 NYT > Health Updated : Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:28:45 GMT Assessing Your Risk of a Heart Attack If you are young and healthy but have a family history of cardiovascular disease, are you at high risk of having a heart attack? Publ.Date : Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:54:22 GMT After Cancer, Removing a Healthy Breast A procedure gains popularity but doesn't improve survival odds. Publ.Date : Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:02:22 GMT Obama Takes Health Care Deadline to Democrats President Obama met with insurance executives and selected House Democrats, as party leaders struggled to figure out whether they can meet his timetable. Publ.Date : Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:53:21 GMT Letters: An Advocate for Exercise (1 Letter) A letter to the editor. Publ.Date : Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:26:07 GMT Vital Signs: One in Four Parents Link Autism to Vaccines, Study Finds Most reported vaccinating their children, but more than half said they were concerned about adverse effects. Publ.Date : Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:00:39 GMT Recipes for Health: Winter’s Greens Looking for new ways to get greens in your diet? An innovative panino and luxurious gratin are among this week’s recipes. Publ.Date : Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:09:52 GMT Letters: Covering Little Ears (1 Letter) A letter to the editor. Publ.Date : Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:32:29 GMT Letters: Joy, Pain and Aging (1 Letter) A letter to the editor. Publ.Date : Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:44:35 GMT Global Update: The Fight Against AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis Goes Online Using their computers, travelers will be able to donate $2 when making reservations on some Internet travel sites. Publ.Date : Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:50:26 GMT States See Flaw in Obama Plan for Health Insurance Premiums Experts said state officials might be left to worry about the solvency of insurers, the ultimate consumer protection. Publ.Date : Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:58:41 GMT Personal Best: Winter Training: Faster and Safer Indoors? Researchers say you cannot get the same training effect with indoor substitutes. Publ.Date : Thu, 04 Mar 2010 06:07:13 GMT Vital Signs: Cognitive Decline Is More Likely After Hospitalization A new study found that older people hospitalized for a critical condition had a statistically significant drop in scores on cognitive tests when compared with people who had not been hospitalized. Publ.Date : Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:00:48 GMT Rapid DNA Sequencing Can Help Doctors Track Cancer Treatment If altered bits of genetic material could be picked up in a patient’s bloodstream, they would serve as a direct and sensitive marker of cancer. Publ.Date : Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:50:13 GMT For the Afflicted, a Little Black Box to Jog Failing Memory Researchers have tested the Sensecam, which contains a digital camera and an accelerometer, as an aid to people with Alzheimer’s disease and other memory disorders. Publ.Date : Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:50:23 GMT Personal Health: To Keep Moving, Look Beyond the Physical For many people, regular physical activity is as much about social interaction as it is about being healthy. Publ.Date : Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:27:10 GMT Q & A: Almonds for Calcium? Are almonds a good source of calcium or do they block calcium absorption? Publ.Date : Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:40:07 GMT Vital Signs: New Study Finds Many Americans Say They’re Too Tired for Sex A National Sleep Foundation report on ethnic groups’ habits found responses on tiredness and sex were similar for most groups. Publ.Date : Tue, 09 Mar 2010 06:00:28 GMT Economic Scene: Wishing for a Health Care Plan That Cuts Costs President Obama’s health reform plan is a mixed bag for those who care about keeping down medical costs. Publ.Date : Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:04:57 GMT Recipes for Health: Clam or Mussel Stew With Greens and Beans This wonderful winter seafood stew is easy to make and to serve. Publ.Date : Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:33:32 GMT After Surviving Cancer, a Focus on True Manhood Dana Jennings, who was treated for Stage 3 prostate cancer, found erectile dysfunction to be a particularly stubborn side effect. Publ.Date : Mon, 15 Feb 2010 22:23:56 GMT Vital Statistics: U.S. Birthrate in 2007 Was Highest Recorded, Pediatrics Reports An annual survey tallied 4,317,119 births and found that the rate rose in all age groups, including teenagers. Publ.Date : Tue, 02 Mar 2010 05:36:24 GMT Concocting a Cure for Kids With Issues Through a controversial practice called vision therapy, some optometrists say they can treat learning disabilities. Publ.Date : Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:18:45 GMT Maker Drops Hip Device, Then Warns of Failures DePuy Orthopaedics alerted doctors to a high early failure rate of its artificial hip after announcing it would phase out the device citing slow sales. Publ.Date : Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:08:41 GMT Really?: The Claim: A Glass of Wine With Dinner Aids Digestion Can wine help you digest your meal? Publ.Date : Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:00:21 GMT Recipes for Health: Greens and Mushroom Panini When you blanch the greens, these panini make for a quick and wonderful meal. Publ.Date : Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:09:57 GMT Letters: The Riddle of Weight Loss (1 Letter) A letter to the editor. Publ.Date : Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:29:34 GMT First Mention: Defibrillators, 1948 In 1899, two Swiss researchers discovered that an irregular heartbeat could be stopped by shocking the heart. Publ.Date : Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:42:33 GMT A Conversation With Dr. Peter J. Pronovost: Doctor Leads Quest for Safer Ways to Care for Patients Dr. Peter J. Pronovost, medical director of the Quality and Safety Research Group at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, travels the country advising hospitals on innovative safety measures. Publ.Date : Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:50:19 GMT White House Memo: A Plan to Talk About Jobs, Elbowed Aside by Health Care The president and many other Democrats, especially those facing re-election, had hoped the conversation would be back on the economy by now. Publ.Date : Wed, 03 Mar 2010 06:11:10 GMT Nestlé Bringing American-Style Diet Plans to Europe With obesity on the rise in Europe, Nestlé is betting that Europeans are ready to embrace a concept that has proved successful in North America. Publ.Date : Mon, 08 Mar 2010 06:30:15 GMT Medivation Shares Plunge as Dimebon, Alzheimer’s Drug, Fails The drug, called Dimebon, failed in its first late-stage clinical trial, dealing a blow to patients with Alzheimer’s and the companies developing the treatment, Medivation and Pfizer. Publ.Date : Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:40:10 GMT 18 and Under: When a Child’s Nosebleed or Bruising Is a Blood Disorder Some of the ailments, like idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, are usually resolved on their own, but others require treatment. Publ.Date : Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:27:51 GMT Flu Shots in Children Can Help Community A study of farming colonies in Canada found that giving flu vaccine to schoolchildren protected the community. Publ.Date : Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:40:45 GMT Obama Turns Up the Volume in Health Care Bid In an appearance that harked back to his 2008 campaign, President Obama made an emotional pitch for public support. Publ.Date : Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:30:22 GMT Protein Suspected in Alzheimer’s May Be Needed to Fight Infection Beta amyloid, which was once thought to be a chief villain in Alzheimer’s, may be part of the brain’s normal defenses, researchers at Harvard suggested. Publ.Date : Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:29:50 GMT Cases: Fake Nostalgia for a Pre-Therapy Past Navigating difficult years with the help of someone who gets it. Publ.Date : Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:06:38 GMT Recipes for Health: Baked Tunisian Carrot, Potato and Tuna Frittata Many Tunisian cooks add tuna to their omelets, but it’s important to make sure yours is packed in oil. Publ.Date : Tue, 02 Mar 2010 16:30:30 GMT Obama Wields Goldman Sachs Study of Insurers in Health Fight Seeking support for an overhaul, the administration is pointing to a Goldman Sachs study suggesting investors buy insurance shares because rates are up and competition is down. Publ.Date : Sun, 07 Mar 2010 03:30:23 GMT |
