Title: Novel Compounds May Battle Diseases of Aging
Category: Health News
Created: 11/29/2007 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 11/29/2007

Title: 3-D Breast Imaging May Improve Cancer Detection
Category: Health News
Created: 11/29/2007 2:00:00 AM
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Title: Saline Wash May Ease Shoulder Tendonitis
Category: Health News
Created: 11/29/2007 2:00:00 AM
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Title: Health Highlights: Nov. 28, 2007
Category: Health News
Created: 11/29/2007 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 11/29/2007

Title: Cell Protein Might Help Treat ALS
Category: Health News
Created: 11/29/2007 2:00:00 AM
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Title: Lack of Sleep Tied to Weight Gain in New Moms
Category: Health News
Created: 11/29/2007 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 11/29/2007

Title: Health Tip: Bringing Baby Home
Category: Health News
Created: 11/29/2007 2:00:00 AM
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Title: Health Tip: Severe Food Allergy?
Category: Health News
Created: 11/29/2007 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 11/29/2007

HealthDay – (HealthDay News) — Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy
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HealthDay – WEDNESDAY, Nov. 28 (HealthDay News) — A 3-D view of breast
tissue may give women a more accurate method of detecting breast cancers,
according to a trial of a new technology called stereoscopic digital
mammography.

HealthDay – WEDNESDAY, Nov. 28 (HealthDay News) — Obesity among American
adults hasn’t increased much in recent years, but there are still far too
many adults who are overweight, a new federal study reports.

AP – Millions of Americans, especially children, are needlessly getting dangerous radiation from “super X-rays” that raise the risk of cancer and are increasingly used to diagnose medical problems, a new report warns.

AP – Sex has overtaken drug use as the main cause of HIV infections in China, leading to worries the disease may spread outside of high-risk groups into the general population, according to experts and a report released Thursday.

AP – Fifty-four nursing homes are being told by the government that they’re among the worst in their states in an effort to goad them into improving patient care.

AP – Obesity rates in U.S. women seem to be staying level, and the rate in men may be hitting a plateau now, too, according to a new government report released Wednesday.

AP – Pope Benedict XVI on Wednesday called for intensified efforts to stop the spread of the HIV virus, saying he felt “spiritually close” to those suffering from AIDS.

Reuters – Stents coated with the drug
sirolimus are safe and effective for treating elderly heart
patients with blocked coronary arteries, according to a new
report.

AFP – A US company is poised to launch the world’s first safe sex passport, aimed at giving users of dating and social networking websites extra “information protection,” the man behind the idea said Wednesday.

Title: Undocumented Hispanics Less Likely to Use U.S. Health Care Services
Category: Health News
Created: 11/28/2007 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 11/28/2007

Title: Health Tip: Build Healthy Bones
Category: Health News
Created: 11/28/2007 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 11/28/2007

Title: Health Tip: Stay Safe in the Kitchen
Category: Health News
Created: 11/28/2007 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 11/28/2007

Title: Freezing the Pain of Cancerous Tumors
Category: Health News
Created: 11/28/2007
Last Editorial Review: 11/28/2007

Title: Radiation Scans in Pregnancy Rising
Category: Health News
Created: 11/28/2007
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Title: Panel: Ease Kids’ Tamiflu Drug Warning
Category: Health News
Created: 11/28/2007
Last Editorial Review: 11/28/2007

Title: Online Bullying Rising in Youths
Category: Health News
Created: 11/28/2007
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Title: Criteria Predict Women’s 5-Year Risk for Fracture
Category: Health News
Created: 11/28/2007 2:00:00 AM
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Title: Infusion Therapy Raises Death Risk for Some Heart Patients
Category: Health News
Created: 11/28/2007 2:00:00 AM
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Title: PET Scans Could Boost Lung Cancer Diagnosis
Category: Health News
Created: 11/28/2007 2:00:00 AM
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Title: ‘High-Trauma’ Fractures Tied to Weak Bones
Category: Health News
Created: 11/28/2007 2:00:00 AM
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Title: Combo PET/CT Scan Helps Spot Breast Cancer’s Spread
Category: Health News
Created: 11/28/2007 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 11/28/2007

Title: New Automated System Can ID Disaster Victims in Minutes
Category: Health News
Created: 11/28/2007 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 11/28/2007

Title: Obesity Keeps Patients From Needed CT Scans After Surgery
Category: Health News
Created: 11/28/2007 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 11/28/2007

Title: Low Testosterone Might Shorten Men’s Lives
Category: Health News
Created: 11/28/2007 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 11/28/2007

Title: High-Carb Diet Raises Women’s Diabetes Risk
Category: Health News
Created: 11/28/2007 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 11/28/2007

Title: Health Highlights: Nov. 27, 2007
Category: Health News
Created: 11/28/2007 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 11/28/2007 2:00:01 AM

HealthDay – (HealthDay News) — Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy
of Thomson CenterWatch:

HealthDay – TUESDAY, Nov. 27 (HealthDay News) — Black American women and Chinese
women who ate foods high on the glycemic index — which measures the
effect of carbohydrates on blood glucose levels — were at increased risk
for developing type 2 diabetes, two new studies found.

HealthDay – TUESDAY, Nov. 27 (HealthDay News) — A technique that combines a
PET scan with a CT scan can help spot the spread of inflammatory breast
cancer, a rare but very aggressive form of the disease, researchers
report.

HealthDay – TUESDAY, Nov. 27 (HealthDay News) — A U.S. Food and Drug
Administration advisory panel recommended Tuesday that the prescription
flu drug Tamiflu (oseltamivir) should have a stronger warning label to
reflect reports of bizarre behaviors and deaths among children who use the
medication.

AP – The R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co., which has been under intense pressure from anti-smoking groups and members of Congress over print ads for its cigarettes, said Tuesday it would not advertise its brands in newspapers or consumer magazines next year.