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Columbia University Medical Center Newsroom
December 21 2007
Scientific American.com: Top 25 Science Stories of 2007
December 31 2007
Fox News: Calculating the Cost of Your New Year's Resolutions
December 30 2007
New York Times (login required): As Ailing Son Declines, a Mother Keeps the Faith
December 28 2007
United Press International: Healthy Mondays give a new start each week
December 27 2007
Health Day News/Forbes.com: Most Psychiatrists Open to Discussing Spiritual Concerns
Reuters: Anti-alcohol drug could fight bulimia
Baltimore Sun: Fat seems to eat away at healthy sleep
December 26 2007
New York Times (login required): Finding Alzheimer's Before a Mind Fails
Denver Post: Aurora man's survival mystifying
New York Times/International Herald Tribune: Disease brings drastic changes to patients, and stress to family members
December 25 2007
: Sales Manager Gives Life-Saving Gift To Customer
New Jersey Herald News: Claus for celebration: Santa's visit cheers sick kids
San Diego Union Tribune: A gift card for life: Give these 12 health tips to someone you love
December 24 2007
NPR/All Things Considered: Many Psychiatrists Self-Prescribe, Study Says
Boston Globe: UMass policy limits doctor, drug maker ties
Associated Press/Houston Chronicle: Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt lend their voices to help kids still homeless after Gulf hurricanes
December 23 2007
New York Times (login required): ON THE GROUND: Elevate All Boats
December 22 2007
Toronto Star: Can a drug cure an addict?
December 21 2007
Medpage Today.com: Non-Hospital RNs Face High Risk of Needlesticks
United Press International: Needle stick injuries prevalent
December 20 2007
New York Times (login required): In New Jersey, a Health Plan to Cover Uninsured Children
United Press International: Students ask teachers for health help
December 19 2007
The TImes of India: Shaking hands more infectious than kiss
Associated Press: States cued to have health-crisis plans in place
Oakland Tribune: Science looks at faith's healing power
Virginia Daily Press: Recent violence should spur Congress to act on parity for mental health
Boston Globe: Under big biotech's wing
December 18 2007
Village Voice: Cops on Steroids
Washington Post: Let Those Visions of Sugarplums Dance in Your Head, Not Your Stomach
New York Sun (login required): Columbia names director for radiological research
New York Sun (login required): Dr. Oz's Health Corps works with Health Department
New York Times (login required): Brought on by Darkness, Disorder Needs Light
Health Day News/Forbes.com: Many States Still Fall Short in Emergency Preparedness: Report
USA Today: Report: Readiness for flu outbreaks spotty
KTRK-TV (ABC affiliate, Houston): Does Swank's 45-pill-a-day diet work?
WFTV-TV (ABC affiliate, Orlando): Men Have Biological Clocks, Too
December 14 2007
Popular Mechanics: I Am Legend's Junk Science: Hollywood Sci-Fi vs. Reality
December 18 2007
Time Magazine.com: A simple test to save your bones
December 17 2007
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Authors explain there's no need to poo-poo this toilet topic
Crain's New York Business (login required): Bariatric surgeries soar
December 14 2007
Newark Star-Ledger: Merck loses bid to sell statin OTC
December 13 2007
Scientific American: Researcher: Cause and Treatment for Parkinson's "In Our Sights"
NPR/Talk of the Nation: Do-It-Yourself Diagnosis on the Web
Forbes.com: Different Strokes
December 12 2007
Irish Independent: Doctor, we don't need a pill for every ill ...
Toledo Blade: EDITORIAL: Weighing the CT threat
United Press International: BRCA1 gene's breast cancer role identified
December 11 2007
PBS/WNET-TV: VIDEO: CT Scan Risk
New York Times (login required): Onscreen Villain Makes Doctors Wince
The Independent (UK): More than a feeling
Vancouver Sun: Student turns gut instinct into a top science project
New York Sun (login required): New Coalition Will Study Universal Health Care
New York Times/International Herald Tribune: Emergency antidote, direct to addicts
New York Times (login required): Mental Reserves Keep Brains Agile
New York Times (login required): In the Lab: Gene Study Helps Explain Link to Breast Cancer
Medpage Today.com: Hypertension Linked to Risk of Cognitive Impairment
December 10 2007
Reuters: Health care challenges fire up U.S. students
Health Day News/CBC News (Canada): Mutated Suppressor Gene Leads to a Type of Breast Cancer
The Daily Mail (UK): Scientists isolate faulty cancer gene that triggers the biggest breast tumours
NY1: New Study Brings Hope For Treating Inherited Cancers
Reuters: High blood pressure ups risk of mental decline
Philadelphia Inquirer: Carnal Knowledge:The health and science of starting sex
CNN.com: PAGING DR. GUPTA BLOG: Meet the 'Lance Armstrong mouse'
United Press International: Depression boosts post-heart attack deaths
Health Day News/CBC News (Canada): Hypertension Linked to Risk of Mild Cognitive Impairment
Washington Post: Why Is It Hard for Adults to Say 'NO?'
December 9 2007
Newsday: Scientists link gene mutation to breast cancer
Reuters/ABC News: Scientists Discover How BRCA1 Gene Causes Cancer
Bloomberg News: Breast Cancer Spread by Blocking Tumor-Killing Gene, Study Says
Associated Press/Fox News: Researchers Discover Breast Cancer Trigger
December 8 2007
New York Times (login required): Opening Young Eyes to a Prize: a Career in Medicine
December 7 2007
New York Times (login required): Many Children Struggling After '05 Storms
December 6 2007
United Press International: Overweight teens, tomorrow's heart attacks
Time Magazine.com: Lifelong Effects of Childhood Obesity
December 5 2007
WebMD/TheHeart.org (login required): ACUITY one-year results published
December 10 2007
Newsweek: Jogging Your Memory
December 4 2007
Wall Street Journal/Baltimore Sun: Men, too, should worry about their bone health
Washington Post: Study Finds Gaps Between Doctors' Standards and Actions
Wall Street Journal (login required): The Graying of Shock Therapy
Health Day News/CBC News (Canada): Newer Anticlotting Drug Safe, Effective for Heart Surgeries
Reuters/MSNBC.com: Losing virginity early or late tied to health risks
December 3 2007
WebMD: Sleep Habits Linked to Diabetes, Death
United Press International: Sleep duration linked to diabetes
Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Living Well: Kick the pop habit
New York Times (login required): Albany Panel to Assess Health Risks of Mold
Associated Press/Philadelphia Inquirer: Report Warns About Trying Kids As Adults
The Times (UK): Sadness: A Natural Antidote
Associated Press: Death Toll for Iraqis Falls
December 2 2007
Chicago Tribune (login required): At Purity Dances, Virgin Belles Ring
December 1 2007
NPR/All Things Considered: Report Raises Questions About Safety of CT Scans
Wall Street Journal (login required): Q&A: Germ Expert
November 30 2007
New York Times (login required): EDITORIAL: Problematic Medical Scans
Fox News: Waiting Too Long to Have Sex Linked to Sexual Dysfunction Later in Life, Study Says
November 29 2007
New York Times (login required): From Smoking Boom, a Major Killer of Women
Wall Street Journal (login required): Doctors May Risk Overuse of CT Scans
Newsday: Kids' respiratory problems blamed on 9/11 dust
ABC News: Losing Virginity Later Linked to Sexual Problems
Newsday: Potential overuse of CT scans questioned
November 28 2007
ABC News: CT Scan Overuse May Up Cancer Risk
New York Times (login required): SCIENCE Q&A: COPD
USA Today: Study: Unnecessary CT scans exposing patients to excessive radiation
Reuters: Excessive CT scans pose radiation risk: doctors
MSNBC.com: Frequently used CT scans may raise cancer risk
Health Day News/U.S. News and World Report: Rise in CT Scans Poses Cancer Risk
Medpage Today.com: Radiation Threat of CT Scans Cited
WebMD/CBS News: Radiation Scans In Pregnancy Rising
Medpage Today.com: RSNA: Two Needles Better than One in Ultrasound-Guided Aspiration for Tendinitis
United Press International: Abstinence funds target of debate
Online International News Network (Pakistan): Stomach Cancer May Start in Bone Marrow
Associated Press/CNN.com: Study: CT scans raise cancer risk
November 27 2007
Newark Star-Ledger: Sardinian wines add hearty flavor to Mediterranean diet
Medpage Today.com: RSNA: Radiological Exams in Pregnancy Increasing Steadily
Huffington Post: World AIDS Day: Putting a Human Face on the Numbers
New Jersey Herald News: Once a doctor and star athlete, now an unstable patient
New York Times (login required): Patterns: Stress Disorder's Ties to Asthma Pose Mystery
Wall Street Journal (login required): Helping Mental Patients Gain Some Control Over Treatment
November 26 2007
NPR/Tell Me More: Ecstasy, The Peace Drug?
New York Times (login required): ON THE GROUND: A Tale of Two Feet
Medpage Today.com: RSNA: Breast Density Linked to City Life
Fox News: Cheney Heart Scare: Understanding Atrial Fibrillation
November 25 2007
Staten Island Advance: Few here get tested for toxins
New York Magazine: Catchment-22
New York Times (login required): The Latte War Around the Corner
November 24 2007
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Are your products safe? You can't tell
November 23 2007
Washington Post: A Theory That Raises Questions: Schizophrenia Risk May Start in Womb
Science Magazine (login required): ALS Trial Raises Questions about Promising Drug
November 22 2007
Science Daily: Arterial Vascular Disease Underdiagnosed, Undertreated In Older US Women
November 20 2007
New York Times/International Herald Tribune: Twins on a medical odyssey after a diagnosis of diabetes
November 19 2007
Boston Globe: New life inside the depressed brain
NBC News: Study: Migraine Sufferers Have Thicker Brain Cortexes
New York Times (login required): WELL BLOG: A Doctor's Disdain for Medical ‘Googlers'
November 18 2007
New York Times (login required): The Stomach Surgery Conundrum
November 17 2007
Seattle Times: "Epidemic" of military suicides investigated
Wall Street Journal (login required): BOOK REVIEW: In the Heart of Cardiac Care
November 16 2007
Health Day News: Hispanics Receive Fewer Surgeries for Vascular Disease
November 15 2007
Health Day News/Washington Post: Vietnam Vets Study Links Asthma and PTSD
Associated Press/BusinessWeek: Diabetes drug to warn of risk to heart
Associated Press/CBS News: FDA Slaps Confusing Warning On Diabetes Drug
November 14 2007
The Times of South Africa: SA prof briefs UN chief on global health
Los Angeles Times/Baltimore Sun: ADHD might be temporary
Scientific American: Forgetting to Remember
New York Times (login required): LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Politics and the Brain
November 13 2007
Chicago Tribune (login required): Daily wellness tip: Beat MRSA with garlic
U.S. News and World Report/Buffalo News: Weighing the costs: How necessary is an annual physical?
Washington Post: Are Antimicrobial Soaps Breeding Tougher Bugs?
New York Times (login required): Four Transplant Recipients Contract H.I.V.
Health Day News/Forbes.com: Follow-Up Exams Uncover More Iraq Vets With Emotional Woes
November 12 2007
New York Times (login required): A Heart Stent Gets a Reprieve From Doctors
The Daily Telegraph (UK): Rage 'makes blood boil week later'
November 11 2007
Medical News Today: New Study Questions Disparities In Vascular Surgery Among Hispanics
The Independent (UK): Effects of anger last at least a week, study shows
Chicago Sun Times: May-December love intense, complicated
Washington Post: Study Debunks Theory On Teen Sex, Delinquency
November 10 2007
Medical News Today: Screening For Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms In Women May Save Lives
Medical News Today: Results Of Dental Health Study Of Minority New York City Youth
November 9 2007
Science Daily: Antidepressants, Exercise, Age, Even Food Intake, Affect Generation Of New Brain Cells
United Press International: Hispanic youth report better dental habits
November 8 2007
Baltimore Sun: A workout for the mind
Time Out New York: Darkness falls
New York Times (login required): Pregnant Exercisers Test Limits
Health Behavior News Service: Blacks, Non-Bilingual Hispanics at Higher Risk for Old-Age Disability
Boston Globe: From security to diagnoses, sensor chip pays off
Reuters/CNN Money: Allscripts Q3 profit below Street; lowers 07 view
Orlando Sentinel: BLOG: Schools' approach toward sex education varies widely across Florida
Men's News Daily: THE WASCHER REPORT: Racial Disparities in Breast Cancer Treatment & Survival in Men
Time Out New York: Summer in the city, 2050
November 7 2007
Newsday: ALS patient starts his book tour at Northport High
New York Times (login required): After Completing Marathon, a Runner Dies in His Home
Reuters: Discrimination may be linked to substance use
November 6 2007
Health Day News/Washington Post: Nicotine Plus Alcohol May Be Tough to Beat
New York Times (login required): WELL BLOG: For Clues on Teenage Sex, Experts Look to Hip-Hop
CBS News/The Early Show: Pioneering Surgery For Rare Skin Disease
Huffington Post: BLOG: Making Cities Sustainable
Medpage Today.com: AHA: Doctors Urged to Attack Obesity as a Disease State
November 5 2007
CBS News: COURIC & CO. BLOG: 10 Questions For Oliver Sacks
WLS-TV: Men have biological clocks, too
Science Daily: Doctors Use Stem Cell Therapy For Genetic Skin Disease
United Press International: Stem cells used for severe skin disease
November 4 2007
Medpage Today.com: AHA: Prasugrel Reduces Ischemic Events but Increases Bleeding in Acute Coronary Syndrome
Newsday: A family's difficult life with autism
November 2 2007
Medical News Today: Large Trial Of Oral Antibiotic Minocycline Set To Begin In People At Risk For MS
Crain's New York Business (login required): Columbia gets $20.7M for faculty recruiting
Christian Science Monitor: U.S. Kids Get New Trend: More Active Parents
November 1 2007
Today Show/MSNBC.com: Oh My Aching Back!: What Causes Pain
November 5 2007
Newsweek: A Mission Of Her Own
November 1 2007
Bloomberg News: Abbott Suffers as J&J Clot Woes, Stent Review Nears
October 31 2007
USA Today: Son's rare disorder leads mother to a desperate gamble
Reuters: Promising Lou Gehrig's disease drug fails trial
Nature.com (login required): Neuroscience: A gut feeling
USA Today: HPV screening may be better than Pap test
October 30 2007
Miami Herald: The Nocebo effect: Expecting the worse can hurt your health
BBC News: A nation on the couch?
New York Times (login required): Low Buzz May Give Mice Better Bones and Less Fat
October 29 2007
The Oprah Winfrey Show: Dr. Oz Viewer Interventions: Colonoscopy
WABC-TV: Should there be mandatory reporting of MRSA cases?
October 28 2007
USA Today: Global Warming May Hit Kids Harder, Pediatrics Group Says
New Jersey Record/New Jersey Herald News: Celebrity heart surgeon has many ways to heal
Wall Street Journal/Chicago Daily Herald: Good news for the aging brain
October 27 2007
New York Times (login required): The Mystery and Danger of the Empty Beehives
Science Daily: New Treatment Following Angioplasty In Heart Attack Patients Reduces Bleeding
October 26 2007
Associated Press/Dallas Morning News: Scientists unraveling why some aging brains stay so sharp
Huffington Post: To Ensure Health and Increase Growth, Bring Population Under Control
Associated Press: Frozen Treats -- Leggo My Fro-Yo
Washington Post: Seeing The Light of Day
October 25 2007
Medpage Today.com: Supersaturated Oxygen Cuts Infarcts Down to Size
October 24 2007
The Oregonian: New hope in attacking diabetes
Dow Jones Newswires/CNN/Money.com: Medicines Co. Drug Beneficial After Heart Attacks -Study
New York Times (login required): ON THE GROUND: A Solvable Problem
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: It still takes work to find thimerosal-free flu shots
October 23 2007
New York Times (login required): At Every Age, Feeling the Effects of Too Little Sleep
Newsday/amNewYork: Elective mastectomies on the rise
WebMD/TheHeart.org (login required): Dead but not gone
Bloomberg News/Chicago Tribune (login required): Study: Abbott's artery stent had fewer bad effects
October 22 2007
CNN/Money.com: Study: No New Clots For Medtronic Stent At 12 Months
Reuters: Abbott says its stent beats Boston Scientific rival
Medpage Today.com: PODCAST: Endeavor IV Drug-Eluting Stent as Safe as Taxus But May Be Easier to Use
New York Sun (login required): Fight Brews Over AIDS in Albany
New York Times (login required): Pioneer Heart Patient Marks Medical Field's 30-Year History
Washington Post: Under Pressure, Carlyle Issues Patient Promise
October 19 2007
Newsday: Bluntness a James Watson trademark, say friends
New York Times (login required): WELL BLOG: Birth Control on the Playground?
October 18 2007
U.S. News and World Report: Listen to Your Heart
New York Times (login required): Big Losers, but Can Viewers Keep the Pace?
October 17 2007
Associated Press/USA Today: Study: Dentist shortage plagues Britain
Fox News: Report: Surgeons Remove Gallbladder Through Vagina
Hartford Courant: They Feel The Need For DNA Speed
November 1 2007
Consumer Reports: Winter blues: When to consider drugs
October 29 2007
Forbes Magazine: The Rwanda Cure
October 16 2007
New York Times (login required): In Diabetes, a Complex of Causes
U.S. News and World Report/Orlando Sentinel: Researchers say 'visceral fat' poses a serious risk
Toronto Daily News: New Clues to Overcome Diabetes: Brain Is Culprit
Danbury News Times: National Cancer Institute shows drop in cancer death rate in U.S.
Slate.com: Your Health This Week: Could Smaller Elementary School Classes Make Kids Healthier?
Wall Street Journal (login required): Health Blog Interview: Oliver Sacks, Literary Neurologist
October 15 2007
Associated Press: Why Do Some Aging Brains Stay Sharp?
Reuters: Folic acid can cut blood arsenic levels: study
New York Times (login required): LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Time for ‘No Teeth Left Behind'?
October 12 2007
New York Times (login required): Minnesota Limit on Gifts to Doctors May Catch On
CNN/Money: Lawsuit: ICE drugging detainees set for deportation
Detroit Free Press (login required): BOOK REVIEW: Building Bonds
October 11 2007
Newsday: Study: Antibiotics helped 'chronic Lyme disease'
United Press International: IV antibiotics help Lyme disease cognition
Medpage Today.com: Extra Antibiotics Provide Only Transient Improvement in Lyme Encephalopathy
Hartford Courant: Debate Deepens Over Lyme Treatment
WebMD/TheHeart.org (login required): FDA panel recommends approval of Endeavor DES
October 10 2007
New York Times (login required): WELL BLOG: For Some Bereaved, Pain Pills Without End
Reuters: Researchers seek help for advanced Lyme disease
Los Angeles Times: Deportees file motion over forced sedation
NBC 10-TV.com: Daily Dose: Long-Term Antibiotics Relieve Lyme Disease Symptoms
New York Times (login required): LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Health Care, This Time
American Scientist: BOOK REVIEW: Plumbing the Plumbing
October 9 2007
Reuters: Heat may kill hundreds more in NYC region by 2050
Salt Lake Tribune: U. likely to reap rewards
Guardian Unlimited (UK): Muddy thinking
Baltimore Sun: OPINION: U.S. must face huge death toll of Iraqi civilians
NPR/Talk of the Nation: Doctors Find 'The Bond' Through Medicine, Life
October 8 2007
MSNBC/KNTV.com: Could Vertical Farming Be The Future?
United Press International: Folic acid lowers blood arsenic levels
Wall Street Journal (login required): Critics Question Objectivity Of Government Lung-Scan Study
October 9 2007
Washington Post: Long-Hidden Dangers?
October 7 2007
New York Times (login required): BOOK REVIEW: Carbophobia
October 9 2007
New York Times (login required): In a Lifetime of Sickle Cell, the Evolution of a Disease
October 5 2007
Science News: Dangerous DNA: Genes linked to suicidal thoughts with med use
October 4 2007
Science Now: Lungs to brain: Don't panic!
Fox News: Report: The ‘Male Pill' May Become Reality
October 3 2007
Fox News: Study: White Gays, Lesbians, Have More Mental Disorders than Blacks
October 2 2007
Voice of America: New Test for H5N1, and New Findings Why Virus Is So Deadly
New York Times (login required): Doctor's Gender May Be Factor in Heart Diagnoses
USA Today: Goal-driven achievers less prone to Alzheimer's
USA Today: Authors and 'Three Doctors' bond with fathers
September 30 2007
Los Angeles Times: Study suggests DDT, breast cancer link
September 29 2007
United Press International: Smaller classes may reduce healthcare cost
September 28 2007
Reuters: Gene mutation tied to early-onset Parkinson disease
September 27 2007
Voice of America: Researchers Discover Why Bird Flu So Deadly
Reuters: Bird flu virus can pass mother to child - study
New York Times (login required): LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Socially Anxious? Or Just Plain Shy?
New York Times (login required): Drug Makers Seek Clues to Side Effects in Genes
September 26 2007
WABC-TV: Childhood vaccines linked to Autism?
September 10 2007
Associated Press: Pregnant Smokers May Suffer Depression
Science Daily: New Treatment Option For Life-Threatening Symptom Of Parathyroid Cancer
September 7 2007
Associated Press: Virus May Be Cause of Honeybees' Deaths
Chicago Tribune (login required): As youth suicides increase, FDA's label rule criticized
September 6 2007
Bloomberg News/Chicago Tribune (login required): Company wins biggest contract; stock advances most in months
Associated Press/Forbes.com: Out of the Gate: Allscripts Jumps
Medpage Today.com: Study Suggests How Two Diabetes Drugs May Exacerbate Heart Failure
September 5 2007
Wall Street Journal (login required): HEALTH BLOG: Fastest-Growing Health Company: Intuitive Surgical
New York Sun (login required): How a City Hospital Won Transplant Title
Wall Street Journal (login required): HEALTH BLOG: Columbia Docs Enter Computer Age
September 4 2007
NPR/Talk of the Nation: Diagnosing Bipolar Disorder in Children and Teens
New York Times (login required): Bipolar Illness Soars as a Diagnosis for the Young
Los Angeles Times/Newsday: Bipolar disorder diagnoses spike among kids, teens
Bloomberg News: Bipolar Diagnosis in U.S. Children Soars in Decade
New York Sun (login required): Study Notes Rise in Bipolar Children, Amid Misdiagnoses
Health Day News/Forbes.com: Bipolar Diagnoses in Younger People Show Huge Increase
Reuters/Boston Globe: Kirk hoping Clinical Data is his 2nd windfall
Wall Street Journal (login required): HEALTH BLOG: More Kids Diagnosed as Bipolar but Should They Be?
Village Voice: Clearing the air
Scientific American: Tiny RNA Snippet May Play a Role in Parkinson's
Washington Post: Bipolar Disorder Rise In Kids, Teens Doubted
The Daily Mail (UK): Depression undermines heart attack recovery, raises risk for another
September 3 2007
Reuters/ABC News: Rapid Rise in Bipolar Diagnoses Among U.S. Youth
Associated Press/San Francisco Chronicle: Study Questions Some Bipolar Diagnoses
September 2 2007
St. Petersburg Times: Who's judging drugs?
September 1 2007
Chronicle of Higher Education: NEWS BLOG: Oliver Sacks Takes New Post at Columbia, as Professor and 'Artist'
New York Times (login required): Oliver Sacks Joins Columbia Faculty as ‘Artist'
August 30 2007
Mail and Guardian (South Africa): Sowing the seeds of HIV hope
Washington Post: IN BRIEF: New HIV-AIDS Director
Scientific American: Fact or Fiction?: Pets Protect Children against Allergies
Associated Press/Fox News: NY Surgeries to Play Out Like a Game of 'Musical' Kidneys
August 29 2007
Wall Street Journal (login required): New Asthma Guidelines Encourage Better Control
Hackensack Record: Neighborhoods still reeling two years after Katrina
August 28 2007
National Post (Canada): Katrina survivors suffer in 'FEMA's dirty little secret' trailers
The Independent (UK): What Makes Us Fat?
September 3 2007
Fortune Magazine: As bees go missing, a $9.3B crisis lurks
Newsweek: Putting Brains on the Couch
August 28 2007
Chicago Tribune (login required): HEALTH BLOG: Your bug bite remedies
New York Times (login required): For a Low-Dose Hormone, Take Your Pick
August 26 2007
Bloomberg News: Geron's Human Embryo Cells Help Rats Recover From Heart Attacks
New York Times: Inner Beauty
August 25 2007
Financial Times: BOOK REVIEW: Blind Faith
August 24 2007
Associated Press/WNBC-TV.com: Baby Doing Well After Getting 5 Organs At NYC Hospital
July 19 2007
ABC News.com: The Tooth About Braces
August 23 2007
Health Day News/U.S. News and World Report: Battle Continues Over Vietnam PTSD Numbers
Boston Globe: Risperdal use OK'd in treating children
Wall Street Journal (login required): FDA Approves Antipsychotic Drug for Teens
Time Magazine/CNN.com: The High Price of Campus Birth Control
Time Magazine/CNN.com: Can We Avoid Another Virginia Tech?
September 3 2007
Forbes Magazine (login required): It's Called Depression, Dude!
August 22 2007
Medpage Today.com: APA: Young Adult Alcohol Abusers Show Changes on Brain Scans
MSNBC/Newsweek.com: Up Close & Edible: Almonds
August 21 2007
Scientific American: Your Mama or Your MAOA?
New York Daily News: HealthCorps reaching out to youth in fight against obesity
Providence Journal: Insanity ruling costs 2 men their right to vote
Science Daily: Researchers Identify Brain Network That May Help Prevent Or Slow Alzheimer's
August 20 2007
WABC-TV: Antioxidants and Skin Cancer
Reuters/Scientific American: U.S. approves Novartis once a year osteoporosis drug
United Press International: Substance abuse linked to discrimination
August 19 2007
New York Times (login required): Lobes of Steel
Gannett News Service/Asbury Park Press: Get into some smart habits to slim your stomach
August 17 2007
The Lancet (login required): OBITUARY: Harvey Colton
Health Day News/Forbes.com: Vision Restoration Therapy Might Improve Sight for Trauma, Stroke Victims
August 16 2007
Associated Press/Forbes.com: Laxative Becomes Lawsuit Target
USA Today: Trauma shapes Katrina's kids
August 15 2007
New York Post: EDITORIAL: Black-Market-Butt Blues
Associated Press/Forbes.com: Some Baby Bibs Contain Lead, Group Says
Nature.com (login required): Genetics: Pace of change
August 14 2007
New York Observer: The Great and Powerful Dr. Oz
Medpage Today.com: Training Eyes after Stroke-Induced Hemianopia Changes the Brain
Reuters: Toy recall puts attention on lead poisoning in US
New York Press: Urban Babies More Likely to be Schizophrenic
August 13 2007
Associated Press/Time.com: Scientists Seek Better Tests for Lyme
Newsweek: An Unsecret Identity
Medpage Today.com: Surprise: Diabetes clue found in bones
Boston Globe: Under suspicion
Newsday: Biological surveillance program said to fall short
WebMD: New Clues in Breast Cancer Race Gap
United Press International: Blacks have higher breast cancer death
Health Day News/U.S. News and World Report: Most Asian Men Have Better Prostate Cancer Survival Rates
August 11 2007
New York Times (login required): Wedded to Work, and in Dire Need of a Wife
August 10 2007
Los Angeles Times: Study: Bones help stop obesity, diabetes
CBC News (Canada): Bones play key role in diabetes: study
August 9 2007
Washington Post: [D.C.] Mayor Makes Choice To Run AIDS Agency
Medpage Today.com: Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes May Be Bred in the Bone
Science Magazine/Science Now Daily News: Not Just Meat Scaffolding
The Scientist (UK): Endocrine role for skeleton
Scientific American: Is Bone–Fat Chitchat the Key to Weight Control?
The Economist: Skeleton keys
Time Magazine: A Link Between Bones and Obesity
Washington Post.com/Newsweek.com: ON FAITH – GUEST VOICES: First, Do No Evangelizing
August 6 2007
WPVI-TV.com (Philadelphia): Developing a Better Test for Lyme Disease
August 8 2007
New York Post: Dominican Dynamos – The Top 20 Big Apple Movers and Shakers
August 7 2007
Health Day News/U.S. News and World Report: Bone Tests Cost-Effective for Elderly Men
August 6 2007
Philadelphia Inquirer: Boys' birthrate advantage is slipping
Health Day News: Coffee May Lower Liver Cancer Risk
Orange County Register: UCI welcomes new medical students: A coat of white begins the journey
NY1: One On 1: Harvard Alum Kathie-Ann Joseph Blazes Trail As Renowned Breast Cancer Doc
USA Today: 'Natural orifice' surgery has tongues wagging
Associated Press/Time.com: Mom's Obesity Tied to Birth Defects
U.S. News and World Report: Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy: One Pioneer's Contribution
August 5 2007
New York Times (login required): The Days and Nights of Maurice Cherry
The Times (UK): Hidden depths
August 3 2007
Chicago Tribune (login required): Collapse Fuels Bridge Phobias
NPR/Talk of the Nation: Science Friday: New Research Sheds Light on Placebo Effect
August 2 2007
MSNBC/Prevention Magazine: Going it alone: The do-it-yourself diet
August 1 2007
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Fetal tissue shows promise for ALS in study
WRC-TV.com (Washington D.C.): Anorexia Dangerous, But Can Be Short-Lived
Medpage Today.com: Anorexia Nervosa Is Common But Often Transient
New York Times (login required): Roberts Facing Medical Option on 2nd Seizure
ABC News: People Need Both Drugs and Faith to Get Rid of Pain
July 31 2007
Boston Globe/The Ledger (FL): Bridging The Gap In the Fight Against Alzheimer's
New York Times (login required): Nicotine Addiction Is Quick in Youths, Research Finds
Science News: Not-So-Elementary Bee Mystery
Washington Post: ADHD Treatment Pays Off
Chicago Tribune (login required): Doctors' faith disputed as factor in helping poor
Time.com: Does Justice Roberts Have Epilepsy?
Bloomberg News: Roberts Released From Hospital a Day After Seizure
August 6 2007
The New Yorker/Wall Street Journal Health Blog: Bee Mystery: Virus Linked to Colony Deaths
July 30 2007
New York Times (login required): Good News, Elaine: The Sponge Is Back, With a More Modern Approach
Medpage Today.com: PCI with Drug-Eluting Stents Effective for Left Main Artery Stenosis
Associated Press/CBS News: Advisers: Avandia Should Stay On Market
July 29 2007
U.S. News and World Report: The Right Rx for Sadness
July 27 2007
Health Day News/Washington Post: Pot Ups Risk for Mental Illness
July 26 2007
New York Times (login required): Find Yourself Packing It On? Blame Friends
Chicago Tribune (login required): Why the scourge of alcoholism defies a cure
July 25 2007
New York Times (login required): For the Gluten-Averse, a Menu That Works
Wall Street Journal (login required): VIDEO: Health Blog - Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
NPR/Talk of the Nation: Weighing the Risks and Benefits of Shock Therapy
Time.com: My Patients Are Not Customers
July 24 2007
New York Sun (login required): Sushi, Diet Soda Latest Health Targets
New York Times (login required): LETTER TO THE EDITOR: The Role of Bedside Chaplains
New York Times News Service/Chicago Tribune: The newest health drink? Cocktails
Miami Herald: In the dark about sunscreen
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July 23 2007
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July 22 2007
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July 20 2007
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July 19 2007
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July 18 2007
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July 17 2007
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July 16 2007
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July 13 2007
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July 12 2007
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July 11 2007
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July 10 2007
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July 9 2007
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July 7 2007
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July 5 2007
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July 3 2007
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July 2 2007
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June 29 2007
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June 28 2007
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June 27 2007
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June 26 2007
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June 25 2007
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June 23 2007
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June 22 2007
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June 21 2007
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June 20 2007
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June 21 2007
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June 20 2007
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June 19 2007
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June 18 2007
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June 17 2007
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June 16 2007
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June 15 2007
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June 12 2007
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June 13 2007
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June 12 2007
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June 11 2007
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June 12 2007
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June 10 2007
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June 8 2007
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June 7 2007
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June 11 2007
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June 7 2007
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June 6 2007
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June 5 2007
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June 4 2007
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June 3 2007
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June 2 2007
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June 1 2007
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May 31 2007
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Guardian Unlimited (UK): US to spend extra $30bn to fight HIV/Aids, pledges Bush
Newsweek.com: Baby Killers
May 30 2007
Boston Globe: CDC quarantines man who has lethal TB strain
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May 29 2007
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May 28 2007
Boston Globe: As deadly as ever, avian flu proves a persistent foe
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May 27 2007
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May 26 2007
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: OBITUARY: Dr. Harvey R. Colten helped to promote St. Louis as leader in children's medicine
May 25 2007
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May 24 2007
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May 23 2007
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May 22 2007
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NY1: Study: Diabetes Drug Avandia Linked To Greater Risk Of Heart Attack
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May 21 2007
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May 20 2007
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May 18 2007
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May 17 2007
Biloxi Sun Herald: Mental health care facing cutbacks
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May 16 2007
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Family secrets: In our 50s with a long way to go
New York Post: Torre Won't Talk About Brother's Condition
May 15 2007
Miami Herald: Quick Study: Rotting Little Minds
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May 14 2007
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May 13 2007
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Seattle Post-Intelligencer: Living Well: Tune in to your children's TV habits
Associated Press/San Francisco Chronicle: Acclaimed Urologist Dies at 92
May 12 2007
Los Angeles Times: Gene fixes heart damage in mice
New York Post: Dangerous Warnings
May 11 2007
Philadelphia Inquirer: Baseball Notes: Torre Brothers Fighting Tough Battle
Baltimore Sun: Doctor's supervision key with antidepressants
Newark Star-Ledger: OBITUARY: John Kingsley Lattimer, 93, famous urologist
May 10 2007
Ms. Magazine: Women Primarily Contract HIV from Their Husbands, Study Finds
Reuters: Gene switch helps mice fix their own broken hearts
May 9 2007
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May 8 2007
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Guardian Unlimited (UK): Research links excess TV watching to impaired school skills
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United Press International: Women's HIV Risk From Husbands
Reuters: Nine in 10 US babies watch TV
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Ivanhoe Newswires: Too Much TV Puts Teens at Risk for Learning Problems
May 7 2007
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May 9 2007
Newsday: Piece of ALS puzzle eyed
May 4 2007
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May 2 2007
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May 1 2007
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April 30 2007
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April 29 2007
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April 28 2007
Washington Post: Condom Information in Abstinence Programs Called Inaccurate
United Press International/Washington Times: ACLU: Sex ed should be accurate
April 27 2007
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April 26 2007
Associated Press: Scarless surgery
April 25 2007
Newsday: Survey: 4 in 5 docs reap bens from pharmaceutical firms
USA Today: Cancer steps into limelight
April 24 2007
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Associated Press/San Francisco Chronicle: Study: Lethal Injection Method Flawed
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April 23 2007
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Reuters/Scientific American: New virus caused transplant deaths in Australia
April 22 2007
Associated Press/Boston Globe: Advocates for mentally ill say restrictions on voting unfair
Sydney Morning Herald: Australian scientists discover new virus
Newsday/Indianapolis Star: Progress reported against ALS
Sydney Morning Herald: Mystery virus kills organ recipients
April 21 2007
Health Day News/Forbes.com: Health Highlights: April 21, 2007
Toronto Star: In Virginia, the search for a new normal
Baltimore Sun: Danger of arsenic in soil unclear
April 20 2007
Seattle Post-Intelligencer: A moment with ... Dr. Les Roberts, political scientist
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April 19 2007
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April 18 2007
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WebMD: Gene Therapies Show Promise in Cancer
April 17 2007
WebMD/Fox News: Marijuana May Fight Lung Tumors
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Reuters Health/Scientific American: Study ties cured meats to higher lung disease risk
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Kaitlin's legacy - Family seeks help for students suffering from depression
The Times of India: Blood DNA predicts liver cancer early
Health Day News/CBC News (Canada): Marijuana Compound May Fight Lung Cancer
WebMD: Study: Cured Meats, COPD May Be Linked
Scientific American.com: Benefits of Antidepressants Outweigh Risk of Suicidal Behavior in Adolescents
April 16 2007
Boston Globe: Research offers insights into how ALS wreaks its havoc
Boston Globe: How can I decide whether to take antidepressants?
Reuters Health/Scientific American: Cured meat consumption linked to COPD
Reuters/CNN.com: Stem cell study homes in on ALS cause
WNBC/KNBC-TV. com: Cured Meat Tied To Lung Disease
Fox News: Cured Meats May Be a Risk for Lung Disease
April 14 2007
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April 12 2007
Hartford Courant: Hypnotic Hugs
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April 11 2007
United Press International: Mild cognitive impairment linked to diabetes
Reuters Health/Scientific American: Smoking in pregnancy tied to mental problems
USA Today: BLOG: Look Beyond The Fat
Forbes.com: Men's And Women's Fertility Facts--Explained
Newsday: Heart transplant advance
New York Daily News: Westchester narc's family insists toxins at drug den killed him
April 10 2007
Chicago Sun Times: Doctors and faith
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WNBC-TV.com: Diabetes May Slow The Mind, Memory
April 9 2007
Reuters/Scientific American: Diabetics found more prone to mild memory problems
Ivanhoe Newswires: Type 2 Diabetes Linked to Memory Problems?
Health Day News/Washington Post: Diabetes May Lead to Precursor of Alzheimer's
April 8 2007
Los Angeles Times: States abstain from federal sex-ed funds
April 7 2007
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April 6 2007
Reuters: Male breast cancer worse for blacks than whites
April 5 2007
Time.com: How Special is Too Special?
April 4 2007
The Daily Telegraph (UK): Boost your brain... use your brawn
April 3 2007
NPR/All Things Considered: AUDIO: The Clinical Definition of Depression May Change
ABC News.com: You Might Feel Blue, but New Study Says Too Many Are Diagnosed With Depression
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March 31 2007
Associated Press: Banking on the future
April 3 2007
Washington Post: Criteria for Depression Are Too Broad, Researchers Say
Village Voice: TB or Not TB
April 2 2007
Health Day News/Washington Post: Young Black, Native-American Children at Higher Risk of Fatal Accidents
Reuters/Scientific American: Child fatal injury rate down, but race gap up
New York Times (login required): Adding Method to Judging Mayhem
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Ten ways to delay signs of aging on your face
Forbes.com: Simple Steps To Better Mental Fitness
April 1 2007
The Scientist (UK): Bringing Cancer Science to the Bedside
The Scientist (UK): Growing a New Antidepressant
March 30 2007
HealthRadio.net: AUDIO: Women's Hair Loss
CBS News: VIDEO: Prostate cancer vaccine submitted to FDA for approval
March 29 2007
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Biloxi Sun Herald: Study: Displaced are suffering
March 28 2007
Newsday: Study: Female patients aren't being honest with doc
USA Today: Doctors baffled by patients not taking prescriptions
March 27 2007
WebMD: New Heart Stent Looks Good in Study
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Financial Times/MSN Money: Data raise questions about cholesterol drugs
Associated Press/Philadelphia Inquirer: Setbacks for a heart strategy
New York Times (login required): Hopes for a Plaque-Fighting Drug Dim
March 26 2007
Wall Street Journal (login required): Two New Studies Lend Support To Abbott Carotid-Stent Systems
Business Week.com: Score One for Abbott Labs
Washington Post: Physicians 'fess up, tell patients how to advocate
The Times (UK): An all-consuming problem
CBS Evening News w/ Katie Couric: VIDEO: Medicine may be as effective as heart stents
USA Today: Study: Drugs trump angioplasty for chest
Forbes.com: Study Says Stents Don't Prevent Heart Attacks
Scientific American.com: Modified Rhythm Method Shown to Be as Effective as the Pill—But Who Has That Kind of Self-Control?
Health Day News/CBC News (Canada): Studies Highlight Pitfalls of Drug-Coated Stents
WebMD: Aspirin for Women: Yes or No?
Miami Herald: Stem cells may help hearts heal in future
March 25 2007
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Bloomberg News.com: Stents Fail to Cut Deaths, Heart Attacks in New Study
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Bloomberg news.com: Osiris's Adult Stem Cells Help Heart Attack Patients in Study
March 24 2007
New York Times (login required): Pediatricians Voice Anger Over Costs of Vaccines
Associated Press: New Heart Stents Pass Key Tests
Health Day News/Atlanta Journal Constitution : Next Generation of Stents Responds to Problems
Bloomberg News/International Herald Tribune: Abbott's experimental heart stents show promise
March 22 2007
Los Angeles Times: A visionary who led a genetic revolution
Newsday: Victims' advocate
Scientific American: Fact or Fiction?: 'Spring Fever' Means Lighter Moods, New Life and More Love
March 26 2007
Newsweek: On Your Marks...
March 21 2007
Boston Globe: Tighter definition of post-traumatic stress disorder needed, study says
March 20 2007
Washington Post: Doctors Examine Themselves
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Business Week.com: Why the Biomedical 'Crisis' Really Isn't
March 26 2007
Newsweek: Stronger, Faster, Smarter
March 20 2007
Boston Globe: Senate panel urged to maintain funding for cancer research
Reuters: Edwards says heart valve study gets U.S. approval
MSNBC.com/Live Science.com: Fear can be learned through others' experiences
United Press International: Breast cancer more fatal in black men
Washington Times: NIH research stymied by pursuit of funding
March 19 2007
Medpage Today.com: Male Breast Cancer Mortality Higher Among Black Patients
Health Day News/Washington Post: Male Breast Cancer Deadlier for Blacks
United Press International: Doctors often miss prevention opportunities
March 18 2007
New York Times (login required): Facing Life With A Lethal Gene
March 16 2007
Associated Press: Hung Jury Leaves Hamlet in Limbo
NPR/Talk of the Nation: Debating the Use of the HPV Vaccine
ABC News.com: A Secret That's Spreading
March 15 2007
Associated Press/ABC News.com: Report: Binge Drinking Rises at Colleges
New York Post: Booze and Drug College Crisis
Reuters/CNN.com: Study: Prescription drugs a problem on campus
New York Sun: Student Use of Prescription Drugs Has ‘Skyrocketed'
USA Today: College drug use, binge drinking rise
Reuters: DNA "glitches" tied to autism, researchers say
Bloomberg News: Forty-Nine Percent of U.S. Students Binge Drink, Report Says
U.S. News and World Report: Workouts That Beef Up Your Memory
March 14 2007
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March 13 2007
The Daily Mail (UK): Exercise can help improve middle-aged memory loss
Christian Science Monitor: The Monitor's View: No winking at underage drinking
CNN.com/Health Magazine: 10 myths about the pill busted
United Press International: Analysis: Merck's vaccine on solid ground
WebMD: Exercise May Boost Memory Through Brain Blood Flow and New Brain Cells
Health Day News/Washington Post: Women Benefit Less From Clot-Busting Stroke Drug
Medpage Today.com: Thrombolysis After Stroke Benefits Men More Than Women
NBC News/Today Show: VIDEO: Is There A Male Biological Clock?
United Press International: HealthWrap: Exercise a memory-booster
March 12 2007
Life.com: Ready for the Reverse Diet?
Reuters/CNN.com: Study shows why exercise boosts brainpower
New York Post: City Set to Teach Birds ‘N' B's
NBC News: VIDEO: Exercise improves memory
Reuters/Scientific American: Stroke treatment outcome better for men than women
March 11 2007
Associated Press/Forbes.com: Americans Increasingly Medicating Pets
New York Times (login required): The Little Puritans
Los Angeles Times: The new American witch hunt
March 10 2007
Newsday: Parents seek meaning to tragic loss
March 9 2007
Bloomberg News/amNewYork: AIDS data: Blacks hit hardest
New York Times (login required): Was Dane’s Madness Just Method? Jury to Decide
Bloomberg.com: AstraZeneca, Lilly Drugs Surge on Use by Teens, Aged
March 8 2007
CNN.com/Health Magazine: Massage: It's real medicine
Health Day News/Health Central.com: Stimulating Occipital Nerve Eases Cluster Headaches
NPR/Morning Edition: Detecting High-Risk HPV in Older Women
Globe and Mail (Canada): Canadians rage, rage against dying of the light
March 7 2007
LiveScience.com: Time Change: Springing Forward Could be Bad For You
March 6 2007
Time.com: Pushing the Envelope With Treatment
CBS News/The Early Show: Survey Finds Women Need More Sleep
March 5 2007
ABC News: Cheney’s Clot Not Life-Threatening
Los Angeles Times: Change in daylight saving time may affect moods
The Daily Telegraph (UK): This could be your dream diet
The Scientist (UK): New data contradict aging theory
Baltimore Sun: Horror to Hope in Rwanda
March 2 2007
Esquire Magazine: Ask Dr. Oz: Organic Food
March 1 2007
New York Times (login required): Project Curbs Malaria in Ugandan Group
Washington Post: FINDINGS: Schizophrenics Need More Than Medicating
Scientific American: Predisposition to Addiction Found in Cocaine Study
United Press International: Analysis: AIDS cuts 16 years off life
Reuters: In schizophrenia, drugs may be personal matter
February 28 2007
New York Times (login required): 2 New Drugs Offer Options in H.I.V. Fight
United Press International: Men told to listen to ticking clock
USA Today: Job, family counseling key to schizophrenics' independence
Reuters/Scientific American: "Down low" myth distorts HIV research, prevention
Health Day News/CBC News (Canada): Infected Gums Can Harm the Heart
NPR/Day to Day: America's Weight Obsession Goes Both Ways
February 27 2007
Asbury Park Press: Dealers, family biggest sources of illegal prescription painkillers
New York Times (login required): It Seems the Fertility Clock Ticks for Men, Too
February 26 2007
Los Angeles Times: Schizophrenia linked to genes
February 25 2007
New York Times (login required): How Two Rights Can Make A Wrong
Los Angeles Times: Texas HPV vaccine mandate meets swift resistance
February 24 2007
New York Times (login required): New Airport X-Rays Scan Bodies, Not Just Bags
Bloomberg.com: Drug-Beating HIV Targeted By World Health Agency Plan
February 23 2007
Baltimore Sun: Padilla is called unfit to stand trial
February 22 2007
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Baltimore Sun: OP/ED: America's farm workers still toil in fields of danger
February 21 2007
Reuters: Lung disease linked to mental health problems
WebMD/CBS News: Top Spinal Cord Danger For Kids: Crashes
New York Times (login required): Bringing Laboratory Space Back to New York
February 20 2007
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New York Times (login required): Out of Control: A True Story of Binge Eating
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WebMD: Heart Assn. Toughens Women's Rules
Associated Press/New Orleans Times Picayune: Poll: Storm recovery to lag under Democrats
Associated Press/USA Today: Executions on hold in some states
Newsday: Psychoanalysis reintepreted
Associated Press/MSNBC.com: Parents urged to donate newborn's cord blood
Miami Herald: A chef is born
Knight Ridder Tribune Wire/Charlotte Observer: 'Ex-gay' movement: Saved? Or shoved back into the closet?
February 26 2007
Newsweek: ‘I Never Knew What To Expect’
February 20 2007
Biloxi Sun Herald: Survey to study mental health
February 18 2007
Health Day News/Forbes.com: Major Gene Study Points to Causes of Autism
Chicago Tribune (login required): Cell phone dangers still argued
Health Day News/Washington Post: Ageless Fatherhood? Maybe Not
New York Times (login required): Genetic Tests Offer Promise, but Raise Questions, Too
February 17 2007
Montreal Gazette: How do other northerners deal with winter?
New York Times (login required): Suffolk County to Keep Sex Offenders on the Move
February 16 2007
WABC-TV: National Women's Heart Day at MSG
February 15 2007
Newsday: A familiar name on free condoms
Palm Beach Post: Great Will to Live
February 14 2007
Washington Post: To Prevent Teen Suicide, Understand It
KCBS Radio: Teens Turn Away From Street Drugs, Toward Prescription Meds
Sacramento Business Journal: Kaiser wants 2 million enrollees to enter genetic research program
The Independent (UK): Iraq's death toll is far worse than our leaders admit
Tampa Tribune: Executioners Ill-Prepared, Some Say
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Fighting brain cancer with electricity
February 13 2007
Associated Press/Orlando Sentinel: Expert: Executed Man Probably in Pain
Forbes.com: Stents, Smoke And Fire
Newsweek.com: What's Up With Stents, Docs?
The Chronicle of Higher Education: Project Urges More Medical Schools to Ban the Acceptance of Gifts From Drug Industry
Medpage Today.com: Optimal Timing for Anticlotting Drugs in Acute Coronary Syndromes Still Unclear
Health Day News/CBC News (Canada): Trial Looks at Timing of Anti-Clotting Drugs for Heart Attack Patients
New York Times (login required): Survey Puts New Focus on Binge Eating as a Diagnosis
February 12 2007
Medpage Today.com: Drug-eluting Coronary Stents-A Wealth of Data and Little Agreement
WABC-TV: Days after teen's heart stops, it's beating again
February 11 2007
Associated Press/CNN.com: More risky pregnancies are succeeding
New York Times (login required): The Needle and the Damage Done
January 31 2007
Forbes: How To Beat The Winter Blues
January 29 2007
Nature: Jetsetters are key clues to epidemics
January 25 2007
Washington Times: Fairer sex found fibbing often at doctor's
January 24 2007
New York Times: Childhood Poverty Is Found to Portend High Adult Costs
January 23 2007
HealthDay News: Antidepressants Fight Heart Disease-Linked Depression
January 9 2007
New York Sun (login required): Momentum Grows On Health Care
Reuters/CNN.com: Folate may reduce Alzheimer's risk, study finds
Health Day News/Forbes.com: Higher Folate Levels May Lower Alzheimer's Risk: Study
Ivanhoe Newswires: Folate Intake Could Reduce Alzheimer's Risk
January 8 2007
Medpage Today.com: Folate Weakly Linked to Reduced Alzheimer's Disease Risk
CBC News (Canada): Folate may help cut Alzheimer's risk
USA Today: Study: People outside Senate office infected with anthrax
Washington Post: Daughters, Prostate Risk Linked
New York Daily News: New Stem Cell Technique’s Less Controversial
Wall Street Journal (login required): Why Some Patients Get No Help After Brain Injury
The Daily Mail (UK): Folic acid might help to combat Alzheimer's
January 7 2007
New York Times (login required): The Doctor Is In
USA Today: Celebrities as lifesavers
January 4 2007
Newsday: From the heart
January 3 2007
The Daily Mail (UK): Are the fathers of girls more likely to develop prostate cancer?
United Press International: Girls-only dads' prostate cancer risk high
Reuters/ABC News: Dawn simulator curbs wintertime blues
January 2 2007
CBS Evening News: More Teens Are Binge Drinking
New York Daily News: Teens who booze, binge
August 10 2007
BBC News: Bones offer new hope for diabetes
June 13 2007
Newsday: 'Milkshake drug' a foil for Alzheimer's
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