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Below is the list of summaries of 2413 medical news items from various news sources. These news items address various aspects of disease symptoms, diagnosis, and misdiagnosis.

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  • $1.175 million awarded in a medical malpractice case
  • $1.2 million awarded over wrongful death suit
  • $2.6 million malpractice verdict challenged
  • $20 million negligence suit launched over misdiagnosed HIV
  • $3 million lawsuit settlement to be decided over twin deaths
  • $3 million won in case against obstetrician/gynecologist and midwife
  • $3.2 million paid by cigarette company to a sufferer of chronic emphysema
  • $393,000 paid to family for medical malpractice
  • $450,000 settlement over spinal surgery complications
  • $500,000 settlement over lack of monitoring of warfarin therapy
  • $675,000 awarded to parents for son’s death of septic bowel
  • $790,000 settlement for undiagnosed bowel malfunction
  • $80 million settlement won by consumers for overpriced blood pressure medication
  • $9 million settlement for man who suffered a brain injury at hospital
  • 1 billion people expected to die in 21st century from smoking related diseases.
  • 1 in 10 people suffer from restless leg syndrome
  • 1 in 1000 people believed to be suffering from Coeliac’s disese
  • 1.56 hypertension sufferers worldwide predicted by 2025
  • 1/5 of Korean women over 40 are suffering from osteoporosis
  • 10% of COPD patients die within 3 months of being in hospital
  • 10% of hospital patients suffer a preventable medical mistake
  • 12 year old with muscle spasms sent to psychiatric ward
  • 12% cancers initially misdiagnosed
  • 14 years after a boy’s death, his parents are still looking for answers
  • 15 patients were wrongly told they didn’t have a STD
  • 17 substances added to America’s list of carcinogens
  • 18 undiagnosed broken bones identified after man’s death
  • 19 doctors fail to diagnose man’s oral cancer
  • 2 sisters undergo successful stem cell transplant to treat Lupus
  • 2.3.million adverse drug events reported to FDA over 33 years
  • 3 million payout for paraplegic woman
  • 3 year old permanently damaged by wrong diagnosis of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
  • 4,000 diagnosed cases of brittle bone disease in the UK
  • 40 health professionals fail to diagnose brain tumor
  • 40% of city’s young children have asthma
  • 40% of UK epilepsy sufferers taking epilepsy drugs unnecessarily
  • 44 men unsure of whether they have prostate cancer due to biopsy problems
  • 5 commonly prescribed drugs face further evaluations following health warnings
  • 5 year old children being treated for depression
  • 52% of British people fear exercise for one reason or another
  • 6 week old infant administered bath wash instead of medicine
  • 60% of Americans at risk of serious health problems due to hypertension
  • 60% of at risk Americans over 50 haven’t been screened for colorectal cancer.
  • 70 people per 100,000 population in China have cancer
  • 70% of Maryland’s obstetricians and gynecologists sued at least once
  • 70% of people in India may have undiagnosed diabetes
  • 76000 pounds awarded when son dies from misdiagnosis of hypercalcaemia
  • 8 week old accidentally given vaccination normally given to 12 month olds
  • 80% of Down’s Syndrome sufferers have undiagnosed hearing problems
  • 82 million yen compensation awarded after Japanese man dies from blood loss
  • 88% of emergency department patients report feeling safe from medical errors
  • 9 year old dies after misdiagnosis of strangulated bowel following appendicectomy
  • 90% of sinusitis cases misdiagnosed
  • 97% of Ohio celiac sufferers are undiagnosed
  • 98,000 people die from medical errors each year

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  • A combination of two drugs may improve outcomes for Type 2 Diabetes sufferers
  • A fast food diet is a fast road to poor health
  • A faulty lens caused a woman to believe she was going blind
  • A little girl undergoes great suffering due to a misdiagnosis
  • A radiologist faces malpractice suit after allegedly misreading mammograms and x-rays
  • A range of common medicines may cause a serious reaction
  • A rare hysterectomy complication: bowel perforation
  • A special CT scan to image asthma effects
  • A study links female growth rates with breast cancer
  • A vaccine for diabetes is being trialed on children in Australia
  • A woman suffered a vocal cord condition for many years before she finally discovered her condition
  • Abbreviation leads to heparin overdose
  • Abbreviation leads to medication error
  • Abdominal fat related to high blood pressure
  • Abdominal trauma red flag for abuse
  • Abnormal heartbeat linked to obesity
  • Abortion drug implicated in a third US death
  • Abortion pill causes deaths and adverse reactions
  • Abortion practitioner likely to permanently lose his medical licence
  • Abortion very real risk for depression
  • Abortions due to late diagnosis of fetal abnormality
  • About Blackfan Diamond anemia
  • About metabolic syndrome
  • Abraxan receives FDA approval for breast cancer treatment
  • Aches and pains are depressing
  • Acne drug allegedly linked to another suicide
  • Acne medication may have contributed to suicide
  • Acupuncture can alleviate nasal allergy symptoms in children
  • Acupuncture may alleviate symptoms of some types of asthma
  • Acute myelogenous leukemia more prevalent in obese elderly women
  • Adenocarcinoma incidence is increasing dramatically
  • Adenotonsillectomy can reduce behavioral and emotional problems in children suffering from obstructive sleep apnea
  • ADHD costing US $77 billion per annum
  • ADHD diagnosis in children is not followed by adequate monitoring
  • ADHD drug linked to sudden unexplained deaths in children
  • ADHD medication highlighted heart disorder
  • ADHD medication may be linked to adult depression
  • ADHD overdiagnosed in children by unqualified people
  • Adherence rates for osteoporosis treatment regimens is very poor
  • Adult stomach reflux not influenced by food allergy
  • Adults with a cough should stay away from infants
  • Advances in heart tissue regrowth from stem cells
  • Affect of skull development from anti-seizure drugs
  • African American woman sues after being impregnated with wrong donor sperm
  • African doctors and nurses trained for cervical cancer
  • After 8 Years of Treatment, Man is Told he Never Had HIV
  • Age is no obstacle to aggressive cervical cancer treatment
  • Aged homes targeted by State
  • Agent Orange's long term toll
  • Aging is controlled by genes and occurs at different rates depending on the activity of the genes.
  • AIDS and the elderly
  • AIDS becoming more of a problem in gay communities
  • AIDS cure progressing
  • AIDS increased transmission risk for babies of infected mothers
  • AIDS still leaving orphans
  • Air in churches exposes churchgoers to risk of lung cancer
  • Air pollution linked to cardiovascular disease
  • Alcohol and smoking a strong risk factors for mouth cancer
  • Alcohol and substance abuse in elderly often diagnosed as dementia
  • Alcohol consumption amplifies allergy reaction
  • Alcohol consumption associated with heart arrhythmia
  • Alcohol consumption without food increases risk of hypertension
  • Alcohol promotes growth of blood vessels supplying tumor
  • Alert caregiving for Alzheimer's patients
  • Alimta approved for use against certain cancers in the European Union
  • All about irritable bowel syndrome
  • All about obesity
  • All new mothers are at risk of postpartum depression
  • Allergic Rhinitis symptoms alleviated with nasal ointment
  • Allergies not the same as intolerances
  • Allergy risk higher in babies born by cesarean
  • Allergy symptom reduction lasts long after immunotherapy treatment stops
  • Alternative depression treatment can limit the need for therapy or medication
  • Alternative drug for type 2 diabetes awaiting FDA approval
  • Alternative methods for treating asthma
  • Alternative therapies not satisfactory for osteoarthritis
  • Alternative therapy for incontinence
  • Alternative view of health
  • Although there has been some progress, Lupus is still a challenge to treat and diagnose
  • Alzheimer's and depression misdiagnosed due to similar symptoms
  • Alzheimer's disease epidemic
  • Alzheimer's protein affected by body fat
  • Alzheimer’s disease and Vioxx
  • Amblyopia found not to cause permanent blindness
  • American Cancer Society second vice president has produced a book explaining all aspects of cancer
  • American smoking restrictions not costing entertainment industry
  • Americans don’t yet know the facts about nutrition
  • Americans living longer
  • Anesthetist cleared of baby killing charges
  • Aneurysms cause sudden heart death
  • Angelman Syndrome
  • Annual mammogram and doctor visits are sufficient follow-ups for breast cancer survivors
  • Anorexics may also suffer from emphysema-like symptoms
  • Another beast diagnosed with BSE
  • Another injured party joins the Ontario Vioxx class action lawsuit
  • Another many sues Vioxx makers over his renal impairment
  • Anti-cancer drug may help acute myeloid leukemia sufferers who can’t tolerate chemotherapy
  • Anti-cholesterol drug may be linked to kidney damage
  • Anti-diabetes drugs may be effective against myelomas
  • Anti-epileptic drug causes bone loss
  • Anti-inflammatory drugs suffer Vioxx backlash
  • Anti-rejection medication error caused diabetics’ death
  • Anti-retroviral drug trial may have led to pregnant woman’s death
  • Anti-social behavior linked to inadequate childhood diet
  • Anti-viral drugs during pregnancy can prevent spread of HIV/AIDS
  • Antibiotic can switch of cancer causing gene in mice
  • Antibiotic causes kidney failure in negligence claim
  • Antibiotic causes loss of vision
  • Antibiotic resistance problem exacerbated by illegal sales
  • Antibiotics have hidden dangers claims UK alternative therapy company
  • Antibody treatment proving effective against Crohn’s disease
  • Antidepressant combined with smoking patch more effective for those trying to quit smoking
  • Antidepressant ordered to include a black label due to suicide risk
  • Antidepressant prescriptions should not be the first line of defense in treating depression
  • Antidepressant side effects may be greater than first thought
  • Antidepressant use by children can cause bone weakness during adulthood
  • Antidepressant use in pregnant mothers
  • Antidepressants affect tamoxifen activity in some women
  • Antidepressants and gene mutations may reduce breast cancer drug’s effectiveness
  • Antidepressants for teenagers - good or bad?
  • Antidepressants ineffective in elderly
  • Antidepressants linked to increased risk of bleeding
  • Antioxidant in cherries and other colored fruit may increase insulin production by pancreatic cells
  • Antioxidants ineffective against cancer
  • Antipsychotic drugs linked to type 2 diabetes
  • Anxious people more likely to notice symptoms of rectal cancer
  • Aortic disease warning
  • Appeal to decide on medical malpractice case
  • Appendicitis operation uncovers Hodgkin’s disease
  • Approval for human testing sought for novel cancer treatment
  • Approval for parents with certain hereditary conditions to choose embryos
  • Arbitration may prevent unnecessary malpractice court cases
  • Arthritis Foundation reports on top 10 arthritis developments in 2004
  • Asbestos causes a range of related diseases
  • Asbestos exposure in families of workers
  • Asbestos related death leads to claim for $7.8 million
  • Asbestos use rising in Asia and Russia
  • Asbestosis trust pays out R16 million so far
  • Asians and Pacific Islanders have disproportionate rise in levels of diabetes compared to westerners.
  • Asians have increased risk of osteoporosis
  • Aspirin and Bextra combination may increase heart risk
  • Aspirin may reduce risk of type 2 diabetes in obese people
  • Aspirin precautions
  • Aspirin shown to prevent heart attacks
  • Asthma association with reflux
  • Asthma attacks controlled better by Seretide than combination treatments
  • Asthma claims a young life
  • Asthma diagnosis by using Aridol awaiting approval in Australia
  • Asthma diagnosis device not being fully utilised
  • Asthma drug shows good results during study
  • Asthma gene variants linked with brain cancer
  • Asthma genes prevent against brain cancer
  • Asthma hospitalization an unacceptable first-line treatment
  • Asthma instruments harboring irritants
  • Asthma kills 180,000 people a year.
  • Asthma overdiagnosed in Australia
  • Asthma prescription to include exercise
  • Asthma risk factors
  • Asthma risk factors that reduce risk
  • Asthma risk unaffected by early allergen exposure
  • Asthma risks linked to maternal smoking
  • Asthma suffering from second hand smoke
  • Asthma treatment in granulated form makes treating babies easier
  • Asthma underdiagnosed in the elderly
  • Asthmatics at risk of psychological distress and mental health problems
  • Asthmatics have poor adherence to medication following hospitalisation
  • Asthmatics should be using combination therapies to control their asthma
  • Asymptomatic infection may be the cause of pre-term births
  • Asymptomatic thyroid problems can cause serious problems for pregnant women.
  • Atenolol should not be used as first line of defence against hypertension
  • Atkins diet during pregnancy produces offspring who are less prone to coronary heart disease
  • Atkins diet effective in treating type 2 diabetes
  • Atkins fails the long term test
  • Atkin’s diet slims male beer bellies
  • Australian Medical Association wants health warnings placed on alcohol products
  • Australian medical experts want Celebrex to remain on the market
  • Australia’s cancer death rate is low but incidence of new cancers is relatively high
  • Authorities mystified by cause of ‘sick building syndrome’
  • Autism misdiagnosed as ADHD
  • Autism risk not associated with vaccinations
  • Autoimmune disease of the neuromuscular junction
  • Autoimmune hearing loss
  • Availability of early pregnancy tests eliciting miscarriage panic
  • Avandia produces superior insulin response to sugar as well as promoting recovery of insulin-producing cells
  • Aventis presents drug trial results in context of exploding diabetes population
  • Avian flu concerns
  • Avian flu countdown for America
  • Avocado constituents may fight prostate cancer cell growth
  • Avoid peanut allergy recurrence by consuming more peanuts
  • Awareness of bipolar disorder symptoms results in quicker treatment

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  • B12 deficiency can be serious
  • Babies die after faulty vaccinations
  • Babies exposed to pollution prenatally and after birth are more prone to respiratory problems
  • Babies harmed by mother's weighty issues
  • Babies with large appetite become heavier adults
  • Baby boy dies from bacterial meningitis
  • Baby circumcision mix up
  • Baby diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis shows older child's misdiagnosis
  • Baby dies unnecessarily due to poor treatment of dehydration
  • Baby overdosed in pharmacy bungle.
  • Baby suffers pain of undiagnosed fracture for two weeks
  • Baby’s dies of misdiagnosed whooping cough 1 week before vaccinations due
  • Baby’s survival rate reduced by late diagnosis of SCID
  • Bacterial meningitis is often fatally misdiagnosed as the flu
  • Bacterial meningitis more deadly than viral meningitis
  • Bakery workers more prone to asthma symptoms
  • Basilar artery migraines can be mistaken for a stroke.
  • Belief in salt vapor therapy for varying ailments
  • Benefits of exercise realized more with protein diet
  • Beryllium disease may not become evident for 40 years
  • Best practice for asthma medication
  • Better testing for osteoporosis
  • Better understanding of Barrett's esophagus
  • Beuty and home products have been found to produce health harming chemicals
  • Bextra picks up Vioxx slack but it carries it’s own life-threatening risks
  • Biluingist’s brains suffer less from aging
  • Bipolar disorder facts
  • Bipolar disorder in children more difficult to treat.
  • Bipolar drug receives
  • Bipolar patients are able to work if they receive support
  • Bipolar still a difficult disease to diagnose
  • Bird flu goes technological with own web site
  • Bird flu in humans
  • Bird flu information
  • Bird flu warnings for travellers
  • Birth complications lead to $4million settlement
  • Birth control patches are safe claims medical experts
  • Blacks still face highest prevalence of STD’s
  • Blood pressure and cholesterol drugs may greatly benefit some dementia sufferers
  • Blood pressure drugs prevents kidney disease in diabetes patients
  • Blood pressure influenced by home and work relationships
  • Blood pressure lowering drugs may be effective against mental deterioration in Alzheimer’s patients
  • Blood pressure often misdiagnosed in young adults
  • Blood protein an indicator for stroke risk
  • Blood protein concentration may determine heart disease risk
  • Blood test may be a diagnostic alternative to liver biopsy
  • Blood transfusions resulting in infections are increasing
  • BMI linked to increased risk of kidney cancer
  • Body dysmorphic disorder can seriously impact on quality of life
  • Bone boosting drugs may be more beneficial for osteoporosis sufferers if given before the disease has set in.
  • Bone problems for obese kids
  • Booster vaccination for whooping cough encouraged by doctors
  • Boosting the immune system naturally
  • Botched hysterectomy causes death
  • Botox proves effective against diabetic gastroparesis
  • Bowel cancer presents earlier in African Americans
  • Bowel perforated during tubal ligation procedure
  • Boy dies after 4 doctors fail to diagnose his broken cervical vertebra
  • Boy dies after doctors remove his antibiotics
  • Boy dies during tooth extraction
  • Boy dies from misdiagnosis of Addison's disease as gastroenteritis
  • Boy found to be suffering from meningococcal disease after initial chicken pox diagnosis
  • Boy lives with broken neck for 14 years
  • Boy misdiagnosed with asthma spreads tuberculosis for 10 months
  • Boy sent home with broken collar bone
  • Boys mental problems misdiagnosed due to lack of funding
  • Boy’s parents demand compensation from hospital for his death
  • Boy’s severe hearing impairment undiagnosed until he turned 4
  • Brain activity affected by monthly changes
  • Brain cancer drug shows promising preliminary results
  • Brain cancer origin found
  • Brain imaging being used to help diagnose ADHD
  • Brain injury undiagnosed for two years
  • Brain operation can be greatly influenced by the type of foods eaten
  • Brain tumour misdiagnosed as ears wax
  • Brain tumour misdiagnosed as sinus infection
  • Breakthrough with discovery of possible markers for Alzheimer’s
  • Breast cancer and litigation
  • Breast cancer delayed diagnosis cost mother life, medical profession millions
  • Breast cancer drug Femara superior to Tamoxifen
  • Breast cancer drug reduces tumor size effectively
  • Breast cancer has best outcome if detected early
  • Breast cancer in young adults
  • Breast cancer incidence may be related to milk consumption
  • Breast cancer recurrence reduced with diet
  • Breast cancer recurrences and mastectomy
  • Breast cancer risk for survivors of Hodgkin’s disease
  • Breast Cancer statistics
  • Breast cancer therapy can cause ongoing lethargy
  • Breast cancer triple assessment
  • Breast feeding has a protective effect against asthma
  • Breast milk may have potential as a cancer therapy
  • Breastfeeding lowers blood pressure
  • Breastfeeding may delay onset of food allergies
  • Breathalyzer developed to detect diabetes
  • Breathing difficulties in obese people frequently misdiagnosed as asthma
  • Breathing techniques can be used to battle a wide range of illnesses
  • British minister outlines need for improvements in Lupus research and diagnosis
  • Bulimia often coexists with depression
  • Bushfires may pose risk to asthma sufferers

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  • Caesarean sections, the preferred way to deliver
  • Caffeine proves strong links to hypertension
  • Calcium absorption has many common misconceptions.
  • Calcium intake by pregnant women reduces offspring’s risk of high blood pressure
  • Calcium is a vital mineral in our diets
  • Calcium supplementation during puberty may reduce risk of osteoporosis later in life
  • Calcium supplementation in pregnant women may have positive blood pressure consequences in offspring
  • Call to discontinue prescribing antibiotics for colds
  • Calorie restriction diet claims to help people live longer
  • Canadian warning about consumption of Yong Long Xing Lily Flower
  • Canadians sue Red Cross for bad blood
  • Cancer and mental health compete
  • Cancer deaths take over deaths caused by heart disease
  • Cancer detected on breath by dogs
  • Cancer development secrets discovered
  • Cancer is the biggest killer of Asian-American women in California
  • Cancer misdiagnosis costs woman kidney
  • Cancer mistake acknowledged
  • Cancer Research UK sponsors new cancer drug trial
  • Cancer risk cut with Vitamin D
  • Cancer risk decreased with Vitamin D
  • Cancer risk increased by high blood iron and cholesterol
  • Cancer screening tests have a high rate of false positive results
  • Cancer treatments often too expensive for many
  • Cancer vaccine targets only tumor cells
  • Cancer victim given back to parents for treatment control
  • Candida influenced by obesity and depression
  • Cannabis may be able to fight cancer-causing herpes virus
  • Capsicum key to curing chronic headache and sinus problems
  • Capsuled medication proving effective in treatment of bipolar disorder
  • Carbohydrate quantity in diet affects diabetics blood pressure
  • Carbon monoxide misdiagnosis kills family of five
  • Carbon monoxide poisoning symptoms mimic the flu
  • Cardiac Syndrome X is a difficult to diagnose heart condition
  • Cardiovascular disease and depression link analysed
  • Care needs to be taken when treating dry eye syndrome
  • Case of severe epilepsy alleviated by high fat diet
  • Cataracts due to diet
  • Cats can indirectly increase the risk of asthma in children
  • Cause of 7 month old girl’s brain damage unable to be determined.
  • Cause of depression needs to be ascertained before appropriate treatment can be prescribed
  • Cause of narcolepsy may be immune system disorder
  • Cause of restless leg syndrome discovered
  • Ceasing hormone replacement therapy may increase osteoporosis risk in women
  • Celebrex may help fight breast cancer
  • Celecoxib no longer allowed to be used as a cancer treatment
  • Celiac disease in the UK grossly underdiagnosed
  • Celiac disease is a chronically undiagnosed and misdiagnosed condition
  • Celiac disease more common than thought
  • Celiac may be the cause of infertility in some women
  • Cells that drive brain cancer growth have been identified
  • Cement treatment for osteoporosis fractures
  • Certain conditions faced by childhood cancer survivors predisposes them to developing breast cancer
  • Certain factors can increase the risk of postpartum depression
  • Certain foods have proven health benefits
  • Certain footwear may increase risk of lower-leg amputation
  • Certain form of Vitamin E has anticancer properties
  • Certain occupations predispose people to high cholesterol
  • Certain oils have protective effect against arrhythmias
  • Certain psychological attributes may be risk factors for heart disease
  • Cervical cancer may be detected through urine test
  • Cervical cancer misdiagnosis
  • Cervical cancer risk roughly doubled with passive smoking
  • Cervical cancer screening recommendations
  • Cervical cancer screening recommendations detailed
  • Cervical cancer vaccine being tested
  • Cervical cancer vaccine developed
  • Cervical screening problem deemed adequate but Maori still being under diagnosed
  • Cesarean birth ends in tragedy after medical mistake
  • Cesarean increases allergy risk
  • Change in climate to greatly affect health
  • Changing antidepressants may prevent sexual dysfunction side effects
  • Chemical depression is common but relatively simple to treat
  • Chemical signals involved in cancer causes found
  • Chemical used in manufacture of some plastics may promote prostate cancer growth
  • Chemotherapy effectiveness may be improved by hearburn medication
  • Chemotherapy may induce osteoporosis
  • Cherries may have the potential to alleviate arthritic symptoms
  • Chicken pox vaccine may prove effective against shingles as well
  • Child abuse cleared after 6 year old dies
  • Child death in Disneyland due to congenital heart condition
  • Childhood 'clumsiness' explained
  • Childhood arthritis often misdiagnosed as growing pains
  • Childhood asthma is a chronic problem
  • Childhood blood pressure linked to adult heart disease
  • Childhood brain cancer research
  • Childhood cancer decreases later quality of life
  • Childhood cancer linked to exposure to chemical emission
  • Childhood deaths decreasing
  • Childhood gastro preventable with 2 vaccines
  • Childhood growth not affected by low doses of insulin
  • Childhood obesity tripling in concern
  • Childhood vision problems often misdiagnosed
  • Childhood whooping cough vaccines wear off in teens
  • Childhood with Fragile X
  • Children being prescribed sleeping pills
  • Children increasingly face adult diseases
  • Children injected with tuberculosis agent are compensated
  • Children suffering adult disease
  • Children with endocrinal disorders suffer greater stress from bullying
  • Children with genetic defect face greater health risks from passive smoking
  • Children with Type 1 Diabetes show signs of heart disease
  • Children’s snoring may need medical attention
  • Chinese herbal company has released natural alternative for cholesterol reduction
  • Chip determines liver cancer prognosis following surgery
  • Cholesterol and thyroid link
  • Cholesterol drug implicated in death from muscle wasting condition
  • Cholesterol lowering medication protective against Alzheimer’s disease
  • Cholesterol measurements taken in different seasons can produce different results
  • Chronic bronchitis and emphysema linked to lung cancer
  • Chronic cough and link to depression
  • Chronic dry eye is treatable
  • Chronic pain in diabetics compromises level of self-care
  • Chronic pancreatitis can lead to diabetes
  • Chronic stress may increase cancer risks
  • Cigarett and coffee
  • Cinnamon extract benefits diabetics
  • Circumcision protective against STD
  • City sued over son's death
  • Class action suit to begin against Vioxx makers
  • Clinical trial being undertaken to test drug for Bipolar disorder or Major Depression
  • CO poisoning may be fatally mistaken for the flu
  • Co-morbidities override high blood pressure
  • Cockroach allergy very common
  • Cod liver oil may be a preventative measure for type 1 diabetes in children
  • Coffee and health
  • Coffee drinkers help their liver
  • Coffee may have preventative effect on diabetes
  • Coffee, brown bread and exercise reduce risk of GERD
  • Cognitive therapy helps teens suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome
  • Cold-induced urticaria
  • Colds and allergies often difficult to distinguish
  • College Students suffer sleep deprivation
  • Colon cancer gene identified
  • Colon cancer linked to physical activity
  • Colon cancer misdiagnosed as irritable bowel syndrome
  • Colon cancer prevented with aspirin
  • Colonoscopy screening for bowel cancer affective
  • Colorectal cancer according to ethnicity in America
  • Colorectal cancer associated dietary risks
  • Colorectal cancer risk reduced in women through calcium consumption
  • Comatose woman’s eye eaten by ants
  • Combination asthma drug provides total control of asthma for many
  • Combination drug therapy for treating colorectal cancer challenged
  • Combination of Taxotere and Estramustine for prostate cancer therapy
  • Combination therapy causes significant reduction in risk of heart attack
  • Combined therapy may be more effective for erectile dysfunction
  • Committee to investigate boys death after possible misdiagnosis
  • Common adverse effect leads to death via misdiagnosis
  • Common child ailments
  • Common co-morbidities causing complications post-operatively
  • Common sleep disturbance frequently undiagnosed
  • Common, but silent STD
  • Commonly confused celiac disease
  • Comparison of osteoarthritis drug treatments
  • Comparison trial shows Fosamax to be a winner for osteoporosis treatment
  • Complication of breast cancer not publicized enough
  • Complications during ovary removal leads to $175,000 settlement
  • Complications of pregnancy link to future stroke risk
  • Compound discovered to rival current antiviral drugs in cancer treatment
  • Compound related to anti-anxiety drugs may provide an effective treatment for psoriasis
  • Computer error leads to wrong prescription
  • Computor use may increase risk of eye disease
  • Concerns over Celebrex use mounting
  • Concussion can lead to permanent brain damage
  • Condition results in family applying for permanent immigration
  • Confidential settlement over elderly woman’s death
  • Conflict over pros and cons of Vioxx
  • Congenital second hand smoke risks lung disease
  • Connective tissue disease frequently misdiagnosed or undiagnosed
  • Continual food allergy testing necessary for children
  • Contraceptive patch attacked by media
  • Control of blood pressure improves memory
  • COPD and beneficial use of inhaled steroids
  • COPD improved with cholesterol lowering agent
  • COPD increasingly threatens world populations
  • COPD is Australia 4th highest killer
  • COPD is the 4th leading killer but there is not much awareness of the condition
  • COPD takes its toll
  • Cord blood life giving
  • Correct diagnosis of ADD and ADHD can lead to fulfillment of potential
  • Cortislim’s advertising under fire from consumers and FDA
  • Costly hip operation for patient and hospital
  • Cough medicine to treat fibromyalgia
  • Coughing issues
  • Couple sue after falling pregnant following vasectomy.
  • Couple unknowingly adopt HIV child
  • Court order $4.2m compensation for breast cancer misdiagnosis
  • Court rules hospitals favor after man’s misdiagnosis
  • COX-2 enzyme blockers may be useful in fighting cancer
  • COX-2 inhibitors and heart attack risk
  • COX-2 inhibitors need further analysis to determine the range of side effects
  • Cranberries provide possible treatment for genital herpes virus type II
  • Cranberries provide possible treatment for herpes virus type II
  • Crestor manufacturers warned to stop advertising the drug
  • Crohn’s disease still present in quarter of patients 20 years after diagnosis
  • Crohn’s patients suffering from bone loss benefit most from only calcium and vitamin D therapy
  • CRP may be linked to risk of heart disease
  • CSR pays out $345 million in asbestosis claims
  • Cultural circumcision routine leads to herpes risk
  • Cure for men’s allergy to perfumes and colognes
  • Current testing of a rare cancer can result in misdiagnosis
  • Current trends in health
  • Currently considered safe levels of lead and cadmium may not be so safe
  • Curry ingredient may be effective against cancer
  • Cycling, unlike other exercise, does nothing to help build bone density
  • Cystic Fibrosis is a genetic defect
  • Cystic kidneys a common genetic disease

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  • Daily dose of soft drink related to Type 2 Diabetes
  • Dairy consumption can increase weight loss
  • Dairy consumption linked to increased ovarian cancer risk
  • Damages award for mesothelioma death reversed
  • DASH diet alleviates many health problems
  • Data compares the benefits of two drug treatments for enlarged prostate
  • Daughters mimic mother’s dietary habits
  • Daytime sleepiness in elderly may be early symptom of heart problems
  • Dead woman’s relatives lose medical malpractice case over her death
  • Deadly blood transfusion
  • Deafness lends itself to parents
  • Death from Prostate cancer prevented with screening
  • Death of mother from pre-eclampsia after delivering child
  • Death of woman after cosmetic surgery
  • Death results from wrong blood being infused
  • Deaths occur from Carbon monoxide emissions from boats
  • Deceitful diet company being sued
  • Delay in birth causes severe brain damage
  • Delayed tumour diagnosis results n $160,000 settlement
  • Delays in prostate cancer treatment does not deliver a worse prognosis
  • Delirium common amongst patients undergoing stem cell transplant
  • Delivery complications result in $23.8 million payout
  • Dementia changes seen in size of brain structures
  • Dementia differences
  • Dementia link to cranial blood flow
  • Dementia more prevalent in black Americans
  • Dementia risk factors determined
  • Dental authority highlights the link between oral health and smoking
  • Dental caries most common infectious disease in children
  • Dental instruments involved in malpractice suit
  • Dentists role in diagnosing stroke risk
  • Depo-Provera users need to evaluate the risk of bone mass loss with the benefits
  • Depressed adolescents may have a different brain structure
  • Depressed people face greater risk of neck and back pain
  • Depressed pregnant women are more likely to have low birth weight babies
  • Depression amongst men silenced
  • Depression and anxiety following birth may be reduced by iron supplementation
  • Depression and anxiety takes it’s toll on women in the workplace
  • Depression and dependence
  • Depression and sleep apnea link
  • Depression common in elderly
  • Depression deadly in heart disease
  • Depression drugs may affect bone formation in children
  • Depression frequently associated with heart failure
  • Depression has recognizable symptoms and is treatable
  • Depression in adolescents: normal part of growing up
  • Depression in elderly may lead to Alzheimer’s
  • Depression in elderly often not detected or treated with serious consequences
  • Depression incidence not influenced by abortion
  • Depression linked to childhood bullying
  • Depression major determinant for developing heart disease
  • Depression may affect self-care of diabetes sufferers
  • Depression may be alleviated by fish oil
  • Depression may be triggered by overactive brain
  • Depression may increase diabetes risk
  • Depression needs to be accurately diagnosed before treatment is determined
  • Depression profile differs in Asia
  • Depression reduces likelihood of successful treatment of hepatitis C
  • Depression treatment is often successful
  • Depression treatment may simply involve exercise
  • Depression treatment more effective with Vitamin B12
  • Dermatitis can cause hands to be dry, red, cracked and itchy
  • Detection of misdiagnoses under threat as more people object to post mortems
  • Detox diets may do more harm than good
  • Development of possible diagnostic test for essential tremor is in sight following discovery
  • Device shows promise for victims of spinal chord injury
  • Diabetes and colon cancer link
  • Diabetes and risk reduction
  • Diabetes and sugar level linked to risk of cancer death
  • Diabetes can be diagnosed by foot examination
  • Diabetes causes escalating number of deaths
  • Diabetes cured with pancreatic island cells transplant
  • Diabetes drug might help multiple sclerosis sufferers
  • Diabetes exercise link
  • Diabetes expected to soar over the next 3 decades
  • Diabetes in children demanding education
  • Diabetes increases eye problems
  • Diabetes increases risk of dementia in elderly
  • Diabetes linked to smoking
  • Diabetes misdiagnosis leads to rapid weight gain
  • Diabetes reduced with caffeine
  • Diabetes risk for mental illness patients
  • Diabetes risk increases in those with psychotic illness
  • Diabetes risk linked to schizophrenia drugs
  • Diabetes threat quenched by alcohol
  • Diabetes vaccine may prevent diabetes in children at risk
  • Diabetes: the simple facts
  • Diabetic and complications
  • Diabetic blindness may be prevented by taking aspirin
  • Diabetic children need to use continuous glucose monitoring to achieve good control of their condition
  • Diabetic eye problems
  • Diabetic injected with wrong medication in a nursing home
  • Diabetic neuropathic pain alleviated with common nutrient
  • Diabetic neuropathy causal link
  • Diabetic women don’t fare as well as diabetic men following a stenting procedure
  • Diabetics are more prone to the potentially fatal bacteremia and sepsis
  • Diabetics face greater rates of mortality and post-surgical complications following coronary bypass
  • Diabetics have a new line of defense against kidney disease and heart disease
  • Diabetics may benefit from Vitamin E supplements
  • Diabetics may need Vitamin H supplements
  • Diabetics need to be aware of possible complications
  • Diabetics need to be more aware of benefits of aspirin
  • Diabetics need to have annual eye checkups
  • Diagnosis of dystonia after long history of misdiagnosis
  • Diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis
  • Diamyd injections proves beneficial for diabetes patients for at least two years
  • Diet affects ADHD
  • Diet and exercise can prevent development of diabetes in pre-diabetics
  • Diet and exercise can prevent development of diabetes in pre-diabetics_1
  • Diet and sleep aided by exercise
  • Diet book claims to target infertility
  • Diet can affect sleep quality
  • Diet changes can benefit skin ulcer sufferers
  • Diet changes may improve effect of tamoxifen
  • Diet claims to reduce heart disease and increase life expectancy
  • Diet drug manufacturer seeks approval for multimillion-dollar national settlement over it’s banned diet drug
  • Diet high in fruit and vegetables may reduce chemo side effects
  • Diet low in cholesterol prescribed for pregnancy
  • Diet myths unveiled
  • Diet soda and the mass effect
  • Diet supplements may not be as good as they claim
  • Diet supplements need to be governed
  • Diet the key to curing ADHD problems claim author
  • Dieting can protect against Parkinson’s
  • Dieting comes down to calorie consumption
  • Differences in survival rate of blood cancer explained
  • Different hypertension drug therapy combinations pose different level of risk
  • Different types of sleep disorders plague many millions of Americans
  • Digestive system disorder is gaining awareness with it’s increasing prevalence amongst children
  • Disciplinary action for doctors in Nevada still pending.
  • Disproportionate representations for participation in cancer trials
  • Diuretics and diabetes
  • Diuretics are cheap and the benefits outweigh the risks
  • DNA tests can determine if a drug is suitable for a patient
  • Doctor accused of trying to kill patient
  • Doctor causes woman’s death – her estate is awarded $115,000
  • Doctor cleared of charges after injecting caustic solution into x-ray patients
  • Doctor cleared of charges in stroke suit
  • Doctor criminally negligent after suffocating patient
  • Doctor disciplined with patients defending his actions
  • Doctor found not negligent in $1.5 million lawsuit
  • Doctor given warnings for poor records
  • Doctor guilty for stillbirth
  • Doctor hounded to suicide after not diagnosing a man’s pneumonia
  • Doctor is cleared of wrongdoing after woman dies following surgery for an ectopic pregnancy
  • Doctor jailed for order for a fatal injection
  • Doctor operates on child’s wrong kidney
  • Doctor practising after apologizing for medical error cover-up
  • Doctor refuses to see man with intense pain
  • Doctor reprimanded for surgical hernia error
  • Doctor struck off register for professional misconduct
  • Doctor tried over misdiagnosing epilepsy in children
  • Doctor wins in misdiagnosis causing wrongful death case
  • Doctors accidentally put a right knee part into a woman’s left leg
  • Doctors apology after woman goes blind from undiagnosed tumour
  • Doctors failure to monitor unborn baby results in death from choking umbilical cord
  • Doctors ignored unborn baby’s weak heartbeat resulting in severe damage
  • Doctors leave gauze pad inside woman during operation
  • Doctors need to communicate Down Syndrome in a supportive, timely manner
  • Doctors promoting development of centre that allows parent to chose to have infants free of genetic diseases
  • Doctors to be trained on the dangers of the Atkins Diet
  • Doctors treat the wrong woman and accidentally abort her baby
  • Doctors want HIV patients to have right to receive organ transplants
  • Doctor’s license suspended for 3 months for substandard ER care
  • Dollars dictate diet
  • Donor infected with rabies causes at least 4 deaths
  • Doubts over the real cause of depression
  • Down Syndrome symptoms treatable with Alzheimer drug
  • Dr Phil diet causing lawsuit
  • Drinking groundwater containing arsenic has been linked to increased incidence of cancer
  • Drug aimed to improve sleep disorder also helps with depression
  • Drug allergy symptoms can be misdiagnosed
  • Drug approved for treatment of diabetic peripheral neuropathy
  • Drug coated stents reduce reblockage incidence in heart arteries
  • Drug combination may increase prostate cancer survival
  • Drug company guilty over misrepresentation of AIDS medication
  • Drug company obtains orphan status for its new cancer drug
  • Drug company receives FDA approval for high dose GERD treatment
  • Drug company stops marketing plans for new lung cancer drug due to poor trial results
  • Drug company struggles to meet demand for heartburn drug
  • Drug comparison conducted to evaluate treatment of bipolar in children
  • Drug craze with teenagers and asthma medication
  • Drug free way to lowering cholesterol
  • Drug giant reveals link between child suicide and depression medication
  • Drug governing board fails to expose risks caused by certain cold medicines
  • Drug reactions hitting hard
  • Drug similar to aspiring may unlock the key to obesity
  • Drug therapies aim to alleviate MS symptoms
  • Drug trial compares effectiveness of two blood pressure lowering drugs
  • Drug usage increasing among Americans and so is the risk of serious side effects
  • Drug used to treat prostate enlargement may reduce prostate cancer risk
  • Drug which prevents breast cancer recurrence approved for use
  • Dual diagnoses of mental health
  • Ductal lavage is an inaccurate breast cancer detection method
  • Dust mite allergy
  • Dust mites can’t survive in unmade beds
  • Dust mites cause allergic rhinitis in 10% of population
  • Dutch scientists show that mobile phone towers are not good for health
  • Dystonia symptoms are often undetected or misdiagnosed

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  • Ear infections linked to GERD
  • Ear piercing
  • Ear plugs may help alleviate the discomfort of takeoff and landing
  • Early Alzheimer’s test being developed
  • Early bowel cancer diagnosis significantly improves chances of survival
  • Early cessation of steroid following liver transplant increases rate of rejection
  • Early detection of alcohol abuse crucial
  • Early detection of COPD improves prognosis and reduces treatment costs
  • Early detection of COPD sufferers improves prognosis and reduces treatment costs
  • Early detection of PCOS important
  • Early diagnosis and treatment of maternal depression prevents negative effects on child’s development
  • Early onset Alzheimer’s often misdiagnosed
  • Early stages of Progressive Supranuclear Palsy similar to Parkinson’s
  • Early start to gambling predisposes teens to alcohol and drug addictions
  • Early treatment of migraine shows improved efficacy
  • Early treatment of shingles can reduce risk of developing a painful condition
  • Easily curable Lyme disease leads to serious consequences when misdiagnosed
  • Eating disorders can greatly increase the risk of complications in people with type 1 diabetes
  • Eating for your health
  • Ebook claims to have the answers to an asthma cure
  • Ecstasy may help terminally ill die easier
  • Ecstasy overuse medically unsafe
  • Eczema asthma link
  • Eczema may be a sign of other allergic conditions
  • Effect of depression amplifies through generations
  • Effects of stroke decreased with antioxidants
  • Efficacy study compares two drug treatment for GERD
  • Elderly depression and insomnia
  • Elderly diet supplement carries unknown risks
  • Elderly face high suicide risk
  • Elderly man’s quality of life drastically reduced due to a misdiagnosis that continued for 13 years.
  • Elderly woman dies after her medicine dosage was quadrupled
  • Elderly woman suffers pain of two undiagnosed broken legs for four days
  • Electric shock therapy benefits sever sufferers of mental illness
  • Electrical device may be approved for severe depression treatment.
  • Embolization of fibroids
  • Embryonic stem cell transplant provides an alternate epilepsy therapy
  • Emergency heart attack surgery
  • Emergency room doctors need to take greater care when diagnosing patients with chest pain
  • Employee depression eats in business profits.
  • Endometrial cancer risk increased by obesity and inactivity
  • Endometriosis is often undiagnosed despite the severe symptoms it can cause
  • Enlarged prostate symptoms unknown to many men
  • Enzyme found that stops spread of cancer
  • Eosinophilic esophagitis may be misdiagnosed with GERD
  • Eosonophil presence directly linked to asthma
  • Epilepsy patients more prone to depression
  • Erectile dysfunction
  • Erectile dysfunction drug acknowledged to be effective for 36 hours instead of 24 hours
  • Erectile dysfunction drug linked to high risk sexual practice
  • Erectile dysfunction drugs shown to increase testosterone levels
  • Erectile dysfunction is often a symptom of other bigger problems
  • Erectile dysfunction linked to vascular problems
  • Erectile Dysfunction may be symptom of cardiovascular disease
  • Erectile dysfunction risk factors
  • Erectile