Oct 10, 2008Racial Disparities Exist in Head and Neck Cancer OutcomesBlacks, the poor diagnosed at younger age, with more advanced disease, study says Older Diabetics With Depression Face Higher Death Rate Study suggests poor self-care partly to blame Gene Variation Found in Boys With Delinquent Peers High-risk homes with disengaged moms defined pattern, but not for young girls, study finds Chemo Alone Effective in Treating Kids' Brain Tumors Delaying, avoiding radiation could lessen long-term side effects, study finds Tamoxifen Cuts Fracture Risk: Study But the benefit disappears when breast cancer drug is stopped Flu Can Be Deadly for Young Victims CDC now recommends shots for those aged 6 months to 19 Metabolic Syndrome Raises Colon Cancer Risk 75% Finding suggests need for more careful screening for these patients, researcher says Oct 09, 2008Mental Barriers Block Obese Women From ExerciseBut tailored programs could ease fears, overcome self consciousness, study suggests Some Arteries Opened Safely Without Heparin But Italian researchers warn only the lowest-risk patients can benefit Drug Sorafenib Improves Kidney Cancer Outcomes It helped older and younger patients, study says Doctors' Groups Collaborate on Care for Heart Patients They offer guidelines for drug therapy that could harm digestive tract Infliximab-Based Treatment Effective for Crohn's Patients Remicade alone or in combo with azathioprine better for inflammatory disorder People With Social Phobia Have Different Self-Image MRI reveals altered brain response to negative comments Bipolar Disorder in Children Lingers Study finds 44% still suffer bouts of mania, depression as young adults NSAIDs Might Lower Breast Cancer Risk Analysis of 38 studies found painkillers showed protective effect Small Intestine Senses Bitter Toxins in Food Finding could improve cancer, diabetes treatments, study suggests New Guidelines Make It Easy to Get Fit U.S. government suggests weekly workouts can work Ginkgo Prevented Stroke Damage in Mice But it's not clear if the popular extract would be effective in humans Brain Rewires Itself After Hand Transplant Research reveals 'plasticity' of adult neurons 25% of Teen Girls Vaccinated for HPV It's a good start for new vaccine, CDC says Oct 08, 2008Cell Protein Suppresses Pain Better Than MorphineInjected into mice, it proved more effective but with fewer side effects, study says New Advances Could Battle Cancer Cell by Cell Flow cytometry illuminates signaling protein pathways, study says Children as Young as 4 Can Develop OCD Full-blown obsessive symptoms seen in both younger, older children, study finds Blacks at Higher Risk for Brain Lesions Causing Stroke They had 32% more microbleeds in several different areas, study finds New DNA Stool Testing Spots More Colon Cancers Study found it detected twice as many malignancies, serious precancerous polyps Oregon's Assisted Suicide Law May Overlook Depressed Patients Study finds 1 in 4 terminally ill not getting treatment that could influence decision New Avian Flu Vaccine Strategy Proposed Advance shots protect those most exposed in possible pandemic, researchers suggest Economic Crisis Takes Toll on Emotional Health Experts seeing more cases of sleeplessness, anxiety, but they offer tips for coping Family Income Impacts Children's Health Big gaps exist between states, and between poor, middle- and upper-class families, study finds Blood Cell Genes May Signal Heart Disease Small study finds their levels correlate with cardiovascular trouble 1 | 2 |3 |4 |5 | |
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