http://www.nytimes.com/pages/health/index.html?partner=rss en-us Copyright 2008 The New York Times Company Sat, 22 Nov 2008 08:08:59 GMT http://graphics.nytimes.com/images/section/NytSectionHeader.gif http://www.nytimes.com/pages/health/index.html http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/22/health/22radio.html?partner=rss&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/22/health/22radio.html Dr. Frederick K. Goodwin, a psychiatrist, earned income from drug makers that he didn’t report on his show. By GARDINER HARRIS Sat, 22 Nov 2008 05:50:32 GMT Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Radio Goodwin, Frederick K. Conflicts of Interest Antidepressants http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/22/health/22anxiety.html?partner=rss&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/22/health/22anxiety.html People who are highly neurotic also are intolerant of uncertainty, a new study suggests. By RONI CARYN RABIN Sat, 22 Nov 2008 06:02:28 GMT Psychology and Psychologists Medicine and Health Anxiety http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/22/us/22home.html?partner=rss&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/22/us/22home.html The housing crisis has kept thousands of older Americans from moving into retirement communities. By JACK HEALY Sat, 22 Nov 2008 05:54:11 GMT Elderly United States Economy Retirement Communities and Assisted Living Housing Subprime Mortgage Crisis Nursing Homes Elder Care http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/22/health/22journalists.html?partner=rss&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/22/health/22journalists.html Researchers have documented what they say are “astonishing” financial ties between journalists and drug companies. By RONI CARYN RABIN Sat, 22 Nov 2008 08:06:05 GMT Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) News and News Media Medicine and Health Conflicts of Interest http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/22/health/22gunsalus.html?partner=rss&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/22/health/22gunsalus.html Dr. Gunsalus discovered lipoic acid, which has been used as a treatment for chronic liver disease, and one of the active forms of vitamin B6, essential in metabolism. By H. ROGER SEGELKEN Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:21:03 GMT Vitamins Liver Microbiology Deaths (Obituaries) United Nations http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/23/nyregion/new-jersey/23Rparent.html?partner=rss&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/23/nyregion/new-jersey/23Rparent.html Is it in a student’s best interest to be subject to drug testing in school, or is the policy an invasion of privacy? By MICHAEL WINERIP Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:23:35 GMT Drug Abuse and Traffic Alcohol Abuse Families and Family Life New Jersey http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/22/health/22headlines.html?partner=rss&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/22/health/22headlines.html Breaking health news from around the Web. By RONI CARYN RABIN Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:58:08 GMT Medicine and Health http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/21/health/21abroad.html?partner=rss&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/21/health/21abroad.html The health insurer Wellpoint is testing a new program that gives covered patients the option of going to India for elective surgery. By RONI CARYN RABIN Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:58:17 GMT Health Insurance and Managed Care Medicine and Health Surgery and Surgeons India Wellpoint Inc|WLP|NYSE http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/21/health/research/21obesity.html?partner=rss&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/21/health/research/21obesity.html Children’s weight gain is linked to the frequency of fast food advertisements on television, according to a new study. By RONI CARYN RABIN Fri, 21 Nov 2008 06:56:50 GMT Obesity Children and Youth Advertising and Marketing Weight Fast Food Industry Diet and Nutrition Television http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/21/health/21flu.html?partner=rss&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/21/health/21flu.html Federal officials urged doctors and state health agencies to be more vigilant for suspected cases of Haemophilus influenzae type B in children under 5. By RONI CARYN RABIN Fri, 21 Nov 2008 07:42:01 GMT Influenza Children and Youth Medicine and Health Vaccination and Immunization http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/20/us/20health.html?partner=rss&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/20/us/20health.html The health insurance industry said it would support a plan requiring insurers to accept all customers, but asked that Congress require all Americans to have coverage in return. By ROBERT PEAR Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:12:25 GMT Health Insurance and Managed Care Law and Legislation Medicine and Health http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/20/health/nutrition/20fitness.html?partner=rss&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/20/health/nutrition/20fitness.html Bike fittings for recreational cyclists has mushroomed into a mainstream offering found at scores of bikes shops and training centers around the country. By CHRISTOPHER PERCY COLLIER Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:27:12 GMT Bicycles and Bicycling Pain http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/20/health/research/20happy.html?partner=rss&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/20/health/research/20happy.html Happy people spend a lot of time socializing, going to church and reading newspapers — but they don’t spend a lot of time watching television, a new study finds. By RONI CARYN RABIN Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:41:19 GMT Medicine and Health Emotions Television Happiness http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/20/fashion/20skin.html?partner=rss&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/20/fashion/20skin.html Some doctors are concerned about the safety of "off label" under-eye injections. By NATASHA SINGER Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:17:00 GMT Eyes and Eyesight Plastic Surgery Doctors Medicine and Health Skin Labeling and Labels Accidents and Safety http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/20/health/research/20stemcell.html?partner=rss&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/20/health/research/20stemcell.html Physicians transplanted a human windpipe, using stem cells from the recipient’s bone marrow to reline a donor trachea and prevent its rejection by her immune system. By ALAN COWELL and DENISE GRADY Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:35:34 GMT Stem Cells Transplants Europe The Lancet Surgery and Surgeons http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/19/health/research/18gingko.html?partner=rss&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/19/health/research/18gingko.html In the largest randomized trial of ginkgo biloba to date, researchers found that the extract did not prevent or delay memory loss or Alzheimer’s disease. By RONI CARYN RABIN Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:28:18 GMT Ginkgo Biloba Medicine and Health Alzheimer's Disease Memory http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/19/health/research/19vitamins.html?partner=rss&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/19/health/research/19vitamins.html A large clinical trial of almost 15,000 men taking vitamins E and C for up to 10 years has found that neither supplement had any effect on cancer rates. By RONI CARYN RABIN Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:12:56 GMT Vitamins Medicine and Health Prostate Gland Vitamin C Cancer Vitamin E http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/16/nyregion/connecticut/16dinect.html?partner=rss&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/16/nyregion/connecticut/16dinect.html Connecticut farmers are expanding their offerings to satisfy an increasing demand for local Thanksgiving fare, while demand for fresh turkeys outstrips the availability of slaughterhouses. By JAN ELLEN SPIEGEL Sat, 15 Nov 2008 13:11:26 GMT Turkeys Thanksgiving Day Local Food Agriculture http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/21/health/nutrition/21recipehealth.html?partner=rss&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/21/health/nutrition/21recipehealth.html A soufflé that is not too sweet to serve as a starter at your Thanksgiving table, but that also makes an impressive dessert. By MARTHA ROSE SHULMAN Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:17:45 GMT Cooking and Cookbooks Recipes Sweet Potatoes Desserts Diet and Nutrition http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/20/health/research/20bariatric.html?partner=rss&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/20/health/research/20bariatric.html A new report suggests that women who become pregnant after weight-loss surgery have easier pregnancies than do obese women who become pregnant. By RONI CARYN RABIN Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:52:05 GMT Pregnancy and Obstetrics Obesity Women Medicine and Health http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/13/health/nutrition/13fitness.html?partner=rss&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/13/health/nutrition/13fitness.html A yoga instructor has incorporated walking lessons into his yoga classes, insisting that proper alignment helps keep you moving toward better health. By SARA ECKEL Thu, 13 Nov 2008 14:47:56 GMT Walking Physical Therapy Yoga Therapy and Rehabilitation Joints (Body Part) http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/12/dining/12appe.html?partner=rss&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/12/dining/12appe.html Although one could argue that more carbohydrates is the last thing a Thanksgiving meal needs, they’re also in keeping with the holiday’s spirit of excess. By MELISSA CLARK Wed, 12 Nov 2008 06:12:05 GMT Bread Thanksgiving Day Recipes Bakeries and Baked Products Families and Family Life http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/10/us/10bake.html?partner=rss&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/10/us/10bake.html The school bake sale is becoming obsolete in California, as new standards restrict what foods can be sold to students. By PATRICIA LEIGH BROWN Fri, 14 Nov 2008 03:44:01 GMT Education and Schools Diet and Nutrition Bakeries and Baked Products Obesity Law and Legislation California Bake Sales http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/20/us/politics/20daschle.html?partner=rss&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/20/us/politics/20daschle.html At issue is Tom Daschle’s work since leaving the Senate as a board member of the Mayo Clinic and a highly paid adviser to health care clients. By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK Thu, 20 Nov 2008 08:08:39 GMT Daschle, Tom Obama, Barack Conflicts of Interest Health and Human Services Department Presidential Election of 2008 United States Politics and Government Appointments and Executive Changes Lobbying and Lobbyists Ethics Mayo Clinic http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/19/health/policy/19fda.html?partner=rss&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/19/health/policy/19fda.html Powerful antipsychotic medicines are being used far too cavalierly in children, and regulators must do more to warn doctors of their risks, a panel of experts said. By GARDINER HARRIS Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:52:28 GMT Children and Youth antipsychotics Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Medicine and Health Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Risperdal Zyprexa http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/19/us/19insure.html?partner=rss&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/19/us/19insure.html After a Senate inquiry found evidence of deceptive marketing, AARP has hired an outside investigator to look into sales of some of its popular health insurance products. By ROBERT PEAR Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:26:11 GMT AARP Health Insurance and Managed Care Advertising and Marketing Medicine and Health UnitedHealth Group|UNH|NYSE http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/19/business/19drug.html?partner=rss&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/19/business/19drug.html The court upheld the right of states to prohibit the sale of doctor-specific prescription drug data that is widely used in pharmaceutical marketing. By STEPHANIE SAUL Wed, 19 Nov 2008 06:21:40 GMT Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Doctors Decisions and Verdicts Medicine and Health http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/18/washington/18abort.html?partner=rss&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/18/washington/18abort.html A Bush administration proposal would protect health care providers who cite religious or moral objections. By ROBERT PEAR Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:25:41 GMT Abortion Health and Human Services Department Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Discrimination Medicine and Health Birth Control and Family Planning Bush, George W http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/18/health/18real.html?partner=rss&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/18/health/18real.html Every year, myths about the flu vaccine spread as widely as the flu itself. By ANAHAD O’CONNOR Tue, 18 Nov 2008 05:19:19 GMT Influenza Vaccination and Immunization Medicine and Health Nose http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/18/health/18brod.html?partner=rss&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/18/health/18brod.html Caregivers should not feel guilty about looking out for No. 1. By JANE E. BRODY Tue, 18 Nov 2008 05:26:50 GMT Elder Care Medicine and Health http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/18/health/18well.html?partner=rss&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/18/health/18well.html Is it time to put cholesterol-lowering statin drugs in every medicine cabinet? By TARA PARKER-POPE Tue, 18 Nov 2008 16:43:46 GMT Cholesterol Statins (Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs) Medicine and Health Heart Blood Pressure Crestor (Drug) http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/21/health/chen11-20.html?partner=rss&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/21/health/chen11-20.html If a doctor over-shares, what happens to the doctor-patient bond? By PAULINE W. CHEN, M.D. Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:37:29 GMT Medicine and Health Doctors http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/18/health/views/18case.html?partner=rss&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/18/health/views/18case.html In a profession where anxiety is often the starting point of a doctor-patient relationship, the standard patient questionnaire will never go deep enough. By GEORGE D. RESKAKIS Tue, 18 Nov 2008 05:24:14 GMT Teeth and Dentistry X-Rays Medicine and Health Halitosis (Bad Breath) http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/11/health/views/11case.html?partner=rss&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/11/health/views/11case.html A mother’s request to her daughter for “help” if something should happen to her is agonized over, accepted and eventually fulfilled. By ELLEN D. FELD, M.D Tue, 11 Nov 2008 04:53:13 GMT Death and Dying Age, Chronological Medicine and Health http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/11/health/11voic.html?partner=rss&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/11/health/11voic.html In the developed worlds, AIDS has become a chronic condition to be managed but a diagnosis still comes with its own challenges. By KAREN BARROW Tue, 11 Nov 2008 16:39:08 GMT Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Medicine and Health Age, Chronological http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/10/us/10transplant.html?partner=rss&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/10/us/10transplant.html James Chippendale of Dallas was told his only change of survival from leukemia was a bone marrow transplant — which he received from Klaus Kaiser, a donor from Germany. By PAMELA GWYN KRIPKE Mon, 10 Nov 2008 07:57:05 GMT Leukemia Transplants Bone Marrow Friendship Leukemia International Relations http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/09/magazine/09wwln-diagnosis-t.html?partner=rss&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/09/magazine/09wwln-diagnosis-t.html A young woman almost loses her mind, and no one can figure out why. By LISA SANDERS, M.D. Fri, 07 Nov 2008 18:28:24 GMT Medicine and Health Doctors Seizures (Medical) Coma http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/07/sports/football/07jets.html?partner=rss&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/07/sports/football/07jets.html The Jets’ Alan Faneca, who has lived with epilepsy since he was a child, has stepped forward in helping others overcome the stigmas of the neurological disorder. By GREG BISHOP Fri, 07 Nov 2008 20:09:17 GMT Faneca, Alan New York Jets Football Epilepsy http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/04/health/research/04mind.html?partner=rss&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/04/health/research/04mind.html Scientists have tried to get a handle on how people make voting decisions, but predicting voter behavior is still extremely difficult. By BENEDICT CAREY Fri, 07 Nov 2008 16:59:33 GMT Voting and Voters Psychology and Psychologists Elections Presidential Election of 2008 Sociology http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/28/health/28book.html?partner=rss&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/28/health/28book.html In a new book, nurses speak out about a charged working relationship and the casual stories deliver a remarkably wide perspective. By ABIGAIL ZUGER, M.D. Tue, 28 Oct 2008 16:47:07 GMT Nursing and Nurses Medicine and Health Doctors Books and Literature Writing and Writers Reflections on Doctors (Book) http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/28/health/views/28case.html?partner=rss&emc=rss http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/28/health/views/28case.html With the time pressures of medical practice it can be easy to ignore the sorts of things that make a patient into a real person. By SANDEEP JAUHAR, M.D Tue, 28 Oct 2008 05:30:44 GMT Doctors Funerals Death and Dying Medicine and Health