2004

November

• Bottle, pacifier can misalign baby teeth

• Many c-sections in US done for no medical reason

• Brain area found to be smaller in cocaine addicts

• Who smokes the most dope in Europe?

• India’s Hetero takes AIDS drugs off WHO list

• New study to compare genetic make-up of Asians

• Polio outbreak in Sudan threatens Ethiopia

• Transipeg effective for childhood constipation

• Raccoon-borne parasite disease rare but serious

• Laser surgery ‘remodels’ tissue under aging skin

• Preemies seen prone to ‘pre-diabetes’

• Congress told FDA failed public on Vioxx

• Supplements don’t affect mental powers of elderly

• Stomach surgery linked to throat cancer risk

• Mild hearing loss affects kids’ school performance

• Post-flu shot syndrome often recurs

• Ultrasound may help dissolve deadly blood clots

• Study suggests how COX drugs cause heart disease

• FDA reviewer says five drugs need closer scrutiny

• Rare blood infection surfaces in injured U.S. soldiers

• Hong Kong orders schools to step up fight against flu

• Online tools can help chart family health histor

• Allergies may raise blood cancer risk

• Nursery rhymes have more violence than kids TV

• Pregnancy does not raise melanoma mortality

• Steroid therapy for allergic rhinitis doesn’t slow growth in kids

• D-cycloserine may improve autism symptoms

• Air pollution not linked to asthma flares in kids

• Diabetes drug useful for ovary disease

• Food allergy not tied to stomach reflux in adults

• Study: an apple a day really does keep doctor away

• Cholera outbreak in Nigeria kills 42

• Too much belly fat may up later disability risk

• HK lawmakers chew out hospital over outbreak

• Stub out public smoking, Portugal health minister

• Africa lobbies for more AIDS, TB, Malaria funds

• Two daily glasses of milk may up ovarian cancer risk

• California pushes stem cell plan as UN weighs ban

• Psychological symptoms of eating disorders persist

• U.S. launches giant study on children

• Long computer use may be linked to eye disease

• Britain confirms plan for major smoking ban

• Fearful body posture tells others: run!

• Infections big risk for premature babies - study

• Teens with same-sex parents as normal as peers

• Polio epidemic in Africa coming under control - WHO

• Ireland urged to adopt cervical screening program

• Blood filter treatment safe for severe arthritis

• High selenium linked to lower colon cancer risk

• White kids more likely to be allergic to peanuts

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