2008

August

• Post-partum suicide attempt risks studied

• Students with food allergies often not prepared

• Racial differences again seen in prostate cancer

• US teens often watch extremely violent movies

• Study shows why once is enough to hook some smokers

• WHO publishes how-to guide on fighting AIDS

• African ex-leaders to press politicians over AIDS

• Even viruses get sick

• Olympics-Doping: Russia denies “systematic” doping

• Mexicans in U.S. illegally at more risk of AIDS

• Adults who eat eggs for breakfast lose 65 percent more weight

• Estrogen Relieves Psychotic Symptoms in Women With Schizophrenia

July

• Mechanism for postpartum depression found in mice

• High Resolution Heart Images Now Available at Peak Stress

• New Method Assesses Risks for Heart Failure Patients

• Surgical Errors Cost Nearly $1.5 Billion Each Year

• Highly Acidic Beverages Not a Threat to Gastrointestinal Tracts

• Joint Inflammation and Heart Disease Linked

• Hypnosis shown to reduce symptoms of dementia

• Current Stats Severely Underestimate Costs of Medical Errors

• Rhinoplasty technique preserves ethnic identity

• Internet, alcohol and sleep tied to girls’ weight

• EU says safety of cloned animal products uncertain

• Soy-based foods may lower sperm count: study

• Kelsey Grammer nearly died after heart attack

• New study of gene evolution could lead to better understanding of neurodegenerative disease

• Mate or hibernate? That’s the question worm pheromones answer

• Custom-made insoles may ease certain foot pain

• UK watchdog urges doctors to cut antibiotics

• EU says safe to eat during Games, despite concerns

• Government to release revised U.S. HIV estimates

• School failure harder on girls than boys: US study

• Depression linked with first stroke in elderly

• Prizes don’t help smokers kick the habit long-term

• Day care babies gain more weight: study

• British study links IMF loans to tuberculosis

• GORE-TEX appears to be safe alternative for rhinoplasty

• U of T discovers environmental factors linked to sex ratio of plants

• Checking more lymph nodes linked to cancer patient survival

• Measuring the stress of forested areas

• Has Cancer Spread? Research Identifies Best Way to Find Answers

• Children go abroad for treatment unavailable in US

• Gum disease tied to diabetes risk

• Cultural sensitivity may improve diabetes outcomes

• Beijing pollution may trigger heart attacks, strokes

• Study Links Herpes with Widespread Neuropathic Pain

• Analysis of Quickly Stopped Rx Orders Provides New Tool for Reducing Medical Errors

• Averting postsurgical infections in kids: Give antibiotics within hour before first incision

• Studies refute common stereotypes about obese workers

• Obsessive compulsive disorder linked to brain activity

• U.S. drops trial of one AIDS vaccine

• “Emotional” writing may help ease cancer pain

• Thousands of Children Die of Strokes Each Year

• Women use acupuncture for “nonsurgical facelift”

• Brain region linked to obsessive disorder risk

• Many teens may experience workplace violence

• D-cycloserine may improve behavioral therapy treatment for anxiety

• Computer Predicts Anti-Cancer Molecules

• Genetic Variation Raises HIV Risk in People of African Descent

• Teen smokers struggle to kick the habit; most want to quit and can’t

• Obesity ups a woman’s pancreatic cancer risk: study

• Gene variant common in Africa increase HIV risk

• Firefighters threaten strike over weighty issue

• Diabetic foot ulcers often have poor outcomes

• Men may need to work harder to cut diabetes risk

• Laparoscopic gastric bypass provides better results

• Smoking linked to decrease in uterine cancer risk

• Diabetes makes people more vulnerable to TB: study

• Contests to Quit Smoking Don’t Work in Long Run

• Aggressive preschoolers found to have fewer friends than others

• As Viagra Controversy Heats Up on Campaign Trail, Real Issue May be Sexual Inequality Says Expert

• Baby’s smile gives mom a natural high

• Many Hispanics with diabetes unaware of potential eye disease, do not receive eye exams

• Joint replacement may improve osteoarthritis symptoms in older adults

• Pioneering heart surgeon DeBakey dies at age 99

• Heart disease strongly impairs quality of life

• Newest fertility treatment may be a diet

• Special infant formulas cut long-term allergy risk

• Man says prescription drug caused gambling problem

• High failure rate seen after some ACL repairs

• Many people in US lack optimally fluoridated water

• Eating disorders predict poor function in new moms

• Anorexia, ‘bigorexia’ may have same genetic roots

• Obesity levels in China rising fast, study finds

• Breast Asymmetry After Cancer Treatment Affects Quality of Life

• Novel Approach May Protect Against Heart Attack Injury

• Heart disease and diabetes: Which statins have been well-investigated?

• Pregnancy Alone Is Not Associated with Increased Risk for Mental Disorders

• Members of Consumer-driven Health Plans Choosing Less Care

• Leading worldwide cause of cardiovascular disease may be modified by diet

• Alcoholism-associated molecular adaptations in brain neurocognitive circuits

• Neurogenesis in the adult brain: The association with stress and depression

• Type 2 diabetes epidemic seen looming

• Regular exercise good for dementia patients: study

• Note to pediatricians: Taper meds in kids with stable asthma

• Pneumonia Most Common Reason for Hospitalization

• Study Reveals a New Function for an Old Enzyme in Fatal Childhood Disease

• New fertility technique targets women with cancer

• It pays to go in an Indian public toilet

• Men past 40 face fertility problems: researchers

• Mother’s vitamin D status during pregnancy will affect her baby’s dental health

• Heart failure outcomes worse in diabetics: study

• 10,000 People in World-first Cerebral Palsy Study

• New study points to agriculture in frog sexual abnormalities

• ‘Mind’s eye’ influences visual perception

• Malaria on the increase in the UK

• A Full Life Is Still Possible with Multiple Sclerosis

• Looking for the Fountain of Youth? Cut Your Calories, Research Suggests

• Even modest weight gain raises kidney disease risk

• Cells in blood may help cancers spread: US study

• Population-wide approach needed to curb obesity

• Caregivers often expose asthmatic kids to smoke

• Invasive Treatment Beneficial for Men, High-Risk Women With Unstable Heart Disease

• Gene Directs Stem Cells to Build the Heart

June

• On-the-Job Weight Loss: Worksite Programs Work

• The Hazards of Too Much Water

• Heavy birthweight babies twice as likely to develop rheumatoid arthritis

• Limit sucrose as painkiller for newborns

• Low-fat diet as heart-healthy as Mediterranean

• Tap water chemicals not linked to penis defect

• No lasting social problems for kids with migraine

• Obese men may have lower hernia risk

• Companies set to gain from obesity boom: analysts

• Many may ‘trust’ their partner is a low STD risk

• Early Cardiovascular Detection at the Fin

• A Heart Attack Waiting to Happen? How Do You Know Your Risk?

• Elevated biomarkers predict risk for prostate cancer recurrence

• Pregnancy may help protect against bladder cancer

• Treatment for cigarette, alcohol and drug use in pregnancy improves outcomes for mom and baby

• Pregnancy pounds may affect kids’ weight

• New US estimates show diabetes affects 24 million

• Simple ultrasound exam may predict osteoporosis risk

• Cardiac Rehab Help and Hope

• Promoting sexual and reproductive rights

• Mediterranean diet in pregnancy may curb allergies

• Medication improves alcoholics’ quality of life

• New oral drug curbs MS disease activity

• Lose weight on the carb-packed “big breakfast” diet

• Teen “pregnancy pact” shocks Massachusetts city

• New source of heart stem cells discovered

• Fewer Heart Disease Deaths in Massachusetts as Smoking Declines

• New Spanish-language Consumer Guide Compares Oral Diabetes Medications

• Weight Gain Within the Normal Range Increases Risk of Chronic Kidney Disease

• Neurologic Complications of Heart Surgery Detailed in Comprehensive Review Article

• Int’l. Society for Sexual Medicine (ISSM) Details New Definition of Premature Ejaculation

• Weight loss can spur bone loss, even with exercise

• Many diabetic Latinas lack nutrition knowledge

• Vitamin D helps colorectal cancer patients: study

• Minimally Invasive Weight-Loss Surgery Improves Health of Morbidly Obese Teens

• Known Genetic Risk for Alzheimer’s in Whites Also Places Blacks at Risk

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