USA Today (Society for the Advancement of Education)

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Articles in Feb, 2004 issue of USA Today (Society for the Advancement of Education)

• Religious facilities limit services - Patient Rights - National Women's Law Center releases guide on law requiring health care facilities to inform patients of services they will not perform
• Going to the gym - Health Beat - tips on working out - Brief Article
• Rapid recuperation for dementia caregivers - Bereavement
• Milk in childhood cuts osteoporosis risk - Skeletal System - Brief Article
• Less toxic therapies on the horizon - Autoimmune Diseases
• Prescription contraceptives must be covered - Health Insurance - Brief Article
• Sunscreens - Health Beat - Brief Article
• Making Alzheimer's treatment decisions - Caregiving
• Ammonium nitrate a possible source - Carcinogens - Brief Article
• Mites might cause mighty problems - Skin Disorders - Demodex mites linked to human skin diseases
• Depressed women should seek treatment - Pregnancy - research into effects of depression during pregancy on mother and child
• Females in dark concerning basic care - Gynecology
• Combination therapy increases dementia - Hormones
• Proteins "whey" in against free radicals - Prostate Cancer
• Inflamed blood vessels key risk factor - Cardiovascular Disease
• The effects of Alzheimer's disease - Health Beat - research into compounds that may be successful in reversing effects of Alzheimer's - Brief Article
• Hormone therapy needs replacing - Osteoporosis
• Alzheimer's linked to insulin enzyme - Brain - Brief Article
• Good night's sleep may slow disease - Cancer Therapy
• Sudden cardiac death still a mystery - Heart Disease
• Accelerated Partial Breast Radiotherapy - Health Beat - Implant Sciences Corp. performs research into new treatment for breast cancer - Brief Article
• Loss of tresses depresses - Female Baldness
• Calcium key provider of good health - Nutrition
• Those afflicted usually unaware - Herpes
• Warning signs differ in women - Heart Attack - Brief Article
• A link between gene malfunction and colon cancer - Health Beat - researchers hope results will lead to new diagnostic test for colon cancer - Brief Article
• Bottoms up means bottoming out - Women's Health - researchers find that health risks posed by alcoholism are worse for women than men - Brief Article
• Bipolar kids respond to mood stabilizers - Drug Therapy
• Computer model tracks SARS - Public Health - research into technology that can predict spread of infectious diseases
• The first biotechnology product - Health Beat - Food and Drug Administration approves Omalizumab for treatment of asthma - Brief Article
• Novel compound deters drinking in mice - Alcoholism - L-152,804 found to block actions of key neurotransmitter called neuropeptide Y
• The picture of health: the art of Norman Rockwell immortalizes the family doctor - Marketing Medicine
• Genital warts have no cure - Sexually Transmitted Diseases
• The salicylic acid - Health Beat - reduces likelihood of Staphylococcus aureus infection - Brief Article
• Genetic disorder traced to cilia - Obesity - Bardet-Biedl syndrome
• Ecstasy babies likely abnormal - Chemical Imbalances - Brief Article
• Possible cure for Ebola virus - Vaccines
• Ten to 20% of Americans - Health Beat - kidney stones - Brief Article
• Users report depression and injuries - Substance Abuse - researchers find high incidence of comorbidity among substance abusers
• Thrill-seeking teens more likely to puff - Smoking
• Physicians' computer use speeds patient care - Hospitals - Use of computerized physician order entry systems improves workflow and patient care
• The diversion of ambulances - Health Beat - research suggests most effective use of ambulance services - Brief Article
• Hunger, obesity: two sides of same coin - Weight Control - research links poverty to obesity - Brief Article
• Antihistamines may prolong infection - Ears - Brief Article
• PAs provide more health care access - Physician Assistants - Growth in the usage of physician's assistants - Brief Article