This is a selection of articles from the October 2008 archive. Click here for this month's Consumer Health News headlines.
Binge drink culture 'could be dementia time bomb'
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Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - October 31, 2008 Source Type: organizations
Bednets pay off with plunge in malaria cases in Gambia
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Source: CBC | Health - October 31, 2008 Source Type: organizations
Stigma In China Prevents HIV-Positive People From Accessing Services, South African Justice Cameron Says
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Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 31, 2008 Tags: HIV / AIDS Source Type: organizations
Ban diabetes drug Avandia: consumer group to FDA
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Source: CBC | Health - October 31, 2008 Source Type: organizations
First-Born Child Of Older Parents Likely To Have Autism
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Source: Huliq Health News - October 31, 2008 Authors: annie Tags: Health autism autism spectrum disorders maternal age parental age paternal age Source Type: organizations
Successive births, HRT hard on the joints
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Source: Reuters: Health - October 31, 2008 Tags: healthNews Source Type: organizations
Too much weight in pregnancy leads to heavy babies, and could even cause childhood obesity
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Source: the Mail online | Health - October 31, 2008 Source Type: organizations
Medicare drug plan spending drops $6B in 2008
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Source: USATODAY.com Health - October 31, 2008 Source Type: organizations
Bipolar patients have reduced quality of life even in ‘normal’ mood state
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Source: MedWire News - Consumer Health - October 30, 2008 Source Type: organizations
Men's life expectancy lengthens by 3.8 years (and they're closing the gap on women)
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Source: the Mail online | Health - October 30, 2008 Source Type: organizations
Massachusetts' Largest Insurer To Require Adoption Of E-Prescribing For Physicians
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Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 30, 2008 Tags: Health Insurance / Medical Insurance Source Type: organizations
Vaccine To Eradicate Fatal Parasite
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Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 30, 2008 Tags: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses Source Type: organizations
First-Responder Location Advanced By Award To WPI From Homeland Security
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Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 30, 2008 Tags: Aid / Disasters Source Type: organizations
Increased HIV Prevention, Education Efforts Needed In South Florida, Officials Say
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Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 30, 2008 Tags: HIV / AIDS Source Type: organizations
Grapes may aid a bunch of heart risk factors
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Source: Medicineworld.org: New Article Alert - October 30, 2008 Source Type: organizations
Obama voters see bigger healthcare impact
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Source: Health News - UPI.com - October 29, 2008 Source Type: organizations
How the million men suffering from the 'male menopause' could benefit from HRT
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Source: the Mail online | Health - October 29, 2008 Source Type: organizations
Many hospitals fail to please: survey
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Source: Reuters: Health - October 29, 2008 Tags: healthNews Source Type: organizations
Canadian Neurologist Receives Karolinska Stroke Award
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Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 29, 2008 Tags: Stroke Source Type: organizations
Breast-Fed Baby May Mean Better Behaved Child
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Source: MedlinePlus Health News - October 29, 2008 Source Type: organizations
Onconova Announces Publication Of Positive Phase I Results For Lead Anticancer Compound In Journal Of Clinical Oncology
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Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 29, 2008 Tags: Cancer / Oncology Source Type: organizations
Merck Serono And Lpath Form Alliance For ASONEP, A Phase I Monoclonal Antibody, Across All Indications
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Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 29, 2008 Tags: Cancer / Oncology Source Type: organizations
British couples 'illegally choosing gender of babies' at Turkish fertility clinic
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Source: the Mail online | Health - October 29, 2008 Source Type: organizations
Heart disease on rise among young Que. adults: study
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Source: CTV Health - October 28, 2008 Source Type: organizations
Kids' eye problems often emerge in homework battle
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Source: CTV Health - October 28, 2008 Source Type: organizations
New drug treats traveler's diarrhea: study
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Source: Reuters: Health - October 28, 2008 Tags: healthNews Source Type: organizations
Prostate cancer study is stopped as supplements fail to prevent men getting the disease
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Source: the Mail online | Health - October 28, 2008 Source Type: organizations
The Truth Behind 10 Diet Myths
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Source: WebMD Health - October 28, 2008 Source Type: organizations
Atlantic City Suspends Casino Smoking Ban
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Source: NYT > Health - October 28, 2008 Authors: By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Tags: Smoking and Tobacco Atlantic City (NJ) Casinos Source Type: organizations
Statins May Prevent Blood Clots
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Source: Medical Headlines From Ivanhoe.com - October 28, 2008 Source Type: organizations
15% of female veterans tell of sexual trauma
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Source: USATODAY.com Health - October 28, 2008 Source Type: organizations
Staph germs harder than ever to treat, studies say
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Source: USATODAY.com Health - October 27, 2008 Source Type: organizations
Obama vs McCain: Impact on HHS and the FDA in the Next Administration
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Source: Medscape Today Headlines - October 27, 2008 Tags: Business of Medicine Source Type: organizations
Artificial Connections Restore Movement to Paralyzed Limbs
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Source: NIH Research Matters from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) - October 27, 2008 Source Type: organizations
The New Old Age: The Reality of Assisted Living
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Source: NYT > Health - October 27, 2008 Authors: By JANE GROSS Source Type: organizations
China apologizes to Taiwan for contaminated milk powder
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Source: Monsters and Critics Health News - October 27, 2008 Source Type: organizations
Are You Phonagnosic - Born Without The Ability To Recognise Voices?
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Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 27, 2008 Tags: Psychology / Psychiatry Source Type: organizations
Passage of Arizona Ballot Measure Would Prevent 'Statism' in Health Care, Opinion Piece States
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Source: kaisernetwork.org: Health Policy Daily Report - October 27, 2008 Tags: Daily Health Policy Report Source Type: organizations
Artery repair
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Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition - October 24, 2008 Tags: Health Source Type: organizations
Coping With Depression During Pregnancy
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Source: Health Behavior News Digest - October 24, 2008 Tags: US News and World Report Source Type: organizations
Beleaguered Nitromed Plans Exit From Bidil Business
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Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - October 24, 2008 Tags: Cardiology Source Type: organizations
U.S. Assistance Through Programs Such As PEPFAR, PMI 'Impacting Millions Of Lives' Worldwide, Opinion Piece Says
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Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 24, 2008 Tags: HIV / AIDS Source Type: organizations
Cold viruses activate killer genes, study finds
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Source: Reuters: Health - October 24, 2008 Tags: healthNews Source Type: organizations
Depressed moms-to-be risk preterm birth
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Source: Health News - UPI.com - October 23, 2008 Source Type: organizations
Mo. school faces HIV scare
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Source: USATODAY.com Health - October 23, 2008 Source Type: organizations
Best treatment for dislocated shoulder unclear
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Source: Reuters: Health - October 23, 2008 Tags: healthNews Source Type: organizations
Blue Cross Foundation Releases Program And DVD On Health And Immigrant Integration
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Source: BCBS.com: General Headlines - October 23, 2008 Source Type: organizations
Prostate Grown From Adult Stem Cell
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Source: Health News: CBSNews.com - October 23, 2008 Tags: Health: WebMD Source Type: organizations
Man's Surgery Performed On The Wrong Ankle
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Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - October 23, 2008 Source Type: organizations
FEMA Blames Residents For Toxic Trailers
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Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - October 22, 2008 Source Type: organizations
Lack Of Public Toilets Mean Older People Have 'nowhere To Go', Says Help The Aged
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Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 22, 2008 Tags: Public Health Source Type: organizations
Extra Payments To Private FFS Medicare Advantage Plans To Total $2.5B In 2008
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Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 22, 2008 Tags: Medicare / Medicaid / SCHIP Source Type: organizations
On Health Plans, the Numbers Fly
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Source: NYT > Health - October 22, 2008 Authors: By KEVIN SACK Tags: Presidential Election of 2008 Health Insurance and Managed Care Obama, Barack McCain, John Political Advertising Medicine and Health Conflicts of Interest Source Type: organizations
Federal Safety Regulators to Issue Crib Durability Standards
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Source: washingtonpost.com - Health - October 22, 2008 Authors: Annys Shin Tags: Federal Safety Regulators Issue Crib Durability Standards Source Type: organizations
Transvaginal MeshRelated Adverse Events May Have Serious Consequences, FDA Warns
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Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - October 21, 2008 Tags: Urology Source Type: organizations
Production Of New Compounds For Drug Discovery Aided By New $11 Million Center
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Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 21, 2008 Tags: Biology / Biochemistry Source Type: organizations
Contact Lenses Are Home To Pathogenic Amoebae
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Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 21, 2008 Tags: Eye Health / Blindness Source Type: organizations
Hawaii Lawmakers React to Recent Decision To End State Universal Health Care Program for Children
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Source: kaisernetwork.org: Health Policy Daily Report - October 21, 2008 Tags: Daily Health Policy Report Source Type: organizations
Nurse Practitioners May Help Prevent Sexual Violence Among Youth
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Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - October 20, 2008 Tags: Nursing Source Type: organizations
Futre ise of proton therapy
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Source: Huliq Health News - October 20, 2008 Authors: harminka Tags: Health Cancer Treatment protons Source Type: organizations
Alternative fuels may drain dwindling water supplies
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Source: Huliq Health News - October 20, 2008 Authors: harminka Tags: Health alternative fuels Water Supply Source Type: organizations
Melamine risk expands to sex shops
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Source: CBC | Health - October 20, 2008 Source Type: organizations
Botox Used to Combat High-Heel Pain
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Source: FOXNews.com - October 20, 2008 Source Type: organizations
Toddler virus flares up in China, kills 3
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Source: CBC | Health - October 20, 2008 Source Type: organizations
Educational materials can alter young women's attitudes about tanning
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Source: Medicineworld.org: New Article Alert - October 20, 2008 Source Type: organizations
Type of vaccine that holds promise in protecting against TB
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Source: Huliq Health News - October 20, 2008 Authors: harminka Tags: Health tuberculosis tuberculosis vaccine Source Type: organizations
The age of paranoia: Lonely city life and work worries leave us racked by irrational fear
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Source: the Mail online | Health - October 19, 2008 Source Type: organizations
Computer Model Reveals Cells' Inner Workings - MIT
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Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 19, 2008 Tags: IT / Internet / E-mail Source Type: organizations
US Presidential Debate - National Autistic Society Of UK Encouraged To See Autism High On The US Political Agenda
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Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 19, 2008 Tags: Autism Source Type: organizations
Prepared Patient: Can Hospital Report Cards Help You?
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Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 18, 2008 Tags: Public Health Source Type: organizations
Back to Basics for Safer Childbirth
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Source: Health Behavior News Digest - October 18, 2008 Tags: Consumer Reports Source Type: organizations
More E. coli cases linked to restaurant in North Bay
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Source: CBC | Health - October 17, 2008 Source Type: organizations
Bipolar I Disorder Can Begin in Childhood, Extend Into Adulthood