2005

July

• Many divers appear to be born with large lungs

• Folate may protect against hemorrhagic stroke

• Indonesia confirms first bird flu deaths

• Progress made toward gonorrhea vaccine

• US children healthier, except minorities

• DuPont sued in Teflon class action case

• Vietnam to vaccinate chickens, ducks against bird flu

• Hysterectomy leads to earlier menopause

• Abortion pill maker alerts doctors to five deaths

• Many in US take too much vitamin E

• Stroke prevention surgery safe for 90-year-olds

• Roche’s Tamiflu suppresses Vietnam avian flu

• Genentech says drug improves vision after 1 year

• Quitting smoking helps heal chronic gum disease

• Acupuncture may calm overactive bladder

• Washing hands with soap cuts diseases in children

• Video games have therapeutic potential

• Bowel injury common with child abuse

• EU food agency gives green light to GMO hybrids

• Hands-free phones just as dangerous in cars

• Vietnam bird flu toll hits 40, more infected

• PediPump may help kids with heart failure

• US FDA clears Barr’s generic version of Allegra

• Relaxation treatment helps teens with headaches

• Simple steps prevent arthritis from preventing work

• Stem cells may protect brain, nervous system

• High BP worsens impact of stroke on brain function

• Male fertility not harmed by phthalates

• Ethiopia children at risk of malnutrition

• Thousands get infected in Pennsylvania Hospitals

• Ex-tiny babies at risk for reduced fitness levels

• Angola says high birth rate will strain resources

• Without hormones, menopause symptoms return

• Statins Fail to Hold Off Alzheimer’s in Study

• Parkinson’s drugs tied to compulsive behaviors

• Would you Adam and Eve it?

• Shedding a pound may ease stress on arthritic knees

• Lamictal cuts effectiveness of the pill

• Drugmakers aim for new kind of cholesterol drug

• Takeda may extend sleeping pill’s use for AD

• Four Local Hospitals Rated Among the Top

• Impotence Drugs Linked to Blindness, FDA Warns

• Jury Selection to Start in Vioxx Case

• AstraZeneca, Sanofi-Aventis, Novo Nordisk, Abbott Laboratories and TAP Gain Ground As Novartis Holds

• Blindness Warning Given to US Viagra Users

• Killer Infections Warned in South Africa

• Japan finds fresh case of bird flu

• Ovantra, new product for increased libido in women

• Acupuncture may ease knee arthritis, for a while

• ‘Morning-after’ pill doesn’t increase unsafe sex

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