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25 August 2003

Secrets to ageing of the brain

24 August 2003

Why do we smell things differently?

Scientists find clue to smokers' cancer risk

Sharp rise in antidepressant use

Drilling hole into patient's head and injecting viruses

Regular Exercise Can Help Prevent Impotence

23 August 2003

Intervention decreases childhood pneumonia mortality

Yale expert warns children may lead shorter lives than their parents because of obesity

What type of lens is best after cataract surgery?

Serotonin Transporter Gene Shown to Influence College Drinking Habits

Junior doctors spread disease

Drug may cut diabetic cardiac deaths

22 August 2003

Women prefer GPs to the Internet when trying to find out about HRT

Scans could spot lung cancer earlier

Hormonal trigger is link between obesity and breast cancer in women

Depression doubles risk of death after bypass surgery

Scientists identify new sperm protein required for fertilization

Diagnostic tool could be cancer therapy

21 August 2003

New brain cancer treatment extends survival for more patients

Earache patient ends up with vasectomy

NIEHS study identifies gene for hydrocephalus

Smaller food portions may explain the 'French paradox' of rich foods and a svelte population

20 August 2003

Most resistance to Anti-HIV drugs created by good pill-taking patients

Synthetic marijuana compound reduces agitation, improves appetite in Alzheimer's patients

Sex matters in health promotion and disease prevention

How AIDS destroys immunity

19 August 2003

Adult mouse bone marrow stem cells can become cells of the nervous system

Babbling key to evaluating speech development in babies with hearing loss

Neurons involved in drug addiction relapse identified

West Nile virus manuscript released early to aid clinicians

New technique for cervical cancer testing could soon replace smear test in UK

Study examines limited-field radiation for early breast cancer

Obese individuals may be more susceptible to altitude sickness

Obesity, depression team up to increase heart-endangering inflammation

Disease-causing genetic mutations in sperm increase with men's age

18 August 2003

Severe childhood ADHD may predict alcohol, substance use problems in teen years

OHSU researchers publish final results of groundbreaking smallpox vaccination study

Surgery could help migraine sufferers

High air polution can affect the way you look!

Nursing homes not burden to system, says researcher

Promising West Nile virus vaccine protects monkeys

17 August 2003

Researchers identify second gene responsible for rare syndrome associated with skeletal defects

Anti-asthma medications can make condition worse

Understanding of mystery nerve pain grows

16 August 2003

3000 French deaths due to heat wave

Dead tourist returned without organs

Research pinpoints variations in sit-up techniques

Small subset of cells has big role in controlling immunity

People over 40 need frequent exercise to prevent or treat Type 2 diabetes

15 August 2003

Researchers close in on scientific definition of arousal

Drug that mimics vitamin D hormone may boosts prostate cancer treatment

Intra abdominal fat and coronary artery disease risk in women

Jury still out over risks of heading a soccer ball

Is fear of looming diabetes unjustified? Maybe

Painkillers may increase miscarriage risk

14 August 2003

Our DNA is more similar to rats than cats

Obesity increases risk of pregnancy complications

Heart patients kept awake for surgery

Cancer use found for wonder drug aspirin

Roots of addiction

Vaccine hope for travel diarrhoea

13 August 2003

Scans spot dementia types

Clot-buster coating for blood cells

Natural Hormone Could Reverse Heart Damage

Study shows new drug reduces advanced Parkinson's disease symptoms

12 August 2003

Parkinson's drugs fuel gambling urge

Sex hormone controls fear and desire

Copper link to Alzheimer's

Parents less likely to commit suicide

Medical imagery breakthrough

Drug-coated red blood cells destroy blood clots from within

Creatine boosts brain power

Endostatin also effective on head and neck cancers

11 August 2003

Stanford research shows targeted DNA vaccine may reverse autoimmune disease

Protecting your brain from Alzheimer's

Immune system fights allergies

Cells reverse heart attack damage

Gene map of cough killer

Antibiotics to stop stroke?

10 August 2003

New generation of drugs to treat heart disease

Helping kids with brain tumours

Iraqi boy will have full life

More hormone therapy risks emerging

Women unaware of viral link to cervical cancer

Focused ultrasound destroys fibroids

09 August 2003

Antidepressants grow brain cells

Extra months for cancer patients

Motor neurone gene therapy boost

False memories, failing recall are not an inevitable consequence of aging

French face obesity fears

Gene therapy for Lou Gehrig's disease shows promise

08 August 2003

HRT doubles breast cancer risk

Warning over successive pregnancies

Sun reduces MS risk

Measles explosion threat in UK

Atropine may be an alternative to patching for treatment of lazy eye in children

Main regulator of membrane trafficking not what researchers once thought

07 August 2003

Anxiety hits women harder after heart attack

Canadian hospitals below standards for preventing infection

Nearly 3.2 million American women 50 and older suffer from debilitating dry eye syndrome

Gel reverses poor eyesight

Breakthrough on Ebola vaccine

Iraq pneumonia spate baffles US

06 August 2003

Post-traumatic stress test for kids

Green tea can block cancer

Brittle bone changes revealed

Cot death babies are dreaming in the womb

Estimated 300 children died in the U.S. from shaken baby syndrome last year

Gene tinkering to extend life span

05 August 2003

Mouth-to-mouth resuscitation technique inventor dies

Change soft drinks recipes - say dentists

S Africa faces a new phase of the Aids epidemic

Dietary cocktail reduces cancer deaths

Gene mutation found for eye disease that mimics macular degeneration

Melt-in-your-mouth meds

04 August 2003

Many US young report high risk for posttraumatic stress disorder

Physical Activity May Slow Atherosclerosis

New Cold Devices for Treating Sports Injuries

Baltimore doctors perform three simultaneous kidney transplants

Sunscreen blamed for cancer

03 August 2003

Hidden haemophilia gene may protect from heart disease

Kids of older dads - risk of bone defect

Children who receive cochlear implants should be vaccinated against meningitis

Gene test may show if cancer will respond to chemotherapy

Physicians' emotional responses to patients' deaths increase with care length

HRT could be best 'sex aid' for women

02 August 2003

Maternal diet crucial for offspring

Deadly cancer secret revealed

Outlook good for Iraqi boy

Med/Engin' students live longer than Arts students

Household Products Database

Stress leads kids to unhealthy diets

Electrical jolt may give chemo a head start

01 August 2003

Test helps target cancer care

Tooth loss link to heart disease

Vitamin C may protect against ulcer-causing bacteria

Sexually Active Young Women Often Underestimate STD Risk

Eating peanuts helps keep heart healthy without weight gain

Study compares three weekly regimens of chemotherapy for lung cancer

31 July 2003

Gene fault 'leads to Alzheimer's'

Bedwetting and breathing problems

Virtual taster could help the elderly

Lengthening achilles tendon reduces recurrence of diabetic foot ulcers

Scientists turned sunbeam into scalpel

30 July 2003

Falling babies and brain injuries

HIV patients at risk of cancer

Music therapy strikes a chord with cancer patients

Hygiene is most potent force in tackling deadly diseases

Job stress may be missing link between workplace exercise and heart risk

Barbecue cancer warning

29 July 2003

Scientists postpone labour

Europe winning cancer war

Chemical nerve signal discovered

New technique lowers CT radiation dose for children

Pedophile loses urge after tumor removed

Tight necktie linked to glaucoma

UK - Crackdown on 'health tourists'

28 July 2003

Health practitioners index nearly ready

Girls think they are fatter than they are

FDA Approves Hormone Shot for Short Kids

27 July 2003

Happiness protects against colds

Indian Prime Minister alarmed by AIDS threat

Children copy violent parents

PSA Test's Accuracy Overrated

Bill to allow Americans toimport prespcription drugs approved

Oral piercing and dental problems

26 July 2003

Fresh Sars worry hits Hong Kong

Skipping breakfast very bad for health

Innovations in hearing loss detection & treatment

Collagen-based wound sealant

Rheumatoid arthritis patients caught in middle of doctors' disagreement over hand surgery

Anemia elevates risk of physical decline in older people

25 July 2003

MS drug could be effective against SARS

First measurements of 'free-base' nicotine in cigarette smoke published

Study sheds light on critical relay in visual circuit of the brain

Doctors are often strongly affected by patient deaths

Doctors over-estimate survival of terminally ill patients

24 July 2003

Infertility could be wiped out

23 July 2003

Stress makes acne worse

Male sex appeal linked to monkeys

How virus causes cancer

Early heart disease in parents linked to thicker artery walls in offspring

Amnesia, confusion may signal concussion

Diet as good as drug for lowering cholesterol

Spit chemical eases bowel disease

Cancer re-arranges key gene

A molecular genetic mechanism for schizophrenia

Common treatment for depression is safe and effective for Alzheimer's patients

New protein may play a role in obesity

22 July 2003

Bid to separate S Korean twins

Eating fish might reduce risk of Alzheimer's

Ritalin common in college campuses

Happy people may have more immunities to common cold

Not for women only: Osteoporosis in men

Humans will live much, much longer than today

21 July 2003

UK - Foreign doctors English test made easier

Hormone fault 'causes infertility'

In 15 seconds, new test will ID presence of 25 most common mutations of cystic fibrosis

Patients find answers about lab tests at Lab Tests Online

Pediatric food allergies: What every parent should know

What is the answer for pain?

20 July 2003

Child Care Linked To Assertive, Noncompliant, and Aggressive Behaviors

DIY blood pressure machines

Drinking alcohol and benefits

Adult ADHD - A Difficult Diagnosis

First Biotech Drug for Allergy-Related Asthma

Study Faults How Mental Disorders Are Classified

19 July 2003

Evista Strengthens Bones, Safe on Uterus

American children better off

Tattoo chemicals warning

Satellites join Ebola search

FDA to grade products' health claims

Diabetes pill on the way

18 July 2003

Scientists find depression gene

Fatty food linked to breast cancer

17 July 2003

Study seeks women with recurring breast cancer to test new antibody

Antidepressant helps alleviate compulsive shopping disorder

UCSD Researchers Demonstrate Enhanced Ability to Divide Visual Attention

Anti-allergy bedding pretty useless

Can vitamins prevent pre-eclampsia?

SARS may re-appear

16 July 2003

Autism linked to fast brain growth

Aspirin cuts infection risk

Animal fats and breast cancer link

Alzheimer's-obesity link possible

Exercise Lowers Genetic Heart Risk

15 July 2003

Heartburn genetic link

14 July 2003

Gene defect 'causes early menopause'

New treatment for skin cancer

Brain clue to stress disorder

Shipman inquiry reports due

Studies demonstrate differing response from left and right colon tumors

Cadmium exposure and risk of breast cancer: Is there a relationship?

12 July 2003

Stem cell treatment for muscular dystrophy

U.S. officials say they're baffled by epidemic of legionnaire's disease

One drug, two targets

New generation of treatments shows promise for cancer patients

Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug Applied to Skin Lessens Muscle Soreness After Exercise

Researchers search for cause of delayed sleep phase syndrome

11 July 2003

Peanut allergies in kids may go away

Children smacked harder than intended, generally

European Union split over stem-cell research

Higher education or larger brain size may protect against dementia later in life

Clinical trial of botanicals to treat menopause symptoms

Blood test may predict multiple sclerosis

Test detects bioweapons in seconds

10 July 2003

Why conjoined twin surgery is highly risky?

Melbourne scientist overturns 30 year calcium dogma

Survival of patients with lung failure depends on health of other organs

Miniature biolab embedded on silicon chip

Canada to Sell Medical Marijuana to Seriously Ill

New type of fat to appear on labels

09 July 2003

Malaria vaccine trials begin

Saving babies' eyesight

New test opens prenatal genetic diagnosis to all

Sleep deprivation and memory

Breast fluid a better option for detecting cancer

Man Wakes After 19 Years in Coma

08 July 2003

Chemical link to sleeping disorders

Attorneys zero in on fatty fast food as health threat

Childhood asthma - what are we missing?

Men and women are not that different

Both twins die

Nausea Free Pregnancy?

07 July 2003

Muscular dystrophy drug progress

Children with migraines

Specific gene mutations responsible for congenital heart defects

Hospital offers novel treatment for diabetes

Shift your baby's head, doctors say

Opposites Don't Always Attract

06 July 2003

Antibodies mark 'mad cow' prion proteins

Unsafe sexual practices are common, say US studies

05 July 2003

Endometriosis cancer risk

Study Shows Germs Stay in Urinary Tract

Studies discredit treatment for cancer

Estrogens as antioxidants - reducing heart disease in younger postmenopausal women

Antipsychotic Drug Can Help Anorexics

Adding contrast improves ultrasound's ability to detect prostate cancer

Site Dedicated to ALS

Canada - Mad Cow maybe from USA

High relapse rate in smokers who use nicotine patches

Test-tube babies develop normally

IS the food industry responsible for obesity

Stress ages immune system

04 July 2003

China and India face AIDS Disaster

UK - Dyslexics turn to tinted specs

Any benefit to having been vaccinated against smallpox as a child?

Breast cancer survivors have fewer heart attacks

Drug improves the sense of touch, Science study says

Scientists focusing on how exercise raises immunity

03 July 2003

Merged human embryo attacked

Stem Cell Hope for Spinal Injuries

Genome Survey Finds Depression Genes

Vitamins may not prevent disease, says US panel

Study reveals how stress can make you sick

Smoking Might Limit Thinking Ability

02 July 2003

Miscarriages greater after boy babies

Kraft to limit size of its portions

Fake alcohol makes you drunk

Junk food link to ageing

Swedish researchers link endometriosis with increased risk of some cancers

Gene mutation predicts outcome for lung cancer patients

01 July 2003

Dairy diet may prevent asthma

Flu would be dangerous bioterror weapon

Smoking is in the genes

Caregivers face getting sick themselves

Good diet in USA influenced by education level, not earning level of people

More of brain used by Mandarin than English speakers

30 June 2003

Do anti-cellulite creams work?

IVF sex ban lifted

UK bans date-rape drug

Cancer patient gets bionic leg

Scientists find what type of genes affect longevity

Creative people remember more dreams

Testosterone increases libido for women

29 June 2003

How parents can gauge childrens' pain

6 million kids die needlessly each year

Chemicals used in homes could pose health risk

Pwer lines no cancer threat

Expert: Fertility treatment success rate to rise

Teens wired up for cheap thrills

28 June 2003

Nurses driven to working abroad

Pill to boost memory and brain power

Are needles spreading HIV

Traffic tickets save lives

Male Sex Hormones Cooperate With Breast Cancer Gene To Suppress Tumors

Caffeine hidden in many foods

27 June 2003

Developing world faces cancer crisis

Wonder pill could lower everyone's heart attack risk by 80%

Rare rabbit fever reported in 3 men

US birth weight falls to record low

Purdue research: Better pharmaceuticals cost more

New study demonstrates bone protein can reverse kidney failure

How alcohol use may worsen hepatitis C infection

26 June 2003

Secret of eye disorder revealed

Taiwan tourist in Japan has SARS

Mediterranean-style diet reduces cancer and heart disease risk

Tissue Engineered Bone Grows Strong

Cigarette smoke linked to low folate levels

Adult ADHD often undiagnosed by primary care physicians

25 June 2003

Hopes for beating ovarian cancer

Baldness treatment stops prostate cancer developing

Daytime nap as good as night's sleep

Possible enzyme deficiency in cystic fibrosis

Many diabetics may not know they have kidney disease

Study Finds New Risks in Hormone Therapy

24 June 2003

Radiation sickness in Iraq

Unfair bosses bad for your health

Illness and contaminated land - Link

Some of us are more sensitive to pain

New hope for children with eye tumors, cancer

Heart disease diagnosed by dentist

Tea can lower cholesterol

Anti-cancer treatment breakthrough

23 June 2003

Mental stimulation staves off dementia

Banishing the blues could cut the chances of cancer

Obese teenagers turning to surgery

The genetic handbook of the male

Cholera in Iraq

Possible Cause of Infertility In Some Women With Endometriosis

22 June 2003

Artery disease triggers stroke

Gene clues to high blood pressure

FDA approves new asthma drug

Milk causes 'serious illness for 7m Britons'

Iraqis Suffer From Radiation Symptoms

21 June 2003

Sleep disorder leads to diabetes

Level of 2 chemicals in spinal fluid linked to aaggression

Shyness is inherited

Revolution in migraine care

UK GPs accept pay rise to £83,000 ($136000)

Obese patients lose weight and exercise more with daily hormone shot

Gene which stops ovarian cancer developing

20 June 2003

Drug-resistant HIV - Warning

Stroke risk determined in womb

Top of skyscrapers should be avoided by hay-fever sufferers

Reduce dementia risk by exercising your brain

Ovarian cancer cells killed by new drug

Low Birthweight Link to Diabetes Due to Decreased Formation of Blood Vessels

19 June 2003

U.S. government has approved a nasal spray vaccine for flu

Designer baby born to UK couple

Mercury levels and autism link

WHO chief warns SARS could come back

Too long brushing your teeth damages enamel and gums

Adolescents are neurologically more vulnerable to addictions

Depression causes physical changes in the brain

18 June 2003

How prostate cancer spreads

Miso soup cuts breast cancer risk

Weak sperm and pesticides

Medication may slow progression of Alzheimers disease

Eye movement studies to help diagnose mental illness

17 June 2003

Brazil nuts protect from breast cancer

New antibiotics 'could prove deadly'

Danger of Kiwi Fruit

Millions of Americans suffer from major depression

Viagra chewing gum is on the way

Cluster genes linked with asthma

Cigarettes delay onset of Alzheimer's disease

16 June 2003

Microchip promises smart artificial arms

Body's internal clock is set by newly discovered light detection system in the eye

15 June 2003

Drug Could Protect Unborns from Alcohol

Teen hormones linked to breast cancer risk

Vitamins do not protect the heart

Handheld scanner detects cancer

At last: Just three cell types detect light in the eye

Genetic clue links selenium to breast cancer prevention

14 June 2003

Folic Acid Cuts Cleft Palate

Vitamin D boosts cancer treatment

Rembrandt victim of botched ear piercing

Study backs statins for diabetes

Sleep deprivation affects men more than women

Licourice May Help Against SARS

13 June 2003

HIV came from two viruses in chimpanzees

USA - Medicare Drug Bill Gains Bipartisan Push

USA - Healthcare spending up 9.2% in 2002

Full-body XRay in 13 Seconds

Hormone may reduce early births

Blood test could detect heart attack early

12 June 2003

Chinese herb helps dementia patients

Pylons and cancer - link doubtful

Brain cells observed as they learn

Sexual-Health Crisis Looms in Britain

Imaging technique tracks nerve growth and repair

Cannabis interferes with sustained attention

11 June 2003

ImClone founder jailed

Bush compromises on health care reform

Under 18s should not take Seroxat

New Link to Parkinson's Disease

Deciphering how arteries contribute to hypertension

Self-repairing teeth!!

10 June 2003

Seroxat safety advice to be changed

Computer controls pain relief

Study: Potatoes trigger diabetes in the womb

'Lost' protein may lead to new prostate cancer treatment

Microwaves clean dentures best

Vehicle traffic associated with increased carcinogen levels

09 June 2003

Monkeypox, from prarie dogs, hits humans in USA

More survivors born with serious heart defects

Xyzal helps persistent allergic rhinitis sufferers

Protein Role Required for Normal Brain Development

Japanese kids gaining body fat, heart risks like Western counterparts

Website sells organs from poor foreigners to rich Britons

08 June 2003

Charcoal for cardiac poisoning

How insulin crystals grow

How safe is US beef?

Golf Injuries - More than just the elbow

Bush recommending changes in Medicare

Allergic to latex? What to do

07 June 2003

Home-grown arteries a step closer

Pregnant mothers of boys eat more

Nanoparticles could carry cancer drugs

Anti-depressant helps sleep disorder

New range of antibiotics may present a threat to public health

Testicle treatment does not work

06 June 2003

SARS has peaked

Spread of cancer blocked

Antidepressant reduces hot flushes

UK - 350,000 children have drug addict parent

Rutgers researchers offer new theories about memory

Heart drug might help fight chronic fungal infections

05 June 2003

Scientists starve malaria parasite

Blend of cooking oils fights fat

Prozac blamed for death of woman

Global bid to cut cancer deaths

France sues four Tobacco giants

Birth Defects Seen in Gulf War Vets' Kids

Night Shifts Linked to Colon Cancer In Nurses

04 June 2003

Drug ad ban continues - EU

Patients launch bad blood suit

Nicotine and newborns

Statins linked to reduced cancer

Pig-to-monkey transplants may herald cure for diabetes

Cloning embryos from cancer cells

03 June 2003

Excitement over cancer drug

Powerful Malaria drug developed

Obesity and alcohol linked to record breast cancer cases

Schizophrenia study to hunt for genetic causes

Stroke victims may retain continuous motion ability

Possible causes of violent behavior explored in C&EN article

02 June 2003

Canada SARS violators to be chained to bed

Childhood skin cancers and adult skin cancers

Diagnosis, treatment, vaccine for mad cow, prion diseases

Genetic profiling to predict breast cancer patients

1 billion smokers will die this century

Bacteria beats eczema

01 June 2003

Long-term survival after breast cancer diagnosis

Melanoma vaccine demonstrates promising results in large multi-site study

Muscle Capillaries Respond Differently to Exercise In Men and Women

Gene therapy grows new auditory hair cells in mammals

Could you live to be 100?

31 May 2003

US cigarettes more dangerous than others

Toronto SARS cases leaps

Sex diseases have developed resistance

Diabetes may run in the family

Smoking bad for memory

Computer games good for IQ

Good Bacteria May Thwart Allergies in Toddlers

When are we too old to drive?

Obesity drug cuts heart disease risk

30 May 2003

Nicotine inhalers could reduce rates of smoking-related illnesses

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