Title: Newborn Screening Suggests Decline in Cystic Fibrosis
Category: Health News
Created: 2/28/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 2/28/2008

Title: Two Drugs Found Equal in Treatment of Septic Shock
Category: Health News
Created: 2/28/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 2/28/2008

Title: Vaccine Protects Monkeys from Ebola, Marburg Viruses
Category: Health News
Created: 2/28/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 2/28/2008

Title: ‘Diabulimia’ Triples Risk of Death Among Women With Diabetes
Category: Health News
Created: 2/28/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 3/4/2008

Title: Research May Yield New Weapons Against Sepsis
Category: Health News
Created: 2/28/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 2/28/2008

Title: Some Countries May Have Slowed Bird Flu’s Spread
Category: Health News
Created: 2/28/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 2/28/2008

Title: Health Highlights: Feb. 27, 2008
Category: Health News
Created: 2/28/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 2/28/2008

Title: Satisfaction After Fibroid Embolization Similar to Hysterectomy
Category: Health News
Created: 2/28/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 2/28/2008

Title: Overweight Hispanic Kids Show Early Markers for Diabetes
Category: Health News
Created: 2/28/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 2/28/2008

Title: Health Tip: Canker Sores
Category: Health News
Created: 2/28/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 2/28/2008

Title: Health Tip: What’s Behind My Migraine?
Category: Health News
Created: 2/28/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 2/28/2008

HealthDay – WEDNESDAY, Feb. 27 (HealthDay News) — A small U.S. study found that
obese Hispanic children and adolescents with normal blood sugar levels had
elevated markers for blood vessel inflammation that may put them at risk
for both type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

HealthDay – WEDNESDAY, Feb. 27 (HealthDay News) — U.S. health advisers
recommended Wednesday that all children 6 months to 18 years of age
receive annual flu shots.

AP – All children — not just those under 5 — should get vaccinated against the flu, a federal advisory panel said Wednesday. The panel voted to expand annual flu shots to virtually all children except infants younger than 6 months and those with serious egg allergies.

AP – A clinic may have infected a handful of patients with hepatitis C — but about 40,000 more should be tested for that virus, as well as for HIV, health officials said Wednesday.

AP – Children suffered higher rates of fever-related convulsions when they got a Merck & Co. combination vaccine instead of two separate shots, according to a new study presented Wednesday.

Reuters – Taking the herbal supplement
ginkgo biloba may help delay the onset of cognitive impairment
in normal elderly adults, according to a study published online
Wednesday.

AP – Aetna Inc. said Wednesday it will delay a proposed policy that would stop covering the cost of using anesthesiologists during colonoscopies. The policy had been opposed by a group of New Jersey doctors who said denying coverage of anesthesiologists to anxious patients would lead to fewer cancer screenings.

Reuters – Ten U.N. agencies launched a new
campaign on Wednesday to end female genital mutilation, urging
governments to help abolish a practice they said remained
widespread in Africa, the Middle East and Asia.

Reuters – AstraZeneca Plc is stopping a clinical
trial of Recentin as a treatment for lung cancer after a
mid-stage study failed to meet its main goal, although trials
in colorectal cancer will move ahead.

Title: Teen Depression: Try Therapy, Switch Medication
Category: Health News
Created: 2/27/2008
Last Editorial Review: 2/27/2008

Title: Curry Spice May Thwart Heart Failure
Category: Health News
Created: 2/27/2008
Last Editorial Review: 2/27/2008

Title: Gene Clue May Spur New Baldness Drugs
Category: Health News
Created: 2/27/2008
Last Editorial Review: 2/27/2008

Title: Plastic Surgery Up in 2007
Category: Health News
Created: 2/27/2008
Last Editorial Review: 2/27/2008

Title: Only Severely Depressed Benefit From Antidepressants: Study
Category: Health News
Created: 2/27/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 2/27/2008

Title: Study Finds Variations in Doses of Radiation Therapy
Category: Health News
Created: 2/27/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 2/27/2008

Title: Cost of Breast Cancer Can Include Paycheck
Category: Health News
Created: 2/27/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 2/27/2008

Title: Anemia Drugs for Cancer Patients Increase Death Risk
Category: Health News
Created: 2/27/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 2/27/2008

Title: Adult Stem Cells Help Those With Immune Disorders, Heart Disease
Category: Health News
Created: 2/27/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 2/27/2008

Title: HIV Drug in Microbicide Gel Safe for Daily Use
Category: Health News
Created: 2/27/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 2/27/2008

Title: U.S. Health Care Spending to Double by 2017, Report Predicts
Category: Health News
Created: 2/27/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 2/27/2008

Title: Web Tool Aids Men in Prostate Decisions
Category: Health News
Created: 2/27/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 2/27/2008

Title: Health Highlights: Feb. 26, 2008
Category: Health News
Created: 2/27/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 2/27/2008

Title: National Effort Needed to Address Hyperglycemia in Heart Patients
Category: Health News
Created: 2/27/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 2/27/2008

Title: Health Tip: Watch For Frostbite
Category: Health News
Created: 2/27/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 2/27/2008

Title: Health Tip: Prevent Runner’s Knee
Category: Health News
Created: 2/27/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 2/27/2008

HealthDay – TUESDAY, Feb. 26 (HealthDay News) — Drugs designed to fight
fatigue and other symptoms associated with cancer treatment-related anemia
may do more harm than good, especially if given in the wrong doses.

AP – Drug-resistant tuberculosis is spreading even faster than medical experts had feared, the World Health Organization warned in report issued Tuesday. The rate of TB patients infected with the drug-resistant strain topped 20 percent in some countries, the highest ever recorded, the U.N. agency said.

AP – The 6.7 percent annual increase in spending — nearly three times the rate of inflation_ will be largely driven by higher prices and an increased demand for care, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said Monday. Other factors in the mix include a growing and aging population. The first wave of baby boomers become eligible for Medicare beginning in 2011.

AP – Bone tests aren’t just for women anymore. New guidelines are calling for older men to get a routine check for bone-thinning osteoporosis.