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Columbia University Medical Center Newsroom
November 2 2008
New York Post: His Miracle Heart Will Be Racng
USA Today: Bright Light Beats the Blahs
October 31 2008
United Press International: Prenatal famine effects can last lifetime
WebMD: Tropical Illness Reaches Pacific Northwest
U.S. News & World Report.com: Gluten-Free Diet: A Cure for Some, a Fad for Most
October 30 2008
WebMD/Medscape (login required): Early Insulin Therapy May Not Be Helpful in Very-Low-Birth-Weight Infants
Boston Globe/Bloomberg News: Insulin, light treatment therapies may not help preemies
October 29 2008
U.S. News & World Report/Health Day News: Two Preemie Treatments May Not Help
WebMD/Medscape (login required): Early HIV Therapy Improves Survival
Fox News: Top 5 Things That Kill Men
October 28 2008
U.S. News & World Report/Health Day News: Cialis May Help Ease Pulmonary Hypertension
Fox News: Guilt, Not Religion, Makes People Do Good
MedPage Today.com: Fungal Pathogen Invading Northwest
Bloomberg News: South African Hemorrhagic Virus is New Strain, SABC Reports
Science Now Daily News: Immune to Anxiety
October 27 2008
CBS Evening News With Katie Couric: Vitamin E A Flop In Prostate Cancer Trial
Reuters: Mysterious African disease is a new virus: expert
USA Today: Doctors, families fought for approval of Huntington''s drug
October 26 2008
United Press International: Fetal DNA testing raises ethical questions
Washington Post: Fresh Hopes and Concerns As Fetal DNA Tests Advance
October 25 2008
New York Times (login required): OPINION: Crises on Many Fronts
October 23 2008
Crain''s New York Business (login required: State withdraws plan to cut cancer screenings
Los Angeles Times: Anesthesia may harm young children
New York Times (login required): Stories in the Service of Making a Better Doctor
October 22 2008
MSNBC.com/WTVJ-TV (Miami): The Politics Behind The Pink Ribbon
Washington Times: Full house greets ''faith-based'' pharmacy
WebMD/Medscape (login required): Anesthesia May Affect Childhood Development
October 21 2008
New Scientist (UK): INVENTION: Eyeball Stiffener
Reuters: Anesthesia may up kids'' behavior problems
Wired News: BLOG: Google.Org Spends $14 Million to Battle Pandemics
Guardian Unlimited (UK): Pandemics: Google takes on real viruses
October 20 2008
USA Today: Experts predict next epidemic will start in animals
October 21 2008
New York Times (login required): Weight-Loss Surgery, No Cutting Required
CBS News/The Early Show: VIDEO: The Power of Prayer
Newsweek.com: Could Anesthesia Cause Developmental Disorders?
October 20 2008
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Coverage plans contrast sharply
October 21 2008
New York Times (login required): More Alzheimer''s Risk for Hispanics, Studies Find
Irish Times: Genetics could be key to understanding autoimmune diseases, says professor
WebMD/TheHeart.org (login required): Hypothermia does not prevent contrast-induced nephropathy during cath procedures
NBC Nightly News w/ Brian Williams: VIDEO: Alzheimer''s disease rate higher in minority groups
CBS News/WBZ-TV (Boston): Ailing Economy May Be Harmful To Your Health
Washington Post/Health Day News: General Anesthesia Tied to Developmental Woes in Kids
Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Doctor to discuss effort to clarify Iraqi death toll
October 20 2008
Vancouver Sun: Metro eyes sky-rise farming
October 19 2008
New York Times (login required): Helping Young Minorities See They Can Be Doctors
October 17 2008
WNYC Radio/The Leonard Lopate Show: Please Explain: Botox
October 16 2008
New York Times (login required): Dr. Allan Rosenfield, Women''s Health Advocate, Dies at 75
Newsweek.com: Stress Factor: How Economic Turmoil Affects Women
Boston Globe/Bloomberg News: Boston Scientific stent safe for heart attack victims
Bloomberg News: Medtronic Endeavor Heart Stent Tied to Complications
Minneapolis Star-Tribune: Medtronic stent criticized by study
New York Times (login required): ON THE GROUND: Remembering Allan Rosenfield
October 15 2008
Wall Street Journal (login required): Fewer Stents May Be Better for Patients
Metropolis Magazine: Back to the Land
New York Times (login required): Infant deaths decline in U.S
New Scientist (UK): Grieving voles hint at why human relationships last
October 14 2008
MedPage Today.com: TCT: FAME Results Impressive But Not Ready for Prime Time
National Journal/The Hotline: ON CALL: Three 2008 Nobel Laureates In Science Endorse Obama
MedPage Today.com: TCT: Primary Care Physicians Think Zebras When Chest Pain Patient Is an Anxious Woman
New York Times (login required): A Guiding Glow to Track What Was Once Invisible
New York Times (login required): BOOKS OF THE TIMES: Actor Battles to Play a Bigger Role as a Father
Philadelphia Inquirer: Jellyfish protein spawns revolution in biology
Reuters/National Post (Canada): Sweetened pill could help children beat malaria
October 13 2008
Boston Globe/Bloomberg News: Women's heart ills are often dismissed
The Globe and Mail (Canada): Uplift Rx: Call Doc Woody
Miami Herald: Healthcare overhaul: How McCain and Obama differ
Bloomberg News: Abbott, Boston Scientific Stents Tie in Safety Study
Forbes.com: Stents Lift Abbott And Boston Scientific
WebMD/TheHeart.org (login required): No increased risk, but no MI/mortality benefit with DES, experts cautiously conclude
New York Times (login required): WELL BLOG: Women''s Heart Symptoms Often Blamed on Stress
October 12 2008
New York Daily News: Take your vitamins & double up on D
October 9 2008
Newsday: McCain, Obama offer very different health care plans
The Daily Mail (UK): You CAN overcome fear by finding your 'happy place', say scientists
October 8 2008
New York Times (login required): Three Chemists Win Nobel Prize
Bloomberg News/Chicago Daily Herald: Medtronic says suit against Abbott key to turnaround
October 13 2008
Newsweek Magazine: Vetting McCain''s Health Plan
October 8 2008
NPR.org: Japanese, U.S. Scientists Win Nobel Chemistry Prize
NY1: Columbia Prof Receives Nobel Prize For Chemistry
Reuters: Mice Overcome Fear, Depression With Natural Prozac
October 7 2008
Wall Street Journal (login required): Angst Is Rising, but Many Must Forgo Therapy
MSNBC/Self Magazine.com: 9 ways to lose weight without dieting
New York Times (login required): When It Comes to Women Lawmakers, Rwanda Leads the World
October 6 2008
New York Daily News: Eating gluten-free will help combat celiac disease
October 4 2008
New York Daily News: Hannah Upp breaks her silence via Facebook
October 3 2008
New York Times (login required): Losing the Weight Stigma
October 2 2008
Voice of America: AUDIO: Infectious Disease Expert, Sax Player Are Among MacArthur Winners
October 3 2008
Crain's New York Business (login required): Obesity Surgery
October 2 2008
Philadelphia Inquirer: Charities brace for lean times in 2009
October 1 2008
Reuters/National Post (Canada): Bones may weaken after weight loss surgery
U.S. News and World Report: No-Scar Surgery Through the Mouth or Vagina
U.S. News & World Report/Health Day News: Timing, Dosage of HRT Affect Chances of Heart Trouble
Washington Post: Hughes Institute Chooses President
San Francisco Chronicle: McCain, Obama agree: health care needs fixing
September 30 2008
WebMD/TheHeart.org (login required): Routinely screen for clinical depression in CHD, AHA formally recommends
Calgary Herald: The danger of vilifying vaccines
New York Times (login required): Crisis of Care on the Front Line of Health
CNN.com: Prom king with Down syndrome goes to college
New York Times (login required): Psychoanalytic Therapy Wins Backing
New York Times (login required): You Can Find Dr. Right, With Some Effort
September 29 2008
Wall Street Journal (login required): The 2008 Technology Innovation Awards
September 28 2008
Newsday: Northport students involved in ALS research
Time.com: Workplace Quiz: Which Employees Are Worth Keeping?
Parade Magazine: Practical Guide To Better Health: Revolutions in Vision
September 27 2008
USA Today: Mix Sports With Comedy, Then Stir It Up
September 26 2008
Scientist Live (UK): Robotic surgery for kidney cancer
Crain's New York Business (login required): Local MacArthur winners glowing
BusinessWeek: Cell Phones and Cancer: More Research Needed
September 25 2008
New York Times (login required): Drug Maker to Report Fees to Doctors
Philadelphia Inquirer: Gastric bypass cuts weight, but also bone density
Houston Chronicle: Experts ask parents to watch kids' health after Ike
The Daily Mail (UK): Blue sky thinking: The 'skyscraper' farms that could be feeding millions by 2050
September 24 2008
Los Angeles Times: BOOSTER SHOTS: Abstinence education as a human-rights violation?
Buffalo News: Alec Baldwin takes a stand for fathers' rights in new book
New York Sun (login required): Universities Disclose Foreign Gifts
Gulf News (UAE): 16-month-old to see again
New York Daily News: Celebs, stop taking poisonous shots at vaccines
WPVI-TV (ABC affiliate, Philadelphia): Ahchoo! Flu season is coming
WABC-TV: VIDEO: A call for warnings on energy drinks
September 23 2008
New York Daily News: Eight New Yorkers among MacArthur grant-winning 'geniuses'
Wall Street Journal (login required): HEALTH BLOG: Four Doctors Win $500,000 MacArthur Genius Awards
New York Post: Apple's Best Shine Bright
Boston Globe: Local scientists honored, boosted by 'genius' grants
Chronicle of Philanthropy (login required): MacArthur 2008 'Genius' Winners Include Urban Farmer and Rural Health Worker
Associated Press/WNBC-TV.com: More Weight Loss Means More Bone Loss In Study
New York Times (login required): 25 Receive $500,000 ‘Genius' Fellowships
CBS Evening News With Katie Couric: VIDEO: Location key to cardiac arrest survival
MedPage Today.com: Altered Calcium Metabolism After Bariatric Surgery Prompts Bone Loss
New York Times (login required): Veterans Gain U.S. Benefits for Lou Gehrig's Disease
September 22 2008
Los Angeles Times: Osteoporosis, osteopenia screening and prevention are best done when we're older
September 21 2008
Newsday: WINNERS: David Milkes, gastroenterologist
Philadelphia Inquirer: Defending vaccines in the autism debate
September 20 2008
Newsday: That lack of energy isn't just old age
Washington Post: Scarless Surgery Uses Body's Own Openings
September 19 2008
Miami Herald: Experts debate shape of health reform
ABC News: Behind The Scenes Of The Flu Vaccine
The Globe and Mail (Canada): Tylenol, asthma link possible
Washington Post/Health Day News: Simple Blood Test Could Spot Alzheimer's Risk
September 18 2008
MedPage Today.com: Acetaminophen in Infancy May Be Risk Factor for Asthma
WebMD: Baby Acetaminophen Tied to Asthma
Financial Times: Avastin may increase risk of neural bleeding and stroke in patients with glioblastoma multiforme, physicians say
MedPage Today.com: Candidates' Healthcare Plans Get Skeptical Reviews from Rival Economists
September 17 2008
New York Daily News: Breast cancer vaccine helps body fight tumors, new study shows
United Press International: Researchers pan abstinence-only sex ed
Voice of America: Childhood Malnutrition Labeled a 'Neglected' Humanitarian Crisis
NBC News/The Today Show: VIDEO: Today's Health: How To Quit Smoking
New York Times (login required): Good Results for Bone Drug Buoy Amgen
September 16 2008
MedPage Today.com: ASBMR: Bazedoxifene Reduces Fractures in High-Risk Patients
Forbes.com: Data On Bone Drug Brightens Amgen's Future
New York Times (login required): OP/ED: McCain's Radical Agenda
NBC Nightly News w/ Brian Williams: VIDEO: Texas Tormented By Stench—and Cost—Of Devastation
September 17 2008
MedPage Today.com: ASBMR: Old Idea for Keeping Osteoporosis in Check Gets New Airing
September 16 2008
Congressional Quarterly Politics.com: Studies Analyze Costs, Impact of Obama, McCain Health Care Plans
Chicago Tribune (login required): TRIAGE: Candidates' health plans come up short
September 15 2008
Philadelphia Inquirer: Palin's situation is familiar to female doctors with kids
Forbes.com/Health Day News: Most Women With Osteoporosis Unaware of Raised Fracture Risk
Bloomberg News: Lilly, J&J Antipsychotics Don't Top Old Drugs in Kids
New York Times (login required): CITY ROOM: Ask About Emergency Preparedness
U.S. News & World Report/Health Day News: Thumbs Down on Beta Blockers for High Blood Pressure
MedPage Today.com: ASBMR: Teriparatide Superiority in Steroid-Induced Osteoporosis Reinforced
The Oregonian: No yards needed in high-rise farms
September 14 2008
Crain's New York Business: NYC Steps Up Work In Rare Diseases
NY1: Harlem Program Gives Kids A Hands-On Health Education
September 12 2008
Associated Press/Time.com: Disaster Survey Finds US Ill Prepared
Newsweek.com: The Holdouts
Reuters.com: Good & Bad News for Hot Flash Herb
September 11 2008
Huffington Post: Health Care on $7 a Day: How the Candidates Can Deliver on the Promise of Universal Coverage
Forbes.com: COMMENTARY: Childhood Cancer: Where's The Money?
The Independent (UK): The future's greener
September 10 2008
The Globe and Mail (Canada): Canadian scientists discover gene linked to Alzheimer's
U.S. News & World Report/Health Day News: Erbitux Extends Life for Head and Neck Cancer Patients
Houston Chronicle: As anxiety grows, so do youngsters' fears
September 9 2008
New York Times (login required): Bipolar Disorder Tied to Age of Fathers
Reader's Digest.com: Best Scents
New York Times (login required): EDITORIAL: Debunking an Autism Theory
Scientific American.com: Phantom Limb Cure: Retraining the Brain
Boston Globe: EDITORIAL: Fresh insights on asthma
U.S. News and World Report/Health Day News: Med School Diversity May Help Whites Care Better for Minorities
MedPage Today.com: White Students Benefit from Medical School Diversity
Chicago Tribune (login required): TRIAGE: Getting pregnant accidentally (on purpose)
September 8 2008
ABC News: A Blood Test for Alzheimer's?
USA Today: What doctors don't tell you
New York Times (login required): Urology Field Slowly Altered, by Women
WebMD: Blood Marker Predicts Alzheimer's
September 7 2008
USA Today: How the USA compares in teaching teens about sex
September 5 2008
LiveScience.com: Autism and Vaccines: Why Bad Logic Trumps Science
Wall Street Journal (login required): THE JUGGLE: Is Spanking Effective for Discipline?
September 4 2008
Newsday: New study finds no measles vaccine/autism link
Reuters.com: U.S. study clears measles vaccine of autism link
U.S. News and World Report/Health Day News: Study Dispels Link Between Autism and Measles Vaccine
September 3 2008
Chronicle of Higher Education: Conflict-of-Interest Policies Are Not a Tough Pill to Swallow
CNN.com: Study: No link between measles vaccine and autism
The Times of South Africa: Palin puts spotlight on sex education
The Oregonian: If you're old and feeling tired, you need a checkup
ABC News: As Seen on TV: MMR Vaccine and Autism
Associated Press/CBS News: No Link Between Measles Vaccine And Autism
Wall Street Journal (login required): HEALTH BLOG: Study Shows ‘No Connection' Between Measles Vaccine, Autism
Pittsburgh Tribune Review: High suicide rate no fluke, CMU researcher says
Washington Post: Study Finds No Autism Link in Vaccine
Wall Street Journal (login required): Elevated Rate of Teen Suicides Stirs Concern
Bloomberg News: Childhood Measles Vaccine Doesn't Lead to Autism, Study Finds
WebMD: Autism, Measles Vaccine: No Link
MedPage Today.com: MMR Vaccine Not Linked to Autism
Scientific American.com: New Study: Measles Vaccine Doesn't Cause Autism
September 2 2008
The Daily Mail (UK): Keep dreaming!
Wall Street Journal (login required): HEALTH BLOG: Youth Suicides Rose After Stiffer Warnings Curbed Antidepressant Use
Wall Street Journal (login required): Heart Surgery Bests Stents, Study Shows
Wall Street Journal (login required): HEALTH BLOG: Father's Age Associated With Risk of Bipolar Disorder in Children
Financial Times: Big pharma gravitates to the groves of academe
Medpage Today.com: Contrast Nephropathy Risk Similar with Two Hydration Strategies
WebMD/TheHeart.org (login required): Sodium bicarbonate no protection against contrast nephropathy
New Hampshire Public Radio/ Word of Mouth: Next Green Thing: Vertical Farming
September 1 2008
Boston Globe: Doctor Mom
Associated Press/Washington Post: Study links bipolar disorder with older fathers
Los Angeles Times: Fear, stress among the poor hinder learning
Boston Globe: Study ties child abuse to asthma
August 31 2008
Associated Press/NPR.org: Suicide risks studied in drugs for physical ills
August 29 2008
ABC News: Fear Factor: Is NOLA Ready for Katrina Part 2?
New York Times (login required): ON THE GROUND: A Rwandan Democrat in Minneapolis St. Paul
U.S. News and World Report/Health Day News: Some Hiroshima Survivors at Thyroid Cancer Risk
August 28 2008
New York Times (login required): Look Closely, Doctor: See the Camera?
August 27 2008
New Scientist (UK): 'Autistic' mice offer hope of genetic clues
WCBS-TV: Health Watch: Breast Cancer Survivor Issues
Washington Post/Health Day News: Gene Linked to 'Dry' Macular Degeneration
August 26 2008
Brandweek Magazine: Read My Mind
New York Sun (login required): CUMC first to perform incision-free obesity surgery on NY-area patient
Toledo Blade: Health insurers describe business as balancing act
ABC News/ 20/20: The Bridge of Death
Reader's Digest.com: BLOG: It IS Brain Surgery
August 25 2008
New York Sun (login required): No Place To Be Born
August 23 2008
Los Angeles Times: When religion and healthcare collide
Wall Street Journal (login required): Psyching Yourself Up To Let Losers Go
August 21 2008
U.S. News and World Report/Health Day News: Osteo Drug Stops Bone Loss From Breast Cancer Chemo
New York Times (login required): In a Father's Clutter, Historic Oddities
WNYC Radio: When Recession (Economic) Increases Depression (And Other Mental Illness)
August 20 2008
New York Times (login required): What Zimbabwe Can Learn From Its Neighbors
August 19 2008
PBS/Nightly Business Report: "Working for Balance":The Motley Approach
Medpage Today.com: Bisphosphonate Prevents Bone Loss during Breast Cancer Therapy
New York Times (login required): Wrinkle Removers, Backed by Science
August 17 2008
Miami Herald: New medical students welcomed into the medical community with white coat ceremony
USA Today: Gluten-free diets gaining in popularity
August 16 2008
Newsday: Healthy volunteers sought for study on longevity
Newsday: FDA approves 1st drug for Huntington's disease
August 14 2008
WNYC Rado/The Brian Lehrer Show: AUDIO: Abortions in New York
U.S. News and World Report/Health Day News: Lack of Energy in Old Age May Foretell Illness
Vancouver Sun: Happiness can ripen with age, study finds
August 13 2008
WNYC Rado/The Brian Lehrer Show: AUDIO: Urban Farmers
Associated Press/CBS News: Home In Chicago, Obama Can Be Regular Guy, Sort Of
The Times of India: Drill helped Ahemdabad docs cope with blast
August 12 2008
Orlando Sentinel: Exercise crucial against HIV
WABC-TV: Cutting down on surgical scars
August 11 2008
U.S. News and World Report/Health Day News: Half of U.S. Adults Lack 20/20 Vision
New York Times (login required): Advocating an Unusual Role for Trees
Ottawa Citizen: Yo, dude, check your bio clock -- now
Boston Globe: For their eyes only?
August 10 2008
Bloomberg News/Chicago Daily Herald: Psychiatrists prescribing more drugs than therapy for patients
August 9 2008
Associated Press/MSNBC.com: Olympic athletes worry about heat, humidity
Crain's New York Business (login required): High abortion rate worries NY experts
New York Times (login required): Yes, the P.A. Will See You Now
August 8 2008
WebMD: Fatigue Among Elders Tied to Other Ills
Forbes.com: Chickenpox Protection: Get That Booster
August 7 2008
New York Times (login required): WELL BLOG: Gum Disease Signals Diabetes Risk
Science Now Daily News: Stem Cell Lines Mark Birth of New Field
Wall Street Journal (login required): SCIENCE JOURNAL: Stem Cells' New Sugar Daddy
August 6 2008
WebMD/Medscape (login required): Psychiatrists Shift Away From Providing Psychotherapy
WNBC-TV.com/Today in New York: TODAY'S HEALTH: Rare lung disease is striking women of child-bearing age
MSNBC.com: Shock therapy makes a quiet comeback
WebMD: Diabetes 9 to 5: Tips to Help You Manage Your Diabetes at Work
CBS News/The Early Show: How One Kidney Donation Kept On Giving
August 5 2008
United Press International: Adolescents' TV Watching Is Linked to Violent Behavior
Medpage Today.com: Talk Therapy Loses Popularity with Psychiatrists
Los Angeles Times: Medication increasingly replaces psychotherapy, study finds
ABC News/Good Morning America: Psychotherapy on the Decline
Xinhua/People's Daily Online (China): Int'l panel updates treatment guidelines for HIV infection
Indianapolis Star: MEDIA SCAN: Why Men Die First
Medpage Today.com: IAC: U.S. Government Scientists Absentees at AIDS 2008
August 4 2008
Washington Post: Unrelenting Grief May Be Sign of Distinct Syndrome
Newark Star-Ledger: NJ VOICES: Who do you trust when your child's surgeons give conflicting advice?
United Press International: Study: Gender link to produce deficiency
WebMD/Medscape (login required): New HIV Treatment Guidelines Issued
WebMD/Medscape (login required): New US HIV Infections Increased by About 40%
Atlanta Journal Constitution (login required): Exercise and good eating habits a family affair
Washington Post.com: AUDIO: Science and Medicine: Complicated Grief
August 3 2008
Bloomberg News: HIV Patients Should Get Treatment Sooner, Panel Says
Newsday: Athletes need psychologists too
August 2 2008
CNN/House Call With Dr. Sanjay Gupta: Cell Phones and Brain Cancer?
August 1 2008
Boston Globe: Scientists report a breakthrough in stem cell production
ABC News: Custom stem cells around the corner?
Los Angeles Times: Scientists create first personalized stem cells in ALS patients
Newsday: Stem cell advance could help treat Lou Gehrig's disease
BusinessWeek: Beijing's Olympic Smog: How Bad Will It Be?
United Press International: Where a man lives determines prostate care
July 31 2008
United Press International: Reprogrammed stem cells offer ALS hope
Associated Press/USA Today: 'iShoe' uses NASA tech to help prevent elderly falls
MSNBC.com: Low Libido - Is The Pill To Blame?
Baltimore Sun: Study reveals piece in the celiac puzzle
Associated Press/MSNBC.com: Cell changes may help Lou Gehrig's research
Time Magazine: Scientists Reach Stem Cell Milestone
NPR/All Things Considered: Scientists Make Stem Cells From ALS Patient
Crain's New York Business (login required): NY researchers in stem cell breakthrough
July 30 2008
Science News: Promising HIV Gel Fails in Latest Trial
WebMD: Granite Countertops a Recipe for Danger?
BBC News: The Long Goodbye
Biloxi Sun Herald: National Medical Association Installs 109th President at Atlanta Convention
July 28 2008
New York Daily News: The Skinny on Diabetes: Obesity's To Blame
July 29 2008
Washington Post.com: Secondhand Smoke Raises Stroke Risk for Spouses
Reuters: Secondhand smoke seen to raise spouse's stroke risk
USA Today: Life-long bonds emerge from Minneapolis bridge tragedy
July 28 2008
United Press International: Take NOTES: Some surgery less invasive
July 25 2008
Forbes.com: Amgen Gets High On Drug
July 24 2008
New York Times (login required): What's Lurking in Your Countertop
Arizona Republic: Doctor banned from executions in Mo. now in Ariz.
San Francisco Chronicle: OPINION: Obama's national sex ed program
Calgary Herald: Why size matters
New York Daily News: How to stay safe while traveling abroad
July 23 2008
Medpage Today.com: War Deaths Spark Controversy in NEJM
ABC News: Swayze "miracle," but is Apple CEO ailing?
CBS Evening News With Katie Couric: New Game Plan Targets Pre-Diabetics
July 22 2008
Science News: Viagra and Women
July 21 2008
U.S. News and World Report: Slim, Flexible Stents Approved to Treat Heart Disease
USA Today: Americans finding purpose in hopes for Africa's future
Reuters: Gum disease tied to diabetes risk
Boston Globe: Is there any way to prevent ear infections after swimming?
New York Sun (login required): Columbia Medical Center Recruits Yale Immunologist
Health Day News/Washington Post: Lung Cancer Trial Targets Asbestos-Related Disease
July 20 2008
Washington Times: Dr. Nurse Will See You Now
Chicago Tribune (login required): In the Inner City, Risk Is A Reality of Sex
Scientific American/Huffington Post: Is China's Industry Poisoning Its Children?
New York Times (login required): Restaurants Offering Gluten-Free Options
July 18 2008
Associated Press/Newsday: Mississippi Remains Nation's Most Obese State, CDC Reports
July 16 2008
The Daily Telegraph (UK): 'Farm in the sky' planned for New York
Voice of America: Closing Coal Power Plant Improves Child Development
Crain's New York Business (login required): DISCUSSION: Nursing Doctorates
Christian Science Monitor: BRIGHT GREEN BLOG: Roundup: a climate time machine, vertical farms, and a kinda boring toy
July 15 2008
MSNBC.com: BOOKS: ‘Size Matters' for more than just the bedroom
WebMD/Medscape (login required): Pregnancy Alone Is Not Linked With Increased Risk for Mental Disorders
New York Times (login required): Country, the City Version: Farms in the Sky Gain New Interest
NBC News/The Today Show: VIDEO: Does Size Matter?
Wall Street Journal (login required): HEALTH MAILBOX: Columnst Melinda Beck Answers Your Questions About Leptin
Seattle Times: OPINION: Gates-led micro-enterprise can help Africans survive, thrive
Time.com: This Aquatic Life
July 14 2008
United Press International: Study links coal power, child development
July 13 2008
New York Times (login required): WELL BLOG: Palpitations Over Pills for Kids
Los Angeles Times: BOOK REVIEW: 'Can't Remember What I Forgot'
Chicago Tribune (login required): Male Fertility Options Growing
July 11 2008
PBS/Newshour With Jim Lehrer: Doctors Seek to Improve End-of-life Care for Cancer Patients
July 10 2008
NPR/Morning Edition: Study Links Epilepsy Drugs To Suicidal Thoughts
Newsday: St. Francis Hospital eyes state-of-the-art surgical suite
July 9 2008
Wall Street Journal (login required): Drugs' Links To Suicide Risk Draw Concern
July 10 2008
ABC News: Study Shows Sexual Satisfaction at 70 Improving
July 8 2008
New York Times (login required): Orphans of Rwanda
Health Day News/Forbes.com: College-Educated Fare Better When Cancer Strikes
National Post (Canada): Jonathan Kay on leptin: This explains why you're so fat
Wall Street Journal (login required): Can't Keep the Weight Off? Maybe Leptin Is the Culprit
July 7 2008
Reuters: Lap band surgery improves health of obese teens
Health Day News/Washington Post: Pregnancy Alone Not A Risk for Mental Health Problems
Wall Street Journal (login required): But What Have They Done Lately?
New York Times (login required): Challenges of $600-a-Session Patients
July 6 2008
New York Times (login required): Shedding the ‘Safe' Label
CNN: 10-year battle with pain highlights Lyme disease debate
Parade Magazine: The Danger of Too Many Tests
July 5 2008
Newsday: Tips on preventing infant crib deaths
July 3 2008
Voice of America: Link Between Certain Foods and Human Health
Washington Post: Africa's Food Crisis Opportunity
July 7 2008
Newsweek: What Condition Could Stem Cells Help First?
July 2 2008
Washington Post: THE CHECKUP: My Real Age? 41.7!
The Journal News: Sneaking around in the kitchen
July 1 2008
WebMD/TheHeart.org (login required): New York Times: CT angiography may be overused due to profit "incentive"
Scientific American.com: Long Trip: Magic Mushrooms' Transcendent Effect Lingers
June 30 2008
Bloomberg Television/Night Talk: PODCAST: Interview with Dr. Jeffrey Lieberman
Christian Science Monitor: Midwest's postflood risk: toxic basements
United Press International: Dating violence higher in NYC than nation
Guardian Unlimited (UK): Farming: vertically challenged?
CNN.com: VIDEO: CT Scans' Cancer Risk
New York Times (login required): The Digital Doctor Will See You Now
June 29 2008
Seattle Times: Make sure you fuel up with the right foods at work
Forbes.com: Sexual Violence Rate Among NYC Teens More Than National Average
CBS News: VIDEO: Dental insurance crisis
New York Times (login required): Weighing the Costs of a CT Scan's Look Inside the Heart
June 28 2008
New York Times (login required): Experts to Discuss One Puzzling Autism Case, as a Second Case Has Arisen
June 27 2008
BusinessWeek: Doctors Under the Influence?
NBC News/The Today Show: VIDEO: The five body parts people most often neglect
Time.com: How Dangerous Are CT Scans?
Consumer Reports.org: Is that imaging test really needed?
June 26 2008
Newark Star-Ledger: Garden diary: Dreadful little beasts
New York Times (login required): Coming Soon to YouTube: My Face-Lift
WebMD/Medscape (login required): Dopaminergic Therapy for Parkinson's Disease Raises Risk for Impulse Control Disorders
United Press International: Treatment for asbestos-caused mesothelioma
June 25 2008
Washington Times: Plastic surgery likely to get lift despite downturn
The Jewish Press: End Of Life Issues From A Jewish Perspective
Fox News: VIDEO: Save Your Own Life
MSNBC.com: Docs push for cash-for-organ studies
June 24 2008
WABC-TV: SEVEN'S ON CALL: Early detection of ovarian cancer
Newsday: Summer season can be dangerous, deadly for teenagers
Newsday: Doctor discipline measure draws mixed reaction
June 23 2008
New York Sun (login required): Scientists Test Gene Therapy to Treat Heart Failure
New York Sun (login required): Medical Superpower Seen in Columbia Affiliation
United Press International: Turmeric may reduce type 2 diabetes risk
Los Angeles Times: Tim Russert: The details about what caused his death
Medpage Today.com: Leptin May Help Dieters Keep the Weight Off
June 21 2008
Reuters: Hormone may help dieters keep weight off: U.S. study
June 20 2008
United Press International: Gene therapy to treat severe heart failure
NPR/The Infinite Mind: Telling Their Stories
June 19 2008
New York Sun (login required): New Health Care Facilities Planned in N.Y.
Forbes.com: Worldwide War Deaths Underestimated
Dallas Morning News (login required): Bypass surgery was her ticket to a healthy weight
Reader's Digest: Weak in the Knees
CBS Evening News: VIDEO: Teen Girls' Pregnancy Pact
June 18 2008
Calgary Herald: Sexual orientation linked to eating disorders
June 17 2008
Financial Times: SOUTH AFRICA 2008: HIV/AIDS infection among the world's highest
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