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December

� Increase in diabetes, obesity could offset progress in cardiovascular health - Dec. 29
� Texts from physicians can reduce unhealthy drinking by young adults - Dec. 27
� Improvements in nation's health stalled after years of progress - Dec. 26
� Brief: Irregular work schedule increases diabetes risk in women, study shows - Dec. 26
� Brief: Listeriosis outbreak tied to Colorado cantaloupes is over, CDC says - Dec. 26
� More health care workers vaccinated against the flu - Dec. 21
� Breast cancer risk can be reduced through lifestyle changes - Dec. 19
� Brief: Antibiotic prescribing common, often inappropriate in pediatric ambulatory care - Dec. 19
� Brief: Ecstasy drug impact lingers in brain - Dec. 19
� Pediatricians advised to talk to teenage boys about sexual health - Dec. 16
� Only 28% of HIV patients have condition under control - Dec. 12
� Brief: Meningococcal vaccine booster recommended for teenagers - Dec. 12
� Brief: Risk of dementia increases for depressed diabetic patients - Dec. 12
� More parents requesting alternative vaccine schedules - Dec. 9
� Ob-gyns told to welcome transgender patients - Dec. 5
� Brief: Harassing text messages on the rise among youths - Dec. 5
� Brief: Varicella vaccination still helps infants too young to be immunized - Dec. 5
� Do you practice in an antibiotic-prescribing hot spot? - Dec. 5

November

� Avoiding alcohol in adolescence may reduce breast cancer risk - Nov. 29
� Hearing loss more prevalent than thought - Nov. 28
� Physicians don't always report child abuse, study shows - Nov. 28
� Brief: Common chemicals increase Parkinson's disease risk - Nov. 28
� Brief: Tracking system aims to reduce antibiotic misuse - Nov. 28
� New guidelines issued to thwart skin cancer in fair-skinned people - Nov. 23
� Cardiovascular disease risk higher in women who were abused as girls - Nov. 22
� Many physicians unfamiliar with student-athlete heart screening guidelines - Nov. 21
� Brief: Poll: Americans' health hasn't improved, and more services are needed - Nov. 21
� Brief: Doctors encouraged to screen all youths for high cholesterol - Nov. 21
� HIV testing recommended for teens and young adults - Nov. 14
� Brief: Dyslexia is not related to IQ, study shows - Nov. 14
� Brief: Hepatitis C screening by age would save thousands of lives - Nov. 14
� Suicidal thoughts, behaviors higher among young adults and unemployed - Nov. 8
� Young doctors apt to question use of vaccines - Nov. 7
� Brief: Gestational BPA linked to behavioral and emotional problems in young girls - Nov. 7
� Brief: HPV vaccine recommended for boys - Nov. 7
� New ADHD guidelines lower age of diagnosis - Nov. 1

October

� Education key to helping Americans break off love affair with salt - Oct. 31
� Brief: Screening helps doctors identify youth alcohol risks - Oct. 31
� Brief: New guidelines call for less-frequent Pap smears - Oct. 31
� Hair professionals are potential front line for skin cancer detection - Oct. 28
� Healthy People 2010 misses targets on obesity and health disparities - Oct. 24
� Brief: Doctors advised to screen patients for alcohol, discuss drinking guidelines - Oct. 24
� Brief: Traumatic brain injuries becoming more common in youths - Oct. 24
� Will physicians still give patients PSA test? - Oct. 24
� Female smokers at greater risk after a heart attack than other patients - Oct. 21
� Feature: Practical approaches to mental health (AAFP Scientific Assembly) - Oct. 17
� Brief: Aggressive management needed for complications of chronic kidney disease in children - Oct. 17
� Brief: Stigma can increase stress for LGB people - Oct. 17
� Feature: Practical approaches to mental health (AAFP Scientific Assembly) - Oct. 17
� Some parents choose alternative vaccination schedules - Oct. 14
� Heart attacks can occur in women whose angiograms show open arteries - Oct. 11
� FDA working with drugmakers to prevent shortages - Oct. 10
� Brief: Listeriosis outbreak tied to Colorado cantaloupes - Oct. 10
� Brief: Vaccine decreases diarrhea-related doctor visits, hospitalizations - Oct. 10
� IOM spells out antibiotics strategy in an anthrax attack - Oct. 7
� More research on emotional impact of disasters could help treatment - Oct. 5
� Bachmann HPV vaccine comment might spark new patient fears - Oct. 3
� Brief: More Americans got flu shots in 2010-11 than previous season - Oct. 3
� Brief: Tips for physicians on discussing young patients' weight - Oct. 3

September

� "Million Hearts" initiative aims to reduce cardiovascular disease burden - Sept. 26
� Brief: Government proposes e-cigarette ban on airplanes - Sept. 26
� Brief: HPV shots may be reducible, study says - Sept. 26
� Even brief explanations help patients make better medication decisions - Sept. 23
� Diabetes risk increases with duration of obesity - Sept. 21
� Many patients hide depression from primary care doctors - Sept. 20
� Antibiotic prescriptions for children drop by 24% - Sept. 19
� Brief: Menopause does not increase women's risk of cardiovascular death - Sept. 19
� Brief: Swine-origin flu identified in 2 children - Sept. 19
� Stroke-related hospitalizations rising among teens and young adults - Sept. 13
� U.S. obesity rate projected to reach 50% by 2030 - Sept. 12
� Brief: Ob-gyns should treat male partners of women with a STD, ACOG says - Sept. 12
� Brief: AAP urges pediatricians to discourage youths from boxing - Sept. 12
� Vaccine analysis further debunks autism and diabetes links - Sept. 5
� Brief: Experts don't see enough data to recommend bladder cancer screening - Sept. 5
� Brief: Legionellosis cases on the rise in the U.S. - Sept. 5
� ADHD rises 32% among children and teens - Sept. 2

August

� Menthol smokers find it harder to kick the habit - Aug. 29
� Brief: Newborn screening should include test for critical congenital heart disease, study says - Aug. 29
� Brief: Low-income men at greater risk for HIV infection - Aug. 29
� Menthol smokers find it harder to kick the habit - Aug. 29
� Depressed women at increased risk for stroke - Aug. 26
� H. influenzae disease rising among adults, especially the elderly - Aug. 23
� Autism among siblings more common than once thought - Aug. 22
� Brief: 2 meningococcal vaccines approved for young children - Aug. 22
� Brief: HIV infections rising among young black men who have sex with men - Aug. 22
� Antidepressants increasingly prescribed for nonpsychiatric conditions - Aug. 22
� Autism among siblings more common than once thought - Aug. 22
� Antidepressants increasingly prescribed for nonpsychiatric conditions - Aug. 22
� New COPD guidelines aim to manage patients better - Aug. 16
� Report helps primary care doctors identify suicidal patients - Aug. 15
� Brief: Most U.S. hospitals do not fully support breastfeeding - Aug. 15
� Brief: Syphilis rising among young, black and Hispanic gay men - Aug. 15
� Dementia patients benefit from hospice care - Aug. 10
� Who should provide follow-up care for cancer survivors? - Aug. 8
� Brief: FDA regulation of medical devices "fundamentally flawed," IOM says - Aug. 8
� Brief: Certain health risk factors could lead to brain damage later in life - Aug. 8
� Faulty ECG readings may endanger young athletes - Aug. 2
� ACOG calls for annual mammograms for women starting at age 40 - Aug. 1
� Brief: Secondhand smoke exposure linked to hearing loss in youths - Aug. 1
� Brief: CDC aims to stop proliferation of drug-resistant N. gonorrhoeae - Aug. 1

July

� Personality disorder criteria revised in new diagnosis manual - July 26
� As obesity rises, so do calls for healthier lifestyles - July 25
� Brief: Low health literacy leads to poor outcomes - July 25
� Brief: CDC issues guide on infection prevention practices - July 25
� GAO urges tighter antibiotic resistance checks - July 20
� Schedule mammograms based on individual risks, study says - July 18
� Brief: Stroke patients in underserved areas delay care - July 18
� Brief: Rising C-section rates due to doctor, patient choices - July 18
� Pertussis vaccine recommended for pregnant women - July 12
� How physicians can help children avoid obesity - July 11
� Brief: CT screening reduces lung cancer mortality in high-risk people - July 11
� Brief: AAP policy cites need to monitor children's media use - July 11
� Stronger anti-smoking laws could save states millions - July 5
� Graphic warning labels latest bid to curb smoking habits - July 4
� Brief: Childhood food allergies more prevalent than thought - July 4
� Brief: Type 2 diabetes linked to higher risk of stroke, heart problems - July 4
� Autism screening for all preschoolers "premature," study finds - July 1

June

� Physicians advised to adopt conservative prescribing habits - June 27
� Brief: Lung cancer mortality down for women - June 27
� Brief: Salmonella infections on the rise - June 27
� Performance measures for coronary artery disease, hypertension released - June 24
� Youths with mental health conditions often turn to EDs - June 22
� Vaccine concerns common among parents of young children - June 20
� Brief: Food plate replaces food pyramid - June 20
� Brief: 4 in 10 Americans got a flu shot for 2010-11 season - June 20
� CDC stresses need for flu shot every year - June 14
� New depression screening tool gauges progress - June 13
� Brief: Women smokers more likely to develop peripheral artery disease - June 13
� Brief: Michigan targets bath salt drug use - June 13
� Physicians can help curb teen smoking - June 7
� Measles cases in the U.S. highest in 15 years - June 6
� Brief: FDA curtails access to Avandia - June 6
� Brief: Low-risk patients don't benefit from CT angiograms, study says - June 6
� Doctors confront burst of mental health problems after disasters - June 6

May

� Caregivers' limited English skills can add to hospital stay - May 31
� Depressed patients with chronic illnesses less likely to take medications - May 30
� Brief: Disparities in colorectal cancer screening persist - May 30
� Brief: Menthol cigarettes found to have major impact on premature deaths - May 30
� Should doctors ever turn away obese patients? - May 30
� With asthma more prevalent, study calls for better patient education - May 24
� Primary care doctors ill-equipped to discuss children's mental health, parents say - May 23
� Brief: Influenza viruses selected for 2011-12 seasonal flu vaccine - May 23
� Brief: Study examines extreme form of self-injury - May 23
� Future stroke risks of young adults need to be addressed, survey says - May 18
� Obesity rising in adults with arthritis - May 17
� Doctors advised to be on alert for vaccine-preventable diseases - May 16
� Brief: Washington ends increased radiation testing - May 16
� Brief: 2 tests recommended in screening of overweight children for diabetes - May 16
� Fallacies abound regarding sodium and wine consumption - May 10
� Major children's study enrolling participants - May 9
� Half of U.S. states have comprehensive smoke-free laws - May 9
� Brief: U.S. needs to measure progress on children's health issues, IOM says - May 9
� Brief: FDA won't appeal ruling on e-cigarettes - May 9
� Vaccine safety talks can burn up valuable checkup time - May 2
� Alzheimer's disease guidelines are updated after 27 years - May 2
� Brief: Community action can be a factor in suicide attempts by gay youths - May 2
� Brief: Surveillance acceptable for older men with low-risk prostate cancer - May 2

April

� ACOG's message to ob-gyns: Be clear when talking with patients - April 29
� Phone, email service offers tips on drug abuse screening - April 27
� Doctors should be on lookout for dengue fever - April 25
� Physicians don't always choose same treatment they'd recommend for patients - April 25
� Brief: Data too weak to link food dyes with ADHD, panel says - April 25
� Brief: Alzheimer's damage to brain might be apparent 10 years before diagnosis - April 25
� Discovery of Alzheimer's genes provides hope for future treatment - April 20
� Physicians the most trusted source of child vaccine information - April 18
� Greater training sought to combat resistant bacteria - April 18
� Brief: Restless legs syndrome linked to heart problems - April 18
� Brief: Diabetes testing drops among poor and minority adults - April 18
� Long work hours linked to cardiovascular risk - April 13
� Some autism treatments high on promises, low on proof - April 11
� Brief: High unemployment, child poverty contribute to unhealthy communities, rankings show - April 11
� Brief: Task force advises against testicular cancer screens for some males - April 11
� "Bath salts" stimulants prompt state bans - April 11
� Ban menthol cigarettes, FDA panel urges - April 6
� High levels of amino acids may predict type 2 diabetes - April 4
� Brief: Asthma leads to higher risk of diabetes, heart disease - April 4
� Brief: Mini-stroke patients at greater risk of heart attack - April 4

March

� Shortage of HIV specialists hinders care - March 28
� Brief: Report highlights gaps in preventive care among seniors - March 28
� Brief: Most states unprepared for radiation emergency - March 28
� Brief: Physicians screening for mental illness in teens eligible for national registry - March 28
� Japan radiation fears: Health officials try to calm U.S. anxiety - March 28
� Most parents agree: Test children for smoke exposure - March 25
� Most teens with eating disorders don't get appropriate help - March 22
� Cancer prevention efforts target tanning salons - March 21
� Brief: Readmission rates higher for blacks than whites - March 21
� Brief: PSA velocity tests can lead to unnecessary biopsies - March 21
� Physician talks increase likelihood of patients slimming down - March 16
� How Charlie Sheen's meltdown could affect patient care - March 14
� Brief: Vitamin D deficiency linked to allergies - March 14
� Brief: HHS awards $215 million to escalate vaccine distribution - March 14
� Online self-injury videos prompt alarm - March 8
� Flu activity up but way behind 2009-10 season - March 7
� Brief: Fiber may cut mortality risk from some diseases - March 7
� Brief: Prolonged cell phone use affects brain activity, study says - March 7
� More women considered at risk for heart disease - March 2

February

� Genes may predict severity of prostate cancer - Feb. 28
� Brief: Spread of hepatitis C stabilized, CDC says - Feb. 28
� Brief: HHS updates National Vaccine Plan - Feb. 28
� Autism patients lose access to key services after high school - Feb. 23
� Less radical breast cancer treatment could become norm - Feb. 21
� Brief: People with allergies less prone to brain tumors, study says - Feb. 21
� Brief: 3 cholera cases reported in New York - Feb. 21
� Infection-control checklist reduces deaths by 10% - Feb. 17
� Most back pain patients don't need diagnostic imaging - Feb. 14
� Brief: New food guidelines aimed at reducing obesity - Feb. 14
� Brief: Stroke survival rates better for black than white patients - Feb. 14
� Immunizations revised to reflect latest research - Feb. 11
� Elective deliveries before 39 weeks widespread - Feb. 7
� Brief: Heart disease costs to triple by 2030 - Feb. 7
� Brief: U.S. life span lags behind other countries due to smoking, obesity - Feb. 7
� Unequal distribution of doctors hurts children's medical care - Feb. 1

January

� CDC confronts harsh reality: disparities in health care - Jan. 31
� Brief: Fast antiviral flu treatment recommended for pregnant women - Jan. 31
� Brief: Children's excessive video gaming linked to mental health issues - Jan. 31
� Updated guidelines urge routine bone density tests - Jan. 26
� Medical imaging tests can be cut with clinical support systems - Jan. 24
� Brief: Pediatric offices have positive effect on at-risk family interaction - Jan. 24
� Brief: Excessive weight of U.S. population costs $270 billion - Jan. 24
� Varicella vaccine much more effective with 2 doses - Jan. 21
� New MRSA guidelines specify infection treatment - Jan. 17
� Brief: C. diff infections growing among hospitalized children - Jan. 17
� Brief: Young adults' reported sexual behavior at odds with STD test results - Jan. 17
� Vitamin D and exercise may help prevent falls in elderly - Jan. 13
� CMS requires hospitals to report bloodstream infections in ICUs - Jan. 10
� Routine ovarian cancer screening yields only small drop in deaths - Jan. 5
� Respiratory problems linked to tobacco smoke migrating through multiunit housing - Jan. 3
� Flu relief: Season off to more typical start - Jan. 3

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