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December

� Shorter antibiotic course for latent TB increases compliance - Dec. 29
� Exercise, weight control, adequate sleep found to reduce cancer risk - Dec. 29
� Screening, tobacco control drive cancer declines - Dec. 29
� Malaria vaccine proving promising - Dec. 29
� Feature: Allergic reaction: Food allergies increasing, especially among children - Dec. 29
� Brief: Flu vaccine effective at half-dose for healthy people younger than 50 - Dec. 29
� Brief: Patients worry more when conditions are described in medical terms - Dec. 29
� Ho ho woes: Wrap rage results in lacerations and bad tempers - Dec. 22
� Research looks at new ways to ease pain of kids' shots - Dec. 22
� Brief: Neuropathy guidelines issued - Dec. 22
� Brief: College students vaccinated against flu miss fewer classes - Dec. 22
� Brief: AAP wants oral health as part of routine care - Dec. 22
� Find the reason, then prevent the fall - Dec. 22
� Research urged for medication overuse headaches - Dec. 15
� Report calls for greater access to smoking-cessation programs - Dec. 15
� COPD awareness is growing, but information gap persists - Dec. 15
� Feature: Speaking the language of vaccines (ICAAC and IDSA joint meeting) - Dec. 15
� Brief: Chemotherapy not only cause of bone thinning in breast cancer survivors - Dec. 15
� Brief: FDA opens oversight offices in China - Dec. 15
� More adults have prediabetes, with patients (and often physicians) unsure who's at risk - Dec. 8
� Kidney stones linked to greater chance of CKD - Dec. 8
� Brief: Researchers identify characteristics of teens at risk for major depression - Dec. 8
� Brief: No link between bisphosphonates and atrial fibrillation, FDA says - Dec. 8
� National survey will explore what it takes to age well in America - Dec. 1
� Feature: Reframing Framingham: New evidence prompts another look at cardiovascular risk algorithms - Dec. 1
� Brief: Obesity, women and immediate gratification - Dec. 1
� Brief: Education protects against dementia - Dec. 1
� Brief: Obese children have older "vascular age" - Dec. 1
� Brief: Antibiotics and C. dif link - Dec. 1
� Statins, CRP test get boost from high-profile study - Dec. 1

November

� XDR-TB prevention starts with TB treatment - Nov. 24
� Smoking heightens aortic rupture risk for women - Nov. 24
� Brief: Spanish-speaking Hispanics have less response to antidepressants - Nov. 24
� Brief: Possible early signs of autism identified - Nov. 24
� Brief: Racial disparities in cancer mortality persist - Nov. 24
� Brief: ADHD link to early head injury studied - Nov. 24
� Polypharmacy raises risks of side effects, skipped pills - Nov. 24
� FDA launches drug safety information Web site - Nov. 17
� Feature: Steps to a nimble mind: Physical and mental exercise help keep the brain fit - Nov. 17
� Brief: Brief intervention makes a difference in substance abuse treatment - Nov. 17
� Brief: Food allergy incidence up for kids - Nov. 17
� The poorer the kids, the worse their health, study says - Nov. 10
� Intensive approaches advised for obese youth - Nov. 10
� Brief: FDA issues new warning about psoriasis drug - Nov. 10
� Brief: Atrial fibrillation and bisphosphonates - Nov. 10
� Brief: More smokers are highly addicted - Nov. 10
� Brief: U.S. suicide risk going up - Nov. 10
� Written screening tests confuse some patients - Nov. 3
� Feature: Familiar faces speak as patients (AAFP annual scientific assembly) - Nov. 3
� Brief: Adolescent immunization rates improve but still miss targets - Nov. 3
� Brief: Alzheimer's may lower blood pressure because patients can't recall stress - Nov. 3
� Brief: Vitamin K fails to slow bone loss - Nov. 3

October

� C. difficile thriving even without antibiotic use - Oct. 27
� First signs of asthma often appear early in patient's life - Oct. 27
� Link between muscle disorders, statins probed - Oct. 27
� Brief: Vitamin D deficiency common in liver, IBD patients - Oct. 27
� Brief: Physical activity guidelines released - Oct. 27
� Brief: Doctors advised to ask heart patients about depression - Oct. 27
� Brief: Colorectal cancer screening guidelines updated - Oct. 27
� With no AIDS vaccine in sight, what's next? - Oct. 27
� NIH director leaving post at end of October - Oct. 20
� Chronic stress linked to more heart disease among police - Oct. 20
� Accuracy of virtual colonoscopies validated - Oct. 20
� Brief: Secondhand smoke may trigger nicotine dependence symptoms in kids - Oct. 20
� Brief: Diet, exercise reduce fatigue among breast cancer survivors - Oct. 20
� Brief: Statin-ALS link dispelled - Oct. 20
� Brief: Dietary supplements didn't slow cartilage loss - Oct. 20
� Common osteoarthritis treatment questioned - Oct. 13
� Data from drug trials often not published - Oct. 13
� Brief: Older folks who diet without exercising lose muscle mass - Oct. 13
� Brief: Clinical assessment can detect advanced heart failure - Oct. 13
� Brief: Colon cancer indicator - Oct. 13
� Brief: Ovarian cancer screening advances - Oct. 13
� Flu shots plentiful, doctors urged to get as well as give - Oct. 13
� Feature: The never-ending Flu vaccine season goes year-round - Oct. 6
� Surgeon general urges more vigilance on dangerous clots - Oct. 6
� Brief: Home blood pressure monitoring accurately predicts death risk - Oct. 6
� Brief: Physical activity overcomes obesity genes - Oct. 6
� Brief: ACP gives osteoporosis guidelines - Oct. 6
� Brief: New uses for HPV vaccine - Oct. 6

September

� Scurvy rare, but cases still are popping up - Sept. 22
� Salmonella outbreak appears over; investigation to continue - Sept. 22
� Direct-to-consumer drug ads' effect seen as mixed despite billions spent - Sept. 22
� Brief: Pediatric postmarketing surveillance improves drug safety - Sept. 22
� Brief: Varicella prevention efforts found effective - Sept. 22
� Brief: Rapid weight gain in children tied to higher blood pressure later - Sept. 22
� Brief: Workup can help kids with vaccine allergies - Sept. 22
� West Nile virus on downswing; good recovery rates found - Sept. 15
� Marketing works: Promote smoking and people smoke - Sept. 15
� Feature: Muscles matter: Physicans advised to tell patients to build up strength - Sept. 15
� Brief: Hearing aid users should be assessed for ear wax problems - Sept. 15
� Brief: Rabies vaccine in short supply - Sept. 15
� Brief: Treadmill walking aids stroke recovery - Sept. 15
� Brief: FDA schedules hearing on children's cold meds - Sept. 15
� HPV vaccine talk shifts from fanfare to fear - Sept. 15
� Epilepsy care goal shifting to no seizures, not just fewer ones - Sept. 8
� Tools of the trade: Urology museum exhibits scopes and catheters galore - Sept. 8
� Brief: Elders say they experience verbal and financial mistreatment by relatives - Sept. 8
� Brief: FDA approves first Huntington's drug - Sept. 8
� Brief: FDA issues new precautions on diabetes drug Byetta - Sept. 8
� Brief: Study finds bacterial pneumonia is key to deaths in influenza pandemics - Sept. 8
� Link strengthened between sleep apnea and mortality risk - Sept. 1
� Long-term use of acid reflux drugs weighed - Sept. 1
� Feature: Bruised and bleeding: Watching for von Willebrand disease - Sept. 1
� Brief: Stress, anxiety make allergies worse - Sept. 1
� Brief: Antibiotics linked to thousands of serious adverse drug reactions - Sept. 1
� Brief: Study examines HIV resistance - Sept. 1
� Brief: Drug interaction warning for some statin users - Sept. 1
� Debate flares: Can obese patients be healthy? - Sept. 1

August

� Suicide hotline lets veterans -- and families -- dial for help - Aug. 25
� Stepped-up efforts aim to thwart cheating on drug tests - Aug. 25
� Survey captures snapshot of nation's health - Aug. 25
� Brief: Task force recommends against prostate cancer screening - Aug. 25
� Brief: CDC makes recommendations for combating infection after disasters - Aug. 25
� Brief: Changes in FDA advisory panels - Aug. 25
� Brief: New genes seen in Crohn's disease - Aug. 25
� Brief: New research aims to treat sinusitis - Aug. 25
� Brief: Annual U.S. HIV infections higher than earlier estimates - Aug. 25
� Prediabetes guidelines' aim: Avoiding heart risk - Aug. 18
� House advances FDA authority over tobacco - Aug. 18
� Feature: Rebuilding body and spirit: Center for the Intrepid puts nation's wounded military on the mend - Aug. 18
� Brief: Herpes linked to widespread neuropathic pain - Aug. 18
� Brief: Borderline high blood pressure predicts hypertension in teens - Aug. 18
� Brief: Childhood strokes differ from adult ones - Aug. 18
� Brief: Hepatitis B vaccination of newborns needs to become more common - Aug. 18
� Alzheimer's drug trials surge, suggesting new pathways for care - Aug. 18
� Combination therapy best for severe asthma, studies find - Aug. 11
� Critics at odds with AAP on how to cut kids' heart disease risk - Aug. 11
� Brief: Emergency patients unaware of how little they understand instructions - Aug. 11
� Brief: Accompanied older patients more satisfied with care - Aug. 11
� Brief: Kidney stones tied to climate change - Aug. 11
� Brief: Review doubts value of breast exams - Aug. 11
� High prices at the pump complicate health choices - Aug. 11
� Success seen with tailored diabetes education - Aug. 4
� Feature: Don't quit on smokers: If at first they don't succeed... - Aug. 4
� Brief: Exercise prevents brain shrinkage in Alzheimer's patients - Aug. 4
� Brief: Poor, uninsured, rural, elderly at risk for heat-related illness - Aug. 4
� Brief: Men and women mend differently from concussions - Aug. 4

July

� FDA requires black-box warnings for fluoroquinolones - July 28
� Lifestyle issues contribute to weight gain in teen girls - July 28
� Vaccine-autism link unsupported by science, but theory lives on - July 28
� Brief: Report analyzes food safety system - July 28
� New tool evaluates "everyday" cognition - July 21
� Feature: Genetic precision (ASCO annual meeting) - July 21
� Brief: MRSA causing kids' bone infections - July 21
� Brief: Overweight kids with fatty liver more likely to have metabolic syndrome - July 21
� Brief: Advances in HIV vaccine process - July 21
� Brief: Evidence of Alzheimer's beginnings - July 21
� Brief: Diabetes surging in U.S. - July 21
� Expect the thrill of victory, the agony of bad air at the Olympics - July 21
� More schooled, more active - July 21
� Kids' combination vaccines cut number of required shots - July 14
� Low vitamin D linked to increased risk of heart attack, death - July 14
� Technology aids MS detection, but diagnosis still challenging - July 14
� Brief: Food diaries, physical activity increase weight loss when dieting - July 14
� Brief: U.S., Vietnam sign food, medical safety agreement - July 14
� The end is near for CFC-propelled inhalers - July 14
� Centers offer ways to bridge language, cultural differences - July 7
� Infant pertussis outbreak emphasizes need to vaccinate health care workers - July 7
� New book aims to provide vaccine answers: AMNews interviews Martin Myers, MD - July 7
� Brief: Tracking changes in avian influenza virus strains - July 7
� Brief: Hormone increases eating during stressful times - July 7
� Brief: Overall mortality goes down - July 7
� Brief: Some hearing loss tied to diabetes - July 7
� Brief: FDA seeks "black-box" warning for older antipsychotics - July 7
� Summer is the time for Lyme - July 7

June

� Close tie between diabetes and sleep apnea - June 23
� D.C. hospital starts all-inclusive HIV screening - June 23
� Brief: IV iron may help anemic kidney patients - June 23
� Brief: Teens less involved in risky behavior - June 23
� Brief: Study: Online screening tools effective in monitoring teen behavior - June 23
� Brief: Safety review of tumor necrosis factor blockers - June 23
� FDA goes digital for faster "Dear Doctor" letters - June 23
� Pandemic debate now steered to allotting antivirals - June 16
� Experts: A1c testing could help detect undiagnosed diabetes - June 16
� Feature: Consolidating care (American College of Physicians annual meeting) - June 16
� Brief: States with smoke-free workplace laws grow in number - June 16
� Brief: Specific diet could help prevent diabetes, study says - June 16
� Brief: FDA seeks labeling for drugs' effects on pregnancy, lactation - June 16
� Brief: Human Genome Project leader steps down - June 16
� As fit as a 5th grader? Adults can take challenge - June 9
� Lyme treatment accord ends antitrust probe - June 9
� Brief: Safety of dementia drugs weighed - June 9
� Brief: Smokers increase chances of quitting when they try to with friends, family - June 9
� Brief: Summer, waterborne illness are here - June 9
� Brief: Men hospitalized for pneumonia more likely to die than are women - June 9
� Brief: CDC recommends shingles vaccine for everyone older than 60 - June 9
� Experts debate value of assessing health literacy - June 2
� Flu summit addresses new challenges - June 2
� State health reform efforts may help resolve disparity issues - June 2
� Feature: The art of warning: Eye-catching images portray public health dangers - June 2
� Brief: Adolescent girls at higher risk for major depression than teen boys - June 2
� Brief: Sequential therapy more effective for eradicating H. pylori - June 2
� Brief: Patients unaware of opportunities to participate in clinical trials - June 2
� Brief: Check for recalled heparin products - June 2
� Healthy People 2020: National agenda shifts to risks, roots of disease - June 2

May

� Tainted foreign drugs trigger FDA scrutiny from Congress - May 26
� Officials ponder drop in mammograms as 1.1 million fewer women are screened - May 26
� Brief: Arthritis can hamper diabetes care - May 26
� Brief: Controlling kidney disease a challenge in African-Americans - May 26
� Brief: CDC warns of fainting possibility after vaccination - May 26
� Brief: Federal guideline rounds up smoking cessation tools for doctors - May 26
� Address mental health needs of returning troops, study says - May 19
� Feature: Seeking the best path (American College of Cardiology scientific session) - May 19
� Brief: World cancer genome project begun - May 19
� Brief: ACP osteoporosis guideline now includes screening older men - May 19
� Brief: AMH levels may predict menopause onset - May 19
� Brief: Shortage prompts change in CDC Hib vaccine recommendations - May 19
� Author equates alternative treatments with placebo effect - May 12
� Studies suggest drugmaker skewed clinical trial reports - May 12
� Brief: Hirsute women should have androgen levels measured - May 12
� Brief: C. diff among hospitalized patients becomes more common - May 12
� Brief: Number of pregnant women with preexisting diabetes increases - May 12
� Brief: FDA OKs new drug for Crohn's - May 12
� Brief: Heart tests urged for kids with ADHD - May 12
� Hip, knee replacement surgery rates skyrocket over 7 years - May 5
� Food safety falls short of national goals - May 5
� Quest for new antibiotics leads to novel sources - May 5
� Feature: Starving for perfection: The changing face of anorexia - May 5
� Brief: DASH diet cuts heart disease, stroke risk - May 5
� Brief: No antihistamine support for kids with chronic cough - May 5
� Brief: Antibiotics have little effect on sinusitis - May 5
� Brief: Bone loss tied to diuretics for men - May 5

April

� Alzheimer's rates expected to climb among minority elderly - April 28
� Post-outbreak study: Mumps immunity waning - April 28
� Brief: FDA reviewing asthma drugs link to mood changes, suicide - April 28
� Brief: AIDS drug waiting lists nearly gone - April 28
� Brief: Heavy backpacks decrease blood flow to arms - April 28
� Brief: New tool for alcohol abuse screening - April 28
� Brief: Women's waistline fat tied to cancer, heart health - April 28
� Dementia doesn't always signal Alzheimer's - April 21
� Flu cases on the downswing - April 21
� Feature: Health risks heating up? Global warming could affect patient symptoms - April 21
� Brief: Obesity plus pregnancy equals more health care needs - April 21
� Brief: Novel strategy proposed for polycystic kidney disease - April 21
� Brief: Modifying gut bacteria may treat obesity - April 21
� Brief: Single question may detect some sleep disorders - April 21
� Brief: Ariz. hit by measles outbreak - April 21
� Brief: Tobacco regulation bill OK'd - April 21
� WHO finds global rise in drug-resistant TB - April 14
� Plans sought to curb teen girls' high STD rate - April 14
� Brief: Psoriasis patients at increased risk of developing other conditions - April 14
� Brief: Kidney disease hospitalizations increase dramatically - April 14
� Brief: Calcium deposits tied to heart attack? - April 14
� Brief: Quick drug OK may affect safety - April 14
� Who gets the pneumococcal vaccine? - April 14
� Ibuprofen may lessen benefit of daily aspirin - April 7
� Vaccine court's ruling adds to confusion over autism link - April 7
� Feature: Sweetener scrutiny: Are sugar substitutes a helpful tool or an ineffective crutch? - April 7
� Brief: NFID publishes strategies to increase flu vaccination among health care workers - April 7
� Brief: Pain can linger for trauma patients - April 7
� Brief: Colorectal screening guidelines - April 7
� Brief: Warfarin brochure developed - April 7
� FDA pledges better communication on drug safety: AMNews interviews Andrew von Eschenbach, MD - April 7

March

� States battle obesity epidemic with new laws - March 24
� Poor awareness of cardiac, stroke symptoms can delay care - March 24
� Heparin recall has doctors watching supply - March 24
� Sleep times drop during workweek - March 24
� Brief: Device restricting screen time helps keep kids' weight lower - March 24
� Brief: Spirometry not effective for COPD screening, task force says - March 24
� Brief: Flu virus stronger in winter - March 24
� Brief: Studies offer new insights on breast cancer risk - March 24
� Tool offers improved method for calculating fracture risks - March 17
� Flu vaccine recommended for all kids, teens - March 17
� FDA plans to ease rules for reprinting off-label use info - March 17
� Feature: Dangerous diversions: Specter of prescription drug abuse creates tough balancing act for doctors - March 17
� Brief: Macular degeneration linked to stroke, heart attack - March 17
� Brief: More use sought for sickle-cell drug - March 17
� Brief: Sleep loss reported - March 17
� Meningococcal bug develops quinolone resistance - March 10
� New effort enlists businesses to correct health care disparities - March 10
� "Watchful waiting" may be best approach for prostate cancer - March 10
� Brief: Flu rates continue to climb - March 10
� Brief: Decline in dementia among elderly - March 10
� Brief: Childhood cancer survivors need long-term follow-up as adults - March 10
� Brief: Obesity in children tied to food ads - March 10
� Data on glycemic control differ in 2 trials - March 3
� Flu activity up; vaccine not as protective as hoped - March 3
� Study says table salt may not have as much iodine as labeled - March 3
� Feature: Tooth or consequences: The costs of poor dental fitness - March 3
� Brief: Worldwide progress for Hib vaccine - March 3
� Brief: Most people with hypertension not following dietary advice - March 3
� Brief: Collaborative depression care reduces health care costs - March 3

February

� Alcohol hand rubs not enough to curb hospital infections - Feb. 25
� Diabetes trial stops treatment arm in wake of death risk - Feb. 25
� Down syndrome is the target of ambitious NIH research initiatives - Feb. 25
� Brief: Healthy Chicago initiative launched - Feb. 25
� Brief: NIH sets plan to speed development of animal testing alternatives - Feb. 25
� Brief: Generic Fosamax approved - Feb. 25
� Brief: Cutting tobacco use a world effort - Feb. 25
� Brief: FDA has safety concern over smoking-cessation drug - Feb. 25
� Doctors take another look at safety of hormone therapy - Feb. 18
� Study focuses on publication bias in journals - Feb. 18
� Feature: Beyond the baby blues: A spectrum of postdelivery conditions - Feb. 18
� Brief: Severe asthma may need new approach - Feb. 18
� Brief: Most childhood cough, cold medicine overdoses linked to unsupervised use - Feb. 18
� Brief: Sedentary lives lead to quicker aging - Feb. 18
� Brief: ALLHAT findings on diuretics - Feb. 18
� Brief: TV drama draws public health ire - Feb. 18
� Targeting infection seen as prevention, treatment for schizophrenia - Feb. 11
� Break it down: Drop guns, wear condoms - Feb. 11
� Brief: Cigarettes and alcohol no effect on ovarian cancer risk - Feb. 11
� Brief: Drug cuts diabetes, heart risk - Feb. 11
� Brief: Heart disease and stroke deaths decline, but risk factors common - Feb. 11
� Brief: 10 most expensive medical problems - Feb. 11
� Adults proving a tough target for shingles shot - Feb. 11
� ACLU stresses public health's role in pandemics - Feb. 4
� Promising trial on statin add-in falls flat; studies continue - Feb. 4
� FDA warns against OTC cold meds for kids younger than 2 - Feb. 4
� Feature: Vaccines get a boost: Global market increases profitability of making vaccine - Feb. 4
� Brief: Study weighs calcium's benefits, risks - Feb. 4
� Brief: AMA book gives patients heart tips - Feb. 4
� Brief: CDC, Kaiser to study puzzling illness - Feb. 4
� Brief: MS drug OK'd for Crohn's disease - Feb. 4

January

� Rapid MRSA test gets FDA OK - Jan. 28
� Brief: NIH seniors' Web site adds Q&A on clinical trials - Jan. 28
� FDA issues MedWatch alert on pain risks of bisphosphonates - Jan. 28
� Some autism cases linked to genetic mutation - Jan. 28
� Brief: Grades go down as kids sleep less - Jan. 28
� Brief: Psychosis risk factors identified - Jan. 28
� Brief: 4 behaviors can lengthen life by 14 years - Jan. 28
� Pact aims to ensure safety of Chinese drug imports - Jan. 21
� Feature: Scratching the surface: The challenges of treating itching - Jan. 21
� Brief: Federal ban on D.C. needle exchange funding dropped - Jan. 21
� Brief: Racial disparities persist in cancer treatment, researchers find - Jan. 21
� Brief: In-hospital heart attack patients often defibrillated after 2 minutes - Jan. 21
� Brief: Arthritis rates increase - Jan. 21
� Brief: Number of babies born with neural tube defects hits new low - Jan. 21
� Brief: Airline traveler with TB exposes fellow passengers - Jan. 21
� Diabetes guidelines: Screen more people earlier - Jan. 21
� Women with coronary calcium found at risk for heart attack - Jan. 14
� New approaches aimed at healing wounds - Jan. 14
� Questioning kids' over-the-counter cold medicines: AMNews interviews Joshua Sharfstein, MD, MPH - Jan. 14
� Extending flu shot season not simple - Jan. 14
� Brief: PMS tied to depressed nerve activity - Jan. 14
� Brief: Cancer research funding pays off - Jan. 14
� Brief: Shingles' impact - Jan. 14
� Brief: No OTC statins - Jan. 14
� Health experts seek more awareness about Chagas - Jan. 7
� Feature: More to know about COPD: Disputing the myths about an underdiagnosed disease - Jan. 7
� Brief: FDA says GERD medications are not associated with increased CVD risk - Jan. 7
� Brief: Vaccine may prevent mononucleosis - Jan. 7
� Brief: NIH panel reviews incontinence stigma - Jan. 7
� Brief: Merck recalls some Hib vaccine - Jan. 7
� High case rates make D.C. the nation's HIV/AIDS capital - Jan. 7

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