This is a selection of articles from the July 2008 archive. Click here for this month's Consumer Health News headlines.
Binge drinking in pregnancy increases risk of oral clefts in offspring
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Source: News-Medical News Feed - July 31, 2008 Source Type: info
WHO At The XVIIth International AIDS Conference, Mexico City, 3-8 August 2008
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Source: Health News from Medical News Today - July 31, 2008 Tags: HIV / AIDS Source Type: info
Scientists create first personalized stem cells in ALS patients
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Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - July 31, 2008 Source Type: info
Vote Now For The 2008 Beacons Of Hope Awards, Lymphoma Association, UK
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Source: Health News from Medical News Today - July 31, 2008 Tags: Lymphoma / Leukemia Source Type: info
Physicians Report MRSA Superbug Cases On The Rise, According To Study By GfK Market Measures
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Source: Health News from Medical News Today - July 31, 2008 Tags: MRSA / Drug Resistance Source Type: info
Warfarin may prevent liver failure in hepatitis C
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Source: News-Medical News Feed - July 31, 2008 Source Type: info
House Votes to Regulate Tobacco as a Drug
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Source: NYT > Health - July 31, 2008 Authors: By STEPHANIE SAUL Tags: Smoking and Tobacco House of Representatives Law and Legislation United States Politics and Government Nicotine Source Type: info
Minnesota Gov. Pawlenty Discusses Plan To Improve Consumers' Access To Health Information
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Source: kaisernetwork.org: Health Policy Daily Report - July 31, 2008 Tags: Daily Health Policy Report Source Type: info
Young adult and middle age mortality in Butajira demographic surveillance site, Ethiopia: lifestyle, gender and household economy
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Source: BMC Public Health - Latest articles - July 31, 2008 Authors: Mesganaw Fantahun, Yemane Berhane, Ulf Hogberg, Stig Wall and Peter Byass Source Type: info
Should we teach our children to drink?
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Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - July 30, 2008 Source Type: info
HIV: The next shot
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Source: news@nature.com - July 30, 2008 Source Type: info
Statistics show hint of bias in NIH grant reviews
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Source: news@nature.com - July 30, 2008 Source Type: info
Three cancer specialists to quit in Newfoundland
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Source: CTV Health - July 30, 2008 Source Type: info
U.S grapples with rising prescription drug addiction
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Source: Reuters: Health - July 30, 2008 Tags: healthNews Source Type: info
Singles 'face Alzheimer's risk'
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Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - July 30, 2008 Tags: Health Source Type: info
Rural Maryland Likely To Face Severe Physician Shortage By 2015, Report Finds
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Source: Health News from Medical News Today - July 30, 2008 Tags: Primary Care / General Practice Source Type: info
Chinese Province Passes One-Child Exemption For Parents Whose Children Were Killed, Disabled In Earthquake
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Source: Health News from Medical News Today - July 30, 2008 Tags: Aid / Disasters Source Type: info
Celebs, Networks Plan Anti-Cancer Telethon
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Source: WDSU.com - Health - July 30, 2008 Authors: WDSU.com Source Type: info
NICE Backs Pradaxa(R) (Dabigatran Etexilate) - The First Oral Anticoagulant In Over Fifty Years
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Source: Health News from Medical News Today - July 30, 2008 Tags: Blood / Hematology Source Type: info
Quake originated about eight miles under Chino Hills
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Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - July 30, 2008 Source Type: info
New therapy for HIV treatment
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Source: Huliq Health News - July 30, 2008 Authors: harminka Tags: Health HIV hiv treatment Source Type: info
ECG Not Required for Kids With ADHD
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Source: WebMD Health - July 30, 2008 Source Type: info
Corn protein, zein being researched for drug delivery
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Source: News-Medical News Feed - July 30, 2008 Source Type: info
Experimental Alzheimer's drug shows early promise
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Source: Knoxville News Sentinel: Health and fitness - July 30, 2008 Tags: life/health-fitness Source Type: info
Diabetes Risk Raised as Much by Fruit Drinks as Soft Drinks
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Source: Health Behavior News Digest - July 29, 2008 Tags: Bloomberg Source Type: info
Meet the Liver Transplant 'Dream Team'
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Source: ABC News: Health - July 29, 2008 Source Type: info
New athritis drug gets approval recommendation
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Source: AP Top Health News - July 29, 2008 Source Type: info
South African epidemic of schoolboy sexual abuse
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Source: Huliq Health News - July 29, 2008 Authors: harminka Tags: Health Child Safety Sexual Abuse Source Type: info
Study Finds Improved Life Expectancy For HIV-Positive People Receiving Treatment
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Source: Health News from Medical News Today - July 29, 2008 Tags: HIV / AIDS Source Type: info
European Legislation On Clinical Trials: Hospital Clinic Participates In ICREL Project
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Source: Health News from Medical News Today - July 29, 2008 Tags: Clinical Trials / Drug Trials Source Type: info
Symbiotic Microbes Induce Profound Genetic Changes In Their Hosts
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Source: Health News from Medical News Today - July 29, 2008 Tags: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses Source Type: info
Australian experts approve of British plans to issue 'fat' reports on school children
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Source: News-Medical News Feed - July 29, 2008 Source Type: info
Officials warn of Salmonella outbreak in B.C.
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Source: CTV Health - July 29, 2008 Source Type: info
CT Scans: Painless Mammogram Alternative
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Source: WebMD Health - July 29, 2008 Source Type: info
BREAKING: Columnist Bob Novak Has a Brain Tumor
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Source: Huliq Health News - July 28, 2008 Authors: admin_huliq Tags: Health Brain tumor Source Type: info
Man Offers $1B For Breast Cancer Cure
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Source: WDSU.com - Health - July 28, 2008 Authors: WDSU.com Source Type: info
Fragrance Materials Association Assures Safety Of Fragrance Ingredients - No Contrary Evidence In Contested University Of Washington Study
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Source: Health News from Medical News Today - July 28, 2008 Source Type: info
Hospitals, using single-bed rooms and improved ventilation, work to get healthier
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Source: L.A. Times - Health - July 28, 2008 Source Type: info
Can changing your diet help you have a baby in your 40s?
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Source: the Mail online | Health - July 28, 2008 Source Type: info
Exercise Holds Key to Keeping Weight Off
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Source: WebMD Health - July 28, 2008 Source Type: info
Presumptive GOP Presidential Nominee McCain Says He Supports Legislation To Expand ADA Protections
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Source: kaisernetwork.org: Health Policy Daily Report - July 28, 2008 Tags: Daily Health Policy Report Source Type: info
Researchers Use New Tools To Combat Skin Cancer
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Source: Health News from Medical News Today - July 26, 2008 Source Type: info
Genaera Releases Phase 1 Data And New Preclinical Data On The CNS Function Of Trodusquemine (MSI-1436) At CBI Obesity Summit
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Source: Health News from Medical News Today - July 26, 2008 Source Type: info
Need For Better Physician-Administration Relations Based On Experiences Of Nearly 28,000 Physicians, New Report
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Source: Health News from Medical News Today - July 26, 2008 Source Type: info
New test to identify those vulnerable to AMD - the UK's most common form of blindness
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Source: the Mail online | Health - July 25, 2008 Source Type: info
Long-Acting Insulin Enhances Glycemic Control Only Slightly
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Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - July 25, 2008 Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Source Type: info
Special warm-up prevents knee injury: U.S report
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Source: Reuters: Health - July 25, 2008 Tags: healthNews Source Type: info
Ohio, Florida Residents Trimming Health Care Spending, Unable To Pay Medical Bills, Survey Finds
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Source: Health News from Medical News Today - July 25, 2008 Source Type: info
The Truth About Fat
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Source: Huliq Health News - July 24, 2008 Authors: gina_clark Tags: Health Diet Exercise health problems healthy healthy diet nutrition vitamin Vitamins Source Type: info
Energy drinks associated with risk-taking behaviors among college students
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Source: News-Medical News Feed - July 24, 2008 Source Type: info
Fake Painkillers Blamed For 1,000 Deaths
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Source: WDSU.com - Health - July 24, 2008 Authors: WDSU.com Source Type: info
Scientists Suspect Omega 3 Fatty Acids Could Slow Acute Wound Healing
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Source: Health News from Medical News Today - July 24, 2008 Source Type: info
Robotic Arm And Hand That Moves And 'senses' Like A Human, And Is Controlled By A Human-inspired Electronic 'brain'
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Source: Health News from Medical News Today - July 24, 2008 Source Type: info
Cafeteria Menus Get Failing Grades
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Source: washingtonpost.com - Health - July 24, 2008 Authors: Lori Aratani Tags: Cafeteria Menus Get Failing Grades Prince George's County Susan Levin Washington, DC Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine Montgomery County (Maryland) Fairfax Mafara Hobson Mydina Thabet Neal Barnard American Meat Asso Source Type: info
Hygiene link to bowel disease strengthened
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Source: MedWire News - Consumer Health - July 23, 2008 Source Type: info
Low uptake mars chlamydia testing
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Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - July 23, 2008 Tags: Health Source Type: info
Brain electrodes tackle severe depression
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Source: news@nature.com - July 23, 2008 Source Type: info
Pre-Diabetes Must Be Treated, Doctors Urge
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Source: ABC News: Health - July 23, 2008 Source Type: info
Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report Feature Highlights Recent Blog Entries
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Source: Health News from Medical News Today - July 23, 2008 Source Type: info
Sites Help Athletes Flex Community Muscles
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Source: WDSU.com - Health - July 23, 2008 Authors: WDSU.com Source Type: info
Quebec woman wins $280,000 over misdiagnosis
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Source: CBC | Health - July 23, 2008 Source Type: info
New York Times Magazine Examines Continuing Debate On IVF
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Source: Health News from Medical News Today - July 23, 2008 Source Type: info
Antidepressants and weight gain: What causes it?
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Source: MayoClinic.com Full Feed - July 23, 2008 Source Type: info
UnitedHealth Beats Wall St. Expectations
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Source: NYT > Health - July 22, 2008 Authors: By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Tags: UnitedHealth Group UNH NYSE Company Reports Health Insurance and Managed Care Source Type: info
Kidney Patients Less Likely to Get Heart Attack Meds
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Source: MedlinePlus Health News - July 22, 2008 Source Type: info
Oxytocin May Inhibit Social Fobia
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Source: Health News from Medical News Today - July 22, 2008 Source Type: info
Jhpiego Malaria Specialist Receives African Public Health Award
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Source: Health News from Medical News Today - July 22, 2008 Source Type: info
British retailer Tesco's error nearly wreaks relationship
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Source: L.A. Times - Health - July 22, 2008 Source Type: info
Epilepsy drug may raise the risk of birth defects
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Source: News-Medical News Feed - July 22, 2008 Source Type: info
Family Poor Predictor of Breast Cancer
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Source: WebMD Health - July 22, 2008 Source Type: info
Beijing pollution may trigger heart attacks
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Source: Medicineworld.org: New Article Alert - July 21, 2008 Source Type: info
Fixing Leaky Lungs
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Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com - July 21, 2008 Source Type: info
New York Times Examines Record of Cooperation on Health Care, Other Issues by Presumptive GOP Presidential Nominee McCain
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Source: kaisernetwork.org: Health Policy Daily Report - July 21, 2008 Tags: Daily Health Policy Report Source Type: info
Health beat: July 21
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