Vol. 135 No. 2737, October - October 2006
Index
- Emergency room visits soaring.
- Virulent smallpox stymied as a weapon.
- Pain relievers are new drug of choice.
- Will prescription meds slow airline travel?
- Caregivers of those under psychological or physical stress, as well as those with the condition themselves, should not overlook their oral health, according to a study by the American Academy of Periodontology, Chicago.
- Clinicians apparently are getting better at diagnosing autism in young children.
- Diabetics who were prescribed newer medications to control their illness were more likely to take these drugs as instructed than were patients who were prescribed drugs that have been on the market for several decades, states a study from Ohio State University, Columbus.
- Extending DST will promote healthy bones.
- Flu season typically lasts.
- Most people accurately can tell a person's age by viewing only their hands, suggests a study by the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Arlington Heights, Ill.
- New test developed for B-12 deficiency.
- Symptoms classically tied.
- The incidence of melanoma.
- Women who suffer from "transformed migraine" experience a significant reduction in headache frequency and intensity after taking simple steps to improve their sleep behaviors, a University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, study has found.
- First treatment for drug-resistant HIV.
- Pomegranate slows cartilage deterioration.
- Will molecular tracking reveal virus' secrets?
- Hollywood story lines hinder cooperation.
- New look at influenza virus.
- These drugs are as good as gold.
- Concussions promote dementia in gridders.
- Prevention prevails on the playing field.
- Secondhand smoke damages babies' lungs.
- Stop targeting healthy short children.
- Toppling TVs felling youngsters.
- Women dominate care for disabled.
- Bridging the gap through the world of art.
- Molecular switch may hold key to cure.
- Periodontal therapy may lower blood sugar.
- Liver linked to deadly disease.
- Old remedies work just fine.
- Small intestine controls bile output.
- Anorexia, bulimia prove gene related.
- Doing battle with hospital infections.
- Patients receiving subpar care.
- Pounds may disappear yet cellulite remains.
- Knee implants designed for women.
- System discourages physician disclosure.
- Up in smoke.
- African-American men at higher risk.
- Elective surgery patients growing older.
- Designer peptides provide treatment.
- Illuminating offending proteins fluorescently.
- Nanotechnology aids in cancer fight.
- Malnutrition kills stricken patients.
- Why is cornea free of blood vessels?
- Don't end up fathering by default.