2004

September

• G. Bush and Prescription Drugs Prices

• Kids with fetal alcohol syndrome need stable homes

• Diabetes triples risk of heart failure for women

• Heart remodels itself after coronary treatment

• Smoking and drinking are bad for semen

• Enbrel especially helpful for early arthritis

• West Nile fever more severe than formerly thought

• Patients who leave hospice often live quite a while

• Medicare payments for U.S. elderly to rise 17 pct

• Secrecy barring doctors from cancer data - charity

• WHO launches bid to boost elderly healthcare

• Test for RNA in stool may spot colon cancer

• Inflated diet ads

• FDA Nod Won’t Guarantee Drug Safety

• Fish on Prozac

• Drug Therapy for Obesity

• Chinese to get easier access to ED drugs

• Metabolic syndrome not limited to obese people

• New drug helps with Parkinson’s movement problems

• Fertility OK after tubal pregnancy treatment

• Beriberi seen after teen gastric bypass

• Hip protectors may stop fractures, save money

• Too much caffeine ups risk of kidney stones

• Long-term safety of low-carb diets unclear

• Cancer patients expect many treatment side effects

• Drinking in middle age tied to impaired thinking

• Malaria drug found effective against SARS

• Chiropractic correction may slow MS, Parkinson’s

• Cialis could top Viagra sales by 2006

• New Published Data from Lilly ICOS Describe Efficacy of Cialis in Difficult-to-Treat Prostatectomy P

• Vioxx study finds arthritis drug increases heart attack risk

• Physical symptoms with depression may persist

• Melatonin may prevent migraines

• Sonography uncovers testes tumors in infertile men

• Obese kids more likely to have bowel problems

• Leptin shots may restore menstruation

• Loud music can cause lung collapse

• Fast-acting insulin helps with diabetes emergency

• Cats may help transmit bird flu

• Implantable contact lens safe

• Suicide of friend often very traumatic for teens

• Injuries exact heavy toll on Americans - CDC report

• Hair stem cells may offer baldness, burn treatments

• Counseling boosts breast cancer recovery

• Elite athletes can rapidly fall out of shape

• Unsafe abortions kill 70,000 women a year

• Scientists identify “Jekyll and Hyde” cancer gene

• Soy, fish oil may protect against Alzheimer’s disease

• Radiotherapy not needed for some breast cancers

• Maternal blood test may help predict SIDS

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