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Thursday, Dec. 31st 2009
Teens Who Regularly Sleep 5 or Fewer Hours Are 71% More Likely to Report Depression By Bill Hendrick
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
Jan. 1, 2010 — Adolescents whose parents set earlier bedtimes are significantly less likely to suffer from depression or have suicidal thoughts compared to youngsters who hit the sack later, new research indicates.
Youngsters in the study whose parents set bedtimes
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Thursday, Dec. 31st 2009
FDA, HMOs to Analyze Medication Effects on 1 Million U.S. Births By Daniel J. DeNoon
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
Dec. 31, 2009 — How do common medications affect pregnancy? To the chagrin of women trying to decide whether they must forego helpful medicines during pregnancy, nobody really knows.
Now — at long last — the FDA and a consortium of HMOs have launched a huge set of studies to
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Thursday, Dec. 31st 2009
Study Shows Acupuncture Offers Relief to Breast Cancer Patients With Hot Flashes By Jennifer Warner
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
Dec. 31, 2009 — Acupuncture not only cools hot flashes that occur as a result of breast cancer treatment but may offer a host of other benefits to boost women’s well-being.
A new study shows acupuncture was as good as drug therapy with Effexor (venlafaxine) at
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Wednesday, Dec. 30th 2009
Nauseating ‘Moldy’ Odor From Tylenol Arthritis Pain Caplets By Daniel J. DeNoon
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
Dec. 29, 2009 – A nauseating “moldy” odor has sickened some people using Tylenol Arthritis Pain Caplet 100-count bottles with red EZ-Open caps.
Tylenol maker McNeil PPC Inc. has recalled all of this product, which is easily recognized by its distinctive red cap. The new recall expands
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Wednesday, Dec. 30th 2009
Study Shows H1N1 Flu Less Transmissible Than Previous Pandemics By Daniel J. DeNoon
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
Dec. 30, 2009 — H1N1 swine flu is less catchy than previous pandemic flu bugs, a household study finds.
The study looked at 216 two- to six-person households in which one family member came down with a confirmed case of 2009 H1N1 swine flu.
Only 13% of family members
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Tuesday, Dec. 29th 2009
Guidelines Say Portable Device That Applies Electric Current Doesn’t Relieve Low Back Pain By Salynn Boyles
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
Dec. 30, 2009 — A widely used, somewhat controversial treatment for chronic low back pain is not effective and cannot be recommended, the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) now says.
Transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation, or TENS, is a pocket-sized,
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Tuesday, Dec. 29th 2009
Popular Supplement Fails to Slow Mental Decline in 6-Year Study By Daniel J. DeNoon
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
Dec. 29, 2009 – The hot-selling herbal supplement ginkgo biloba doesn’t slow age-related mental decline, a six-year clinical study shows.
The study has already shown that ginkgo does not prevent dementia or Alzheimer’s disease in the elderly.
Now study leader Steven
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Tuesday, Dec. 29th 2009
Nauseating ‘Moldy’ Odor From Tylenol Arthritis Pain Caplets By Daniel J. DeNoon
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
Dec. 29, 2009 – A nauseating “moldy” odor has sickened some people using Tylenol Arthritis Pain Caplet 100-count bottles with red EZ-Open caps.
Tylenol maker McNeil PPC Inc. has recalled all of this product, which is easily recognized by its distinctive red cap. The new recall expands
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Tuesday, Dec. 29th 2009
Study Shows New Compound May Be a Therapy for Drug-Resistant Lung Cancer By Bill Hendrick
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD
Dec. 29, 2009 — Scientists at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute say they have developed a compound that may be capable of halting a common type of drug-resistant lung cancer.
Their study is published in the Dec. 24/31 issue of the journal Nature.
The
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Monday, Dec. 28th 2009
Study Shows Two Genes May Act as Control Switches for Glioblastoma By Jennifer Warner
WebMD Health News Reviewed by Brunilda Nazario, MD
Dec. 28, 2009 — Two newly discovered genes may act as master control switches in the progression of the most aggressive form of brain cancer, glioblastoma.
Researchers say the two genes are active in about 60% of all glioblastoma patients and identifying these genes could
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