2006

October

• Back Pain—when to See a Doctor

• Over 700,000 Children Die Needlessly Every Year in the Eastern Mediterranean

• Some media savvy teens may be less likely to smoke

• Going barefoot eases burden on arthritic knees

• FDA advisory panel recommends adding warning label to Tamoxifen

• Parkinson’s drug may raise risk of valve trouble

• Facial injuries a risk for soccer players

• New Gene Linked to Macular Degeneration

• Encouraging a Lifetime of Healthy Skin Right from the Beginning

• Do the risks of eating fish outweigh the benefits? Yes

• Helicobacter pylori increases risk of lower stomach cancer, decreases risk of upper

• Female survivors of childhood cancer: preterm birth and low birth weight among their children

• Marijuana-like compound may fight Alzheimer’s

• Hormones and the Skin: the Role Hormones Play as We Age

• Parkinson’s disease affects more than just motor control

• New guidelines for nausea and vomiting

• One in four smokers will get lung disease

• Abuse of caffeine pills can land you in intensive care

• How Much Influence Do Medical Publications Have On Your Doctor?

• Americans piled up Tamiflu on bird flu fear

• Gene Involved In Common Birth Defect Also Regulates Skin Biology

• Amateur Soccer Has High Rates of Face and Mouth Injuries

• American Indians Most Likely to Feel Health Care Discrimination

• Blacks, Whites Differ on End-of-Life Treatment

• Bird flu back again in Egypt

• New Vaccines Available For Children and Adolescents

• Depressed smokers can be helped to kick the habit

• Stroke Symptoms Common Among General Population

• Appetite Changes, Depression Signal Impulse Control Disorders in Parkinson

• Mediterranean Diet Associated with Reduced Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease

• Drug May Help Women Stop Smoking

• New bird flu vaccine promises to offer cross-protection

• Breast feeding confers many benefits but making a child smarter is not one of them

• Carrot juice with botulism latest food scare from California

• 88% of uninsured children live in households with a working parent

• New Study Suggests Perchlorate Effects on Thyroid Function of U.S. Women

• One-third of U.S. kids unfit

• Food like an addictive drug for some people

• Obese Smokers at Higher Risk of Death

• Bayer forgot to tell risks of heart surgery drug

• Low birth weight linked to low IQ in teens

• Women’s Skin Ages Faster than Men’s, Suggests First Non-Invasive Test to Measure Skin Aging

• Two glasses of red a day may prevent Alzheimer’s

• Salad Is Even Healthier Than You Thought

• Geriatrics & Tuberculosis

• Traditional Chinese medicine for diabetes has scientific backing

September

• Hospital emergency rooms overcrowded

• Use of Antibiotic to Treat Infectious Eye Disease Trachoma May Increase Risk for Re-Infection

• Hispanics more likely to lack health care coverage

• Parents too often unaware of child’s drug abuse

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