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I provide this relatively raw list of recent medical and health related links/articles as a public service for health professionals and consumers alike, in an effort to minimize unnecessary pain and suffering and health-related costs on anyone's part. I've several projects in the works myself where in these references could play an important role, but chronic time and money shortages have so far delayed many of those ambitions. Hopefully though this list might help facilitate similar efforts on the part of others.
I try to have these references somewhat organized with the most recent nearer the top, and older ones towards the bottom of the page.
I regret that for reasons of copyright, bandwidth, and disk space I cannot provide the content of these items but only their web URLs (links). Keep in mind that quite a few of the original URLs likely broke within weeks of their original appearance, and others will have broken in the months since collection. But in certain cases you might still be able to search the original site to locate an item's new location (although sometimes a fee may be required for such access). Please refer to this page for some tips on how to sometimes dig useful information even out of broken links.
Eventually I will be affixing the original article titles, authors, and publisher info to links or items actually used as supporting references for content elsewhere on this site (some links below may display titles modified from the original to make the gist of their content clearer). So in those cases you might be able to track down those particular items from a variety of sources in web search engines, using the titles and authorship information alone. Good luck in your efforts!
Lastly, when a given link looks like it may offer information on free or low cost 'do-it-yourself' health or medical actions or ideas, it may go directly into my How to live well on very, very little or related pages, and never be listed here. So for that sort of thing be sure to check out those other pages.
| Silencing physicians Bush administration unwisely interferes in doctor-patient relationships | 20 Percent of U.S. Nursing Homes Cause Residents Harm | 17-year study confirms that lead in the soil descends slowly | Evolutionary 'fast-track,' in which the hunted outwit their hunters, could explain why human diseases progress so rapidly | Flavour enhancer could cut salt, sugar and MSG in food Tasteless compound first found to heighten more than one taste. | the Sr isotope ratio provides clues about a person's origins | Is our use of certain antibiotics helping to spread phages, which may also encourage the spread of virulence genes? | Older drug could have exciting new role in treating colorectal cancer | Maine vies for health care triple-crown | Aids cash goes to US bio-defence | personality is reflected through music | Awareness, technology can cut stress injuries for computer workers | wide gaps in the health and access to care among California's children under 6 years of age | AIDS in South Africa The Invisible Cure | The neurochemistry of psychedelic experiences | The parents of Africa are dying of AIDS, and their children are fighting to live | Study Nodding or Shaking Head Changes Opinion | Researchers publish guidelines for Web addiction | UGA research describes mental health among Guatemalan refugees 20 years after Civil War | Canadian hospitals below standards for preventing infection | Nearly 3.2 million American women 50 and older suffer from debilitating dry eye syndrome | Unusual UNC research confirms drivers face multiple distractions | Fast-acting ebola vaccine protects monkeys | Health food store recommendations could be bad for your health | Iraq pneumonia spate baffles US | Fewer healthy foods offered in poor, black areas of LA | Scientists formulate a heat wave survival guide | Purdue scientists discover why we’re all lefties deep down | The Bush administration will soon propose significant cuts in Medicare payments for cancer drugs | A Fight for Free Access To Medical Research (washingtonpost.com)
| Study surprise Gaming can be good for you | Anemia Is Risk Factor For Physical Decline In Older Adults | March of Dimes supports top scientists, new study finds | Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center study shows retinoids kill childhood brain tumor cells | Hidden haemophilia' cuts heart risk | Welsh have 'survival gene' | Hospital SARS Outbreak Shows Masks Not Enough | Cause and Effect Acne A Visible Outbreak of Stress | At Risk Cholesterol Takes Aim at Kidneys | Book Review MERCHANTS OF IMMORTALITY | Want to live 350 years Experts say it's doable | Yawning after you do shows empathy study | Mysterious and fatal pneumonia puzzles Army | 7 more cases of mystery illness | Malnutrition Causes 60% Death Among Children - Minister | The composition of the gut microflora, the community of microbes in the intestine, are very poorly understood, but they are crucially important to our health | Doctor-Assisted Deaths Increase in Europe | Physicians' emotional responses to patients' deaths increase with care length, says Pitt | ID Migraine screener found to be highly reliable in detecting migraine in undiagnosed patients | They can triple or quadruple the life of brain cells | UCF brain cell research spawns hope for longer life | Boost your brain power | Endostatin Also Effective On Head And Neck Cancers | Natural Hormone Could Reverse Heart Damage | Infants More Vulnerable to Serious Brain Injury From Falling Than Previously Thought | Drug may eliminate transfusions in patients with blood disorder | Study shows new drug reduces advanced Parkinson's disease symptoms | Muscle power aid also boosts brain power | Boy survives after growing in abdomen | Gulf War II Syndrome Military Equipment and 'Pneumonia' | Australian Scientists Propose West Nile Vaccine | Plans to Change Health Corps Blasted Damage to Programs, Agencies Feared | Breast cancer program for low-income women suggests importance of access to screening | The Trojan Clot-Buster Drug-Coated Red Blood Cells Destroy Blood Clots From Within
| Study links preschool snoring, asthma, and nighttime cough | Study shows pharmacist-physician partnership reduces health care costs, bad drug interactions | Vitamins C and E improve cardiovascular health in children with high cholesterol, study says | Parkinson's medication linked to gambling | Hypothesis linking flying foxes to high incidence of ALS-PDC gets boost from new study | Copper link to Alzheimer's disease | Parkinson's drugs linked to heavy gambling | Schizophrenia could cause patients to forget their medication | Memories are made of... what | When the Brain Grabs a Tune and Won't Let Go | musicians and those with compulsive tendencies are the most afflicted | 'Normal' Blood Pressure Health Watchdogs Are Resetting the Risk | Medicare Fees for Physicians in Line for Cuts | Checkups for people with no medical complaint remain the single most common reason for visiting a doctor | Annual Physical Checkup May Be an Empty Ritual | that's a sign not only of waste but of misplaced priorities | men on average said they wanted 5.95 sexual partners over the next 10 years. Women said they wanted 2.17. | the results help explain why men are more likely to be unfaithful | Genosphere project A Citizen's Guide to the Biotech Revolution | Errors Infect Doctor Lists on Web (washingtonpost.com) | Elementary schools need a lesson in bathroom breaks | Medicare+Choice enrollees face continued cost increases in 2003, costs have doubled since 1999 | Stanford research shows targeted DNA vaccine may reverse autoimmune disease | France faces nuclear poser in heat wave heat wave | Did EPA Mislead Public After 9-11? | New Drug Promises Shift in Treatment for Heroin Addicts | Preventing Bites (and Worse) | Report Finds Threat Alerts in Color Code Baffle Public | Engineered Drugs Open New Issue of Regulation as Patents Expire | Virus Shield Ebola vaccine works fast in monkey test Science News Online, Aug. 9, 2003 | Genetic mapping bacteria could lead to blood substitute | Slashdot The Introvert Advantage | 75% of people are extroverts | False memories, failing recall are not an inevitable consequence of aging, research suggests
| Houston lawyer says secret document could shake up church | Professor predicts marriages using algebra | Merchants of death prey on India's sick | More studies warn against hormone replacement | 10 percent of Medicare beneficiaries account for approximately 70 percent of Medicare expenditures | U.S. Develops Fast-Acting, One-Shot Ebola Vaccine (washingtonpost.com) | Gel put springiness back into old lenses | Arsenic's fatal legacy grows worldwide | Jelly lenses could fix ageing eyes | Home visits from community health workers spur blood pressure reduction | Gel implant to fix poor vision [07aug03] | Injured man uses berries, pill bottle to survive six days in woods - Aug. 5, 2003 | Pfizer Moves to Stem Canadian Drug Imports | Nanoparticles to pinpoint viruses in body scans | Drugs to stave off age-induced memory impairment -- perhaps even to foil Alzheimer's disease -- may be on the horizon | Intervention decreases Childhood Pneumonia Mortality | ALCOHOL’S BENEFITS ON BRAIN POWER MAY BE OVERSTATED | New principle guides memory dynamics | Yahoo! News - 'Dead' Man Revives After Night in Morgue | Yahoo! News - Teens Get Sick on Landscape Plantings | Journal reflects rift on universal healthcare | Scientists Urge Journal Policy on Disclosures | They are `academic entrepreneurs,' not simply `scientists | Yahoo! News - Funding Sources May Influence Clinical Trial Conclusions | Yahoo! News - New Poll Support for Space High, But Public Wants Money in Health, Defense First | high doses of testosterone increase sleep disturbances that raise the risk of heart disease | Tipping the Balance of Prion Infectivity | Pinpointing viruses in body scans | New brain cancer treatment extends survival for more patients | Yahoo! News - Cholesterol Drug May Also Prevent Depression | Physicians and patients rarely discuss costs | patients pay about 20 percent of health care costs in the United States
| Ketogenic diet raises cholesterol, lipid levels in children | Most heart attacks caused by an unhealthy lifestyle | SARS virus may be back in Canada | Sex hormone 'controls fear and desire' | Sex matters in health promotion and disease prevention | Synthetic marijuana compound reduces agitation, improves appetite in Alzheimer's patients | Most resistance to Anti-HIV drugs created by good pill-taking patients | Obese individuals may be more susceptible to altitude sickness, researchers report | Yahoo! News - Teen Dies After Prized Fish Stuck in Throat | Older women urged to become lesbians [10aug03] | Yahoo! News - Treating Apnea Reverses Heart Enlargement | UCSF study finds no harm to HIV+ patients with short-term medical cannabis | Painkillers could be key in Parkinson's fight | Teen's Brains Explain Mood Swings | CRP increases in children as weight increases | Toxic protein could explain Alzheimer's and lead to breakthroughs | Promising West Nile virus vaccine protects monkeys | Drives, desires, and DNA | the male desire for greater sexual variety is universal | How To Prevent Brain Damage From Newborn Jaundice (washingtonpost.com) | For Pain and Discomfort (headaches, heartburn) | amnesia...affects about 23.5 per 100,000 people every year | Vatican told bishops to cover up sex abuse | Go Ahead, Kiss Your Cousin | Christian group fights drug plan | Unfair Treatment at Root of African American Preference for Same-Race Doctors, UC Study Finds | Nursing homes not burden to system, says researcher | Severe childhood ADHD may predict alcohol, substance use problems in teen years | Severity of ADHD in children increases risk of drug use in adolescence | For Ugandan Girls, Delaying Sex Has Economic Cost | Medical Establishment Hopes to Thwart Residents' Lawsuit | Preventive Medicine | NASAL VACCINE MAY INCREASE PROTECTION AGAINST RESPIRATORY DISEASE
| Why fear remains high as crime rates fall | Sickness records can predict employee deaths | New Therapies Pose Quandary for Medicare | An Organ Donor's Generosity Raises the Question of How Much Is Too Much | Who Owns Ancient Medical Wisdom | UI Researchers urge advances in meth abuse treatment | Many low income Medicare beneficiaries will still face high drug bills under proposals in Congress | Man rolls between subway rails, survives scare | Sleep Affects Some Memories But Not All | Cloning Yields Human-Rabbit Hybrid Embryo (washingtonpost.com) | Leading bacterial pathogen is sequenced | Almost half of all faculty on Institutional Review Boards have ties to industry | Carnegie Mellon develops new process for growing bone | Brain patterns the same whether doing or just watching, Queen’s researcher discovers | Emory biostatisticians demonstrate method to bolster accuracy of vaccine studies | Childhood leukemia survivors not receiving radiation have same life expectancy as general population | Egyptian mommy gives birth to two-headed girl | Nuclear plants' rules relaxed | W.H.O. Finds Use of Antibiotics in Animal Feed Can Be Reduced | African American teen mothers have greater risk for low birth weight and premature babies | Mind-Expanding Machines Science News Online, Aug. 30, 2003 | Fatigued neurons explain waterfall illusion | Yahoo! News - Don't blame girls, women | Yahoo! News - Girls get extra school help while boys get Ritalin | Yahoo! News - Long-Term Survival After Cardiac Arrest Up Markedly | Yahoo! News - The youngest children in any school year face more stress than their older peers and are at greater risk of developing mental illness | Mystery-death husband tells of flu symptoms, 'then a thump' | Can Toys Really Make Your Child Smarter | Stem cells shown to regenerate damaged lung tissue for first time | Rat study shows exposure to Ecstasy early in pregnancy induces brain, behavior changes | Taking Ecstasy during pregnancy may cause brain damage, behavior problems in babies | Communications training leads to better medical student performance, according to new study
| U.S. pedestrians, cyclists at greater danger than European counterparts | Childhood mental health linked to birth date | Ritalin abuse hits students looking for an exam kick | States to Fight Relaxation of Power-Plant Pollution Standards | Treatment interruption shows no benefit in drug-resistant HIV infection | Bladder cancer survival rate jumps | Bachelorette parties a sign of a new sexuality for women | Designer diseases | New Mayo Clinic approach to kidney transplants means more patients can be successfully transplanted | Immunosuppressant everolimus significantly reduces life-threatening heart transplant complications | New clinical study uncovers mechanism by which chromium picolinate may enhance insulin sensitivity | Northwestern's Cancer Genetics Program pinpoints gene that increases cancer risk by 26 percent | Comparing Prescription Drugs | Man survives horrific construction accident | New Fitness System Turns Couch Potatoes into Armchair Troopers | Scientific American Ultimate Self-Improvement -- [ INTRODUCTION ] -- The brain is still an enigma. But that won't stop us from | Yahoo! News - New Monitor Could Help Patients Control Asthma | Average Age Of First-Time Grandmas 47 | Heatwave Kills 12,000 | Asthma may be 'double disease' | Yahoo! News - A Faster, Cheaper, Better Mammogram | Yahoo! News - GAO EPA Lacked Data for Pollution Claims | New navigation tool offers a virtual world for the blind | Dental procedure may reduce risk of premature birth | Coronary artery calcium can be a warning sign of fatal cardiac event | Amphetamine or cocaine exposure may limit brain changes that occur with life experiences | Existing anti-inflammatory drug could help children suffering from an inherited bone disease | Stanford, Packard research finds better drug therapy for children predisposed to bipolar disorder | New model predicts likelihood of prostate cancer prior to biopsy | Long-term outcome of epilepsy surgery is favorable for many | Yahoo! News - Lizard Spit Drug Controls Diabetes, Cuts Weight | Rising Obesity in Children Prompts Call to Action | Yahoo! News - Experts World Facing Diabetes Catastrophe | Diuretic may help increase brain blood flow in cocaine addicts | Computer Design Yields Better, More Efficient Therapeutic for Preventing Tissue Damage
| Mayo Clinic researchers discover that donor kidney protects itself in new body | EPA to relax rules on pollution controls | The civilized way to beat your children | human life span could be extended by 30 percent if people respond to the chemicals the way rats and mice do to low calories | UCSD study on newly sighted blind people provides clues to development of visual system | Red wine chemical extends life - in yeast | Major depression in adolescence can reoccur in adulthood and diminish quality of life | Gay people the pinnacle of evolution, study says Headlines News Gay.com UK | Genetic Tests in Your Bedroom | SARS Will Appear Again, As Will Other Viruses Incubating In 'Pandora's Boxes' Around The World, UB E | What type of lens is best after cataract surgery – multifocal or monofocal It depends, study says | Prenatal Cares Popular painkillers linked to miscarriage Science News Online, Aug. 23, 2003 | In the arena of public policy, the rules of science don’t apply, even to scientific matters | Yahoo! News - Flu-Fighting Drugs for Seniors Worth the Effort | Yahoo! News - Cancer Deaths Leveling Off, Report Says | Mayo Clinic study reveals new fathers struggle with obsessional thoughts too | UCSD team finds that ethics consultations reduce futile end-of-life treatments | Scanner pictures body's hidden fat | Cutting with light | Gingivitis vs. gum disease What's the difference | Burning mouth syndrome | Blood dilution during bypass surgery associated with kidney damage | Looking for love potion number nine | Complaints prompt scientific journals to rethink ethics rules | Yahoo! News - Report Rural Areas Need Drug Benefit | Yahoo! News - A steady decrease in national cancer cases and deaths that started in 1992 leveled off toward the end of the decade | Yahoo! News - Decrease in Cancer Deaths Levels Off | Yahoo! News - Patients Given Own Stem Cells Escape Transplant | Treating older adults for flu is cost-effective, but preventing it with a yearly flu shot is better | Cholesterol drug increases pain-free walking distance | High cost of life-saving children’s vaccine may be keeping some doctors from giving it | Phone support group helps older people with HIV-AIDS develop coping skills, new study finds
| Adopting some osteopathic traits might help M.D.s boost their patient communication skills | Mental health facilities for kids called deplorable | Food for Thought (and for Credit) | Lack of Sleep Takes Its Toll on Student Psyches | Plugging hole in heart slashes migraines | Yahoo! News - Red Wine Good for Smokers, Scientists Find | Yahoo! News - Teens' Vitamin D Deficiency Brings Worry | Yahoo! News - Adding a single pill to standard treatment for coronary artery disease can save lives and reduce heart attacks | 'During the doctors' strike in the 1970s, death rates fell' | How do people in Africa want to die | Doctors are often strongly affected by patient deaths | Doctors over-estimate survival of terminally ill patients | Families cope better after euthanasia than natural death | Is legalising euthanasia premature | COLLAGEN-BASED WOUND SEALANT | Anemia elevates risk of physical decline in older people | Anemia is risk factor for physical decline in older adults | New Study Sheds Lights On Reasons Behind Teenage Gun Toting | Doctors have feelings, too | Polyherbacy Prompts Need For Physician's Advice | problem of 'false memories' | Generative learning holds the promise of immunizing people against the pitfalls of false memory | Boy with ants crawling out of his eye baffle doctors | There's no shame in being mentally ill, report says | Study shows cancer detector flawed - The Washington Times United Press International | More companies are battling employee stress with meditation | Wheelchair moves at the speed of thought | UCLA study reveals surgeon shortage | 'Human dolphin' breaks record | Holding severed head in place, he defied death | Right-to-die group changes its name | Drug companies battle import proposal | Commission Finds Disarray in Mental Health Programs (washingtonpost.com) | Health Coverage Drops for Young Retirees (washingtonpost.com) | Cell-phone study More dangerous than driving drunk | 'Ape diet' lowers bad cholesterol levels | severe shortage of preventive medicine physicians | Diet as good as drug for lowering cholesterol, says study | Most women can skip Pap smears after hysterectomy | Study Negligent care of disabled leads to deaths | HEART ATTACK WARNING SIGNS IN WOMEN
| Rice makes first rapid, sensitive whole-blood immunoassay | Amnesia, confusion may signal concussion | Happy people may have more immunities to common cold | New study shows green algae extract boosts flu vaccine | Short-term dyslexia treatment strengthens key brain regions | First human tongue transplant successful | Toxic pollutant proves mercurial csmonitor.com | Unhealthy profits DRUGS SHOULD BE A COMMON GOOD | GM food risk to humans very low | A better diagnosis for ovarian cancer | Taking control Lab testing you order for yourself | Is there a way to derail the children's 'Allergy March' | Pediatric food allergies What every parent should know | Could a mandated food additive aimed at better fetal development be a risk for seniors | a surgeon who bungled a woman's sterilisation is liable for the cost of bringing up her child to the age of 18 | Gene-stress combination doubles depression risk | Frequent flyers fears over cosmic rays allayed | Immune 'invisibility' of brain stem cells proven | Multi-tasking diabetes pill shows promise | Changes in deep brain tissue signal an increased risk for strokes | Concern over clinical value of new mood disorder drugs | Anti-inflammatory drugs lower risk of Alzheimer's | PLASTERBOARD COMPOSITION MAY EFFECT MOLD GROWTH | Technology creates new concerns for dying older patients and their families
| Research suggests how steroids cause diabetes and hypertension; liver plays critical role | Doctors more dispirited than they were in 2001 | Almost 70 percent of residents said they had received 51 or more job offers, and more than 40 percent said they had fielded more than 100 offers | Mite-Proof Covers Alone Don't Help Asthma | Head size gives autism early warning | New oral appliance significantly aids obstructive sleep apnea patients in small study | strong relationship between high levels of fungus in the household and...increased...lower respiratory tract illnesses, including croup, pneumonia, bronchitis, and bronchiolitis | Can masturbating keep the doctor away | Antidepressant helps alleviate compulsive shopping disorder, Stanford researchers find | Masturbation could protect against prostate cancer, study suggests
| Those that had the greatest acceleration of head growth also had the most severe autism | New way of treating elderly patients with delirium defies conventional medical wisdom | Emory scientists find anti-tumor compounds in magnolia cones | Inflammation blocks impact of heart healthy diets for some | Teens' distorted body image may lead to unhealthy behaviors | Medicare waiting period leaves over 1.2 million seriously disabled without secure health insurance | Most older people in deprived areas are at risk of social exclusion | Diabetes and Heart Failure Patients Often Treated with Diabetes Medications Considered Unsafe | Researchers Identify Two Types of Childhood Reading Disability With Different Brain Patterns and Different Outcomes | a small area of skin near the eyes and the nose is the point of entry for the brain temperature tunnel | Why do we dream | High-tech 'Batcanes' for the blind | A truly preventive medicine, capable of tackling degenerative diseases like arthritis and Alzheimer's, will be based on diet supplements, not drugs. Drug companies don't like it | Nutrition—the new medicine | Throughout human history the leading causes of death have been infection and trauma. Modern medicine has scored significant victories against both | the major causes of ill health and death are now the chronic degenerative diseases, such as coronary artery disease, arthritis, osteoporosis, Alzheimer's, macular degeneration, cataract and cancer | Type B malnutrition is a major cause of chronic degenerative diseases | In Finland, simple dietary changes which halved heart attacks and strokes during the 1980s and 1990s led to significantly reduced drug sales | the next wave of healthcare will be food, and the point of delivery will shift from the pharmacy to the supermarket checkout | Percentage of Americans depleted in vitamins
| Study Shows Celebs Have Medical Muscle | Modified mice show super-healing powers | Biological clock more influenced by temperature than light | Drug combination extends survival in mesothelioma | Brain calcium sensor reflects cognitive deficits of Alzheimer's disease | Men with 3 of 5 metabolic abnormalities risk diabetes, heart disease | Scientist proposes new theory of aging | Antibiotic treatment without diagnosis for patients with a sore throat is not cost-effective | There was a striking association in women between being overweight at 70 and developing Alzheimer's disease (AD) ten to 18 years later | Study Couric's colonoscopy caused cross-country climb in colon cancer checks | Study identifies factors increasing risk of psychosocial problems among disabled children | Suicide risk among alcoholics appears to increase with age | Message to pediatricians advise parents to limit movie access to reduce chances of teen smoking | Changing focus of traditional hospital 'rounds' improves patient care | Depression in African-American men may be barrier to high blood pressure control
| Age-Related Stem Cell Loss Prevents Artery Repair And Leads To Atherosclerosis | With Gates's Help, Immunization Initiative Surges (TechNews.com) | approved damages as high as $100,000 to compensate a spouse for the loss of love | Experts Memory Loss Often a Focus Problem | Brain stem cells are not rejected when transplanted | New Approach for Halting Liver Tumors' Blood Supply Shrinks Tumors and Extends Survival In Mice | Long-term, heavy smoking doubles the risk of more aggressive prostate cancer in middle-aged men
| Studies demonstrate differing response from left and right colon tumors | Cadmium exposure and risk of breast cancer Is there a relationship | Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug Applied to Skin Lessens Muscle Soreness | certain jasmines can be hallucinogenic | Sleeping on it works | sleep deprivation below six hours impairs cognitive function | Deadly horse disease rampages across US East Coast | Researchers search for cause of delayed sleep phase syndrome | Food May Trigger Life-Threatening Asthma | perhaps some of the life-threatening asthma that we are seeing may in fact be related to food allergic reactions and have been misdiagnosed only as asthma | Are smoke free hospitals unethical | Brains hardwired to underestimate own strength | Blood test may predict multiple sclerosis | GM vaccine for peanut allergy shows promise | Diagnosis Gets Girl, 5, Out of Wheelchair | A Drink to Your Health | Patients' depression better predictor of poor quality of life | Researchers envision intelligent implants | Brain rewiring during learning boosted by drug | New test opens prenatal genetic diagnosis to all | Wildlife markets and disease transmission | Survival of patients with lung failure depends on health of other organs | Crash victim wakes up after 20 years in a coma | A pill to help children read [09jul03] | Backlash surprises genetic engineers | Bizarre sleep behavior can be terrifying | Disciplined Doctors Disappear From Medical Board Site | Green Aid The Marijuana Legal Defense and Education Fund, Inc. | UCLA-led study challenges bipolar depression treatment guidelines | Air dried sperm could allow home storage | STRATEGIES TO BOOST WOMEN’S MULTIVITAMIN USE FALL SHORT | Study Hurricane Floyd boosted long-term use of N.C. emergency rooms, outpatient services | how the body's immune system fights an enormous array of antigens, employing a delicate balance of mutations | Aborted fetuses could become unborn mothers | Womb transplants for women 'three years away' | The Japanese are a bit different. They have practically no heart disease | Five Unhealthy Practices You Can Live With | For Some Teens, a Severe Persistent Headache Is a Nasty Fact of Life -- and Relief Can Be Elusive | Enter a Teaching Hospital in July and Your Care May Fall to A Brand-New Medical Intern. Fear Not, Says One Former Rookie | Dr. Koop- Experts No Proof That Vitamins Prevent Disease | Embryonic hope for damaged spines | New Study Reveals Anger Management Helps Northern Ireland Fire Fighters Handle Stress | Surrogate mothers have no doubts about handing over the baby | Standard depression treatments found effective for low-income minority women
| Is Pot Safe? | Fourth of July grilling should start with irradiated hamburger | Gender preferences in 'comfort' foods stem from childhood | Scientists focusing on how exercise raises immunity | Mechanism Found That Weakens Caregivers' Immune Status | Reducing nationwide obesity starts in neighborhoods | Medical expenses similar for white, black, hispanic Medicare seniors | Emergency treatment for chest pain saves lives | Publishing surgeons' performance may encourage risk averse behaviour | Drug improves the sense of touch, Science study says | NIH Scientist Says He's Paid To Do Nothing (washingtonpost.com) | Wouldn't it be better to be spending the money on doctors and nurses than to be contracting out and losing money | About 20% to 25% of SARS patients end up on breathing machines, and approximately 40% of those die | the existing structure of the Commissioned Corps dates back decades and is no longer suitable to help it meet the demands made upon it | left the Commissioned Corps fractured and decentralized | Taking a Quick Swipe at Cancer | 'Federal civilian retirees, including members of Congress...should not face a situation in which they must rely on Medicare' | 15 percent of students are sexually abused by a teacher, principal, janitor or other member of a school's staff | Blacks more likely to be shot than whites even when holding harmless objects | Breast fluid a better option for detecting cancer | The Mouth Linked to Bed-Wetting, Ear Infections and Tension Headaches | ESA helps Sun-fearing kids | Nanotech strategy could create new organs | Strangers arrange suicide pacts via Web - Jul. 8, 2003 | Rare Versions Of Immune System Genes Stave Off HIV Infection | Testing Method May Be Culprit Behind Abnormal Pap Test Results | Meeting emotional needs of family makes a difference in the ICU | Sleep disorders linked to faulty brain chemistry, study finds | Spectrum of West Nile symptoms includes paralysis | 31 percent of more than 700 doctors surveyed say they sometimes withhold medical information about treatment options from patients | The ethical issue is that we no longer work for patients since we are no longer paid by them | Are Doctors Withholding Treatment Info? | Untangling the Roots of Cancer -- [ BIOTECHNOLOGY ] -- Recent evidence challenges long-held theories of ho | man survives falling the equivalent of 12 stories down open manhole | Injuries Cost China Over $12 Billion A Year | Cholesterol test at 50 spots those most at risk of heart disease | Critical infrastructure research improving public safety | The uninsured turn to the emergency department for dental complaints | Pox to pimples; study says acne-like outbreak not vaccinia | an innovative way to speed the healing of severe bone breaks | Novel cancer drug achieves significant response rate in advanced multiple myeloma patients
| Mediterranean diet backed as a whole | Simple solution for safer peanuts revealed | Counselling can add to post-disaster trauma | Whose DNA Is It Anyway? | One Pill to Cure All | New Drug Plan Far From Cure-All, Retirees Find | Muslim babies’ MMR jabs have traces of pork | High-Tech Device Allows Quadriplegic Man to Take | Better pharmaceuticals cost more | New study demonstrates bone protein can reverse kidney failure | How alcohol use may worsen hepatitis C infection | Restaurants and hotels that go smoke free will not lose dollars by doing so -- contrary to popular beliefs -- and some may even gain revenues | Scientists find genetic link between cancer and premature aging | Ex-Coke worker says some machines tainting drinks | Drug synergy boosts malaria treatment | receiving a traffic ticket reduces a driver's risk of dying in a crash by 35 percent in the weeks following the citation | Australian Miner Amputates Own Arm After Being Trapped in Shaft | The Deeper Problem (healthcare) | Gut reaction A bacterium that causes ulcers and stomach cancer is on the decline, but not everyone is celebrating. John Whitfi | Food Packaging Often More Hype Than Truth, Consumer Groups Charge | NASA to study man who survives on liquids and sunlight - smh.com.au | Pretreatment increases liver transplant survival in rats | First study of children born after in vitro maturation indicates the technique is safe | Scientists find potential stem cells in amniotic fluid – a new source | First proof that polycystic ovarian syndrome is more than twice as common in lesbian women | Scientists find what type of genes affect longevity | AGENT ORANGE FUND | Rape, abuse common in Japan's schools | Cutbacks and skepticism about its effectiveness bring an end to Maryland's largest DARE program | Western countries exploit nursing problems elsewhere to shore up their own health services | A Close Look at Human's Underwater Vision (washingtonpost.com) | Daily hormone shot helps take off pounds, research shows | 06.19.2003 - Researchers warn that AIDS in India could become as dire as in Africa
| Former Rite Aid chief pleads guilty to conspiracy | Independent Science Panel Report on Genetically Modified Food and Crops | Great-granny to be a mum at 79 (June 18, 2003) | Want to be a cyborg? You already are, says author Andy Clark | FDG PET accurately evaluates infection and inflammation | Osteoarthritis patients can benefit from radiosynoviorthesis | Hot proteins may sharpen DNA tests; Help bioprocessing | Reading disabilities can develop quite suddenly after the primary grades | Study of dynamic systems could lead to fewer falls, smoother rides | ENBREL provided rapid and significant relief for psoriasis patients in second pivotal study | Once weekly ENBREL significantly reduced rheumatoid arthritis pain, inflammation & improved function | Molecular 'Piggyback Ride' carries Alzheimer’s protein into brain | Pain really is 'all in the mind' | Teens, and now DEA, are on trail of hallucinogenic herb | Radioactive waste found in supermarket salmon | Men could soon live longer than women, according to experts | Tot survives 25-metre drop, dad charged | Standard operation procedure exacerbates liver cancer | New hope for children with eye tumors, cancer | Risk of eye injuries from airbags very low | Best Way to Measure Pain Just Ask | Behind the Mask, the Fear of SARS | Our troops suffer uranium sickness | Troops show uranium sickness signs, claims expert | They filter out things like breast and prostate cancer (sites) and to have to go to a librarian and ask for the filtering to be turned off in those situ