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Archive for October, 2007
Oct
31
Emotional Abyss; Physical Cause?
I wonder whether doctors might routinely explore a physical basis for the sudden, unexplained onset of emotional pain.
Oct
31
Germ Fighters May Lead to Hardier Germs
Old-fashioned hygiene is advised in the war on drug-resistant staph.
Oct
31
Giuliani’s Prostate Cancer Figure Is Disputed
The Office for National Statistics in Britain disputed Rudolph W. Giuliani’s assertion that the chances of surviving prostate cancer in England is only 44 percent.
Oct
31
Federal Study Offers Dire Outlook on Child Insurance
Twenty-one states will run out of money for children’s health insurance in the coming year, a new federal study says.
Oct
31
Too Much TV Can Raise Kids’ Blood Pressure
It’s linked to obesity, which then triggers hypertension, study
suggests
Oct
31
Vitamin D Won’t Help Prevent Most Cancers
Major study did find possible protection against colon tumors,
however
Oct
31
Sunlight may cut breast cancer risk for some women
Exposure to sunlight may reduce the risk of advanced breast cancer
in women with light skin pigmentation, according to the results of
a population-based study appearing in the American Journal of
Epidemiology.
Oct
31
Folic acid use declines in some Californian women
New data from the California Women’s Health Survey suggest that the
use of folic acid supplements is declining among Hispanic women and
among less educated women in the state.
Oct
30
Emotional Abyss; Physical Cause?
I wonder whether doctors might routinely explore a physical basis for the sudden, unexplained onset of emotional pain.