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Columbia University Medical Center Newsroom
December 31 2006
Baltimore Sun: Researchers look for secrets of living to 100 and beyond
December 29 2006
MSNBC.com/Live Science.com: Sea slug offers clues to human brain disorders
Baltimore Sun: Some research questions aromatherapy benefits
Fox News.com: Scientists Discover Gene Therapy for Depression
Atlanta Journal Constitution (login required): Last year's studies inspire new year's resolutions
Scientific American: Human, Sea Slug Brains Share Genes for Alzheimer's and Parkinson's
December 28 2006
Bergen County Record: Mondays are touted for healthy start-ups
December 26 2006
Health Day News/Forbes.com: Don't Brush Off Dental Health Over the Holidays
December 25 2006
New York Times (login required): Rifts Emerge On Push to End Written Consent For H.I.V. Tests
Palm Beach Post: Study links pesticide to learning disorder
New York Daily News: 9/11 evac study: Don't wait, don't ask, just go
December 24 2006
Associated Press/Newsday: Hospital clowns do their best to boost holiday spirits
Associated Press: Too much exercise can take its toll
December 22 2006
Medpage Today.com: Avian Flu Threat Still Hovering
United Press International: Test predicts heart transplant rejection
The Scientist (UK): Chromium paper retracted unfairly, author says
December 21 2006
Associated Press/New York Daily News: Westchester hospital hurting
Washington Post: Sharing the Holiday Spirit Without The Spirits
December 20 2006
New York Post: Yes, He Has A Biological Clock
Time.com: The FDA's Painkiller Warning: How to Avoid Taking Too Much
Toronto Star: Miss USA: `Rehab' chic cover girl
December 19 2006
Macleans (Canada): Mediterranean diet may cut Alzheimer's risk
December 18 2006
Associated Press/CBS News: Rerouting Nerves May Aid Bladder Control
December 17 2006
Miami Herald: Dinner a vital meal for whole family
New York Times (login required): Eli Lilly Said to Play Down Risk of Top Pill
December 15 2006
Wall Street Journal (login required): Senator's Chances Are Mixed For Recovery From Rare Disorder
New York Post: Brain Op for Key Dem Pol
Associated Press: Lawyers, death penalty opponents outraged by 34-minute execution
New York Times (login required): Ill Senator Is Called Responsive; Capital Is Riveted
ABC News.com: Breast Cancer Drop May Just Mean Fewer Detected Cases
December 14 2006
Ivanhoe Newswires: Community Physicians Successful at Carotid Stenting
New York Times (login required): Panel Wants Broader Antidepressant Labeling
Washington Post: Antidepressants a Suicide Risk for Young Adults
New York Times (login required): Nutri-Cosmetics: Eat, Drink and Be Skeptical
Charlotte Observer: Rolling clinic to help underserved
Newsday: Suicide warning assessed
December 13 2006
Jerusalem Post: UN health official: Israel can help save many lives
Australian Broadcast Company: The Religion Report: Science Fatwah
New York Times (login required): Panel to Debate Antidepressant Warnings
USA Today: FDA may expand warnings on antidepressants
ABC News.com: Experts to FDA: Don't Upgrade Risk Labeling of Antidepressants
Associated Press: FDA May Expand Antidepressant Warning
Associated Press/Newsday: Koch back to work day after surgery
Health Day News/Washington Post: Researchers Uncover Process Leading to Arterial Plaque Rupture
December 12 2006
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: How liposuction can lead to cleaner air
McClatchy-Tribune Newspapers: U.S. not fully prepared for health emergency, report says
December 18 2006
Business Week: Bitter Pills
December 11 2006
Forbes.com/MSNBC.com: Recipe for better sex: What to eat to add spice
New Orleans Times-Picayune: Tearing a city up at its roots
Boston Globe: Battling the voice that says 'give up'
Science Magazine/Science Now: Perfect Hair Is in the Genes
December 10 2006
USA Today: Sick stars stay in limelight
Washington Post: Quarantined
December 9 2006
Los Angeles Times: New slide speeds disease diagnosis
December 8 2006
Wall Street Journal (login required): NIH Funds 'Pioneers,' But Award May Not Help Study Shortfalls
NPR.org/Talk of the Nation: Science Friday: Inflammation and Treating Common Illnesses
Baltimore Sun: Nurses' achievements merit international recognition
Associated Press: Teen girls frequently on scales have eating and weight problems
December 7 2006
Forbes.com: Pfizer's Warning Signs
Newsday: New clue to cause of Alzheimer's
Reuters: Vanda shares up 69 pct on schizophrenia drug data
WABC-TV: Examining Celiac Disease
December 6 2006
New York Times (login required): Study Finds Medication Raises Suicide Risks in Young Adults
Washington Post: Trans Fat Banned In N.Y. Eateries
Reuters: Is it flu or malaria? New disease test has answer
Reuters/Scientific American: Genetic testing may help predict excess bleeding
The Hackensack Record: Wyeth sued over fen-phen illnesses
December 5 2006
New York Times: Getting a Grip on the Winter Blues
ABC News.com: Study Challenges Abstinence
Newsday: New mothers, not fathers, at risk for mood disorders
United Press International: Insecticide linked to poorer development
The Daily Mail (UK): Can you sleep yourself slim?
Bloomberg News: Pfizer share value sinks $21-billion as key drug halted
New York Sun (login required): A Social Life Crisis
December 4 2006
Salt Lake Tribune: The Clock Is Ticking
Time Magazine: The Year In Medicine From A to Z
Associated Press: A New Hill May Represent Hope for More HIV/AIDS Reform
WNBC-TV.com: Why Men Never Remember and Women Never Forget: The Secrets To Communication
Forbes.com: Behind Pfizer's Failure
November 30 2006
MTV: AIDS Vaccine research
October 27 2006
New York Sun (login required): Lawrence Kolb, 95, Studied Stress Disorders
CBS News/The Early Show: Safety Of Medicated Heart Stents Debated
October 26 2006
Philadelphia Inquirer: A breath of hope on emphysema
Newsday: Heart still a star player 10 years later
The Daily Telegraph (UK): The latest fad – eyelash transplants
October 25 2006
Forbes.com: Easy Ways To Ease Up On Your Body
New York Sun (login required): War and Peace
Bloomberg.com: Boston Scientific, J&J Stents Leave Doctors Divided on Safety
Fox News: Men and Babies
October 24 2006
New York Times (login required): Medical Views of 9/11’s Dust Show Big Gaps
Wall Street Journal (login required): Drug-Coated Stents Show Use Risk
Boston Globe: Rival stent makers join forces on clot-risk study
Newsweek.com: Medicine's Racial Gap
Medpage Today.com: Ritalin Less Effective for ADHD in Preschoolers Than Older Children
Reuters: J&J defends its Cypher drug-eluting stent
Wall Street Journal (login required): Sending the Baby To A Shrink
Dow Jones Newswires: J&J, Medtronic Say No Increased Stent Clotting Risk
United Press International: Blood markers may predict risk of stroke
October 23 2006
United Press International: Health in concentrated black areas studied
United Press International: Analysis: Disputed Iraqi bodycount
October 20 2006
Associated Press/Chicago Tribune (login required): Study: Ritalin poses more risk under age 6
October 19 2006
BBC News online: Huge gaps between Iraq death estimates
Health Day News/Dr. Koop.com: Studies Link Gene Variant to Macular Degeneration
October 18 2006
Cleveland Plain Dealer: There's more to buying organic than what you eat
Scientific American: DNA Computer Plays Complete Game of Tic-Tac-Toe
October 17 2006
KPIX-TV (San Francisco): Bioscience Firm Gives $1M Grant To Stanford
New York Times (login required): Hazards: New York Subway Clatter Exceeds Safe Levels
October 16 2006
ABC News.com: What Matters in Parenting?
Minneapolis Star-Tribune: Tests to start on implanted device for hypertension
Los Angeles Times: New York subway is hard on the ears
United Press International: CVRx OK'd to test anti-hypertension device
October 17 2006
Indianapolis Star: Let Monday mean healthy habits, school says
October 16 2006
United Press International: Scientists find Ebola, Marburg virus key
October 13 2006
Bloomberg News.com: Boston Scientific, J&J Stent Sales Hurt by Clot Risks
November 1 2006
American Scientist: REVIEW: Remembrance of Things Past
October 12 2006
NY1: Report Says Riding Subway Can Damage Your Hearing
Reuters/ABC News.: New test identifies mystery New York viruses
October 11 2006
Reuters: New York subway could be damaging to ears: study
October 12 2006
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Battling the flu without vaccine?
San Francisco Chronicle: Critics say 600,000 Iraqi dead doesn't tally
Associated Press/NPR.org: Bush Dismisses Iraq Death Toll Study
October 11 2006
Washington Post: Study Claims Iraq's 'Excess' Death Toll Has Reached 655,000
Baltimore Sun: Online pill sales lead to arrests
Boston Globe: Healing the body to reach the soul
WCBS-TV: Subway Noise: Hard On Nerves & Hearing
1010 WINS Radio: Can You Hear Me Now? Probably Not Straphangers
United Press International: NYC subways causing deafness, study says
October 10 2006
The Daily Mail (UK): When your sex can be a matter of life or death
The Times (UK): Why this diet may prevent Alzheimer's
CBS News/The Early Show: Your Diet Can Prevent Alzheimer's
Washington Post: Mediterranean Diet May Keep Alzheimer's at Bay
October 16 2006
Newsweek: Nursing Education: Training on the Fast Track
October 10 2006
Newsday: Yes, test everyone for HIV
New York Sun (login required): EDITORIAL: Just Saying No
ABC News.com: Mediterranean Diet Might Reduce Risk of Alzheimer’s
Health Day News/CBC News (Canada): One gene type fosters depression while another boosts resilience
United Press International: Mediterranean diet lowers Alzheimer's risk
October 9 2006
Minneapolis Star-Tribune: Case against Net pharmacy takes shape
BBC News: Molecular spiders grab nanograss
WebMD/CBS News.com: Diet May Influence Alzheimer's Risk
BBC News: Molecular spiders grab nanograss
Reuters: Mediterranean diet helps against Alzheimer's-study
WABC-TV: Certain foods preventing Alzheimer's Disease?
WNBC-TV.com: Bottom Line: Get Better Care From Your Doctor
Health Day News/Forbes.com: 'Mediterranean' Diet May Cut Alzheimer's Risk
Medpage Today.com: Food for Thought for Alzheimer's Emerges in Mediterranean Diet
Jerusalem Post: 'Mediterranean diet' linked with lower Alzheimer risk
October 7 2006
Newsday: Older folks can learn creative new tricks
October 6 2006
Time.com: Viewpoint: How To Make Schools Safer
Newsweek/MSNBC.com: Better to Be Safe and Wrong
CBS Evening News w/ Katie Couric: Celiac Disease Can Trigger Subtle Ailments
October 5 2006
Wall Street Journal (login required): Pepsi Sales Force Tries to Push 'Healthier' Snacks in Inner City
Boston Globe: Fresh start for Juvenile Drug Court
Albany Times Union: NIH awards $40M to research consortium
Guardian Unlimited (UK): California court case puts lethal injection under threat
Los Angeles Times: Abuse Experts See E-Mails as Red Flag
October 4 2006
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Grant will help get new medicines out faster
Washington Post: When the House Could Clean Itself
New York Sun: Top Doctors Say Trade Center Dust Could Cause Cancer
United Press International: Income not a factor in low-birth-weight black babies
Akron Beacon Journal: Be happy. Eat meals with family
Time.com: Second Opinions Don't Always Add Up
October 3 2006
Associated Press/CBS News: Congressional Pages Can Be Vulnerable
The Daily Telegraph (Australia): Naked truth spices up debate
October 4 2006
Sacramento Bee (login required): UC Davis hails new system of medical research grants
October 3 2006
Washington Post: In Antipsychotics, Newer Isn't Better
Newsday: Dad charged after teens drink beer at house
Associated Press/USA Today: U.S. funds creation of national health research network
United Press International: NIH starts clinical research consortium
New York Times (login required): Lawmakers Scold Maker of ‘Cocaine’ Drink
October 2 2006
Los Angeles Times: The Chaos Behind California Executions
Associated Press: Cyberchondria: Is it making you worse?
ABC News.com: Low birth weight and IQ
United Press International: Study: Low-birth-weight babies may have lower IQs
Medpage Today.com: Investigational Integrase Inhibitor Reduces HIV Load
Medpage Today.com: Low-Birth-Weight Babies at Risk for Subtle Troubles as Teens
October 1 2006
Chicago Tribune (login required): New breed of vaccines raises new ethical questions
September 30 2006
Los Angeles Times: Judge Concludes Hearings on Lethal Injection
September 29 2006
San Francisco Chronicle: Doctor testifies in defense of execution method
September 28 2006
Los Angeles Times: Sedation May Fail in California Executions, Doctor Testifies
Sydney Morning Herald: Trouble with the old fella
New Orleans Times-Picayune: Program tackles kids' mental health issues
San Francisco Chronicle: Doctor describes chaotic handling of executions
September 27 2006
Sacramento Bee (login required): Experts testify on drugs for execution
Associated Press/Washington Post: Court Analyzes Calif. Lethal Injection
Nature.com (login required): Stem cells derived from 'dead' human embryo
New York Times (login required): City University Plans to Open a Graduate School of Public Health
September 26 2006
Los Angeles Times: Dishing Out Dinner as the Anti-Drug
New York Times (login required): A Conversation With Paul Greengard: He Turned His Nobel Into a Prize for Women
New York Times (login required): Atlas Squeaked: A Complete Map of the Brain of a Mouse
September 25 2006
Miami Herald: Families urged to eat together
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Parents blind to drug use, study says
USA Today: Food for thought
September 24 2006
New York Times (login required): Lung Patients See a New Era of Transplants
New York Times (login required): The Doctor and the Nazis
September 23 2006
Associated Press: Stem Cells Made From 'Dead' Human Embryo
September 22 2006
Newhouse News Service: Latest energy drink gets some bad buzz
New York Sun: $100M Donation Will Create Consortium for Cancer Research
WABC-TV: Health officials urging more Americans to get HIV tests
Health Day News/Forbes.com: Cardiologists Need Guidelines to Treat Depression: Report
September 21 2006
Health Day News/CBC News (Canada): Vaccine Combo May Land Infants in ER
Boston Globe: In life science, Harvard publishes more but MIT profits
Bloomberg News: Viagra's Enzyme Action May Give Pfizer Schizophrenia Advance
Washington Post: Stem Cell Experiments Slow Vision Loss in Rats
September 20 2006
WebMD: Logic Takes Over When Emotion Fails
Baltimore Sun: Lethal injection training faulted
Newark Star-Ledger: This Cocaine induces a quick rush to judgment
Associated Press/CNN.com: Bone marrow cells show little help for heart patients
Scientific American: Brain Area Foils Fear
Health Day News/CBC News (Canada): Brain findings shed light on mechanisms of post-traumatic stress disorder
Reuters/ABC News: Study finds fear on-off switch in brain
September 19 2006
St. Petersburg Times/Charlotte Observer: Survey: Parents overlook teen substance abuse
New York Times (login required): People Who Share a Bed, and the Things They Say About It
New York Times (login required): A Psychiatrist Is Slain, and a Sad Debate Deepens
Wall Street Journal (login required): Health Plans Expand Dental Benefits
Associated Press/Baltimore Sun: State's lethal injection team scrutinized
United Press International: U.S. insurers expand dental prevention
Newark Star-Ledger: Unsteady hands - Essential tremor makes everyday tasks a challenge
New York Times (login required): In Science-Based Medicine, Where Does Luck Fit In?
September 18 2006
Medpage Today.com: Six-Minute Walk Predicts Six-Month Survival in Pulmonary Fibrosis
September 17 2006
Associated Press: Yearly shot reduces fractures, osteoporosis study finds
September 15 2006
Health Day News/Forbes.com: Walking Test Spots Sickest Lung Transplant Candidates
September 14 2006
Newsday: EDITORIAL: Underage drinking never OK
New York Sun: Out & About: Paul Marks Scholars Fund at Columbia University
September 13 2006
Associated Press: Thousands of lab mice to be bred, housed in Yonkers
September 12 2006
Reuters: Artery disease risk doubled in African Americans
September 18 2006
New York Observer: To Couric, Dr. LaPook Is My Reporter, My Gastroenterologist
September 12 2006
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Study gives hope for cure for diabetes
September 11 2006
NY1: New Law Could Help Depression Sufferers Get Health Care They Need
September 10 2006
Baltimore Sun: Biological clock ticks for men, too, studies say
September 11 2006
Baltimore Sun: COMMENTARY: At 14 candles, kids are facing a darker path
Health Day News/Forbes.com: 9/11's Grim Toll on Health Continues
United Press International: Girls more likely to injure knee ligament
New York Daily News: The Hip Parade
Dallas Morning News (login required): 9/11: Five Years Later
September 10 2006
Detroit Free Press: Homemade highs a click away
September 8 2006
Science Magazine (login required): NEUROSCIENCE: A Better View of Brain Disorders
Associated Press: U.S. panel examines safety of mercury fillings
September 7 2006
Newsday: Learning to deal with 9/11 trauma
Associated Press/International Herald Tribune : Brain scan detects signs of awareness in vegetative-state patient
September 6 2006
Agence France Presse: Behavioural Scientists and 9/11 Survivors Work on Boosting Skyscraper Safety
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Dermatologists to oppose FDA on plan to ban skin lighteners
Reuters/ABC News: New Yorkers need to be ready to evacuate: experts
CBS News/The Early Show: Five Years Post-9/11: Are We Safer?”
September 5 2006
Scientific American: Medical Residents Overworked Despite New Work Limits
September 1 2006
Health Day News/CBC News (Canada): Drug Trial Shows Some Gains Against Major Depression
September 3 2006
New Scientist: Cured meats may reduce lung function
September 5 2006
Associated Press/Newsday: Study links autism risk, fathers' age
September 4 2006
Baltimore Sun: Drug trial targets fatal nerve illness
September 2 2006
Los Angeles Times: In Treating Depression, Persistence Can Pay Off
August 31 2006
New York Times (login required): 15 Pounds: Part of Freshman Meal Plan?
September 1 2006
New York Sun (login required): City Releases Guidelines for Treating Trade Center-Related Illnesses
August 31 2006
Voice of America: Public Health Group Says US Unprepared for Nuclear Terror
August 30 2006
Nature.com (login required): Nuns go under the brain scanner
ABC News: Girls Achieve Rare SAT Scores
August 29 2006
Los Angeles Times/Seattle Times: Hispanic paradox: Income may be lower but health better than most
New York Times (login required): Choosing a ‘God Squad,’ When the Mind Has Faded
Slate Magazine.com: Measuring the Psychic Pain of War
August 28 2006
Health Day News/CBC News (Canada): Age-Linked Vision Loss May Depend on Genes
New York Times (login required): Suspect in Shooting Spree Is Hospitalized for Mental Tests
August 27 2006
Indianapolis Star: Nourishing family ties
Albany Times Union: COMMENTARY: Prescription drugs addictive
Philadelphia Inquirer: They've got your back - and heart, head, feet...
Health Day News/Forbes: Vaccine Breakthroughs
August 26 2006
San Francisco Chronicle: Scarred Inside and Out
August 25 2006
The Ledger (FL): The Best and Worst Diet Foods
BBC News: Alzheimer mice memories restored
Los Angeles Times/Baltimore Sun: Topical antifungal may help toenails
August 24 2006
Health Day News/Dr. Koop.com: Research on Mice Hints at Alzheimer's Treatment
United Press International: Alzheimer's reversed in mice
WebMD: Enzyme May Help Memory in Alzheimer's
Newsday: Stem cell breakthrough
August 22 2006
USA Today: Disaster chief: U.S. government, citizens alike are unprepared
New York Times (login required): Concern Mounts as Bacteria Resistant to Antibiotics Disperse Widely
ABC News: Book Excerpt: 'Americans At Risk"
Miami Herald: Dental HMO flawed, study finds
August 20 2006
USA Today: Women get more choices for birth control
August 21 2006
Reuters/CNN.com: Fewer Vietnam vets had stress disorder
August 18 2006
Associated Press: PTSD Affects Fewer Vietnam Vets
Washington Post: Survey Finds Parents in 'Denial' on Teens' Risks
Baltimore Sun: Doctors ponder: Is it a disease or all in your head
Cleveland Plain Dealer: Clinic executive out
New York Times (login required): Review of Landmark Study Finds Fewer Vietnam Veterans With Post-Traumatic Stress
August 17 2006
Boston Globe: Survey finds parental ignorance
August 16 2006
Chicago Tribune/Charlotte Observer: Teens drink, use drugs even with parents around, survey finds
USA Today: Survey: Parents clueless on booze, drugs at teen parties
Baltimore Sun: Research role expands at community hospitals
Nature.com: Cancer: the prognosis
August 15 2006
Wall Street Journal (login required): Managing Diabetes at School Poses Challenge
August 28 2006
Newsweek International: Med-School Makeover
August 14 2006
United Press International: Analysis: One drug holds AIDS at bay
August 15 2006
New York Daily News: New pain, new life for girl, 9
WABC-TV: Tips on dealing with dry eyes
August 14 2006
WebMD/Fox News: Panel Issues New Treatment Guidelines for HIV
United Press International: Analysis: Aim high, new AIDS rules say
Medpage Today.com: IAC: New Goals Set for HIV Salvage Therapy
New York Times (login required): Some Scientists See Shift in Stem Cell Hopes
August 13 2006
New York Times (login required): For Lack of Teachers, Students Are Turned Away From Nursing
New York Times (login required): Fat Factors
Reuters/Vancouver Sun: New guidelines help sort out HIV drug maze
CBC News (Canada): Study hints simpler drug regime might be possible for some HIV patients
Bloomberg News: HIV Regimen With Fourth Drug Doesn't Improve Results
August 12 2006
Associated Press: With the latest in pricey medical care, can patients afford to die?
August 9 2006
Newark Star-Ledger: Bad news in the air for allergy sufferers
Christianity Today Magazine: Trivializing the Transcendent
CBS News: Ex-Etiquette 101
Philadelphia Inquirer: Policy divides psychologists
August 8 2006
Los Angeles Times: Oklahoma's Lethal Injections Called Fatally Flawed
New York Times (login required): New Depression Findings Could Alter Treatments
Health Day News: Antidepressants Do Raise Kids' Suicide Risk: Study
Toronto Star: Foreign aid reflects lack of concern for mothers
Health Day News/Daily Record: New vaccines guarding against a variety of illnesses
Newsday: Kids' drug-suicide link confirmed
Medpage Today.com: Increased Antidepressant Suicide Risk Not Found for Adults
Health Day News/Forbes.com: First Generic Version of Effexor Approved
August 7 2006
United Press International: Macular degeneration study is funded
United Press International: In utero health may affect life's success
New York Daily News: Suffering an injury
August 4 2006
Palm Beach Post: Baffling disease mistaken for other illnesses slowly being unmasked
Bloomberg News: Florida County Taxes Itself to Give Near-Poor Health Coverage
New Scientist: DNA Processors Cash In on Silicon’s weakness
August 2 2006
Los Angeles Times: 9/11 Impaired Firefighters' Lungs
August 1 2006
Village Voice: Doctors With Borders: Bioethics matures into a formal academic field—and faces an identity crisis
August 7 2006
Business Week: McKesson's Booster Shot
August 1 2006
New York Post: Mega Team to Focus on Stem Cells
July 31 2006
United Press International: Depression high among older AIDS patients
WNYC Radio/The Leonard Lopate Show: Please Explain: Diabetes
Reuters/MSNBC.com: Miscarriage risk may climb with dad’s age
July 30 2006
Dallas Morning News (login required): Jaw disease may be linked to bone drug
New York Times (login required): Living Lakeside on 10th Avenue
July 28 2006
Voice of America: New Target for Chronic Pain Therapy
Health Day News/Forbes.com: Scientists Spot Chronic Pain 'On/Off' Switch
USA Today: Study: Weight contributes to illness
July 27 2006
WebMD: Obesity: Tougher on Women's Health?
New York Times (login required): Maker Calls New Bird Flu Vaccine More Effective
June 27 2006
NPR/All Things Considered: Learning to Relate to Patients
July 27 2006
WebMD/CBS News: Chronic Pain On/Off Switch Found
July 25 2006
Fox News/Live Science.com: Molecular Discovery Offers Hope to Chronic Pain Sufferers
July 26 2006
Los Angeles Times: Missouri Execution Ban Stands
July 25 2006
New York Times (login required): COMMENTARY: Correcting the Errors of Disclosure
New York Times (login required): Review Sees No Advantage in 12-Step Programs
Newsday: Inmate drug rehab key to less crime
July 24 2006
Newsday: A fitting gift for Tyler
United Press International: Study: Taxotere effective for some cancers
Houston Chronicle: Pasta and pizza are poison for celiacs
ABC News: Slather It On: Potent New Sunscreen Approved by FDA
July 21 2006
Newsday: Too alert over skin cancer?
July 20 2006
Time Magazine: Hair of the Dog
Associated Press/Los Angeles Times: Many Could Ignore Hurricane Evacuation
July 19 2006
United Press International: Scientists find chronic pain on-off switch
Associated Press/Houston Chronicle: Sector Wrap: Stem Cell Stocks Hold Ground
July 18 2006
NPR/Minnesota Public Radio: The science of addiction
NBC News/Today Show: Beat the heat with these stay-cool tips
Newsday: Handheld toys, electronics taking toll
Fox News.com: 'Rose-Colored Glasses' May Be a Reality
July 16 2006
U.S. News and World Report: Again: Don't Smoke, and Lose Weight
July 15 2006
The Globe and Mail (UK): Sweet forgetting: a pill to ease painful memories
July 12 2006
Los Angeles Times/Arizona Republic: New contraceptives put an end to 'the period'
New York Daily News/Charlotte Observer: Study shows women smokers more likely to survive lung cancer
July 11 2006
Reuters: Women smokers prone to lung cancer, but fewer die
The Daily Mail (UK): Magic mushrooms could help depression, say scientists
July 12 2006
United Press International: Analysis: Mixed reults on raloxifene study
July 11 2006
CBS Evening News: Inside The Mind Of A Soldier
CBS Evening News: Inside The Mind Of A Soldier
Akron Beacon Journal: What to stop before surgery
Washington Post: Bias's Toll
Los Angeles Times: Counterculture Drug Provides Spiritual Boost
United Press International: Steep learning curve for HPV vaccine?
July 10 2006
Chicago Tribune: Lawyers gear up to attack Fosamax
Montreal Gazette: Feeling down? Take ride on the metro
Los Angeles Times: Now, a birth control bonanza
July 8 2006
Associated Press: New York buying 1 million Tamiflu treatments
July 7 2006
PBS/The Charlie Rose Show: INTERVIEW: Dr. Allan Rosenfield
New York Daily News: Good plan, experts say, except it wouldn't work
July 6 2006
Reuters: Higher thyroid cancer rate from Chernobyl confirmed
New York Daily News: Schools enroll Health Corps
Health Day News/Forbes.com: Chernobyl Radiation May Boost Thyroid Cancer Risk
July 5 2006
Boston Globe: Pediatricians urged to focus on moms, too
Los Angeles Times: Another Merck Drug Is Under Legal Attack
Knight Ridder Tribune Wire/Charlotte Observer: Death-penalty debate rages on; critics question legality of injections
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: After fatal flight, putting a dollar figure on human life
Time.com: When the Diagnosis is Cynicism
July 4 2006
Reuters/Sydney Morning Herald: Teen sex assault victims at risk
July 3 2006
United Press International: Few complete anti-HIV post-rape therapy
Boston Globe: How fish oil may have saved babies' lives
ABC News: Stem-Cell Researcher Fights to Find Diabetes Cure
ABC News: After 19 Years 'Asleep,' Man's Brain Appears to Heal Itself
June 30 2006
Los Angeles Times: Report on Transplant Programs Prompts Inquiry by U.S. Senator
Baltimore Sun: Procedure uses magnetic therapy to relieve symptoms
The Globe and Mail (UK): ABCs of breathing: air in-n-n, stress out-t-t
June 29 2006
New York Times (login required): Dr. Melvin Moss, 83, Theorist on How Bones of Face Grow, Is Dead
United Press International: Cancer protein heals damaged cord cells
June 28 2006
Health Day News/Health Central.com: Proteins Could Help Re-Grow Damaged Nerve Cells
Washington Post: The Flavor of Marketing to Kids
NBC News/Today Show: Nutrition to strengthen your bones
Los Angeles Times: Federal Judge Orders Missouri to Stop All Executions
June 27 2006
New York Times (login required): A Triumphant Journey, a Hard-Won Recovery
New York Times (login required): 'Tough Love' Lessons From a Deadly Epidemic
Reuters: Yellow or amber-tinted sunglasses best
Newsday: Avoid blue-tinted sunglasses
June 26 2006
New Scientist: Pesticide exposure raises risk of Parkinson’s
June 27 2006
WCBS-TV.com: NYC's First 3-Way Kidney Transplant
June 23 2006
Time.com: Patching the Safety Net
WNBC-TV: Some Parents Unaware Of Code Red School Lockdowns
New York Times (login required): Study Suggests More Deaths From Mad Cow Disease
June 22 2006
Wall Street Journal (login required): Concerns Prompt Some Hospitals To Pare Use of Drug-Coated Stents
Los Angeles Times: Cancer Study Cites Hazards of Indoor Air for N.Y., L.A. Teens
June 21 2006
Washington Post/Hartford Courant: Shorter Pregnancies Put Infants At Risk
WABC-TV: Do condoms protect against HPV?
New York Daily News: A clinic for their 9/11 ills
June 20 2006
New York Daily News: EDITORIAL: Columbia, gem of West Harlem
New York Times (login required): In Medicine, Acceptable Risk Is in the Eye of the Beholder
Business Week: Homegrown Hormone Therapy: How Safe?
Palm Beach Post: Tower of hope: Alonzo Mourning inspires other transplant patients with his determination
June 19 2006
New York Magazine (Best Doctors issue): Medical Marvel #5: College student is going blind in both eyes
Newsweek: Health: 'Off-Label' Antipsychotics—for Kids
June 18 2006
Health Day News/Forbes.com: What You Should Know About Complementary and Alternative Medicine
June 16 2006
Washington Post: Suicide-Risk Tests for Teens Debated
June 17 2006
New York Times (login required): Op-Ed: The Weaker Sex
June 16 2006
Washington Post: One Woman's Story of Hurt and Help
June 15 2006
U.S. News and World Report: Drug approved to prevent seasonal affective disorder
New York Times (login required): Do My Knees Look Fat to You?
June 13 2006
ABC News: Can anorexia be treated with medication?
Reuters/ABC News: Study finds Prozac no help for anorexia relapses
June 14 2006
New York Times (login required): Study Sees No Gain in Using Antidepressant to Treat Anorexia
Salt Lake Tribune: EDITORIAL: A step forward: Private funds advance promising stem-cell research
June 13 2006
Washington Post: For Many of Katrina's Young Victims, The Scars Are More Than Skin Deep
Newsday: Psych Rx for kids up fivefold
Orlando Sentinel: Watch out for this protein
June 12 2006
Los Angeles Times/Buffalo News: 2nd privately funded lab to start stem cell research
NBC Nightly News: Type 2 diabetes grows as public health threat
United Press International: Allergies can trigger or worsen asthma
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June 10 2006
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June 9 2006
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June 8 2006
Time.com: The Mystery of the Double Cardiac Arrest
June 6 2006
Time.com: Why Harvard Is Recruiting Egg Donors for Stem Cell Studies
June 7 2006
Washington Post: Harvard Announces Private Project to Make Human Stem Cells
June 12 2006
New York Magazine: Stem City
June 7 2006
WebMD: More C-sections, More Complications?
United Press International: Cracked heels should be treated
Associated Press/CNN.com: Study: Blood pressure drugs raise birth defect risk
Wall Street Journal (login required): Harvard Joins New U.S. Push In Stem Cells
June 6 2006
New York Times (login required): Use of Antipsychotics by the Young Rose Fivefold
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June 5 2006
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June 4 2006
Time Magazine: Why The Family Meal Is Cooking Again
June 1 2006
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May 30 2006
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May 31 2006
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May 30 2006
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New York Post: Uptown ‘Not The Right Place’ To Raise Children
Knight-Ridder News Service/Charlotte Observer: Doctor's unorthodox treatments land him in the `Lyme Wars'
The Daily Mail (UK): Danger of the humble toothbrush
May 28 2006
New York Daily News: Salute to soldiers in war against AIDS
Indianapolis Star: Want to lift your spirits? Visit therapeutic waterfalls
May 27 2006
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May 24 2006
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May 23 2006
Time.com: What the Fancy Machines Can — And Can't — Do
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Newsday: Attention Diabetics
Nature.com : Cervical cancer vaccine comes closer to market
May 22 2006
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Washington Post: As Babies Are Born Earlier, They Risk Problems Later
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May 19 2006
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May 18 2006
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May 16 2006
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May 17 2006
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May 16 2006
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May 15 2006
United Press International: PTSD longer in low-income NYC immigrants
WNBC-TV: New Stem Cell Lab To Focus On Lou Gehrig's Disease
Newsweek: The Life of a Virus Hunter
May 12 2006
New York Times (login required): Antidepressant May Raise Suicide Risk
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Indianapolis Star: Medical researchers set records straight
May 11 2006
Globe and Mail (Canada): Drug costs increase 11% to $25-billion a year
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United Press International: Neurogen's sleep drug shines in phase 2
WebMD: 9 Million U.S. Smokers Are Obese
Philadelphia Inquirer: STD panel's change stirs questions
May 9 2006
Health Day News/Health Central.com: Periods Return After New Daily Contraceptive Discontinued
May 10 2006
Reuters: Colon cancer drugs should not be stopped early
May 9 2006
WebMD: C-Section Rates: Obesity to Blame?
May 10 2006
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May 9 2006
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New York Post: Celiacs: Gluten for Punishment
May 15 2006
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May 8 2006
Los Angeles Times: Threat behind the party-girl image
Reuters: Periods return quickly after stopping new Pill
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May 4 2006
Reuters: Older men tend to father low birthweight infants
May 7 2006
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May 6 2006
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May 4 2006
USA Today: Bird flu plan lacks a key detail
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New York Times: States Welcome Flu Plan but Say They Need Federal Money
Bloomberg News: Life Imitates Art as New Doctors Take Comfort Cue From Actors
May 3 2006
ABC News.com: Potato Chips Get Healthier
NPR/Day To Day: Katrina Children Still Dealing with Emotional Aftermath
Newsweek: A Dramatic Disconnect
Seattle Times: Kids with ADD/ADHD can have a tough transition to middle school
New York Observer: Fancy Cardio-Care Finally Comes to N.Y.’s Hospitals
Health Day News/Forbes.com: Neurologic Problems May Boost PTSD Risk
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May 2 2006
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May 1 2006
USA Today: New antipsychotic drugs carry risks for children
May 8 2006
Business Week: Hey, You Don't Look So Good!
May 1 2006
USA Today: Alzheimer's touches children
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Scientists seek long-lived families to find how they stay healthy
April 30 2006
Newsday/San Francisco Chronicle: Theory links 'winter blues' to out-of-sync sleep cycle
April 29 2006
New Scientist: Pakistan quake forgotten by the world
New Scientist: Pakistan quake forgotten by the world
April 26 2006
United Press International: Womb air-pollution exposure hurts child
New York Times (login required): Genetic Test to Give Clues on Treatment of Hepatitis C
April 25 2006
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Associated Press/CNN.com: Depression, Anxiety in Katrina's Kids
Voice of America: Sleepless in America: Report Says Millions Have Trouble at Bedtime
New York Times (login required): Nutrition: Mediterranean Diet Looks Good for Alzheimer's
Staten Island Advance: More Housing Is Needed, Says AIDS Advocate
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Newsday: Non-liquid colonoscopy prep approved
April 24 2006
Toronto Star: Study links sleep, blood pressure
Los Angeles Times/KTLA TV: Concerns About Pain Put Lethal Injection on Trial
April 21 2006
PBS/NewsHour with Jim Lehrer: Substance Abuse Rises in Women
New York Times (login required): EDITORIAL: Katrina Lessons
April 20 2006
Newsday: Diet seems to lower risk of Alzheimer's
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April 18 2006
United Press International: Katrina families' health needs are urgent
Medpage Today.com: Mediterranean Diet Lowered Alzheimer's Risk
Newsday: New schizophrenia clue
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April 24 2006
Newsweek: Pregnancy: Not Always 'the Happiest Time'
April 18 2006
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United Press International: PSA levels may measure treatment efficacy
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April 17 2006
Houston Chronicle: Depicting drug abuse not a joking matter
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April 15 2006
Newsday: Drug a shot in the arm for alcoholics
April 14 2006
United Press International: FDA OKs alcohol-dependence drug
April 12 2006
NPR/WCPN Radio (Cleveland): Regina Brett Radio Show
April 13 2006
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April 10 2006
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April 12 2006
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April 17 2006
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April 6 2006
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April 9 2006
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April 10 2006
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April 11 2006
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Newsday: Restoring male fertility can be done, but the longer the wait, the less chance of success
Hartford Courant: A Refined Attack On Breast Cancer
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April 10 2006
Health Day News/Health Central.com: Stroke May Trigger Memory Trouble
NY1: How's Your Health New York? A Doctor With 8 Million Patients
April 7 2006
New York Times/International Herald Tribune: A philosopher, and biologist, of the mind
April 6 2006
Time.com: Why It's Not About Sick People
April 11 2006
Reuters: Moderate drinking may boost cognition in women
April 12 2006
Washington Post: Comparison of Schizophrenia Drugs Often Favors Firm Funding Study
April 5 2006
Scripps Howard News Service: Want to feel better? Make some friends
April 10 2006
Newsweek: Spirituality: Don't Pray for Me! Please!
April 6 2006
ABC News.com: What Drives People To Want To Be Amputees?
April 5 2006
Medpage Today.com: Below-The-Knee Cryoplasty Saves Limbs
April 6 2006
New York Daily News: Is it time to tune out?
April 5 2006
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Nature.com (login required): Sleep report opens eyes
Reuters/ABC News: Sleep problems under-studied in US, report finds
April 4 2006
WebMD/Fox News: Millions of Americans Suffer Chronic Sleep Shortages
April 5 2006
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April 4 2006
Bloomberg News: Sleep Disorders Cost U.S., Merit Research, Panel Says
Voice of America: Smart Patients Get the Best Medical Treatment
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Going to church may help you live longer
NY1: New Study: Schools Can Help Prevent Juvenile Diabetes
New York Times (login required): An Aching Jaw Leads to a World of Medical Uncertainty
Newsday: Teaching the brain to see
CBS News/The Early Show: Women Under The Influence
April 3 2006
Reuters: Lack of sleep linked to high blood pressure
Philadelphia Inquirer: A test for stressed kids
Time.com: How Disaster-Ready Are We?
Associated Press/Fox News: 'Closed' Heart Surgery Offers Less Invasive Option
April 2 2006
USA Today: American families are envied, disdained
March 31 2006
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March 30 2006
Associated Press/CBS News: No Clear Advice on Elective C-Sections
Nature.com (login required): Caesarean risks hard to pin down
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Reuters: Managed mental health coverage affordable: study
March 28 2006
CBS News/The Early Show: From Rock Star To Pre-Med
March 29 2006
USA Today: Panel asks women to weigh pros and cons of C-sections
March 28 2006
Wall Street Journal (login required): Chat Therapy: Patients Seek Help Via Instant Messaging
March 27 2006
Newsweek: The Therapist as Scientist
Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Living Well: Why We Shouldn't Turn Our Backs On Depression
March 26 2006
New York Times: Birth, Controlled
March 24 2006
Washington Post: Researchers Look at Prayer and Healing
March 23 2006
Philadelphia Inquirer: Hopeful steps for celiac sufferers
Houston Chronicle: Mutated gene found to lower 'bad cholesterol' in lucky few
New York Sun (login required): Straight to the Heart of the Gender Divide
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March 27 2006
Newsweek: The Therapist as Scientist
March 23 2006
Reuters: Heart disease risk increases after stroke
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March 22 2006
Time.com: An Occasional Miracle
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March 20 2006
Denver Post: Patent suit goes to Supreme Court
March 21 2006
New York Times (login required): Revisiting Schizophrenia: Are Drugs Always Needed?
New York Times (login required): N.Y.U. and Columbia to Receive $200 Million Gifts for Research
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Los Angeles Times: Columbia University Gets $200-Million Gift
March 20 2006
Health Day News/Forbes.com: Asymmetrical Breasts May Raise Cancer Risk
March 21 2006
Associated Press/WNBC-TV.com: Pataki, Month After Appendectomy, Resumes Public Duties
March 18 2006
MSNBC.com/Newsweek: Freud In Our Midst
March 20 2006
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March 17 2006
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March 21 2006
NPR/All Things Considered: Study Finds Link Between Mother, Child Depression
March 20 2006
Associated Press/Newsday: Columbia receives record $200 million for neuroscience center
March 21 2006
USA Today: Moms pass depression on to kids
March 20 2006
United Press International: Analysis: Ebola test urgent amid globalism
March 16 2006
Ha'aretz (Israel): U.S. doctors question quality of medical care given to Sharon
New York Sun (login required): Match Day Arrives And Med Students Meet Their Fates
March 15 2006
United Press International: Analysis: Plavix slowed by so-so trial
March 14 2006
Health Day News/Forbes.com: Carotid Stenting Safe Alternative to Surgery
National Public Radio: 'The Smart Patient': How to Get the Best Care
New York Times (login required): Young Doctors Learn Quickly in the Hot Seat
New York Times (login required): In Study, Heart Device Eases Migraines
March 13 2006
NY1: Nurse Practitioners Fill Doctor Role
MedPage Today.com: Cognitive Impairment Found Part of ALS Afflictions
Associated Press/ABC News: Safer Method Found to Treat Heart Failure
United Press International: Drug-eluting stent beat radiation in study
The Daily Mirror (UK): Study finds 9/11 babies DNA harm
The Scientist (UK): Time running out for veteran health study
March 9 2006
New York Post: Don’t Smoke? Lung Cancer Still A Threat, Studies Show
Washington Times: College Girls Go Wild With Alcohol
March 8 2006
The Saturday Evening Post: Examining America's healthcare system
Health Day News/Health Central.com: Postpartum Depression Impacts Infant Care
Reuters: MS drug Tysabri should return to market: panel
Time.com: The Doctor's View: Magic in the ER
March 7 2006
New York Times (login required): 18 Days After Burst Appendix, Smiling Governor Goes Home
Wall Street Journal (login required): New Treatments Show Promise for Some Diabetics
United Press International: New drugs slow Type 1 diabetes
Health Day News/Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Bowel-Cleansing Products Linked to Chronic Kidney Failure
March 5 2006
BBC News: Key genes for sight defect found
March 6 2006
WNBC-TV.com: Scientists Discover Possible Root Of Macular Degeneration
Health Day News/Health Central.com: Community-Acquired Staph Infections Pose Growing Threat
Christian Science Monitor/ABC News: Amid Shortage, Nurse Recruitment Goes Global
Health Day News/Forbes.com: Genes May Hold Key to Elderly Vision Loss
March 5 2006
USA Today: Bone care: It's still basic
March 3 2006
Columbia News Service/Philadelphia Inquirer: Collecting can be fun, or border on disturbing
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Stem cells - without the ethical division
March 2 2006
Associated Press/Guardian Unlimited: Pataki Says He's Better
March 1 2006
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March 2 2006
Newsday: Despite progress, no release date for Pataki
Newsday: Pataki's in the pink
February 28 2006
Associated Press/Newsday: Doctors: Pataki recovering from fever, infection
March 1 2006
New York Times (login required): Governor Was Sicker Than the Public Knew
February 28 2006
Reuters/MSNBC: Newborn deaths still high among minorities
NPR/WNYC Radio: Anthrax Case Tests Public Health Preparedness
Newark Star-Ledger: Miscarriage, infant death rates highest for minorities
Associated Press/Newsday: Pataki remains hospitalized
Wall Street Journal (login required): Cardiac Pretreatment Is Challenged
New York Times (login required): Achievement of Preemies Is Found to Be Near Normal
February 25 2006
Salt Lake Tribune: Legislature should look to science, not science fiction
February 24 2006
United Press International: Behavior med. boon for pharma?
NY1: Researchers investigating breast cancer links
February 23 2006
New York Times (login required): Big Problem, Dubai Deal or Not
February 22 2006
ABC News: Zapping Prostate Cancer With Radiation: How Does It Work?
Reuters/Washington Post: New York Gov. Pataki recovering after surgery
WABC-TV: Information on knee pain, breast cancer drugs and protecting bones
United Press International: Organic diets keep kids pesticide free
February 21 2006
New York Times (login required): Pataki Stays in Hospital 5th Day as Intestinal Problems Persist
February 20 2006
Health News Digest: Engineered Mouse Mimics Cognitive Aspects of Schizophrenia
February 22 2006
Reuters/MSNBC: Depression, anxiety linked to allergies
February 20 2006
Los Angeles Times: Diet drug shows staying power
New York Times (login required): Intestinal Problems Keep Pataki in Hospital
February 19 2006
Chicago Sun Times: Alzheimer's advances faster in educated
United Press International: Biomarker allows test for second stroke
Albany Business Review/MSNBC.com: Health institutions seek to 'cell' Legislature on stem-cell R&D
Los Angeles Times: Keeping up with mother's milk
February 16 2006
Newsweek.com: They haven't got mail
Reuters: Alzheimer's progresses quicker in highly educated: study
BBC News: Alzheimer's 'faster in educated'
February 15 2006
Health Day News/Health Central.com: Diabetes Can Harm Young Children's Gums
February 16 2006
Sydney Morning Herald: A dream come true
Health Day News/Forbes.com: Stroke Survival May Depend on Staying Cool
February 15 2006
United Press International: Vitamins C and E team to protect smokers
Newsday: Now, an eye exam online
Newsday: New weight-loss drug works in trial
February 14 2006
Health Day News/Forbes.com: New Weight-Loss Drug Shows Promise
February 15 2006
WebMD/Fox News: Acomplia Weight Loss Is Short Term
Reuters/MSNBC: Drug turns off the munchies, sheds pounds
USA Today: Pellet near heart could do more damage
Health Day News/Atlanta Journal-Constitution: Mouse Model of Schizophrenia Should Spur Research
February 14 2006
Health Day News/Forbes.com: Drugs May Hinder, Not Help, Angioplasty
February 12 2006
New York Times (login required): Thinning the Milk Does Not Mean Thinning the Child
Reuters: Early response to anti-bulimia drug a good sign
Associated Press: Change in Golf Game Sent Banker to Doctor; Diagnosis: ALS
Newsday: A lifetime of heart
February 10 2006
United Press International: New Research Could Take Blame Off Obesity
Associated Press: Women Get Hooked On Drugs Easier, Book Says
Hartford Courant: Humble Mice Provide Clues To Social Behavior
Baltimore Sun: Great expectations: Research explains placebo effect
February 8 2006
ABC News: Study Questions Use of Popular Prostate Treatment
February 9 2006
Washington Post: Girls doing more drugs
Associated Press/Washington Post: Book Shines Light on Female Drug Abusers
February 7 2006
New York Times (login required): Depression in Pregnancy Poses Treatment Challenge
Reuters Health: Diabetic kids prone to periodontal disease
February 3 2006
United Press International: The Age of Autism: New test of gold salts
February 7 2006
Newsday: Suit: Colonoscopy prep hurt kidneys
February 6 2006
ABC News/Healthology: Controlling Your Impulses After Parkinson's Treatment
February 5 2006
Los Angeles Times: A Subway Tumble Is Not as Likely as New Yorkers Fear
February 6 2006
Boston Globe: Trick or Treatment?
USA Today/Yahoo News: Athletes' hunger to win fuels eating disorders
February 1 2006
WABC-TV: IPods in the Classroom
February 2 2006
Health Day News/Forbes.com: Stem Cells Offer Hope Against Heart Failure
January 30 2006
United Press International: Whites likelier to get liver transplants
January 31 2006
Dallas Morning News: Dental care dilemma: Poorest families are forced to delay treatment
New York Times: Exploring Mental Illness and Battling Her Own
January 27 2006
Reuters Health: Migraine with aura related to seizures in children
January 30 2006
CBS News.com: When Women's Fatigue Signals Danger
February 1 2006
Washington Post: A Gender Difference In Heart Disease
January 28 2006
Baltimore Sun: Lethal Injection Debated
January 27 2006
Reuters Health: DHEA may reduce depression symptoms in HIV patients
U.S. News and World Report.com: On the Bookshelf: How to prepare your family for a disaster
January 29 2006
USA Today: Hope on horizon for liver, pancreatic cancer
January 30 2006
United Press International: Scientists explore effects of emotions
January 25 2006
WNBC-TV.com: Birth Control Pill Cause Weight Gain? Fat Chance
WebMD/Fox News: Birth Control Pills Do Not Add Pounds
Health Day News/Forbes.com: Study Looks at Hispanic Hypertension 'Race Gap'
USA Today: Med schools urged to keep tabs on drugmakers
January 23 2006
New York Post: Podcasting 101
Health Day News: Widening Waist a Heart Risk Factor for Women
January 20 2006
Health Day News: Science Creates a Living Bandage for Broken Hearts
January 30 2006
Newsweek: Till Faucets Do Us Part
January 24 2006
New York Times (login required): For Therapy, a New Guide With a Touch of Personality
January 25 2006
New York Times (login required): In Article, Doctors Back Ban on Gifts From Drug Makers
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Washington Post: Distance Sought Between Doctors and Drug Industry
Los Angeles Times: Medical Ethics Reform Urged
January 24 2006
WABC-TV: Therapy for the Winter Blues
January 18 2006
Chicago Tribune: New labels leave gluten-intolerant in the dark
Reuters: Moderate alcohol use cuts risk of stroke
Reuters: US stops trial of interrupted HIV treatment
January 23 2006
Newsweek: Thick and Thin
January 17 2006
New York Times (login required): Genetic Testing Creates New Versions of Ancient Dilemmas
New York Times (login required): Evidence Sparse for Using Induced Coma as Therapy
Los Angeles Times: When Natural Seems Too Risky
January 13 2006
Newsday: Heart, migraines linked?
January 12 2006
Toronto Star: Do male and female brains work at odds?
Knight-Ridder Newspapers/Charlotte Observer: Induced comas believed to help shield post-stroke brain
Newark Star-Ledger: Hemophiliac drug may help stroke victims
Newsday: Small step towards cure
January 11 2006
Arizona Republic: Physician treats cancer of prostate holistically
January 10 2006
Newsday: Study Links Disease, Emotional State
January 16 2006
Business Week: What's Ethical and What Isn't
January 10 2006
Business Week.com: Video Views: Genetic Issues, The Ethical Debate Over Human Cells in Animals
New York Times Online: Video: Bad Blood - Treatment and Troubles
January 16 2006
Time Magazine: Getting and Staying In the Zone
January 10 2006
WCBS-TV.com: Report: NY Hospitals Not Prepared For Avian Flu
Slate Magazine.com: My Brain Is A Walnut – Inside an FMRI Machine
January 9 2006
NPR/Morning Edition: Audio: Teen depression watch draws mixed reviews
January 11 2006
New York Times (login required): In the Treatment of Diabetes, Success Often Does Not Pay
January 10 2006
Miami Herald: Induced comas believed to help shield post-stroke brain
January 5 2006
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January 2 2006
New York Magzine: Reasons To Love New York
January 4 2006
U.S. News and World Report.com: New, More Accurate TB Test
Newsday: A Challenge To Low-Carb Dieting
January 3 2006
Woman's Day Magazine: INTERVIEW: Dr. Mehmet Oz
January 9 2006
U.S. News and World Report: Health Watch: TB Tests Get A Modern Makeover
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