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Tue, 14 Oct 2008 06:54:47 +0100
Worrisome Infection Eludes a Leading Children?s Vaccine
Serotype 19A has become a common cause of meningitis, pneumonia and other life-threatening conditions in young children.
The Scan That Didn?t Scan
Geographical References: Rhode Island
Just as big a problem as the erratic quality of M.R.I. scans is the tendency of doctors and patients to rely on them too much.
Well: Healthful Messages, Wrapped in Fiction
A book series aimed at girls that focuses on real-life issues seems to work, one study suggests.
Cases: Always a Doctor, Even in the Dying of the Light
My father took pride in keeping up with the latest in medicine, and the functions of his body were fascinating to him in a detached, scientific way.
Scientist at Work | James W. Pennebaker: He Counts Your Words (Even Those Pronouns)
James W. Pennebaker looks at every single word people use ? even the tiny ones ? and is leading a resurgent interest in text analysis.
Global Update: Researchers Decode the Genome of Two More Malaria Parasites
Scientists have now sequenced the genomes of two more parasites that cause malaria, plasmodium vivax and plasmodium knowlesi.
Vital Signs: Exercise: Program Reduces a Knee Injury in Women
A program of strengthening exercises may help guard against a knee injury that sidelines many female athletes, a study says.
Vital Signs: Awareness: Better Labels Urged for Caffeine in Drinks
A new study suggests that energy drink labels should list caffeine content and recommended limits, including a warning about use by children.
Vital Signs: Children: Higher Expectations Help Fight Asthma
A new study finds that the higher the parents? expectations for controlling the asthma, the better their children do.
Doubling of Vitamin D for Children Is Urged
To meet the new recommendation of 400 units daily, millions of children will need to take vitamin D supplements each day.
Study Warns of Hearing Loss From Music Players
A scientific study for the European Union found that listening to personal music players at high volume can threaten permanent hearing loss.
Novelties: Keeping Your Own Health Chart, Online
New tools are being developed that may help harried patients monitor their medications, home tests and other details.
Aging | White Plains: When Taking the Keys to the Car Turns Real
Westchester County is trying to help adult children and police address safety issues involving older drivers.
Cancer Vaccine Used by 25% of Girls 13 to 17
The figures represent the government?s first substantial study of vaccination rates for Gardasil, a vaccine against a virus responsible for about 70 percent of cervical cancers.
Recipes for Health: A Can of Tomatoes and Simple Pantry Pastas
Canned tomatoes are essential in a healthy pantry and can be used in pasta dishes that require nothing more than ingredients you can easily keep on hand.
The Food Issue: Farmer in Chief
What the next president can and should do to remake the way we grow and eat our food.
The Way We Live Now: 10-12-08: Why Take Food Seriously?
Because your life depends on it.
Diagnosis: Dangerous Fruit
Eating a familiar ? and favorite ? food leads to an unfamiliar reaction.
N.F.L. Sets an Active Example on Fitness
The N.F.L., full of 300-pound men and reliant on the schools that promote large boys, would seem an incongruous standard-bearer in the fight against childhood obesity.
Drug Industry, Having Long Smiled on G.O.P., Now Splits Donations Equally
Lobbyists and executives say the swing reflects the fact that drug companies? fortunes depend more than ever on Democrats in power.
Oklahoma Is Sued Over Required Ultrasounds for Abortions
Geographical References: Oklahoma
An advocacy group is suing over an Oklahoma law that prohibits a woman from having an abortion unless she first has an ultrasound and the doctor describes to her what the fetus looks like.
F.D.A. Says Cancer Test Failed to Get Its Approval
The F.D.A. told LabCorp that its blood test to detect ovarian cancer, called OvaSure, requires agency approval before it can be marketed.
Child Warning Added to Cold Remedies
Manufacturers of pediatric cough and cold medicines said Tuesday that they would voluntarily change their products? labels.
Essay: Campaign Myth: Prevention as Cure-All
Why do both presidential candidates champion one of medical care?s most pervasive myths?
Personal Health: A Push for Adding B12, Though the Jury Is Out
Recent studies suggest considerable benefits from increased levels of B12, especially in adults over 50, but they cannot prove cause and effect.
Really?: The Claim: A Woman Is More Fertile After a Miscarriage
This popular claim, floated in many online fertility forums, may not hold up.
Books: Between Covers, an Anticancer Infomercial
David Servan-Schreiber wants you to buy into a way of life: a way of staying cancer-free by paying careful attention to what you eat and how you behave.
Cases: Incapacitated, Alone and Treated to Death
For thousands of New Yorkers like Mr. Green, the prolongation of life at all costs was the only legally sanctioned course of treatment.
Essay: Healthy Right Up to the Day You?re Not
Health is the opposite of a commodity: it flits around like Tinkerbell, defying all the best intentions and predictions.
Doctor and Patient: Taking Time for Empathy
Physicians miss most opportunities to respond empathetically to their patients, a new study found.
Patient Voices: Armed With Knowledge, Driven to Fight
Dr. Ron Davis speaks about major health care issues while battling pancreatic cancer, which is the nation?s fourth-leading cause of cancer death.
Mind: Redefining Depression as Mere Sadness
The vexing issue of when bereavement or sadness becomes a disorder, and how it should be treated, requires more study.
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