2006

August

• Scientists Learn More About How Roughage Keeps You “Regular”

• Study Demonstrates Effect of Helmet Laws

• One in 10 teenage girls self-harm, study shows

• Bush prods Congress on medical liability limits

• Scottish smoking ban hits pub drink sales -survey

• Teaching the Art of Aromatherapy to Soothe and Heal

• Scientists propose sharing genetic data on bird flu

• China faces shortage of traditional medicines

• Childhood allergies on the rise

• Group asks US FDA to stop sales of hormone combo

• Cigarettes and alcohol worse than ecstasy, LSD and cannabis

• No matter how you do it tobacco is a killer

• Childhood Sleep Apnea Linked to Brain Damage, Lower IQ

• Chewing gum which fights tooth decay

• Intestinal surgery can affect eyes years later

• New warnings on ADHD drugs

• New methods for screening nanoparticles and interaction with human cells

• Brain Swelling Key to Reducing Stroke Fatalities

• Croatia arrests local doctor in rare bribe arrest

• Survivors of Childhood Polio Do Well Decades Later As They Age

• $1M Myers Fellowship brings US research techniques to Melbourne

• Chagas’ disease needs more research attention

• All forms of tobacco use or exposure are harmful

• Cause of Ischemic Stroke Analyzed for the First Time

• Nursing-Home Hospice Care Reduces End-of-Life Hospitalizations

• Chinese Men Putting Wives at Risk of Early Death by Smoking

• Lessons from SARS May Help Prepare for Bird Flu

• Anthrax in Children Difficult to Detect and Treat

• Kids who witness abuse at home may bully others

• Women with Rheumatoid Arthritis Less Likely to Go into Remission

• Acupuncture Reduces Chronic Neck Pain; Massage Benefits Still Unclear

• TV Effective “Painkiller” for Kids

• Internal Body Clock Dictates Timing of Different Types of Stroke

• First treatment for Hunter disease

• Long-term health effects from West Nile illnesses

• Strokes will cost U.S. $2.2 trillion over the next 45 years

• Scientists hail breakthrough in bird flu drug quest

• People with Lou Gehrig disease are living longer

• Veggies good for eyesight as you age

• Low testosterone in men over 40 linked to early death

• New avian flu facility awards its first grant

• A Shot in the Arm Could Save Your Child’s Life

• Teaching Kids Backpack Safety

• Sleep problems may impair truck drivers

• Acne med may trigger bowel disease

• Varenicline shown to help ‘quit smoking’

• ZymoGenetics files lawsuit against Bristol-Myers Squibb

• Arthrosurface launches new product for treatment of patello-femoral disease

• Argatroban may promote opening of arteries following stroke

• Kids anxious before surgery slower to recover

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