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Columbia University Medical Center Newsroom
July 15 2008
MSNBC.com: BOOKS: ‘Size Matters' for more than just the bedroom
July 13 2008
Los Angeles Times: BOOK REVIEW: 'Can't Remember What I Forgot'
New York Times (login required): WELL BLOG: Palpitations Over Pills for Kids
July 10 2008
Newsday: St. Francis Hospital eyes state-of-the-art surgical suite
NPR/Morning Edition: Study Links Epilepsy Drugs To Suicidal Thoughts
ABC News: Study Shows Sexual Satisfaction at 70 Improving
July 9 2008
Wall Street Journal (login required): Drugs' Links To Suicide Risk Draw Concern
July 8 2008
National Post (Canada): Jonathan Kay on leptin: This explains why you're so fat
New York Times (login required): Orphans of Rwanda
Wall Street Journal (login required): Can't Keep the Weight Off? Maybe Leptin Is the Culprit
Health Day News/Forbes.com: College-Educated Fare Better When Cancer Strikes
July 7 2008
New York Times (login required): Challenges of $600-a-Session Patients
Health Day News/Washington Post: Pregnancy Alone Not A Risk for Mental Health Problems
Reuters: Lap band surgery improves health of obese teens
Wall Street Journal (login required): But What Have They Done Lately?
July 6 2008
New York Times (login required): Shedding the ‘Safe' Label
Parade Magazine: The Danger of Too Many Tests
CNN: 10-year battle with pain highlights Lyme disease debate
July 5 2008
Newsday: Tips on preventing infant crib deaths
July 3 2008
Voice of America: Link Between Certain Foods and Human Health
July 7 2008
Newsweek: What Condition Could Stem Cells Help First?
July 3 2008
Washington Post: Africa's Food Crisis Opportunity
July 2 2008
The Journal News: Sneaking around in the kitchen
Washington Post: THE CHECKUP: My Real Age? 41.7!
July 1 2008
WebMD/TheHeart.org (login required): New York Times: CT angiography may be overused due to profit "incentive"
Scientific American.com: Long Trip: Magic Mushrooms' Transcendent Effect Lingers
June 30 2008
Bloomberg Television/Night Talk: PODCAST: Interview with Dr. Jeffrey Lieberman
Christian Science Monitor: Midwest's postflood risk: toxic basements
United Press International: Dating violence higher in NYC than nation
Guardian Unlimited (UK): Farming: vertically challenged?
CNN.com: VIDEO: CT Scans' Cancer Risk
New York Times (login required): The Digital Doctor Will See You Now
June 29 2008
New York Times (login required): Weighing the Costs of a CT Scan's Look Inside the Heart
Seattle Times: Make sure you fuel up with the right foods at work
Forbes.com: Sexual Violence Rate Among NYC Teens More Than National Average
CBS News: VIDEO: Dental insurance crisis
June 28 2008
New York Times (login required): Experts to Discuss One Puzzling Autism Case, as a Second Case Has Arisen
June 27 2008
BusinessWeek: Doctors Under the Influence?
NBC News/The Today Show: VIDEO: The five body parts people most often neglect
Time.com: How Dangerous Are CT Scans?
Consumer Reports.org: Is that imaging test really needed?
June 26 2008
New York Times (login required): Coming Soon to YouTube: My Face-Lift
WebMD/Medscape (login required): Dopaminergic Therapy for Parkinson's Disease Raises Risk for Impulse Control Disorders
United Press International: Treatment for asbestos-caused mesothelioma
Newark Star-Ledger: Garden diary: Dreadful little beasts
June 25 2008
Washington Times: Plastic surgery likely to get lift despite downturn
Fox News: VIDEO: Save Your Own Life
The Jewish Press: End Of Life Issues From A Jewish Perspective
MSNBC.com: Docs push for cash-for-organ studies
June 24 2008
Newsday: Doctor discipline measure draws mixed reaction
WABC-TV: SEVEN'S ON CALL: Early detection of ovarian cancer
Newsday: Summer season can be dangerous, deadly for teenagers
June 23 2008
United Press International: Turmeric may reduce type 2 diabetes risk
Los Angeles Times: Tim Russert: The details about what caused his death
New York Sun (login required): Scientists Test Gene Therapy to Treat Heart Failure
New York Sun (login required): Medical Superpower Seen in Columbia Affiliation
Medpage Today.com: Leptin May Help Dieters Keep the Weight Off
June 21 2008
Reuters: Hormone may help dieters keep weight off: U.S. study
June 20 2008
United Press International: Gene therapy to treat severe heart failure
NPR/The Infinite Mind: Telling Their Stories
June 19 2008
Forbes.com: Worldwide War Deaths Underestimated
New York Sun (login required): New Health Care Facilities Planned in N.Y.
Dallas Morning News (login required): Bypass surgery was her ticket to a healthy weight
CBS Evening News: VIDEO: Teen Girls' Pregnancy Pact
Reader's Digest: Weak in the Knees
June 18 2008
Calgary Herald: Sexual orientation linked to eating disorders
June 17 2008
Financial Times: SOUTH AFRICA 2008: HIV/AIDS infection among the world's highest
CBS News/The Early Show: VIDEO: Dr. William Levine discusses boomeritis
June 16 2008
Forbes.com: The Ultimate Turn-On
New York Sun (login required): ON HEALTH: 19 Columbia Scientists Receive Grants For Psychiatric Research
ABC News/Good Morning America: VIDEO: What Happened to Tim Russert?
New York Sun (login required): More Doctors Encouraged To Learn Spanish
ABC News/Good Morning America: Five Tummy Trimming Tips
Wall Street Journal (login required): THE JUGGLE: Should the Authoritarian Dad Make A Comeback?
Fox News: Using Personalized Brain Music to Combat Migraines
Science Now Daily News: The Importance of Being Frightened
Medpage Today.com: Ultrasonic Surgical Instruments Appear Better than Conventional Types
June 14 2008
Wall Street Journal (login required): A Father's Tough Love
June 13 2008
CNN.com: Five symptoms men shouldn't ignore
June 12 2008
The Daily Telegraph (UK): And You Call Us Boring?
ABC News/ABC News Now: VIDEO: Brain Cancer in Children
NPR/Morning Edition: Back to School May Help Those with Alzheimer's
June 11 2008
The Chronicle of Higher Education: BRAINSTORM: A Wrinkle on the Retina
MSNBC/BestLife.com: What your doctor is really saying
NBC News/The Today Show: VIDEO: Self magazine's Tula Karras' misdiagnosed Lyme disease; Dr. Nancy Snyderman discusses symptoms of disease
Winnipeg Free Press: Don't let radiation expose you to risks
June 10 2008
The Independent (UK): Why Do Men Die Younger?
Newark Star-Ledger: Former music exec hits the right note in medical research
New York Times (login required): Doctors Say Hospital Is Falling Victim to Its Own Real Estate Value
Washington Post: Doctors Can Be Doubters
June 9 2008
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: HEALTH NOTES: Take Care of Your Feet
Newsweek: They'd Give Their Right Leg
USA Today: A father's memory loss spurred her to learn more
June 7 2008
Los Angeles Times: Stem cells apparently cure boy's fatal disease
June 6 2008
Bloomberg News: Slashing Blood Sugar Helps Kidneys, Not Hearts of Diabetics
June 5 2008
Washington Post: Decline in Teen Sex Levels Off, Survey Shows
Philadelphia Inquirer: Do sweet drinks cause weight gain in kids?
June 4 2008
Wall Street Journal (login required): Epilepsy Drugs Draw Industry Defense
Medpage Today.com: HIV Transmission via Breastfeeding Reduced by Lengthy Prophylaxis
Reuters: Longer drug therapy helps babies ward off AIDS
ABC News/ 20/20: Father With Undiagnosed Bipolar Disorder Murders Children
New York Times (login required): On Long Island, a Push to Nurture Biotech Work
United Press International: U.S. teens drink 356 calories a day
June 3 2008
CNN/Health Magazine: X-Rays, sunshine: Could radiation be hurting your health?
New York Times (login required): Kennedy's Surgery for Tumor Called Success
Wall Street Journal (login required): 'Neurobics' and Other Brain Boosters
Toronto Star: If it works for Oprah, it works for us
The Globe and Mail (Canada): Celebs sing the blues
WebMD: Watchdog Group Asks for Food Dye Ban
WebMD/TheHeart.org (login required): Longer duration of clopidogrel better in PCI regardless of stent type
June 2 2008
CBS Evening News With Katie Couric: Possible link between food dyes and hyperactivity
United Press International: Colon screening recommended to begin at 40
Health Day News/U.S. News and World Report: Kids Gulping Down More Sugary Beverages
Health Day News/U.S. News and World Report: Marijuana May Shrink Parts of the Brain
Reuters/Forbes.com: ANALYSIS-Better genetic tests fine tune cancer therapy
USA Today: Mother's gamble works: Boy whose skin can't attach is healing
Associated Press/Philadelphia Inquirer: MN doctors find promising treatment for fatal skin disease
Bloomberg News: AIDS Vaccine Linked to Failed Merck Product Nears Human Testing
June 1 2008
New York Times (login required): A Recipe for Managing Diabetes
New York Times (login required): For People With Down Syndrome, Longer Life Has Complications
May 30 2008
NY1: Manhattan Doctor Gives Former Cancer Patients A Support Network
Associated Press/USA Today: Neurologist, gospel choir explore music's healing power
May 29 2008
Bloomberg News: Obama's Doctor Says Candidate in Excellent Health
May 28 2008
CNN/LifeWire.com: Opposite sex drives you crazy -- the causes
Associated Press: 7 scientists share $1 million prizes for research
May 27 2008
Orlando Sentinel: Pass up pasta? That's not always the case
Kansas City Star: Steady childhood obesity rates still give pause
United Press International: Bivalirudin helps angioplasty survival
Health Day News/Forbes.com: Cancer Patients Should Steer Clear of Antioxidants
Wall Street Journal (login required): HEALTH BLOG: Drugmakers' Me-Too Medicines Face Tough Customers
Ivanhoe Newswires: HRT Gets Thumbs-Up From Menopause Experts
Conde Nast Portfolio.com: The Ultimate Cure
Stamford Advocate/Greenwich Time: Body maintenance: Fixing biomechanical kinks before the parts break down
Chicago Sun Times: Decibel point: Does L pose risk to hearing?
Miami Herald: UM-raised sea slug a swift seller
May 26 2008
New York Times (login required): LETTER TO THE EDITOR: What to Say After a Medical Mistake?
Boston Globe: Oops! Did I remember to take my pill?
New York Times (login required): Barefoot in the Park? Watch Your Step
May 25 2008
New York Times (login required): Partial Recall
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: A Closer Look: Pet cats may reduce asthma, study says
May 23 2008
United Press International: Hypertension patients: Use home monitors
Associated Press: Monitors urged for all with high blood pressure
May 22 2008
New York Times (login required): At One University, Tobacco Money Is a Secret
Los Angeles Times: Study touts new drug for use in angioplasty
New York Times (login required): New Florida Law Allows Low-Cost Health Policies
WABC-TV: Monitoring high blood pressure at home
WebMD: Add to To-Do List: Check Blood Pressure
Medpage Today.com: Home Monitors Advised for Hypertensive Patients
New York Times (login required): Charles Brenner, Psychoanalyst, Dies at 94
WebMD/TheHeart.org (login required): Home is where the heart is: Call for greater use of home blood-pressure monitoring
May 21 2008
PBS.org: DEPRESSION: Out of the Shadows
San Francisco Business Times: Cell Genesys bladder cancer drug shows promise in early test
United Press International: Cats may help protect against asthma
WebMD/TheHeart.org (login required): HORIZONS published: Bivalirudin benefits in STEMI
Health Day News/Forbes.com: Mixed Results for Anti-Clotting Drugs in Heart Attacks
New York Times (login required): Prognosis Usually Bleak for Condition, a Glioma
May 20 2008
ABC News: Looking Inside Kids' Minds Can Open the Future
Associated Press/CNN.com: Mom reaches for mentor, instead of booze
Health Day News/Forbes.com: Hormone Therapy Safe, Effective for Women Entering Menopause
Ivanhoe Newswires: Lung Cancer: Determining Your Fate
Wall Street Journal (login required): Esophageal Therapy You Can Stomach
New York Times (login required): WELL BLOG: Senator Kennedy's Diagnosis Rattles Us All
CBS Evening News With Katie Couric: Dr. Michael Sisti of Columbia University Medical Center on diagnosis and treatment of brain cancer
WebMD: Celiac Disease Underdiagnosed?
Medpage Today.com: ATS: Blood Test Might Help NSCLC Diagnosis
New York Daily News: Senator Ted Kennedy diagnosed with malignant brain tumor
May 19 2008
Health Day News/Forbes.com: Minneapolis Tops List of Heart-Healthy Cities for Women
Health Day News/Washington Post: Blood Test for Early Lung Cancer Shows Promise
Health Day News/Washington Post: Advances Aid Treatment, Diagnosis of Celiac Disease
May 15 2008
Investor's Business Daily: OPINION: Apgar Spelled It Out For Babies
Medpage Today.com: Special Report: Geriatricians Cite Looming Silver Tsunami
WLS-TV (ABC News affiliate, Chicago): Magnetic Minds
WebMD: Earlier Colon Cancer Screening?
May 14 2008
Wall Street Journal (login required): Abbott's Xience Stent Is Vindicated by Data
WebMD/TheHeart.org (login required): Newer-generation DES: promising two-year results vs Taxus for Xience V and Nobori
WebMD/TheHeart.org (login required): Can optimizing stent placement with IVUS improve clinical outcomes?
Medpage Today.com: Clotting Factor Disappoints for Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Reuters: Stroke death rate no lower with NovoSeven therapy
May 13 2008
New York Times (login required): Dental Calamities That Can Truly Hurt
New York Times (login required): For Men, Relief in Sight
Wall Street Journal (login required): New Findings Show Xience Stents Are as Safe and Effective as Others
Sacramento Bee: HIV and AIDS patients find exercise improves their health
Forbes.com: Abbott Poised To Take Over The Market
Reuters/Crain's Chicago Business: Abbott stent tops rival at 2 years
Bloomberg News/Chicago Daily Herald: Abbott Xience stent bests rival Taxus in 2-year study
United Press International: New genetic changes found in schizophrenia
ABC News: You Asked, We Answered: Extending Your Lifespan
May 12 2008
New York Sun (login required): Cancer Doctor to Oversee Harlem Hospital–Columbia Affiliation
Scientist Live (UK): Genetics of schizophrenia
New York Sun (login required): Wheezing Hits Younger Siblings More, Study Says
Los Angeles Times: Comforted by 'Life in the Balance'
ABC News/World News Tonight With Charles Gibson: 'Power of 2': Ask Dr. Oz How You Can Extend Your Lifespan
New York Daily News: Caring career: Nurse need grows acute
May 11 2008
Science Daily: Digging Deeper Into The Genetics Of Schizophrenia By Evaluating MicroRNAs
Associated Press: Nursery programs allow imprisoned moms, newborns to bond
New York Times (login required): LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Buildings Rising, Buildings Tumbling Down
May 9 2008
United Press International: Birth order linked to asthma
May 8 2008
Time Magazine: Memory: Forgetting Is the New Normal
May 7 2008
Westchester Magazine: I'm Bipolar. He's Bipolar. You're Bipolar
Associated Press/Philadelphia Inquirer: Study links sleep habits to obesity, ill health
MSNBC.com: The mystery of medications linked to suicide
WNYW-TV: Breast Cancer: The Next Generation
Wall Street Journal (login required): China's Delay In Reporting Outbreak Creates a Stir
Atlanta Journal Constitution (login required): Virtual Reality Therapy May Help PTSD Patients
May 6 2008
Wall Street Journal (login required): Q&A: Does Height Make a Difference
April 25 2008
Time Magazine (Special Edition): TIME 100: Mehmet Oz
May 6 2008
New York Times (login required): Lasers May Treat Cancers of the Larynx
USA Today: Inquiry: Hospitals couldn't handle terror attack
Reuters: Adult teeth may come in early in diabetic kids
Voice of America: The Politics of Rising Food Prices in Africa
Associated Press/BusinessWeek: FDA panel rejects Cephalon pain drug on risks of misuse
May 5 2008
United Press International: Poverty formula needs review, group says
New York Sun (login required): Chinese Health Minister To Receive Honorary Degree From Mount Sinai
May 4 2008
United Press International: New York reports 700 'superbug' cases
Chicago Tribune (login required): Research group questions how U.S. measures poverty
May 3 2008
Newsweek: Who's A Good (Germy) Boy?
New York Times (login required): Germany, Congo, Darfur, Rwanda
The Oregonian: Get the bribes out of medicine
May 2 2008
Chicago Tribune (login required): More doctors recommending dose of God for their patients
U.S. News and World Report.com: Foreign Clinics Lure Americans With Unproven Treatments
Reader's Digest: Save Your Own Life
Health Day News/Washington Post: Pregnancy and Work Can Work
NPR/Talk of the Nation: Peering into the Human Brain with fMRI Techniques
May 1 2008
United Press International: Study: Trees may help curb asthma
Bloomberg News: What's Abbott Xience Stent Worth? Rise to $70 a Share
BBC News: Tree-lined streets 'cut asthma'
The Daily Mail (UK): Children who live in streets lined with trees have a 'lower risk of asthma'
April 30 2008
Voice of America: Common Epilepsy Drug Causes Bone Loss in Young Women
The Scotsman (UK): Tree-lined streets stave off asthma in children
NPR/Day to Day: Chemist Who Discovered LSD Dies at 102
The Independent (UK): Children in leafy suburbs 'less prone to asthma'
Reuters/National Post (Canada): Aspirin seen cutting risk of type of breast cancer
WebMD: Epilepsy Drug Dilantin May Speed Bone Loss
WebMD: Hormone May Predict Age at Menopause
Medpage Today.com: Greener Urban Areas May Reduce Childhood Asthma Rates
April 29 2008
Newsday: Kids Face Risks Taking Antidepressants
April 28 2008
Reuters: Phenytoin may cause bone loss in young women
KGMB-TV (CBS affiliate, Honolulu): Drug Addiction: A Click Away?
Ivanhoe Newswires: Epilepsy Drug Bad for the Bones
WCTV-TV (CBS affiliate, Tallahassee): HEALTH MATTERS: New Generation of Stents
New York Times (login required): Ban Urged on Gifts at Medical Schools
Medpage Today.com: Epilepsy Drug Increases Bone Loss
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Phenytoin may lead to risk of bone loss
Health Day News/Washington Post: Epilepsy Drug Linked to Bone Loss
USA Today: School discipline rates escalate after Katrina
April 27 2008
Minneapolis Star-Tribune: Ban on Freebies to Med Schools Urged
April 26 2008
WCBS-TV: CBS 2 News Saturday: Stroke Awareness
April 25 2008
ABC News: Meet the Surgical Pioneer Who Literally Fixed Broken Hearts
WNYC Radio/The Leonard Lopate Show: Please Explain: DNA
April 24 2008
New Scientist (UK): Does the Earth's magnetic field cause suicides?
Washington Post: Heart Pump Creates Life-Death Ethical Dilemmas
CNN.com: Should you really take those drug samples?
April 23 2008
WebMD: Abstinence-Only Sex Ed Loses Steam
Time.com: When What the Patient Wants Isn't Best
NBC News/The Today Show: VIDEO: Preparing children for a parent's plastic surgery
Atlanta Journal Constitution (login required): Are You At Risk For Breaking A Bone?
April 22 2008
Medpage Today.com: Fewer Cardiac Events Seen with Everolimus-Eluting Stent
New York Times (login required): At Bedside, Stay Stoic or Display Emotions?
Reuters/Scientific American: Next-generation heart stent beats older device
WebMD: Drug-Coated Stent Fit for the Long Haul?
Insider Medicine.com: Certican Better Than Taxol in Drug-Eluting Stents
WebMD/TheHeart.org (login required): SPIRIT III in print: Less late loss and fewer 12-month MACE with Xience than Taxus
Health Day News/Washington Post: New Drug-Coated Stent Does Well in Early Trial
April 21 2008
Las Vegas Review-Journal: EDITORIAL: Gone with the wind
Newark Star-Ledger: Sit back and dial a doctor
April 17 2008
WebMD/TheHeart.org (login required): Focus on STEMI management
Wall Street Journal (login required): A Pacemaker Without Wires or Batteries
Wall Street Journal (login required): HEALTH BLOG: Heartbeat Genes Could Provide Alternative to Pacemakers
Associated Press/Time.com: Gender Guides Preemies Survival
April 16 2008
Minneapolis Star-Tribune: Mayo identifies Austin pork-plant disease
Chicago Tribune (login required): Oprah mulls bringing in a new doctor
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Stewart testifies on seniors' health
April 15 2008
Health Day News/Forbes.com: Health Highlights: Baby Boomers May Overwhelm Health System: Report
Miami Herald: Dengue fever rampant in Rio
The Chronicle of Higher Education: Report Urges Medical Schools to Train More Specialists in Geriatrics
Reuters/National Post (Canada): Expert panel urges improvements in elderly care
Associated Press/Philadelphia Inquirer: Health system not ready for boomers
Wall Street Journal (login required): Gut Check: Why Doctors Say Not All Fat Is Created Equal
April 14 2008
MSNBC.com: In search of the good old nervous breakdown
USA Today: Study: Boomers to flood medical system
United Press International: U.S. healthcare not ready for baby boomers
WebMD: Crisis Ahead for Elderly Health Care?
Dow Jones Newswires: Heading Toward a Crisis in Geriatric Care?
April 13 2008
Orlando Sentinel: Old skateboarders never die, they just ollie away
New York Times (login required): Witness in Track Doping Case Is Ready to Name Big Names
April 12 2008
Health Day News/Washington Post: Male Contraception: Progress Slow but Steady
April 11 2008
Medical News Today: Columbia University Begins Search For Causes Of Autism
Science Magazine (login required): PARKINSON'S DISEASE: Signs of Disease in Fetal Transplants
Associated Press: Drug Companies to Reveal Grant Practices
April 10 2008
Variety Magazine: Oprah auctions Dr. Oz show
Reuters/Hollywood Reporter: Oprah wants to give Dr. Oz his own talk show
Baltimore Sun: Medical Magnetism
April 9 2008
New York Times (login required): TV DECODER: Will Dr. Oz Become the Next Dr. Phil?
New York Post: Oprah Preps Dr. Oz
New York Sun (login required): Measles Warning Issued for Overseas Trips
April 8 2008
Washington Post: You Gotta Have Art
Cleveland Plain Dealer: Doctor says prisoners die worse than dogs
Los Angeles Times/Buffalo News: Working the graveyard shift can be hazardous to your health
WebMD/TheHeart.org (login required): No SEISMIC shift in outlook for stem-cell therapy
April 9 2008
Associated Press: Expert Backs Ohio's Method of Execution
April 8 2008
New York Times (login required): LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Advocating Fetal Autopsies
April 7 2008
Los Angeles Times: THE UNREAL WORLD: "Men In Trees" - Fuzzy Facts on Kidney Disease
Wall Street Journal (login required): HEALTH BLOG: Ob-Gyn Group Reconsiders Position on Abortion Referrals
Los Angeles Times: Private cord blood banking
New York Sun (login required): Dr. Oz Offers a Prescription for Breakfast at City Schools
New York Sun (login required): Flabby Content Found in City's Calorie Push
Associated Press/International Herald Tribune: Doctor testifies in challenge to Ohio's lethal injection, calls procedure unfit for animals
Korea Times: Mechanism Behind Alzheimer's Disease Clarified
Associated Press: Ohio's Lethal Injection Rules Questioned
April 3 2008
ABC News: VIDEO: Genes and Smoking
New York Sun (login required): Angioplasty Usage Up, While Mortality Rate Is Down
April 2 2008
Wall Street Journal (login required): HEALTH BLOG: Say Hello to Dr. Nurse
Ottawa Citizen: The Drinking Diet
United Press International: Study shows hormone directs brain links
Reuters/Scientific American: Sense of belonging key to suicide prevention
Baltimore Sun: What drives parents to kill?
April 1 2008
New Hampshire Magazine: Slow Fade to Blank
April 2 2008
Wall Street Journal (login required): Making Room For Dr. Nurse
April 1 2008
BBC News: Is size 0 really to blame?
NBC Nightly News: VIDEO: How patients deal with cholesterol after finding out Vytorin and Zetia apparently do not help as advertised
March 31 2008
New York Sun (login required): NY-Presbyterian Could Acquire Bankrupt Hospital
NY1.com: Rangel Recovers From Illness, Returns To Work
Science Daily: Stigma Clings Stubbornly To Women Living With HIV/AIDS
New York Times (login required): OP/ED: Inoculated against facts
March 30 2008
Wall Street Journal/Chicago Tribune: Men, too, should worry about their bone health
March 28 2008
Science Magazine (login required): SCIENCE AND COMMERCE: Science by the Masses
Science Daily: Coronary Calcium Testing Predicts Future Heart Ailments, Study Shows
Science Magazine (login required): Gene Regulation by Transcription Factors and MicroRNAs
March 27 2008
Associated Press/Newsday: Big Belly Boosts Risk of Later Dementia
New York Times (login required): Michael Lesch, Who Helped Identify a Rare Disorder, Is Dead at 68
New York Sun (login required): Post-Smoking Ban, City Gains 10 Million Lbs.
Health Day News/U.S. News and World Report: Depression After Stroke Can Be Debilitating
Fox Business: Pegintron(TM) Plus Weight-Based Rebetol(R) Resulted in Higher SVR Than Flat Dosing
New York Times (login required): CITY ROOM BLOG: Paterson Names Counsel and Senior Adviser
Science Daily: Growth Hormone Found To Have New Role In Development Of Brain's Smell Center
New York Times (login required): WELL BLOG: What Not to Say to the Pediatrician
Dow Jones Newswires/CNN/Money.com: A Year Later, Courage Study Still Big Issue For Stent Market
March 26 2008
CBS Evening News: VIDEO: Research shows link between belly fat and Alzheimers
Washington Post: Study Links Middle-Age Belly Fat to Dementia
March 25 2008
New York Times (login required): When the Disease Eludes a Diagnosis
Jerusalem Post: Virtual communities could trigger youth suicide clusters
U.S. News and World Report: ON WOMEN: How to Prevent Preterm Birth
March 24 2008
United Press International: Ask questions if someone seems suicidal
New York Times (login required): WELL BLOG: Prayer, Faith and Doctors
Business Week: Do These Clothes Help You Work Out?
Denver Post: Medicare stirs CT heart-scan issue
New York Times (login required): Unused Hospital Supplies Get Second Chance Overseas
March 21 2008
Miami Herald: Stroke checkup urged for Hispanics
United Press International: College: A time of mental illness?
Medical News Today: Asthma Risk In Women Reduced By Aspirin
NBC Nightly News: Mind Matters
March 20 2008
Washington Post: An Epidemic No One Wants to Talk About
Wall Street Journal (login required): HEALTH BLOG: The Economics of Good Oral Hygiene
New York Sun (login required): How Philanthropy Builds New York
The Scientist (UK): Crystal Clear
March 19 2008
NPR/Morning Edition: New Ob/Gyn Guidelines Stir Ethics, Legal Debate
WebMD/Medscape (login required): Fasting Blood Glucose Levels in Diabetes Linked to Ischemic Stroke Risk
New York Sun (login required): Diabetes Fight Gets a $28 Million Boost
Guardian Newspapers (UK): What is the real death toll in Iraq?
NBC News/The Today Show: Today's Health: One of eight baby boomers is at risk for Alzheimer's disease
St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Labor market smiles on women with good teeth
WebMD: Prenatal Acetaminophen: An Asthma Link?
March 18 2008
WTVJ-TV (NBC affiliate, Miami): Survey: Jobs, Money Top Stressors In America
NBC Nightly News: VIDEO: Sight lost due to stroke, injury can be restored
Wall Street Journal (login required): Doctors Use Estrogen to Treat Memory Loss in Older Women
New York Times (login required): Teenage Suicides Bewilder an Island, and the Experts
Associated Press/WNBC-TV.com: Chest Pain? Be Honest About Cocaine Use
March 17 2008
NPR/Justice Talking: Is There a Right to Health Care?
Health Day News/Forbes.com: Some Imperfect Hearts OK for Transplant
March 16 2008
Staten Island Advance: N.J. guilty of fouling Island's improving air
March 14 2008
Nature Biotechnology (login required): Start-ups weigh benefits of corporate incubators
Science Magazine (login required): Hiding From Biting Insects in Plain Scent
March 17 2008
Business Week: Inside Drugmakers' War on Fat
March 13 2008
ABC News: Waking During Surgery: Monitors May Not Help
Medpage Today.com: Biology Role Cited for Racial Disparities in Uterine Cancer Outcomes
Hartford Courant: No Need To Panic Over Naturally Occurring Memory Loss
March 12 2008
Fox News: Emergency Rooms in America: A Deadly Prognosis
WebMD: Caregivers' Hearts May Need Help
Health Day News/U.S. News and World Report: Caring for Heart Patients Can Strain Hearts
March 11 2008
Associated Press/WNYC-Radio: Rangel Released from Hospital
Wall Street Journal (login required): Sorting Through the Choices for Menopause Hormones
Medpage Today.com: Antibiotics Continue to Be Overprescribed After Gynecologic Surgery
Palm Beach Post: 5 Minutes With Dr. Mehmet Oz
Bloomberg News: Sex-Transmitted Diseases Afflict 26% of Teen Girls
USA Today: Study: Depression can exacerbate heart failure
NBC Nightly News: Scientists using new instruments to study Alzheimer's disease and develop drug for treatment
Science Watch: The Hottest Research of 2006-07
March 10 2008
Fox News : FNC's Janice Dean Reveals Multiple Sclerosis Diagnosis
NPR/Tell Me More: U.S. Doctor Aids North Korea's Afflicted
Associated Press/1010 Wins.com: Former N.Y. Gov. Pataki Back Home after Surgery
New York Daily News: THE DAILY POLITICS: Rangel Released From Hospital
March 9 2008
New York Times (login required): A Science Prodigy in an Unlikely Place
Congessional Quarterly: CQ POLITICS: Rangel Still In Hospital, May Not Return To Capitol This Week
March 7 2008
New York Times (login required): Pataki Has Surgery for Stomach Ailment
San Diego Union Tribune: OP/ED: Congress should enact coverage laws now
New York Sun (login required): Alzheimer's Patients Find Friends in the Arts
U.S. News and World Report: More on Hormones and Cancer
March 5 2008
Newark Star-Ledger: Hopeless no longer
Newsday: Spitzer to unveil plan to lower malpractice costs
WCVB-TV (ABC affiliate, Boston): DNA Test For Baldness Available
March 4 2008
New York Times (login required): Watch Your Weight, Sure, but Don't Worry About It
New York Times (login required): Antibiotics Questioned in Care at Life's End
Washington Post: Inside Info About Eating Out
LiveScience.com: House Calls Make Comeback
March 3 2008
The Daily Mail (UK): We love our mobiles... but are we being told all the facts about how safe they are?
New York Times (login required): OBITUARY: Peter B. Neubauer, 94, Noted Child Psychiatrist
Crain's New York Business (login required): Crain's 40 Under 40, Class of 2008: Maurizio Miglietta
Wall Street Journal (login required): Pristiq Approval Gives Wyeth New Armor
March 2 2008
Toronto Star: Bone drugs iffy
Providence Journal: Money, marriage, sex & secrets
USA Today: Fate of your pate: DNA test tells odds of baldness
New York Times (login required): Starving Themselves, Cocktail in Hand
March 10 2008
Newsweek: Stop Your Sobbing—Now
February 29 2008
Wall Street Journal (login required): HEALTH BLOG: Gene for ‘Woolly Hair' May Spur Hair Remedies
New York Times (login required): LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Muscular Dystrophy: Three Perspectives
February 28 2008
Ivanhoe Newswires: Hair Texture Gene Discovered
February 29 2008
Time Magazine: How Race Affects Smoking
Medical News Today: Mysteries Of Vitamin A Metabolism During Embryonic Development Unlocked
February 27 2008
CBS News/The Early Show: Antidepressants Useless In Many Cases?
United Press International: Breast cancer drug tested on bladder
Associated Press/CBS News: Panel Approves Global AIDS Spending Hike
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