2004

November

• Liver transplant OK with simultaneous heart bypass

• Heart attacks declining in US diabetics

• Nitric oxide helps patients with SARS

• HDL cholesterol stimulates heart perfusion in mice

• Pseudoephedrine tied to heart attack in young man

• Genetic factors influence female infidelity

• Tobacco-loving Russia nears public smoking ban

• Five million smokers died worldwide in 2000

• A racing “holiday heart” can spook you out

• Singapore may broaden smoking ban to pubs

• Medicaid patients fare worse after cancer surgery

• Amnesty: Violence against women is spreading AIDS

• Dental plaques linked with pneumonia in elderly

• Heart surgery performed in awake patients

• Paramedic-placed throat tube may up patient risk

• Arthritis pills little use in beating pain -study

• FDA adds restrictions to acne drug

• Birth rates for older women rising

• Breast-conservation may be OK for inherited cancers

• Chronic back pain linked to brain tissue loss

• Painful periods may be linked to stress: study

• Hands-free phones may be unsafe for drivers

• China to strengthen bird flu monitoring

• Nearly half of adults with HIV are women

• Babies exposed to HIV should get antibiotic—U.N.

• McDonald’s CEO Resigns to Fight Cancer

• Dissolvable aspirin effective for migraine

• Chemo technique can curb some melanomas

• Asthmatics often have reflux, but don’t know it

• Medicare drug plan to help poorest elderly most

• Low-dose supplements ward off cancer in men

• Experimental drug prevents gallstones, in mice

• Old habits really do die hard, study shows

• Mandela unveils new project to mark World AIDS Day

• No more Christmas candles? Church air poses risk

• Chocolate may hold cure for coughs

• Bayer delayed warning on cholesterol drug

• Cholesterol levels change with the seasons

• Ignore that allergy at your own peril

• Drug for osteoporosis sufferers

• Asthma attack halts Fordham

• Get your free prescriptions here

• Continuous passive motion helps after knee repair

• Wrist best spot for angioplasty in elderly

• Acupuncture aids pain relief for knee arthritis

• FDA stands by safety of approved drugs

• Cheap antibiotic works well for children with HIV

• Hong Kong children infected by parainfluenza virus

• FDA clears Genentech’s Tarceva for lung cancer

• Outpatient treatment OK for heavy periods

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