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  1. Soy Consumption Linked to Low Sperm Count
  2. Combination Therapy Lengthens Lifespan for HIV Patients
  3. Biologics and Combinations Top Arthritis Recommendations
  4. Gene Linked to Hypersensitivity Reaction to HIV/AIDS Drug
  5. Smoking Conspires with Viruses to Advance COPD
  6. CDC to Spend Another $30 Million Tracking Health Consequences of 9/11 Attack
  7. Study Suggests Older People Have Less Sleep Capacity
  8. Endocrinologists Issue Consensus Statement on Pre-Diabetes
  9. NIAID Urges 'Accelerated' HIV Vaccine Research
  10. Fewer Than 50 Cases of West Nile Fever Reported by Mid-July
  11. ADHD Rates in Kids Rose but No Change for Learning Disability
  12. Congress Urged to Act to Help Cut Childhood Obesity Rates
  13. Cancer Center Director Warns on Cell Phone Use
  14. Emergency Physicians Good at Spotting an Emerging MI
  15. Obesity No Deterrent to Knee Surgery
  16. War Deaths Spark Controversy in NEJM
  17. Kidneys from Blacks After Cardiac Death Give Black Recipients Better Graft Survival
  18. Statin Therapy May Boost Survival in Kidney Recipients
  19. Sorafenib Extends Advanced Liver Cancer Survival
  20. Raltegravir (Isentress) Effective Against Drug-Resistant HIV
  21. Gene Variant Increases Risk of Myopathy with High-Dose Statins
  22. Nursing Homes Unprepared for Pandemic Flu
  23. Early Breast Cancer Screening Called Superfluous Despite Family History
  24. Special Report: Conflicting Views of Solar Etiology of Melanoma
  25. Cardiovascular Effects of Low Birth Weight Found in Young Children
  26. Kidney Cancer Progression Slowed by mTOR Inhibitor
  27. Heart Disease Linked to Impaired Cognition and Later Dementia
  28. Most Readers Find Gun Control Outside Realm of Public Health
  29. ICU Stays May Trigger Reactivation of CMV Infection
  30. CDC Identifies Foreign-Born Groups in U.S. at Higher TB Risk
  31. Researchers Urge Combined War on TB, HIV
  32. U.S. May Again Allow People with HIV to Enter Country
  33. Sildenafil (Viagra) Effective in Women with Antidepressant-Associated Sexual Dysfunct
  34. HIV Vaccine Window May Be Smaller than Assumed
  35. CMS Announces Medicare Payment Boost to Spur E-Prescribing
  36. Pre-Mammography Painkiller May Ease the Pinch
  37. Quick Reversals of Medication Orders Can Identify Trouble Areas
  38. Varicocele Embolization Improves Odds of Fatherhood
  39. FDA Finds Salmonella Saintpaul on Mexican-Grown Pepper in Texas
  40. SEAS Trial Provides Mixed but Troubling Results for Ezetimibe/Simvastatin (Vytorin)
  41. Tattoos Wear Thin for Some Recipients
  42. Obstructive Sleep Apnea Linked to Nocturnal MI
  43. Ezetimibe/Simvastatin (Vytorin) Misses Major Cardiovascular Endpoints in SEAS Trial
  44. Node Evaluation for Pancreatic and Gastric Cancer Differentiates Hospitals
  45. Hearing Test May Measure Cognitive Decline
  46. HCV-Positive Liver Recipients Do Well with Older Grafts
  47. Epilepsy Drug May Increase Risk of Birth Defects
  48. BREAKING NEWS: UPDATE: Ongoing Trials Find No Cancer Risk with Ezetimibe/Simvastatin
  49. BREAKING NEWS: Ezetimibe/Simvastatin (Vytorin) Linked to Increased Cancer Risk
  50. Antibiotic Timing Affects Risk of Pediatric Surgical Infections
  51. Etanercept Could Revive Speech in Alzheimer's Disease
  52. Ultrasound Perfusion Imaging May Predict PAD Severity
  53. Secret Test for New EPO Drug Takes Center Stage at Tour de France
  54. Contrast-Induced Nephropathy Risk Exaggerated
  55. Cigarette Makers Tailored Menthol Levels to Attract Young Smokers
  56. Researchers Grow Human Blood Vessels from Blood Cells
  57. Bulge Continues to Win Battle with Americans
  58. NIAID Halts Planned HIV Vaccine Trial
  59. Little Support for Oxygen Therapy for Headache
  60. U.S. Getting Nowhere on Healthcare Quality, Report Says
  61. Most Patients Do Not Understand Emergency Care
  62. 'Prime-Boost' Strategy Might Overcome Avian Flu Vaccine Shortage
  63. Cardiac Arrest Survivors Can Expect Good Long-term Quality of Life
  64. Old Antihistamine Pops Up as Potential Alzheimer's Therapy
  65. Ratio Beats Cholesterol-Based Measures of Heart Attack Risk
  66. Anti-Amyloid Strategy Fails in Alzheimer's
  67. FDA Lifts Salmonella Warning on Tomatoes but Not for Peppers
  68. Pediatric Stroke Guidelines Emphasize Differences from Adult Care
  69. Postmenopausal Stroke Risk Linked to Sleep Patterns
  70. Long-Acting Insulins in Type 1 Diabetes Safer Than Traditional Agents
  71. BREAKING NEWS: FDA Removes Tomato Warning
  72. Brain Activity Shows Susceptibility to Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
  73. Magnetic Brain Stimulation Shows Promise in Adult Amblyopia
  74. FDA Warns CT Scans May Cause Medical Device Malfunction
  75. Postexposure Vaccination May Reduce Chickenpox Risk in Kids
  76. Salmeterol (Serevent) Increases Serious Adverse Events in Chronic Asthma
  77. Economics Determine Cancer Survival Worldwide but Race Matters in U.S.
  78. Supporters of Medicare Bill Laud Veto Override
  79. Preemies Have a Tougher Time Medically and Socially Later in Life
  80. Clinician Education Found Effective for Fall Prevention
  81. Low-Carb and Mediterranean Diets May Equal Watching Fat Intake
  82. Kidney Transplant Outcome Improved in High-Risk Patients
  83. Breast Self-Exam Gets Thumbs Down in Systematic Review
  84. Company Claims Benefit for Drug Aimed at Preventing Bone Loss in Prostate Cancer
  85. Rose-Colored Glasses Lessen Cardiovascular Mortality in Men
  86. Combination of Cancer Drugs Linked to Anemia
  87. Anti-Malaria Mutation in Blacks Promotes HIV Infection
  88. Toddlers at Play Distracted by Background TV
  89. Congress Overrides Bush Veto of Medicare Bill
  90. BREAKING NEWS: Congress Overrides Bush Veto of Medicare Bill
  91. No Evidence of Benefit for Ovary Removal with Hysterectomy
  92. Combo Drug Treatment Scores for Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
  93. BREAKING NEWS: Bush Vetoes Medicare Bill, Congress Overrides
  94. BREAKING NEWS: Bush Vetoes Medicare Bill, House Overrides
  95. Bush Vetoes Medicare Bill
  96. Couch Potatoes Take Root in Early Teens
  97. Simvastatin (Zocor) No Help in Kids with Neurofibromatosis
  98. Nut Products Consumed During Pregnancy Tied to Childhood Asthma Risk
  99. Diabetes Increases Risk of Active TB
  100. Exercise May Slow Alzheimer Brain Atrophy
  101. Low Salt Diet No Help for Asthma Control
  102. Algorithm May Predict Risk of Emergency Admission
  103. Ulcer Villain Protective Against Childhood Asthma
  104. Abatacept (Orencia) Improved Arthritis in Kids, but Study Design Criticized
  105. Kidney Stones Another Effect of Global Warming
  106. Senator Demands Records of Psychiatric Association-Drug Industry Fiscal Ties
  107. Prehypertension in Youth Increases Atherosclerosis in Middle Age
  108. Impaired Vision Plus Poor Health Possible Suicide Risk
  109. Warfarin Anticoagulation Safe After Cardioembolic Stroke
  110. Outcomes Excellent for Joint Replacement in Older Adults
  111. Many Who Skip Colon Cancer Screening Never Thought About It
  112. Immune System Changes Precede Huntington's Symptoms
  113. Cardiovascular Surgeon Michael DeBakey, M.D., Dies at 99
  114. AOSSM: Pitchers as Young as 14 Get Reconstructive Elbow Surgery
  115. Cancer Stem Cells May Drive Breast Cancer
  116. ESHRE: Too Much Weight or Too Little Linked to Abnormal Sperm
  117. Transdermal HRT Lessens Gallbladder Risk
  118. Gene Variants Predict Lifelong Nicotine Addiction
  119. Asthma Wheeze Follows Thunderstorms
  120. Surveillance System Detected Increased Respiratory Problems During Wildfires
  121. AMA Apologizes for Past Racial Discrimination
  122. Secondhand Smoke Exposure Down But Not Gone
  123. Special Report: Activists Force Review of Lyme Disease Guidelines
  124. Growth Hormone Linked to Male Thrombosis Risk
  125. Method May Ease Birth Weight Calculations for Obese Moms
  126. Slim Evidence for Organ Graft Outcomes in HIV Patients
  127. Risks of Suicidal Ideation and Behavior with Epilepsy Drugs Reaffirmed
  128. Parents Can Be Taught to Discuss Sex with Teens
  129. Peg-Interferon Slows Melanoma Recurrence
  130. Heavy Drinking Holds Different Risks for Men and Women
  131. Smoking Sends Atherosclerosis Rates in Eskimos Soaring
  132. Two Preemies Die in NICU After Heparin 'Mixing Error' in Pharmacy
  133. Gene Findings Hint at Common Mechanism in Autism
  134. Prostate Cancer Vaccine Before Hormones May Boost Survival
  135. AOSSM: Concussion Effects Linger Longer for Female Athletes
  136. AOSSM: Special Football Pads Cool Down Over-Heated Players
  137. Allograft ACL Repair Questioned in Young Active Patients
  138. Chili Peppers Join Suspect List in Salmonella Investigation
  139. Senate Votes to Eliminate 10.6% Medicare Pay Cut to Physicians
  140. Mutation Linked to Familial Atrial Fibrillation
  141. Journal Editors Take Aim at Supreme Court for Gun-Control Ruling
  142. Noninvasive Ventilation in Cardiogenic Pulmonary Edema Shows No Survival Benefit
  143. Lifestyle Choices Linked to Weight Gain in Young Females
  144. More Frequent Hemodialysis Costly but May Extend ESRD Survival
  145. Kidney Disease Marginally Linked to Poor Drug Use After MI
  146. Breast Asymmetry after Cancer Surgery Linked to Psychosocial Problems
  147. FDA Will Tell All When New Drugs Get Thumbs Down
  148. Barriers to Adolescent Immunization Outlined
  149. Breast Cancer In Younger Women Shares Common Genetic Factors
  150. Frozen Embryo Replacement Called Safe
  151. Seniors Today Having More Sex Those of 30 Years Ago
  152. Risk Factors Predict Prognosis for Squamous Cell Skin Cancer
  153. Liver Protein Linked to Diabetes Risk in Older Adults
  154. Medicare Payment Reform for Chemotherapy Does Not Limit Access
  155. FDA Strengthens Fluoroquinolone Tendon Warnings
  156. No Survival Benefit in Androgen Deprivation for Prostate Cancer
  157. Documenting Food Consumption Scales Up Weight Loss
  158. Ankle Brachial Index May Improve Cardiovascular Risk Prediction
  159. Doctors Slow to Taper Off Child's Asthma Medications
  160. Better Fed Babies Make For Smarter Adults
  161. Survival for In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Improved with Extracorporeal Life-Support
  162. FDA Approves HER2 Breast Cancer Diagnostic Tool
  163. Lowering Blood Pressure May Reduce Dementia in the Elderly
  164. Sumatriptan-NSAID Agent Quells Migraine Pain
  165. Venlafaxine Joins SSRIs in Risk for Upper GI Bleeding
  166. ESHRE: Artificial Insemination Success Rates Fall as Dads Age
  167. MI During Pregnancy Growing More Common
  168. No Increase in Mental Disorders Attributable to Pregnancy
  169. Many College Students Have Faced Relationship Abuse
  170. Early Surrogate Child Care May Reduce Breastfeeding and Add Excess Weight
  171. FDA Approves Fourth Drug-Eluting Coronary Stent
  172. Pediatrics Academy Recommends Lipid Check Before Age 10
  173. Graft-Success Risk Higher for a Woman Getting Male Kidney
  174. Special Report: Electromagnetic Treatments for Depression Seek to Improve on ECT
  175. Nurse-Delivered Psychotherapy Lifts Spirits of Depressed Cancer Patients
  176. Cardiac Benefits with Hypertension Treatment Vary by Gender
  177. Vaccine Therapy Disappoints for Kidney Cancer
  178. Researcher Retreats on Sexual Enhancement Claim for Watermelon
  179. Serotonin Dysfunction Causes SIDS-Like Deaths in Mouse Pups
  180. Combo No Better than Epinephrine Alone for Cardiac Arrest
  181. Nutritional Support Linked to Lower Brain Trauma Mortality
  182. FDA Advisers Call for Cardiovascular-Safety Assessment of New Diabetes Drugs
  183. Dementia in Oldest-Old Twice as Likely to Affect Women
  184. Investigational VEGF Inhibitor Found 'Clinically Meaningful' for Metastatic Thyroid C
  185. Trapped Circulating Tumor Cells Track NSCLC Treatment
  186. FDA Warns on Off-Label Cervical Use of Bone Morphogenetic Protein
  187. Multitargeted Immune Therapy Scores Well for Severe Lupus Nephritis
  188. Key Variables Forecast Success of IVF
  189. Caffeine Boosts Muscle Rebound After Exercise
  190. Mortality Rate in HIV Patients Resembles That of General Population
  191. Whole Salad Bowl Now Target of Expanded FDA and CDC Investigation
  192. Two TB Cases Enough to Predict Outbreak
  193. AMA Rolls Out Ad Campaign to Pressure Congress on Medicare Payment
  194. Pain Often Untreated for Youngest Infants in Intensive Care
  195. No Benefit Seen with Invasive Treatment of Low-Risk ACS in Women
  196. Barcode Systems to Reduce Hospital Drug Errors Not Foolproof
  197. Old Schizophrenia Drug Fights Violence as Effectively as Second-Generation Antipsycho
  198. Visual Cues May Aid Assessment of Smell, Taste in Kids
  199. International Groups Launch Attack on Drug-Resistant TB
  200. Entecavir Boosts Hepatitis B Response After Lamivudine Failure
  201. Fatty Liver Disease Portends Heart Risk in Obese Kids
  202. Numbing Spray Helps Relieve Cannulation Pain in Children
  203. MRSA Changes Face of Osteomyelitis
  204. Medicare Puts Brief Hold on All Payments to Physicians
  205. Exercise No Panacea for Overweight Children but May Kick Start Metabolism
  206. Memory Deficit in Middle Age Linked to Low HDL
  207. Perinatal Death Hard on Obstetricians, Too
  208. STD Rates Escalate for British Boomers in Middle Age
  209. High Birth Weight Linked to Rheumatoid Arthritis Risk
  210. Salmonella Cases Top 800 in 36 States
  211. FDA Okays Use of Drug for Adults with ADHD
  212. Southwest Lags In Health Insurance Coverage
  213. Medicare Pay Cut to Kick in July 1 as Congress Recesses
  214. HIV Life Expectancy Approaching Normal
  215. EOH: Physical Activity May Alter Diabetes Link to Breast Cancer in Hispanic Women
  216. Magnetic Pulses Zap Migraine Pain
  217. Sudden Deafness Linked to Increased Risk of Stroke
  218. Evidence of Benefit Nearly Halfway Through Weight-Loss Trial
  219. EOH: Molecular Breast Imaging Shows Potential as MRI Alternative
  220. Silent Strokes Predicted by Traditional Cardiovascular Risk Factors
  221. Shorter, Milder Rotavirus Season Suggests Vaccine Benefit
  222. HIV/AIDS Diagnoses Rising from Male-Male Sex
  223. Risks Associated with Infant Bed-Sharing and Bassinet Use
  224. Substance Abuse Treatment in Pregnancy Reduces Complications
  225. New Thromboembolic Guidelines May Spark Controversy
  226. Genitourinary Infections Linked to Gastroschisis
  227. High-Normal Albumin Excretion Predicts Hypertension Risk
  228. Antihypertensive Drugs Prevent Aortic Dissection in Marfan's
  229. Full Disclosure Urged for Transplant Patients
  230. Investigational Oral Anticoagulant Bests Enoxaparin After Orthopedic Surgery
  231. Pharmaceutical Lobby Spent Big in 2007
  232. Clinicians Warned to Watch for MRSA Among Athletes
  233. Asthma a Growing Factor in Hospitalizations
  234. FDA Approves Combination Vaccine for Pre-Schoolers
  235. Number of Patients with Diabetes Climbs to 24 Million
  236. Bortezomib (Velcade) Approved for Multiple Myeloma
  237. New Pathway May Hold Key to Some Drug-Resistant CML
  238. Identification Devices May Interfere with Critical Care Equipment
  239. Drug-Eluting Stents Yield Net Clinical Benefit in Real-World Practice
  240. Blood Pressure Control Improves with Web-Based Intervention
  241. Genome Transforms as Years Fly By
  242. Preemies' Pain May Be Worse than it Seems
  243. Ultrasound Test May Point to Increased Osteoporosis Risk
  244. Oral Cannabis Found Ineffective for Acute Pain
  245. FDA Okays Five-in-One Vaccine for Pediatric Immunizations
  246. Eczema a Bigger Risk for Some Infants if There's a Cat Around
  247. Subtle Neurological Abnormalities Predict Early Mortality in Older Adults
  248. Painkillers' Surprising Legacy Is More Pain
  249. Low Vitamin D Linked to High Mortality Risk
  250. One in Every Five Survivors Has Angina a Year After MI