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University of Maryland Health and Medical News: 09-22-2004
Dietitian Jane Jakubczak says she rarely - if ever - treated male students who had eating disorders such as bulimia or anorexia a few years ago. Now, Jakubczak, who works at the University Health Center on the University of Maryland...
Advances in genetic testing are straining the sacred bond of confidentiality between doctor and patient as physicians grapple with whether to keep private diagnoses that might also afflict patients' relatives. . . CNN.com - September 22, 2004 http://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/09/22/genetic.dilemmas.ap/index.html...
The health benefits of regular walking may include helping prevent mental decline and Alzheimer's disease, research in patients aged 70 and up has found, bolstering evidence that exercise needn't be strenuous to be good for you. . . CNN.com -...
The drinking water on more than one of every eight passenger airliners tested by the Environmental Protection Agency flunked the agency's standards for bacteria, the government said yesterday. . . The Baltimore Sun - September 21, 2004 http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/health/bal-te.nat21sep21,1,1907438.story?coll=bal-health-headlines...
Obese people who suffer critical injuries are much more likely to die than thinner victims because their overall health tends to be worse and surgery is riskier. . . CNN.com - September 21, 2004 http://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/09/21/obesity.injuries.reut/index.html...
The United States needs more black, Hispanic and American Indian doctors and nurses if minorities have any hope of catching up to whites in terms of the quality and accessibility of health care, a special commission said Monday. . ....
Which is more harmful to your health -- a smoky bar or a city street filled with diesel truck fumes? Well, you might want to skip your next happy hour. . . CNN.com -- September 21, 2004 http://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/09/20/smoking.pollution.ap/index.html...
Kenneth M. Greene wasn't sure how his 1,500 patients would react when he asked them for a $10 contribution to help pay his $11,000 malpractice insurance bill. . . The Washington Post - September 21, 2004 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A36957-2004Sep20.html...
Where do dreams come from? Scientists have debated the question for decades. But Swiss researchers last week reported new clues from the case of a woman who temporarily lost her ability to dream after a stroke, even though she still...
Elevated blood sugar increases the risk of heart disease, not only in people with diabetes but also in those with high-normal readings not considered diabetic. . . The New York Times - September 21, 2004 http://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/21/health/nutrition/21suga.html...
Swiss drug giant Roche said Monday that its Tarceva drug improves the results of chemotherapy in prolonging the lives of patients with advanced pancreatic cancer. . . The Washington Post - September 20, 2004 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A35598-2004Sep20.html...
Up to 75 percent of all urban Chinese suffer from ill health, and life expectancies are declining for skilled and educated workers as modern lifestyles exact a deadly toll, according to a study by the Chinese Red Cross. . ....
Starting next month, intensive-care patients at Inova Alexandria Hospital will be monitored round-the-clock by more than doctors and nurses at their bedsides. Digital cameras, microphones and special software will link patients and their caregivers to a team of intensive-care specialists...
. . .Alaskan natives are increasingly troubled by evidence of contamination in this corner of the million-square mile Bering Sea - source of about half of all seafood caught in the United States. . . The Baltimore Sun - September...
Overweight children are three to five times more likely to suffer a heart attack or stroke before they reach 65 than slimmer youngsters. . . CNN.com - September 20, 2004 http://www.cnn.com/2004/HEALTH/conditions/09/20/heart.kids.reut/index.html...
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