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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?
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09/27/04 Who's Really Looking After Renal PATIENTS?
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09/27/04 Who's Really Looking After Renal PATIENTS?
BRITISH PHARMACEUTICAL CONFERENCE, MANCHESTER
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
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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
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01/11/01 NICHD Funded Researchers First to Genetically Modify Non Human Primate
01/11/01 New Members Appointed to NAGMS Council
01/11/01 OXYGEN DEBUTS "DAILY REMIX" JANUARY 29TH AT 11PM ET
01/11/01 NICHD FUNDED RESEARCHERS FIRST TO GENETICALLY MODIFY NON HUMAN PRIMATE
01/10/01 Newborn Lung Treatment Poses Risk of Intestinal Perforation
01/10/01 HHS ANNOUNCES NEW GRANTS, NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE WITH
DISABILITIES
01/09/01 First Director of New NIH Center Sworn-in Today
01/08/01 Atlas Venture’s Year-End Biotech Investment Results Strong Despite Market Downturn
01/08/01 CBYON Offers New Opportunities For Minimally Invasive Surgery
01/05/01 Major Review Reveals That Osteoarthritis is a Complex Disease with New Solutions
01/05/01 Self-Collection System For Cervical Cancer Screening Granted Additional Patent Protection
01/05/01 MAJOR REVIEW REVEALS THAT OSTEOARTHRITIS IS A
COMPLEX DISEASE WITH NEW SOLUTIONS
01/04/01 E-Commerce Web Site Helps Medical Professionals Save Lives
01/04/01 Virginity Pledge Helps Teens Delay Sexual Activity
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01/04/01 TRANS-NIH COLLABORATION WITH NIOSH INITIATES
STUDIES OF RACIAL AND ETHNIC DISPARITIES IN HEALTH
01/03/01 Philips Medical Systems North America Signs Marketing Agreement With InSiteOne
01/03/01 Berman DeValerio & Pease: Twinlab Corporation Lawsuit Pending
01/03/01 Reducing Sodium Leads to Substantial Drop in Blood Pressure, Finds NHLBI Study
01/03/01 HHS ISSUES FINAL RULE ADDRESSING PHYSICIAN SELF-REFERRALS
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01/01/01 NIH SCIENTISTS HIGHLIGHT ROLE OF MACROPHAGES IN HIV
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12/27/00 NHLBI Study Shows Inhaled Corticosteroids Do Not Slow Progression of COPD
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12/20/00 Casting Call For People Over 100 Years Old
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12/13/00 ANNUAL BIBLIOGRAPHY OF SIGNIFICANT ADVANCES IN
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THAT REDUCE SIDE EFFECTS, HELP SAVE VISION
12/05/00 WOOD DUST, TALC, ESTROGENS, AND NICKEL ALLOYS AMONG
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CARCINOGENS
11/14/00 Graceland to Sparkle This Holiday Season with Elvis’ Traditional Decorations and Expanded Spectacular Jennings Osborne Extravaganza
09/13/00 Statement from Claude Lenfant, M.D. Director, National Heart, Lung, & Blood
Institute On AZT and Cardiac Damage in Infants
08/25/00 Hypertension: From Gene to Community Conference Webcast
08/21/00 Blood Pressure-Lowering DASH Diet Also Reduces Homocysteine
08/18/00 September is National Cholesterol Education Month
08/09/00 HHS PRESS RELEASE--SG REPORT ON SMOKING RATES
08/07/00 MEDIA ADVISORY
08/02/00 WELL-BEING IMPROVES FOR MOST OLDER PEOPLE, BUT NOT FOR ALL, NEW FEDERAL REPORT SAYS
08/01/00 MEDICARE CELEBRATES 35 YEARS OF KEEPING AMERICANS HEALTHY- Millions of Older and Disabled Americans Have Benefited
07/26/00 CDC RELEASES NEW REPORT ON U.S. HEALTH STATISTICS
Mammography On The Rise For Women Age 50 And Over
07/26/00 STATEMENT BY DONNA E. SHALALA Secretary of Health and Human Services Regarding the 10th Anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act
06/08/00 Innovative Program Pairs Park and Recreation Centers with Nationwide NHLBI Obesity and Heart Disease Prevention Effort
06/08/00 New NHLBI Study to Identify Best Treatment for People With Mild Persistent Asthma
05/17/00 NHLBI Study Shows Large Blood Pressure Benefit From Reduced Dietary Sodium
05/15/00 Important Clinical Advisory and New Internet Resource from NHLBI
05/11/00 New Online Health Information Resource Launched by NHLBI
05/09/00 New high blood pressure web site
05/04/00 Institute Launches Campaign Aimed at Older Americans -- NHLBI ISSUES NEW CLINICAL ADVISORY ON SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE
05/01/00 Official U.S. World Asthma Day Press Conference:
NIH, Mayor Williams, and DC Asthma Coalition Report on Asthma in U.S. & D.C.
05/01/00 World Asthma Day 2000 Press Conference Live Webcast!
04/11/00 NHLBI Study Shows Association Between Sleep Apnea and Hypertension
04/01/00 World Asthma Day 2000
Press Conference Live Webcast!
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