摘要：12, 2008 -- People diagnosed with type 2 diabetes who lose excessweight soon after their diagnosis are up to twice as likely to maintain controlof their disease than those who don‘t lose weight or...
摘要：11, 2008 -- A special type of positron emission tomography (PET) scan appears to detect abnormal brain proteins associated with Alzheimer‘s disease。 Spotting early brain changes related to Alz...
摘要：11, 2008 -- Despite their weight, nearly a third of obese people are not at high risk ofdiabetes or heartdisease, but nearly a quarter of normal-weight people are。 “We used to think ...
摘要：Aug。 11, 2008 -- Regular running slows the effects of aging, according to a new study from the Stanford University School of Medicine that tracked 500 older runners for more than 20 years。 Old...
摘要：Married people have historically reported better health than their never-married peers。 But a new study, published in the September issue of the Journal of Health and Social Behavior, suggests the...
摘要：Sleeping on it could lead to a poor choice, according to new research published in the Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology。
摘要：Aug。 8, 2008 -- A new gene silencing technique stops HIV cold in mousestudies and promises to become a potent new AIDS therapy with few sideeffects。 The technique uses short interfering RNA, a...
摘要：Fatigue Among Elderly “Do you sit around a lot because of a lack of energy“ or have you “felt slowed physically in the past month。
摘要：“ Nicotine Addiction and Genes In their study published online today in the journal Addiction, Pomerleau and colleagues report on the association between initial smoking experiences, current...
摘要：8, 2008 -- Soy foods may not do as much to cut your LDL (“bad“) cholesterol as you might hope。 A new study shows that eating soy protein didn‘t cut LDL cholesterol levels in adults with mild...
摘要：Infertility Treatments Fall Short Bhattacharya and his colleagues recruited 580 infertile women, average age32, from five hospitals in Scotland, randomly assigning them to one of threegroups: ...
摘要：Aug。 7, 2008 -- More than 1。5% of adults in the U。S。 have been diagnosedwith epilepsy --?a number that is likely to increase as the populationages, according to a new study published in the CDC...
摘要：The report, “Dirty Dining,“ comes from the consumer group the Centerfor Science in the Public Interest。
摘要：Aug。 6, 2008 -- The spice cabinet may prove to be a source of help fordiabetes patients。 Some of the most commonly used dried herbs and spices may help block theinflammation believed to drive ...
摘要：6, 2008 -- Laser treatment may trump steroid injections at treating diabetic macular edema, a complication of diabetes that can impair vision。
摘要：6, 2008 -- Politicians love to talk about America‘s health care system。 The CDC‘s National Center for Health Statistics has justreleased the latest facts and figures on American health care。 Al...
摘要：Pain relief varied from “strong“ to “mild to moderate。
摘要：6, 2008 -- Americans may be drinking less alcohol, on average, than in the past -- and they‘re cutting back on beer and sipping more wine as they get older。
摘要：5, 2008 -- Flu vaccines for the upcoming flu season have been overhauled and approved by the FDA。 The FDA today announced that it has approved six flu vaccines after taking the “unusual“ step...
摘要：What Problem Sleepers Have In Common Ask a problem sleeper what keeps him or her up at night, and chances areyou‘ll hear “stress“ or“anxiety。 Most of the time, tossing and turning was du...
摘要：5, 2008 -- Global warming poses a threat to asthma and allergy patients, according to a new research review。
摘要：“Early lifestyle interventions, andpossibly drugs, can reduce this risk。
摘要：5, 2008 -- A drug originally made to fight HIV may help treat West Nile virusencephalitis, a dangerous brain infection。 The drug, called AMD3100, didn‘t pan out as an HIV drug。
摘要：government task force says there is no “adequate proof“ that routinely screening men over age 75 for prostate cancer leads to fewer deaths。 Preventive Services Task Force now recommends against ...
摘要：4, 2008 -- Actress Christina Applegate, 36, is being treated for early-stage breast cancer and is expected to recover fully。 Applegate‘s breast cancer, which was found early through a doctor-o...
摘要：4, 2008 -- There are many products to choose from to check your blood pressure or blood glucose at home, but they vary in accuracy, an investigation by Consumer Reports finds。 Consumer Re...
摘要：Aug。 4, 2008 -- Regularly eating non-fried fish may help older adultspreserve their memory and ward off stroke。 Researchers reporting in tomorrow’s issue of Neurology have foundthat older adu...
摘要：4, 2008 -- Schizophrenic women who get an estrogen patch along with their regular antipsychotic medications have fewer symptoms than women who get inactive placebo patches。 During her psychiatr...
摘要：Kids aged 10-14 accounted for most cases。
摘要：AIDS epidemic is -- and has been-- much worse than we‘d thought。 It‘s a wake-up call, says the head of the CDC‘s HIV/AIDS prevention effort, RichardWolitski, PhD。 AIDS epidemic。
摘要：Aug。 4, 2008 -- A significant number of infants tested positive for cough and cold medicines on a toxicology screen when brought to a hospital emergency room for an apparent life-threatening event...
摘要：The patients, who are in stable condition, are the first confirmed cases ofPML in Tysabri users since the drug was reintroduced in the U。 and approvedin Europe two years ago, according to Biogen I...
摘要：Grilling Madinated Meat When the meat was tested for total HCAs, the steak cooked in the Caribbean marinade mixture had an 88% reduction in the “bad“ compounds。
摘要：Aug。 1, 2008 -- An experimental patch may help prevent heart failure after heart attack, preliminary research shows。 The patch, called Anginera, is worn directly on the heart。 It‘s laced wit...
摘要：Aug。 1, 2008 -- Long work hours can take a toll on a marriage, and a new report shows that grueling work schedules affect husbands‘ careers and wives careers differently。 The key finding: Whe...
摘要：1, 2008 -- Suffering from sleep apnea may do more than just spoil a good night‘s sleep。 A new study shows that people with severe sleep apnea may be up to three times more likely to die premature...
摘要：Sugars: Fructose, Glucose, and Sucrose Parks and her research team studied the simple sugar fructose, not high-fructose corn syrup or sucrose, which are a mix of fructose and glucose。 Fructose,...
摘要：July 31, 2008 -- Flu vaccines offer seniors far less pneumonia protection than was thought, a carefully designed study shows。“ Flu Shot Still Advised So why do Jackson and other exp...
摘要：July 31, 2008 -- How does hair grow。 Now scientists at Stanford are a step closer to cracking the code of hairgrowth。?? They discovered that in mice, a certain molecule, called laminin-511,...
摘要：July 31, 2008 -- Hearing loss among American adults may be more common than previously thought。 A new study, published in Archives of Internal Medicine, estimates about 29 million American adul...
