSTERECTOMY LEADS TO BETTER OUTCOMES AND GREATER PATIENT SATISFACTION THAN MEDICINE FOR ABNORMAL UTERINE BLEEDING

03/28/04 Kids Breaking More Bones

03/28/04 WHO SEES SURGE IN PROGRESS AGAINST TUBERCULOSIS ON EVE OF GLOBAL SUMMIT

03/27/04 Minute Maid(R) Premium Heart Wise(TM) Found to Help Lower 'Bad' Cholesterol In Healthy Participants

03/27/04 New Study Proves Chlorine Bleach Kills Household Mold and Neutralizes Mold Allergen

03/26/04 Experiments Establish "Protein-Only" Nature of Prion Infections

03/26/04 Awareness of Blood Sugar Critically Lacking Despite Diabetes Increase, American Diabetes Association Survey Finds

03/25/04 CMS ISSUES GUIDANCE FOR EXCEPTIONS TO SPECIALTY HOSPITAL MORATORIUM

03/25/04 Research on Inherited Eye Disorders Uncovers New Information About Blood-Vessel Formation

03/24/04 Prostate Cancer Patients Who Don't Smoke Live Longer

03/24/04 Government Advisory Provides Clear Guidance to Pregnant and Nursing Women about the Importance of Canned Tuna in Their Diets

03/23/04 FAO/OIE Cautious About Declaring Victory Over Avian Flu in Asia

03/23/04 Time to Spring Clean Your Medicine Cabinet

03/23/04 The American Diabetes Association and Rite Aid Sound the Alert

03/22/04 Advances in the Treatment of Immunodeficiency Disorders Released at the 2004 AAAAI Annual Meeting

03/22/04 Epilepsy Clinical Study Confirms Basis of Epilepsy Diagnostic Test

03/21/04 DRUG RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS LEVELS TEN TIMES HIGHER IN EASTERN EUROPE AND CENTRAL ASIA

03/20/04 SUBSTANCE DEPENDENCE TREATABLE, SAYS NEUROSCIENCE EXPERT REPORT

03/19/04 New Intravertebral Surgery in US Spells Hope for Older Women

03/19/04 STUDY SHOWS EFFECTS OF PRENATAL EXPOSURE TO SECOND-HAND SMOKE GREATER FOR SOCIOECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN

03/18/04 Thighbone Most Common Site of Fracture Injury Requiring Hospitalization in Children

03/18/04 Finding a Magic Bullet: Can Training Reduce Knee Injuries in Female Athletes?

03/17/04 EFFECTIVENESS OF SAFER SMALLPOX VACCINE DEMONSTRATED AGAINST MONKEYPOX

03/17/04 HHS LAUNCHES CRACKDOWN ON PRODUCTS CONTAINING ANDRO

03/16/04 MOUSE ANTIBODIES THWART SARS VIRUS

03/16/04 HHS UNVEILS FDA STRATEGY TO HELP REDUCE OBESITY

03/15/04 Rapid Early Infancy Weight Gain Linked to Childhood Obesity in Study of Sibling Pairs

03/15/04 EARLY TREATMENT CONFIRMED AS KEY TO STROKE RECOVERY

03/14/04 'White Coat Hypertension' Common Among Sleep Apnea Patients

03/14/04 AFRICAN AMERICANS UNAWARE OF HIGH KIDNEY DISEASE RISK

03/13/04 Cardiac MRI a Better Predictor of Heart Attack, Death for Women with Symptoms of Cardiovascular Disease

03/13/04 NHLBI STUDY FINDS IMPLANTED DEFIBRILLATOR REDUCES HEART FAILURE DEATHS

03/12/04 FDA Plans to Evaluate Results of Women's Health Initiative Study for Estrogen-Alone Therapy

03/12/04 NEW STUDY FINDS BABIES BORN TO MOTHERS WHO DRINK ALCOHOL HEAVILY MAY SUFFER PERMANENT NERVE DAMAGE

03/11/04 NIH RESEARCHERS DISCOVER PROMISING NEW THERAPY FOR BLINDING EYE DISEASE

03/11/04 Brains of Chimps and Humans Closely Related in Gene Expression, Say Wayne State Researchers

03/10/04 NIDA STUDY FINDS ALCOHOL TREATMENT MEDICATION, BEHAVIORAL THERAPY EFFECTIVE FOR TREATING COCAINE ADDICTION

03/10/04 Atrial Fibrillation May Be Worst for Women

03/09/04 "CARE MANAGERS" HELP DEPRESSED ELDERLY REDUCE SUICIDAL THOUGHTS

03/09/04 HHS ANNOUNCES NEW REQUIREMENTS FOR BAR CODES ON DRUGS AND BLOOD TO REDUCE RISKS OF MEDICATION ERRORS

03/08/04 FDA Approves Heart Assist Device for Children

03/08/04 HHS ANNOUNCES TASK FORCE ON DRUG IMPORTATION

03/07/04 CDC Recommends Suspension of the Routine use of the Third and Fourth Doses of Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (Prevnar®)

03/07/04 HHS LAUNCHES CAMPAIGN TO PREVENT YOUTH BULLYING

03/06/04 New Study Raises Questions About Safety of Herbal Supplements

03/06/04 HHS AWARDS $15.7 MILLION TO HELP PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES RETURN TO WORK

03/05/04 CMS URGES STATES TO ADOPT DISEASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS, AGENCY WILL MATCH STATE COSTS

03/05/04 CDC Awards $4.2 Million for Diabetes Care Research

03/04/04 Man's Best Friend Gets Helping Hand from Charles Lafitte Foundation

03/04/04 More Women Than Men Die of Heart Disease in the United States

03/03/04 Gestational Diabetes Increases 35% in 10 Years

03/03/04 Early Treatment for HIV Act (ETHA) Filed in the U.S. House of Representatives

03/02/04 ADOLESCENT BRAINS SHOW REDUCED REWARD ANTICIPATION

03/02/04 Harvard School of Public Health’s AIDS Treatment Care and Prevention Initiative in Africa Receives $107 million 5 year Grant from White House For Rapid Antiretroviral Program Expansion

03/01/04 A Month Devoted to Awareness, Announces the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation

03/01/04 March Is Workplace Eye Safety Month

02/29/04 HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE IN THE LUNGS A MAJOR RISK FOR DEATH IN ADULTS WITH SICKLE CELL DISEASE

02/29/04 SCIENTISTS FIND HIV-BLOCKING PROTEIN IN MONKEYS

02/28/04 Scientist Discovers Key Antioxidant to Slow Aging

02/28/04 MARSUPIAL AMONG THE MODEL ORGANISMS NEXT IN LINE FOR GENOME SEQUENCING

02/27/04 LOW-DOSE NICOTINE PATCHES APPEAR TO BE AS EFFECTIVE AS HIGH-DOSE PATCHES, VCU RESEARCH INDICATES

02/27/04 WHO releases new report on global problem of oral diseases

02/26/04 What Foods Are Heart-Healthy?; The Supermarket Is Filled with Heart-Healthy Choices For Busy Lifestyles - Here Are Some of the Best

02/26/04 Up to 15 Million Americans' Sight in Jeopardy From Macular Degeneration

02/25/04 WEST AFRICA MOBILIZES FOR FINAL ASSAULT AGAINST POLIO

02/25/04 Orange Juice Fortified With Plant Sterols Found to Lower 'Bad' Cholesterol in Healthy Volunteers

02/24/04 CMS ANNOUNCES SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN NUMBERS OF HOSPITALS VOLUNTARILY REPORTING HOSPITAL QUALITY DATA

02/24/04 AIDS THREAT GROWING THROUGHOUT EUROPE

02/23/04 Researchers Discover New Source of Neural Stem Cells in Adult Brain

02/23/04 Low-Carb Dieters Beware: Hidden Carbs in Familiar OTCs May Hinder Weight-Loss Efforts

02/22/04 STUDY SHOWS LINK BETWEEN ANTIBIOTIC USE AND INCREASED RISK OF BREAST CANCER

02/22/04 HHS TAKES NEW STEPS TO PROTECT CONSUMERS FROM COUNTERFEIT DRUG THREATS

02/21/04 Mice Cloned from Olfactory Cells

02/21/04 TREADMILL TESTING, EKG, AND CT SCANS NOT RECOMMENDED FOR SCREENING PATIENTS AT LOW RISK FOR HEART DISEASE

02/20/04 DATABASE ON BLOOD AND MARROW STEM CELL TRANSPLANTS NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE

02/20/04 Researchers Identify New Cause of Insulin Resistance

02/19/04 Multinational Clinical Trial Investigates Use of Olmesartan Medoxomil to Prevent Early Stage Kidney Disease in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

02/19/04 Asthma Toll Reaches 300 Million...and Still Set to Rise

02/18/04 Germany Begins its First AIDS Vaccine Trial, Partnering with IAVI

02/18/04 Twins and Triplets - A Thing of the Past?

02/17/04 ACEP Calls for Federal Medical Liability Reform in Aggressive New Campaign

02/17/04 Urgent Product Recall - Janssen Pharmaceutica Announces Recall of One Lot (Control Number 0327192) of 75 mcg/hour DURAGESIC(R) (Fentanyl Transdermal System CII) Patches

02/16/04 Bird Flu Virus Still Not Under Control in Asia

02/16/04 VCU RESEARCHER WINS NCI GRANT FOR TOBACCO RESEARCH

02/15/04 Heel Pain in Child Athletes on the Rise

02/13/04 NHLBI AWARDS $68 MILLION TO FUND CLINICAL CENTERS IN PEDIATRIC HEART DISEASE

02/13/04 SCHIP PROVIDED HEALTH COVERAGE TO 5.8 MILLION CHILDREN IN 2003

02/12/04 2003 EXPECTED TO MARK FIRST SLOWDOWN IN HEALTH CARE COST GROWTH IN SIX YEARS

02/11/04 Higher Body Iron Stores Predict Future Risk of Developing Type 2 Diabetes in Women Study identifies a novel biomarker for type 2 diabetes

02/10/04 Elderly Patients Prescribed Inappropriate Medications at 8 Percent of Doctor Visits

02/09/04 EARLY FEVERS ASSOCIATED WITH LOWER ALLERGY RISK LATER IN CHILDHOOD

02/07/04 NATIONAL BLACK HIV/AIDS AWARENESS AND INFORMATION DAY -- FEBRUARY 7, 2004

02/06/04 HHS RELEASES $191.5 MILLION TO HELP LOW-INCOME FAMILIES WITH HOME HEATING COSTS

02/06/04 THE NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE HOSTS THE RED DRESS COLLECTION 2004 FASHION SHOW

02/05/04 USDA BAN IMPORTATION OF BIRDS FROM SOUTHEAST ASIA

02/05/04 BACTERIAL DNA REDUCES INFLAMMATION IN MICE

02/04/04 World Health Day 2005 to Focus on Healthy Mothers, Children

02/03/04 HHS UNVEILS NEW MEDICARE EDUCATION CAMPAIGN

02/03/04 HHS ANNOUNCES NATIONAL SMOKING CESSATION QUITLINE NETWORK

02/02/04 THE HEART TRUTH ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF ITS ROAD SHOW

02/02/04 MONKEY TALK, HUMAN SPEECH SHARE LEFT-BRAIN PROCESSING

02/01/04 Managing the Treatment Costs of Multiple Sclerosis in a Managed Care Setting

01/31/04 International congress will focus on organic foods

01/30/04 CMS ACCEPTS COMMENTS ON PROPOSED REGULATIONS VIA INTERNET FOR FIRST TIME

01/30/04 PRESIDENT'S BUDGET INCLUDES $274 MILLION TO FURTHER IMPROVE NATION'S BIO-SURVEILLANCE CAPABILITIES

01/28/04 NIH OFFICE OF DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS RELEASES NEW FIVE-YEAR STRATEGIC PLAN (2004-2009)

01/28/04 NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE RELEASES NATIONAL PLAN FOR EYE AND VISION RESEARCH

01/27/04 NATIONAL LUNG SCREENING TRIAL REACHES GOAL OF 50,000 PARTICIPANTS

01/27/04 LOW FREE TESTOSTERONE LEVELS LINKED TO ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE IN OLDER MEN

01/26/04 EXPANDED "MAD COW" SAFEGUARDS ANNOUNCED TO STRENGTHEN EXISTING FIREWALLS AGAINST BSE TRANSMISSION

01/26/04 EXPANDED MAD COW SAFEGUARDS ANNOUNCED TO STRENGTHEN EXISTING FIREWALLS AGAINST BSE TRANSMISSION

01/25/04 New Online University Offers Controversial Course Called 'Body Bucks: How to Sell Your Body to Science While You're Still Alive'

01/24/04 Snake Bite Suction Devices Suck, Study Finds

01/23/04 WHO EXECUTIVE BODY REAFFIRMS WHO LEADERSHIP ON KEY ISSUES FOR GLOBAL PUBLIC HEALTH

01/22/04 CMS INCREASES PAYMENTS AND EXPANDS FLEXIBILITY FOR CRITICAL ACCESS HOSPITALS IN RURAL AREAS

01/22/04 ENHANCED SET OF QUALITY MEASURES NOW AVAILABLE AT MEDICARE'S EASIER-TO-USE NURSING HOME COMPARE

01/22/04 GENE THERAPY IN SALIVARY GLANDS COULD LEAD TO PROMISING APPLICATIONS IN ORAL DISEASES

01/21/04 PANIC DISORDER PATIENTS DEFICIENT IN EMOTION-REGULATING RECEPTOR

01/20/04 THE NIH DIRECTOR'S PIONEER AWARD PROGRAM

01/20/04 MOST PEOPLE WITH DIABETES DO NOT MEET TREATMENT GOALS Study finds little improvement in last decade

01/16/04 PRESIDENT PROPOSES INCREASE IN MINORITY AIDS FUNDING 2005 Budget Also Includes ADAP expansion

01/16/04 HHS APPROVES MICHIGAN REQUEST TO EXPAND COVERAGE TO UNINSURED ADULTS

01/16/04 AUTHOR OF "PAIN KILLER" EXPOSÉ PRESENTS 2ND DISTINGUISHED VCU LIFE SCIENCES LECTURE

01/16/04 Violence: A Growing Public Health Problem

01/15/04 TIMOTHY P. CONDON NAMED DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE

01/15/04 NIEHS AND UNC TO COLLABORATE ON REGISTRY OF 20,000 SUBJECTS TO RELATE GENE VARIANTS AND ENVIRONMENTAL DISEASE

01/15/04 STATEMENT BY TOMMY G. THOMPSON, SECRETARY OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, REGARDING "INSURING AMERICA'S HEALTH" REPORT

01/13/04 BROAD COALITION LAUNCHES NEW GLOBAL ALLIANCE TO PREVENT VIOLENCE

01/12/04 NEW GUIDE OFFERS AFRICAN AMERICAN FAMILIES HELP TO COPE WITH CRISES

01/12/04 High Intake of Vitamin D Linked to Reduced Risk of Multiple Sclerosis

01/09/04 SCIENTISTS IDENTIFY GENES THAT REGULATE ALLERGIC RESPONSE TO DIESEL FUMES

01/09/04 CALISE I. MUÑOZ NAMED REGIONAL DIRECTOR FOR SAN FRANCISCO AREA

01/08/04 For-Profit Health Plans Did Not Restrict Medicare Beneficiaries’ Use of High-Cost Operative Procedures Rates of high-cost operative procedures were similar in for-profit and not-for-profit plans

01/08/04 HEALTH CARE SPENDING REACHES $1.6 TRILLION IN 2002

01/07/04 U.S. TEENS MORE OVERWEIGHT THAN YOUTH IN 14 OTHER COUNTRIES

01/07/04 Occupational Physicians Support President's Immigration Proposal As First Step for Worker Health

01/05/04 SURVIVORS OF BAM EARTHQUAKE URGENTLY REQUIRE PUBLIC HEALTH SUPPLIES AND MEDICINES

01/01/04 FDA ANNOUNCES PLANS TO PROHIBIT SALES OF DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS CONTAINING EPHEDRA

01/01/04 NIBIB EXPLORES NEW OPPORTUNITIES WITH INDUSTRY

12/31/03 WINNIE PIZZANO NAMED ACTING DIRECTOR OF CMS PUBLIC AFFAIRS OFFICE

12/30/03 Aggressive Growth Follows Consumer Demand for Weight Loss Resources; Seattle Sutton's Healthy Eating Opens 20th Location in Minnesota

12/30/03 Aventis Submits New Drug Application With U.S. Food and Drug Administration For Once Daily Formulation of Allegra-D(R) (fexofenadine HCl 180 mg/pseudoephedrine HCl 240 mg)

12/29/03 National AOFAS Online Survey on High Heel Use and Cosmetic Surgery Collects Public Viewpoints on Pointy Heels

12/26/03 NICHD ALERTS PARENTS TO WINTER SIDS RISK

12/25/03 TEEN DRUG ABUSE DECLINES ACROSS WIDE FRONT Eleven Percent Reduction Exceeds President's Two-Year Goal

12/24/03 STATEMENT BY TOMMY G. THOMPSON Secretary Of Health And Human Services On the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2003

12/23/03 HHS ISSUES NATIONAL REPORTS ON QUALITY AND DISPARITIES IN THE USE OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES

12/20/03 YOUNG ADULT FITNESS PROTECTS HEART HEALTH IN MIDDLE AGE

12/19/03 ARTERIES CLOG EARLIER IN PEOPLE WITH LUPUS, SAYS NEW STUDY

12/19/03 COMBINED DRUG THERAPY PREVENTS PROGRESSION OF PROSTATE ENLARGEMENT HELPS MEN AT HIGH RISK AVOID SURGERY

12/19/03 SECRETARY THOMPSON NAMES ACTING ADMINISTRATOR AT CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES

12/18/03 TASK FORCE WORKING GROUP ENCOURAGES PATIENT-PROVIDER PARTNERSHIP IN MAKING DECISIONS ABOUT PREVENTIVE CARE

12/18/03 HHS AWARDS NEARLY $30 MILLION TO STATES TO OFFSET COSTS OF INSURANCE FOR RESIDENTS TOO SICK FOR CONVENTIONAL COVERAGE

12/16/03 HHS ISSUES RULES FOR SMALLPOX VACCINE INJURY COMPENSATION PROGRAM

12/16/03 COMBINATION, ORDER OF ANTI-HIV DRUGS MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN FIRST-TIME RECIPIENTS

12/15/03 CDC Launches Preventing Chronic Disease to Connect Public Health Research and Practice

12/15/03 HHS TO FUND EARLY WARNING DISEASE SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM ALONG THE U.S.-MEXICO BORDER

12/11/03 CHIMP GENOME ASSEMBLED BY SEQUENCING CENTERS

12/10/03 HHS ANNOUNCES IMMEDIATE STEPS TO MAKE MEDICARE-APPROVED DRUG DISCOUNT CARD PROGRAMS AVAILABLE NEXT SPRING

12/10/03 HHS HONORS ORGANIZATIONS FOR PROMOTING HEALTHY LIFESTYLES

12/09/03 Cancer Survivor's New Website Celebrates Music as "The Gift of Hope"

12/09/03 HHS, EDUCATION LAUNCH RESEARCH TO PROMOTE SCHOOL READINESS EFFORT

12/08/03 HHS REAFFIRMS HEALTH COMMITMENTS BETWEEN U.S. AND CHINA

12/05/03 NHGRI LAUNCHES SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH BRANCH

12/04/03 YEAST MODEL YIELDS INSIGHTS INTO PARKINSON'S DISEASE

12/03/03 HHS REPORT FINDS STATES INCREASING PRE-KINDERGARTEN PROGRAMS

12/03/03 WEB-BASED EXHIBIT MARKS THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE HOME PREGNANCY TEST

12/02/03 HHS ANNOUNCES DECLINE IN TANF CASELOADS

12/01/03 Surgeon General to Discuss AIDS on the 15th Annual World AIDS Day, December 1

12/01/03 SCIENTISTS REPORT EARLY PROGRESS IN TISSUE ENGINEERING MANDIBULAR CONDYLE

12/01/03 NIH CLINICAL CENTER EXPANDS CLINICAL RESEARCH TRAINING PROGRAMS THROUGH LONG-DISTANCE LEARNING

11/24/03 NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE PRESENTS LATEST FINDINGS ON HIGH-SPEED INTERNET CONNECTION AND ITS EFFECT ON MEDICINE

11/24/03 AARP URGES THE SENATE TO PASS PRESCRIPTION DRUG BILL NOW

11/21/03 HHS ISSUES PERFORMANCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY REPORT: FIFTH CONSECUTIVE CLEAN OPINION ON ITS AUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

11/20/03 NICHD FUNDS MAJOR EFFORT TO DETERMINE EXTENT AND CAUSES OF STILLBIRTH

11/19/03 STUDY SHOWS STRONG TOBACCO CONTROL PROGRAMS AND POLICIES CAN LOWER SMOKING RATES

11/19/03 PEOPLE ELIGIBLE FOR MEDICAID PERSONAL CARE SERVICES GET MORE HOME CARE AND USE NURSING HOMES LESS WHEN THEY DIRECT THEIR OWN CARE, STUDY FINDS

11/19/03 ACS APPLAUDS MEDICARE CONFERENCE AGREEMENT AND URGES CONGRESS TO PASS MEDICARE BILL IMMEDIATELY

11/18/03 NIAID EBOLA VACCINE ENTERS HUMAN TRIAL

11/14/03 NIEHS AND AMERICAN PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION SPONSOR PROGRAM LINKING BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND PUBLIC HEALTH

11/14/03 FIRST STUDY OF ALZHEIMER'S CAREGIVERS AND END-OF-LIFE CITES BOTH REMARKABLE RESILIENCE, NEED FOR SUPPORT

11/14/03 PUBLIC ACCESS DEFIBRILLATION BY TRAINED COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERS INCREASES SURVIVAL FOR VICTIMS OF CARDIAC ARREST

11/13/03 HHS LAUNCHES NEW CAMPAIGN TO CURB GROWING DIABETES EPIDEMIC IN HISPANICS

11/12/03 NIA STATEMENT ON IOM TESTOSTERONE REPORT

11/12/03 KEUSCH TO STEP DOWN AS DIRECTOR OF THE FOGARTY INTERNATIONAL CENTER AND NIH ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR FOR INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH

11/11/03 SUBSTANDARD AND COUNTERFEIT MEDICINES

11/11/03 TREATMENT PROVIDERS NEED TO BE AWARE THAT A MYRIAD OF HEALTH PROBLEMS OFTEN ACCOMPANY SUBSTANCE ABUSE

11/11/03 BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM AND GENENTECH ANNOUNCE INITIATION OF A CLINICAL TRIAL EVALUATING TNKase(TM)/Metalyse(R) USE PRIOR TO ANGIOPLASTY FOR TREATMENT OF HEART ATTACK

11/10/03 HHS HONORS 30 GROUPS, INDIVIDUALS FOR ADOPTION EXCELLENCE

11/10/03 HHS SENDS 15 PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE OFFICERS TO SUPPORT CALIFORNIA WILDFIRE RELIEF EFFORTS

11/07/03 NCI AWARDS $42 MILLION TO FUND NEW CANCER PREVENTION CLINICAL TRIALS CONSORTIUM TO STUDY PROMISING NEW AGENTS

11/07/03 STATEMENT OF THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION ON CANADA'S PROPOSED LEGISLATIVE CHANGES FOR MEDICINES

11/07/03 MobiHealth and HealthServe! Win Pocket PC Magazine's Best Software Award 2003

11/05/03 MEDICARE ANNOUNCES INTENTION TO COVER SCREENING IMMUNOASSAY FECAL-OCCULT BLOOD TESTS

11/05/03 AUTOANTIBODIES PRECEDE DISEASE IN LUPUS PATIENTS

11/04/03 NIH ESTABLISHES RARE DISEASES CLINICAL RESEARCH NETWORK

11/04/03 FOGARTY INTERNATIONAL CENTER ANNOUNCES AWARDS FOR GLOBAL HEALTH RESEARCH INITIATIVE PROGRAM FOR NEW FOREIGN INVESTIGATORS

11/03/03 NIH GRANTS SUPPORT HEALTH DISPARITIES BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH

10/31/03 HHS SECRETARY APPOINTS NEW MEMBERS TO AHRQ NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL

10/31/03 CMS ANNOUNCES PAYMENT INCREASE FOR HOSPITAL OUTPATIENT SERVICES

10/30/03 NCCAM MAKES THE FIRST TWO AWARDS TO CREATE CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE FOR RESEARCH ON COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE

10/30/03 STUDY REVEALS PATTERNS OF GENE ACTIVITY IN THE MOUSE NERVOUS SYSTEM

10/28/03 HHS AWARDS $1 MILLIONGRANT TO SOUTH DAKOTA TO PROMOTE HIGH-RISK POOLS TO COVER UNINSURED RESIDENTS

10/27/03 ACP HOSTING SUMMIT TO ADDRESS THE FUTURE OF INTERNAL MEDICINE AND PATIENT CARE

10/27/03 FOGARTY INTERNATIONAL CENTER ANNOUNCES FIRST AWARDS FOR RESEARCH PROGRAM IN STIGMA AND GLOBAL HEALTH

10/24/03 HHS AWARDS $14 MILLION TO SUPPORT BIOETHICS RESEARCH CENTER AT TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY

10/24/03 NEW STUDY DEMONSTRATES BENEFITS OF HEPATITIS C THERAPY AMONG PREVIOUSLY UNDER-TREATED PATIENT POPULATION

10/24/03 Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) in Patients with Morbid Obesity is Commonly Associated with Normal Liver Enzymes (161)

10/23/03 MUTANT GENE LINKED TO OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER

10/23/03 NEW STUDY IDENTIFIES GENE SIGNALING PUBERTY

10/23/03 NIH EMPLOYEES WIN SECOND LARGE A-76 COMPETITION

10/21/03 NEW SPANISH-LANGUAGE WEB SITE DETAILS ARTHRITIS AND MUSCULOSKELETAL AND SKIN DISEASES

10/20/03 Yamanouchi Pharma America Receives FDA Approvable Letter for Vesicare(R) (solifenacin succinate) for Overactive Bladder

10/20/03 VCU RESEARCHERS OFFER NEW THREE-PART TEST TO STUDY ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION IN YOUNG GIRLS

10/17/03 Harvard School of Public Health and Kennedy School of Government Launch BioTerror Preparedness Academy Academy will train government and public health leaders backed with funding from CDC

10/17/03 INDEPENDENT TASK FORCES RELEASE RECOMMENDATIONS ON COMMUNITY AND CLINICAL APPROACHES TO PREVENTING SKIN CANCER

10/16/03 NBC TODAY’S KATIE COURIC TO RECEIVE HIGHEST HONOR FROM HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH FOR COLON CANCER WORK

10/16/03 HHS ANNOUNCES MEDICARE PREMIUM AND DEDUCTIBLE RATES FOR 2004

10/15/03 NIEHS ISSUES ADDITIONAL AWARDS TO CONTINUE 9/11 RESPONSE FOR WORKERS AND RESIDENTS FOLLOWING WTC DISASTER

10/15/03 STATEMENT OF ANTHONY S. FAUCI, M.D., DIRECTOR, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES ON NATIONAL LATINO AIDS AWARENESS DAY

10/14/03 HHS AWARDS MORE THAN $65 MILLION TO ELIMINATE HEALTH DISPARITIES

10/14/03 NIH-FUNDED CENTERS TO SEEK EARLY ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURES THAT MAY LEAD TO BREAST CANCER

10/14/03 NEW CENTERS BOOST MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY RESEARCH

10/10/03 HHS ISSUES NEW RULES TO ENHANCE SECURITY OF THE U.S. FOOD SUPPLY

10/09/03 NEW TREATMENT SIGNIFICANTLY IMPROVES LONG-TERM OUTLOOK FOR BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS:

10/09/03 BEYOND GENES: SCIENTISTS VENTURE DEEPER INTO THE HUMAN GENOME

10/09/03 NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH EXHIBITION CHANGING THE FACE OF MEDICINE HONORS THE LIVES AND ACHIEVEMENTS OF OUTSTANDING AMERICAN WOMEN PHYSICIANS

10/09/03 RICHARD TURMAN NAMED ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR FOR BUDGET

10/08/03 NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH GRANTEES WIN 2003 NOBEL PRIZE FOR CHEMISTRY

10/08/03 NIEHS-FUNDED RESEARCHERS FIND LOW-LEVEL OZONE INCREASES RESPIRATORY RISK OF ASTHMATIC CHILDREN

10/08/03 PRESIDENT BUSH NAMES FOUR TO U.S.-MEXICO BORDER HEALTH COMMISSION

10/07/03 NIH PRESS STATEMENT FROM DR. ELIAS A. ZERHOUNI NIH GRANTEE WINS 2003 NOBEL PRIZE FOR MRI RESEARCH

10/07/03 HHS SECRETARY TOMMY G. THOMPSON ANNOUNCES $1 MILLION GRANT AS PART OF PARTNERSHIP WITH NATIONAL HEALTH MUSEUM

10/04/03 NIH SCIENTISTS SHOW NITRITE IMPROVES BLOOD FLOW

10/03/03 HHS AWARDS NEARLY $9 MILLION TO SUPPORT MENTORING PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN OF PRISONERS

10/03/03 PTH AND ALENDRONATE: COMBINING TREATMENTS SHOWS NO BONE DENSITY ADVANTAGE

10/03/03 NIAID INITIATIVE ADDRESSES PRIMARY IMMUNE DEFICIENCY DISEASES

10/03/03 NIGMS CHEMISTRY CENTER GRANTS TO EXPAND DRUG DISCOVERY TOOLKIT

10/01/03 NIH ANNOUNCES STRATEGY TO ACCELERATE MEDICAL RESEARCH PROGRESS

10/01/03 NIAID REPORTS TREMENDOUS PROGRESS IN BIODEFENSE RESEARCH

09/30/03 HHS AWARDS $21.5 MILLION TO DEVELOP HIV PREVENTION METHODS, PROVIDE TREATMENT FOR PEOPLE WITH HIV/AIDS

09/30/03 HHS AWARDS $200 MILLION IN BONUS PAYMENTS TO STATES FOR WELFARE-TO-WORK ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN FISCAL YEAR 2002 Awards Reflect Improvements in Finding Jobs and Increasing Earnings For Recipients

09/29/03 NIGMS CENTER GRANTS TO EXPLORE STEM CELL BIOLOGY

09/29/03 FDA Seizes Bogus Dietary Supplement That Claims to Cure Cancer

09/26/03 HHS TO ALLOW MORE WORKERS TO HELP NURSING HOME RESIDENTS

09/26/03 HHS AWARDS $100 MILLION IN BONUSES TO STATES FOR REDUCTIONS IN OUT-OF-WEDLOCK BIRTHS

09/26/03 NIH AWARDS $51 MILLION TO FIGHT AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES

09/26/03 NIH EMPLOYEES WIN FIRST LARGE STANDARD A-76 COMPETITION

09/25/03 HHS APPROVES WASHINGTON STATE PLAN TO EXPAND PRENATAL CARE TO PREGNANT WOMEN AND UNBORN CHILDREN

09/25/03 CMS UPDATES AND IMPROVES ITS MEDICARE COVERAGE DECISION PROCESS

09/24/03 DR. BRENT STANFIELD NAMED ACTING DIRECTOR OF CSR

09/23/03 NIH HISTORY DAY CELEBRATES NIH; FEATURES LECTURE AND TOURS

09/23/03 MEDICARE ANNOUNCES PLAN TO ACCEPT HIPAA NON-COMPLIANT ELECTRONIC TRANSACTIONS AFTER OCTOBER 16 COMPLIANCE DEADLINE

09/23/03 Eisai Launches Skainar S Tablets Containing Pseudoephedrine Hydrochloride for Rhinitis

09/22/03 STATEMENT OF TOM SCULLY, ADMINISTRATOR CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES

09/18/03 HHS, PUBLIC HEALTH PARTNERS UNVEIL NEW CAMPAIGN TO PROMOTE AWARENESS OF PROPER ANTIBIOTIC USE

09/17/03 HHS APPROVES MASSACHUSETTS PLAN TO EXPAND PRENATAL CARE TO PREGNANT WOMEN AND UNBORN CHILDREN

09/17/03 CHANGING THE FACE OF BIOLOGY: NIGMS FUNDS CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE AT HARVARD AND MIT SEEKING TO UNRAVEL THE COMPLEXITIES OF LIVING SYSTEMS

09/16/03 HHS, VA LAUNCH PATIENT SAFETY TRAINING PROGRAM

09/16/03 HHS ISSUES REPORT ON THE IMPACT OF POOR HEALTH ON BUSINESSES

09/12/03 NEVIRAPINE SUSTAINS ADVANTAGE OVER AZT DURING BREASTFEEDING PERIOD

09/12/03 HHS AWARDS $26.6 MILLION IN NEW PROGRAM TO PROVIDE BIOTERRORISM TRAINING AND CURRICULUM

09/12/03 SECRETARY THOMPSON URGES MINORITY COMMUNITIES TO TAKE A LOVED ONE TO THE DOCTOR ON TUESDAY Hundreds of Communities, Organizations Join Second Annual Observance

09/12/03 HHS AWARDS $14.9 MILLION IN BONUSES TO STATES FOR INCREASING THE NUMBER OF ADOPTIONS OF FOSTER CHILDREN

09/11/03 NIAID OPENS INNOVATIVE TREATMENT STUDY FOR WEST NILE VIRUS

09/11/03 NHLBI STUDY FINDS MODERATE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PROMOTES WEIGHT LOSS AS WELL AS INTENSE EXERCISE

09/10/03 NIAID LAUNCHES MALARIA VACCINE TRIAL IN AFRICA

09/09/03 PET SCANS SHOW CIGARETTE SMOKE AFFECTS PERIPHERAL ORGANS

09/08/03 First Telesurgery Conducted Between Korea and Japan

09/08/03 NCCAM APPOINTS DR. JOHN KILLEN, JR., TO DIRECT THE OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL HEALTH RESEARCH

09/08/03 OFFICE-BASED THERAPY FOR OPIATE ADDICTION SUCCESSFUL

09/06/03 22 MILLION IN U.S. SUFFER FROM SUBSTANCE DEPENDENCE OR ABUSE

09/05/03 EHRENFELD TO STEP DOWN AS CSR DIRECTOR

09/03/03 RAT STUDY SHOWS EXPOSURE TO ECSTASY EARLY IN PREGNANCY INDUCES BRAIN, BEHAVIOR CHANGES

09/03/03 MOUSE STUDY GIVES NEW VIEW OF ANTHRAX TOXIN

09/02/03 CANADA AND U.S. LAUNCH COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAMS FOR CIRCULATORY AND RESPIRATORY HEALTH

08/29/03 TREATMENT INTERRUPTION SHOWS NO BENEFIT IN DRUG-RESISTANT HIV INFECTION

08/29/03 VCU RESEARCHERS COMBINE NOVEL DRUGS TO TREAT LEUKEMIA

08/28/03 HHS APPROVES ILLINOIS PLAN TO EXPAND COVERAGE TO AN ESTIMATED 20,000 UNINSURED CHILDREN

08/28/03 SUBVERSIVE STREP BUG STRATEGY REVEALED

08/27/03 FIRST RELAPSING FEVER OUTBREAK IN MONTANA IDENTIFIED

08/26/03 EDUCATOR, HOSPITAL LEADER ED HOWELL TO CHAIR NIH CLINICAL CENTER BOARD OF GOVERNORS

08/26/03 AMPHETAMINE OR COCAINE EXPOSURE MAY LIMIT BRAIN CELL CHANGES THAT NORMALLY OCCUR WITH LIFE EXPERIENCES

08/25/03 Math Goodies Enliven Online Learning for Kids with Cancer

08/22/03 NIEHS STUDY IDENTIFIES GENE FOR HYDROCEPHALUS IN MICE

08/22/03 Gardner & White and Unified Group Services, Inc. Form Alliance

08/21/03 HHS AWARDS $4.3 MILLION TO SPUR ORGAN AND TISSUE DONATION

08/21/03 PAPERS OF FLORENCE R. SABIN ADDED TO NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE'S PROFILES IN SCIENCE WEB SITE

08/19/03 NEW PREVALENCE STUDY SUGGESTS DRAMATICALLY RISING NUMBERS OF PEOPLE WITH ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE

08/19/03 PROMISING WEST NILE VIRUS VACCINE PROTECTS MONKEYS

08/19/03 REGULAR USE OF ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUGS MAY REDUCE PARKINSON’S DISEASE RISK

08/19/03 SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER GENE SHOWN TO INFLUENCE COLLEGE DRINKING HABITS

08/18/03 SEVERE CHILDHOOD ADHD MAY PREDICT ALCOHOL, SUBSTANCE USE PROBLEMS IN TEEN YEARS

08/18/03 CMS PROPOSES NEW RULES TO PAY APPROPRIATELY FOR MEDICARE-COVERED DRUGS

08/18/03 INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS STUDY FINDS LIMITED BENEFIT IN TWO ORAL DRUGS

08/14/03 VolunteerMatch Reports Record Level of Volunteer Activity

08/13/03 VCU MEDICAL CENTER PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT MARKS 25TH ANNIVERSARY

08/13/03 REPORT TO CDC POINTS TO VCU HEALTH SYSTEM AS A 'GOOD EXAMPLE' OF SMALLPOX PREPAREDNESS

08/13/03 HHS AWARDS $12.5 MILLION TO EXPAND ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE DEMONSTRATIONS

08/13/03 NIH AWARDS GRANT FOR PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH AT FLORIDA A&M UNIVERSITY

08/12/03 CMS EXPANDS AND IMPROVES MEDICARE WEB SITE TO ASSIST HEALTH CARE PRACTITIONERS AND PROVIDERS

08/12/03 NEW COMPOUND THAT ACTS ON PERIPHERAL RECEPTORS MAY BE PROMISING TREATMENT FOR SOME NERVE PAIN

08/11/03 LIPIDS GET THE SPOTLIGHT IN NEW NIGMS 'GLUE GRANT'

08/08/03 HHS AWARDS MORE THAN $30 MILLION TO STRENGTHEN RURAL HOSPITAL NETWORKS AND IMPROVE HEALTH CARE FOR RURAL AMERICANS

08/08/03 NEWLY IDENTIFIED TUMOR SUPPRESSOR COOPERATES WITH P53 TO PROTECT MICE AGAINST TUMORS

08/08/03 CREATION OF NEW NEURONS CRITICAL TO ANTIDEPRESSANT ACTION IN MICE

08/07/03 FAST-ACTING EBOLA VACCINE PROTECTS MONKEYS

08/07/03 STORY C. LANDIS, PH.D., NAMED NEW DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE

08/07/03 CMS PROPOSES INCREASE FOR HOSPITAL OUTPATIENT SERVICES

08/06/03 HHS APPROVES ALASKA PHARMACY DEMONSTRATION PROJECT TO EXPAND PATIENTS' ACCESS TO PRESCRIPTION DRUGS IN REMOTE AREAS

08/06/03 HHS APPROVES MINNESOTA PLAN TO EXPAND PRENATAL CARE

08/06/03 HHS ANNOUNCES CAMPAIGN WITH HOSPITALS AND PHYSICIANS TO DISTRIBUTE INFORMATION ABOUT SAFER HEALTH CARE

08/05/03 SEC Associates’ Part 11 Experts Selected for Prestigious Speaking and Editorial Board Slots

08/05/03 PREVALENCE OF ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION INCREASES WITH AGE

08/04/03 REHABILITATION HOSPITALS TO GET 3.2 PERCENT INCREASE IN MEDICARE PAYMENT RATES IN FY 2004

08/04/03 HHS ANNOUNCES CAMPAIGN WITH HOSPITALS AND PHYSICIANS TO DISTRIBUTE INFORMATION ABOUT SAFER HEALTH CARE

08/01/03 HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS DATABASE New Information Service Provides Information On Health and Safety of Everyday Products

08/01/03 Maya Angelou Promotes Cardiovascular Health in African American Women

07/31/03 Four in Ten Americans in High-Mosquito Areas Are Not Yet Taking Precautions Against West Nile/Mosquito Bites

07/31/03 Soccer Goalie With Tourette Syndrome Gains International Attention As Role Model Tim Howard Signs As Goalkeeper for Manchester United

07/30/03 OLDEN TO STEP DOWN AS DIRECTOR OF NIEHS AND THE NATIONAL TOXICOLOGY PROGRAM

07/29/03 NEW PROGRAM TREATS RURAL YOUTH AND TARGETS BARRIERS TO CARE

07/29/03 Help for Workaholics: Four Mountains, Inc. Breaks ‘The Cycle’ of Stress & Bogus ‘Quick Fixes’ to Prevent Premature-Aging, Obesity, Fatigue and Illness!

07/28/03 BIO Applauds House Measure to Correct U.S. Tax Code

07/28/03 NIH ESTABLISHES STEERING COMMITTEE TO STREAMLINE DECISION MAKING

07/28/03 AHA AWARDS HOSPITALS FOR THEIR COLLABORATIVE IMPACT ON COMMUNITY HEALTH

07/25/03 Medicare Physician Fee Cuts Threaten Patient Access to Care New ACP Analysis Shows Adverse Effect on Physician Practices

07/25/03 Secretary of Health and Human Services Regarding the 13th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act

07/25/03 ANEMIA ELEVATES RISK OF PHYSICAL DECLINE IN OLDER PEOPLE

07/24/03 HHS CREATES FOOD SECURITY RESEARCH PROGRAM, INCREASES IMPORT EXAMS MORE THAN FIVE TIMES TO PROTECT NATION'S FOOD SUPPLY

07/24/03 HHS, REPUBLIC OF KOREA EXPAND COOPERATION ON INFECTIOUS DISEASES RESEARCH

07/24/03 PRESCRIPTION DRUG SPENDING WOULD BE CUT IN HALF FOR MOST SENIORS WITHOUT COVERAGE

07/23/03 Molecular Diagnostics, Inc. Files 2002 Annual Report Revenues Double in 2002, and Losses Narrow by 28%

07/22/03 National Conference of State Legislatures to Review Potential Medicare Drug Benefit

07/21/03 Innovative New Helmet Designed to Reduce the Risk of Concussions in Youth Football Riddell Revolution Youth Football Helmet Brings Professional Grade Technology to Youth Leagues

07/21/03 Immune Network Files US$5 Million Lawsuit Against PRA International for Breach of Clinical Trials Contract and Other Matters

07/18/03 PRESIDENT'S COUNCIL ON PHYSICAL FITNESS AND SPORTS LAUNCHES NEW INTERACTIVE WEB SITE

07/18/03 Scientists Take New Look at Love That Goes Beyond Traditional National Institutes of Health Sex Research

07/17/03 GENE MORE THAN DOUBLES RISK OF DEPRESSION FOLLOWING LIFE STRESSES

07/17/03 CHILD CARE LINKED TO ASSERTIVE, NONCOMPLIANT, AND AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIORS

07/16/03 WHO CALLS FOR WIDESPREAD FREE ACCESS TO ANTI-TB DRUGS FOR PEOPLE LIVING WITH HIV

07/16/03 Ono Pharmaceutical Commences Phase I Sudies for New HIV Drug

07/15/03 REVISED GUIDELINES WILL EASE SELECTION OF HIV/AIDS TREATMENTS

07/15/03 PREVENTION EXPERTS URGE HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE SCREENING FOR ALL ADULTS AGE 18 AND OLDER

07/15/03 NHLBI STUDY TESTS NOVEL WAYS TO HELP AMERICANS KEEP WEIGHT OFF

07/14/03 New Juices Contain More Antioxidants Than Raw Vegetables

07/14/03 Study Presented by Agouron/Pfizer Indicates Improved Diarrhea Management for VIRACEPT(R)

07/11/03 HHS TO LAUNCH MEDICARE DEMONSTRATION TO PROMOTE HIGH QUALITY CARE IN HOSPITALS

07/10/03 Doctors, Lawyers and Accountants Hit the Net

07/10/03 Dr. Toy Picks "Bonding with Baby Developmental Books" as a "Best Children's Vacation Product"

07/10/03 BIO Calls for Federal Funding Improvements for Biotech Research and Development

07/10/03 LACK OF STUDIES ON WOMEN LIMITS USEFULNESS OF RESEARCH ON CORONARY HEART DISEASE

07/09/03 HHS TO REQUIRE FOOD LABELS TO INCLUDE TRANS FAT CONTENTS

07/09/03 Breath Test Detects Cancers of Lung and Breast

07/08/03 NATIONAL PARTICIPATING PHYSICIAN DIRECTORY NOW OFFERS MORE INFORMATION ON CMS WEB SITE

07/07/03 REDUCING NATIONWIDE OBESITY STARTS IN NEIGHBORHOODS

07/07/03 NIH CLINICAL CENTER MARKS 50 YEARS OF CLINICAL RESEARCH

07/07/03 STUDY LINKS HIGHER PHYSICIAN SUPPLY TO LIMITS ON NON-ECONOMIC DAMAGES

07/05/03 SECRETARY THOMPSON TO INCREASE NUMBERS AND FLEXIBILITY OF PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE COMMISSIONED CORPS

07/04/03 MEDICATION AND PSYCHOTHERAPY TREAT DEPRESSION IN LOW-INCOME MINORITY WOMEN

07/04/03 Taisho Pharmaceutical Introduces Suppository-Type Laxative

07/04/03 APSW Announces Pinnacle WOW in Great Earth Vitamin Stores From Coast to Coast

07/04/03 CLAUDE LENFANT TO RETIRE FROM NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE

07/03/03 Hand Surgeons Agree: “Leave Fireworks to the Professionals”

07/03/03 HHS AWARDS NEW GRANTS TO SUPPORT ABSTINENCE EDUCATION AMONG NATION'S TEENS

07/03/03 STATEMENT BY TOMMY G. THOMPSON

07/02/03 HHS AWARDS MORE THAN $60 MILLION TO STRENGTHEN AMERICA'S HEALTH CARE SAFETY NET, ASSURE SERVICES AVAILABLE WHERE NEEDED

07/02/03 HHS AWARDS $23 MILLION TO HELP COMMUNITIES PROVIDE EARLY HIV/AIDS CARE

07/01/03 HHS LAUNCHES NEW EFFORTS TO PROMOTE PAPERLESS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM

07/01/03 TASK FORCE FINDS LITTLE EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT USE OF VITAMIN SUPPLEMENTS TO PREVENT CANCER OR HEART DISEASE

07/01/03 UN FOOD AND TRADE STANDARDS COMMISSION OPENS MEETING TO ADOPT NEW STANDARDS FOR SOME FOODS AND REVISE OTHERS

06/30/03 American College of Physicians Praises House and Senate Action on Medicare Reform, Urges Conferees to Include Fee Schedule Fix

06/30/03 PRETREATMENT INCREASES LIVER TRANSPLANT SURVIVAL IN RATS

06/30/03 FOGARTY INTERNATIONAL CENTER ANNOUNCES NEW GLOBAL HEALTH INFORMATICS TRAINING PROGRAM

06/29/03 Myogen Announces Discovery in the Treatment of Heart Failure and Cardiac Hypertrophy

06/28/03 CMS ANNOUNCES 3.3 PERCENT INCREASE IN MEDICARE HOME HEALTH PAYMENT RATES

06/27/03 ALCOHOL INCREASES HEPATITIS C VIRUS IN HUMAN CELLS

06/27/03 HIV Testing Day

06/27/03 STRUCTURE OF HIV-NEUTRALIZING ANTIBODY SOLVED

06/27/03 Beyond Burgers and Brats: Healthy Grilling Ideas for Your Summer Barbecues

06/26/03 Close Adherence to a Traditional Mediterranean Diet Promotes Longevity Benefits of following the diet long-term appear to increase with age

06/26/03 FOOD STANDARDS BODY OF FAO AND WHO MEETS TO ADDRESS WORLDWIDE CONCERNS ABOUT FOOD SAFETY AND THE PRODUCTION OF FOOD USING BIOTECHNOLOGY

06/25/03 Tanabe Seiyaku, Novartis Introduce HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitor Lochola Tablets

06/25/03 HHS RELEASES PROGRESS REPORT ON TYPE 1 DIABETES RESEARCH Secretary Thompson Greets Children with Diabetes

06/25/03 NEW CENTER FOR PREPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF ADULT STEM CELLS

06/24/03 Schwarz Pharma Reiterates Earnings Guidance

06/24/03 SMALL STUDY SUGGESTS ANTICONVULSANT DRUG HOLDS PROMISE AS THERAPY FOR COCAINE ABUSE

06/24/03 NIAID OFFERS "SARS CHIP" FREE TO RESEARCHERS NIAID Partnership with TIGR and Affymetrix Catalyzes SARS Research

06/23/03 HHS SECRETARY TOMMY G. THOMPSON, AMERICA'S DOCTORS TEAM UP FOR BETTER BENEFITS, MORE CHOICES IN MEDICARE

06/23/03 HHS TO FUND DEMONSTRATIONS TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN PERSONAL ASSISTANCE WORKERS TO HELP PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

06/20/03 Toshiba Introdeces Portable DNA Tester

06/20/03 Data Show Bone Mineral Density Explains Only Small Portion of Nonvertebral Fracture Risk Reduction

06/19/03 RESEARCHERS DISCOVER USE OF NOVEL MECHANISM PRESERVES Y CHROMOSOME GENES

06/19/03 Energy Coalition Calls for Broader Federal Funding, Incentives for Bioenergy Development

06/19/03 HHS AWARDS NEARLY $11 MILLION TO HELP 19 COMMUNITIES EXTEND HEALTH CARE SERVICES TO LOW-INCOME AND UNINSURED AMERICANS

06/18/03 STUDY PROVIDES NEW TOOL TO DIAGNOSE AND HALT AGGRESSIVE BLOOD DISORDER

06/18/03 STATEMENT BY TOMMY G. THOMPSON Secretary of Health and Human Services Regarding the Appointment of Dr. Joxel García As Deputy Director of the Pan-American Health Organization

06/18/03 Pennsylvania Governor Edward Rendell To Attend BIO 2003 in Washington, D.C.

06/17/03 ACP SUPPORTS PHYSICIAN PAYMENT PROVISIONS, REDUCTION OF "HASSLE FACTOR" IN HOUSE MEDICARE BILL

06/17/03 HHS RELEASES SPECIAL MEDICAID FUNDING, BUT WARNS THAT MEDICAID REFORM IS STILL NEEDED

06/16/03 HHS REVISES REGULATIONS AND PROCEDURES TO SPEED ACCESS TO GENERIC DRUGS Changes To Save Consumers Billions Of Dollars Each Year

06/16/03 ORAL INSULIN DOES NOT PREVENT TYPE 1 DIABETES

06/16/03 NHGRI STUDY MAY HELP SCIENTISTS DESIGN SAFER METHODS FOR GENE THERAPY

06/16/03 HHS AWARDS 14 GRANTS TOTALING $23 MILLION TO PROVIDE SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR HOMELESS PEOPLE

06/13/03 ANTIFUNGAL DRUG HELPS KIDS WITH IMMUNE DISORDER AVOID HOSPITALIZATION

06/13/03 RESEARCHERS IDENTIFY SHIFT TOWARDS MORE TREATABLE AIDS- RELATED LYMPHOMAS

06/13/03 WEB-BASED EXHIBIT ON GENETICS RESEARCH NOW AVAILABLE

06/12/03 BRAIN CELLS SEEN RECYCLING RAPIDLY TO SPEED COMMUNICATIONS

06/12/03 HHS APPROVES ILLINOIS PLAN TO EXPAND PRENATAL CARE TO 41,000 PREGNANT WOMEN AND UNBORN CHILDREN UNDER SCHIP

06/12/03 HHS BANS RODENT IMPORTS FROM AFRICA; PROHIBITS DOMESTIC COMMERCE IN RODENTS AND PRARIE DOGS

06/11/03 ASPIRIN AS EFFECTIVE AS TICLOPIDINE IN AFRICAN AMERICAN ANTIPLATELET STROKE PREVENTION STUDY

06/10/03 HEAD START CHILDREN NOT ADEQUATELY PREPARED FOR SCHOOL, HHS REPORT CONCLUDES

06/10/03 THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE DEFINES STANDARD CONTENT MODEL FOR ELECTRONIC ARCHIVING AND PUBLISHING OF JOURNAL ARTICLES

06/09/03 Omega Health Systems Serves as Panel Expert for Hospital Admissions Discussion

06/09/03 Pharmacogenomics, Nanotechnology, Biohydrogen Among the Scientific Highlights at BIO 2003

06/06/03 STATEMENT BY TOMMY G. THOMPSON Secretary of Health and Human Services Regarding National Trails Day

06/06/03 First Vaccination Week in the Americas Counts Successes

06/06/03 MONKEY'S MEMORY CELLS CAUGHT IN THE ACT OF LEARNING

06/06/03 CMS ISSUES FINAL RULE FOR OUTLIER PAYMENTS TO HOSPITALS

06/05/03 NEW NIH STUDY SEEKS KIDNEY & HEART DISEASE LINKS & SOLUTIONS

06/04/03 EXPERIMENTAL LABORATORY TEST FOR SARS VIRUS MADE AVAILABLE TO ABOUT 100 LABS NATIONWIDE

06/04/03 WOMEN BENEFIT MORE FROM QUITTING SMOKING THAN MEN

06/04/03 DONOR IMMUNE CELLS ATTACK METASTATIC BREAST CANCER

06/03/03 HHS APPROVES NEW SERVICES FOR INDIANA MEDICAID ENROLLEES WITH CHRONIC DISEASES

06/03/03 HHS AWARDS NEARLY $3.5 MILLION TO PROMOTE DIVERSITY IN THE NURSING WORKFORCE

06/03/03 NCI AND FDA ANNOUNCE JOINT PROGRAM TO STREAMLINE CANCER DRUG DEVELOPMENT

06/03/03 CORRIGAN NAMED ACTING PRINCIPAL DEPUTY INSPECTOR GENERAL

06/03/03 TASK FORCE SAYS MORE RESEARCH IS NEEDED TO DETERMINE USEFULNESS OF ROUTINE SCREENING FOR DEMENTIA

06/02/03 MEDICARE ANNOUNCES UPDATED RATES FOR LONG TERM CARE HOSPITALS

06/02/03 HHS APPROVES FLORIDA PLAN TO ALLOW MORE CONSUMER DIRECTED CARE

06/01/03 CHARLES C.J. CARPENTER, M.D. RECEIVES JOHN E. FOGARTY RECOGNITION AWARD FOR INTERNATIONAL HEALTH

06/01/03 First Vaccination Week in the Americas Kicks Off on Sunday

06/01/03 HHS APPROVES UTAH PLAN TO HELP LOW-INCOME WORKERS PURCHASE EMPLOYER-SPONSORED HEALTH COVERAGE

05/31/03 World No Tobacco Day Focuses on Smoking in Films

05/31/03 DETROIT SUMMIT TO BRING AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN TOGETHER TO REDUCE SIDS RISK

05/30/03 HHS TO LAUNCH NEW DISEASE-MANAGEMENT DEMONSTRATION TO IMPROVE CARE FOR PEOPLE WITH END-STAGE RENAL DISEASE

05/30/03 HHS TAKES STEPS TO ENCOURAGE HEALTHY AGING Department To Support Aging and Disability Resource Centers

05/29/03 RATES OF DEMENTIA INCREASE AMONG OLDER WOMEN ON COMBINATION HORMONE THERAPY

05/29/03 BioMimetic Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Closes Series B Venture Funding

05/29/03 Consumer-Friendly Certified Cholesterol Panel From Finger-Nick Blood Now Available on Roche P-Modular Analyzer

05/28/03 SECRETARY THOMPSON NAMES SCOTT WHITAKER AS CHIEF OF STAFF

05/28/03 Molecular Tests Lead the Way in Growth of $3.5 Billion Cancer IVD Market

05/27/03 Peninsula Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Shionogi & Co., Ltd. Announce North-American Collaboration for Doripenem (S-4661) Antibiotic

05/27/03 CDC Reinstates Travel Alert for Toronto

05/27/03 LITHIUM SHOWS PROMISE AGAINST ALZHEIMER'S IN MOUSE MODEL

05/23/03 American Stroke Association rapid access journal report: Bleeding strokes in young and middle-aged adults largely preventable

05/23/03 SARS MODEL SHOWS VIRUS HAS POTENTIAL TO SPREAD WIDELY IN THE ABSENCE OF EFFECTIVE PUBLIC HEALTH INTERVENTIONS

05/22/03 HHS TO AWARD $13 MILLION TO STATES TO IMPROVE THE VOTING ACCESSIBILITY FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES

05/22/03 HHS, DOL ISSUE REPORT ON SHORTAGE OF LONG-TERM CARE WORKERS

05/21/03 We've Come a Long Way! Mental Illness: Real, Common, Treatable

05/21/03 LANDMARK COOPERATIVE FEDERAL STUDY DEFINES THE ROLE OF LUNG SURGERY IN THE TREATMENT OF SEVERE EMPHYSEMA

05/21/03 PROGRESS MADE IN SEQUENCING OF MODEL ORGANISMS' GENOMES

05/21/03 Combination Therapy is Safe and Effective for Prevention and Treatment of Osteoporosis in Older Women, Report University of Pittsburgh Researchers

05/20/03 MEDICINE PRICES New Survey Shows that Medicines Can Be Less Expensive

05/20/03 American Heart Association rapid access journal report: DASH diet acts through diuretic effect to lower blood pressure

05/20/03 State Diabetes Programs Awarded $27 Million

05/20/03 US Pledges to Support Framework Convention on Tobacco Control as World Health Assembly Opens

05/19/03 May 24 Marks National Schizophrenia Awareness Day Voices Worth Hearing

05/19/03 MISBEHAVING MOLECULES: 3-DIMENSIONAL PICTURES OF ALS MUTANT PROTEINS SUPPORT TWO MAJOR THEORIES ABOUT HOW THE DISEASE IS CAUSED

05/18/03 Americas Eager to See End of Polio, Welcomes Tactical Shift In World's Largest Public Health Initiative

05/18/03 MANY AMERICANS THINK AN HIV/AIDS VACCINE ALREADY EXISTS

05/18/03 Pres. Reagan's Daughter and TV Actor David Hyde Pierce Will Be Featured Speakers at Dedication of Jefferson's Farber Institute for Neurosciences

05/17/03 HHS EXPANDS ONLINE HEALTH INFORMATION FOR ASIAN AMERICANS, NATIVE HAWAIIANS AND PACIFIC ISLANDERS

05/17/03 Stuffed With Hugs(TM) Day Allows Kids to Send Hugs and Warm Wishes To Hospitalized Children

05/16/03 RESEARCH SHOWS THAT DISTINCT PATTERNS OF FUNCTIONAL DECLINE IN THE LAST YEAR OF LIFE INDICATE THE NEED FOR DIFFERENT APPROACHES TO PALLIATIVE CARE

05/16/03 NIH AWARDS GRANTS FOR SIX NEW AUTISM RESEARCH CENTERS

05/16/03 HHS ISSUES NEW REPORT ON AMERICANS' OVERALL PHYSICAL ACTIVITY LEVELS

05/15/03 STUDY CONFIRMS SAFETY OF PLACING INFANTS TO SLEEP ON THEIR BACKS

05/15/03 NATIONAL QUALITY FORUM FINDS CONSENSUS ON 30 PATIENT SAFETY PRACTICES

05/15/03 American Heart Association special report: New high blood pressure guidelines say start early, treat aggressively

05/15/03 CDC calls for meeting plans involving international visitors to continue

05/14/03 Americans Fail to Consider Medication Needs in Emergency Planning

05/14/03 Ride Your Board Safely Orthopaedic Surgeons Offer Practical Tips to Avoid a Ride to the Emergency Room

05/14/03 American Radon Scientists Call on EPA Administrator Whitman to Act Decisively - 1,800 Deaths a Month From Radiation Exposure

05/14/03 FDA & CDC Bumbling at the Expense of Mercury-Poisoned Children

05/14/03 REDUCED DAILY EYE PATCHING EFFECTIVELY TREATS CHILDHOOD'S MOST COMMON EYE DISORDER

05/13/03 Diabetes Literacy Board Launched to Help Manage Growing Epidemic In United States

05/13/03 New Survey Shows Risk for Recurrent Stroke Understood, Yet Gap Exists in Prevention Efforts

05/13/03 Women Encouraged to Seek Health Screenings - Early Detection is Key Factor in Survival

05/13/03 Nurses Day in the Americas: Working to Improve Quality

05/12/03 STATEMENT BY HHS SECRETARY TOMMY G. THOMPSON REGARDING NATIONAL WOMEN'S HEALTH WEEK

05/12/03 STROKE RECOVERY RATES SLOWER FOR AFRICAN AMERICANS

05/12/03 MEDICARE PROPOSES INCREASE IN PAYMENT RATES FOR HOSPITAL INPATIENT CARE

05/11/03 Parents Who Quit Smoking When Their Children Are Young Reduce the Chances Of Their Kids Becoming Teen Smokers

05/11/03 Taking Care of New and Expectant Mothers This Mother's Day

05/11/03 HHS URGES WOMEN TO GET REGULAR PREVENTIVE CHECKUPS

05/10/03 The American Academy of Periodontology Offers a Bit of Mothers-to-Be Advice With a Just-in-Time Delivery for Mother's Day

05/10/03 Superstar Nelly Undertakes His Largest Challenge to Date: His Sister's Immediate Need for a Donor and Bone Marrow Transplant

05/10/03 Suicide Second Leading Cause of Death Among College Students

05/09/03 New Neurocritical Care Society Seeks to Improve Care for Patients With Life-Threatening Neurological Disorders

05/09/03 Genetically Modified Stem Cells Prevent Juvenile Diabetes in Mice

05/09/03 GENE ENHANCES PREFRONTAL FUNCTION AT A PRICE

05/09/03 Global Fund Facing Massive Shortfall in Donations

05/08/03 ** May Is Better Sleep Month ** Child's Snoring Should Be A Wakeup Call For Parents

05/08/03 Cleveland Attorney Becomes First Person to Receive Catheter Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation and Reach Summit of Mt. Kilimanjaro

05/08/03 Congressmen Criticize Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Closed-door Approach to Rate-setting for Certain Biotech Drugs

05/08/03 Health situation in Basra Suspected Cholera Outbreak

05/07/03 U.S., CHINA DEVELOP PLAN FOR IMPROVED DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; HHS Secretary Thompson Discusses Proposal with Chinese Vice Premier Wu

05/07/03 Washington, D.C. to Host World's Largest Biotech Gathering

05/07/03 Prostate Cancer Screening Among African Americans Vital for Earlier Diagnosis And Clinical Trial Treatment Opportunities

05/07/03 NFPA Views New FDA Bioterrorism Proposals with 'Cautious Optimism'

05/07/03 New Report Finds Progress in Reducing Nursing Shortage

05/07/03 The Awesome Apple: Why an Apple a Day Helps Keep the Doctor Away

05/06/03 Statement by Tommy G. Thompson Secretary of Health and Human Services Regarding World Asthma Day May 6, 2003

05/06/03 Fun to be Fit Day Celebrated in Pittsburgh; Innovative Fitness Program Has Positive Impact on Elementary School Students

05/06/03 SECRETARY THOMPSON TO RELEASE $100 MILLION TO ASSIST STATES WITH SMALLPOX VACCINATION PROGRAMS

05/06/03 MOTIVATIONAL COUNSELING REDUCES RISK FOR ALCOHOL-EXPOSED PREGNANCIES

05/05/03 Mother's Day Pediatrics Examines the Crucial Role of Mothers in Children's Health

05/05/03 Cincinnati Children's Study Ties Frequent School Changes to Behavior Problems

05/05/03 TIGHT GLUCOSE CONTROL IN DIABETES LOWERS RISK OF ATHEROSCLEROSIS

05/04/03 Deadly Denial: What Baby Boomers Should Know About Stroke, According To American Stroke Association

05/04/03 HHS OFFERS GUIDANCE ON AIR-FILTRATION, AIR-CLEANING SYSTEMS TO GUARD BUILDINGS AGAINST ATTACKS

05/03/03 Yale Researchers Find Phenoxodiol Overwhelmingly Effective for Treating Chemo-Resistant Ovarian Cancer Cells

05/03/03 CDC Updates Interim U.S. Surveillance Case Definition for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)

05/03/03 Don't Give Osteoporosis an Inch

05/02/03 HHS MARKS 50th ANNIVERSARY

05/02/03 HHS AWARDS $13.8 MILLION TO IMPROVE HEALTH CARE IN RURAL AMERICA

05/02/03 Practicing Poor Oral Hygiene Can Leave Kids and Parents Frowning When the Braces Come Off

05/01/03 ANTHRAX GENOME DECODED

05/01/03 SIR DAVID WEATHERALL NAMED FOGARTY SCHOLAR IN RESIDENCE

04/30/03 WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION LIFTS TORONTO TRAVEL ADVISORY, MAINTAINS ADVICE FOR AREAS OF CHINA

04/30/03 NATIONAL STRATEGY SEEKS TO IMPROVE AMERICA'S ORAL HEALTH

04/30/03 Hemispherx Reports Expanded HIV Data on Ampligen at the 16th International Conference on Antiviral Research

04/29/03 MINORITY YOUTHS ARE MORE LIKELY TO BE OVERWEIGHT

04/29/03 GENE DISCOVERY OPENS DOOR TO FURTHER RESEARCH IN INHERITED NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS

04/29/03 HHS TO AWARD $80 MILLION TO STATES TO OFFSET COSTS OF INSURANCE FOR RESIDENTS TOO SICK FOR CONVENTIONAL COVERAGE

04/29/03 NICHD STUDY TO TEST SURGICAL TECHNIQUE TO REPAIR SPINAL DEFECT BEFORE BIRTH

04/28/03 Campaign Focuses on Regular Screening to Prevent Colorectal Cancer

04/25/03 Spatone Iron+ Proves Highly Effective as a Natural Iron Supplement For Pregnant Women

04/25/03 CMS CHIEF MEDICAL OFFICER AND DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF CLINICAL STANDARDS APPOINTED

04/25/03 HHS ANNOUNCES NEW EFFORTS TO REDUCE RISK OF CHRONIC DISEASES AMONG MINORITY POPULATIONS

04/25/03 HHS APPROVES LOUISIANA WAIVER TO EXPAND HOME- AND COMMUNITY-BASED SERVICES FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

04/25/03 HHS SECRETARY AND ATTORNEY GENERAL ADDRESS NATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

04/24/03 FOGARTY INTERNATIONAL CENTER (FIC) HOSTS TWO-DAY GLOBAL HEALTH SYMPOSIUM

04/24/03 EARLY DIAGNOSIS OF USHER SYNDROME TYPE 1 MADE POSSIBLE BY NEW FINDINGS

04/24/03 New TOUGH CHOICES, beyond Anger Management Celebrity Video Curriculum Transforms Anger into Personal Power

04/23/03 ILLICIT DRUG OF CHOICE IS PERSONAL, VCU STUDY FINDS Genetics, home life have little impact on which drug is favored by abusers

04/23/03 STUDY BOOSTS CONFIDENCE IN POTENTIAL SCREENING TOOL FOR ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE

04/23/03 Wein Products Introduce AS150MM Technology For Added Protection Against Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS)

04/22/03 TWINS, CLOSE BROTHERS, SISTERS SOUGHT FOR STUDY OF CAUSES OF RHEUMATIC DISEASES SUCH AS LUPUS, SCLEROSIS, MYOPATHY

04/22/03 SCIENTISTS DISCOVER UNIQUE SOURCE OF POSTNATAL STEM CELLS

04/21/03 SECRETARY THOMPSON HELPS OPEN WOMEN'S HOSPITAL IN KABUL

04/21/03 VITAMIN D COMPOUND MAY ENHANCE RADIATION TREATMENT FOR CANCER, VCU RESEARCHERS FIND

04/18/03 GENE VARIATION IN IMMUNE SYSTEM CELLS LOWERS HEART DISEASE RISK

04/18/03 HHS APPROVES MICHIGAN, RHODE ISLAND PLANS TO EXPAND PRENATAL CARE UNDER SCHIP

04/18/03 RESEARCHERS IDENTIFY GENE FOR PREMATURE AGING DISORDER

04/18/03 SLOPPY REPAIR HELPS TB BUG RESIST DRUGS

04/18/03 CORONAVIRUS NEVER BEFORE SEEN IN HUMANS IS THE CAUSE OF SARS

04/17/03 Survey Shows Few Americans Making Preparations In Case of a Terrorist Attack Despite Department of Homeland Security Warnings and Recommendations

04/17/03 MEDICARE EXPANDS COVERAGE FOR PET SCANS

04/17/03 MEDICARE ANNOUNCES EXPANDED COVERAGE OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE ANGIOGRAPHY

04/17/03 HHS SECRETARY THOMPSON SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH ITALIAN MINISTER OF HEALTH SIRCHIA

04/16/03 BULLIES, VICTIMS AT RISK FOR VIOLENCE AND OTHER PROBLEM BEHAVIORS

04/16/03 GENETIC BLUEPRINT FOR Q FEVER BACTERIUM UNVEILED

04/15/03 MEDICAID RECIPIENTS WITH DISABILITIES BENEFIT FROM DIRECTING THEIR OWN PERSONAL CARE SERVICES, STUDY FINDS

04/15/03 HEALTH SUMMIT PROVIDES TOOLS TO HELP COMMUNITIES BUILD A HEALTHIER U.S.

04/15/03 HHS ANNOUNCES PUBLIC HEALTH ACTION PLAN FOR PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF HEART DISEASE AND STROKE

04/15/03 ASHE RECEIVES ENERGY STAR AWARD

04/11/03 HHS AWARDS $1 BILLION TO HELP STATES PROVIDE HEALTH CARE, SERVICES AND PRESCRIPTION DRUGS FOR PEOPLE WITH HIV/AIDS

04/11/03 GENES, BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR SYMPOSIUM APRIL 16

04/11/03 PROTEOMICS RESEARCH AIDS CANCER DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT

04/11/03 WHO HEALTH BRIEFING FOR IRAQ: 04/11/2003

04/11/03 STATEMENT BY TOMMY G. THOMPSON Secretary of Health and Human Services Regarding New Federal Privacy Regulations

04/11/03 Surgeon General Richard Carmona to Promote Healthy Choices in Schools

04/10/03 HHS APPROVES EXPANDING PHARMACY BENEFITS TO INDIANA ELDERLY

04/10/03 STATEMENT BY TOMMY G. THOMPSON Secretary of Health and Human Services Regarding Executive Order on Quarantinable Diseases

04/08/03 CMS DEPUTY CHIEF CLINICAL OFFICER APPOINTED

04/08/03 WOMEN WHO REDUCE SEDENTARY BEHAVIORS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE RISK FOR TYPE 2 DIABETES AND OBESITY

04/07/03 The Health Information Prescription

04/04/03 MINORITY HEALTH INITIATIVES ANNOUNCED BY WORLD'S LARGESTINTERNAL MEDICINE SOCIETY

04/04/03 CMS ANNOUNCES NEW CONTINUING MEDICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM TO PROMOTE HEALTH CARE QUALITY IMPROVEMENT

04/04/03 SECRETARY THOMPSON, CHINESE HEALTH MINISTER VOW TO COOPERATE ON SARS

04/04/03 Health in the Americas Week Kicks Off April 7

04/03/03 STATEMENT BY TOMMY G. THOMPSON Secretary of Health and Human Services On Senate HELP Committee Passage of Smallpox Compensation Bill

04/03/03 SITES CHOSEN FOR NIH AND GATES FOUNDATION GLOBAL NETWORK FOR WOMEN'S AND CHILDREN'S HEALTH RESEARCH

04/03/03 New "Touch Screen" System Streamlines Billing, Medical Record Keeping

04/03/03 GLOBAL CANCER RATES COULD INCREASE BY 50% TO 15 MILLION BY 2020

04/03/03 WHO HEALTH BRIEFING FOR IRAQ: 3/4/2003

04/02/03 NIMH LAUNCHES FIRST PUBLIC HEALTH EDUCATION CAMPAIGN TO REACH MEN WITH DEPRESSION

04/02/03 HYDROXYUREA THERAPY IMPROVES SURVIVAL IN MOST SEVERELY AFFECTED SICKLE CELL PATIENTS

04/02/03 NCI STUDY ESTIMATES MORE THAN 2 MILLION WOMEN COULD BENEFIT FROM TAMOXIFEN

04/01/03 ACCIDENT IN ANIMAL LAB RAISES QUESTIONS ABOUT A CHEMICAL USED IN SOME PLASTICS

04/01/03 America's Leading Sex and Relationship Therapist Dr. Ruth Westheimer Provides Tips for Living With Genital Herpes

04/01/03 COPAXONE(R) Shows No Increased Risk in Pregnancy Researchers Reach Conclusion Based on 21 Global Clinical Trials

04/01/03 HHS RELEASES 2001 NATIONAL STATISTICS ON CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT

03/31/03 CMS ANNOUNCES PRELIMINARY GROWTH ESTIMATES FOR MEDICARE+CHOICE FOR 2004

03/31/03 CDC Extends SARS Travel Advisory; Offers Interim Infection Control Guidance

03/28/03 CMS ANNOUNCES PRELIMINARY GROWTH ESTIMATES FOR MEDICARE+CHOICE FOR 2004 RATES TO BE ANNOUNCED IN MAY

03/28/03 HHS PROPOSES NEW GUIDANCE FOR FINANCIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST IN HUMAN SUBJECT RESEARCH

03/28/03 HHS RELEASES COMPREHENSIVE PLAN TO END CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS

03/27/03 Tuberculosis Remains Serious Health Problem in Americas, Experts say on World TB Day

03/26/03 STATEMENT BY TOMMY G. THOMPSON Secretary of Health and Human Services Welcoming Appointment of NGA Medicaid Task Force Members

03/26/03 TEMPORARY DEFERRAL RECOMMENDED FOR HEART PATIENTS VOLUNTEERING FOR SMALLPOX VACCINATION

03/25/03 CMS CREATES MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY COUNCIL

03/25/03 NIH STAFF HONORED BY THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL AND BIOLOGICAL ENGINEERING

03/25/03 "Friendly Homicide" a Result of Hidden Psychological War Says Psychiatrist Robert Roerich

03/25/03 WHO REPORTS 10 MILLION TB PATIENTS SUCCESSFULLY TREATED UNDER "DOTS" 10 YEARS AFTER DECLARING TB A GLOBAL EMERGENCY

03/24/03 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES FIRST FEDERAL eGOV HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE STANDARDS

03/24/03 HHS AWARDS $16 MILLION TO 31 HEALTH CENTERS TO EXPAND ACCESS TO COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH CARE SERVICES FOR THE UNINSURED

03/24/03 SPANISH "TALKING GLOSSARY OF GENETICS" LAUNCHED ONLINE

03/24/03 CDC Lab Analysis Suggests New Coronavirus May Cause SARS

03/21/03 HHS TO TEST USE OF HANDHELD DEVICE NETWORK FOR TRANSMITTING URGENT INFORMATION ABOUT BIOLOGICAL AGENTS TO CLINICIANS

03/21/03 TREATMENT FOR MINOR DEPRESSION

03/20/03 HHS ANNOUNCES BIOTERRORISM AID FOR STATES, INCLUDING SPECIAL OPPORTUNITY FOR ADVANCE FUNDING

03/19/03 HHS AWARDS $600 MILLION FOR AIDS CARE IN MAJOR URBAN AREAS

03/19/03 HHS' BUDGET PLAN INCLUDES $100 MILLION TO PREPARE FOR A POTENTIAL WORLDWIDE FLU OUTBREAK

03/18/03 WHO COORDINATES INTERNATIONAL EFFORT TO IDENTIFY AND TREAT SARS

03/18/03 Medical Justice(TM) Partners With Local Insurance Brokers to Battle “Frivolous” Malpractice Lawsuits

03/18/03 “The Health Information Prescription”

03/18/03 Renowned Immunology Experts Christophe Benoist & Diane Mathis Bolster Scientific Advisory Board Expansion of SAB Brings Promise to Developing Immune Discovery Program

03/18/03 KEY TO HEPATITIS VIRUS PERSISTENCE FOUND

03/17/03 MEDICARE TRUSTEES RELEASE ANNUAL REPORT

03/17/03 METASTASIS GENE MAY BE USEFUL FOR DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF LIVER CANCER

03/17/03 L.A. SUMMIT SEEKS TO REDUCE SIDS IN WESTERN U.S. AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITIES

03/14/03 SECRETARY THOMPSON ANNOUNCES STEPS TO REDUCE MEDICATION ERRORS

03/14/03 HHS STUDY FINDS LIFE EXPECTANCY IN THE U.S. ROSE TO 77.2 YEARS IN 2001

03/14/03 NEW AHRQ WEB-BASED TOOL OFFERS HOSPITALS QUICK CHECKUP ON PATIENT SAFETY

03/13/03 SECRETARY THOMPSON ANNOUNCES THE CREATION OF A BI-LINGUAL HELPLINE, "SU FAMILIA"

03/13/03 SUSTAINED REDUCED SLEEP CAN HAVE SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES

03/13/03 CDC study finds colorectal cancer screening rates remain low

03/11/03 HHS APPROVES SOUTH CAROLINA MEDICAID PLAN TO ENABLE PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES TO CONTROL THEIR CARE AT HOME

03/10/03 FOUR AHRQ-FUNDED ARTICLES FEATURED IN HEALTH AFFAIRS THEME ISSUE ON HEALTH CARE QUALITY

03/08/03 Doctor Issued Patent on Biomarker Linking Autism, ADD and ADHD

03/07/03 SECRETARY THOMPSON DESIGNATES APRIL AS "NATIONAL DONATE LIFE MONTH"

03/07/03 NEW EYE HEALTH AWARDS PROGRAM SPURS LOCAL COMMUNITIES TO ACTION

03/07/03 MOTHERS' LEAVING WELFARE HAD NO EFFECT ON PRESCHOOLERS

03/07/03 MDM Group, Inc. Security and IT Products to Provide Total Compliance and Exceed New U.S. Security Standards for the Health Care Industry

03/07/03 AHRQ STUDY LINKS SECONDHAND SMOKE TO TOOTH DECAY IN CHILDREN

03/06/03 COWABUNGA! SCIENTISTS TO START BOVINE GENOME PROJECT

03/06/03 HEADLINE: HHS PROPOSES SMALLPOX VACCINATION COMPENSATION PLAN

03/06/03 Inaugural Event to Showcase Biotechnology Investment Opportunities at BIO Mid-America VentureForum Conference

03/05/03 CDC launches new comprehensive information resource about exposure to diethylstilbestrol (DES)

03/05/03 CMS POSTS CORRECT CODING INITIATIVE EDITS ON INTERNET

03/05/03 MEDICARE PROPOSES UPDATED RATES FOR LONG TERM CARE HOSPITALS

03/05/03 AGREEMENT REACHED ON GLOBAL FRAMEWORK CONVENTION ON TOBACCO CONTROL

03/04/03 PROTEIN STRUCTURE INITIATIVE CENTER MAPS PROTEIN UNIVERSE

03/04/03 HIGHER SIDS RISK FOUND IN INFANTS PLACED IN UNACCUSTOMED SLEEPING POSITION

03/04/03 ALCOHOL RESEARCHERS RELATE A GENETIC FACTOR TO ANXIETY IN WOMEN

03/04/03 CMS TAKES STEPS TO CRACK DOWN ON INAPPROPRIATE HOSPITAL OUTLIER CLAIMS

03/03/03 NEW HHS REPORT SHOWS PROBLEMS IN HEALTH CARE SYSTEM ARE WORSENING AS MEDICAL LITIGATION CRISIS DEEPENS

02/27/03 HHS TO LAUNCH MEDICARE DEMONSTRATIONS TO IMPROVE HEALTH CARE THROUGH CAPITATED DISEASE MANAGEMENT DEMONSTRATIONS

02/27/03 MORE MEN CONSIDERING PLASTIC SURGERY AMERICAN SOCIETY OF PLASTIC SURGEONS SURVEY REPORTS

02/27/03 STUDY SHOWS SHARP RISE IN THE COST OF DIABETES NATIONWIDE

02/27/03 HEADLINE: SECRETARY THOMPSON RENEWS COMMITMENT TO PROMOTE HEALTH IN AFGHANISTAN IN MEETING WITH PRESIDENT KARZAI

02/26/03 HHS ISSUES FIRST CLINICAL GUIDE ON SUPPORTIVE AND PALLIATIVE CARE FOR PEOPLE WITH HIV/AIDS

02/26/03 UN AGENCIES AND GENERIC PHARMACEUTICAL COMPANIES STEP UP COLLABORATION TO EXPAND ACCESS TO ESSENTIAL MEDICINES

02/26/03 CMS TO INCREASE PHYSICIAN PAYMENT RATES FOR 2003 PHYSICIAN ENROLLMENT DEADLINE EXTENDED

02/25/03 HHS ANNOUNCES CONTRACTS TO DEVELOP SAFER SMALLPOX VACCINES

02/25/03 HIV VACCINE TRIAL RESULTS ARE AN IMPORTANT STEP FORWARD IN DEVELOPING AN EFFECTIVE VACCINE, SAY WHO AND UNAIDS

02/25/03 LOW DOSE WARFARIN PREVENTS RECURRANCE OF BLOOD CLOTS -- NHLBI STOPS STUDY

02/24/03 HHS AWARDS $2.5 MILLION TO FIVE STATES TO ENABLE MORE DISABLED PERSONS TO WORK

02/22/03 INDEPENDENT STUDY AT VCU FINDS LOWER LEVELS OF ONE CARCINOGEN IN NEW CIGARETTE

02/21/03 HHS ANNOUNCES WOMEN'S HEART DAY AND HIGHLIGHTS THE RED DRESS PROJECT TO EDUCATE WOMEN ABOUT HEART DISEASE

02/21/03 CDC Releases Atlas of Stroke Mortality Major disparities seen in stroke death rates; New data can help communities target resources

02/21/03 Gateway Electronic Medical Management Systems, Inc. and Level 8 Systems, Inc. Announce Strategic Alliance

02/20/03 RISING DEMAND, INCREASING COSTS OF CARING FUEL HOSPITAL SPENDING

02/20/03 SCIENTIST FINDS THE GENE THAT DETERMINES MAJOR SENSITIVITY TO BITTER TASTE

02/20/03 ALCOHOL RESEARCHERS IDENTIFY A GENETIC BASIS OF PAIN RESPONSE

02/19/03 EBOLA CONFIRMED AS CAUSE OF OUTBREAK IN REPUBLIC OF CONGO; WHO AND PARTNERS SEND EXPERT TEAMS

02/19/03 ONE CASE OF "BIRD FLU" CONFIRMED IN HONG KONG - INVESTIGATION ONGOING

02/19/03 "Lynching the Elderly and Disabled" Why We Need An Elder Justice Act!

02/15/03 NHLBI STUDY FINDS POSSIBLE NEW INDICATOR OF HEART DISEASE RISK

02/15/03 BECON 2003 SYMPOSIUMN TO FOCUS ON TEAM SCIENCE

02/15/03 COGNITIVE ABILITIES INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY WITH TIME IN MOST PREMATURELY BORN CHILDREN

02/14/03 HHS APPROVES FLORIDA INDEPENDENCE PLUS WAIVER TO ALLOW MORE PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES TO CONTROL THEIR CARE

02/14/03 HHS ANNOUNCES SIXTH STRAIGHT YEAR OF DECLINES IN WELFARE CASELOADS

02/14/03 HHS ADOPTS FINAL SECURITY STANDARDS, TRANSACTION MODIFICATIONS FOR ELECTRONIC HEALTH INFORMATION UNDER HIPAA

02/14/03 BOBBY JINDAL ANNOUCNES HE IS STEPPING DOWN AS HHS ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR PLANNING AND EVALAUTION

02/13/03 IT'S TOUGH TO GET PHYSICIANS TO CHANGE, VCU STUDY CONCLUDES

02/13/03 STUDY SUGGESTS SCHOOLS LACKING IN EXERCISE PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN

02/13/03 ZERHOUNI APPOINTS RAYNARD S. KINGTON DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF THE NIH

02/13/03 GENETIC "SIGNATURE" LINKED TO SEVERE LUPUS SYMPTOMS

02/13/03 AHRQ Announces New Web-Based Medical Journal With Patient Safety Lessons Drawn From Actual Cases

02/12/03 FDA SEIZES ADULTERATED HONEY

02/12/03 HHS APPROVES ALABAMA PROGRAM FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH A DISABILITY

02/12/03 BUDGET TO CONTINUE PRESIDENT'S INITIATIVES FOR THE UNINSURED

02/12/03 Handymedical.com Launches Online Printable Emergency Medical Information Card Service

02/11/03 FDA's BUDGET PROPOSAL FOR FY 2004

02/11/03 FDA Recommends Temporary Additional Blood Inspection Measures as it Continues Investigation of Reports of White Particulate Matter in Some Units of Blood and Blood Components

02/11/03 FDA APPROVES PYRIDOSTIGMINE BROMIDE AS PRETREATMENT AGAINST NERVE GAS

02/10/03 STATEMENT BY TOMMY G. THOMPSON Secretary of Health and Human Services Regarding The Second Anniversary of the New Freedom Initiative

02/10/03 HHS APPROVES RENEWAL OF CALIFORNIA MEDICAID WAIVER PLAN TO CONTRACT WITH HOSPITALS

02/10/03 HHS UNVEILS THE RED DRESS PROJECT TO FIGHT HEART DISEASE IN WOMEN WITH TOP DESIGNERS DURING MERCEDES-BENZ FASHION WEEK IN NEW YORK CITY

02/08/03 MEDICARE TO COVER DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION FOR ESSENTIAL TREMOR AND PARKINSON'S DISEASE

02/07/03 STATEMENT BY HHS SECRETARY TOMMY G. THOMPSON Regarding National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

02/07/03 HEADLINE: DR. SLATER ANNOUNCES SHE IS STEPPING DOWN AS HHS ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR HEALTH

02/07/03 Experts to Gather to Discuss Informatics and Vulnerable Populations

02/07/03 Leading Arkansas Clinic Streamlines Clinical and Financial Workflow

02/06/03 FDA LAUNCHES INITIATIVE TO IMPROVE THE DEVELOPMENT AND AVAILABILITY OF INNOVATIVE MEDICAL PRODUCTS

02/06/03 FDA ENCOURAGES NEW DRUG APPLICATION SUBMISSIONS FOR PRUSSIAN BLUE AS A TREATMENT FOR THALLIUM OR RADIOACTIVE CESIUM CONTAMINATION

02/06/03 CAROLYN M. CLANCY NAMED DIRECTOR OF THE AGENCY FOR HEALTHCARE RESEARCH AND QUALITY

02/06/03 SCHIP ENROLLMENT CLIMBS TO 5.3 MILLION CHILDREN IN 2002

02/05/03 FDA APPROVES FIRST BIOLOGIC THERAPY FOR PSORIASIS

02/05/03 TASK FORCE ISSUES TWO RECOMMENDATIONS ON SCREENING FOR DIABETES IN ADULTS AND PREGNANT WOMEN

02/05/03 FDA PROPOSES REGULATION FOR REGISTERING FOOD FACILITIES

02/05/03 Alpharma Announces Changes in Its Human Pharmaceutical Organization

02/04/03 PRESIDENT'S BUDGET INCLUDES VITAL FOOD SUPPLY PROTECTIONS Fiscal Year 2004 Proposal Maintains Historic Commitments to Cities, States and Hospitals

02/02/03 HHS APPROVES NEW JERSEY WAIVER TO EXPAND HEALTH COVERAGE FOR 12,000 RESIDENTS

02/02/03 SECRETARY THOMPSON ELECTED AS CHAIR OF THE GLOBAL FUND TO FIGHT AIDS

02/02/03 BUSH ADMINISTRATION WILL PROPOSE INNOVATIVE IMPROVEMENTS IN STATES' HEALTH COVERAGE FOR LOW-INCOME AMERICANS

02/01/03 SECRETARY THOMPSON NAMES SCHWETZ ACTING DIRECTOR OF HHS OFFICE FOR HUMAN RESEARCH PROTECTIONS

02/01/03 HHS EXTENDS USE OF RAPID HIV TEST TO NEW SITES NATIONWIDE

01/31/03 SUMMITS SEEK TO REDUCE SIDS RISK IN AFRICAN AMERICAN COMMUNITY

01/30/03 PRESIDENT BUSH PROPOSES $450 MILLION TO MENTOR CHILDREN

01/30/03 HHS TO PROPOSE INCREASED FUNDING FOR CANCER SCREENING

01/29/03 HHS SECRETARY THOMPSON ANNOUNCES $5 MILLION TO IMPROVE MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH IN AFGHANISTAN

01/29/03 STUDY SHOWS ACRYLAMIDE IN BAKED AND FRIED FOODS DOES NOT INCREASE RISK OF CERTAIN CANCERS IN HUMANS

01/28/03 HHS CAREER EXECUTIVE KERRY N. WEEMS NAMED TO LEAD HHS OFFICE

01/28/03 ROBERT S. ZIMMERMAN NAMED HHS REGIONAL DIRECTOR FOR PHILADELPHIA REGION

01/28/03 PRESIDENT TO PROPOSE IMPROVEMENTS IN CHILDHOOD VACCINE PROGRAMS

01/27/03 PRESIDENT TO PROPOSE $13 MILLION INCREASE TO IMPROVE AMERICANS' ACCESS TO GENERIC DRUGS

01/27/03 HHS RELEASES $200 MILLION IN EMERGENCY ENERGY ASSISTANCE

01/27/03 MEDICARE IMPROPER PAYMENTS RATE REMAINS STABLE AS HHS MOVES TO NEW PHASE OF PAYMENT MEASUREMENT

01/27/03 HHS SECRETARY AUTHORIZES SMALLPOX VACCINATION PROGRAM

01/26/03 PROMINENT SCIENTIST JOINS NIBIB STAFF

01/25/03 HHS NAMES NEW MEMBERS TO PRESIDENTIAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON HIV/AIDS

01/24/03 CMS ISSUES FINAL QUALITY ASSESSMENT AND PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT CONDITIONS OF PARTICIPATION FOR HOSPITALS

01/24/03 CDC begins shipping smallpox vaccine to the states

01/24/03 CDC unveils new toolkit to help physicians prevent and treat brain injuries

01/24/03 PRESIDENT WILL PROPOSE $1.75 BILLION PROGRAM TO HELP TRANSITION AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES FROM INSTITUTIONS TO COMMUNITY LIVING

01/24/03 CMS STREAMLINES AND SIMPLIFIES QUALITY AND PERSONNEL RULES FOR CLINICAL LABORATORIES

01/23/03 SigningOnline.com Revolutionizes the Way People Learn Sign Language

01/23/03 MOUSE MODEL LINKS ALCOHOL INTAKE TO MARIJUANA-LIKE BRAIN COMPOUNDS NEW PATHWAY PRESENTS TARGET FOR MEDICATION DEVELOPMENT

01/22/03 HHS BUDGET PROPOSAL TO INCLUDE $100 MILLION INCREASE TO PREVENT DIABETES, OBESITY AND ASTHMA ACROSS THE COUNTRY

01/22/03 FDA PLACES TEMPORARY HALT ON GENE THERAPY TRIALS USING RETROVIRAL VECTORS IN BLOOD STEM CELLS

01/22/03 FDA Releases Preliminary Results of Physician Survey on Direct-to-Consumer Rx Drug Advertisements

01/21/03 HHS IDENTIFIES DRUGS FOR PEDIATRIC TESTING AND ANNOUNCES $93 MILLION IN FY 2003 AND FY 2004 FUNDING

01/21/03 FDA PROPOSES NEW WARNING FOR OVER-THE-COUNTER CONTRACEPTIVE DRUGS CONTAINING NONOXYNOL-9

01/20/03 RESEARCHERS DISCOVER HOW EMBRYO ATTACHES TO THE UTERUS

01/17/03 PRESIDENT'S 2004 BUDGET WILL PROPOSE FUNDING FOR INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE SANITATION CONSTRUCTION

01/17/03 CDC Director Announces New Executive Leadership Team

01/17/03 Twenty Exercises for Arthritis Management (T.E.A.M.) Launched Nationally to Get Americans With Arthritis Moving to Help Manage Arthritis Pain

01/15/03 Eisai Co., Ltd. and Mitsui Knowledge Industry Co., Ltd. Conclude Comprehensive Mutual Cooperation Agreement

01/15/03 PRIVATE FEE-FOR-SERVICE PLAN OFFERED TO MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES IN IOWA, MINN., N.D., S.D., AND WIS.

01/15/03 STUDY FINDS PATIENTS WITH HIP FRACTURE WHO LEAVE THE HOSPITAL TOO SOON ARE AT RISK FOR WORSE OUTCOMES

01/14/03 HHS APPROVES DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PLAN TO INSURE WOMEN WITH BREAST OR CERVICAL CANCER

01/14/03 STATEMENT BY HHS SECRETARY TOMMY G. THOMPSON Regarding the Critical Shortage of Blood

01/14/03 HHS NAMES SUSAN WEINER TO SECRETARY'S ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESEARCH PROTECTION

01/13/03 STUDY FINDS BED SHARING AMONG PARENTS AND INFANTS ON THE RISE

01/13/03 HHS ANNOUNCES RESEARCH PLAN TO FIGHT AUTOIMMUNE DISEASES

01/13/03 HHS BANS CIVET IMPORTS, ACTION INTENDED TO PREVENT SPREAD OF SARS

01/11/03 Takeda Chemical Industries and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Announce Collaborative Agreement for Metabolic Disease Research

01/11/03 MEDICARE ADOPTS UPDATED FIRE SAFETY CODE FOR INPATIENT FACILITIES

01/11/03 REVAMPED NIGMS WEB SITE OFFERS EASY ACCESS TO INSTITUTE'S PROGRAMS, PUBLICATIONS AND NEWS

01/11/03 DR. ALLEN CONAN DAVIS APPOINTED CMS CHIEF DENTAL OFFICER

01/10/03 FOGARTY INTERNATIONAL CENTER ANNOUNCES NEW COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH PROGRAM FOR BRAIN DISORDERS IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD

01/10/03 HHS AWARDS $72 MILLION IN EARLY HEAD START GRANTS NATIONWIDE

01/10/03 FREQUENCY OF LIGHT-TO-MODERATE DRINKING REDUCES HEART DISEASE RISK IN MEN

01/09/03 REPORT DETAILS NATIONAL HEALTH CARE SPENDING INCREASES IN 2001

01/09/03 CDC Finds Annual Flu Deaths Higher Than Previously Estimated

01/08/03 STATEMENT BY HHS SECRETARY TOMMY G. THOMPSON REGARDING INCREASED RATES IN FLU MORTALITY

01/08/03 POWERFUL TECHNOLOGIES PROBE INNATE IMMUNITY

01/07/03 HHS PROVIDES FUNDS TO HELP LOW-INCOME HOUSEHOLDS WITH ENERGY COSTS

01/06/03 Genentech Named One of Fortune's "100 Best Companies to Work For" --Biotechnology Industry Leader Named to List for Fifth Consecutive Year--

01/06/03 FDA Approves Prozac for Pediatric Use to Treat Depression and OCD

01/06/03 SMOKING DURING PREGNANCY – IT'S BAD BEHAVIOR Moms may pass on antisocial tendencies to their children

01/06/03 NEW STUDY SUGGESTS METHAMPHETAMINE WITHDRAWAL IS ASSOCIATED WITH BRAIN CHANGES SIMILAR TO THOSE SEEN IN DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY

01/05/03 HHS NAMES 11 TO SECRETARY'S ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON HUMAN RESEARCH PROTECTION

01/03/03 New Study Finds Many Patients, Especially the Poor, Wait More Than An Hour For Emergency Care

01/02/03 STEM CELL RESEARCH BOOSTED BY FIVE NEW GRANTS AT NIAMS

01/02/03 Designing Safer Handguns Could Prevent Many Unintentional Shooting

12/31/02 STUDY IDENTIFIES SIDS RISK FACTORS AMONG AMERICAN INDIAN INFANTS

12/31/02 HHS ISSUES NEW REPORT SHOWING MORE AMERICAN CHILDREN RECEIVED HEALTH INSURANCE IN EARLY 2002

12/30/02 NIH OFFERING $35,000 PER YEAR FOR LOAN REPAYMENT JANUARY 31 APPLICATION DEADLINE

12/25/02 MEN CAN REDUCE STROKE RISK BY EATING FISH

12/24/02 NEW AHRQ DATA INDICATE THAT PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO SMOKE

12/24/02 GENENTECH AND XOMA SUBMIT BIOLOGICS LICENSE APPLICATION FOR FDA APPROVAL OF RAPTIVA (EFALIZUMAB) FOR THE TREATMENT OF MODERATE-TO-SEVERE PLAQUE PSORIASIS

12/24/02 HHS NAMES 13 TO SECRETARY'S ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON GENETICS, HEALTH AND SOCIETY

12/24/02 A NATIONAL NEW YEAR'S MESSAGE FROM THE DEPARTMENTS OF AGRICULTURE, EDUCATION AND HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES DECEMBER 2002

12/23/02 TO SAVE LIVES, WHO RUSHES MEDICAL SUPPLIES TO DROUGHT-RIDDEN ETHIOPIA SAFE DRINKING WATER AND CHILD HEALTH TARGETED

12/23/02 HHS SECRETARY APPOINTS NEW MEMBERS TO AHRQ NATIONAL ADVISORY COUNCIL

12/23/02 MEDICARE ANNOUNCES PHYSICIAN PAY CHANGES FOR 2003

12/20/02 Public Willingness to Be Vaccinated against Smallpox Depends on Whether Physicians Choose to Get Vaccinated and Whether Deaths Result from Early Waves of Vaccination

12/19/02 HHS and CDC continuing to educate health care personnel and general public about smallpox

12/19/02 GENENTECH AND NOVARTIS SUBMIT AMENDMENT TO THE BIOLOGICS LICENSE APPLICATION FOR XOLAIR(TM) (OMALIZUMAB) TO FDA

12/19/02 CHILDBIRTH AND DEPRESSION ARE LEADING REASONS FOR HOSPITALIZATION OF YOUNGER WOMEN

12/19/02 NEW BIRTH REPORT SHOWS MORE MOMS GET PRENATAL CARE

12/19/02 HEMODIALYSIS STUDY RESULTS PUBLISHED CONFIRMS CURRENT RECOMMENDED PRACTICE

12/19/02 ADMINISOFT, INC. ANNOUNCES RELEASE OF STANDALONE HIPAA-COMPLIANT TRANSACTION SOLUTION

12/17/02 HHS TO EXPAND ACCESS TO CARE IN RURAL AND OTHER COMMUNITIES BY REVIEWING WAIVER REQUESTS INVOLVING FOREIGN DOCTORS

12/17/02 BUSH ADMINISTRATION WILL SEEK NEW LEGISLATION FOR MANDATORY PEDIATRIC DRUG TESTING

12/17/02 HHS APPROVES NEW HAMPSHIRE PLAN TO ALLOW FAMILIES OF DISABLED CHILDREN TO DIRECT SERVICES

12/17/02 HHS APPROVES ARIZONA'S REQUEST TO EXPAND MEDICAID TO WORKING INDIVIDUALS WITH A DISABILITY

12/17/02 2002 MONITORING THE FUTURE SURVEY SHOWS DECREASE IN USE OF MARIJUANA, CLUB DRUGS, CIGARETTES AND TOBACCO

12/17/02 MOUSE GENE KNOCKOUT ILLUMINATES HOW LIGHT RESETS CLOCK

12/17/02 NHLBI STUDY FINDS TRADITIONAL DIURETICS BETTER THAN NEWER MEDICINES FOR TREATING HYPERTENSION

12/17/02 NCCAM ANNOUNCES OPPORTUNITIES FOR NEW RESEARCH CENTERS ON COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE

12/16/02 4SC and Academic Research Consortium Receives EU Grant to Develop New Drugs To Treat S. Aureus Infections

12/16/02 Quitting smoking is a walk on the beach!

12/16/02 BIO Names Kathy Stover as New Communications Director

12/14/02 HHS PROPOSES NEW REGULATIONS FOR FAIR TREATMENT OF RELIGIOUS GRANTEE ORGANIZATIONS AND THEIR CLIENTS

12/13/02 STATEMENT ON LANDMARK QUALITY INFORMATION INITIATIVE

12/13/02 HHS LAUNCHES SMALLPOX WEBSITE

12/12/02 NEW INTERNATIONAL COALITION AIMS TO EXPAND GLOBAL ACCESS TO HIV/AIDS TREATMENT

12/12/02 TYPHOON PONGASANG RESPONSE ON GUAM

12/12/02 SECRETARY THOMPSON WELCOMES NEW EFFORT TO PROVIDE HOSPITAL QUALITY OF CARE INFORMATION

12/12/02 NEW FEDERAL "REPORT ON CARCINOGENS" LISTS ESTROGEN THERAPY, ULTRAVIOLET, WOOD DUST

12/12/02 HOSPITALS TO SHARE QUALITY INFORMATION

12/11/02 WHO STUDY REVEALS HARSH REALITIES FOR OLDER PERSONS CARING FOR ORPHANS AND PEOPLE LIVING WITH AIDS

12/11/02 PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS COMMON AMONG DETAINED YOUTH

12/11/02 HHS, USDA ESTABLISH NEW REGULATIONS FOR USE OF SELECT BIOLOGICAL AGENTS

12/11/02 HHS ESTABLISHES HEALTH AGREEMENT WITH ETHIOPIA TO STRENGTHEN FIGHT AGAINST INFECTIOUS DISEASES

12/10/02 Hands-On Energy Treatment for Addictions Provides Viable Alternative to 12-Step Programs

12/10/02 HHS ANNOUNCES $100 MILLION IN GRANTS TO PREVENT AND TREAT DIABETES AMONG AMERICAN INDIANS AND ALASKA NATIVES

12/10/02 U.S. Surgeon General Richard Carmona Recovering Well After Appendectomy

12/10/02 HHS CONTINUES TO STRENGHTEN HEALTH CARE SAFETY NET BY AWARDING $13 MILLION TO CREATE AND EXPAND HEALTH CENTERS

12/09/02 McKesson Automation and ALARIS Medical Systems Developing Point-of-Care Bar Coding Solution to Improve IV Medication Safety The University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics and Ohio Valley General Hospital Selected as Beta Partners

12/07/02 HUMAN RIGHTS DAY: 10 DECEMBER 2002 NEW CARTOON HOPES TO CATALYZE ACTIVISM ON THE RIGHT TO HEALTH

12/05/02 RIVER BLINDNESS CAMPAIGN ENDS WEST AFRICANS RETURN TO FERTILE FARMLANDS

12/05/02 10+ Year Cancer Survivor Quits Job, Bikes Across America & Forms Publishing Company

12/05/02 HHS SECRETARY TOMMY G. THOMPSON Regarding World AIDS Day 2002

12/04/02 NIAMS FUNDS MULTIPLE GRANTS IN HERITABLE DISORDERS OF CONNECTIVE TISSUE

12/04/02 HISTORIC NUTRITION INFORMATION RESOURCE ON-LINE

12/04/02 FOGARTY INTERNATIONAL CENTER ANNOUNCES FIRST AWARDS FOR GLOBAL HEALTH RESEARCH INITIIATIVE PROGRAM FOR NEW FOREIGN INVESTIGATORS

12/03/02 WE WANT TO BE HEARD AND INFLUENCE OUR OWN LIVES, DISABLED PEOPLE SAY

12/03/02 WHO-NTI ESTABLISH A GLOBAL EMERGENCY OUTBREAK RESPONSE FUND

12/02/02 Pan American Health Organization Celebrates 100th Anniversary

12/01/02 STUDY CONFIRMS BREAST CANCER RISK IN CONTINUOUS COMBINED HORMONE THERAPY RISK BEGINS TO RETURN TO NORMAL AFTER WOMEN STOP TAKING HORMONES

11/30/02 NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE TO UNVEIL VAST POTENTIAL OF INTERNET2 FOR IMPROVING DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE

11/28/02 INFECTION BY CLOSELY RELATED HIV STRAINS POSSIBLE

11/26/02 VCU SCIENTISTS GROWING SYNTHETIC BLOOD VESSELS

11/26/02 "KNOT" TO BE UNDONE, RESEARCHERS DISCOVER UNUSUAL PROTEIN STRUCTURE

11/26/02 HHS TO HELP STATES CREATE HIGH-RISK POOLS TO INCREASE ACCESS TO HEALTH COVERAGE

11/26/02 HHS SECRETARY THOMPSON ANNOUNCES NEW BLOOD DONATION INITIATIVE

11/26/02 HHS MOVES FORWARD TO ESTABLISH NEW SYSTEM FOR COLLECTING PATIENT SAFETY DATA

11/25/02 HHS SELECTS 10 COMMUNITIES FOR URBAN PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVE

11/25/02 SCIENTISTS GLIMPSE CELLULAR MACHINES AT WORK INSIDE LIVING CELLS

11/22/02 HHS ANNOUNCES ADOPTION EXCELLENCE AWARDS TO 18 INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS WORKING TO PROMOTE ADOPTION

11/22/02 HHS MOVES TO FOCUS REGULATIONS ON IMPROVED PATIENT CARE

11/22/02 HHS LAUNCHES FIRST NATIONAL DIABETES PREVENTION CAMPAIGN

11/22/02 MEDICARE ANNOUNCES SEVEN-STATE PILOT PROGRAM TO HELP SENIORS STOP SMOKING

11/22/02 MAJOR HERPES VACCINE TRIAL LAUNCHED IN WOMEN

11/20/02 STUDY OF MENOPAUSAL WOMEN WITH HEART DISEASE FINDS NO BENEFIT, POTENTIAL FOR HARM FROM HORMONE THERAPY AND ANTIOXIDANT VITAMINS

11/20/02 NHGRI ANNOUNCES KEY PERSONNEL CHANGES AS IT PREPARES FOR NEXT PHASE OF GENOMIC RESEARCH

11/20/02 HHS ISSUES CANCER INCIDENCE DATA BY STATE FOR FIRST TIME

11/20/02 American Heart Association Statement on High-Protein, Low-Carbohydrate Diet Study Presented at Scientific Sessions

11/19/02 NEW INITIATIVE TO REDUCE HEALTH DISPARITIES ANNOUNCED BY THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NURSING RESEARCH

11/19/02 Nation's Two Largest Medical Specialty Groups Issue Nenw Migraine Treatment Guidelines

11/19/02 HHS ISSUES GUIDANCE ON USE OF PRIVATE AGENCIES TO HELP COLLECT CHILD SUPPORT

11/15/02 NEW HIV VACCINE HOLDS PROMISE OF GLOBAL EFFECTIVENESS

11/15/02 STATEMENT BY HHS SECRETARY TOMMY G. THOMPSON REGARDING WORLD DIABETES DAY

11/15/02 HHS CREATES UNIFIED HIV/AIDS AND STD ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO STRENGTHEN PREVENTION AND TREATMENT EFFORTS

11/15/02 HHS APPROVES KENTUCKY PLAN TO INSURE WOMEN WITH BREAST OR CERVICAL CANCER

11/13/02 Kyowa Hakko Reports Earnings for the Six-Month Period Ended Sept. 30, 2002

11/13/02 AuRx Announces Presentation of One Year Results on Its Therapeutic Vaccine for Genital Herpes

11/13/02 WEST AFRICA LAUNCHES FINAL ASSAULT ON POLIO - 60 MILLION AFRICAN CHILDREN TO BE VACCINATED

11/12/02 HHS LAUNCHES NATIONAL NURSING HOME QUALITY INITIATIVE
Broad Effort to Improve Quality in Nursing Homes Across the Country

11/10/02 AAMC HONORS FORMER SURGEON GENERAL DR. DAVID SATCHER Third Recipient of the Herbert W. Nickens MD Award

11/10/02 THERESA BISCHOFF NAMED AAMC CHAIR Term Begins Immediately for NYU Hospitals Center President

11/08/02 PARENT-TEEN INTERVENTION MAY REDUCE TEEN DRIVING RISK

11/07/02 HHS EXPANDS INFORMATION FOR AMERICAN INDIANS AND ALASKA NATIVES ON CONSUMER-ORIENTED HEALTHFINDER® WEB SITE

11/07/02 NIAID RELEASES 20TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF JORDAN REPORT ON VACCINE RESEARCH

11/06/02 MIMICKING BRAIN'S "ALL CLEAR " TRICKS RATS INTO NOT FEELING SCARED

11/05/02 Gates Foundation, BIO Global Health Forum Features International Health Experts

11/04/02 HHS COMMISSIONS STUDIES ON CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE

11/04/02 FOGARTY INTERNATIONAL CENTER ANNOUNCES NEW RESEARCH PROGRAM IN HEALTH, ENVIRONMENT, AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

11/02/02 HHS ANNOUNCES CREATION OF MEDICAL RESERVE CORPS UNITS

11/01/02 HHS APPROVES TEXAS PLAN TO ALLOW ELDERLY, DISABLED TO DIRECT THEIR OWN SERVICES

11/01/02 IPA Trade Organization Endorses HIPAAzip(TM) For HIPAA Compliance

11/01/02 NIDA SPONSORS "FRONTIERS IN ADDICTION RESEARCH" -- A SERIES OF SATELLITE SYMPOSIA -- IN CONJUNCTION WITH ANNUAL SOCIETY FOR NEUROSCIENCE MEETING IN ORLANDO

11/01/02 NEW ROLE FOR IMMUNE SYSTEM PLAYER MAY HELP IMPROVE CANCER VACCINES

11/01/02 WELFARE CASELOADS CONTINUE DOWNWARD TREND Number of Recipients Falls 5 Percent Between December 2001 and June 2002

11/01/02 .S. Food And Drug Administration Approves Effective New Tool To Help Smokers Quit

10/31/02 NHLBI STUDY FINDS IMPROVED HEART FAILURE SURVIVAL

10/31/02 NHLBI Funds Centers for Reducing Asthma Disparities

10/30/02 HHS AWARDS $26.7 MILLION TO IMPROVE HEALTH CARE IN RURAL AMERICA

10/29/02 Prevention Group of Florida, Inc. Announces Development of Infectious Control Wrap

10/29/02 INTERNATIONAL CONSORTIUM LAUNCHES GENETIC VARIATION MAPPING PROJECT

10/29/02 Federal Law to Guarantee Patient Access to Emergency Medical Care Found To Be Diminishing It, Experts Say

10/25/02 PROMISING NEW TREATMENT PRESERVES BONE MASS IN MICE; MAY HELP WOMEN AND MEN WITH OSTEOPOROSIS

10/22/02 FOGARTY INTERNATIONAL CENTER ANNOUNCES FIRST AWARDS FOR INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATIVE GENETICS RESEACH TRAINING PROGRAM

10/22/02 NIH AND NSF ANNOUNCE JOINT AWARDS TO SUPPORT BIOENGINEERING AND BIOINFORMATICS SUMMER INSTITUTES PROGRAM

10/21/02 NIH ANNOUNCES INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE STUDY OF COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE

10/18/02 NIH PAYS SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO LATE DIRECTOR DONALD FREDRICKSON PAPERS ADDED TO PROFILES IN SCIENCE

10/18/02 BAN ON COAL BURNING IN DUBLIN CLEANS THE AIR AND REDUCES DEATH RATES

10/18/02 HHS WELCOMES PASSAGE OF DEVICE USER FEE LEGISLATION

10/18/02 HHS ANNOUNCES MEDICARE PREMIUM AND DEDUCTIBLE RATES FOR 2003

10/17/02 SUCCESS STORY CONTINUES FOR WELFARE WORK PARTICIPATION RATES

10/16/02 NEW RECOMMENDATIONS TO PREVENT HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE ISSUED ADDITIONAL LIFESTYLE APPROACHES ADVISED

10/16/02 TASK FORCE ISSUES CAUTION ON COMBINED HORMONE THERAPY

10/16/02 PROTEIN PATTERNS IN BLOOD MAY PREDICT PROSTATE CANCER DIAGNOSIS

10/15/02 STUDY SUGGESTS COENZYME Q10 SLOWS FUNCTIONAL DECLINE IN PARKINSON'S DISEASE

10/14/02 IMMEDIATE TREATMENT HELPS DELAY PROGRESSION OF GLAUCOMA

10/11/02 HHS TO PROVIDE $250,000 FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO BOTH VIRGINIA AND DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA FOLLOWING SNIPER ATTACKS Similar Assistance Offered To Maryland Earlier This Week

10/11/02 HHS APPROVES MINNESOTA PLAN TO EXPAND SERVICES TO 18,000 CHILDREN Changes in SCHIP Program Will Provide Services To Homeless Children And Others

10/10/02 NIGMS CENTER GRANTS WILL SPICE UP CHEMICAL LIBRARIES

10/10/02 UNITED STATES TO HOST WORLD SIGHT DAY CELEBRATION OCTOBER 10

10/09/02 NIGMS GRANTEE JOHN FENN WINS NOBEL PRIZE FOR REFINING MASS SPECTROMETRY TECHNIQUE TO ANALYZE LARGE MOLECULES

10/09/02 "DREAM ANATOMY"(OR WE'VE GOT YOU UNDER THE SKIN)

10/09/02 NIDA RESEARCH AND SAMHSA PHYSICIAN TRAINING COMBINE TO PUT CARE FOR OPIATE DEPENDENCE IN HANDS OF FAMILY DOCTOR

10/08/02 BRAIN SHRINKAGE IN ADHD NOT CAUSED BY MEDICATIONS

10/08/02 HHS TO PROVIDE $250,000 FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO MARYLAND TO HELP DEAL WITH SNIPER ATTACKS

10/08/02 NHLBI FUNDS NEW HEART-HEALTH EDUCATION PROJECTS IN HIGH- RISK COMMUNITIES

10/08/02 OBESITY STILL ON THE RISE, NEW DATA SHOW

10/04/02 MISSING MOLECULES COULD HOLD KEY TO REDUCED IMMUNITY IN THE AGED

10/04/02 HHS AWARDS $100 MILLION IN BONUSES TO STATES FOR REDUCTIONS IN OUT-OF-WEDLOCK BIRTHS

10/04/02 HHS CONTINUES HEALTH CARE SAFETY NET EXPANSION Awards $4.9 Million to Create New or Expand Existing Health Centers

10/03/02 West Nile Virus Update

10/03/02 HHS AWARDS $2.5 MILLION TO PROMOTE INNOVATIVE STATE APPROACHES TO EXPAND AND IMPROVE HEALTH CARE AND SOCIAL SERVICES

10/03/02 HHS AWARDS $30 MILLION TO HELP LEVEL PLAYING FIELD FOR FAITH-BASED AND COMMUNITY INSTITUTIONS

10/03/02 HHS ANNOUNCES CONTRACTS FOR DEVELOPING A NEW ANTHRAX VACCINE

10/03/02 INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE COMMITTEE RELEASES FINAL REPORT ON HUMAN RESEARCH PARTICIPANT PROTECTIONS

10/02/02 CDC provides $1.2 million to fund pilot program for early warning system for terrorism-related illness outbreaks

10/02/02 HHS APPROVES EXPANDED "INDEPENDENT CHOICES" IN ARKANSAS

10/01/02 HHS AWARDS $14 MILLION TO IMPROVE CARE FOR HOMELESS INDIVIDUALS

10/01/02 HHS MAKES IT EASIER FOR AT-RISK AMERICANS TO RECEIVE FLU AND PNEUMONIA VACCINATIONS

10/01/02 SCIENTISTS IDENTIFY KEY GENE INVOLVED IN CLEFT LIP AND PALATE

09/30/02 NIH FUNDING ESTABLISHES A CHIMPANZEE SANCTUARY

09/30/02 PUBLIC VALUES SCIENCE BUT WARY OF CLONING, STEM CELL RESEARCH

09/30/02 SECRETARY THOMPSON URGES CONGRESS TO PASS PRESIDENT'S PLAN TO ASSIST UNINSURED

09/27/02 CMS MODIFIES RULES TO PROVIDE FLEXIBILITY FOR PROGRAM OF CARE FOR FRAIL ELDERLY

09/27/02 WOMEN WITH ENDOMETRIOSIS HAVE HIGHER RATES OF SOME DISEASES

09/27/02 STATES MAY PROVIDE SCHIP COVERAGE FOR PRENATAL CARE New Rule to Expand Health Care Coverage for Babies, Mothers

09/27/02 HHS AWARDS $5.2 MILLION FOR RESEARCH TO INCREASE ORGAN DONATION RATES

09/26/02 MEDICARE MAKES IT EASIER FOR STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO PAY PREMIUM SURCHARGES ON BEHALF OF RETIREES

09/26/02 INFECTIOUS DISEASE EXPERT WEIGHS IN ON NEW DRUG CONTROVERSY

09/26/02 Humana's Consumer-Driven Health Plan Piloted with Employees Slashes Company's Projected Claims Cost Increase

09/26/02 NEW DRUGS PROTECT NERVE CELLS IN PARKINSON MICE

09/26/02 HHS ANNOUNCES $7 MILLION FOR INNOVATIVE PROJECTS TO SUPPORT FAMILY CAREGIVERS

09/25/02 FOGARTY INTERNATIONAL CENTER ANNOUNCES FIRST AWARDS FOR INTERNATIONAL TOBACCO AND HEALTH RESEARCH AND CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAM

09/25/02 NHLBI LAUNCHES NATIONAL WOMEN'S HEART HEALTH AWARENESS CAMPAIGN

09/25/02 Dr. Mirta Roses Elected New Director of Pan American Health Organization

09/25/02 BIO STATEMENT ON FDA COMMISSIONER NOMINATION

09/25/02 RARE DISORDER PROVIDES NEW INSIGHT INTO FIGHTING INFECTION

09/24/02 HHS AWARDS $17.5 MILLION IN BONUSES TO STATES FOR INCREASING THE NUMBER OF ADOPTIONS OF FOSTER CHILDREN

09/21/02 TAMPA, PHOENIX, ST. LOUIS AND PROVIDENCE INITIATE RECRUITMENT OF 50,000 SISTERS OF WOMEN WITH BREAST CANCER FOR LANDMARK SEARCH FOR ITS CAUSES

09/20/02 FIFTY THOUSAND CURRENT AND FORMER SMOKERS NEEDED FOR NATIONAL LUNG SCREENING TRIAL

09/20/02 NEW APPROACH TO REPLACING IMMUNE CELLS SHRINKS TUMORS IN PATIENTS WITH MELANOMA

09/20/02 NINE HOURS OF SLEEP KEY TO "BACK TO SCHOOL" SUCCESS

09/20/02 NEW BROCHURE SAYS "CUIDE SU CORAZÓN" TO PEOPLE WITH DIABETES

09/20/02 NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE LAUNCHES NEW AND EXPANDED "STAR SLEEPER" WEB SITE

09/19/02 Emergency Department Crowding Report Offers Solutions; Economic Costs of Motor Vehicle Crashes Double; and Emergency Physicians Test New Ways to Keep Kids Healthy

09/19/02 COMPOUNDS PREVENT ALCOHOL'S DISRUPTION OF IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENTAL PROCESS

09/19/02 AHRQ DATA SHOW RISING HOSPITAL CHARGES, FALLING HOSPITAL STAYS

09/19/02 PROFESSIONIAL LIABILITY REFORM VITAL AS MEDICAL PRACTICES LOSE COVERAGE, CLOSE DOORS

09/18/02 STATEMENT BY SECRETARY TOMMY G. THOMPSON REGARDING PASSAGE BY THE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE OF THE PATIENT SAFETY BILL

09/18/02 NIH AWARDS GRANTS FOR TWO NEW AUTISM RESEARCH CENTERS

09/17/02 HHS AWARDS $140 MILLION TO HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS THAT SUFFERED LOSSES FROM SEPTEMBER 11 ATTACKS

09/17/02 Kyowa Hakko's Antiasthmatic Agent, KW-4490, Enters Early Phase II Clinical Studies in Europe

09/16/02 New Medical Superheroes to Help Keep Kids Healthy

09/13/02 HIV-1 POSITIVE MOTHERS TAKING VITAMIN A INCREASE RISK OF TRANSMITTING HIV TO NEWBORNS

09/13/02 HHS APPROVES MAINE PLAN TO EXPAND HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE TO 11,500 RESIDENTS

09/12/02 icad, inc. To Receive Prestigious Tibbetts Award From U.S. Small Business Administration Office Of Technology

09/12/02 HHS APPROVES ILLINOIS PLAN TO EXPAND HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE TO REACH AS MANY AS 300,000 UNINSURED RESIDENTS

09/12/02 HHS ISSUES REPORT SHOWING DRAMATIC IMPROVEMENTS IN AMERICANS' HEALTH OVER PAST 50 YEARS Infant Mortality at Record Low, Life Expectancy at Record High

09/12/02 NHGRI ADDS COW AND DOG TO HIGH PRIORITY LIST FOR SEQUENCING MODEL ORGANISMS

09/11/02 THOMAS R. INSEL, M.D., NAMED NEW DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH

09/11/02 TING-KAI LI, M.D. NAMED NEW DIRECTOR OF NIH'S ALCOHOL RESEARCH INSTITUTE

09/10/02 MULTIPLES BORN TO OLDER MOMS FARE SAME AS OR BETTER THAN THOSE BORN TO YOUNGER MOMS

09/10/02 ACP-ASIM Urges Senate to Halt Cuts in Medicare Physician Payments, Improve House Legislation

09/10/02 VCU HEALTH SYSTEM CHIEF ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT, SUCCESSOR NAMED

09/09/02 NHGRI NAMES ALAN E. GUTTMACHER, M.D. TO BE NEW DEPUTY DIRECTOR

09/09/02 POPULAR CONSUMER WEB SITE AT THE NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE LAUNCHES A SPANISH VERSION

09/09/02 INDERMIL(TM) Tissue Adhesive Receives FDA Approval For Closure Of Topical Skin Incisions And Lacerations

09/09/02 Toronto Globe & Mail Reporter wins PAHO Centennial Journalism Contest

09/06/02 CAT EXPOSURE INCREASES ASTHMA RISK FOR CHILDREN OF ASTHMATIC MOTHERS

09/06/02 BONE LOSS IN DEPO-PROVERA USERS LARGELY REVERSIBLE

09/06/02 NEW DEVICE DETECTS FETAL BRAIN RESPONSE TO LIGHT

09/05/02 SURVEY ON EVE OF ANTHRAX ATTACKS SHOWED NEED FOR BIOTERRORISM TRAINING

09/05/02 VACCINE PREVENTS STROKE IN RATS

09/05/02 EVEN NEURONS HAVE FAVORITE NUMBERS

09/05/02 EARLY MENTAL HEALTH INTERVENTION REDUCES MASS VIOLENCE TRAUMA

09/05/02 ANNUAL HOUSEHOLD SURVEY FINDS MILLIONS OF AMERICANS IN DENIAL ABOUT DRUG ABUSE

09/04/02 It’s Summertime, And The Living ‘Ain’t’ Easy For Sufferers Of Dry Eye

09/04/02 Fujisawa Implements Measures Reinforcing the Japanese Business and Revises Its Financial Forecast for the Fiscal Year Ending March 2003

09/03/02 NEW INITIATIVE WILL ASSESS DISEASE CONTROL PRIORITIES IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

08/30/02 HHS AWARDS NEARLY $10 MILLION TO PLAN, EXPAND COMMUNITY-BASED HIV/AIDS CARE

08/30/02 HHS ISSUES FINAL REGULATION ON MEDICARE-ENDORSED PRESCRIPTION DRUG CARD INITIATIVE

08/30/02 WOMEN WITH PREMATURE MENOPAUSE AT INCREASED RISK FOR POTENTIALLY FATAL ADRENAL CONDITION, EARLY DIAGNOSIS CAN LEAD TO EFFECTIVE TREATMENT

08/29/02 MEDICARE ESTABLISHES NEW PAYMENT SYSTEM FOR LONG TERM CARE HOSPITALS

08/28/02 FOGARTY INTERNATIONAL CENTER ANNOUNCES NEW RESEARCH PROGRAM IN STIGMA AND GLOBAL HEALTH

08/28/02 Fit For the Cure(R) Events Will Fit 50,000th Woman This Fall

08/28/02 Youth Tobacco Use and Exposure is a Global Problem

08/27/02 NIEHS ANNOUNCES $20 MILLION, THREE-CENTER EFFORT TO PIN-POINT ENVIRONMENTAL TRIGGERS OF PARKINSON'S DISEASE

08/27/02 Shionogi Announces Notice of Additional Clinical Trials for Anti-Depressant "Duloxetine"

08/27/02 Pittsburgh Reporter Wins Pan American Public Health Reporting Award

08/26/02 STATEMENT OF RUBEN J. KING-SHAW, JR. CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER CENTERS FOR MEDICARE & MEDICAID SERVICES ON HIPAA TRANSACTION EXTENSIONS

08/26/02 Study Finds Medicare Overbilling May Be Caused by Government's Faulty Reimbursement System Prone to Human Error

08/26/02 HHS APPROVES NEW MEXICO REQUEST TO EXPAND HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE TO 40,000 PEOPLE

08/23/02 HHS NAMES MEMBERS TO COUNCIL ON PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS

08/23/02 NIGMS AND NSF GRANTS JOIN MATH AND BIOLOGY

08/22/02 LIPID ABNORMALITIES LINKED TO LOU GEHRIG'S DISEASE

08/22/02 KEY TO LIFELONG HEARING IDENTIFIED AS CONTINUOUS SELF- RENEWAL OF THE SENSORY STEROCILIA

08/22/02 HHS PROVIDING ADDITIONAL $4 MILLION TO HELP STATES FIGHT WEST NILE VIRUS

08/22/02 HHS AWARDS $30 MILLION TO 70 HEALTH CENTERS TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE SERVICES

08/21/02 AHA AND MC STRATEGIES, INC. ANNOUNCE AGREEMENT TO OFFER CODING EDUCATION USING VIDEO AND THE WEB

08/21/02 CMS PROPOSES APPEALS PROCESS FOR MEDICARE COVERAGE DECISIONS

08/20/02 HHS holds Community Health Centers Week

08/20/02 Nevada to extend Medicaid benefits for breast, cervical cancer.

08/19/02 HHS URGES STATES TO CONTINUE TO EXPAND HOME AND COMMUNITY BASED CARE FOR DISABLED RESIDENTS.

08/19/02 NIH TO HOLD WORKSHOP ON CARDIOVASCULAR EFFECTS OF SEVERAL WIDELY USED HERBAL DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS.

08/19/02 Dialysisfinder.com

08/14/02 CMS APPROVES PROVIDENCE ELDERPLACE-SEATTLE FOR HEALTH CARE PROGRAM FOR FRAIL ELDERLY

08/14/02 HHS APPROVES NEVADA PLAN TO INSURE WOMEN WITH BREAST OR CERVICAL CANCER

08/14/02 Nutritional company has great news for casual drinkers

08/14/02 PAHO Journal analyzes health inequities

08/13/02 MULTILATERAL INITIATIVE ON MALARIA SECRETARIAT TO MOVE TO SWEDEN

08/13/02 New Privacy Rule Protects Patients and Helps Research

08/12/02 NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE NAMES SHELDON S. MILLER, PH.D. SCIENTIFIC DIRECTOR

08/12/02 HHS URGES STATES TO CONTINUE TO EXPAND HOME AND COMMUNITY BASED CARE FOR DISABLED RESIDENTS

08/09/02 CAUSE OF HEPATITIS A VIRULENCE PINPOINTED.

08/09/02 HHS APPROVES PLAN TO RESCUE INNER-CITY HOSPITAL AS OUTPATIENT CLINIC.

08/09/02 HHS APPROVES EXPANDING PHARMACY BENEFITS TO SOUTH CAROLINA SENIORS.

08/06/02 NIGMS FUNDS COMPLEX BIOMEDICAL SYSTEMS RESEARCH CENTERS.

08/06/02 STUDY FINDS A MOUSE MODEL FOR EPISODIC NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS.

08/06/02 HHS AWARDS $11.4 MILLION CONTRACT TO ASSESS HEALTH STATUS OF WORKERS, VOLUNTEERS AT WORLD TRADE CENTER DISASTER SITE.

08/02/02 NIGMS Funds Complex Biomedical Systems Research Centers

08/02/02 THREE PHYSIOLOGICAL MEASURES LINKED TO LONGEVITY IN MEN

08/02/02 CHILDREN'S READING DISABILITY ATTRIBUTED TO BRAIN IMPAIRMENT

08/01/02 FDA EXPERT NAMED AS FIRST AMERICAS FELLOW

08/01/02 NIMH STUDY FINDS ANTI-PSYCHOTIC MEDICATION USEFUL IN TREATING SERIOUS BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS AMONG CHILDREN WITH AUTISM

08/01/02 HHS SECRETARY TOMMY G. THOMPSON REGARDING NATIONAL MINORITY DONOR AWARENESS DAY

08/01/02 NHLBI'S FRAMINGHAM HEART STUDY FINDS STRONG LINK BETWEEN OVERWEIGHT/OBESITY AND RISK FOR HEART FAILURE

07/31/02 CHRONIC CHILD SUPPORT DEFAULTERS ARRESTED IN NATIONWIDE SWEEP

07/31/02 HHS ANNOUNCES INITIATIVE TO REDUCE RACIAL AND ETHNIC DISPARITIES IN ADULT IMMUNIZATION

07/31/02 HHS APPROVES EXPANDING PHARMACY BENEFITS TO FLORIDA ELDERLY

07/31/02 Senate Attacks Patents After Failing to Pass Medicare Prescription Drug Coverage

07/30/02 Environmental Health Perspectives Among Most-Cited Environmental Pubs

07/30/02 ILLICIT TOBACCO TRADE CONTRIBUTES TO GLOBAL DISEASE BURDEN

07/29/02 He's Lost Four Kidneys, But Research Plan Gives Him Hope

07/29/02 NIH Licenses New MRI Technology That Produces Detailed Images of Nerves, Other Soft Tissues

07/29/02 WHO'S GOING TO DRIVE MISS DAISY? QUESTIONS ARISE AS MORE OLDER AMERICANS OUTLIVE DRIVING PRIVILEGE

07/26/02 President Bush’s Call to Curb Litigation Costs Will Help Stem Tide of Medical Practice Closures ACP-ASIM Urges Congress to Pass HEALTH Act to Preserve Access to Care

07/26/02 Study Shows Tax Credits Can Help Provide Health Insurance to All Americans ACP-ASIM Says Tax Credits Will Work as Part of Comprehensive Plan

07/26/02 HHS APPROVES COLORADO PLAN TO INSURE WOMEN WITH BREAST OR CERVICAL CANCER

07/26/02 DRUG TARGETS BRAIN CIRCUITS THAT DRIVE APPETITE AND BODY WEIGHT

07/25/02 HHS LAUNCHES NEW BILINGUAL EFFORT TO EXPAND HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR HISPANIC CHILDREN.

07/25/02 STUDY OFFERS NEW INSIGHTS INTO OVERCOMING DISPARITIES IN HEALTH.

07/25/02 Pattern of Newborn Infections Changes

07/25/02 NIH FUNDS BOTANICAL CENTER IN IOWA TO STUDY HEALTH EFFECTS OF ECHINACEA AND ST. JOHN’S WORT

07/24/02 STATEMENT BY HHS SECRETARY TOMMY G. THOMPSON Regarding Senate Confirmation of Dr. Richard Carmona as Surgeon General

07/24/02 NEW REPORT SHEDS LIGHT ON TRENDS AND PATTERNS IN MARRIAGE, DIVORCE, & COHABITATION

07/24/02 SENATE MISSES OPPORTUNITY TO PASS MEDICARE OUTPATIENT DRUG COVERAGE

07/23/02 DPC's Hepatitis B Antibody Assays Approved by FDA

07/23/02 HHS, NATIONAL ADOPTION CENTER LAUNCH INTERNET ADOPTION SERVICE

07/23/02 Promising Drug in Treatment of Stroke-Induced Dementia

07/22/02 Scientists One Step Closer to Cause of Uterine Fibroids

07/22/02 NEW CAMPAIGN SAYS "CUIDE SU CORAZÓN" TO PEOPLE WITH DIABETES

07/20/02 HHS TO OFFER GRANTS TO ASSIST LOCAL COMMUNITIES IN DEVELOPING VOLUNTEER MEDICAL RESERVE CORPS.

07/20/02 Panel Calls for Greater Attention to Cancer Patients' Pain, Depression, and Fatigue

07/19/02 HHS AWARDS NEARLY $19 MILLION TO 149 HEALTH CENTERS TO EXPAND AND IMPROVE SERVICES

07/19/02 AIDS Drug Prices Drop 54 % in Latin America, Caribbean

07/18/02 GENE MAY BIAS AMYGDALA RESPONSE TO FRIGHTFUL FACES

07/18/02 Genetic Studies Shed Light on Malaria Parasite's Origins and Drug Resistance

07/17/02 HHS LAUNCHES EMERGING LEADERS PROGRAM TO ATTRACT TALENTED YOUNG PEOPLE TO PUBLIC SERVICE

07/17/02 INCREASED RISK OF OVARIAN CANCER IS LINKED TO ESTROGEN REPLACEMENT THERAPY.

07/14/02 SITES CHOSEN FOR PUBLIC-PRIVATE OSTEOARTHRITIS INITIATIVE

07/12/02 NHLBI Stops Trial of Estrogen Plus Progestin Due to Increased Breast Cancer Risk, Lack of Overall Benefit

07/12/02 HHS AWARDS $55.8 MILLION TO 131 HEALTH CENTERS TO EXPAND MEDICAL CAPACITY AT EXISTING SITES.

07/03/02 Muscle Stem Cells Show Promise Against Muscular Dystrophy in Mouse Model

07/03/02 How underpaid health staff survive

07/03/02 JULIE L. GERBERDING, M.D., M.P.H., NAMED CDC DIRECTOR AND ATSDR ADMINISTRATOR

07/03/02 HHS AWARDS $4.5 MILLION FOR SENIOR MEDICARE PATROL PROJECTS

07/03/02 SECRETARY THOMPSON LEADS U.S. DELEGATION TO THE XIV INTERNATIONAL AIDS CONFERENCE

07/02/02 TASK FORCE URGES CLINICIANS AND PATIENTS TO DISCUSS PROS AND CONS OF TAKING PRESCRIPTION MEDICINES TO REDUCE BREAST CANCER RISK

07/02/02 HHS AWARDS $200 MILLION IN BONUS PAYMENTS TO STATES FOR LEADERSHIP IN "WELFARE TO WORK"

07/02/02 "POWER NAP" PREVENTS BURNOUT; MORNING SLEEP PERFECTS A SKILL

07/02/02 HHS APPROVES MINNESOTA PLAN TO INSURE WOMEN WITH BREAST OR CERVICAL CANCER

07/02/02 HHS AWARDS GRANTS NATIONWIDE TO SUPPORT ABSTINENCE EDUCATION, SERVICES TO TEENS

07/01/02 NIGMS ENERGIZES NMR RESEARCH WITH WORLD'S BIGGEST MAGNETS

07/01/02 HHS APPROVES EXPANDING PHARMACY BENEFITS TO WISCONSIN ELDERLY Program To Provide Access to Coverage for up to 177,000 Wisconsin Residents

07/01/02 NIH CONVENES PANEL TO DISCUSS SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT IN CANCER

06/28/02 AFGHANISTAN: WHO APPEALS FOR US$ 1.2 MILLION TO TACKLE LARGEST SINGLE EPIDEMIC OF DISFIGURING DISEASE

06/28/02 Nonoxynol-9 ineffective in preventing HIV infection

06/28/02 CMS GIVES ACCREDITATION ASSOCIATION FOR AMBULATORY HEALTH CARE, INC. AUTHORITY TO ACCREDIT MEDICARE+CHOICE ORGANIZATIONS

06/28/02 Study Finds Public Demand for Emergency Medical Care Outpacing Supply of Emergency Physicians

06/28/02 STATEMENT BY AARP ADVOCACY DIRECTOR CHRIS HANSEN ON THE HOUSE MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION DRUG PLAN

06/27/02 STATEMENT BY HHS SECRETARY TOMMY G. THOMPSON Regarding National HIV Testing Day

06/27/02 MEDICARE PROPOSES 2003 PHYSICIAN PAY CHANGES STANDARDS FOR PHYSICIAN DATA INPUT EASED

06/26/02 DIET RICH IN FOODS WITH VITAMIN E MAY REDUCE ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE RISK.

06/26/02 New survey gives poor countries information on more affordable AIDS drugs

06/26/02 National Kidney Disease Education Program Web Site Launched

06/25/02 Allocations provide more than $54 million for cancer research

06/24/02 STATEMENT BY HHS SECRETARY TOMMY G. THOMPSON Regarding D.A. Henderson's Awarding of the Presidential Medal of Freedom

06/24/02 Caribbean Health Officials to Discuss AIDS Drugs with Pharmaceutical Companies

06/21/02 HHS REPORT HIGHLIGHTS BENEFITS OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY FOR DISEASE PREVENTION

06/21/02 PROTEIN ESSENTIAL FOR SWITCHING ON T-CELL RESPONSE

06/20/02 NEW STUDY FINDS VASECTOMY DOES NOT INCREASE PROSTATE CANCER RISK

06/20/02 Gene Expression Profiles Predict Survival of Lymphoma Patients After Chemotherapy

06/19/02 $ 11.4 MILLION AWARDED FOR NATIONAL CHILD TRAUMATIC STRESS INITIATIVE

06/19/02 HHS URGES CONGRESS TO ACT THIS YEAR ON MEDICARE PLAN

06/19/02 Non-Profit, Pro Bono Organ Transplant Clinic To Open

06/18/02 PDUFA REAUTHOIZATION GOOD FOR AMERICAN PATIENTS

06/18/02 CARDIAC DIFFERENCES IN INFANTS BORN TO HIV-POSITIVE MOTHERS MAY PERSIST-- EFFECTS BASED ON CHILD'S INFECTION STATUS

06/18/02 Flash Code(TM) "Black Box" Provides Comprehensive HIPAA Mandated Coding Solutions for Health Care Providers and Payers

06/18/02 WHO LAUNCHES PROJECT TO PREVENT BLINDNESS IN CHILDREN

06/18/02 New Rapid Tuberculosis (TB) Test Kit Outperforms Existing Testing Products

06/17/02 FEW WOMEN REGRET STERILIZATION PROCEDURES

06/17/02 NEW THERAPY FOR "BLACK FEVER" IS 95% EFFECTIVE

06/17/02 New Data Shows Weight Loss With Xenical(R) Provides Additional Benefits for a Broad Range of Type 2 Diabetes Patients when Combined with Current Therapies

06/14/02 HHS ANNOUNCES PLANS TO STUDY EPHEDRA; STEPS UP ENFORCEMENT OF ILLEGAL EPHEDRINE MARKETING

06/14/02 FDA Grants Clearance to Startox On-Site Drug Test

06/13/02 After "ER" Smallpox Episode, Fewer "ER" Viewers Report They Would Go to Emergency Room If They Had Symptoms of the Disease

06/13/02 EYE DROPS DELAY ONSET OF GLAUCOMA IN PEOPLE AT HIGHER RISK

06/13/02 RESEARCHERS SHED LIGHT ON MECHANISMS OF VOLUNTARY ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION

06/13/02 MELISSA ROSE CHAPMAN NAMED HHS CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER

06/13/02 HHS ISSUES NEW MEDICAID MANAGED CARE REGULATION TO GUARANTEE STRONG PATIENT PROTECTIONS

06/12/02 ELECTROACUPUNCTURE TRIAL IS NCCAM'S FIRST INTRAMURAL STUDY

06/12/02 STUDY CONCLUDES BENEFITS OF ANTI-HIV THERAPY DURING PREGNANCY OUTWEIGH RISKS

06/12/02 PROGRESS AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS FOR MANAGEMENT OF HEPATITIS C

06/11/02 Fiorica Addresses Hormone Therapy Risks At International Menopause Congress

06/11/02 RONALD G. SPAETH JOINS JCAHO BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

06/11/02 NIAID EXPANDS VACCINE TESTING NETWORK

06/10/02 HHS MOVES TO FREE HOME HEALTH NURSES TO FOCUS ON PATIENT CARE

06/10/02 UPDATE ON NATIONAL ASTHMA GUIDELINES RELEASED

06/10/02 Artemis Pharmaceuticals and Merck Collaborate To Develop Customized Mouse Models

06/10/02 NEW MEASURE MAY HELP PREVENT PATIENTS WITH PNEUMONIA FROM BEING SENT HOME TOO SOON

06/09/02 HHS Secretary Thompson Scheduled to Speak at BIO 2002

06/07/02 Long Beach Memorial Hospital Office Managers Astounded by Sweeping Implications of Soon to Occur HIPAA Compliance Deadlines

06/07/02 Cities in Argentina, Canada, Ecuador, Peru win Awards in PAHO Active Cities Contest

06/06/02 HHS APPROVES STATE BIOTERRORISM PLANS SO BUILDING CAN BEGIN

06/06/02 HHS REPORT SHOWS TEEN BIRTH RATE FALLS TO NEW RECORD LOW IN 2001

06/06/02 SCIENTISTS GATHER IN QUEBEC CITY, CANADA TO DISCUSS ADVANCES IN DRUG ABUSE RESEARCH

06/05/02 Accelerating Drug Development Through Integrated Gap Analysis

06/05/02 STUDY REPORTS PRELIMINARY FINDINGS RELATED TO METHAMPHETAMINE

06/05/02 HHS ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS TO ASSIST FAITH-BASED AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS

06/05/02 Statement on the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act

06/05/02 ACP-ASIM LENDS SUPPORT TO "PATIENT SAFETY AND QUALITY IMPROVEMENT ACT"

06/05/02 NHLBI STUDY FINDS DRAMATIC DECLINE IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AMONG AFRICAN-AMERICAN AND WHITE GIRLS

06/04/02 CDC convenes regions to celebrate progress in injury prevention

06/04/02 Pediatricians, Lactation Consultants and Parents Agree: Colic-Ease(R) Works

06/04/02 HHS AWARDS $30 MILLION TO ADDRESS EMERGING NURSE SHORTAGE

06/03/02 STUDY SHOWS POSITIVE RESULTS FROM EARLY HEAD START PROGRAM

06/03/02 HHS STUDY SHOWS POVERTY, WELFARE DEPENDENCE DROP

06/03/02 NHLBI STUDY SHOWS WEIGHT CONCERNS INCREASE GIRLS' RISK OF BECOMING SMOKERS

05/31/02 HHS APPROVES TENNCARE II MEDICAID WAIVER

05/31/02 HHS ISSUES NEW STATISTICAL LOOK AT WOMEN'S HEALTH

05/31/02 Inexpensive drug prevents fatal convulsions in pregnant women, study finds

05/30/02 HHS REMEMBERS WORLD TRADE CENTER VICTIMS, RECOVERY WORKERS HHS Provided Record Amount of Disaster Assistance Following 9/11 Attacks

05/30/02 STUDIES YIELD KEY INSIGHTS IN PREVENTING DESTRUCTION OF INSULIN-PRODUCING CELLS

05/30/02 BRAIN SIGNAL BOOSTS AS MONKEY NEARS REWARD

05/30/02 Volleyball joins the international movement to play it clean and kick tobacco out of sports

05/30/02 NURSE STAFFING LEVELS DIRECTLY IMPACT PATIENT HEALTH AND SURVIVAL

05/29/02 IntraNexus Receives HIPAA Certification for Electronic Eligibility Benefit Response

05/29/02 FCC RULING ADVANCES PATIENT SAFETY: AHA SAYS FCC Issues Additional Technical Rulings Affecting Wireless Medical Telemetry Services

05/29/02 IRREGULAR PERIODS IN YOUNG WOMEN COULD BE WARNING SIGN FOR LATER OSTEOPOROSIS

05/29/02 TEEN FRIENDSHIPS MORE RACIALLY SEGREGATED AT MODERATELY DIVERSE SCHOOLS INTEGRATED FRIENDSHIPS MORE LIKELY AT HIGHLY DIVERSE SCHOOLS

05/29/02 FDA SEIZES NEW CHOICE FOOD GEL CANDIES

05/29/02 American Cancer Society Presents 2002 Medal of Honor Awards

05/28/02 Elderly Lack Medication Knowledge; Public Unaware of Alcohol Control Policies; and Restricting Epileptic Drivers Could Increase Risk for Crashes

05/28/02 Morey's Seafood International LLC Recalls Morey's® Smoked Ciscoes Chubs Due to Possible Health Risk

05/28/02 CMS ANNOUNCES STANDARD UNIQUE EMPLOYER IDENTIFIER FOR USE IN STANDARD TRANSACTIONS UNDER HIPAA

05/28/02 Medicare Streamlines Paperwork Requirements for Nursing Homes To Allow Nurses, Other Caregivers To Spend More Time With Patients

05/28/02 TWO-DRUG THERAPY IS BEST FOR SYMPTOMATIC PROSTATE ENLARGEMENT COMBINATION SHOULD CHANGE CLINICAL PRACTICE

05/27/02 V-1 Immunitor presentation in Paris

05/27/02 KS Biomedix Licenses TransMID(TM) Brain Cancer Product to Sosei in $25m Japanese Deal

05/27/02 Complexed PSA Test More Accurate Than Traditional PSA Test In Detecting Prostate Cancer

05/24/02 STUDY FINDS AUTOIMMUNE LINK IN JUVENILE BATTEN DISEASE

05/24/02 Tobacco kills more than a million people a year in the Americas: can we reduce the death toll?

05/23/02 IOM REPORT ON UNINSURED SHOWS IMMEDIATE ACTION NEEDED TO PROVIDE AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE FOR ALL

05/22/02 NEW NATIONAL SURVEY DATA DETAIL QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE FOR CHILDREN

05/22/02 CMS AWARDS $900,000 TO CHILDREN'S HOSPICE INTERNATIONAL TO EXPAND OPTIONS FOR CHILDREN WITH LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS

05/21/02 U.S. PREVENTIVE SERVICES TASK FORCE NOW FINDS SUFFICIENT EVIDENCE TO RECOMMEND SCREENING ADULTS FOR DEPRESSION

05/21/02 Integrated Surgical Systems Signs Software Development Agreement with Zimmer K. K. Japan

05/21/02 HHS LAUNCHES EFFORT TO SUPPORT OMBUDSMEN'S EFFORTS TO USE NURSING HOME QUALITY DATA TO ASSIST FAMILIES

05/21/02 NO INCREASE IN NATIONAL WELFARE CASELOAD, HHS REPORTS

05/21/02 ZERHOUNI ASSUMES LEADERSHIP OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH

05/21/02 New CDC report looks at attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

05/21/02 HealthFest 2002 - Interactive Biotech at the Ontario Science Centre

05/20/02 MOLECULARLY TARGETED DRUG SLOWS TUMOR GROWTH IN PATIENTS WITH METASTATIC KIDNEY CANCER

05/20/02 Understanding Cancer Patients' Needs, Concerns Is Key to Improving Clinical Trial Participation UC Davis Cancer Center Study Finds Patients Need Practical Information

05/17/02 Large Pharmaceutical Distributors May Control Market, But Vertical Source Pharma Is Winning Customer Loyalty

05/17/02 NIAID TEAMS WITH WYETH ON HIV/AIDS VACCINE

05/16/02 HHS AWARDS $16.1 MILLION TO 28 HEALTH CENTERS TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE SERVICES

05/16/02 HHS ENSURES OPPORTUNITY FOR TRIBES TO ASSUME INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE PROGRAMS

05/16/02 HIV VACCINE RESEARCH IS "BEST HOPE" FOR CONTROLLING AIDS PANDEMIC

05/16/02 HHS SECRETARY TOMMY G. THOMPSON Regarding House Passage of TANF Reauthorization Bill

05/16/02 WOMEN WITH PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE TREATED AS OUTPATIENTS HAVE LONG-TERM OUTCOMES COMPARABLE TO THOSE TREATED AS INPATIENTS

05/15/02 HEALTH CARE LEADERS URGE CONGRESS TO STOP MEDICARE CUTS TO TEACHING HOSPITALS

05/15/02 RESEARCHERS GAIN INSIGHT INTO FUNCTION OF MEMORY ENHANCING DRUGS

05/15/02 PAHO, RED CROSS UNITE TO FIGHT DISEASE, CHILD DEATHS

05/14/02 SECRETARY THOMPSON SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH CANADA ON INDIGENOUS HEALTH DURING 55TH WORLD HEALTH ASSEMBLY

05/14/02 World Health Assembly Celebrates PAHO Centennial

05/14/02 Doctors, Knee X-rays And Arthritis

05/14/02 Salt of the Earth: Salt Lamps Promote Wellness

05/13/02 FDA CLEARS NEW DEVICE FOR RADIATION TREATMENT FOR BREAST CANCER

05/13/02 GlaxoSmithKline Alerts Patients, Pharmacists and Physicians to Watch for Third-Party Tampering that Incorrectly Labels Ziagen® as Combivir®

05/13/02 LEGAL ANALYSIS SHOWS CMS HAS DISCRETION TO FIX ERRORS IN MEDICARE PHYSICIAN PAYMENT FORMULA

05/13/02 Nationwide Recall of Susie Brand Imported Cantaloupe Due to Potential Health Risk

05/10/02 HHS ISSUES GUIDELINES FOR SAFEGUARDING BUILDING VENTILATION SYSTEMS FROM TERRORIST ATTACKS

05/10/02 RESEARCHERS UNRAVEL ANTHRAX GENOMES

05/10/02 Joint ILO/ICN/WHO/PSI research indicates violence undermines retention of health personnel and the delivery of quality health care everywhere

05/10/02 INPATIENT RULE PROPOSES RELIEF FOR RURAL HOSPITALS

05/10/02 NEW FREEDOM INITIATIVE PROGRESS REPORT RELEASED

05/09/02 Bayer Institute For Health Care Communication To Develop Intervention Tool For Physicians To Help Patients Reduce Risky Lifestyle Behaviors

05/09/02 HHS APPROVES OHIO PLAN TO INSURE WOMEN WITH BREAST OR CERVICAL CANCER

05/08/02 HHS AWARDS $10.5 MILLION FOR TRAINING, RESEARCH TO ADDRESS HEALTH CONCERNS RELATED TO WORLD TRADE CENTER ATTACKS

05/08/02 RODERIC I. PETTIGREW, PH.D., M.D., NAMED FIRST DIRECTOR, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL IMAGING AND BIOENGINEERING

05/07/02 INTERNATIONAL TEAM OF RESEARCHERS ASSEMBLES DRAFT SEQUENCE OF MOUSE GENOME

05/06/02 DAMAGED DNA SYNTHESIS ENZYME SHOWN TO CAUSE PROGRESSIVE MUSCLE WEAKENING

05/06/02 HHS SECRETARY URGES FAMILIES TO WALK TOGETHER ON MOTHER'S DAY

05/03/02 THOMPSON NAMES DIRECTOR OF PREPAREDNESS OFFICE

05/02/02 VITAMIN C TRANSPORTER GENE DISCOVERY IN MICE SUGGESTS POSSIBLE ROLE FOR ASCORBIC ACID IN PREVENTING LIFE- THREATENING COMPLICATIONS SEEN IN PREMATURE INFANTS

05/02/02 Pregnancy and Your Feet; A Monthly Foot Fact from Foot.com

05/02/02 Pregnancy and Your Feet; A Monthly Foot Fact from Foot.com

05/02/02 142 MILLION Americans Breathing Dirty Air

05/02/02 HHS URGES COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS TO IMPROVE PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

05/01/02 WORLD MARKET FOR TECHNICAL TEXTILES 50% BIGGER THAN PREVIOUSLY ESTIMATED

05/01/02 FDA PROPOSES FIRST REQUIREMENT FOR ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS

05/01/02 STATEMENT BY HHS SECRETARY TOMMY G. THOMPSON Regarding Older Americans Month

05/01/02 PLACEBO, ANTIDEPRESSANT MAY LIFT DEPRESSION VIA COMMON MECHANISM

05/01/02 Report Details Potential Risks of Cutting Medicare Payments to Teaching Hospitals

04/30/02 HHS ISSUES FINAL RULES TO ASSIST COMPENSATION OF NUCLEAR WORKERS FOR JOB-RELATED CANCERS

04/30/02 AAMC SUPPORTS SENATE BI-PARTISAN CLONING BILL

04/30/02 EXPERIMENTAL THERAPY STOPS ALLERGIC REACTIONS IN MICE

04/29/02 PHYSICIANS WHO ARE EXPERTS ON MANAGED CARE AVOID ENROLLING IN HMOs WHEN SELECTING A PERSONAL HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN

04/29/02 HHS APPROVES PENNSYLVANIA'S REQUEST TO EXPAND MEDICAID TO WORKING INDIVIDUALS WITH A DISABILITY

04/29/02 SCIENTISTS DISCOVER GENE IN HUMAN EGG THAT MAY BE NECESSARY FOR FEMALE FERTILITY

04/26/02 HHS AWARDS NEW NATIVE AMERICAN GRANTS FOR TRIBAL ELDERS AND CAREGIVERS

04/26/02 HHS TO RECRUIT 40 NEW PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE OFFICERS TO SERVE NEEDY COMMUNITIES

04/26/02 WHO TO HOLD URGENT EXPERT CONSULTATION ON ACRYLAMIDE IN FOOD AFTER FINDINGS OF SWEDISH NATIONAL FOOD ADMINISTRATION

04/25/02 The "Cliffs Notes" for laboring couples has arrived!

04/25/02 Major Health Publisher And Leading Consumer Group Form New Partnership For Women’s Health

04/25/02 SINGLE GENE LEAP LED TO FLEA-BORNE TRANSMISSION OF PLAGUE BACTERIUM

04/25/02 NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH AND BRESAGEN, INC. SIGN U.S./AUSTRALIAN STEM CELL RESEARCH AGREEMENT

04/25/02 Poliomyelitis: Eradicated From the Americas, On Its Way to Global Eradication

04/24/02 RESEARCH YIELDS NEW INSIGHTS INTO MOLECULAR CONTROL OF ADDICTION

04/24/02 STUDY CONFIRMS RECOMMENDED DIALYSIS DOSE

04/24/02 BETHESDA 2001: A REVISED SYSTEM FOR REPORTING PAP TEST RESULTS AIMS TO IMPROVE CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING

04/24/02 STATEMENT BY HHS SECRETARY TOMMY G. THOMPSON Regarding Committee Action on Abstinence Program Provisions

04/24/02 XALATAN(R) Becomes First Prostaglandin Glaucoma Eye Drop Approved as First Line Therapy in Europe Prescription Medication Completes Mutual Recognition Process Wins UK Marketing Authorization

04/24/02 HHS RELEASES QUALITY DATA ABOUT INDIVIDUAL NURSING HOMES Pilot Project In Six States To Help Consumers Make Informed Health Decisions

04/24/02 PRIVATE SECTOR HEALTH CARE IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES NEEDS BETTER STEWARDSHIP, RESEARCHERS SAY

04/24/02 New Survey Shows Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome Suffer From Severe Symptoms Affecting Activities Of Daily Living

04/23/02 Independent Publishers Respond to America's Weighty Health Crisis

04/23/02 New Software Helps Women Predict Fertile Periods Based on the Time of Ovulation

04/23/02 MENTAL HEALTH: NEW WHO COUNTRY DATA SHOW RESOURCES FALL SHORT OF NEEDS

04/23/02 HHS ANNOUNCES 7 PERCENT INCREASE IN ORGAN DONORS IN 2001 HHS, Olympic Medal Winner Chris Klug Encourage Americans To Give The Gift of Life

04/23/02 STUDY FINDS WIDESPREAD SYMPATHETIC NERVE DAMAGE IN PARKINSON'S DISEASE

04/23/02 Research Reveals New Health Benefits of Cranberries and Confirms Role in Urinary Tract Health

04/23/02 FDA APPROVES NUTROPIN AQ PENÔ FOR DELIVERY OF NUTROPIN AQÒ RECOMBINANT GROWTH HORMONE

04/22/02 CMS ISSUES FIRST QUARTERLY LISTING LATEST MEDICARE, MEDICAID REQUIREMENTS

04/22/02 WE CAN BEAT AIDS, TB AND MALARIA, UN AGENCIES SAY

04/22/02 Medical Laboratory Bloodprint(TM) Establishes With Scientific Certainty Foods Associated With Chronic Disease

04/22/02 WHO TAKES MAJOR STEPS TO MAKE HIV TREATMENT ACCESSIBLE Treatment Guidelines and AIDS Medicines List Announced by WHO

04/22/02 US Oncology Presents Third Annual Cancer Medal of Honor Awards; Members of Congress Honored for Efforts in the War On Cancer

04/21/02 Amended Glaxo AZT patent case filed in U.S. Court

04/19/02 HHS SECRETARY TOMMY G. THOMPSON SIGNS DEPARTMENT LABOR-MANAGEMENT COOPERATION AGREEMENT Signing Establishes Labor-Management Cooperation Council

04/19/02 HHS LAUNCHES NEW PEDIATRIC DRUG SAFETY INITIATIVE

04/19/02 SIGNIFICANT DEFICITS IN MENTAL SKILLS OBSERVED IN TODDLERS EXPOSED TO COCAINE BEFORE BIRTH

04/19/02 SECRETARY THOMPSON TRAVELS TO GUYANA TO SIGN PAN-CARIBBEAN PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT TO FIGHT HIV/AIDS

04/18/02 Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh Researchers Find High Frequency Of Erythromycin Resistance in School Children With Strep Throat

04/18/02 UNICEF hails global progress towards elimination of maternal and neo-natal tetanus

04/18/02 Nyxis Neurotherapies Announces Positive Pre-Clinical Results for NT-13 In Learning, Neuropathic Pain and Stroke With No Observed Toxic Or Adverse Side Effects

04/18/02 HHS APPROVES LOUISIANA PLAN TO INSURE WOMEN WITH BREAST OR CERVICAL CANCER

04/18/02 Partnership for Prevention Commends OSHA Warning to Business Travelers About Health Risks Travelers Urged to Seek Pre-Trip Medical Advice About Disease Risks and Prevention

04/18/02 FOODBORNE ILLNESSES POST DRAMATIC SIX-YEAR DECLINE

04/18/02 NIMH AWARDS NEW GRANTS IN RESPONSE TO TERRORIST ATTACKS OF SEPTEMBER 11, 2001

04/17/02 Lack of Nurses Threatens Patient Care in Hospitals and Physician Practices Physicians Recommend Quick Actions to Forestall Dangerous Shortages

04/17/02 A NEW STANDARD FOR HEALTH AND DISABILITY Groundbreaking Classification Focuses on How Everybody Can Live to Their Full Potential

04/17/02 HHS APPROVES WISCONSIN PLAN TO INSURE WOMEN WITH BREAST OR CERVICAL CANCER

04/16/02 AARP'S "WISE USE OF MEDICATIONS" CAMPAIGN TO HELP CONSUMERS SAVE MONEY AND IMPROVE HEALTH

04/16/02 Vical Receives $1 Million From Merial in DNA Vaccine Collaboration

04/16/02 IMPROVING INTERNATIONAL FOOD STANDARDS WORK - FAO AND WHO LAUNCH INDEPENDENT EVALUATION WITH CALL FOR PUBLIC COMMENT

04/15/02 Ethypharm and Biovail Enter Into Significant Strategic Alliance Biovail Invests Up to euro 143 Million in an Equity and Potential Milestones to Ethypharm

04/15/02 BrainLAB Image Guided Orthopedic Trauma Software FDA Cleared

04/12/02 STATEMENT BY HHS SECRETARY TOMMY G. THOMPSON Regarding National Infant Immunization Week April 14-20, 2002

04/11/02 NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH AND ES CELL INTERNATIONAL PTE. LTD SIGN INTERNATIONAL STEM CELL RESEARCH AGREEMENT

04/11/02 NATIONWIDE STUDY CONFIRMS THAT OLDER PATIENTS WHO NEED CERTAIN HIGH-RISK SURGERIES FARE BETTER IN MORE EXPERIENCED HOSPITALS

04/10/02 HHS AWARDS $923 MILLION TO ENSURE MEDICAL CARE, SUPPORT SERVICES AND PRESCRIPTION DRUGS FOR PEOPLE WITH HIV/AIDS

04/09/02 COLLEGE DRINKING HAZARDOUS TO CAMPUS COMMUNITIES TASK FORCE CALLS FOR RESEARCH-BASED PREVENTION PROGRAMS

04/09/02 New Survey Shows Many With Diabetes Know Little About a Common Preventable Foot Condition That Often Leads To Amputation

04/09/02 It's No Laughing Matter - New Survey Reveals the Emotional Impact Of Incontinence

04/08/02 New PSA Campaign Highlights Colorectal Cancer As the Second Cancer-Killer of Americans NCCRA Urges People to 'Get Tested'

04/08/02 Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center and ABC2 Collaborate to Accelerate Testing Of New Brain Cancer Drugs

04/08/02 NIBIB ANNOUNCES AWARD OF FIRST RESEARCH GRANTS

04/05/02 Body Hate and How to Cure It: Tyndale House Publishers

04/05/02 Afghanistan Update April 5, 2002

04/05/02 SECRETARY THOMPSON COMMITS CDC MONEY TO FIGHT AIDS South African Agreement Extends Public-Private Partnership

04/05/02 AHRQ SEEKS APPLICATIONS TO EVALUATE USE OF FINANCIAL AND NON-FINANCIAL INCENTIVES IN HEALTH CARE

04/04/02 NATIONAL CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH CONFERENCE TO FOCUS ON PREVENTION AND TREATMENT OF NATION'S LEADING KILLER

04/04/02 AAMC Statement on the March 27 Proposed Rule Modifying the Standards for the Privacy of Individually Identifiable Health Information

04/04/02 PAHO Commemorates World Health Day with the slogan: `Move for Health'

04/04/02 Substance Abuse & Mental Health Problems Are Serious Issues for Older Adults - New Guide Offers Solutions

04/04/02 NIAID PROVIDES ACCESS TO LATEST IMMUNE RESEARCH TECHNOLOGY

04/04/02 Study Finds Chronically-Ill Children Increasingly Die at Home Findings Published in April Issue of Pediatrics

04/03/02 Little Changes Can Help You Lose Weight; Software Can Help You Keep Track of Your Calories Eaten and Burned

04/03/02 Handwashing Tips for Good Clean Fun

04/03/02 April is Injury Prevention Month: American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Kicks Off Year-Long "Prevent Injuries America!" Campaign

04/03/02 Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation and Leading Anesthesia Information Systems Manufacturers Launch Coordinated Effort to Improve Patient Safety

04/03/02 Poor Sleep Affects Mood, Behavior, Performance, Causes Stress and Anxiety Respondents of Annual Sleep Poll Agree Sleep Surface a Major Factor

04/02/02 REPORT SHOWS RECENT PROGRESS IN DECREASING YOUTH TOBACCO USE, BUT MUCH WORK REMAINS

04/01/02 HHS APPROVES DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS IN MINNESOTA, GEORGIA TO EXPAND SAFETY-NET PATIENTS' ACCESS TO PRESCRIPTION DRUGS

04/01/02 HHS Makes $140 Million in Emergency Funds Available to Health Care Organizations That Suffered Losses From Sept. 11 Attacks

04/01/02 INFECTION PROTECTION How to Fight the Germs That Make You Sick by Ronald M. Klatz, M.D., D.O., and Robert M. Goldman, M.D., D.O., Ph.D. with Catherine Cebula

04/01/02 SCIENTISTS DISCOVER FIRST GENE INVOLVED IN GUM OVERGROWTH

03/31/02 The Plastic Surgery Company Files for Chapter 11 Protection

03/31/02 SECRETARY THOMPSON NAMES CDC MANAGEMENT TEAM

03/31/02 Average Desk Harbors 400 Times More Bacteria Than Average Toilet Seat

03/31/02 NIAID Study Results Support Diluting Smallpox Vaccine Stockpile to Stretch Supply

03/30/02 HHS MAY ACQUIRE MORE THAN 75 MILLION DOSES OF SMALLPOX VACCINE

03/30/02 CMS Gives National Committee on Quality Assurance Authority To Accredit Medicare+Choice Organizations

03/29/02 USE OF DRUGS TO TREAT ADHD AND DEPRESSION IN YOUTH STEADILY INCREASED FROM 1995 TO 1999

03/29/02 It Begins in Your 30s - How to Avoid 'Middle-Age Blimp Out'

03/28/02 Celsion Announces Phase II BPH Results

03/28/02 HHS TO ALLOW FEEDING ASSISTANTS FOR NURSING HOME RESIDENTS Proposal Designed To Allow More Workers In Order To Increase Quality of Care

03/28/02 HHS TO ALLOW FEEDING ASSISTANTS FOR NURSING HOME RESIDENTS: Proposal Designed To Allow More Workers In Order To Increase Quality of Care

03/28/02 BIO Statement Regarding 2002 Planting Estimates for Genetically Modified Crops

03/28/02 Childhood Immunization: true investment in the health of nations

03/28/02 STUDY ASSESSES IMPACT OF SEPTEMBER 11TH EVENTS ON MANHATTAN RESIDENTS; PARTICIPANTS REPORT SYMPTOMS OF POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER

03/27/02 HHS, ADA WARN AMERICANS OF "PRE-DIABETES," ENCOURAGE PEOPLE TO TAKE HEALTHY STEPS TO REDUCE RISKS Updated Statistics Show 17 Million with Diabetes, 16 Million More With Pre-Diabetes

03/27/02 TIMING OF CHEMICAL SIGNAL CRITICAL FOR NORMAL EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT

03/27/02 Lawsuit Against Pharmaceutical Co., Brake Shop Alleges Asbestos and SV40 Virus-laced Vaccine Caused Tumor, HarrisMartin Publishing Reports

03/27/02 WHO RUSHES MEDICINES AND EXPERTS TO AREA AFFECTED BY AFGHANISTAN EARTHQUAKE

03/27/02 FITaccess Launches FITaccess Pro

03/27/02 AMERIGROUP Foundation Awards Caribbean Women's Health Association $10K To Expand Infant Mortality Prevention Initiative

03/27/02 ADOLESCENT DEPRESSION AND HIGH RECEPTIVITY TO TOBACCO ADS MAY LEAD TO TEEN SMOKING

03/26/02 UNIVEC Receives FDA 510(k) Clearance for its New Bifurcated Safety Needle Specifically Designed for U.S. and International Smallpox Vaccine Programs

03/26/02 Shadows Bend Development, Inc. Announces Intent To Acquire Illinois Corporation

03/26/02 STATEMENT BY HHS SECRETARY TOMMY G. THOMPSON ON THE PRESIDENT'S INTENTION TO NOMINATE ELIAS A. ZERHOUNI, M.D., TO BE DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH

03/26/02 MEDICARE TRUSTEES CALL FOR PROGRAM CHANGES TO ADDRESS LONG-TERM DEFICIT

03/25/02 ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCES STEPS TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY LIVING FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

03/24/02 Disease Experts Call Antibiotic Resistance 'One of most serious problems' today; few drugs remain effective

03/22/02 Vitamin E Seen as Potential Alzheimer's Weapon; Harvard Publication Reports on Role in Aging

03/22/02 STATEMENT BY HHS SECRETARY TOMMY G. THOMPSON Regarding World TB Day March 24, 2002

03/22/02 SECRETARY THOMPSON NAMES CAROLYN CLANCY, M.D., AS ACTING DIRECTOR OF AHRQ

03/21/02 Diagnostic Criteria for Depression of Alzheimer's May Lead to Better Recognition

03/21/02 MedicalNewsService.com recognizes Tommy Thompson as Health Newsmaker of the Year for Diabetes Prevention

03/21/02 AHA’S SECTION FOR FEDERAL HEALTH SYSTEMS HONORS TWO LEADERS

03/21/02 HHS PROPOSES CHANGES THAT PROTECT PRIVACY, ACCESS TO CARE

03/21/02 MEDICARE PROPOSES NEW PAYMENT SYSTEM FOR LONG TERM CARE HOSPITALS

03/21/02 Tuberculosis: `Captain of men of death' closely linked to poverty

03/20/02 CTI, Inc. Announces CTI PET Systems, Inc. Receives Frost & Sullivan Product Of The Year Award New PET-CT Scanner Hailed for Potential to Revolutionize Cancer Care

03/20/02 UNDERSIZE INFANTS SCORE HIGHER ON IQ TESTS IF BREAST FED EXCLUSIVELY

03/20/02 MORE AMERICANS FACING BLINDNESS THAN EVER BEFORE

03/20/02 HHS AWARDS GRANTS TOTALING $28.9 MILLION TO IMPROVE HEALTH CARE IN RURAL AMERICA

03/20/02 MEDICARE FURTHER SIMPLIFIES RULES FOR HOSPITALS ON SECONDARY PAYER INFORMATION COLLECTION

03/20/02 SECRETARY THOMPSON TO MAKE FIRST OFFICIAL VISIT TO AFRICA TO STRENGTHEN INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIPS IN THE FIGHT AGAINST HIV/AIDS, TUBERCULOSIS AND MALARIA

03/20/02 CMS Gives JCAHO Authority To Accredit Medicare+Choice Organizations

03/20/02 Top 25 Worst Spring Allergy Cities

03/19/02 AHRQ'S ONLINE HOSPITAL STATISTICS TOOL NOW FEATURES 1998 AND 1999 NATIONAL, REGIONAL AND STATE DATA

03/19/02 American Heart Association Media Advisory: Preventing Sudden Death With Implantable Defibrillators

03/19/02 March 19, 2002, Tip Sheet

03/19/02 CDC Releases New Interactive Website for Health Information for International Travel (The Yellow Book)

03/18/02 LifeMetrix' Quality Oncology Selected by PacifiCare For Cancer Disease Management

03/18/02 HEALTH IMPROVEMENT COLLABORATIVE OF CINCINNATI RECEIVES AHA’S “LIVING THE VISION” AWARD

03/17/02 Delmarva Foundation Receives Medicare Award for Home Health Project

03/17/02 Studies Show Taxotere(R) Is A Treatment Option For Patients With Early Stage Breast Cancer And Demonstrates Promise For Advanced Head And Neck Cancer

03/16/02 Abbott Laboratories to Replace Arthur Andersen as Independent Auditors

03/16/02 Biocompare Launches Drug Discovery Center

03/16/02 NIAID UNVEILS BIOTERRORISM RESEARCH AGENDA

03/15/02 Seattle Genetics Licenses Monoclonal Antibodies from Mabtech AB Health and Medical Writers

03/14/02 PAHO's Scientific and Technical Centers are Crucial for Public Health

03/14/02 NIAID UNVEILS BIOTERRORISM RESEARCH AGENDA

03/14/02 MANY OBESE YOUTH HAVE CONDITION THAT PRECEDES TYPE 2 DIABETES

03/14/02 Cancer Advocates Mobilize to Press for Medicare Coverage of Cutting-Edge Oral Cancer Drugs Release New Findings Showing Widespread Public Support

03/13/02 EYE DROPS TO TREAT CHILDHOOD EYE DISORDER WORK AS WELL AS PATCHING THE EYE

03/13/02 HHS URGES COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING TO SAVE LIVES

03/13/02 Statement by Dr Gro Harlem Brundtland, Director-General of the World Health Organization

03/13/02 FOURTH-YEAR MEDICAL STUDENTS LEARN THEIR FATES ON NATIONAL MATCH DAY

03/13/02 STATEMENT BY HHS SECRETARY TOMMY G. THOMPSON Regarding Reauthorization of Prescription Drug User Fee Act

03/12/02 Scios Announces New Drug Candidate

03/12/02 BUSH ADMINISTRATION PROMOTES CAREERS IN NURSING

03/12/02 STUDY FINDS SIGNIFICANT RACIAL DISPARITIES IN QUALITY OF CARE FOR PARTICIPANTS IN MEDICARE MANAGED CARE PLANS

03/12/02 Unfinished business: Global push to save 11 million children

03/11/02 $6 MILLION GRANT TO EXPAND SEARCH FOR AUTISM GENES

03/11/02 World's Largest Center on Nutrition and Aging At Tufts University Initiates Alzheimer's Research Using Unique Neural Thread Protein Test

03/11/02 SECRETARY THOMPSON THANKS "9/11" RESCUE WORKERS

03/11/02 IntraBiotics to Present Results of Phase III Clinical Trial at ASCO

03/11/02 STATEMENT BY TOMMY G. THOMPSON Secretary of Health and Human Services Regarding John M. Eisenberg, M.D.

03/10/02 LESTER M. CRAWFORD JR. NAMED FDA DEPUTY COMMISSIONER

03/10/02 EXPLORING THE SCIENTIFIC BASIS OF COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE

03/09/02 HHS APPROVES D.C. REQUEST TO EXTEND MEDICAID COVERAGE

03/09/02 HHS CENTER FOR FAITH-BASED & COMMUNITY INITIATIVES EXPANDS ONLINE RESOURCES

03/09/02 WOMEN ARE HAVING MORE CHILDREN

03/09/02 The Buruli Mysteries

03/09/02 FDA receives Schering-Plough's Application for Claritin(R) to Become Over-the-counter

03/09/02 PREVENTION OF NONCOMMUNICABLE DISEASES THROUGHOUT THE LIFE COURSE IS KEY SAYS NEW WHO POLICY ROADMAP

03/08/02 Killing of Palestinian Health Care Providers Condemned by National Arab American Medical Association

03/08/02 NIAAA STEPS UP SEARCH FOR BRAIN MECHANISMS OF ALCOHOL ABUSE, ALCOHOLISM

03/07/02 Physician Joint Negotiations With Insurers Protect Patient Interests

03/07/02 Thinking About LASIK? AllAboutVision.com Presents New Information on Technology for Laser Eye Procedures

03/07/02 U.S. Celebrates PAHO Centennial

03/06/02 ELIZABETH M. DUKE NAMED ADMINISTRATOR OF HRSA

03/06/02 Quorex Announces New Strategy Against Infections; Analysis of Bacterial Genes Reveals Novel Drug Targets

03/06/02 Olympus America Inc. Bronchoscope Recall

03/06/02 STATEMENT BY HHS SECRETARY TOMMY G. THOMPSON Regarding TANF reauthorization work requirements

03/05/02 NIAAA AND NOFAS LAUNCH AWARENESS CAMPAIGN IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA: "PLAY IT SAFE. ALCOHOL AND PREGNANCY DON'T MIX."

03/05/02 Providence Corporation of Tucson and Camelot Care Corporation of Nashville Announce Merger

03/05/02 Nighttime Heartburn is Keeping Indianapolis Awake

03/04/02 ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS KILL AT LEAST 3 MILLION CHILDREN AGED UNDER 5 EVERY YEAR

03/04/02 Health and Environment Ministers of the Americas Discuss Collaboration at Canada Meeting

03/04/02 HHS AWARDS $597 MILLION TO HELP PEOPLE WITH HIV/AIDS IN MAJOR URBAN AREAS

03/04/02 FAMILY HEALTH PROBLEMS A MAJOR FACTOR IN WHETHER SINGLE WOMEN WHO LEAVE WELFARE CAN RETAIN JOBS

03/04/02 TWO VIRUSES TEAM UP IN WEST NILE VACCINE

03/03/02 PROTEIN PATTERNS MAY IDENTIFY OVARIAN CANCER

03/02/02 NHLBI STUDY SHOWS VAST MAJORITY OF MIDDLE-AGED AMERICANS AT RISK OF DEVELOPING HYPERTENSION

03/01/02 SECRETARY THOMPSON HAILS 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE OLDER AMERICANS ACT NUTRITION PROGRAM

03/01/02 HHS NAMES NEW MEMBERS TO PRESIDENTIAL ADVISORY COUNCIL ON HIV/AIDS

03/01/02 FOLIC ACID POSSIBLY A KEY FACTOR IN ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE PREVENTION

03/01/02 MEDICARE REVISES MEDICAL NUTRITION THERAPY POLICY

03/01/02 NEED HELP CRACKING THE GENETIC CODE?

02/28/02 HIGH HOMOCYSTEINE LEVELS MAY DOUBLE RISK OF DEMENTIA, ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE, NEW REPORT SUGGESTS

02/28/02 HHS To Award Record $89.4 Million In Scholarships, Loan Repayments To Doctors, Clinicians, Students Who Take Jobs In Rural, Underserved Areas

02/28/02 MEDICARE TO EXPAND COVERAGE OF POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY FOR PATIENTS WITH BREAST CANCER

02/28/02 Medicare Cuts Physician Payments 28.1% Through 2005 Increases in Costs of Providing Care Higher Than Reimbursements

02/27/02 LEPTIN REVERSES THE SYMPTOMS OF A RARE FORM OF DIABETES

02/27/02 NovoLog(R) Rapid-Acting Insulin Analog Offers Good Glycemic Control in Pump Therapy for Type 1 Diabetes

02/27/02 "USE IT OR LOSE IT?" STUDY SUGGESTS MENTALLY STIMULATING ACTIVITIES MAY REDUCE ALZHEIMER'S RISK

02/27/02 STUDY FINDS INCREASED LUNG CANCER RISK FOLLOWING TREATMENT FOR HODGKIN'S DISEASE

02/27/02 ASTHMA RESEARCHERS PRESENT NEW RESULTS, NEW PERSPECTIVES ON THE DISEASE

02/26/02 IT GlobalSecure Announces IT ARMOR(TM) for Healthcare

02/26/02 Experts Call for Improved Access to healthcare for African-Americans With HIV/AIDS

02/26/02 Mercedes-Benz USA Donates $860,000 to American Heart Association

02/25/02 New Product Helps Patients Communicate With Their Healthcare Provider

02/25/02 GLOBAL ANTIMICROBIAL DRUG RESISTANCE: BE PREPARED, RESEARCHERS WARN

02/25/02 First Pan-European Conference on Food Quality and Safety: FOODBORNE DISEASES ARE ON THE RISE IN EUROPE - FAO/WHO CALL FOR BETTER CONSUMER PROTECTION

02/24/02 Metabolife Survey Reveals Bulging Waistlines...and Closets

02/24/02 HHS TO EXTEND $1 BILLION IN MEDICARE PAYMENTS TO NURSING HOMES

02/24/02 STUDY CONFIRMS RECOMMENDED DIALYSIS DOSE

02/21/02 NHLBI ISSUES RESOURCES TO HELP AMERICANS "ACT IN TIME TO HEART ATTACK SIGNS"

02/21/02 Antisense Shows Activity in Prostate Cancer Models

02/21/02 Genaera Announces Publication Demonstrating New Therapeutic Strategy For Asthma and Other Respiratory Diseases - Chloride Channel Inhibition Targeting Mucus Overproduction -

02/21/02 Lexicon Genetics Discovers Target for the Development of Drugs to Treat Heart Disease

02/21/02 HHS AFFIRMS VALUE OF MAMMOGRAPHY FOR DETECTING BREAST CANCER

02/21/02 IMPROPER MEDICARE PAYMENTS RATE DECLINES AGAIN IN 2001

02/20/02 GraduateNurse.com Wants To Be A Mega Job Search Site For Nurse Professionals

02/20/02 MEDICARE TO EXPAND USE OF PET FOR PATIENTS WITH HEART DISEASE

02/19/02 Dental Awareness Day: Free Service Helps Answer Difficult or Embarrassing Dental Questions

02/19/02 Violent Death Among Children Linked to Household Firearms 5 to 14-year-olds at Higher Risk for Killing Themselves or Being Killed by Others in States and Regions with More Guns

02/19/02 HHS, AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION RENEW CAMPAIGN TO HELP PEOPLE WITH DIABETES KNOW THEIR CARDIOVASCULAR RISKS

02/19/02 UNDERSTANDING FREQUENCY, INTENSITY OF PAIN ASSOCIATED WITH SICKLE CELL DISEASE IS FOCUS OF NEW VCU STUDY

02/19/02 HIV/AIDS Pandemic Poses Challenge to Reform of Health Systems in the Americas

02/19/02 Schering-Plough Recalls Specific Lots of Claritin-D(R) 12 Hour Tablets Issue Involves Tablet Dissolution Rate; No Medical Risk Posed to Patients

02/18/02 Kyowa Hakko Has Obtained Encouraging Clinical Results in a New Approach To Treatment of Parkinson's Disease

02/15/02 Artist Emergency Kits By travelwellness.com to Debut in Grammy Baskets

02/15/02 Aciphex(R) (Rabeprazole Sodium) Approved for Treatment Of Symptomatic Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)

02/15/02 European Orphan Product Designation Awarded To Discovery's Surfaxin(R) for Acute Lung Injury

02/15/02 HHS APPROVES KANSAS PLAN TO PROTECT HEALTH COVERAGE FOR WORKING DISABLED

02/15/02 HHS APPROVES PENNSYLVANIA PLAN TO INSURE WOMEN WITH BREAST OR CERVICAL CANCER

02/14/02 STATES CONTINUE TO MEET WELFARE REFORM'S WORK PARTICIPATION RULES

02/14/02 National Donor Day

02/13/02 DIRECT-TO-CONSUMER ADVERTISING OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS GROWS RAPIDLY BUT REMAINS A SMALL SHARE OF PROMOTIONAL EFFORTS

02/13/02 HHS CENTER FOR FAITH-BASED & COMMUNITY INITIATIVES EXPANDS ONLINE RESOURCES

02/12/02 FOGARTY INTERNATIONAL CENTER ANNOUNCES NEW GLOBAL HEALTH RESEARCH INITIATIVE PROGRAM FOR FOREIGN INVESTIGATORS

02/12/02 WOMEN ARE HAVING MORE CHILDREN, NEW REPORT SHOWS Teen Birth Rate Continues To Decline

02/12/02 "USE IT OR LOSE IT?" STUDY SUGGESTS MENTALLY STIMULATING ACTIVITIES MAY REDUCE ALZHEIMER'S RISK

02/11/02 Ciphergen Confirms Use of Its ProteinChip(R) System in Ovarian Cancer Study Published in The Lancet

02/11/02 Boston Scientific Announces First Human Use of Carotid Stent System in United States

02/11/02 President's FY 2003 Budget Plan is a Step in Right Direction for Quality Health Care, Says the American Osteopathic Association

02/11/02 College Scholarships for Cancer Survivors Offered From American Cancer Society

02/11/02 Smokeless Products Not a Safe Alternative, Says Oral Health America

02/09/02 HHS APPROVES UTAH MEDICAID WAIVER TO EXTEND HEALTH SERVICES

02/08/02 "VIVAX MALARIA RESEARCH: 2002 AND BEYOND"

02/08/02 Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Continues to Build Production Capacity And Product Portfolio

02/07/02 HHS AWARDS $128 MILLION IN GRANTS TO HELP FAMILY CAREGIVERS

02/07/02 STATEMENT BY HHS SECRETARY TOMMY G. THOMPSON Regarding National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

02/07/02 HHS APPROVES NEVADA PLAN TO PROVIDE HEALTH COVERAGE TO CHILDREN WHOSE PARENTS LOSE THEIR JOBS

02/06/02 SCHIP COVERS 4.6 MILLION CHILDREN IN 2001 38 Percent Increase Reflects Increased Flexibility, Expanded Outreach To Help Uninsured

02/06/02 ACP-ASIM Calls on Health Insurers to Continue Providing Insurance Coverage for Screening Mammography Mammograms Called Vital Weapon in Fight Against Breast Cancer

02/06/02 Longs Drugs Will Accept Pfizer Benefit Card to Assist Low-Income Seniors With Access to Prescription Drugs

02/06/02 NIH PANEL OUTLINES STRATEGIES FOR MANAGING TUMORS OF THE ADRENAL GLANDS

02/05/02 Cardiac Science Receives FDA 510(K) Approval to Market Its New-Generation Automated External Defibrillator

02/05/02 New Research Reinforces Aspirin's Role in Heart Health

02/05/02 HHS CREATES COUNCIL TO REVIEW, RESPOND TO PRIVATE SECTOR INNOVATION

02/05/02 PRESIDENT'S 2003 BUDGET INCREASES FUNDING FOR WOMEN'S HEALTH

02/05/02 PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS AND "IN THE MIX" SHOW HIGHLIGHT THE DANGERS OF ANABOLIC STEROIDS

02/05/02 STUDY FINDS INCREASED LUNG CANCER RISK FOLLOWING TREATMENT FOR HODGKIN'S DISEASE

02/04/02 HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE IMPROVES FOR AMERICAN CHILDREN

02/04/02 IMPACT OF ATTENTION DEFICIT-HYPERACTIVITY MAY BE UNDERESTIMATED

02/04/02 HHS BUDGET FOR HIV/AIDS INCREASE 8 PERCENT Targets Expanded Efforts on Research

02/04/02 STUDY LINKS WESTERN DIETARY PATTERN WITH A GREATER RISK FOR TYPE 2 DIABETES IN MEN

02/02/02 NHLBI STUDY SHOWS VAST MAJORITY OF MIDDLE-AGED AMERICANS AT RISK OF DEVELOPING HYPERTENSION

02/01/02 SARDINIANS SPARK NIA GENETIC RESEARCH EFFORT

02/01/02 New Studies Strengthen Emergency Cardiovascular Care; Motorcycle Fatalities on the Rise In Over 40 Age Group

02/01/02 HHS TO PROPOSE NEW FUNDING AND FOCUS ON PATIENT SAFETY

01/31/02 HHS TO ALLOW STATES TO PROVIDE SCHIP COVERAGE FOR PRENATAL CARE Would Allow Use of Existing Resources to Expand Prenatal Care Immediately

01/31/02 URINARY INCONTINENCE OF RURAL OLDER WOMEN DRAMATICALLY IMPROVED BY BEHAVIORAL TECHNIQUES

01/31/02 NIH STATE-OF-THE-SCIENCE PANEL TO EVALUATE TREATMENT STRATEGIES FOR CLINICALLY INAPPARENT ADRENAL GLAND MASSES

01/31/02 HHS ANNOUNCES $1.1 BILLION IN FUNDING TO STATES FOR BIOTERRORISM PREPAREDNESS

01/31/02 STATEMENT BY HHS SECRETARY TOMMY G. THOMPSON Regarding the Approval of License Supplements for Anthrax Vaccine

01/31/02 DRUG-RESISTANT SEIZURES OFTEN TAKE YEARS TO DEVELOP

01/30/02 RESEARCH REVEALS HOW STREP BACTERIUM EVADES IMMUNE SYSTEM

01/30/02 FINAL PUSH NEEDED TO ELIMINATE LEPROSY NATIONALLY BY 2005

01/30/02 American Association of Poison Control Centers and Congressman Ed TownsAnnounce National Campaign to Promote New Hotline 1-800-222-1222

01/30/02 Crest Healthy Smiles 2010 Gives Kids Something to Smile About in February; Children's Dental Health Month Puts Focus on Healthy Smiles

01/30/02 PRESIDENT'S BUDGET EXPANDS ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE New Health Credits, More Health Centers, State Purchasing Pools Would Assist Uninsured

01/29/02 SCANS LINK 2 KEY PIECES OF SCHIZOPHRENIA PUZZLE

01/28/02 Chronic Sleep Loss Leads to 70% Higher Risk of Premature Death; May Be Factor in Recent Increase In Adult-Onset Diabetes

01/28/02 SUGARCANE, CHICKEN AND RADISH SPROUTS: A SAMPLING OF COUNTRY FOOD SAFETY EXPERIENCES

01/28/02 NEW RAT RESOURCE AND RESEARCH CENTER TO HELP INVESTIGATORS UNDERSTAND HUMAN DISEASE

01/26/02 PRESIDENT FULFILLS COMMITMENT TO DOUBLING NIH FUNDING

01/25/02 HHS TO PROPOSE INCREASED FUNDING FOR CANCER SCREENING

01/25/02 HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH FACULTY VOTES NOT TO ACCEPT FUNDS FROM TOBACCO COMPANIES AND SUBSIDIARIES

01/24/02 HHS APPROVES PLAN TO EXPAND COVERAGE TO 300,000 UNINSURED CALIFORNIANS UNDER NEW WAIVER INITIATIVE

01/24/02 HS REPORT FINDS HEALTH IMPROVES FOR MOST RACIAL, ETHNIC GROUPS BUT DISPARITIES REMAIN IN SOME AREAS

01/24/02 CMS Gives National Committee on Quality Assurance Authority To Accredit Medicare+Choice Organizations

01/23/02 BONE MARROW GENERATES NEW NEURONS IN HUMAN BRAINS

01/23/02 Looking Younger May Soon Be Cheaper

01/23/02 NEW PARENTING BOOKLET PUTS DECADES OF RESEARCH INTO EASY- TO-READ GUIDE

01/23/02 HOME UTERINE MONITORS NOT USEFUL FOR PREDICTING PREMATURE BIRTH

01/23/02 Boston Area Adults With Type 2 Diabetes Begin 12-Year Weight Loss, Exercise Study at Three Boston Medical Institutions

01/23/02 AAMC Conflict of Interest Report Featured in New England Journal of Medicine

01/23/02 Rumors About the TCB Band and Our August 16 Concert 1/23/02

01/23/02 EpiGenesis Announces Positive Data in Trial of EPI-2010 In Patients with Asthma

01/22/02 MEDICARE NOW COVERS GLAUCOMA DETECTION EYE EXAM

01/22/02 PRESIDENT'S BUDGET TO STRENGTHEN NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE CORPS, NURSING EDUCATION LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM

01/21/02 WORLD READY TO SCALE UP INVESTMENTS IN HEALTH

01/21/02 e-MDs Releases topsChart 4 and e-MDs DocMan

01/18/02 PRESIDENT'S BUDGET TO INCLUDE EDUCATION AID FOR FOSTER CHILDREN

01/18/02 Pfizer Will Appeal Texas Rezulin Verdict

01/18/02 Need for National Patients Rights Law Urgent State Protections At Risk In Supreme Court Decision

01/18/02 Red Cross Collaborates With the National Black Catholic Congress To Bolster Much Needed Blood Donations

01/17/02 Bioabsorbable Surgical Screw May Replace Traditional Titanium

01/17/02 COREY HOZE NAMED HHS REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHICAGO REGION

01/16/02 PANEL ISSUES RECOMMENDATIONS REGARDING COMMON CLINICAL GI PROCEDURE

01/16/02 SCIENTISTS SUCCEED IN BLOCKING TRANSMISSION OF CELL-ASSOCIATED AIDS VIRUS

01/16/02 EDUCATIONAL LAG FOR PREMATURE INFANTS PERSISTS INTO ADULTHOOD

01/15/02 Outbreak of Leishmaniasis in Northwest Pakistan

01/15/02 Excessive Growth of Bacteria May Also Be Major Cause of Stomach Ulcers

01/14/02 New Surgical Technique: Mid-Facelift Without the Scars

01/14/02 WHO TO PUSH FOR $66 BILLION INVESTMENT IN HEALTH

01/14/02 EVEN MODERATELY PREMATURE BIRTH POSES RISK FOR DEVELOPMENTAL DELAYS

01/14/02 AHRQ AND NIH FORM PARTNERSHIP TO BROADEN EVIDENCE USED IN CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCES

01/14/02 FIRST POCKET-SIZED ECG MACHINE CLEARED BY FDA

01/14/02 CAPE MAY FOODS RECALLS CHOPPED CLAMS BECAUSE OF POSSIBLE HEALTH RISK

01/14/02 Joaly Enterprise Company Announces Recall of Gel Candies Due to a Potential Choking Hazard

01/14/02 ‘BRAIN PACEMAKER’ RECEIVES FDA APPROVAL FOR PARKINSON’S DISEASE

01/11/02 FDA Panel Recommends rhBMP-2 Product Including Integra LifeSciences Absorbable Collagen Sponge

01/11/02 OLDER AMERICANS AND FAMILY CAREGIVERS TO BENEFIT FROM NEW ADMINISTRATION ON AGING BUDGET

01/10/02 THE "SMART" WAY TO FIGHT AIDS

01/10/02 AAHP Partners with Physicians to Fight for Medical Malpractice Reform

01/10/02 DEPRESSION IS EASY TO MIS-DIAGNOSE: Why are so many people treated for depression?

01/09/02 HHS APPROVES DELAWARE PLAN TO INSURE WOMEN WITH BREAST OR CERVICAL CANCER

01/08/02 REPORT DETAILS NATIONAL HEALTH CARE SPENDING INCREASES IN 2000

01/08/02 RESEARCHERS IDENTIFY CAUSE OF DIARRHEAL ILLNESS IN NURSING HOMES

01/08/02 JOE NUÑEZ JOINS HHS AS REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR DENVER REGION

01/08/02 HHS APPROVES OREGON PLAN TO INSURE WOMEN WITH BREAST OR CERVICAL CANCER

01/08/02 Study Finds Frequent Consumption of Alcohol Linked to Lower Risk of Heart Attack in Men

01/07/02 Neuropharmacologist Joins Samaritan as It Continues Its Effort To Develop Exceptional Drug Pipeline

01/07/02 NicOx Granted IND Status for Clinical Testing of HCT 1026 In the US

01/07/02 New Patient Guidelines From American Medical Women's Association Recommend HPV Testing in Cervical Cancer Screening

01/07/02 A New Years Gift of Wellness and Weight Loss

01/07/02 Stuttering Foundation Marks 55 Years of Service - Speaking Out for Those Who Stutter

01/07/02 PROTEIN PATTERNS MAY IDENTIFY OVARIAN CANCER

01/06/02 Governor Davis's Administration Announces Proposed Definition of HIV/AIDS Specialist - AIDS Project Los Angeles Statement -

01/04/02 NEW WEB SITE HELPS HOSPITAL-BASED DOCTORS AND NURSES DIAGNOSE ANTHRAX, SMALLPOX AND OTHER RARE INFECTIONS

01/04/02 New Allina Behavioral Health Program Offers Bridge to Care

01/03/02 MEDTRONIC INTRODUCES NEW PAIN-CONTROL DEVICE

01/03/02 USE OF ANTIMICROBIALS OUTSIDE HUMAN MEDICINE AND RESULTANT ANTIMICROBIAL RESISTANCE IN HUMANS

12/31/01 Measles campaign immunizations in Afghanistan

12/29/01 10 Cosmetic Surgery Predictions for 2002 From the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ASAPS)

12/28/01 Ebola haemorrhagic fever in Gabon/The Republic of Congo - Update 9

12/26/01 IMMUNOTHERAPY TREATMENT SHOWS DRAMATIC RESULTS FOR RARE NEUROLOGICAL DISORDER

12/25/01 HIGH LEVELS OF EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS ANTIBODIES IN WOMEN LINKED TO RISK OF MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS

12/21/01 Alcohol-related Traffic Deaths More Than Double on New Year's Eve - Yet Myths About Drinking Live On

12/20/01 NIAID AND MERCK TO COLLABORATE ON HIV VACCINE DEVELOPMENT

12/20/01 HHS APPROVES FLORIDA PLAN OF COMPREHENSIVE SERVICES FOR ELDERLY

12/20/01 STATEMENT BY HHS SECRETARY TOMMY G. THOMPSON Regarding the Fiscal Year 2002 Labor, HHS, and Education Appropriations

12/19/01 GASOLINE ADDITIVE INTERFERES WITH ALCOHOL BREATH ANALYZERS

12/18/01 New Calendar Helps Asthma Patients Breathe Easier

12/18/01 New Calendar Helps Kidney Transplant Patients

12/18/01 Data Reveals Enhanced Sensitivity of Cancer Cell Detection Method Using ChromaVision Imaging Technology

12/18/01 AEterna has completed Patient Recruitment for its International Phase III Clinical Trial in Kidney Cancer

12/18/01 BOATING SAFETY: DON'T DRINK AND RIDE

12/17/01 SURVEY SHOWS ANTHRAX INCIDENTS HAVE IMPACT ON PEOPLE’S WORRIES AND BEHAVIORS IN THREE CITIES WHERE BIOTERRORISM REPORTED

12/17/01 PLANNING PHASE FOR GLOBAL FUND TO FIGHT AIDS, TB AND MALARIA CONCLUDES WITH AGREEMENT ON BASIC FOUNDATIONS

12/17/01 NHLBI STUDY FINDS DASH DIET AND REDUCED SODIUM LOWERS BLOOD PRESSURE FOR ALL

12/17/01 SCIENTISTS MILK ANIMALS FOR MALARIA VACCINE

12/17/01 AAMC TASK FORCE ISSUES NEW GUIDELINES ON FINANCIAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST

12/17/01 Diabetes Patients and Health Care Professionals Get Real-Time Health Data To Help Control Diabetes

12/14/01 CLIMATE AND HEALTH

12/14/01 YELLOW FEVER

12/13/01 Bipartisan Congressional Letter Urges CMS To Delay Implementation of OPPS Reduction

12/13/01 NIAMS, NINDS FUND MULTIPLE RESEARCH GRANTS IN FACIOSCAPULOHUMERAL DYSTROPHY

12/13/01 HHS APPLAUDS HOUSE ON PASSAGE OF FOOD SAFETY MEASURES

12/13/01 SCIENTISTS USE GENE THERAPY TO CORRECT SICKLE CELL DISEASE IN MICE

12/13/01 OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY THREATEN U.S. HEALTH GAINS

12/11/01 eHMO, Inc. Rolls Out Version 1.0 of First Fully End-to-End, Purely Web-based Healthcare Insurance Platform

12/10/01 NEW FINDINGS EXPLAIN T-CELL LOSS IN HIV INFECTION

12/06/01 HHS ACCELERATES BIOTERRORISM RESEARCH New Programs Expedite Ideas from Concerned Scientists

12/06/01 HHS APPROVES A NEW STATE PLAN TO INSURE WOMEN WITH BREAST OR CERVICAL CANCER

12/05/01 GARLIC SUPPLEMENTS CAN IMPEDE HIV MEDICATION

12/04/01 HOPKINS STUDY DISPELS “PANIC” MYTH AND SUGGESTS WAYS TO INVOLVE PUBLIC IN RESPONSE TO A BIOTERRORIST ATTACK

12/04/01 DECEMBER MEDICARE+CHOICE SPECIAL ENROLLMENT PERIOD MEANS MORE OPTIONS FOR PEOPLE WITH MEDICARE

12/03/01 7-DAY-ON, 7-DAY-OFF REGIMEN COULD REDUCE COST, TOXICITIES OF HIV THERAPY

12/01/01 IMAGING STUDIES EXPAND UNDERSTANDING OF HOW METHAMPHETAMINE AFFECTS THE HUMAN BRAIN

12/01/01 DELAYED TREATMENT OF SPINAL CORD INJURY MAY IMPROVE RECOVERY

11/30/01 FOGARTY INTERNATIONAL CENTER ANNOUNCES NEW RESEARCH TRAINING PROGRAM FOR AIDS AND TUBERCULOSIS

11/30/01 ANALYSIS OF POTENTIAL MAD COW RISK IN US FINDS LITTLE CHANCE OF DISEASE SPREAD

11/30/01 STATEMENT BY TOMMY G. THOMPSON Secretary of Health and Human Services Regarding Release of Harvard BSE Risk Assessment

11/30/01 CLANCY NAMED EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL BIOETHICS COUNCIL

11/30/01 SCIENTISTS FIND HIDDEN PIECE OF INFLUENZA VIRUS

11/29/01 NIAID TAKES NEXT GENOME STEP

11/28/01 HHS AWARDS $428 MILLION CONTRACT TO PRODUCE SMALLPOX VACCINE

11/27/01 CHLOROPHYLLIN REDUCES AFLATOXIN INDICATORS AMONG PEOPLE AT HIGH RISK FOR LIVER CANCER

11/26/01 AUTISM FACT SHEETS NOW AVAILABLE FROM NICHD

11/26/01 Chronix Biomedical Announces a Breakthrough in Testing for Mad Cow Disease

11/21/01 CMS PUBLISHES UNIFORM COVERAGE POLICIES FOR KEY LAB TESTS

11/21/01 For the First Time, Groundbreaking Study Reveals That Flu Shots Are Safe For People With Asthma

11/21/01 International AIDS Treatment Advocates Convene In Canada

11/20/01 HHS PROPOSES CHANGES TO FURTHER LIMIT MEDICAID LOOPHOLE

11/20/01 NEW PREDICTIVE TOOL COULD REDUCE HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS FOR NURSING HOME RESIDENTS WITH LOWER RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS

11/19/01 HIV "RIDES" INTO CELLS ON MEMBRANE RAFTS, NIAID SCIENTISTS DETERMINE

11/19/01 HIV "RIDES" INTO CELLS ON MEMBRANE RAFTS, NIAID SCIENTISTS DETERMINE.

11/18/01 WHAT PROTECTS US FROM RADIATION? SOME ANSWERS ARE FOUND IN MORE THAN 100 YEAST GENES

11/16/01 FOGARTY INTERNATIONAL CENTER ANNOUNCES AWARDS FOR INTERNATIONAL CLINICAL, OPERATIONAL, AND HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH AND TRAINING FOCUSED ON NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES

11/16/01 STATEMENT BY TOMMY G. THOMPSON, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Regarding Remaining Smallpox Repositories

11/13/01 STUDY FINDS NO REDUCTION IN DEATHS OR HEART ATTACKS IN HEART DISEASE PATIENTS TREATED FOR DEPRESSION AND LOW SOCIAL SUPPORT

11/12/01 MEDTRONIC LAUNCHES WORLD’S FIRST QUADRIPOLAR SCREW-IN ICD LEAD FOR RAPID HEART BEAT TREATMENT

11/12/01 Humana and Baptist Memorial Hospital Launch Unique Patient Safety Program; Insurance Company to Reward Excellence With Nursing Scholarships

11/12/01 Sciton obtains FDA clearance for Permanent Hair Reduction

11/08/01 FRAMINGHAM HEART STUDY ENTERS NEW PHASE

11/07/01 NEW RECOMMENDATIONS TO ASSESS MALE FERTILITY QUESTION PREVIOUS STANDARDS

11/07/01 HHS RELEASES EVALUATION OF WELFARE TO WORK STRATEGIES

11/06/01 American Cancer Society funds 84 research grants

11/05/01 NIEHS AND FIVE RESEARCH ORGANIZATIONS JOIN TO USE GENOMICS TO STUDY TOXICOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS

11/05/01 AROLYN L. OAKLEY NAMED HHS REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR SEATTLE AREA

11/01/01 AS DIABETES EPIDEMIC SURGES, HHS AND ADA JOIN FORCES TO FIGHT HEART DISEASE, THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH FOR PEOPLE WITH DIABETES

11/01/01 SECRETARY THOMPSON NAMES HENDERSON TO HEAD OFFICE OF PUBLIC HEALTH PREPAREDNESS

10/31/01 CMS Announces Physician Pay Changes For 2002 Final Rule Expands Coverage For Preventive Services

10/31/01 MEDICARE SIMPLIFIES ENROLLMENT FORM

10/31/01 HARMLESS VIRUS PREVENTS HIV VARIANT FROM SPREADING IN HUMAN TISSUE BLOCKS

10/30/01 SHARP DROP IN STRESS HORMONES MAY SET STAGE FOR ARTHRITIS, MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS AFTER PREGNANCY

10/29/01 HIVFinder Website Launched

10/29/01 HHS RELEASES ADDITIONAL $20 MILLION IN EMERGENCY GRANTS TO STATES FOR MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOLLOWING ATTACKS

10/25/01 ESTROGEN DOESN'T PREVENT SECOND STROKES PROTECTIVE EFFECTS OF HORMONE REPLACEMENT THERAPY CHALLENGED

10/25/01 NEW CHILDREN'S ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH CENTERS TO STUDY CAUSES OF AUTISM AND OTHER DISORDERS

10/25/01 CLINICAL TRIAL TESTS BCG FOR INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS

10/24/01 HAPPY BIRTHDAY MEDLINE, HAPPY BIRTHDAY MEDLINEPLUS

10/24/01 HAPPY BIRTHDAY MEDLINE, HAPPY BIRTHDAY MEDLINEPLUS

10/24/01 WASHINGTON, D.C., AREA RESIDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO LIFESAVING AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS

10/24/01 HHS, BAYER AGREE TO CIPRO PURCHASE

10/23/01 RESEARCHERS DISCOVER SECRETS OF ANTHRAX'S KILLER TOXIN

10/23/01 AHRQ RELEASES FIRST ANNUAL REPORT ON NEW NATIONAL

DATABASECOMPARING RESULTS OF CAHPS7 SURVEYS

10/23/01 AHRQ RELEASES FIRST ANNUAL REPORT ON NEW NATIONAL DATABASECOMPARING RESULTS OF CAHPS7 SURVEYS

10/21/01 FIRE AND ICE: AN ALTERED PROTEIN BRINGS FEVER, CHILLS

10/19/01 HHS ANNOUNCES MEDICARE PREMIUM AND DEDUCTIBLE RATES FOR 2002

10/19/01 MEDICARE LAUNCHES NATIONAL EDUCATION CAMPAIGN TO HELP PEOPLE WITH MEDICARE GET ANSWERS TO HEALTH CARE QUESTIONS

10/19/01 HHS APPROVES 13 NEW STATE PLANS TO EXTEND MEDICAID COVERAGE TO WOMEN WITH BREAST, CERVICAL CANCER

10/19/01 MEDICARE ANNOUNCES ITS INTENTION TO EXPAND FOOT CARE COVERAGE FOR SOME BENEFICIARIES WITH DIABETES

10/18/01 WOMEN WITH RARE LUNG DISEASE FOUND TO ALSO HAVE HIGH PREVALENCE OF MENINGIOMAS

10/18/01 MEDICARE TO LAUNCH NATIONAL EDUCATION AND ADVERTISING CAMPAIGN TO HELP PEOPLE WITH MEDICARE GET ANSWERS TO HEALTH CARE QUESTIONS

10/17/01 ANNUAL BIBLIOGRAPHY OF SIGNIFICANT ADVANCES IN DIETARY SUPPLEMENT RESEARCH 2000

10/17/01 ADDITIONAL $1.5 BILLION PROPOSED TO COMBAT BIOTERRORISM

10/17/01 STUDY EXAMINES HOW PRION DISEASE ADAPTS TO NEW SPECIES

10/16/01 TIGHT, STIFF MUSCLES OF STROKE SURVIVORS IMPROVED AFTER RECEIVING BACLOFEN THROUGH IMPLANTED PUMP

10/15/01 LINDA PENN NAMED HHS REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR DALLAS REGION

10/15/01 HHS TO FUND UT-SAN ANTONIO RESEARCH ON ACCESS TO CARE, WORKFORCE ISSUES ALONG U.S.-MEXICO BORDER

10/15/01 HHS AWARDS FIRST-EVER GRANTS TO PROMOTE ADOPTION AWARENESS

10/15/01 GARY L. GURIAN NAMED HHS REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE FOR PHILADELPHIA REGION

10/12/01 ANTIOXIDANT VITAMINS AND ZINC REDUCE RISK OF VISION LOSS FROM AGE-RELATED MACULAR DEGENERATION

10/11/01 NEW STUDY SHIFTS THINKING ABOUT RISK OF RARE BOWEL BLOCKAGE LINKED TO ROTAVIRUS VACCINE

10/11/01 HHS ANNOUNCES $50 MILLION INVESTMENT TO IMPROVE PATIENT SAFETY

10/10/01 U.S. AND U.K. SIGN AGREEMENTS TO COLLABORATE ON HEALTH CARE QUALITY AND FIGHTING BIOTERRORISM

10/10/01 NIGMS GRANTEE K. BARRY SHARPLESS WINS NOBEL PRIZE FOR ADVANCES IN MIRROR-IMAGE CHEMISTRY

10/10/01 NEW RESOURCES TO TREAT TYPE 1 DIABETES

10/09/01 HHS CLEARS BACKLOG OF MEDICAID STATE PLAN AMENDMENTS Approved Amendments, Waivers Expand Health Insurance Eligibility

10/09/01 FIRST AIDS VACCINE MADE AT NIAID'S VACCINE RESEARCH CENTER ENTERS CLINICAL TRIAL

10/03/01 DROP OF 30 PERCENT IN USE OF ANIMALS IN SOME CHEMICAL TESTS COULD BE QUICKLY ACHIEVED THROUGH USE OF CELLS, U.S. SAYS

10/03/01 HHS AWARDS $10 MILLION FOR CHILD TRAUMATIC STRESS INITIATIVE

10/03/01 MEDTRONIC ANNOUNCES FIRST IMPLANT OF MARQUISÒ DR IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER-DEFIBRILLATOR

10/02/01 NIGMS AWARDS "GLUE GRANT" TO PROBE BODY'S RESPONSE TO BURN AND TRAUMA INJURY

10/01/01 MEDTRONIC ANNOUNCES LAUNCH OF THE COLVIN-GALLOWAY FUTUREÔ BAND AND ANNULOPLASTY SYSTEM FOR SURGICAL REPAIR OF THE HEART’S MITRAL VALVE

10/01/01 HHS ANNOUNCES FIRST WAVE OF EMERGENCY FUND GRANTS FOR DISASTER-RELATED MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES

10/01/01 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL IMAGING AND BIOENGINEERING WEB SITE LAUNCHED

10/01/01 NIH FUNDS $3.9 MILLION IN NEW GRANTS FOR AUTISM RESEARCH

10/01/01 HHS AWARDS FOUR NEW MODEL COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTERS TO IMPROVE WOMEN'S HEALTH

10/01/01 HHS ANNOUNCES NEW GRANTS TO SUPPORT FAMILY CAREGIVERS

10/01/01 NIDCR FUNDS CENTERS FOR RESEARCH TO REDUCE ORAL HEALTH DISPARITIES

09/30/01 Release of the 2002 Day-by-Day Diabetes Calendar

09/27/01 BRAIN SCAN PATTERNS IDENTIFY OBJECTS BEING VIEWED

09/25/01 HHS AWARDS NATIVE AMERICAN ELDERS CAREGIVER GRANTS

09/25/01 AFRICAN-AMERICAN MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES LESS LIKELY THAN WHITES TO RECEIVE FLU SHOTS REGARDLESS OF PLAN TYPE

09/21/01 HHS ANNOUNCES $126 MILLION IN RELIEF FUNDS FOR DISASTER-IMPACTED HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES

09/21/01 NATIONAL CONFERENCE FOCUSES ON DRUG ABUSE AND ADDICTION IN MINORITY COMMUNITIES

09/19/01 HHS EMERGENCY RESPONSE: SUMMARY REPORT, SEPT. 18

09/19/01 AHRQ REPORT FINDS EXERCISE MAY HELP PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME

09/15/01 International Medical Publishing Launches New Corporate Website

09/13/01 GENE THERAPY TECHNIQUE REDUCES ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION IN RATS

09/11/01 Terror attacks hit U.S.

09/10/01 HHS ISSUES REPORT ON COMMUNITY HEALTH IN RURAL, URBAN AREAS

09/06/01 CRAWFORD LONG HOSPITAL PERFORMS FIRST IMPLANT OF MEDTRONIC’S INSYNCÒ CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY SYSTEM FOLLOWING U.S. MARKET RELEASE

09/05/01 HHS REPORTS CONTINUED DECLINE IN WELFARE REFORM CASELOAD

09/05/01 MEDTRONIC STARTS STUDY OF PATIENT-ACTIVATED PAIN-CONTROL DEVICE

09/05/01 NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH AND WICELL RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC., SIGN STEM CELL RESEARCH AGREEMENT

09/05/01 HHS TO HOLD NATIONAL FORUMS WITH STATE LEADERS, RECIPIENTS AS EARLY STEP TOWARD WELFARE REFORM REAUTHORIZATION

09/05/01 ALCOHOL RESEARCHERS SHOW "FRIENDLY" VIRUS SLOWS HIV CELL GROWTH

09/04/01 U.S. AND MEXICO TO SHARE VITAL FOOD SAFETY INFORMATION

09/04/01 AHRQ REPORT DETAILS EVIDENCE FOR THE DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF BREAST DISEASE

08/30/01 "STIGMA AND GLOBAL HEALTH: DEVELOPING A RESEARCH AGENDA"

08/30/01 DR. ANTHONY HAYWARD NAMED NCRR ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR

08/22/01 RESEARCHERS FIND NEW INSIGHTS INTO THE GENETIC FOUNDATIONS OF AUTISM

08/21/01 REPORT SHOWS FAMILIES BETTER OFF UNDER WELFARE REFORM

08/17/01 InternGladiators.com Debut

08/15/01 TREATMENT FOR COMMON SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE DURING PREGNANCY FAIL TO REDUCE THE LIKELIHOOD OF PREMATURE BIRTH

08/15/01 HHS ANNOUNCES GRANTS TO EXPAND HEALTH CARE ACCESS Health Centers Nationally Receive $14.6 Million In Latest Round of Grants

08/14/01 HOME CARE FROM ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSES KEY TO BETTER HEALTH FOR AT-RISK PREGNANT MOTHERS AND THEIR INFANTS -- AT REDUCED COSTS TO THE HEALTHCARE SYSTEM

08/14/01 NHLBI-FUNDED EMPHYSEMA STUDY FINDS CERTAIN PATIENTS AT HIGH RISK FOR DEATH FOLLOWING LUNG SURGERY

08/14/01 NIAID RESEARCHERS IDENTIFY HIV-INDUCED CHANGES IN B CELLS

08/10/01 HHS RELEASES NEW REPORT FROM FIRST NATIONAL SURVEY OF ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES FOR THE ELDERLY

08/10/01 SECRETARY THOMPSON NAMES MORRISSEY AS COMMISSIONER OF THE ADMINISTRATION ON DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES

08/09/01 NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION HIGHLIGHTS LATEST RESEARCH

08/09/01 EPIDURAL PAIN RELIEF DURING LABOR DOES NOT INCREASE CHANCE OF C-SECTION

08/08/01 NHLBI STUDY FINDS BRIEF COUNSELING BY HEALTH PROFESSIONALS BOOSTS PATIENTS' PHYSICAL FITNESS

08/08/01 Diet and Exercise Dramatically Delay Type 2 Diabetes

08/08/01 NIAID AWARDS GRANT TO RAPIDLY SEQUENCE THE MALARIA MOSQUITO GENOME

08/08/01 HHS APPROVES COLORADO MEDICAID DEMONSTRATION TO GIVE HOME-BOUND PATIENTS GREATER CONTROL OF THEIR CARE

08/06/01 STUDY SHOWS SIMPLE STEPS CAN REDUCE DUST MITE ALLERGENS IN BEDROOMS

08/06/01 COMPONENT OF FLY SALIVA MAKES PROMISING LEISHMANIASIS VACCINE

08/02/01 SCIENTISTS FIND DRASTIC UNDERESTIMATIONS OF MALARIA MORBIDITY, MORTALITY, AND ECONOMIC BURDEN

08/01/01 THERAPY TO HELP WOMEN REDUCE THEIR CONCERNS ABOUT GAINING WEIGHT FOUND TO BE EFFECTIVE IN HELPING THEM TO STOP SMOKING

07/25/01 ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCES NATIONWIDE EFFORT TO REMOVE BARRIERS TO COMMUNITY LIVING FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES

07/25/01 HHS FUNDS STATE INITIATIVES TO ENABLE MORE DISABLED PERSONS TO WORK

07/24/01 NTP PLANS TO LOOK AT COMMON VIRUSES, RADIATION, COOKING BY-PRODUCTS FOR NEW CARCINOGEN REPORT

07/24/01 NEW CDC REPORT SHOWS TEEN BIRTH RATE HITS RECORD LOW U.S. BIRTHS TOP 4 MILLION IN 2000

07/20/01 Scientific Review Panel Confirms Condoms Are Effective Against HIV/AIDS,But Epidemiological Studies Are Insufficient for Other STDs

07/19/01 SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE FOCUSES ON ECSTASY (MDMA)

07/19/01 STATEMENT BY HHS SECRETARY TOMMY G. THOMPSON REGARDING THE AMERICA'S CHILDREN REPORT

07/16/01 DR. EDMUND C. TRAMONT NAMED DIRECTOR OF NIAID'S DIVISION OF AIDS

07/12/01 STUDY OF TEENS IN FOUR CITIES FINDS DRUG TREATMENT EFFECTIVE

07/12/01 SCIENTISTS FIND SIMILAR SURVIVAL RATES FOR EYE CANCER THERAPIES

07/11/01 RESEARCHERS FIND THAT AFTER STOPPING COCAINE USE, DRUG CRAVING GETS STRONGER OVER TIME

07/10/01 HHS NAMES PHYSICIAN TO COORDINATE ANTI-BIOTERRORISM INITIATIVES

07/09/01 UCLA'S LUTZ BIRNBAUMER, WHO HAS HELPED DEMONSTRATE HOW CELLS 'TALK,' WILL BE NIEHS' NEW SCIENTIFIC DIRECTOR

07/09/01 STAPH BACTERIA ARE PROLIFIC GENE SWAPPERS, RESEARCHERS SHOW

07/06/01 HHS ISSUES FIRST GUIDANCE ON NEW PATIENT PRIVACY PROTECTIONS

07/06/01 HHS AWARDS $17.1 MILLION IN ABSTINENCE-ONLY EDUCATION GRANTS

07/01/01 MANIPULATING A SINGLE GENE DRAMATICALLY IMPROVES REGENERATION IN ADULT NEURONS

06/28/01 HHS CALLS ON CONGRESS TO REFORM MEDICARE CONTRACTING RULES Proposed Legislation is Part of Broader Improvements to Medicare

06/28/01 HHS Announces New and Continued Grants to Expand Alzheimer's Disease Demonstration Program

06/27/01 FOGARTY INTERNATIONAL CENTER ANNOUNCES NEW INTERNATIONAL TOBACCO AND HEALTH RESEARCH AND CAPACITY BUILDING PROGRAM

06/25/01 NIH LAUNCHES FIRST STUDY TO EXAMINE LONG-TERM EFFECTS OF WEIGHT LOSS AND EXERCISE IN TYPE 2 DIABETES

06/22/01 NIH ESTABLISHES NATIONAL FAMILY REGISTRY FOR SCLERODERMA

06/22/01 UNDIAGNOSED DIABETES AND RELATED EYE DISEASE IN MEXICAN- AMERICANS -- A CALL FOR INCREASED DETECTION

06/22/01 HHS INCREASES STATE FLEXIBILITY TO PROVIDE INSURANCE COVERAGE UNDER THE STATE CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM

06/08/01 HHS LAUNCHES INITIATIVE TO REDUCE REGULATORY BURDEN

06/07/01 HHS APPROVES BENEFIT ENHANCEMENT IN FLORIDA SCHIP PROGRAM

06/07/01 HHS APPROVES CHANGES IN LOUISANA SCHIP PROGRAM

06/07/01 MULTILATERAL INITIATIVE ON MALARIA (MIM) AND WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO) ANNOUNCE CALL FOR NEW MALARIA RESEARCH AND TRAINING PROJECTS

06/07/01 CDC EXPANDS GLOBAL AIDS PROGRAM TO THE CARIBBEAN AND LATIN AMERICA

06/06/01 SCIENTISTS FIND THAT HEART MUSCLE CELLS REGENERATE AFTER A HEART ATTACK

06/06/01 JOHNS HOPKINS WORKING GROUP ON CIVILIAN BIODEFENSE WARNS TULAREMIA -- RABBIT FEVER -- COULD BE BIOWEAPONS THREAT

06/05/01 HHS ANNOUNCES SECOND ROUND OF GRANTS TO EXPAND HEALTH CARE ACCESS

06/04/01 HHS APPROVES CHANGES IN GEORGIA SCHIP PROGRAM

05/30/01 NEW RESEARCH SHOWS EVEN A SINGLE DRUG EXPOSURE CAN ALTER BRAIN FUNCTION

05/30/01 GENE CHIPS ACCURATELY DIAGNOSE FOUR COMPLEX CHILDHOOD CANCERS

05/30/01 NHLBI-VA STUDY FINDS NO INCREASED SURVIVAL FROM BETA- BLOCKER FOR MODERATE TO ADVANCED HEART FAILURE

05/29/01 GENE SLOWS FRONTAL LOBES, BOOSTS SCHIZOPHRENIA RISK

05/27/01 STUDY SHEDS LIGHT ON ROLE OF GENDER DIFFERENCES IN THE RISK OF HIV INFECTION AMONG INJECTION DRUG USERS

05/25/01 EXPANDED MEDICARE COVERAGE FOR LIVER TRANSPLANTS INCLUDES SOME PATIENTS WITH MALIGNANCIES

05/23/01 New Treatment for 'Shy Bladder' or Paruresis

05/23/01 RESEARCHERS LOCALIZE THE BRAIN CIRCUITRY ANTICIPATING MONETARY GAINS

05/22/01 NHLBI RESEARCHERS FIND LONG-ACTING BETA-AGONISTS NOT AS EFFECTIVE AS INHALED CORTICOSTEROIDS IN TREATING PERSISTENT ASTHMA

05/22/01 NATIONAL SURVEY EXAMINES FACTORS RELATED TO HIGH LEVELS OF DUST MITE AND COCKROACH ALLERGEN IN BEDS

05/21/01 HHS ISSUES NEW PROTECTIONS FOR CHILDREN IN MEDICAID PSYCHIATRIC RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT CENTERS

05/21/01 FROM THE TELEGRAPH TO THE INTERNET AND BEYOND, "THE ONCE AND FUTURE WEB" TAKES A BYTE OUT OF COMMUNICATIONS HISTORY

05/18/01 LONG-CHAIN ALCOHOL FOUND TO BLOCK MECHANISM OF FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME

05/18/01 AVOID EMOTION TO STAY HEALTHY IS COMMON ADVICE

05/18/01 AGENCIES ISSUE PLAN TO SIMPLIFY, STREAMLINE GRANTS PROGRAMS

05/18/01 WHA DESIGNATES NEW EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS

05/17/01 Secretary-general advances plans for International AIDS and Health Fund

05/15/01 PROTECTING PUBLIC HEALTH REQUIRES NEW TOBACCO PRODUCT REGULATION, SAYS WHO

05/15/01 SIMPLIFYING DRUG DELIVERY VASTLY IMPROVES MALARIA TREATMENT, STUDY SHOWS

05/15/01 PAPERS OF NOBEL SCIENTIST MARSHALL NIRENBERG ADDED TO "PROFILES IN SCIENCE"

05/14/01 NIGMS CREATES CENTER FOR BIOINFORMATICS AND COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY

05/14/01 Patient Petition Supporting Stem Cell Funding Presented to HHS Policy Czar

05/11/01 STATEMENT BY HHS SECRETARY TOMMY G. THOMPSON Regarding HHS' Celebration of National Women's Health Week

05/11/01 Longest MS Trial Ever: Delaying Treatment with COPAXONE(r) (Glatiramer Acetate for Injection) Could Increase the Likelihood of Permanent Disability

05/10/01 Boot Camp for New Dads Reaches Out to Dads Under Fire

05/10/01 VCU RESEARCHER REPORTS SUCCESS OF INFECTION CONTROL PRACTICES IN COMBATING BACTERIA

05/09/01 MEDICARE PROPOSES TO INCREASE NURSING HOME PAYMENTS BY ESTIMATED 2.1 PERCENT

05/09/01 NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL IMAGING AND BIOENGINEERING ESTABLISHED

05/08/01 INCREASED AWARENESS OF STROKE SYMPTOMS COULD DRAMATICALLY REDUCE STROKE DISABILITY

05/08/01 DRUG TREATMENT OF LEAD-EXPOSED CHILDREN DOES NOT IMPROVE PSYCHOLOGICAL TEST SCORES

05/08/01 USP Granted Legal Protection for Medication Error Reporting in Oklahoma State Board of Health Approves USP as a Reporting Organization

05/07/01 HEPATITIS C RISK NOT LIMITED TO INJECTION DRUG USERS

05/07/01 A PARASITE, A VIRUS, AND A BACTERIUM: NIAID'S PLAN TO TACKLE THE WORLD'S LEADING KILLERS

05/03/01 ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH INSTITUTE SELECTS CENTERS IN OHIO, TEXAS, NEW YORK AND WASHINGTON TO BREED MICE WITH GENE VARIANTS FOR DISEASE STUDIES

05/03/01 NHLBI REPORTS NEW ASTHMA DATA FOR WORLD ASTHMA DAY 2001 ASTHMA STILL A PROBLEM BUT MORE GROUPS FIGHTING IT

05/03/01 HCFA Proposes 2.55 Percent Increase In Medicare Payment Rates For Acute Care Hospitals

05/02/01 RESEARCHERS FIND EVIDENCE THAT PRENATAL USE OF ECSTASY CAN CAUSE LONG-TERM MEMORY LOSS AND OTHER IMPAIRMENTS IN OFFSPRING

05/02/01 MOUSE MODEL YIELDS IDENTIFICATION OF CANDIDATE SWEET RECEPTOR AND NOVEL MEMBER OF THE TR1 FAMILY OF PUTATIVE TASTE RECEPTORS

05/02/01 MAJORITY OF PATIENTS IN POINT-OF-SERVICE HEALTH PLANS NEVER USE SELF-REFERRAL OPTION FOR SPECIALTY CARE

05/01/01 REGIONAL MEDICAL LIBRARY CONTRACTS AWARDED

05/01/01 EXPERT SCIENTIFIC PANEL RELEASES PANEL NATIONAL ASSSSMENT OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND HEALTH IN THE UNITED STATES: IMPACTS COULD BE FAR-REACHING

04/27/01 THE FIRST 100 DAYS: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

04/26/01 EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FOR CONTROLLING CHRONIC PAIN

04/26/01 NATIONAL HEART, LUNG, AND BLOOD INSTITUTE EXPANDS SALUD PARA SU CORAZON

04/25/01 BLOOD MARKERS ASSOCIATED WITH AUTISM AND MENTAL RETARDATION

04/25/01 TYPHOID FEVER IN THE UNITED STATES

04/25/01 Canadian Nurses Association: New Book Honoured By American Journal Of Nursing

04/25/01 NHLBI CREATES COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP TO ELIMINATE DISPARITIES IN CARDIOVASCULAR HEALTH

04/25/01 MALARIA RESEARCH AND TRAINING BENEFITS GLOBAL COMMUNITY April 25 is Africa Malaria Day 2001

04/25/01 FIRST TYPHOID VACCINE TO PROTECT CHILDREN PROVEN EFFECTIVE BY NICHD SCIENTISTS

04/24/01 SOCIAL AND PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS IMPORTANT AMONG PREGNANT, LOW-INCOME, AFRICAN-AMERICAN WOMEN

04/23/01 Secretary Thompson Announces HHS Patient Safety Task Force

04/23/01 USP Awards $90,000 for Pharmaceutical Research Six Recipients Awarded $15,000 Fellowships

04/23/01 MANAGED CARE PLAN OFFERED TO MEDICARE BENEFICIARIES IN COLUMBUS AND CINCINNATI, OHIO

04/23/01 STUDY CLARIFIES BRAIN MECHANISMS OF COCAINE'S HIGH

04/20/01 HHS FUNDS WILL BOOST SURVIVAL RATES AMONG RURAL CARDIAC ARREST VICTIMS

04/19/01 NEW REGISTRY WILL BENEFIT PATIENTS WITH ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME (APS)

04/19/01 HHS APPROVES EXTENSION OF PENNSYLVANIA MEDICAID DEMONSTRATION

04/18/01 Study in Asian Women Presents New Treatment Options for Breast Cancer

04/18/01 HHS APPROVES EXTENSION OF COLORADO MEDICAID MANAGED MENTAL HEALTH PLAN

04/18/01 Australia 01 Tour of Elvis-The Concert Canceled

04/17/01 HHS SECRETARY LAUNCHES NEW DONATION INITIATIVE, PROMISING LONG-TERM COMMITMENT AND PARTNERSHIPS

04/17/01 HEALTH INSURANCE ENROLLMENT DECLINING IN INDUSTRIES WITH LARGE

04/17/01 A COMMON EAR SURGERY FOR CHILDREN DOES NOT MEASURABLY IMPROVE DEVELOPMENT AT AGE THREE

04/16/01 STUDY EXAMINES PUBLIC ACCEPTANCE OF UNDERAGE DRINKING PREVENTION POLICIES Results Show Support for Teen Drinking Measures Regardless of Political Affiliation

04/16/01 NewsRx Named Official Online News Source For eHealthcareWorld Conference

04/16/01 Total Organ Donations Rise More Than 5 Percent in 2000; Cadaveric Donation Increases 2.7 Percent

04/12/01 STATEMENT BY TOMMY G. THOMPSON SECRETARY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

04/12/01 DiabetesWATCH.com Kick-off Focuses on Managing Diabetes 24 Hours a Day

04/12/01 POTENTIAL MEDICATION CAN REDUCE EFFECTS OF SMOKED MARIJUANA IN HUMANS

04/12/01 NEUROIMAGING IDENTIFIES BRAIN REGIONS POSSIBLY INVOLVED IN ALCOHOL CRAVING

04/10/01 NIDA and Partners Announce National Initiative on Prescription Drug Misuse and Abuse

04/10/01 HHS AWARDS $845.7 MILLION IN GRANTS FOR HIV/AIDS CARE AND MEDICATIONS

04/09/01 Medical Professional Staff Expanded in 2001

04/09/01 DR. MARC R. BLACKMAN NAMED CLINICAL DIRECTOR FOR NCCAM

04/06/01 SCIENCE FOR GLOBAL HEALTH - WORLD HEALTH DAY 2001

04/05/01 Federal Court Stops Enfamil From Making False Claims About Low-Cost Infant Formula

04/05/01 SECRETARY THOMPSON ANNOUNCES FLORIDA MEDICAID CHANGES APPROVED

04/05/01 MEDTRONIC RECEIVES FDA APPROVAL FOR THE S7 WITH DISCRETE TECHNOLOGYÔ CORONARY STENT SYSTEMS

04/04/01 Humana Subsidiary Receives Award for Military Health Partnership; Award Recognizes Humana's Success in Improving Access to Care

04/04/01 SPECIAL FUNDING BOOSTS TYPE 1 DIABETES RESEARCH

04/04/01 Local Eye Surgeon Makes Strides (and instruments) to Increase Patient Satisfaction

04/04/01 FOGARTY INTERNATIONAL CENTER ANNOUNCES INITIAL AWARDS FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES ON HEALTH AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

04/04/01 INTERNATIONAL GUIDELINES RELEASED ON CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE (COPD)

04/02/01 HHS REPORTS NEW CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT STATISTICS

04/02/01 NEW ATTAIN™ ACCESS LEFT-HEART DELIVERY SYSTEM PROVIDES IMPROVED OPTIONS FOR PHYSICIANS TREATING HEART FAILURE PATIENTS

04/01/01 MEDICARE BEGINS COVERAGE OF INTESTINAL TRANSPLANTS

03/30/01 OLD DRUG MAY OFFER NEW HOPE TO VICTIMS OF CHILDHOOD NEURO- DEGENERATIVE DISEASE

03/30/01 SCIENTISTS FIND NEW TUMOR SUPPRESSOR GENE INVOLVED IN BREAST, PROSTATE AND OTHER CANCERS

03/30/01 SCIENTISTS REPAIR DAMAGE FROM HEART ATTACK USING ADULT BONE MARROW STEM CELLS IN MICE

03/30/01 FLORIDA HEALTH OFFICIAL NAMED HCFA DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR

03/30/01 HHS APPROVES STATE PLANS TO INSURE WOMEN WITH BREAST OR CERVICAL CANCER

03/29/01 A 3,000 YEAR MISUNDERSTANDING CREATES NEUROSES AND OBSTRUCTS CURE

03/28/01 MOUSE MODEL OF FOOD ALLERGIES REVEALS CAUSE OF INFLAMMATION

03/28/01 FOGARTY INTERNATIONAL CENTER ESTABLISHES SHELDON M. WOLFF, M.D. FELLOWSHIP ON INTERNATIONAL HEALTH

03/28/01 MORE RIGOROUS STUDIES NEEDED TO ADVANCE EMERGING DENTAL CARIES DIAGNOSTIC AND MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES, SAYS NIH CONSENSUS PANEL

03/28/01 NEW TOOL ALLOWS EARLY PREDICTION OF PATIENT'S STROKE OUTCOME

03/27/01 New Surgeon General's Report Highlights the Health Impact of Smoking Among U.S. Women and Girls

03/27/01 HHS Announces $11.3 Million in New Grants to Expand Health Care Access

03/27/01 CEU2000.com Launched - Revolutionizes Online Healthcare Continuing Education

03/26/01 Disabled Americans For Death Tax Relief Take Their Message To The Hill

03/26/01 HHS APPROVES EXTENSION OF LOUISIANA CASE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

03/24/01 FIGHTING THE WHITE PLAGUE

03/23/01 Nurses-Station, LLC Announces Debut Of ResourceNurse(TM).Com Web Site

03/23/01 SECRETARY THOMPSON PRAISES NOMINATION OF ALLEN

03/22/01 FEDERAL GOVERNMENT MAKES FINAL CALL FOR DATA, PUBLIC COMMENT BEFORE WRITING NEW REPORT ON CANCER-CAUSING SUBSTANCES

03/22/01 New Drug Approved For Treatment Of Glaucoma Travatan(TM) Shown To Be Even More Effective Among African American Patients

03/21/01 Large-Scale Study First To Show Ace Inhibitor Significantly Reduces Arterial Stiffness In New Measure Of Cardiovascular

03/21/01 POPULAR PAIN ANALGESICS FOUND TO AFFECT CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

03/21/01 TRANSPLANTS OF SIBLING STEM CELLS SHOW PROMISE FOR IMMUNE DISORDER

03/21/01 NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL PAPER SUPPORTS RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY FOR ADVANCED HEART FAILURE PATIENTS

03/20/01 NATIONAL HEPATITIS C ADVOCATES IN WASHINGTON TO MEET CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS

03/20/01 SECRETARY THOMPSON NAMES SEALE TO HEAD HHS' CENTER FOR FAITH-BASED AND COMMUNITY INITIATIVES

03/20/01 AHRQ'S CHILD HEALTH TOOLBOX IS NOW ONLINE

03/20/01 MIRACLE STUDY RESULTS RELEASED AT ACC

03/19/01 THAILAND'S HIV-PREVENTION PROGRAM HAS SLOWED THE EPIDEMIC, BUT AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS HAVE INCREASED

03/19/01 A 3,000 Year Mistake Impeded Progress in Philosophy and Psychology: It Can Be Fixed.

03/19/01 TRUSTEES REPORT NEAR-TERM GAINS FOR HOSPITAL FUND, BUT LONG-TERM PERIL FOR TOTAL MEDICARE PROGRAM Near-term HI Improvements Help Provide "Window of Opportunity" for Reform

03/16/01 ScriptRx(R) Inc. Announces First Touchscreen Computer System That Offers Free Prescription Writing And Discharge Instructions To Hospital Emergency Departments Nationwide.

03/16/01 STATEMENT BY HHS SECRETARY TOMMY G. THOMPSON Regarding the New U.S. Postal Service Diabetes Awareness Stamp

03/15/01 BREAST CANCER IS NOT A RISK FACTOR FOR COLORECTAL CANCER AMONG WOMEN

03/15/01 ADVANCE DIRECTIVES FOUND KEY TO REDUCING STRESS FOR FAMILIES OF HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS AT THE END OF LIFE

03/15/01 NEW TOOLS FOR HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND THE PUBLIC TO COMBAT OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY

03/15/01 MEDTRONIC INTRODUCES INNOVATIVE ‘ABLATION PEN’ FOR USE BY EUROPEAN HEART SURGEONS During Open-Heart Surgery, Device “Draws” Lesion Lines to Block Atrial Fibrillation

03/15/01 Shortage Of Minority Dentists Threatens Dental Health Of Underserved

03/14/01 STUDY LINKS NEW THERAPIES TO DECLINE IN HOSPITAL COSTS

FOR MOST, BUT NOT ALL HIV PATIENTS

03/14/01 Healthcare Leaders At Cogent Forum Present A New Model For Health Care Delivery

03/14/01 HCFA TARGETS THE NUMBER TWO CANCER KILLER

03/14/01 NIH CONSENSUS PANEL WILL WEIGH EVIDENCE ON BEST WAYS TO PREVENT, DETECT, AND TREAT TOOTH DECAY

03/14/01 NEW RESEARCH REGISTRY TO EXAMINE RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS IN AFRICAN AMERICANS

03/13/01 HHS APPROVES MINNESOTA REQUEST TO PROVIDE SPECIAL SERVICES IN SCHOOLS

03/13/01 Omnicell(TM) Inks Strategic Partnership With Rosebud Solutions(R)

03/13/01 STUDY IDENTIFIES BEST WAY TO FIGHT BLINDING DISEASE

03/12/01 RequestHealth Formed to Provide Internet-based Medical Care Network; Offering Ease of Information Processing Between Doctors, Hospitals, Insurers, and Patients

03/12/01 STUDENTS BRAINSTORM WITH NEUROSCIENTISTS BRAIN AWARENESS WEEK PROGRAMS TO BE HELD MARCH 14-15

03/12/01 North American Menopause Society Finds Adequate Calcium Intake Important To Women’s Overall Health Consensus Opinion Focuses On Benefits Of Calcium For Peri- And Postmenopausal Women

03/12/01 STUDY IDENTIFIES BEST WAY TO FIGHT BLINDING DISEASE

03/12/01 INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY HELPS PUBLIC TOUCH TREASURES: NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE TO LAUNCH "TURNING THE PAGES"

03/12/01 Raising Teens: Harvard Study Defines Clear Roles for Parents In Preventing Violence, Drug Abuse and Mental Illness

03/12/01 HEALTH CARE SPENDING GROWTH RATE STAYS LOW IN 1999

03/09/01 BLIND FEDERAL EMPLOYEES WELCOMED TO FOSE 2001 WITH BRAILLE AND TACTILE GRAPHICS TOOLS

03/09/01 Can We Stop Colorectal Cancer? March Is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month

03/08/01 NIAAA LAUNCHES COMBINE CLINICAL TRIAL

03/08/01 SECRETARY THOMPSON PROMOTES MEDICARE MODERNIZATION

03/08/01 TWIN STUDY REVEALS GENETIC LINK TO MUSICAL PITCH RECOGNITION

03/08/01 NEW PRIME-BOOST HIV VACCINE STRATEGY SHOWS PROMISE IN MONKEYS

03/08/01 DON'T GET RID OF THAT CAT YET, SAY ASTHMA RESEARCHERS

03/08/01 Study Ranks Women’s Health In 133 Countries; U.S. Ranks 15th

03/07/01 NIDA TO ANNOUNCE NEW PUBLIC HEALTH INITIATIVE: "PRESCRIPTION DRUGS: MISUSE, ABUSE, AND ADDICTION"

03/07/01 First Study to Show MS Drug Reduces MRI and Clinical Parameters in Correlated Manner

03/07/01 Everything4MDs Receives Award From Health Management Technology Industry Leader In Group Purchasing Among Top Three In HMT’s Review Of Case Studies For 2000

03/07/01 MOUSE GENE TRAP HELPS DECIPHER BRAIN'S WIRING DIAGRAM

03/07/01 BIO REAFFIRMS SUPPORT OF EPA DECISION TO END "SPLIT" BIOTECH CROP APPROVALS

03/07/01 STUDY CONFIRMS GENDER DIFFERENCES IN PROGRESSION FROM HIV TO AIDS

03/06/01 Data Suggest Potential Steroid-Free Treatment As Foundation Therapy In Long-Term Management Of Eczema Novel Study Design Compares Therapeutic Concepts In Long-Term Management Of Atopic Dermatitis

03/06/01 Medicare Extends Colorectal Screening Reimbursement To Average-Risk Patients Groups Hope New Bill Will Provide Incentive To Get Screened Early Detection Emphasized During National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month

03/06/01 APHA Opposes Effort to Overturn Ergonomics Standard

OSHA Standard Protects Health and Safety of American Workers

03/06/01 TAX CUTS WOULD BOOST MEDICAL INNOVATIONS

03/06/01 Award Winning Web Site on the Human Brain Awards "Thinker of the Year-2000"

03/06/01 New Study Reveals Potential Oral Treatment For Psoriasis Sufferers

03/06/01 AUDIT SHOWS SUSTAINED DROP IN IMPROPER MEDICARE PAYMENTS

03/05/01 Maxim Announces New U.S. Patent Issued Supporting the MaxDerm Technology

03/05/01 Established Drug And Alcohol Treatment Provider Launches First Real-Time Interactive Treatment Program Over The Internet

03/05/01 Georgia-Pacific Health Smart Institute- Fighting Germs In The Workplace G-P Health Smart(TM) Tips #208

03/02/01 MEDTRONIC ACQUIRES ASSETS FOR CONTEGRA™ PRODUCT LINE FROM VENPRO CORPORATION Addition Marks First Medtronic Heart Valve Product Primarily for Children

03/02/01 PANIC AND PHOBIA ARE NO MYSTERY -- THEY ARE SIMPLE TO CURE

03/02/01 NATIONAL SPINE NETWORK EMBARKS ON COMPARISON OF TWO EFFECTIVE TREATMENTS FOR CHRONIC LOW BACK PAIN

03/02/01 Launch of Web Site Demonstrates That Behavior Modification is a Necessary Component To Make Healthy Lifestyle Changes Through One-on-One "e-Counseling"

03/01/01 Biotech Ads Seek Ears Of President Bush, D.C. Policymakers

03/01/01 Low Birth Weight and Breastfeeding

03/01/01 E-Lock and PanHealth to jointly demonstrate secure and trusted end-to-end, HIPPA compliant healthcare solutions

03/01/01 METHAMPHETAMINE ABUSE LEADS TO LONG-LASTING CHANGES IN THE HUMAN BRAIN THAT ARE LINKED TO IMPAIRED COORDINATION AND MEMORY

03/01/01 VCU’s MCV HOSPITALS RE-APPROVED AS LEVEL I TRAUMA CENTER Designation is Highest Among Facilities in Central Virginia

03/01/01 PAYMENT RATES FOR 2002 ANNOUNCED

02/28/01 HHS priority initiatives from the President's "Blueprint for New Beginnings

02/28/01 HIPAA Regulation effective date delayed until April 14, 2001, and final rule opened to a 30-day public comment period

02/28/01 JOHNS HOPKINS WORKING GROUP ON CIVILIAN BIODEFENSE SAYS BOTULINUM TOXIN IS A MAJOR BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS THREAT

02/28/01 Everything4MDS.com Celebrates First Year Anniversary Of Its Successful Healthcare e-Procurement Business Model Privately Held Supply Chain Solutions Company Surpasses Expectations And Outperforms Publicly Traded Industry Competitors

02/27/01 ArthritisCentral.com -- Where Finding Accurate Arthritis Information is Painless

02/27/01 NHLBI LAUNCHES SLEEP AND CHILDREN EDUCATION PROGRAM WITH GARFIELD THE CAT AS "SPOKESCAT"

02/27/01 NINE MORE STATES RECEIVE HHS GRANTS TO DEVELOP PLANS EXTENDING HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE TO ALL CITIZENS

02/27/01 Study Shows Advanced Knee Repair Procedure in Children and Adolescents May Prevent the Adult Onset of Arthritis

02/27/01 MEDICAL SCIENTISTS INC RELEASES MEDISAVE 3.0 NEXT-GENERATION HEALTHCARE PREDICTIVE MODELING SOFTWARE

02/27/01 Duke University To Provide ePocrates Handheld Medical Software To Affiliated Physicians

02/27/01 APHA Applauds Supreme Court’s Decision To Uphold Clean Air Standards

Public Health Professionals Submitted Brief On Behalf of EPA

02/26/01 MyDrugRep Secures $9 Million Second Round Investors Include Sprout Group And Hummer Winblad Venture Partners

02/26/01 Fauci Presents Roadmap for Infectious Disease Research in 21st Century

02/26/01 NIEHS INITIATES CLINICAL CENTER RESEARCH GROUP TO STUDY AND TREAT AUTOIMMUNE MUSCLE DISORDERS

02/26/01 ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH BURDENS OF POOR ASIAN, NATIVE AMERICAN, AFRICAN AMERICAN AND HISPANIC COMMUNITIES FEATURED AT SPECIAL SESSION OF SOCIETY OF TOXICOLOGY

02/26/01 DialysisFinder passes 50K visitors

02/23/01 Initial Clinical Data Shows That Main Ingredient In N-Cal(TM) Demonstrates Exceptional Fat-Binding Performance

02/23/01 New Hope for Understanding Psychological Troubles

02/22/01 NHGRI RESEARCHERS DEVELOP GENE TEST THAT DIFFERENTIATES BREAST CANCER TYPES

02/22/01 BIO Statement Regarding Nobel Laureates' Support for Stem Cell Research

02/22/01 NetWalk Internet Solutions Debuts Free Emergency Medical Records Database

02/21/01 TOWN MEETING ON COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE

02/21/01 Free Online Service Responds to Medical Errors; Helps Cancer Patients Obtain Expert Second Opinions

02/21/01 HealthMedia(R) Launches Comprehensive Product Suite For Lifestyle Management

02/21/01 Prescription Solutions Launches A Migraine Management Program

02/21/01 VCU RECEIVES $1.5 MILLION RESEARCH GRANT FROM NIH

02/21/01 Webzine Of Medicine And Culture Asks “In The Race To Publish The Genome, Who Really Won?” At praxispost.com

02/20/01 Occupational Health Firm Merges with Leading National Epidemiologist to Establish New Levels of Service in Corporate Health

02/20/01 NEW TECHNOLOGY SHIELDS USERS FROM CELL PHONE RADIATION

02/20/01 New Kind of Thinking Prepares Kids for a Complex World

02/20/01 NATIONAL REGISTRY ESTABLISHED FOR ALOPECIA AREATA

02/20/01 OUTDOOR SURVIVAL SKILLS CAN ENHANCE AND EVEN SAVE YOUR LIFE

02/19/01 Lorus Receives Orphan Drug Status For Virulizin

02/19/01 NATION ENCOURAGED TO `KNOW MORE ABOUT DIABETES' WITH NEW

02/19/01 NATION ENCOURAGED TO `KNOW MORE ABOUT DIABETES' WITH NEW STAMPS

02/19/01 The Alternative Path To Health Provides Its Readers With Stimulating And Useful Information

02/16/01 Clinical Trial to Evaluate Garlic Use in HIV-Infected Individuals; Study on Lowering Cholesterol During HAART Treatment Funded by NIH

02/16/01 ClinPhone Launches Electronic Diary Card Service Product Launch Will Be Supported By Series Of Seminars

02/15/01 Three-tier drug copays penetrate 40% of HMOs; HIRC releases Winter 2000 data on pharmaceutical three-tier copays and percentage copays across HMOs and large employers

02/15/01 Maxim Receives Two Additional SBIR Grants From National Cancer Institute for Testing of Cancer Agents

02/15/01 Genentech Subscribes to Gene Logic's GeneExpress Database

02/15/01 Teva and Aventis Pharmaceuticals Agree to Make Teva Marion Partners a Subsidiary of Teva

02/15/01 Organon Teknika and BioTime Announce Exclusive License Agreement for Hextend

02/15/01 Geron Reports Grant of European Cloning Patent and Forms Business Unit to Commercialize Nuclear Transfer Technology

02/15/01 OraSure Technologies Seeks FDA Clearance for UPlink Point-of-Care Reader

02/15/01 Everything4MDs Promotes The Financial Stability Of Medical Groups

02/15/01 HHS LAUNCHES NATIONAL FAMILY CAREGIVER PROGRAM

02/14/01 Centenarian Couple Who Shared 75 Valentines Together Honored By The Living Century

02/14/01 Country Music Television (CMT) Celebrates Elvis on President's Day february 19

02/14/01 FDA Advisory Panel Recommends Approval of Zyprexa IntraMuscular for Control of Agitation Associated With Schizophrenia, Bipolar Mania and Dementia

02/14/01 Respiratory Tract Infection (RTI) Incidence Peaking Across The Nation: U.S. Hit With Over 7 Million Cases This Week Over 123 Million Cases Reported This Season

02/14/01 UC Berkeley Extension Compares Drug and Alcohol Treatment Outcomes

02/14/01 Medisys Announces Government Vendor Distribution Agreement

02/14/01 Cleveland Medical Devices Receives FDA Clearance To Market New Wireless EEG Monitoring Technology

02/14/01 Corixa, Medicis and Genesis Announce Phase II Trial Evidence of Clinical Benefit and Safety At 15-Microgram Dose

02/14/01 Parents Can Help Set Healthy Eating Habits For Their Kids

02/13/01 Blueprint Technologies to support Nexigent with Design of Pharmaceutical Web Portal

02/13/01 OFFSPRING OF MEN WITH BIRTH DEFECTS TWICE AS LIKELY TO HAVE DEFECTS, TOO

02/13/01 CoolMD Strikes Health Content Agreement With iWon.com

02/13/01 New Blood Glucose Testing System Helps Reduces Pain, Delivers Fastest -- Five Second -- Test Time For People With Diabetes

02/13/01 nexvoice Launches “vdocs(TM)”

02/13/01 Omnicell(TM) Inks Strategic Partnership With Rosebud Solutions(R)

02/12/01 GGe-P Health Smart(TM) Tips #218

02/12/01 Is Elvis the Biggest Selling Recording Artist? - Sorting Out Records Sales Stats & RIAA Rules

02/12/01 Status of Elvis' record sales and gold & platinum record award certifications.

02/12/01 Genome Wonderland Gives Way to Daunting Challenges of the Proteome

02/12/01 Barry S. Cohen Joins CPRi Communications As Account Executive

02/09/01 HHS SECRETARY THOMPSON HAILS "NATIONAL DONOR DAY," ANNOUNCES PLANS FOR NEW EFFORTS ON ORGAN DONATION

02/08/01 CVS.com Launches Website Clinic On Overactive Bladder - A Condition Affecting One In Five Americans Over Age 45 Information And Tips On Managing Bladder Control Problems Through The Privacy Of The Internet

02/08/01 Otres LLC Is Acquired And Stages Re-Launch Of New Technology Household Sanitizing Appliances

02/07/01 National Sorbents, Inc. Announces New Mortuary And Allied Health Division

02/07/01 Vicious Dog Attacks Leading Health Expert, Peg Jordan Who Fights Back Vowing To Educate And Spearhead Policy To Insure Public Safety

02/07/01 ePocrates Handheld Guide Aids In Appropriate Antibiotic Treatment Selection

02/07/01 Baywood Reports On 2000 Sales Results

02/07/01 Clinical Study Shows VirtualPhenotype™ Is Superior To Genotyping

02/06/01 New Book Provides Seven Easy Steps To Prevent Heart Attack And Stroke Timely Reading During February, American Heart Month

02/06/01 ClinPhone Trebles Size Of Princeton Office NOTTINGHAM UK and PRINCETON, USA

02/06/01 ePocrates Launches Electronic Prescribing Application

02/06/01 Hopkins, UM, NIH Join Together To Fight Arthritis

02/06/01 Global Healthcare Exchange And Omnicell Partner To Connect OmniBuyer Users To GHX’s Network Of Suppliers

02/06/01 NeuroInvestment Reviews Drugs For Bipolar Disorder

02/06/01 Schering-Plough Submits U.S. Application For PEG-INTRON(TM) And REBETOL(R) For Use As Combination Therapy For Chronic Hepatitis C

02/06/01 Human Bionics and Xybernaut Development Corporation agree to combine novel Bio-adaptive User Interface (BUI™) technology with wearable computers and future Wearable Internet Appliances (WIA) to offer a truly hands-free interface.

02/05/01 SBC Delivers Industry's Broadest Solutions For Compliance With HIPAA Standards

02/05/01 Two Contracts Bring HSS, Inc. Software To Outpatient And Payer Segments Of Kaiser Permanente

02/05/01 NIH LAUNCHES CAM ON "PUBMED" -- A COMPREHENSIVE SOURCE OF COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET

02/05/01 FDA Approves Pfizer Schizophrenia Medicine Ziprasidone

02/05/01 HIV TREATMENT GUIDELINES UPDATED FOR ADULTS AND ADOLESCENTS

02/05/01 HIV Resistance Survey Shows Majority Of Physicians Choose Single Protease Inhibitor

02/05/01 NHLBI STUDY SHOWS REDUCED FAT INTAKE TO LOWER CHOLESTEROL IS SAFE AND BENEFICIAL FOR CHILDREN

02/05/01 GRANTS AWARDED TO IMPLEMENT INNER-CITY ASTHMA INTERVENTION

02/05/01 Seniors USA Sponsors Washington DC One Million Email March Week Of July 4

02/02/01 First New Management For Poisonous Snakebites In Over 50 Years Is Now Available Biotechnology Product Provides Safe And Effective Therapy For Poisonous Snake Bites

02/02/01 IMPROVING PATIENT SAFETY: HEALTH SYSTEMS REPORTING, ANALYSIS, AND SAFETY IMPROVEMENT RESEARCH DEMONSTRATIONS

02/01/01 FEDERAL HEALTH AGENCIES TEAM UP WITH THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION TO ADVANCE WAR ON HEART DISEASE AND STROKE

02/01/01 Paul Mueggler, Ph.D. Appointed Vice President Of Clinical And Regulatory Affairs By A-Fem Medical

02/01/01 Lumenos(SM) Announces Licensing Agreements With Integrative Medicine Communications, WellMed And Reuters Health

02/01/01 FEDERAL HEALTH AGENCIES TEAM UP WITH THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION TO ADVANCE WAR ON HEART DISEASE AND STROKE

01/31/01 AFRICAN AMERICAN TEENS AT GREATER RISK OF TOBACCO ADDICTION

01/31/01 Travel Expert Unveils Top 10 “Must See” Sights For Seniors

01/31/01 Lamaze Pro Creates Labor 'Goodie Bag' for Birthing Moms

01/31/01 RESEARCH SHOWS TV PSAS EFFECTIVE IN REDUCING TEEN MARIJUANA USE

01/30/01 SCIENTISTS ISOLATE PREMATURE OVARIAN FAILURE GENE

01/30/01 MOUSE WITH IRON DISORDER OFFERS CLUES TO PARKINSON'S, SIMILAR DISEASES

01/29/01 Presenter.com, Inc. Appoints New Senior Management

01/29/01 AHAData.com Adds New AHA Annual Survey Data To Its Online Database

01/29/01 DRUG DECREASES BLOOD VESSEL STIFFNESS IN OLDER PRIMATES

01/28/01 OB-GYN TAKES VAGINAL TISSUE SAMPLES FROM DATES

01/26/01 Researchers Complete Rice Genome Map

01/26/01 Don't Leave Those Gall Stones Behind

01/26/01 ONE-STOP SHOPPING FOR HEALTH INFORMATION ON THE INTERNET: MEDLINE"PLUS"

01/25/01 From Broken Ankles On Everest To A Human Frozen In Ice At Times Square, Medicine Practiced At Extremes Is Spotlighted At praxispost.com

01/25/01 Self-Collection System For Cervical Cancer Screening Third U.S. Patent

01/25/01 Admit You Have A Problem – It Could Bring You Fame And Fortune

01/25/01 NTP COMPLETES 500th TWO-YEAR RODENT STUDY AND REPORT; SERIES IS THE GOLD STANDARD OF ANIMAL TOXICOLOGY

01/25/01 HEAT UP YOUR INDOOR FITNESS PROGRAM DURING COLD WINTER MONTHS WITH NIA'S OVER-50 FIT KIT

01/24/01 Toddlers Battle It Out In Baby Bowl II

01/24/01 CLINICAL STUDY CONFIRMS SINGLE GENE CHANGE IN CHLOROQUINE- RESISTANT MALARIA

01/24/01 Syngenta Teleconference On Major Breakthrough In Genetic Research

01/24/01 Laser Technology Detects Glaucoma In Crucial Early Stages

01/23/01 The latest updates to our Elvis-The Concert tour schedule:

01/23/01 Super Bowl Etiquette/Foot Imbalances

01/23/01 National Sorbents, Inc. Projects $10 Million In Revenue In 2001

01/22/01 Schering-Plough Announces FDA Approval Of PEG-INTRON(TM) For Treatment Of Chronic Hepatitis C

01/22/01 Landmark Study Shows Gap In Patient/ Physician Communication Hinders Recovery For Those With Major Depression

01/22/01 The American Brain Tumor Association Teams Up With Cancerpage.com To Empower Patients With Information

01/22/01 Experimental Therapy May Lead to Better Multiple Sclerosis Treatment

01/18/01 DNA Sciences And Amersham Pharmacia Biotech Collaborate To Develop Next Generation Of DNA Analysis Technology

01/18/01 HHS APPROVES FIRST SCHIP WAIVERS

01/18/01 HHS and USDA RELEASE LISTERIA RISK ASSESSMENT AND LISTERIA ACTION PLAN

01/18/01 FDA REQUIRES TISSUE BANKS TO REGISTER AND LIST THEIR PRODUCTS WITH THE AGENCY

01/18/01 NEW PATIENT PROTECTIONS INCLUDED IN MEDICAID MANAGED CARE RULE

01/18/01 HHS ANNOUNCES NEW RECORD CHILD SUPPORT COLLECTIONS

01/17/01 NeuroInvestment Releases Review Of Neuropharmaceutical Industry

01/17/01 YOUTH VIOLENCE EPIDEMIC NOT OVER, BUT EFFECTIVE PREVENTION PROGRAMS EXIST, SURGEON GENERAL'S REPORT FINDS

01/16/01 Blood Test For Diagnosing Schizophrenia

01/14/01 Integra NeuroSciences Direct Salesforce Begins Marketing Helitene(R) Hemostatic Agent

01/12/01 HHS APPOINTS MEMBERS OF ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON ORGAN TRANSPLANTATION

01/12/01 EARLY HEAD START SHOWS SIGNIFICANT RESULTS FOR LOW INCOME CHILDREN AND PARENTS

01/12/01 Country Album Sales Down Again in 2000

01/12/01 EARLY HEAD START SHOWS SIGNIFICANT RESULTS FOR LOW INCOME CHILDREN AND PARENTS

01/11/01 NICHD Funded Researchers First to Genetically Modify Non Human Primate

01/11/01 New Members Appointed to NAGMS Council

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