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Government & Medicine briefs 2003
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Professional Issues briefs 2003
- Group's guidelines part of workers' compensation reform - Dec. 22/29
- Vermont Medical Society council settles assisted-suicide controversy - Dec. 22/29
- Better reporting brings more reports - Dec. 15
- New guide helps physicians treat psychiatric conditions - Dec. 15
- AMA Foundation awards scholarships - Dec. 15
- ATRA releases report on judicial "hellholes" - Dec. 15
- No action on organ donation bill - Dec. 8
- JCAHO approves strengthened infection-control standards - Dec. 8
- N.H. parental notification law challenged - Dec. 8
- NIH increases number of student loan repayment awards - Dec. 1
- Fla. doctors still likely to see increase in liability premiums - Dec. 1
- Family medicine journal to expand - Dec. 1
- Interest in living wills booming - Dec. 1
- Hospital staff lawsuit OK'd - Nov. 24
- Government to retry pain specialist - Nov. 24
- O'Neill named new CEO of PRHI - Nov. 24
- Physicians, Humana settle lawsuit - Nov. 17
- Alliance, med students to put on fun run - Nov. 17
- Human stem cell trials might be 5 years away, but some doubt - Nov. 17
- California resident program given breathing room - Nov. 17
- Missouri physicians take "flight" - Nov. 10
- Surgeons are volunteering - Nov. 10
- Harvard takes pains to avoid OxyContin controversy - Nov. 10
- CME group seeks international ties - Nov. 10
- Web site on resident class-action lawsuit debuts - Nov. 10
- European Union seeks to stop "transplant tourism" - Nov. 10
- Surgeons install new president - Nov. 10
- Student group wins dollars for leadership - Nov. 10
- Teaching hospitals to report quality measures - Nov. 3
- Study supports Pa. liability cap - Nov. 3
- Bioethics council releases biotech report - Nov. 3
- Emergency physicians group selects new leaders - Nov. 3
- Nev. wait-time lawsuit settled - Oct. 27
- Beleaguered Calif. hospital exec resigns - Oct. 27
- Federal government investigates medical student survey - Oct. 27
- 18 types of hospital injuries lead to almost 33,000 deaths - Oct. 27
- Minnesota surgeon, teacher elected president of otolaryngology group - Oct. 27
- Quality improvement seen as more promising than breakthroughs - Oct. 27
- Eisenberg Award winners named - Oct. 20
- RWJ releases medical liability study - Oct. 20
- NIH has ideas for spurring research - Oct. 20
- NIH awards grants for stem cell research - Oct. 20
- Georgia physician gets award from family physician group - Oct. 20
- Wis. physician does well in pageant - Oct. 13
- Another liability carrier exits market - Oct. 13
- Harvard to open new department - Oct. 13
- Michigan makes donor decision final - Oct. 13
- Another five OxyContin cases dismissed - Oct. 13
- Doctor's verdict victory tossed out - Oct. 6
- Court decision brings tax relief to Mayo's medical residents - Oct. 6
- Drug companies still going all out with free meals - Oct. 6
- Arizona board selects new leaders - Oct. 6
- Man who killed physician executed - Sept. 22/29
- Family physicians name quality leader - Sept. 22/29
- AMA offers pain-management CME - Sept. 22/29
- Medical students have longer lives - Sept. 15
- Florida board applauds internist - Sept. 15
- New liability insurer emerges - Sept. 15
- Group gives thumbs-down to survey - Sept. 15
- Dr. Palmisano's inaugural address published in Vital Speeches - Sept. 8
- CMA says Healthcare Partners should get MICRA protection - Sept. 8
- Palliative care centers get funds to teach others - Sept. 8
- Osteopathic physicians group installs president - Sept. 8
- More OxyContin lawsuits dismissed - Sept. 8
- Virginia creates online donor registry - Sept. 8
- AMA crisis map goes interactive - Sept. 1
- Survey says residents could use more technology to trim paperwork time - Sept. 1
- National Medical Assn. selects new physician leader - Sept. 1
- British scientists create country's first embryonic stem cell line - Sept. 1
- Osteopathic group launches quality assessment program - Aug. 25
- Calif. offers loan repayment program - Aug. 25
- State Dept. puts students first in line - Aug. 25
- Quality is good, if someone else pays - Aug. 25
- Six cases against Purdue Pharma dropped - Aug. 25
- AMA, CMA weigh in on staff governance - Briefs Aug. 18
- Pa. Medical Society calls for end to lawsuit abuse - Briefs Aug. 18
- Commission proposes rule to protect medical staff self-governance - Briefs Aug. 18
- Illinois bill takes doctors out of executions - Briefs Aug. 18
- Universal protocol could prevent wrong surgeries - Briefs Aug. 18
- AHA gives recognition for creating culture of patient safety - Briefs Aug. 18
- Aetna class-action notice in the mail - Aug. 11
- Survey shows journals better source of drug information than drug reps - Aug. 11
- Citizen group says medical schools' survey is unethical - Aug. 11
- "Right-to-die" group changes name - Aug. 11
- Damage cap gets public support in Fla. - Aug. 4
- AMA spearheads professionalism effort in medical schools - Aug. 4
- AHRQ budget may freeze at 2003 level - Aug. 4
- Texas Medical Assn. Foundation picks new leadership - Aug. 4
- CIGNA on track to settlement - July 28
- Wyoming added to medical-liability crisis list - July 28
- ACGME allows some specialty-related changes to duty-hour rules - July 28
- Family physicians to distribute new waiting room publication - July 28
- Illinois medical liability fight to be reenergized - July 28
- New FSU medical school gets provisional accreditation - July 21
- West Virginia launches liability cap - July 21
- UNOS acts to aid living organ donors - July 21
- Guidelines set on gifts from patients - July 14
- Genetic counseling guidelines amended - July 14
- Consent required for filming - July 14
- AMA opposes plan for Mexican doctors - July 14
- Visa waiver program reopens - July 14
- Internal medicine board selects new president - July 14
- Lawsuit against insurer settled - July 14
- Safety foundation calls for more action, fewer mandates - July 14
- Florida cracks down on unlicensed health care - July 14
- New Florida State University medical school moves forward - July 14
- AMA elects new leaders - July 7
- Foundation presents Dr. Davis awards - July 7
- AMA wants no doctor harassment over pain medication - July 7
- House panel hears arguments on organ donation incentives - June 30
- S.C. doctor took his life 3 months after guilty plea - June 30
- Liability fees spur more locum tenens - June 30
- Urologists paying more in liability insurance - June 30
- Wisconsin malpractice compensation fund to stay intact - June 23
- Columbia group and PRN join forces - June 23
- Washington doctors rally for reform - June 23
- New damage caps study released - June 23
- Florida OKs organ donation law - June 23
- California family physicians pick new leaders - June 23
- Toronto medical students cope with SARS - June 23
- N.Y. physicians rally for tort reform - June 16
- More OxyContin lawsuits dismissed - June 16
- One-quarter of residents regret choosing medicine - June 16
- New medical school set for Ontario - June 16
- Award to recognize end-of-life care - June 16
- 10% of carotid endarterectomies deemed inappropriate - June 2/9
- Study helps predict suit-prone traits - June 2/9
- Massachusetts Medical Society picks new leaders - June 2/9
- AMA offers CME on physician gifts - June 2/9
- Michigan Medical Society names new president - June 2/9
- Rx-monitoring bill fails in Florida - June 2/9
- Commission focuses on diversity among health care workers - May 26
- ACCME alters accreditation policy - May 26
- New group offers accreditation for human research programs - May 26
- Calif. medical board begins collecting physician data - May 26
- Number of incisions at issue in N.Y. payment lawsuit - May 26
- Mich. abortion law language clarified - May 26
- Some medical problems appear global - May 26
- Physician-owned insurer to raise rates - May 19
- Medicine pushes national tort reform - May 19
- Health corps opens to chiropractors - May 19
- Federation of State Medical Boards elects new officers - May 19
- HHS Secretary Thompson wants hospitals to boost organ donations - May 19
- Beauty queen joins tort reform push - May 12
- Tort reform battle moves to television - May 12
- Texas society installs new president - May 12
- ACGME seeks nominations for "Courage to Teach" award - May 12
- Specter urges changes to federal stem cell research policy - May 12
- Leapfrog revises standards - May 5
- Many Texas doctors changing practice - May 5
- Accreditation group will begin unannounced surveys in 2006 - May 5
- Dolly's remains put on display - May 5
- AAMC sues test-prep company - April 28
- Pa. liability task force makes recommendations - April 28
- ACP officers installed - April 28
- CMA taps new leaders - April 21
- Texas House supports liability caps - April 21
- On-call coverage problem in Calif. - April 21
- Most hospitals disclose harm - April 21
- Anesthesiologists ask Colorado court to intervene - April 14
- Survey says rural areas short on surgeons - April 14
- Singers and musicians wanted for VA musical group - April 14
- Texans support liability cap - April 7
- Anti-abortion activist found guilty of killing doctor - April 7
- DeVry buys Ross University - April 7
- Pennsylvania MCARE relief guaranteed through June - March 24/31
- Delta Regional Authority to seek J-1 visa waivers - March 24/31
- New Hampshire Medical Society has new president - March 24/31
- Doctors trusted to write right prescription - March 24/31
- Rallies for tort reform continue in Illinois, Florida - March 17
- Ohio judge OKs lawsuit against health plans - March 17
- N.C. physician legislators sponsor anti-assisted-suicide bill - March 17
- N.C. medical society wins kudos for charity care project - March 17
- Alliance for CME adds research arm - March 17
- Johns Hopkins pays $800,000 after Medicare audit - March 10
- Med schools support Michigan's diversity policy - March 10
- Calif. doctors donate day for child surgeries - March 10
- No affidavit necessary in N.J. case - March 10
- Temple to start 2nd year of probation - March 10
- AMA honors public officials with Nathan Davis Awards - March 3
- Clinical skills test moves forward - March 3
- Physicians Who Care dissolves - March 3
- Fla. task force issues liability recommendations - Feb. 24
- Pa. plaintiffs need certificate of merit - Feb. 24
- Loan program consolidates medical school debt - Feb. 24
- Patient Safety Awareness Week approaching - Feb. 24
- Minn. medical society names new leader - Feb. 24
- Minn. plan for statewide medical database faces opposition - Feb. 24
- Nevada still has medical liability problems - Feb. 17
- California Physician Corps opens for applicants - Feb. 17
- Proposed law could limit prisoners' access to donated organs - Feb. 17
- Access hurt in liability crisis states - Feb. 10
- Bioethics council discusses organ donation incentives - Feb. 10
- Oregon surgeon honored for advocacy on transportation safety - Feb. 10
- CMA looks at liability concerns - Feb. 3
- Joint Commission to honor quality care improvements - Feb. 3
- ACGME names award winners - Feb. 3
- Former Treasury secretary rejoins patient safety group - Feb. 3
- N.M. doctors to cut patient hours - Jan. 27
- Australian doctor pledges to produce suicide machines - Jan. 27
- Tyson Foods sued for misleading consumers - Jan. 27
- OxyContin lawsuit dismissed - Jan. 27
- Two Florida physicians win award - Jan. 27
- Panel will decide which court hears CIGNA settlement - Jan. 20
- Haiku winners ponder work hours - Jan. 20
- Ophthalmologists to fight subpoena - Jan. 20
- New Hampshire physician to get trial - Jan. 20
- AAMC launches medical education institute - Jan. 13
- Joint Commission names chair - Jan. 13
- AMA to develop model office-based surgery regulation - Jan. 13
- AMA to increase physician role and awareness of organ donation - Jan. 13
- Medical college group names chair-elect - Jan. 13
- AMA wants new immunity legislation - Jan. 6
- AMA concerned about effect of law on medical education - Jan. 6
- Minnesota makes organ donor decisions binding - Jan. 6
- Ore. governor apologizes for eugenics - Jan. 6
- Dr. Eisenberg posthumously honored by Joint Commission - Jan. 6
- Australia passes law allowing embryonic stem cell research - Jan. 6
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Business briefs 2003
- HealthSouth board members to be replaced - Dec. 22/29
- Poll: More favor nonprofit plans - Dec. 22/29
- Tenet completes sale of 4 Ark. hospitals - Dec. 22/29
- Quality group hands out first checks - Dec. 15
- Portable EMR closer to reality - Dec. 15
- Tenet affiliates subpoenaed - Dec. 15
- Pay up for physician executives - Dec. 8
- MedCath Corp. reports loss - Dec. 8
- Guidant, GE Medical form alliance - Dec. 8
- Symbion refiles IPO - Dec. 8
- Anthem-WellPoint deal attracts suit - Dec. 1
- ID theft clearinghouse created - Dec. 1
- Boston hospitals set up $3 million challenge - Dec. 1
- GE Healthcare buys HPSC - Dec. 1
- Physician-owned MSO acquires EMR - Dec. 1
- Health venture capital up - Nov. 24
- Epic, Philips strike integration deal - Nov. 24
- Online pharmacy targets rogues - Nov. 24
- Insurers give breaks to members - Nov. 24
- Heart hospital pulls ads - Nov. 24
- Minnesota Blues lays off workers - Nov. 24
- Business groups fight insurance law - Nov. 24
- Earnings, income up for Select Medical - Nov. 17
- U.S. Oncology income grows - Nov. 17
- SureScript certifies software - Nov. 17
- Medco income goes up - Nov. 10
- Former McKesson official pleads guilty - Nov. 10
- WebMD acquires Medifax-EDI - Nov. 10
- MGMA, ACC forge partnership - Nov. 10
- Magellan reorg plan approved - Nov. 3
- Tenet receives another subpoena - Nov. 3
- Big gains for small-group administrators - Nov. 3
- WebMD issues profit warning - Nov. 3
- New stent helps Johnson & Johnson - Nov. 3
- Physician appraisals not common - Oct. 27
- Board member leaves HealthSouth - Oct. 27
- MarketRx secures financing - Oct. 27
- Study tracks online prescriptions - Oct. 20
- 2 more HealthSouth executives resign - Oct. 20
- Tenet counsel resigns - Oct. 20
- OrthoNeuro changes name, focus - Oct. 20
- HealthGate to buy EBM Solutions - Oct. 20
- Blues association launches new site - Oct. 13
- URAC rolls out site service - Oct. 13
- MedPlus, RxHub form alliance - Oct. 13
- Tech group rejects EMR standard - Oct. 13
- N.C. group makes up with Blues - Oct. 6
- HealthSouth draws more scrutiny - Oct. 6
- More consider consumer-driven plans - Oct. 6
- Fetter stays as Tenet CEO - Oct. 6
- Plans less restrictive, more profitable - Oct. 6
- Alabama Blues target uninsured - Oct. 6
- Wound care market expected to slow - Oct. 6
- Disease management vendor sold - Oct. 6
- Money given for e-health projects - Oct. 6
- Tenet hospital may be excluded from Medicare - Sept. 22/29
- New exec pay rules in place - Sept. 22/29
- Federal authorities investigate WebMD - Sept. 22/29
- Caremark acquires AdvancePCS - Sept. 22/29
- Zix buys maker of antispam software - Sept. 22/29
- HealthSouth executive resigns - Sept. 15
- Venture capital investment up - Sept. 15
- New name for Palm - Sept. 15
- Ex-NCFE exec pleads guilty to fraud - Sept. 8
- More claims filed against Tenet - Sept. 8
- Study claims ED boon, not bane - Sept. 1
- Fla. seeks info on Tenet - Sept. 1
- Wis. businesses set fees for physicians - Sept. 1
- Pain management practice sold - Sept. 1
- Heart drug market set to grow - Sept. 1
- Patient monitoring equipment industry growing rapidly, analysts say - Aug. 25
- MedCath reports drop in net income - Aug. 25
- More guilty pleas from former HealthSouth executives - Aug. 25
- Impath probes possible accounting irregularities - Aug. 25
- Successful debut for Netgear - Aug. 25
- Tufts steps up e-prescribing - Briefs Aug. 18
- Tenet names new leader - Briefs Aug. 18
- Tech spending increase predicted - Briefs Aug. 18
- RelayHealth secures venture capital - Briefs Aug. 18
- Mass. Blues pays physician bonuses - Aug. 11
- AAFP EMR project targets small practices - Aug. 11
- HMO rates keep going up - Aug. 11
- Mich. passes small business insurance bill - Aug. 11
- HMOs given no-confidence vote - Aug. 4
- Allscripts makes two acquisitions - Aug. 4
- CareFirst, leaders face fines - July 28
- SEC investigates Tenet - July 28
- Study: Emergency physicians' pay up - July 28
- GE Medical adds to product line - July 28
- CalPERS rate hike at 18% - July 21
- Legislation brings insurer back to N.H. - July 21
- Blues administrative expenses up - July 21
- Calif. proposes patient rights signs - July 21
- HCA cuts staff at headquarters - July 21
- Baxter plans to cut 2,500 jobs - July 21
- DMS acquires medical supplier - July 21
- Tenet issues earnings warning - July 14
- Analysts see booming migraine market - July 14
- Maryland starts contract help service - July 14
- MDeverywhere acquires Med e-Manager - July 14
- HealthSouth's Scrushy wants immunity - July 7
- Physicians deluged with drug queries - July 7
- Misys buys Per-Se line - July 7
- WebMD buys outsourcing vendor - July 7
- MyDoc.com sold - June 30
- HealthSouth keeps Alabama hospital - June 23
- Charge results in loss for Calif. IPA - June 23
- Canadian company wants Magellan - June 16
- Investors in NCFE sue its bankers - June 16
- Urologix CEO steps down - June 16
- Nephrology company names new head - June 16
- U.S. Oncology reports dramatic gain in first quarter results - June 2/9
- Tenet records losses - June 2/9
- NDCHealth buys TechRX - June 2/9
- Justice Dept. OKs HCA fraud fine - May 26
- Louisiana proposes hospital bill - May 26
- Smaller loss for WebMD - May 26
- Study says EMR worth cost - May 26
- N.M. IPA settles price-fixing charge - May 26
- United Surgical posts income gain - May 26
- Illinois Blues offers quality pay - May 19
- Report details drug marketing costs - May 19
- Study: Calif. review not working - May 19
- Health Net sues over sex-change case - May 19
- Internet fraud soars - May 12
- Palm heads into Wi-Fi market - May 12
- Sales up, earnings down for Edwards - May 12
- MedImmune completes turnaround - May 12
- Laserscope makes gain in first quarter - May 12
- Hospitalist company expands further into Texas - May 5
- Stanford sells Internet-based service - May 5
- Vascular Solutions reports sales gain, overall loss in first quarter - May 5
- HCA Inc. cuts jobs - May 5
- Florida allows RxNetwork to continue operating - May 5
- Quintiles accepts buyout offer - May 5
- Surveys: Online pharmacies lacking - April 28
- IDX sells transcription subsidiary - April 28
- New HIPAA site for physicians - April 28
- Growth still expected in CABG - April 28
- MedCath issues profit warning - April 28
- Doctors' real-dollar income falls - April 21
- HCA-Health Midwest deal completed - April 21
- Cerner stock hammered - April 21
- HealthSouth CEO ousted - April 14
- Mass. Blues wants corporate change - April 14
- Cholesterol drug clogs sales time - April 14
- Mass. Blues pay for online consult - April 7
- Interventional cardiology poised for growth - April 7
- Hospitals feel sick in the wallet - April 7
- Quadramed delisted - April 7
- HCA expands charity care - April 7
- Adam in the red - April 7
- Big market for anti-obesity drugs - March 24/31
- Atlanta hospital holds recruitment Webcast - March 24/31
- Kaiser posts smaller profit - March 24/31
- Medix cancels merger with PocketScript - March 24/31
- PacifiCare releases hospital index - March 24/31
- R.I. proposes reimportation bill - March 17
- IMS, Harris form alliance - March 17
- Calif. EDs hit on uncompensated care - March 17
- N.C. Blues deal may be delayed - March 10
- Medical REIT buys rival - March 10
- Study: Doctors save with computers - March 10
- Justice Dept. joins Highmark case - March 3
- Workers want balance - March 3
- Wash. HMO relents on alternative health - March 3
- PT, x-ray boost orthopedic revenue - Feb. 24
- MedCath reports lower net income - Feb. 24
- GE sells PocketChart - Feb. 24
- Merger volume up in 4th quarter - Feb. 17
- Market growing for equipment leasing - Feb. 17
- Tenet settles with patients - Feb. 17
- ADAM transfers stock listing - Feb. 17
- Cerner issues earnings - Feb. 17
- Group offers HIPAA accreditation - Feb. 17
- Consumers rate their health plans - Feb. 10
- Kaiser puts guidelines online - Feb. 10
- Missouri, Kansas at odds over HCA deal - Feb. 10
- Two Calif. internists sue online health firm - Feb. 3
- Health care second to tax reform in small business owner concerns - Feb. 3
- Pfizer to add bar codes to medications - Feb. 3
- IDX, Misys sign with WebMD - Jan. 27
- GE unions walk out over benefits - Jan. 27
- eBay health insurance a go - Jan. 27
- CareScience transfers stock - Jan. 27
- Paradigm acquires Paidos - Jan. 27
- HCA taps head of Midwest division - Jan. 27
- Poll: Americans see higher health costs - Jan. 20
- More patients check out practice Web sites - Jan. 13
- Md. group offers plan for uninsured - Jan. 6
- Biotech fund raises $900 million - Jan. 6
- Health info firm makes acquisition - Jan. 6
- Net equipment sellers merge - Jan. 6
- N.C. opens managed care agency - Jan. 6
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Health & Science briefs 2003
- Virtual colonoscopy as polyp detector - Dec. 22/29
- Legislation could aid transplant access - Dec. 22/29
- West Nile: The conquering virus - Dec. 22/29
- JFK's neurosurgeon offers new information about assassination - Dec. 15
- Ebola vaccine trials under way - Dec. 15
- Overscreening in older women - Dec. 15
- Wyeth announces delays in pneumococcal vaccine delivery - Dec. 8
- Young breast cancer survivors more likely to face problems - Dec. 8
- Hepatitis A outbreak - Dec. 1
- Substance abusers more likely to have other disorders - Dec. 1
- Hepatitis C vaccine study announced - Dec. 1
- AIDS vaccine fails in phase III trials - Dec. 1
- Diabetes hits all-time high - Dec. 1
- Most women have symptoms other than chest pain before heart attacks - Nov. 24
- Troubles of American teens - Nov. 24
- A doctor's conflict of interest does not keep patients from clinical trials - Nov. 24
- Infants who are comforted cry less during shots - Nov. 24
- Hypertension study targets younger black men - Nov. 17
- Ipecac is out for poisons - Nov. 17
- Diet, exercise can reduce cancer risk - Nov. 17
- FDR may not have had polio - Nov. 17
- Slowing Alzheimer's - Nov. 10
- Vaccine rumors - Nov. 10
- Tri-monthly contraceptive may be cost-effective - Nov. 10
- Medical societies release obesity, overweight treatment guides - Nov. 10
- Lung cancer screening associated with smoking cessation - Nov. 3
- Public health response to anthrax was good; clinicians hard to reach - Nov. 3
- HHS awards millions for primary care AIDS/HIV prevention and treatment - Nov. 3
- Flu vaccines for the youngest kids - Nov. 3
- No link between flu vaccine and MS relapses, report finds - Oct. 27
- Education campaign improves stroke treatment - Oct. 27
- NHGRI launches hunt for functional genes - Oct. 27
- Neurologists issue guideline for Guillain-Barré - Oct. 20
- New organ donation campaign launched - Oct. 20
- SARS virus capable of quick change - Oct. 20
- Hands-on exam key to care of hospitalized patients - Oct. 20
- Killers of American doctor in Yemen sentenced to death - Oct. 13
- Half-hour of recreation reduces risk of diabetes at any weight - Oct. 13
- Investment in tobacco-control programs rubs out cigarette sales - Oct. 13
- Grants to support research on drug-resistant bacteria - Oct. 13
- FDA approves first drug in new class of antibiotics - Oct. 6
- Stressful life events, infections worsen MS symptoms - Oct. 6
- Posttreatment ulcer-prevention therapy may not be necessary - Oct. 6
- One more reason to get a flu shot - Sept. 22/29
- Opiate-addiction treatments prove successful - Sept. 22/29
- Health disparities in managing blood pressure, cholesterol - Sept. 15
- Pneumonia in the military - Sept. 15
- CDC releases vaccine storage guidelines for power outages - Sept. 15
- ED admissions for drug use increase - Sept. 15
- High coronary calcium score increases risk of death - Sept. 8
- Depression doubles risk of death after bypass surgery - Sept. 8
- Aging boomers seeking more care - Sept. 1
- Simplified migraine screening - Sept. 1
- GAO lists federal programs to address health disparities - Aug. 25
- Ebola vaccine effective in monkeys - Aug. 25
- Bioterror preparedness might detract from core public health goals - Aug. 25
- Physician handbook on older driver safety available - Briefs Aug. 18
- NIH reorganization suggested - Briefs Aug. 18
- Guidelines needed for body scan businesses - Briefs Aug. 18
- SARS could still pose challenges - Briefs Aug. 18
- HIV diagnoses rise - Aug. 11
- Teens find ways around anti-smoking laws - Aug. 11
- Accelerated head growth might suggest autism - Aug. 4
- Vitamins as cancer prevention questioned - Aug. 4
- Smallpox vaccine studies fill some information gaps - July 28
- Little benefit from red clover - July 28
- Gene abnormality found in colon cancer patients - July 28
- Dementia delayed in those with more learning - July 28
- JAMA study describes depression treatment in minority women - July 21
- CDC tips on hot pool fun in the summertime - July 21
- Cesarean deliveries at all-time high - July 14
- FDA approves nasal flu vaccine - July 14
- Walking and diabetes - July 14
- Safety issues for older drivers - July 7
- Study to look at incidence of autism - July 7
- Reducing adolescent hormone abuse - July 7
- Fewer EDs, more visits - June 30
- Men's breast cancer detected later than women's - June 30
- CDC notes high costs of intimate partner violence - June 30
- Hypertension and eye disease linked - June 23
- Breast cancer survivors may have lower heart attack risk - June 23
- Bacteria-eating virus, not germs, spread disease in day-care setting - June 23
- Counterfeit Lipitor alert - June 16
- Season's first human West Nile cases reported - June 16
- AMA questions health claims on food labels - June 16
- Birthing matters: When a car becomes a "family" car - June 16
- IOM recommends CDC halt smallpox vaccination program - June 16
- Head injuries and Parkinson's disease connection - June 2/9
- Antibiotic effective treatment for TB - June 2/9
- Adverse cardiac events connected to smallpox vaccine increase - June 2/9
- NIH funds six new autism centers - June 2/9
- Most Americans are active - June 2/9
- New arthritis drugs not as cost-effective as old standards - June 2/9
- More smallpox funds from HHS - May 26
- Few people know TIA symptoms - May 26
- Smoking cessation for parents reduces chance kids will use tobacco - May 26
- Many people with joint problems never see a doctor - May 26
- Low-income African-Americans recover more slowly from stroke - May 26
- Florence Nightingale bipolar? - May 19
- Prevnar hailed as a success - May 19
- Stroke centers help rural physicians - May 19
- HHS marks 50th anniversary - May 19
- Intimate partner violence costs billions, says CDC - May 19
- CDC expands groups targeted for early flu vaccinations - May 12
- Mammography decreases breast cancer deaths - May 12
- Baby teeth a haven for stem cells - May 12
- High fiber means low cancer - May 12
- Drug spurs diabetes prevention - May 12
- Progeria gene found - May 5
- Newborn screening varies by state - May 5
- Flu shots do double-duty for seniors - May 5
- Risk factors prevalent in women who have fatal heart attacks - May 5
- Snoring and chronic headaches linked - May 5
- Little-understood receptor may play key role in obesity - May 5
- Human genome fully sequenced - April 28
- Antidepressant use by new mothers does not affect infant weight gain - April 28
- Prescribing exercise to patients can increase physical activity, well-being - April 28
- Keep potassium iodide handy if a nuclear plant is nearby - April 28
- Men get depressed, too, NIMH reports - April 21
- Increased use of broad-spectrum antibiotics adds to resistance risk - April 21
- Forced reporting of seizures bad for doctor-patient relationship - April 21
- Botulinum toxin improves quality of life for kids with cerebral palsy - April 21
- Smallpox vaccine deferrals - April 14
- Government seeks billions from tobacco companies - April 14
- TB rates hit all-time low, but pockets of infection remain - April 14
- Childbirth morbidity more frequent than expected - April 14
- AMA's child auto safety brochure starts third print run - April 7
- HRT has no beneficial effect on general health, study finds - April 7
- Race and pain - April 7
- Scientists to sequence cow genome - March 24/31
- More tummies getting tucked - March 24/31
- Aerobic exercise safe, beneficial for heart failure patients - March 24/31
- Aspirin a day may keep polyps away - March 24/31
- Mummy has modern maladies - March 17
- Rapid test for West Nile in humans due soon - March 17
- Few deaths are linked to oxycodone abuse by itself - March 17
- HHS contracting for safer smallpox vaccines - March 17
- OxyContin ads pulled - March 10
- Colds cost $40 billion annually - March 10
- Smallpox vaccinations uneventful - March 10
- Majority of physicians oppose widespread smallpox shots - March 10
- Blood test would rule out heart attack - March 10
- HIV drugs, vascular disease connection dispelled - March 10
- New nicotine gum gets good reviews - March 10
- Military reports on first wave of smallpox shots - March 3
- Stroke test identifies symptoms - March 3
- Ibuprofen could reduce cardiac benefits of aspirin - March 3
- Preventing hip fractures - Feb. 24
- Prudent antibiotic labeling - Feb. 24
- Scientists assess data lost with Space Shuttle Columbia - Feb. 24
- Antidote to dirty bombs? - Feb. 24
- Children's lead levels, passive-smoke exposure down - Feb. 24
- Fighting AIDS abroad - Feb. 17
- Task force speaks on cervical cancer screening - Feb. 17
- Director of Stop TB program named head of WHO - Feb. 17
- Experts recommend against widespread CRP testing - Feb. 17
- Smallpox vaccines on schedule - Feb. 10
- Pediatric drug tests ordered for 12 commonly prescribed drugs - Feb. 10
- Anthrax-plague vaccine in the making - Feb. 10
- Child's first seizure should not be routinely treated with epilepsy drugs - Feb. 10
- Most nurses support smallpox vaccinations, but lack knowledge - Feb. 10
- Scans for lung cancer questioned - Feb. 3
- Hemochromatosis genes linked to colon cancer risk - Feb. 3
- Half of women who quit smoking during pregnancy return to the habit - Feb. 3
- Drinking boosts heart health - Jan. 27
- Pediatricians called on to treat and diagnose eating disorders early - Jan. 27
- Extra weight means extra costs - Jan. 27
- CRP may cause blood clot formation - Jan. 27
- Several reasons for backpack injuries - Jan. 27
- Placebo effect evaluated - Jan. 20
- Gun injuries pose financial burden - Jan. 20
- Cocaine on the brain - Jan. 20
- Cancer screenings increase - Jan. 20
- Menthol cigarette byproducts last longer in the blood stream - Jan. 20
- Fighting bioterrorism in North Carolina - Jan. 20
- Teen drug use down - Jan. 20
- Targeting breast cancer treatments - Jan. 13
- Second HIV infections - Jan. 13
- Exercise and leg pain - Jan. 13
- Pentavalent vaccine approved - Jan. 6
- Addressing teen drinking - Jan. 6
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