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11/11/2010 F.D.A. Unveils Proposed Graphic Warning Labels for Cigarette Packs Designed to cover half the surface area of a pack, new proposed labels are meant to vividly remind smokers of tobacco’s dangers. Read more at this website... 11/10/2010 The New Old Age: Families Struggle to Care for Veterans Caregivers of veterans report greater difficulties than do those of other disabled adults. Read more at this website... 11/11/2010 Life in Shadows for Mentally Ill in China, With Violent Flares Psychiatry has been revived in China, but mental health remains a medical backwater, desperately short of financing, practitioners and esteem. Read more at this website... 11/10/2010 Drug Suits Raise Questions for Doctors, and Juries As recent lawsuits suggest a long-term risk, doctors and drug makers are debating the use of osteoporosis drugs. Read more at this website... 11/10/2010 Books of The Times: Cancer as Old Foe and Goad to Science Dr. Siddhartha Mukherjee writes a “biography” of cancer and of those who have fought it throughout history. Read more at this website... 11/10/2010 A Final Cocoon: Dying at Home For some of the terminally ill, creating a space that embodies their deepest longings is part of saying goodbye. Read more at this website... 11/09/2010 Recipes for Health: Flourless Carrot Cake This spicy carrot cake is less sweet and cloying than the traditional kind. Read more at this website... 11/10/2010 Uganda Seen as a Front Line in the Bioterrorism Fight Tightening the security of vulnerable public health laboratories in East Africa is a “security imperative,” a Defense Department official said. Read more at this website... 11/10/2010 Vital Signs: Behavior: Too Much Texting Is Linked to Other Problems A new study suggests that the high school students who spend the most time texting or on social network sites are at risk for a host of worrisome behaviors. Read more at this website... 11/10/2010 Fly-Fishing Group Offers an Escape From the Hospital With its weekend retreats, Casting for Recovery, a nonprofit program, helps create a healing environment for women with breast cancer. Read more at this website... 11/10/2010 Bush Recollection Puts Spotlight on Miscarriage The image of a mother handing her son a jar containing a fetus — a scene from George W. Bush’s youth — has stirred a debate about the psychological fallout of miscarriage. Read more at this website... 11/09/2010 Health Rules Are Waived More Often Federal officials are issuing more waivers to try to prevent some insurers and employers from dropping coverage. Read more at this website... 11/10/2010 Some Companies Shift Health Costs to Better-Paid As costs rise, employers are shifting the burden of health care contributions to workers in top salary brackets. Read more at this website... 11/10/2010 Reporter's Notebook: For Edge on Alzheimer’s, Testing Early Treatments 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. Read more at this website... 11/10/2010 Glimpsing a Scientific Future as Fields Heat Up Some advances are unpredictable, but others we see coming. We’re still waiting on gene therapy, though. Read more at this website... 11/08/2010 A Direct Hit of Drugs to Treat Brain Cancer To battle glioblastoma, a brain tumor that fights off every known therapy, doctors are delivering drugs through blood vessels that go into the head. Read more at this website... 11/08/2010 Genes as Mirrors of Life Experiences Scientists are focusing on epigenetics, the study of how people’s genes adapt to experience and environment, in exploring the causes of mental disorders. Read more at this website... 11/08/2010 New Lines of Attack in H.I.V. Prevention Success of a gel that is used before intercourse (and without a partner knowing) has energized a field. Trials are set to begin for pills and a vaginal ring. Read more at this website... 11/10/2010 Congo Republic Declares a Polio Emergency The country plans to immunize its entire population after an outbreak that killed 104 people and left 201 paralyzed. Read more at this website... 11/09/2010 Ex-Glaxo Executive Is Charged in Drug Fraud The federal government is beginning to crack down on company officials, hoping the threat of jail time can compel compliance. Read more at this website... 11/09/2010 Flooding Raises New Cholera Fears in Haiti After Hurricane Tomas dumped several inches of rain, authorities are concerned that the outbreak could grow. Read more at this website... 11/04/2010 Doctor and Patient: Listening to Patients Living With Illness More and more patients struggle daily with the side effects of the very treatments that keep them alive. Read more at this website... 11/02/2010 Mind: Cede Political Turf? Never! Well, Maybe. The campaign has been all about irreconcilable differences, but recent research suggests that several psychological factors will be pushing the parties toward engagement instead of name-calling and nastiness. Read more at this website... 11/02/2010 Low-Cost Dental Care Ignites Wide Debate Where 60 percent of Native children 2 to 5 have untreated decay, the American Dental Association opposes the use of certified dental therapists. Read more at this website... 11/02/2010 Respecting Muslim Patients’ Needs A new study examines how doctors and nurses can help Muslim patients when the traditional health care system cannot accommodate their traditions. Read more at this website... 10/27/2010 Glaxo to Pay $750 Million for Sale of Bad Products Regulators say that GlaxoSmithKline, the British drug giant, knowingly sold tainted baby ointment and an ineffective antidepressant. Read more at this website... 11/10/2010 Well: A Star Chef Celebrates Fall Vegetables Chef Michael Anthony of New York's Gramercy Tavern offers a bounty of fall vegetable recipes for the Thanksgiving table. Read more at this website... 11/10/2010 Well: Seeing a Patient Outside the Hospital Sometimes I see a patient out and about in the real world following treatment in the hospital. Every time they appear to me like a mythical being, someone newly human just formed out of clay, writes nurse Theresa Brown. Read more at this website... 11/09/2010 Well: Do Protein Sports Drinks Work? That question has long gripped physiologists and nutritionists. Read more at this website... 11/09/2010 Well: For Dieters, the Advice Never Ends Over the years in my quest to lose weight, friends, family members and strangers have been generous with their advice. But I've learned that the only person I should be listening to is myself. Read more at this website... 11/09/2010 Well: A Gluten-Free Thanksgiving With a husband who is a vegetarian and a son who requires gluten-free food, Sylvana Nardone has learned that cooking challenges can boost creativity in the kitchen. Read more at this website... 11/09/2010 The New Old Age: A Summit on Aging Drivers The National Transportation Safety Board plans a two-day gathering to examine a problem many adult children know all too well. Read more at this website... 11/05/2010 The New Old Age: Financial Strategies for Every Age In a special section, The Times examines money management strategies for the so-called sandwich generation. Read more at this website... 11/05/2010 The New Old Age: Elder-Friendly Businesses In Oregon, an innovative program certifies businesses as "elder-friendly." Read more at this website... 11/10/2010 Prescriptions: Prostate Cancer Drug Gets Lukewarm Review The analysis was issued as Medicare decides whether to pay for the expensive drug, Provenge. Read more at this website... 11/10/2010 Prescriptions: Other Cities Eye Green Carts Philadelphia and Chicago have been eying New York's vegetable and fruit cart program. Read more at this website... 11/09/2010 Prescriptions: Poll: The Economy Trumps Health Care A Kaiser Foundation survey showed the health care came in fourth as a reason for voting in the midterm elections. Read more at this website... 11/09/2010 Recipes for Health: Arugula and Carrot Salad With Walnuts and Cheese Peppery arugula contrasts sharply with sweet carrots and a nutty dressing. Read more at this website... 11/10/2010 Recipes for Health: Tomato and Carrot Marinara Sauce If you’re trying to eat less meat but miss chunky tomato sauce, you’ll appreciate the finely diced carrots in this one. Read more at this website... 11/10/2010 Recipes for Health: Roasted Carrots With Parsley and Thyme Bitter herbs offset sweet carrots in this dish, inspired by roasted carrot antipasta. Read more at this website... 11/09/2010 Recipes for Health: Carrots: Digging Deeper for Fall Flavor Unlike many other vegetables rich in beta-carotene, carrots are useful in both their raw and cooked states. Read more at this website... 11/09/2010 F.D.A. Urges Two Steps for Safer CT Scans The Food and Drug Administration says manufacturers must do a better job of training operators, including issuance of warnings about high radiation. Read more at this website... 11/08/2010 While Warning About Fat, U.S. Pushes Cheese Sales When sales of Domino’s Pizza were lagging, a government agency stepped in with advice: more cheese. This is the same government that, for health reasons, is advising less cheese. Read more at this website... 11/08/2010 G.O.P. to Fight Health Law With Purse Strings Republicans acknowledge that they do not have the votes to repeal President Obama’s health care overhaul, but they plan to use spending bills to block some of its provisions. Read more at this website... 11/06/2010 Antibiotics Research Subsidies Weighed by U.S. Government officials are considering financial incentives to spur the development of vitally needed antibiotics. Read more at this website... 11/09/2010 Rare Hits and Heaps of Misses to Pay For Research is not the risk-free business that might easily be supposed from the promises of scientific spokesmen or the daily reports of new advances. Read more at this website... 11/05/2010 CT Scans Cut Lung Cancer Deaths, Study Finds A trial has shown that early detection, using annual CT scans rather than X-rays, can sharply reduce deaths. Read more at this website... 11/02/2010 At the Age of Peekaboo, in Therapy to Fight Autism Scientists across North America are looking for signs of autism as early as 6 months in the hope of stopping the development of the disorder. Read more at this website... 11/02/2010 For Youths, Depression Often Has a Sequel In a study of nearly 200 adolescents, about half of the subjects who recovered from major depression became depressed again within five years. Read more at this website... |
