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2002
News Stories
Adult
Influences May Predispose Teens To Smoke
Dec. 28, 2002 |
Teens
on Extreme Diets Likely To Take Other Health Risks
Dec. 28, 2002 |
Segregated
Neighborhoods Lead to Poor Health
Dec. 20, 2002 |
Preemies'
Temperaments Shift in First Year of Life
Dec. 18, 2002 |
Signs
of Smoking Linger Longer in Menthol Smokers
Dec. 16, 2002 |
Metabolism
Changes After Alcohol Withdrawal May Raise Blood Pressure
Dec. 16, 2002 |
Treating
Alcoholism Is More Complex Than 'All or Nothing'
Dec. 16, 2002 |
Inspections
Sharply Reduce Diarrhea Outbreaks on Cruise Ships
Dec. 12, 2002 |
Leptin
Isn't To Blame for Ex-Smokers' Weight Gain
Dec. 12, 2002 |
Nicotine
Patch Effective Without Direct Counseling
Dec. 12, 2002 |
Postmenopausal
Women Cut Smoking, Lower Bone Loss Protein Levels
Dec. 11, 2002 |
Social
Isolation Leaves Elderly at Risk for Heart Trouble
Dec. 10, 2002 |
Efforts
To Improve Medication Use Fall Flat
Dec. 10, 2002 |
Collaboration
Is Key To Treating Depression in Elderly
Dec. 10, 2002 |
Nutrition
Advice Makes Heart-Healthy Diet More Satisfying
Dec. 9, 2002 |
Smoking
Reduction Strategies Show Success
Dec. 4, 2002 |
Additive-Free
Cigarettes May Pack a More Toxic Tobacco Punch
Dec. 3, 2002 |
Ability
To Cope With Stress May Play A Role in Cancer Progression
Dec. 1, 2002 |
Good
Health's in the Mail: Mailed Promotions Cut Doctor Visits for Some
Nov. 27, 2002 |
Peanut
Butter, Nuts May Ward Off Type 2 Diabetes in Women
Nov. 26, 2002 |
Depression
More Dangerous for Elderly Men Than Women
Nov. 26, 2002 |
Stress
May Trigger Multiple Sclerosis Flare-Ups in Women
Nov. 26, 2002 |
Generalized
Anxiety Disorder Linked to Peptic Ulcer Disease
Nov. 25, 2002 |
Worsening
Bulimia May Deplete Hormone That Regulates Appetite
Nov. 25, 2002 |
Stressful
Feelings May Influence Vaccine Effectiveness
Nov. 25, 2002 |
Chronic
Fatigue Syndrome Linked to Impaired Stress Response
Nov. 25, 2002 |
Majority
of U.S. Adults Have Some Health Problems
Nov. 22, 2002 |
Young
Mothers' Marital Status, Not Age, Linked to Later Depression
Nov. 20, 2002 |
Depletion
of Body Chemical Can Cause Memory, Mood Changes
Nov. 18, 2002 |
Twins'
Distress by Relatioships with Parents, Others
Nov. 12, 2002 |
Health
Care Disparities Affect Elderly Across Ethnic Lines
Nov. 12, 2002 |
Study
Suggests That Tomboys May be Born, Not Made
Nov. 12, 2002 |
Preschoolers'
Thinking, Behavior Influenced by Family Income
Nov. 12, 2002 |
Air
Pollution Linked to Increased Medical Care and Costs for Elderly
Nov. 12, 2002 |
Americans'
Self-Esteem Undermined by Focus on Body Image
Nov. 1, 2002 |
Religious
Coping May Ease Depression in Cancer Patients' Spouses
Nov. 1, 2002 |
Perception
of Punishment Undermines HIV Treatment Adherence
Nov. 1, 2002 |
Depression
After Bypass Surgery Linked to Later Problems
Nov. 1, 2002 |
Experts
Call for Reform in 'E-Health' Recordkeeping
Oct. 29, 2002 |
Aggressive
Exercise Program Helps Inner City, Low-Income Disabled
Oct. 24, 2002 |
Supportive
Mothers Ease Harm of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure
Oct. 16, 2002 |
Low
Weight of Alcoholics' Offspring Persists Into Teens
Oct. 16, 2002 |
Parents'
May Affect Behavior in Children With Heart Defect
Oct. 11, 2002 |
Young
Children May Cope Better if They Remember Medical Procedure Details
Oct. 11, 2002 |
Cocaine-Exposed
Children Subject to Stereotyping
Oct. 11, 2002 |
Government
Applies Bioterrorism Responses to Flu, West Nile Viruses
Oct. 3, 2002 |
Experts
Call for Increased Suicide Research, Prevention
Oct. 1, 2002 |
People
May Draw More Support From Furry Friends Than Spouses, Human Allies
Sept. 24, 2002 |
Repressing
Anxiety May Protect Against Stress Disorders
Sept. 24, 2002 |
Ethnic,
Gender Differences in Blood Pressure Also Seen in Youth
Sept. 24, 2002 |
Web
Therapy May Help Tinnitus Sufferers Cope With Problem
Sept. 24, 2002 |
Remembering
Stressful Events May Lead to Later Heart Disease
Sept. 24, 2002 |
Men's
Health More Vulnerable to Stressful Life Events
Sept. 24, 2002 |
Snuff
Use May Be 'Gateway' to Cigarette Smoking
Sept. 24, 2002 |
Patients
Often Miss Out on Nutrition, at Cost to Health
Sept. 17, 2002 |
Low-Income
Pregnant Women Need Support to Quite Smoking, Drinking
Sept. 24, 2002 |
Young
Children's Optimism Places New Skills Within Reach
Sept. 17, 2002 |
Affluent
Youth Prone to High Distress, Substance Abuse
Sept. 17, 2002 |
Young
Children's Development Affected by Messages on Race
Sept. 17, 2002 |
Single
Moms in Poor, Rural Areas Aren't Ruled By Setting
Sept. 17, 2002 |
Strong
Ethnic Identity Affects Well Being For Some Individuals
Sept. 17, 2002 |
Spouses
of Alcoholics May Complicate the Problem
Sept. 16, 2002 |
Off-the-Job
Drinking Predicts Later On-the-Job Injury
Sept. 16, 2002 |
Modest
Drinking Likely to Benefit Post-Menopausal Women
Sept. 16, 2002 |
Rare
Form of Gene Discourages Alcohol Dependence Among Jews
Sept. 16, 2002 |
Medical
School Leadership Urges Race-Based Consideration
Sept. 5, 2002 |
Geriatric
Provider Shortage Suggests Health Care Needs to Improve With Age
Sept. 5, 2002 |
Teens'
Sexual Activity Linked to How They Get Along With Mom
Sept. 4, 2002 |
Information
Age Will Change Doctors' Role in Healing
Sept. 3, 2002 |
Brain
Chemicals Can Thwart Desire to Smoke Cigarettes
Sept. 3, 2002 |
Concern
About Future Health Problems Goes Up in Smoke
Sept. 3, 2002 |
Parents'
Risky Behavior Rubs off on Children
Sept. 3, 2002 |
Peer
Pressure Matters in Young Adults' Smoking Decisions
Sept. 3, 2002 |
Cigarette
Tax Hike Could Save Millions of Lives
Sept. 3, 2002 |
Money
Matters When it Comes to Body's Attention to Tasks
August 31, 2002 |
Fitness
Level May Predict Women's Hypertension Risk
Aug. 31, 2002 |
Short-Term
Pain can Mean Long-Term Gain for Osteoarthritis Patients
Aug. 22, 2002 |
Researchers
Link Red Wine to 'Good Cholesterol'
Aug. 20, 2002 |
'Jolly
Fat' Hypothesis Doesn't Carry Weight
Aug. 19, 2002 |
Something
to Write Home About: Journaling Can Help After Trauma
Aug. 19, 2002 |
Telephone,
Mail Reminders Serve as Effective Mammography Motivators
Aug. 16, 2002 |
Alcohol
Use, Thrill-Seeking Prove Bad Mix for HIV-Positive Men
Aug. 16, 2002 |
Alcoholics'
Impaired Reaction To Stress May Impede Mental Tasks
Aug. 14, 2002 |
Managing
Anger, Boosting Activity Helps Substance Abusers Stick With Treatment
Aug. 14, 2002 |
Children
Aren't Hurt or Helped by Sharing Bed With Parents
Aug. 14, 2002 |
Tolerance
for Alcohol Associated With Family History
Aug. 14, 2002 |
Time,
Trust Key to Successful Teen-Doctor Relationship
Aug. 14, 2002 |
Health
Official Cites Behavioral Changes As Key to Raising Low Birth
Weights
Aug. 6, 2002 |
Physicians'
Sun Protection Lapses Match Those of Patients
July 30, 2002 |
Some
Sports Linked to Unhealthy Eating Behaviors in Girls
July 30, 2002 |
Anti-Obesity
Legislation Aims to Get America Moving Again
July 30, 2002 |
Kids
Need Repeated Messages, Support on Healthy Eating
July 24, 2002 |
School
Program Reduces Risk of Obesity, Disease in Border Community
July 24, 2002 |
Benefits
of Exercise Lead to Further Activity in Elderly
July 23, 2002 |
Group
Effort Helps Motivate Young Mothers to Exercise
July 23, 2002 |
Least-Fit
Elderly Reap Greatest Benefits From Tai Chi
July 23, 2002
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This
Old House May Put Its Occupants on Path to Good Health
July 23, 2002
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Expert
Calls for More Attention to Antibiotic Resistance Problem
July 18, 2002 |
Obesity,
Diabetes Epidemics Could Mean More Heart Disease
July 16, 2002 |
Computerized
Phone Chats Can Motivate Couch Potatoes
July 16, 2002 |
Cigarette
Marketing Can Undermine Good Parenting
July 16, 2002 |
Medical
Texts Lack Direct Messages on Alcohol's Threat to Pregnancy
July 16, 2002 |
Many
Young Americans Risk Skin Cancer From Annual Sunburns
July 16, 2002 |
Physicians
Less Likely to Screen, But More Likely to Intervene, On Domestic
Violence
July 16, 2002 |
Alcohol
Use Marker May Also Signal Marijuana Use, Risk of Depression
July 15, 2002 |
Even
Moderate Drinking Raises Blood Pressure in Some Men
July 15, 2002 |
Heart-Felt
Stress Can Be More Dangerous to Immune System
July 11, 2002 |
Symptoms
of Depressed HIV Patients not Just Phychological
July 1, 2002 |
Missed
Medication may Link Depression to Stroke, Heart Attack
July 1, 2002 |
Mental
Illness not a Barrier to Diet, Exercise Counseling
July 1, 2002 |
Colorectal
Cancer Screening Lags Due to Health Care Access
June 28, 2002 |
Medical
System Feels the Weight of Obesity, Heart Disease Link
June 28, 2002 |
Mounting
Evidence Indicates Depression May Predict Heart Disease
June 28, 2002 |
When
It Comes To Ticks, Once Bitten Isn't Always Twice Shy
June 28, 2002 |
Greater
Prevention Efforts Could be Cure for Rising Cost of HIV Treatment
June 28, 2002 |
Alcohol
Cravings, Anxiety Don't Increase With Repeat Detoxifications
June 17, 2002 |
Stress
May Take Edge Off Alcohol, Not the Opposite
June 17, 2002 |
Different
Effects of Alcohol May Explain Binge Drinking in Young Adults
June 17, 2002 |
For
Problem Drinkers, Check-Up Is In the Mail
June 17, 2002 |
Repetition
Aids Learning in Children Exposed to Alcohol Pre-Birth
June 17, 2002 |
More
TV Time Means Bigger Waistline For Children
June 14, 2002 |
Child's
Hospitalization May Heal Body But Hurt Mind
June 14, 2002 |
Path
From Chronic Stress to Heart Disease Clarified
May 23, 2002 |
At-Home
Exercise Helps Caregivers Care for Themselves
May 23, 2002 |
Federal
Health Efforts Should Emphasize Behavior, Expert Says
May 23, 2002 |
Lonely
People Face Higher Risk of Heart Disease
May 23, 2002 |
Mindless
Jobs Harder on Life Expectancy Than Office Stress
May 23, 2002 |
More
Exercise, Less Smoking May Extend, Enhance Life at Advanced Age
May 23, 2002 |
Air
Force Recruits Need Potent Smoking Cessation Programs
May 23, 2002 |
Supportive
Spouse, Family, Friends Contribute to 'Successful Aging'
May 23, 2002 |
U.S.
Health System Fuels Growing Diabetes Epidemic
May 14, 2002 |
Asian
Immigrants Likely to See Blood Pressure Rise
May 13, 2002 |
Low
Referral Rates, Low Income Keep Women Out of Cardiac Rehab Programs
May 3, 2002 |
Some
Smokers Can't Quit Even After Suffering Head and Neck Cancers
May 3, 2002 |
Lower
Intake of Healthy Foods Linked to Smoking in Teenage Girls
May 1, 2002 |
Anti-Depression
Drug Beats Nicotine Therapy in Helping Women Quit Smoking
May 1, 2002 |
HHS
Secretary Tells Americans To "Get Off The Couch"
April 30, 2002 |
Doctor-Patient
Collaboration Necessary to Change Unhealthy Behavior
April 24, 2002 |
Teen
Habitual Smokers More Receptive to Cigarette Ads, Think They
Can Quite Anytime
April 24, 2002 |
Young
Adults Don't Heed Warning Message of Heart Attack or Stroke in
Family
April 24, 2002 |
Problem-Solving
Training Helps Moms of Kids With Cancer
April 16, 2002 |
Community
Initiatives Can Lower Adolescent Pregnancy Rates
March 28, 2002 |
Parental
Rules Linked To Safer Teen Driving
March 28, 2002 |
Lower
Medication Prices Buy More Years of Life for the Elderly
March 26, 2002 |
Delayed
Childbirth May Have Long-Term Health Consequences for Mother
March 26, 2002 |
Students
More Afraid to Attend School After Columbine
March 21, 2002 |
Getting
Adults to Exercise May Hinge on Providing Paths and Pretty Scenery
March 20, 2002 |
Eliminating
Health Disparities Requires Community Involvement
March 20, 2002 |
Seeing
Movie Stars Smoke Makes Teens More Vulnerable to Tobacco Use
March 19, 2002 |
Biological
Evidence Can Persuade People to Change Unhealthy Habits
March 19, 2002 |
Husbands
of Fibromyalgia Sufferers in Slightly Poorer Health, More Depressed
Than Other Men
March 18, 2002 |
Certain
Behaviors Can Predict Binge-Eating Disorders in Teenage Girls
March 14, 2002 |
Obesity,
Stress Among Factors Predicting High Health Care Costs
March 11, 2002 |
Evidence
Behind Claim of Religion-Health Link Is Shaky, Researchers Say
March 11, 2002 |
Women's
Risk Of High Blood Pressure Reduced By Light Alcohol Drinking,
Increased By Heavy Drinking
March 10, 2002 |
Heart
Disease Risk Predicted By Systolic Blood Pressure In Hypertensive
Men
March 10, 2002 |
Nausea
Sometimes A Red Flag For Anxiety and Depression
March 6, 2002 |
Pregnant
Minority Women Have High Rates of Depression
March 5, 2002 |
Cancer
Patients' Emotional Needs Often Undetected By Oncologists
March 1, 2002 |
Black,
Hispanic Teens Smoke Less Than Whites, But Share Same Risks for
Starting
March 1, 2002 |
Smoking
Relapse Rates Drop Off Sharply After Two Years
February 27, 2002 |
Younger
Age Explains Why Smokers More Likely to Survive Heart Attacks
February 26, 2002 |
Relaxation
Techniques Ease Side Effects for Cancer Patients in Treatment
February 26, 2002 |
Cancer
Patients May Lower Their Expectations to Maintain Emotional Equilibrium
February 23, 2002 |
Some
Domestic Abusers May Have Faulty Mechanism for Controlling Aggression
February 19, 2002 |
Tax
Increases Can Cut the Number of Habitual Teen Smokers
February 15, 2002 |
Sky-is-the-Limit
Challenges Have Strongest Effect on the Heart
February 15, 2002 |
New
Protocol for Administering Pneumonia Vaccine Could Save Lives,
Dollars
February 14, 2002 |
High
Turnover Rate May Undermine HIV/Hemophilia Care
February 12, 2002 |
Depression
Treatments Less Effective Among Certain Groups
February 10, 2002 |
Depression
Raises Heart Failure Rate in Elderly Women
January 31, 2002 |
Blood
Sugar Control Partially a Function of Beliefs
January 31, 2002 |
Chronically
Ill Kids Put Up Defenses to Hide Depression
January 29, 2002 |
Dead
Leave Stain of Distress on Mortuary Workers
January 29, 2002 |
Blue-Collar
Workers Report Less Peer Pressure to Quit Smoking
January 28, 2002 |
Supportive
Homes Mean less Risky Sex Among Black Adolescent Females
January 28, 2002 |
Patients
Consider Dropping Doctors who are Poor Communicators
January 12, 2002 |
Simple
Blood Test in Doctor's Office Could Detect New Cases of Diabetes
January 12, 2002 |
Doctors
Steer Sick Patients Away From Capitated HMOs
January 12, 2002 |
Organization
of Health Care Facility Linked to Successful Patient-Physician
Relationship
January 12, 2002 |
Foreign-Born
Women More Likely to Die of Heart Disease Than American Women
January 1, 2002 |
Access
to Healthy Foods Limited in Poor Neighborhoods
January 1, 2002 |
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