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October 12 - October 18

Government issues warnings to potential carriers of hepatitis (10/16)
America's Campaign for Medical Breakthroughs Applauds Budget Agreement (10/16)
Choosing the Right Health Plan (10/16)
Recharging on a Weekend (10/16)
Herbal Remedies Listed for Doctors (10/16)
Life Insurance: A Charitable Gift? (10/16)
Chronic fatigue syndrome common in US  (10/15)
Electrical stimulation shows promise for Parkinson's treatment   (10/15)
Mom's beliefs may cause child obesity (10/15)
New therapy for severe skin disease  (10/15)
A woman's preference  (10/15)
US teen pregnancy rate lowest since 1970s  (10/15)
Study finds healthy habits slash Medicare costs (10/14)
Medicare home health bill advances (10/14)
Autopsies suggest cancer often missed (10/13)
New herbal guide for doctors (10/13)
Chest pain - When it's not your heart (10/13)
Continuing Prozac prevents depression relapse (10/13)
Computer software spots drug interactions (10/13)
US expert predicts health care reform (10/12)
US researchers win Nobel Prize in Medicine (10/12)

October 5 - October 11

450 HMO doctors quitting Aetna (10/10)
Stress relief may be key to conceiving (10/10)
Exercise program helps Parkinson's patients (10/9)
Hotline calls rise after Linda McCartney's death (10/9)
AIDS deaths drop dramatically (10/8)
Underwear does not affect male fertility (10/8)
Limited benefit to chiropractic manipulation for low back pain and asthma (10/8)
Exercise cuts stroke risk by almost half (10/8)
Alternative migraine treatments need study (10/8)
Half-Billion People With High Blood Pressure At Risk Of Heart Disease (10/8)
Smoking rates up among teens (10/8)
"National Depression Screening Day" Oct. 8th (10/7)
Breast reduction helps lung function (10/7)
Scientists explain why cranberries prevent urinary infections (10/7)
Fresh Berries Protect Against Heart Disease (10/7)
Vitamin C may cut lung disease risk (10/7)
Drug cuts asthma hospitalizations in children (10/7)
New steroid hormone could lead to new treatments for cancer (10/7)
Flu pandemic predicted (10/7)
Many don't know breast cancer risk factors (10/6)
Industry executives knew nicotine addictive (10/6)
Pain and quality of life in cancer patients (10/5)
US wants to get tough on teen drinking (10/5)
U.N. agency says youngsters under increasing threat from AIDS (10/5)
Increased rate of genetic abnormalities found in sperm of teenage smokers (10/5)
Alcohol, caffeine, smoking reduce fertility in women (10/5)

September 28 - October 4

Kmart Donates to the American Red Cross (10/2)
PacifiCare Health Systems Completes Sale of Its Utah Operations (10/2)
Signs of Complex Life 1 Billion Years Agol (10/1)
Americans' eating habits show improvementl (9/30)
U.S. Study Backs New Breast Cancer Biopsy Method (9/30)
Many ALS patients favor assisted suicidel (9/30)
Diabetic? Get a Flu Shot This Fall (9/29)
Teens have sex earlier, but use protectionl (9/29)

September 21 - September 27

Miss America 1999 is Diabetic (9/28)
World's First Hand Transplant (9/25)
New breast cancer drug approved by FDA (9/25)
Dodd targets medical manufacturers reluctant on Y2K problem (9/24)
Promoting breastfeeding among teen moms  (9/23)
Scientists identify ``body clock'' gene  (9/23)
TV viewing tied to violence, depression in kids  (9/23)
Addiction - A chronic brain disease (9/22)
HIV test can give false-positive results (9/22)
Vitamin E and Alzheimer's (9/22)
Asthma and children - Planning for the next attack (9/22)

September 14 - September 20

Disruptions in ubiquitin protein linked to Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease  (9/19)
Blood test may indicate Alzheimer's disease (9/18)
Amica 30X homeopathic drug not effective for sore muscles (9/18)
Viagra may have caused heart attack (9/18)
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves new HIV drug. Read the FDA Report  (9/18)
Salt gene may affect blood pressure (9/17)
Fewer teens sexually active in the 1990s (9/17)
Cancer. What to do if you have it (9/15)
Asthma and exercise. Work out without worries (9/15)
Almost half of breast cancers caught early (9/15)
Rheumatoid arthritis - Treatment options (9/15)

September 1 - September 13

Back-to-school tips  (9/7)
New treatments for breast cancer (9/3)

August 1998

Government reports 69 deaths among U.S. Viagra users (8/26)
Exposure To Sunlight Increases Risk Of Cataracts (8/25)
When Viagra is not enough
FDA Approves Intron A For Pediatric Use In Chronic Hepatitis B
Lifestyle Factors Important In The Development Of Male Breast Cancer (8/25)
Family history of breast cancer may increase risk of prostate cancer (8/25)
Seeing resuscitation can help family (8/21)
Religion Today (8/21)
Drug use rises among US youth (8/21)
Vitamin E may play a key role in cancer prevention (8/21)
The benefits of the Pill beyond birth control
Jet lag linked to breast cancer risk? (8/21)
FDA Asked to Examine Viagra Safety (8/20)
What can health plans offer women with Breast Cancer? (8/19)
Medicare now pays for self-testing diabetes supplies (8/11)
PacMedTek, Pacific Medical Technology Symposium (August 18-21)

Before August 1998

Controlling asthma in children
New Cancer Therapies
Two drugs against exercise-induced asthma
Study links abnormal heart rhythm to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
Breastfeeding: from folk wisdom to facts
Breastfeeding still an option for premature babies
Adolescent gambling tied to other risks

Top Medical U.S. Facilities (7/20)
U.S. News & World Reports compares the reputation, mortality rate and data such as the kind of advanced technology used by hospital staff in 16 specialties.
Johns Hopkins ranks first overall among the 6,400 U.S. hospitals surveyed. It also ranks first in three of the specialties, including gynecology, otolaryngology and urology. The Mayo Clinic leads in endocrinology, gastroenterology, neurology and neurosurgery, orthopedics, and rheumatology. No other hospital is listed first in more than one specialty.Top 10 (last year rank in parentheses):

1. Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore (1)
600 North Wolfe Street
Baltimore, MD 21287
Ranked: 3 in Cancer ; 8 in Cardiology ; 3 in Endocrinology ; 3 in Gastroenterology ; 3 in Geriatrics ; 1 in Gynecology ; 3 in Neurology ; 2 in Ophthalmology ; 4 in Orthopedics ; 1 in Otolaryngology ; 3 in Pediatrics ; 4 in Psychiatry ; 4 in Pulmonary disease ; 17 in Rehabilitation ; 2 in Rheumatology ; 1 in Urology

2.Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn. (2)
1216 Second Street Sw
Rochester, MN 55902
Ranked: 4 in Cancer ; 2 in Cardiology ; 1 in Endocrinology ; 1 in Gastroenterology ; 6 in Geriatrics ; 2 in Gynecology ; 1 in Neurology ; 10 in Ophthalmology ; 1 in Orthopedics ; 7 in Otolaryngology ; 12 in Pediatrics ; 6 in Psychiatry ; 2 in Pulmonary disease ; 6 in Rehabilitation ; 1 in Rheumatology ; 2 in Urology

3. Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston (3)
55 Fruit Street
Boston, MA 02114
Ranked: 13 in Cancer ; 3 in Cardiology ; 2 in Endocrinology ; 4 in Gastroenterology ; 5 in Geriatrics ; 3 in Gynecology ; 2 in Neurology ; 3 in Orthopedics ; 24 in Pediatrics ; 1 in Psychiatry ; 5 in Pulmonary disease ; 7 in Rheumatology ; 6 in Urology

4. Duke University Medical Center, Durham, N.C., (4).
5. UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, (5).
6. Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, (6).
7. Stanford University Hospital, Stanford, Calif., (8).
8. Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, (9).
9. Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, (12).
10. University of California-San Francisco Medical Center, San Francisco, (7).

New York residents still working too many hours (6/15)
New York's teaching hospitals are violating rules on resident working hours, according to a Dept. of Health survey. Surprise visits to 12 teaching hospitals by department examiners found more than a third of residents working over 85 hours a week. State regulations limit resident hours to 80 a week, averaged over a four-week period.

Analgesics Can Cause Side Effects (5/14)
Researchers at Penn State's College of Medicine have identified a part of the brain that may contribute to unwanted side effects from pain medication. They found that morphine and morphine-like drugs, which are commonly prescribed to relieve pain, can have serious side effects such as respiratory problems, urinary retention, and addiction. Other less serious side effects include itching and sleep disturbances.

Recall of some EpiPens and EpiPens Jr. injectors (5/7)
If you carry an epinephrine injector for protection against severe allergies, check the brand and lot number now on the FDA's Website. Meridian Medical Technologies Inc, the manufacturer, is recalling certain batches of EpiPens and EpiPens Jr. injectors, because they may not dispense enough of the drug to control some severe allergy attacks.
Also check our Allergy/Asthma Page

Gene-Reading Probem linked to Lou Gehrig's Disease (3/23)