Aug 29, 2008Vaccines Seek to Offer Cradle-to-Grave ProtectionWhile the shots still save young lives, advances look to protect older folks, too Cataracts World's Leading Cause of Vision Loss Age a key factor, but group cites other risks during August disease awareness month Antioxidant-Rich Diet May Protect Against Eye Disease Compounds likely extend life of retinal cells that fight age-related macular degeneration End-of-Life Choices a Complicated Affair Study shows family wishes, doctor preferences often enter into decisions Alcohol in Early Pregnancy May Prompt Fetal Cell Death Even a few glasses of wine enough to disrupt normal development, mouse study finds Most Youths Tried as Adults Had Psychiatric Disorders Chicago study finds more than two-thirds of them needed help with at least one illness Leave That Ear Wax Alone New guidelines say most people don't need to remove it Mom's Smoking During Pregnancy Ups Preemie's SIDS Risk Fetal exposure to cigarette smoke appears to lower breathing recovery, study finds Some Hiroshima Survivors at Thyroid Cancer Risk Radiation may have caused chromosomal change that raises odds for malignancy, study finds Study Questions Flu Shot's Mortality Protection for Elderly Canadian study found benefit to be statistically insignificant Aug 28, 2008Protecting Newborns From a Dangerous ThreatSimple tests and antibiotics can thwart Group B strep, doctors say Older Caregivers Prone to Worse Sleep Patterns Overnight stays with person with dementia led to daytime tiredness, symptoms of depression Cadmium Exposure Tied to Lung Disease Found in cigarette smoke, fertilizers, even low levels of the metal can double risk 13% of Seniors Report Being Mistreated Abuse is verbal, financial and physical, especially for the impaired, study says Bunion Surgery Patients Need 6 Weeks Before Driving Study finds reaction, brake response times were better than they had been before procedure Scientists Track Hourly Changes in Alzheimer's Protein Recovery from brain injury, not injury itself, associated with increased plaque Normal Cells May Predict Cancer Virulence Finding suggests that treatment that only aims at malignant cells might fall short Most Patients With Irregular Heartbeat Take Inadequate Blood Thinner Dose Warfarin could cut stroke risk by 67%, but patients and doctors say drug is hard to manage Salmonella Outbreak Over, U.S. Says FDA lifts advisory against eating raw Mexican jalapeno and serrano peppers Treadmill Workouts Help Stroke Survivors Function improved even after conventional therapy, study found Antipsychotic Drugs Boost Stroke Risk And patients with dementia face a more than 3-fold danger, study finds Aug 27, 2008Study Links Spanking to Physical AbuseThose who paddled were 3 times likelier to use harsher punishments Angioplasty Scoring System Predicts Risk of Death Clinicians use 7 simple variables to gauge in-hospital mortality after coronary intervention Mental Skills Can Decline Years Before Dying Study of seniors found it's not all part of normal aging process Pancreatic Cells Turned Into Insulin-Producing Beta Cells Researchers say feat could lead to treatment for diabetes Mistaken Beliefs About Cancer Abound Global survey says many inflate environmental risks, downplay behaviors that count 4 More Deaths Reported Among Byetta Patients Brings death toll to 6 associated with diabetes drug; exact cause unknown Fat Cells in Obese People Are 'Sick' More likely to make insulin-resistant proteins, study says Combination Therapy Helps to Combat Myeloma Adding Velcade to standard drug therapy prolonged survival, study finds Low Levels of Brain Chemical May Control Appetite Finding could lead to new drugs in fight against obesity, study says 1 | 2 |3 |4 |5 | |
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