2004

August

• High and low vitamin A raise hip fracture risk

• Vitamin E may help elderly ward off colds

• U.S. veterans care beats managed care in diabetes

• Colonoscopies overdone, U.S. study suggests

• Parents’ anti-asthma efforts often off-target

• Growth hormone increases height of short kids

• Antidepressant Effective For Weight Loss In Women

• Exercise spurts may improve blood fats

• Parents more lax with sun protection after first year

• Preschool may help lower risk of Hodgkin’s disease

• Man trying to lose 800 pounds

• Steroid shot suitable after ER visit for asthma

• Baby’s sighs tied to breathing pattern

• Therapy for leaky bladder improves quality of life

• Fibroid treatment may cause pregnancy problems

• Hernia repair safely combined with cesarean section

• Ibuprofen formulation relieves menstrual cramps

• HDL cholesterol inversely related to stroke risk

• Selegiline can safely slow Parkinson’s disease

• Diesel exhaust exposure raises ovarian cancer risk

• Birth month may influence brain cancer risk

• Hyperactivity drug approved for U.S. adults

• Natural stomach substance fights ulcer bug

• Vaccine could prevent most cervical cancers

• L.A. fights spread of West Nile virus

• Overweight girls may have more behavior problems

• Infant syphilis cases drop in US - CDC

• Mismatched flu vaccine still provided protection

• Better research needed on youth physical activity

• Low cholesterol may up suicide risk with anorexia

• RU-486 abortion doesn’t affect later pregnancy

• Antioxidant supplements don’t reduce stroke risk

• Antidepressant shows early promise against bulimia

• Brazil plans 3 billion free condoms for AIDS fight

• Nebulized Pulmicort verified safe for kids’ asthma

• For heart surgery, experience counts

• Older Americans unhappy with Medicare changes

• Viagra helps climbers deal with high altitudes

• Post-trauma therapy helps children

• HMOS bringing back cost controls

• Hodgkin’s therapy tied to later heart problems

• Training volunteers to use defibrillators pays off

• Not all children outgrow insect sting allergy

• Group therapy not always best choice for men

• Shift work may have small effect on pregnancy

• Flame retardants found in salmon

• Dairy intake tied to lower body fat in girls

• Vioxx worse for blood pressure than Celebrex

• New strep vaccine shows early promise

• Asthma rescue not so good after combo inhaler use

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