USA Today (Society for the Advancement of Education)

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Articles in Feb 2008 issue of USA Today (Society for the Advancement of Education)

• Breast cancer is among the top 10 causes of death—more than 40,000 in 2007—in women in the U.S
• Drug marketing aids medical decisions
• New technique better detects hearing loss
• Microbicide design for AIDS prevention
• Pathological gambling appears to run in families, assert researchers at the University of Iowa, Iowa City, as their children are more likely to become pathological gamblers themselves
• Meth-laced ecstasy coming from Canda
• Stress may leave your mouth a mess
• Dark days for the dark continent
• The energy bill signed into law by Pres. George W. Bush may be a significant victory for environmentalists—mandating that auto manufacturers increase average mileage of cars, SUVs, and light trucks to 35 mpg by 2020
• The ability to treat men who repeatedly abuse women may be improved through individualized therapy rather than the traditional group approach
• Options to prevent pounding pain
• More effective method needed
• Decision analysis of when to have child
• Lowering BMI cutoff may reduce heart attacks
• Antibodies associated with transplant rejection of otherwise healthy kidneys have been identified for the first time by researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, collaborating with colleagues in Germany
• Drawing blood no longer necessary
• Viable human blood substitute found?
• Benefits of community health screenings
• Maternal and newborn death rates rising
• Medical boards fear aggressive prosecution
• Real food better than supplements
• Post-40 weight gain decreases survival
• Insulin pen saves thousands of dollars
• Sex ed programs actually can work
• Gastric bypass extends lifespan
• Opening doors for African-American surgeons
• An "Expression of Hope" from the afflicted
• Chronic stress steals years from caregivers
• "Skinny gene" does exist
• Pioneers of the O.R
• MRI reveals disease in "opposite" breast
• Hospice use saves money for Medicare
• Overweight toddlers most at risk
• Mineral zinc linked to blindness
• Pill provides tasteless alternative
• Poor options affect kids' weight gain
• Risk of opioid addiction remains low
• Constipation likely cause in children
• Estrogen protects pregnant women
• For many with chronic headaches, the anxiety-laden anticipation of an episode could be as debilitating as the pain itself
• Gulf War vets more susceptible
• Preventive measures for high school sports
• HIV-1 in U.S. traced back to Haiti