摘要：1, 2008 -- Doctors should routinely offer all their patients over age13 a blood test to screen for the HIV virus, which causes AIDS, the AmericanCollege of Physicians (ACP) urges in new guidelines。

摘要：Cell phone talkers veered more into other lanes and were four times more likely to miss the exit to the rest stop。

摘要：25 de noviembre de 2008 -- Ir a la iglesia o a cualquier tipo de servicioreligioso podría alargar la vida。 ? Un estudio reciente se?ala que las mujeres de mayor edad que regularmenteasisten...

摘要：25 de noviembre de 2008 -- Un grupo de vigilancia del consumidor urge a lospadres que eviten comprar juguetes de plástico blando en esta temporada defiestas, debido al riesgo de que los juguetes p...

摘要：25 de noviembre de 2008 -- Los pacientes cardiacos que están deprimidos sonmenos propensos a hacer ejercicio, lo que aumenta su riesgo de un eventocardiaco tal como un ataque cardiaco o insuficien...

摘要：25 de noviembre de 2008 -- Por primera vez, los índices de cáncer y de muertes por la enfermedadse redujeron en Estados Unidos, según el informe anual de la SociedadEstadounidense del Cáncer de...

摘要：24 de noviembre de 2008 -- Un estudio sueco reciente se?ala que las personasque consideran que sus jefes son injustos, arbitrarios, desconsiderados y engeneral que no tienen habilidades para admini...

摘要：25 de noviembre de 2008 -- Un poco de apoyo resulta extremadamente útil。 Unestudio reciente se?ala que la asesoría telefónica es tan eficaz como lassesiones en persona que ayudan a las mujeres ...

摘要：26, 2008 -- Newer CT scans are pretty good at detecting clogs in arteries -- but they aren‘t ready for prime time, a new study suggests。 CT scans take just a few seconds, and no blood is shed。...

摘要：Melamine, also known as cyanuramide, is a synthetic chemical product thatforms hard resins when combined with formaldehyde。 Melamine has also been used as fertilizer, although not in the U。 ...

摘要：26, 2008 -- No matter how earnestly you resolve not to overindulge thisThanksgiving, you will probably eat more than you should。 After all, a typical Thanksgiving meal can add up to 3,000 calor...

摘要：Nov。 25, 2008 -- Going to church -- or any kind of religious service -- mayprolong your life。 A new study shows that older women who regularly attend religious servicesreduce their risk of dea...

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摘要：, according to the American Cancer Society‘s 2008 annual report。 Cancer deaths have been dropping since the early 1990s, but dropped faster in the most recent time period, 2002-2005。 “Thi...

摘要：Toys containing the chemicals, called phthalates, can no longer bemanufactured or imported after February 2009, according to a product safety lawthat passed Congress over the summer。 Public Intere...

摘要：24, 2008 -- Can breast cancer disappear。 But a spokesman for the American Cancer Society calls that conclusion an“overreaching leap in logic“ and stresses that the benefits of regularmammogra...

摘要：17 de noviembre de 2008 -- Un estudio reciente se?ala que tomar complementosde vitaminas E y C podría no reducir las probabilidades de cáncer。 El hallazgo proviene del Estudio de salud de los...

摘要：17 de noviembre -- Las mujeres con antecedentes familiares fuertes de cáncer de mama que no portan losgenes asociados al aumento en el riesgo de la enfermedad tienen unasprobabilidades cuatro vece...

摘要：Rating the Bosses Participants used a rating system for their senior managers, grading them on such things as how good they were at communicating and offering feedback, their success at managing...

摘要：Drugmaker Responds In response to the report, Abigail Baron, a spokeswoman forSeroquel-manufacturer AstraZeneca tells WebMD that the company does not promotethe drug for off-label uses。“ Dr...

摘要：17 de noviembre de 2008 -- La actividadfísica podría reducir el riesgo de cáncer y dormir al menos siete horaspor la noche podría maximizar ese beneficio。 enuna reunión internacional sobre pr...

摘要：Cardiac arrest patients are more than five times more likely to survive ifbystanders attempt resuscitation while the patient is still gasping, sayBentley J。 “Gasping is most frequent soon afte...

摘要：? 17 de noviembre de 2008 -- Los pacientes de psoriasis mostraron una mejora dramática luego de 12 semanas de tratamientocon una pomada que contenía indigo naturalis, un remedio herbal chino。...

摘要：24, 2008 -- Uloric should be the first new gout drug to be approved in over 40 years, an FDAexpert panel recommends。 Currently, allopurinol (trade name, Zyloprim) is the only FDA-approved drugt...

摘要：Nov。 24, 2008 -- A little support goes a long way。 A new study shows thattelephone counseling is as effective as in-person sessions in helping obese women keep pounds off andmaintain a healthy li...

摘要：Tom Daschle, D, S。, to head theDepartment of Health and Human Services, President-elect Barack Obama has founda point person for sweeping health care reform who shares his bipartisanapproach to po...

摘要：A new study shows that babies born four months before the peak of winter virus season are more likely to develop childhood asthma than babies born at any other time of year。 that‘s because the ti...

摘要：shortage of childhood Hib vaccine will continue at least until mid-2009, the CDC warns。 The shortage began in December 2007, when Merck recalled certain lots of its Hib vaccine because of possi...

摘要：“Sleep consolidated learning by restoring what was lost over the courseof a day following training and by protecting what was learned againstsubsequent loss,“ Nusbaum says in a news release。 “S...

摘要：Nov。 20, 2008 -- When you‘re in a bad mood and have your nose to the grindstone, all you see is the task at hand。 But a good mood lets you see how the task fits into the bigger picture。 This...

摘要：“ Uncertainty and the Brain The study, published in the journal Psychological Science, showed what is going on in the brain when we experience uncertainty。

摘要：19, 2008 -- Doctors in Europe have performed the first tracheatransplant that hinges on the patient‘s own stem cells。 She‘d already hada stent implanted to reopen that airway, but that didn‘t w...

摘要：19, 2008 -- Ritalin, Adderall, and Concerta do not appear to cause genetic damage in children who take them for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a new government-funded study conclu...

摘要：19, 2008 -- Root canals and dental implants are equally successful, but implants may need more follow-up maintenance, a new study shows。 Dental implants replace tooth roots。 Dental im...

摘要：19, 2008 -- Genetic screening can help identify people at risk for type 2 diabetes, but it adds little to traditional methods for determining risk, two new studies show。 Researchers searched fo...

摘要：Nov。 19, 2008 -- Daily physical exercise keeps the brain young, mouse studies suggest。 But don‘t wait too long to start。 The brain-boosting effects of exercise diminish rapidly after early m...

摘要：18, 2008 -- The life-extending cancer drug Avastin raises therisk of dangerous blood clots by 33%, an analysis of clinical-trial datashows。 Nearly 12% of patients taking Avastin get blood clots...

摘要：18, 2008 -- Dermal fillers injected to soften facial wrinkles should carry stronger and more specific warning labels about potential adverse effects, according to an FDA advisory panel。 Panel m...

摘要：Ginkgo vs。 None of the participants in the newly reported Ginkgo Evaluation of Memory (GEM) study had Alzheimer‘s at enrollment, although about 500 showed evidence of mild cognitive impairment...

摘要：18, 2008 -- Smokers and former smokers who eat lots of broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables may be less likely than other smokers to develop lung cancer。