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News for: Tue Jun 30, 2009

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• Assessment of Bone Growth Stimulator Is Mixed Tue Jun 30, 2009, 16:00 It's used more often in spinal fusions, but experts worry about costs and complications.

• U.S. Doctors Treat Heart Attack With Man's Own Stem Cells Tue Jun 30, 2009, 16:00 Pioneering procedure aims to repair damaged cardiac muscle, surgeons say.

• Even After Death, Heart Attack Treatment May Not End Tue Jun 30, 2009, 16:00 Too often, EMS crews feel obliged to bring unresponsive patient to hospital, study finds.

• Statins Might Stave Off Alzheimer's Tue Jun 30, 2009, 12:00 In animal study, drug blocks cell death characteristic of the disease.

• Newer Blood Tests May Not Improve Heart Risk Assessment Tue Jun 30, 2009, 16:00 CRP, other disease-linked factors don't perform better than standard criteria, study finds.

News Roundup • Clinical Trials Update: June 30, 2009 Tue Jun 30, 2009, 13:41 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Glioblastoma multiforme Fibromyalgia Type 2 Diabetes Depression - Adult Depression • Online Genetic Testing Appears to Have Benefits Tue Jun 30, 2009, 14:00 Lung cancer assessment allays some concerns about how patients interpret results, researchers say. • Obese Get Higher Doses of Radiation for X-Rays Tue Jun 30, 2009, 12:00 Cumulative effect of that needs study, experts say. • Metabolic Syndrome May Make Breast Cancer More Likely Tue Jun 30, 2009, 14:00 Study finds increased risk for postmenopausal women. • Comic Strip Aims to Educate Families About Diabetes Tue Jun 30, 2009, 09:00 Storyline tackles lack of information about the disease in the Hispanic community. • Sad Dads May Lead to Crying Infants Tue Jun 30, 2009, 09:00 More factors should be considered than depression among moms, experts say. • Nonsurgical Treatment May Ease Rotator Cuff Injury Tue Jun 30, 2009, 09:00 Ultrasound-guided procedure reduced pain and restored mobility in tendinitis patients, study finds. • Hormones May Affect Neurological Disease Risk Tue Jun 30, 2009, 17:00 Women are more vulnerable during certain stages of life, study finds. • Drug Found Ineffective Against Lung Disease Tue Jun 30, 2009, 06:00 People with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis gain no survival benefit, research finds.

Health Highlights • Health Highlights: June 30, 2009 Tue Jun 30, 2009, 09:47 U.S. Government to Seek Answers to Health-Care Questions Many Factors Contribute to AMD: Study Healthy Eating a Challenge at Work: Survey E. Coli Found in Nestlé Cookie Dough: FDA Daily Sex Improves Sperm Quality: Study Too Few Young Adults Treated for Alcohol, Drug Problems: Study FYI • Health Tip: Keep Feet Healthy This Summer Tue Jun 30, 2009, 09:00 Suggested ways to avoid foot injury • Health Tip: Understanding Hay Fever Tue Jun 30, 2009, 09:00 Pollinating plants can make sufferers miserable

Today's Top News Stories
•	Stifled Anger at Work Doubles Men's Risk for Heart Attack - Nov 23, 2009, 19:00 More open on-the-job interaction might ease the problem, researchers say.
•	Women Should Ignore New Mammogram Guideline, Ex-NIH Chief Says - Nov 23, 2009, 16:00 Dr. Bernadine Healy, first woman to head the agency, said lives could be at risk.
•	Vioxx Problems Known Years Before Recall - Nov 23, 2009, 16:00 Study points up weaknesses of drug approval process in United States, researcher says.
•	Clinical Trials Update: Nov. 23, 2009 - Nov 23, 2009, 10:54 Psoriasis High Blood Pressure Bipolar Disorder
•	One in Four Teen Girls Have STDs - Nov 23, 2009, 12:00 Almost 20 percent get infected within one year of starting to have sex, CDC report says.