hot news: November 2008

Sunday, 30 November 2008

Books: Magnificent Medical Miracles, and Everyday Ones, Too

Two new health books go a long way toward explicating medical miracles pursued and those that unfold against all expectations.

Saturday, 29 November 2008

More Men Take the Lead Role in Caring for Elderly Parents

Even as they make up nearly 40 percent of family care providers now, men are less likely to ask for help to cope.

Friday, 28 November 2008

More Men Take the Lead Role in Caring for Elderly Parents

Even as they make up nearly 40 percent of family care providers now, men are less likely to ask for help to cope.

More Men Take the Lead Role in Caring for Elderly Parents

Even as they make up nearly 40 percent of family care providers now, men are less likely to ask for help to cope.

Morning Rounds: Holiday Weight Gain, AIDS Prevention and Rising Health Costs

Health news from around the Web.

Morning Rounds: Holiday Weight Gain, AIDS Prevention and Rising Health Costs

Health news from around the Web.

The Evidence Gap: The Minimal Impact of a Big Hypertension Study

Critics say drug firms worked to discredit a clinical trial that found that inexpensive pills for hypertension worked better than newer drugs.

Thursday, 27 November 2008

Scientists Find Clues to Aging in a Red Wine Ingredient’s Role in Activating a Protein

Researchers have discovered that a compound in red wine may reverse the chromosomal aging process.

New Smokeless Tobacco Worries Experts

Camel Snus contains a strong dose of nicotine, which experts fear may make it highly addictive.

Scientists Find Clues to Aging in a Red Wine Ingredient’s Role in Activating a Protein

Researchers have discovered that a compound in red wine may reverse the chromosomal aging process.

Wednesday, 26 November 2008

European Regulators Widen Inquiry Into Drug Makers

Regulators in Europe led a second round of raids on drug companies, just days before their planned release of findings from an earlier antitrust investigation.

Scientists Find Clues to Aging in a Red Wine Ingredient’s Role in Activating a Protein

Researchers have discovered that a compound in red wine may reverse the chromosomal aging process.

Scientists Find Clues to Aging in a Red Wine Ingredient’s Role in Activating a Protein

Researchers have discovered that a compound in red wine may reverse the chromosomal aging process.

European Regulators Widen Inquiry Into Drug Makers

Regulators in Europe led a second round of raids on drug companies, just days before their planned release of findings from an earlier antitrust investigation.

Bone Finding May Point To Hope for Osteoporosis

Bone formation appears to be controlled by serotonin, a chemical that had been known mainly for its role in the brain, a new study suggests.

Bone Finding May Point To Hope for Osteoporosis

Bone formation appears to be controlled by serotonin, a chemical that had been known mainly for its role in the brain, a new study suggests.

Scientists Find Clues to Aging in a Red Wine Ingredient and Its Link to a Protein

Researchers have discovered that a compound in red wine may reverse the chromosomal aging process.

Scientists Find a Possible Cause of Aging

Researchers have discovered that a compound in red wine may reverse the chromosomal aging process.

Study Cites Toll of AIDS Policy in South Africa

Thabo Mbeki’s government could have prevented the premature deaths of 365,000 people, a new study says.

Scientists Find a Possible Cause of Aging

Researchers have discovered that a compound in red wine may reverse the chromosomal aging process.

New Cases of Cancer Decline in the U.S.

Cancer diagnosis rates have been falling in the U.S., the first time such an extended decline has been documented.

Study Cites Toll of AIDS Policy in South Africa

Thabo Mbeki’s government could have prevented the premature deaths of 365,000 people, a new study says.

Morning Rounds: Hazardous Toys, Breast Growth and Gout Pain

Health news from around the Web.

Study Cites Toll of AIDS Policy in South Africa

Thabo Mbeki’s government could have prevented the premature deaths of 365,000 people, a new study says.

Study Cites Toll of AIDS Policy in South Africa

President Thabo Mbeki’s denial of the scientific consensus about AIDS may have led to the premature deaths of 365,000 people, a new study suggests.

New Cases of Cancer Decline in the United States

Cancer diagnosis rates have been falling in the U.S., the first time such an extended decline has been documented.

Tuesday, 25 November 2008

New Cases of Cancer Decline in the United States

Cancer diagnosis rates have been falling in the U.S., the first time such an extended decline has been documented.

Study Cites Toll of AIDS Policy in South Africa

President Thabo Mbeki’s denial of the scientific consensus about AIDS may have led to the premature deaths of 365,000 people, a new study suggests.

New Cases of Cancer Decline in U.S.

Cancer diagnosis rates have been falling in the U.S., the first time such an extended decline has been documented.

New Cases of Cancer Decline in U.S.

Cancer incidence and death rates have been falling in recent years, according to an annual report.

Decrease in New Cases of Cancer Continues

Cancer incidence and death rates have been falling in recent years, according to an annual report authored by a number of scientific organizations.

Researchers Find Poor Use Of Pumps for Ailing Hearts

A new study finds high death rates, repeat hospital stays and soaring medical bills in Medicare patients who receive mechanical pumps.

New Cancer Cases Declining in U.S.

Cancer incidence and death rates have been falling in recent years, according to an annual report authored by a number of scientific organizations.

Research Center Tied to Drug Company

Documents reveal that a renowned child psychiatrist pushed Johnson & Johnson to finance a research center whose goal was “to move forward the commercial goals of J&J.”

Vital Statistics: Americans Are Sicker Than They Think, CDC Finds

Americans are not very good at taking care of themselves, a new telephone survey suggests.

Books: Magnificent Medical Miracles, and Everyday Ones, Too

Two new health books go a long way toward explicating medical miracles pursued and those that unfold against all expectations.

Microsoft Examines Causes of ‘Cyberchondria’

A Microsoft study suggests that self-diagnosis by search engine leads Web searchers to conclude the worst about what ails them.

Well: A New Face for A.D.H.D., and a Debate

Attention deficit gets a famous face in Michael Phelps. Is that a good thing?

Diabetes Drug Linked to Higher Risk of Death

Patients taking rosiglitazone, sold under the brand name Avandia, were more likely to suffer heart failure and to die than those taking a similar drug, according to a new study.

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