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Alzheimer’s Prevention Is Aim of Drug Trial
Posted: May 16th, 2012, 4:20pm EDT by By PAM BELLUCK
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A clinical trial of Crenezumab will focus largely on members of a Colombian family who are genetically destined to develop the disease but who do not yet have any symptoms.
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Prescription Drug Abuse Soars Among Pregnant Women
Posted: May 2nd, 2012, 12:00pm EDT by By PAM BELLUCK
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The fast-growing abuse of prescription drugs has reached maternity wards in hospitals across the country.
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The Vanishing Mind: Dealing With Dementia Among Aging Criminals
Posted: February 27th, 2012, 3:26pm EST by By PAM BELLUCK
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At a California prison, prisoners doing time for murder are caring for inmates with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia.
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Komen Breast Cancer Group Reverses Decision That Cut Off Planned Parenthood
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 2:25pm EST by By PAM BELLUCK
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The Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation apologized for its decision to cut grants to Planned Parenthood for cancer screening and said it would restore the funding.
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Komen Breast Cancer Group Reverses Decision That Cut Off Planned Parenthood
Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 1:19pm EST by By PAM BELLUCK
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The Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation apologized for its decision to cut grants to Planned Parenthood for cancer screening and said it would restore the funding.
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Cancer Group Halts Financing to Planned Parenthood
Posted: February 1st, 2012, 1:07pm EST by By PAM BELLUCK
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Susan G. Komen for the Cure was accused of bowing to right-wing pressure in its decision.
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Stronger Label Urged for Yaz and Yasmin Contraceptives
Posted: December 9th, 2011, 2:57pm EST by By PAM BELLUCK
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An advisory panel stopped short of recommending that the popular pills Yaz and Yasmin warn explicitly of a risk of blood clots.
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Stronger Label Urged for Yaz and Yasmin Contraceptives
Posted: December 9th, 2011, 2:57pm EST by By PAM BELLUCK
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An advisory panel stopped short of recommending that the popular pills Yaz and Yasmin warn explicitly of a risk of blood clots.
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Contraceptive Used in Africa May Double Risk of H.I.V.
Posted: October 5th, 2011, 3:45pm EDT by By PAM BELLUCK
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A new study suggests that an injectable, hormonal contraceptive popular with African women has biological properties that may make women and men more vulnerable to H.I.V. infection.
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Small Fixes: Slow Progress in Circumcising Men to Fight AIDS in Africa
Posted: September 27th, 2011, 7:31am EDT by By PAM BELLUCK
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A traditional circumcision march in southern Zimbabwe.The goal of circumcising 20 million men in 14 African countries by 2015 is slowly progressing; less than 3 percent have been circumcised so far.
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In Study, Fatherhood Leads to Drop in Testosterone
Posted: September 13th, 2011, 1:20pm EDT by By PAM BELLUCK
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The study suggests that men’s bodies evolved hormonal systems that helped them commit to their families.
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Test Can Tell Fetal Sex at 7 Weeks, Study Says
Posted: August 10th, 2011, 11:42am EDT by By PAM BELLUCK
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A blood test is not regulated in the United States but is routinely used in Europe to assess gender-linked disorders.
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Study Says Dyslexia May Have Auditory Tie
Posted: August 1st, 2011, 6:00pm EDT by By PAM BELLUCK
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Scientists have come to believe that the reading difficulties of dyslexia are part of a larger puzzle: a problem with how the brain processes speech and puts together words from smaller units of sound.
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News Analysis: Grasping for Any Way to Prevent Alzheimer’s
Posted: July 26th, 2011, 12:20am EDT by By PAM BELLUCK
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Scientists have calculated that if people address certain risks, a significant number of Alzheimer’s cases could be prevented, with the operative word being “could.”
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Scientific Advances on Contraceptive for Men
Posted: July 25th, 2011, 4:03pm EDT by By PAM BELLUCK
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Scientists believe male contraceptives hold promise for being safe, effective and, also important, reversible.
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Study Links Male Infertility to a Missing Protein
Posted: July 21st, 2011, 1:48am EDT by By PAM BELLUCK
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The absence of a protein that coats sperm and allows them to reach an egg more easily could be the potential cause for unexplained cases of male infertility.
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In the ‘Stroke Belt,’ Erosion of Memory Is More Likely Too
Posted: July 5th, 2011, 1:07am EDT by By PAM BELLUCK
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A large national study suggests Southerners in certain states may not only be at greater risk of stroke but of a decline in cognitive ability over several years.
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Guidelines Allow Earlier Definition of Alzheimer’s
Posted: April 19th, 2011, 3:50am EDT by By PAM BELLUCK
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The definition of the disease will be recast for the first time in 27 years, with a division into three stages, including a new early phase.
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A New Push to Let H.I.V. Patients Accept Organs That Are Infected
Posted: April 11th, 2011, 3:07pm EDT by By PAM BELLUCK
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Organs from people infected with the virus that causes AIDS are suitable for transplant to patients who are already infected, doctors say.
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20% Rise Seen in Number of Survivors of Cancer
Posted: March 11th, 2011, 1:00pm EST by By PAM BELLUCK
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The implications are that many cancers are treatable, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said.
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F.D.A. to Study Whether Anesthesia Poses Cognitive Risks in Young Children
Posted: March 10th, 2011, 2:40am EST by By PAM BELLUCK
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A federal panel will meet on Thursday to evaluate growing concerns about whether anesthesia can in some cases lead to cognitive problems or learning disabilities.
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In Film, Stuttering Symptoms Reflect Current Research
Posted: February 26th, 2011, 3:10am EST by By PAM BELLUCK
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Scientists now say the disorder depicted in “The King’s Speech” is a problem with the mechanics of speech production, not a result of language or psychological problems.
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To Really Learn, Quit Studying and Take a Test
Posted: January 21st, 2011, 1:20am EST by By PAM BELLUCK
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Test-taking actually helps people learn, and it works better than repeated studying, according to new research.
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To Really Learn, Quit Studying and Take a Test
Posted: January 21st, 2011, 1:20am EST by By PAM BELLUCK
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Test-taking actually helps people learn, and it works better than repeated studying, according to new research.
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In Women’s Tears, a Chemical That Says, ‘Not Tonight, Dear’
Posted: January 7th, 2011, 1:30am EST by By PAM BELLUCK
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Researchers studying the effects of women’s emotional crying found it to dampen arousal in men.
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In Tears, a Chemical Cold Shower
Posted: January 6th, 2011, 7:40pm EST by By PAM BELLUCK
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Researchers studying the effects of women’s emotional crying found it to dampen arousal in men.
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Well: Caring for the Patient With Alzheimer's
Posted: January 2nd, 2011, 4:33pm EST by By PAM BELLUCK
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What are the most important concerns about caregiving and the patient with Alzheimer's disease?
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The Vanishing Mind: Giving Alzheimer’s Patients Their Way, Even Chocolate
Posted: January 1st, 2011, 12:11pm EST by By PAM BELLUCK
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A Phoenix nursing home has found that unlimited chocolate, and other comforts, go a long way in reducing patients’ distress.
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With Alzheimer’s Patients Growing in Number, Congress Endorses a National Plan
Posted: December 16th, 2010, 2:48am EST by By PAM BELLUCK
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The bill, expected to be signed by President Obama, aims to coordinate the country’s approach to research, treatment and care giving.
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Math Puzzles’ Oldest Ancestors Took Form on Egyptian Papyrus
Posted: December 6th, 2010, 8:43pm EST by By PAM BELLUCK
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The scribe of the Rhind Mathematical Papyrus, an Egyptian document more than 3,600 years old, introduces the roughly 85 problems by saying that he is presenting the “correct method of reckoning, for grasping the meaning of things and knowing everything that is, obscurities and all secrets.”The documents were not recreational diversions, but practical guides to keeping up with a maturing civilization.
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The Vanishing Mind: In a Land of the Aging, Children Counter Alzheimer’s
Posted: November 26th, 2010, 2:40am EST by By PAM BELLUCK
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South Korea is training thousands, including children, as “dementia supporters,” to recognize symptoms and care for patients.
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The Vanishing Mind: In a Land of the Aging, Children Counter Alzheimer’s
Posted: November 26th, 2010, 2:40am EST by By PAM BELLUCK
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South Korea is training thousands, including children, as “dementia supporters,” to recognize symptoms and care for patients.
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For Edge on Alzheimer’s, Hunting Its Early Signs
Posted: November 8th, 2010, 4:07pm EST by By PAM BELLUCK
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Carlos Alberto Villegas is looked after by his wife, Blanca Nelly Betancur. He is one of the many members of a Colombian clan who have a genetic mutation that leads them to develop dementia.Researchers are trying to determine when and how the brain begins to deteriorate. If drugs can be given sooner, they say, treatment might be more successful.
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As H.I.V. Babies Come of Age, Problems Linger
Posted: November 5th, 2010, 11:06pm EDT by By PAM BELLUCK
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Tom Cosgrove, 20, who was born infected with H.I.V., lost his mother to AIDS.Some H.I.V. babies now entering adulthood are struggling with the epidemic’s legacy.
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For Youths, Depression Often Has a Sequel
Posted: November 2nd, 2010, 12:30am EDT by By PAM BELLUCK
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In a study of nearly 200 adolescents, about half of the subjects who recovered from major depression became depressed again within five years.
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Fish Oil Use in Pregnancy Didn’t Make Babies Smart
Posted: October 20th, 2010, 2:20am EDT by By PAM BELLUCK
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Supplements containing a fish oil ingredient, encouraged by many obstetricians and marketing campaigns, produced no clear cognitive benefit compared with a placebo.
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Scientist at Work | Dr. Doug Farrago: Physician-Provocateur With TV Dreams
Posted: September 21st, 2010, 1:12am EDT by By PAM BELLUCK
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Dr. Doug Farrago, creator of Placebo Journal and star of a nascent reality TV project, checks a young patient, Chas Ellis, in Auburn, Me.The founder of the irreverent Placebo Journal is pursuing another creative outlet, this time on the small screen.
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Tai Chi Eases Symptoms of Fibromyalgia, Study Finds
Posted: August 19th, 2010, 1:02am EDT by By PAM BELLUCK
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Slow exercise and meditation as practiced in an ancient Chinese regimen may help sufferers of a mysterious and controversial disease.
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Moose Offer Trail of Clues on Arthritis
Posted: August 17th, 2010, 12:10am EDT by By PAM BELLUCK
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A study that began in 1958 has found poor nutrition as the cause of arthritis.Research on moose suggests that arthritis in human beings may be linked in part to nutritional deficits.
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For Forgetful, Cash Helps the Medicine Go Down
Posted: June 14th, 2010, 12:20am EDT by By PAM BELLUCK
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An effort to pay people to take their medicine is gaining ground as a way to save on the costs of hospitalization.
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Alzheimer’s Stalks an Extended Family in Colombia
Posted: June 2nd, 2010, 9:05am EDT by By PAM BELLUCK
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One family is at the center of potentially groundbreaking research to see if treatment before dementia can stop Alzheimer’s.
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A Perplexing Case Puts a Doctor on the Trail of ‘Madness’
Posted: June 2nd, 2010, 2:31am EDT by By PAM BELLUCK
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In 1982, Dr. Francisco Lopera, a Medellín neurologist, was puzzled by a 47-year-old patient who was losing his memory and other cases that followed. Dr. Lopera burned to help.
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Fear Grips a Family as Relatives With Alzheimer’s Slip Away
Posted: June 1st, 2010, 11:59pm EDT by By PAM BELLUCK
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For those in a Colombian clan, the anguish of Alzheimer’s may be hardest on those who do not have the disease, but know they are likely to get it.
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Wanted: Volunteers, All Pregnant
Posted: February 16th, 2010, 1:31am EST by By PAM BELLUCK
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Alejandra, a 30-year-old waitress in Queens, is part of a government study of children’s health that will follow her and her daughter, Isabella, shown with her husband, José, for 21 years.The world’s largest long-term study of the health of children aims to track 100,000 babies until they turn 21.
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Big Benefits Are Seen From Eating Less Salt
Posted: January 22nd, 2010, 10:46am EST by By PAM BELLUCK
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Scientists writing in The New England Journal of Medicine conclude that lowering the amount of salt people eat by even a small amount could reduce cases of heart disease, stroke and heart attacks.
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Obesity Rates Hit Plateau in U.S., Data Suggest
Posted: January 13th, 2010, 2:55pm EST by By PAM BELLUCK
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The rates for very overweight people have remained constant for at least five years among men and for nearly 10 years among women and children, new numbers indicated.
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Hospitals Could Stop Infections by Tackling Bacteria Patients Bring In, Studies Find
Posted: January 7th, 2010, 2:55am EST by By PAM BELLUCK
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The studies suggest relatively simple ways to kill bacteria before surgery using screening, scrubbing and pretreating.
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New Hopes on Health Care for American Indians
Posted: December 3rd, 2009, 3:56pm EST by By PAM BELLUCK
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Congress, with the support of the White House, appears poised to greatly improve the Indian health care system.
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Sounds During Sleep Aid Memory, Study Finds
Posted: November 24th, 2009, 1:07am EST by By PAM BELLUCK
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People who heard specific sounds while sleeping had enhanced memories upon awakening, researchers said.
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Many Doctors to Stay Course on Breast Exams for Now
Posted: November 18th, 2009, 2:13pm EST by By PAM BELLUCK
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Despite recommendations that women should start breast screening at 50, not 40, many doctors said they were not ready to make such a drastic change.
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Health Officials Cite Growing Flu Alarm in Asian Nations
Posted: November 13th, 2009, 12:01am EST by By PAM BELLUCK
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Emergency supplies of antiviral drugs are being sent to Eastern Europe and Central Asia, where hospitals report they are being overwhelmed by patients with swine flu.
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Giving Sight by Therapy With Genes
Posted: November 5th, 2009, 2:05pm EST by By PAM BELLUCK
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Once clinging to his mother and father, now playing Little League and riding go-carts, an 8-year-old benefited from a new technique.
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A Burst of Technology, Helping the Blind to See
Posted: September 26th, 2009, 11:07pm EDT by By PAM BELLUCK
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Research based on advances in technology and biology is raising hopes for progress on one of science’s holy grails.
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A Burst of Technology, Helping the Blind to See
Posted: September 26th, 2009, 1:55pm EDT by By PAM BELLUCK
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Research based on advances in technology and biology is raising hopes for progress on one of science’s holy grails.
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Tick-Borne Illnesses Have Nantucket Considering Some Deer-Based Solutions
Posted: September 6th, 2009, 2:00am EDT by By PAM BELLUCK
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A committee on the island is looking at options including trimming brush in backyards and installing feeders that coat deer with insecticide. Most controversial is whether to allow more deer hunting.
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With High-Profile Death, Focus on High-Risk Drug
Posted: August 7th, 2009, 11:46am EDT by By PAM BELLUCK
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Michael Jackson’s death has brought a new spotlight to the anesthetic propofol, which experts say is being abused.
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Withdrawal Method Finds Ally
Posted: July 21st, 2009, 1:12am EDT by By PAM BELLUCK
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It’s good in preventing pregnancy, but not sexually transmitted diseases.
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Webcast Your Brain Surgery? Hospitals See Marketing Tool
Posted: May 25th, 2009, 1:31pm EDT by By PAM BELLUCK
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Hospitals are using Twitter from operating rooms, showing surgery on YouTube and having patients blog about their procedures, but ethics and privacy questions linger.
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Recession Anxiety Seeps Into Everyday Lives
Posted: April 9th, 2009, 10:11am EDT by By PAM BELLUCK
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Experts see signs that stress is becoming more common as a result of the economic downturn.
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Coping With Financial Stress
Posted: April 9th, 2009, 12:33am EDT by By PAM BELLUCK
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There are a variety of suggested coping techniques and ways to get help for stress associated with economic worries.
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Recession Anxiety Seeps Into Everyday Lives
Posted: April 8th, 2009, 9:36pm EDT by By PAM BELLUCK
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With economic damage expected to last months or years, anxiety, depression and stress are troubling people everywhere.
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Recession Anxiety Seeps Into Everyday Lives
Posted: April 8th, 2009, 9:36pm EDT by By PAM BELLUCK
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With economic damage expected to last months or years, anxiety, depression and stress are troubling people everywhere.
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A Made-Up Hospital That Offered Real Medicine
Posted: April 4th, 2009, 11:05pm EDT by By PAM BELLUCK
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“ER,” which broadcast its final episode on Thursday, started a vigorous dialogue between Hollywood and the medical world.
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Cholesterol Drugs May Cut Risk of Clots
Posted: March 30th, 2009, 12:42pm EDT by By PAM BELLUCK
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New results from a large study suggest that the drugs known as statins may have a benefit beyond lowering cholesterol.
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In Turnabout, Children Take Caregiver Role
Posted: February 23rd, 2009, 2:44am EST by By PAM BELLUCK
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Some experts think that providing prolonged care to a sick parent places unnecessary stress on children.
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In New Procedure, Artificial Arm Listens to Brain
Posted: February 11th, 2009, 1:18am EST by By PAM BELLUCK
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An advance in prosthetic arms allows people to move them more automatically than ever.
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In New Procedure, Artificial Arm Listens to Brain
Posted: February 11th, 2009, 1:18am EST by By PAM BELLUCK
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An advance in prosthetic arms allows people to move them more automatically than ever.
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Another Potential Benefit of Cutting Calories: Better Memory
Posted: January 27th, 2009, 10:56am EST by By PAM BELLUCK
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A new study appears to be the first to link calorie-restricted diets with improved memory in people.
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Test Subjects Who Call the Scientist Mom or Dad
Posted: January 18th, 2009, 2:07am EST by By PAM BELLUCK
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The scientists say that their children make reliable participants in an era of scarce research financing.
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Child Psychiatrist to Curtail Industry-Financed Activities
Posted: December 31st, 2008, 2:24am EST by By PAM BELLUCK
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Dr. Joseph Biederman of Harvard will forgo speaking engagements and research as an investigation into drug maker fees unfolds.
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Child Psychiatrist to Curtail Industry-Financed Activities
Posted: December 31st, 2008, 2:24am EST by By PAM BELLUCK
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Dr. Joseph Biederman of Harvard will forgo speaking engagements and research as an investigation into drug maker fees unfolds.
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Child Psychiatrist to Curtail Industry-Financed Activities
Posted: December 31st, 2008, 2:24am EST by By PAM BELLUCK
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Dr. Joseph Biederman of Harvard will forgo speaking engagements and research as an investigation into drug maker fees unfolds.
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Strangers May Cheer You Up, Study Says
Posted: December 5th, 2008, 4:25am EST by By PAM BELLUCK
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A new study found that happiness is more contagious than previously thought.
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Child Obesity Seen as Warning of Heart Disease
Posted: November 12th, 2008, 3:13am EST by By PAM BELLUCK
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A new study finds evidence that children who are obese or have high cholesterol show warning signs of heart disease.
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More Alzheimer’s Risk for Hispanics, Studies Find
Posted: October 21st, 2008, 11:39am EDT by By PAM BELLUCK
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A significant number of Hispanics appear to be getting Alzheimer’s earlier, according to recent studies.
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Massachusetts Proposal Would Repeal Income Tax
Posted: September 27th, 2008, 8:15pm EDT by By PAM BELLUCK
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A ballot proposal to eliminate the state income tax could drastically alter — some would say cripple — state government in Massachusetts.
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Gay Couples Find Marriage Is a Mixed Bag
Posted: June 15th, 2008, 1:21am EDT by By PAM BELLUCK
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In four years of gay marriage in Massachusetts, there has been bliss, painful divorce and everything in between.
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Kennedy Has Surgery for Brain Tumor
Posted: June 2nd, 2008, 1:05pm EDT by By PAM BELLUCK
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Senator Edward M. Kennedy was to undergo an operation for his malignant brain tumor that was to begin at around 9 a.m. and last roughly six hours.
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Kennedy Has Surgery for Brain Tumor
Posted: June 2nd, 2008, 1:05pm EDT by By PAM BELLUCK
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Senator Edward M. Kennedy was to undergo an operation for his malignant brain tumor that was to begin at around 9 a.m. and last roughly six hours.
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Kennedy Leaves Hospital in Boston
Posted: May 22nd, 2008, 3:21pm EDT by By PAM BELLUCK
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Senator Edward M. Kennedy was greeted by well wishers upon his release after being diagnosed with a brain tumor.