November 21, 2008

Day by day inspiration; Local cancer survivor creates calendar to aid other patients - The Daily News of Newburyport
Boston Doctors Investigate Possible Migraine Cause - WCVB-TV, Channel 5

November 20, 2008

State urged to review fees to elite hospitals - Boston Globe
Weight Loss Surgery Helps Obese Women Have Healthier Babies - New York Times
'Flash Flood' to be inducted into SJP Hall of Fame - Danvers Herald

November 19, 2008

Information from brain tumour sacs may help to guide treatment - Cancer Research UK
Tough break has Ference down - Boston Globe
Gene test adds little to diabetes risk analysis - Reuters
Genetic Testing No Real Help in Predicting Type 2 Diabetes - HealthDay News
Gene testing for diabetes risk is not useful - Los Angeles Times
Genetic Screening May ID Diabetes Risk - WebMD
Genetic Screening Offers Little Help for Diabetes Prediction - also choose audio link -MedPage Today
Genetic Testing No More Useful Than Known Risk Factors for Predicting Type 2 Diabetes - also choose video link – Insider Medicine
Genes Only Slightly Helpful For Predicting Diabete - Health.com
If I Had – Diabetes - Insider Medicine
Healing Garden story - WFAA-TV.com

November 18, 2008

A Closer Look at the Heart - Good Morning America/ABC News
Seeing Arteries in 3D - Ivanhoe Newswire
Anorexia Changes Bone Structure - Ivanhoe Newswire
Hospital striving to boost its score - Boston Globe
Doctors' fear of lawsuits tied to added costs of $1.4b - Boston Globe
Doctors’ group: Unnecessary medical tests drive up health care costs in the state by at least $1.4 billion a year - The Patriot Ledger
Not just skin deep - CanWest News Service (Canada)
Hospital Facilities Will Face Scrutiny - Harvard Crimson
MGH Pioneers Valve-Replacement Alternative - WBZ-TV, Ch. 4
Boston Hospitals Go Green - WCVB-TV, Ch. 5
Kids use video game violence to cut stress, but too much puts them at risk - Canadian Press
CRP and Cholesterol: What a New Study Says About Statins and Heart Disease - Gather.com
Artery cam - also choose video link – WHDH-TV, Ch. 7

November 17, 2008

A better way to find brain tumors - Boston Globe
Discovery offers way of tracking cancer in blood - Reuters
An anesthesia warning - scroll down - White Coat Notes/Boston.com
Noninvasive Trauma Monitors - Technology Review
Breast Friends get head start on fundraising - The Patriot Ledger
Healing Rituals - Nurse.com
A double dose of vulnerability - Boston Globe
Rebirth Of A Phenom - Sports Illustrated
Hives in children: Causes and Cures - Gather.com
Scientists scratch heads over why we itch - McClatchy Newspapers