2012

July

• High-dose vitamin D prevents fractures in elderly

• Fewer public schools selling sugary drinks

• Growth hormone tied to higher eye pressure in kids

• In U.S. soda scuffle, experts say it’s no easy choice

• India to give free generic drugs to hundreds of millions

• Botox may help multiple sclerosis tremors

• Electrical brain stimulation can alleviate swallowing disorders after stroke

• UCLA study looks at why heart attacks cause so much more damage in late pregnancy

• GlaxoSmithKline settles healthcare fraud case for $3 billion

June

• “Tailored” advice no extra help to smokers in study

• Study finds new gene mutations that lead to enlarged brain size, cancer, autism, epilepsy

• Could your favorite beach make you sick?

• FDA approves lorcaserin, first weight-loss drug since 1999

• Not All Calories Equal, Study Shows

• ‘Smoking vaccine’ blocks nicotine in mice brains

• Sunscreen forbidden at schools and camps

• Extra weight comes with more knee pain, stiffness

• Good News for Aging Eyes

• Gene discovery helps explain how flu can cause severe infections

• Online tool helps U.S. beachgoers avoid dirty waters

• People turn to high-calorie food first after fasting

• China dairy recalls hundreds of cartons of tainted milk

• Obese appendectomy patients have fewer complications with minimally invasive operations

• Stem cell transplantation into mouse cochlea may impact future hearing loss therapies

• Regular, moderate, coffee drinking may reduce heart failure risk

• Phthalate, environmental chemical is linked to higher rates of childhood obesity

• White House says ready for Supreme Court health decision

• 2009 swine flu outbreak was 15 times deadlier: study

• Doctors should screen patients for obesity: U.S. panel

• Dole recalls salad in 6 U.S. states for listeria risk

• Statins similarly effective in men and women: study

• Weight Loss May Change Brain

• Statistics on smoking

• Happy Father’s Day! Another reason why dads and hopeful dads should quit smoking now

• Zebrafish research shows how dietary fat regulates cholesterol absorption

• Is arm length the reason women need reading glasses sooner than men?

• Kids’ cereals are healthier, ads aren’t: study

• Canada to fund research into making medical isotopes

• Parents’ work-life stress hinders healthy eating

• ‘Trust’ hormone oxytocin found at heart of rare genetic disorder

• New evidence in fructose debate: Could it be healthy for us?

• Hot water, not pee, eases jellyfish stings

• Children exposed to HIV in the womb at increased risk for hearing loss

• Omega-3 lowers inflammation in overweight older adults

• Does your doctor have the flu?

• Vietnam law bans smoking in public

• Going to Work when You’re Sick: Docs Do It, Too

• TV remotes among dirtiest items in hotels: study

• Arthritis therapy tied to liver injury cases

• Psychological distress increases risk of death from stroke

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