New York Times: Health http://www.nytimes.com/pages/health/index.html Headlines, abstracts and links for the latest New York Times articles, for Radio UserLand. en-us Copyright 2004 The New York Times Company Sun, 27 Jun 2004 00:01:06 GMT rssUpdates http://backend.userland.com/rss UserLand Frontier v9.0 webmaster@userland.com Persistent Smells http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/22/health/22qna.html?ex=1403236800&en=3883ece4361959c7&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND I recently spent a day in a home full of strong-smelling lilies. For the next week, I smelled the same smell. What could cause this? Sun, 27 Jun 2004 02:37:56 GMT C. Claiborne Ray http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/22/health/22qna.html New Creams Smooth Wrinkles, but They're Not Botox http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/22/health/22cons.html?ex=1403236800&en=f05ebd12f7b2857a&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND Welcome to the world of anti-aging cosmetics, a vast and chaotic bazaar where hundreds of products vie for dollars. Sun, 27 Jun 2004 02:37:56 GMT Mary Duenwald http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/22/health/22cons.html Preserving a Delicate Balance of Potassium http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/22/health/22brod.html?ex=1403236800&en=30b3c93e3bb25ab9&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND Western-style diets are relatively poor in potassium, a crucial nutrient. Sun, 27 Jun 2004 02:37:56 GMT Jane E. Brody http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/22/health/22brod.html Behavior: An Epileptic Child's Best Friend http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/22/health/22beha.html?ex=1403236800&en=9bdc4275ba657ab8&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND When a child has a seizure, the family dog may be the first to respond, according to a recently released study. Sun, 27 Jun 2004 02:37:56 GMT John O'neil http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/22/health/22beha.html Remedies: A Mute for the Roar of the Snorer http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/22/health/22reme.html?ex=1403236800&en=fad167dfe970446a&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND If you cannot stop a snorer from snoring, how can you cut down on the noise? Here's one possible solution. Sun, 27 Jun 2004 02:37:56 GMT John O'neil http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/22/health/22reme.html Fear in the Workplace: The Bullying Boss http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/22/health/psychology/22bull.html?ex=1403236800&en=ca26eb069980a4ef&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND Researchers are turning their attention to the bullies of the workplace. Sun, 27 Jun 2004 02:37:56 GMT Benedict Carey http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/22/health/psychology/22bull.html Secrets of the Happy Life http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/22/health/22book.html?ex=1403236800&en=50422e30708770d1&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND Two good ways to learn how to gain confidence and other inner strengths. Sun, 27 Jun 2004 02:37:56 GMT John Langone http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/22/health/22book.html Prevention: Weapons in the War on Glaucoma http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/22/health/22prev.html?ex=1403236800&en=dfc332373320b5bd&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND Treating elevated blood pressure within the eye can cut in half the risk of glaucoma for African-Americans, according to a new study. Sun, 27 Jun 2004 02:37:56 GMT John O'neil http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/22/health/22prev.html Outcomes: Acupuncture and Neck Pain http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/22/health/22outc.html?ex=1403236800&en=a559dda0b618eecf&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND Acupuncture may have lasting benefits for neck pain, the authors of a new study say. Sun, 27 Jun 2004 02:37:55 GMT John O'neil http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/22/health/22outc.html Paying Homage to the Wisdom of Voices From Medicine's Past http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/22/health/22case.html?ex=1403236800&en=19c909fd86386258&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND Without fanfare, decades-old journal articles go online. Sun, 27 Jun 2004 02:37:55 GMT Abigail Zuger, M.d. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/22/health/22case.html No Skeeters, No Problem? Not So Fast http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/22/science/22side.html?ex=1403236800&en=299fd91e07066a23&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND In the grand scheme of things, mosquitoes do have some value. Sun, 27 Jun 2004 02:37:55 GMT James Gorman http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/22/science/22side.html A Debate on How to Treat Precancerous Breast Disease http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/22/health/22brea.html?ex=1403236800&en=96b15c932b262ec7&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND There is a mounting debate among experts over how aggressively to treat ductal carcinoma in situ, which has a 10-year mortality rate hovering around 1 percent. Sun, 27 Jun 2004 02:37:55 GMT Laurie Tarkan http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/22/health/22brea.html Justices Limit Ability to Sue Health Plans http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/22/politics/22CARE.html?ex=1403236800&en=94b2011f5a500116&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND The Supreme Court rejected efforts by states to give patients the ability to sue managed-care companies for damages for refusing to cover treatment. Sun, 27 Jun 2004 02:37:55 GMT Linda Greenhouse http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/22/politics/22CARE.html Report Says Author Died of Complications From Anesthesia http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/23/nyregion/23author.html?ex=1403323200&en=c255de44b632ef60&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND Olivia Goldsmith, the author of the novel that became the successful Hollywood movie "The First Wives Club," died of cardiac arrest while under sedation for cosmetic surgery. Sun, 27 Jun 2004 02:37:55 GMT Anthony Ramirez http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/23/nyregion/23author.html Spread of Polio in Africa Makes U.N. Fear a Major Epidemic http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/23/health/23poli.html?ex=1403323200&en=c7c06f640477b79c&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND The 60 cases just reported by Nigeria for the final week in April constitute the largest weekly number for any country in recent years. Sun, 27 Jun 2004 02:37:55 GMT Lawrence K. Altman http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/23/health/23poli.html 10 Million Women Who Lack Cervix Get Pap Tests http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/23/health/23PAP.final.html?ex=1403409600&en=8d0daeb47d6aef0b&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND As many as 10 million women who have had hysterectomies and who no longer have a cervix are still getting Pap tests, a new study finds. Sun, 27 Jun 2004 02:37:55 GMT Gina Kolata http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/23/health/23PAP.final.html Agency Tightens Rules on Outside Work http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/24/politics/24nih.html?ex=1403496000&en=fbd03b8f1abcbb2a&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND The National Institutes of Health is planning to tighten restrictions on its scientists' work with drug companies, including making random audits to catch unreported conflicts of interest. Sun, 27 Jun 2004 02:37:55 GMT The Associated Press http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/24/politics/24nih.html A Very Muscular Baby Offers Hope Against Diseases http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/24/science/24muscle.html?ex=1403409600&en=bb6005ad97e1a869&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND The baby, it turned out in the first such documented case in a human, had a double dose of a genetic mutation that causes immense strength in mice and cattle. Sun, 27 Jun 2004 02:37:55 GMT Gina Kolata http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/24/science/24muscle.html Lottery Planned for Test of Medicare's New Drug Coverage http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/25/politics/25drug.html?ex=1403496000&en=cefe9c05fdf13772&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND The Bush administration will conduct a lottery to select 50,000 people who will receive Medicare coverage of prescription drugs in the next 18 months. Sun, 27 Jun 2004 02:37:55 GMT Robert Pear http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/25/politics/25drug.html British Study Sees Scant Value in Alzheimer's Drug Aricept http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/25/health/25alzh.html?ex=1403496000&en=ec85fbbc76bc3f94&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND The most widely prescribed drug for Alzheimer's disease, Aricept, does not delay the onset of disability or the need for a nursing home, British researchers report. Sun, 27 Jun 2004 02:37:55 GMT Denise Grady http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/25/health/25alzh.html Drug Maker Acknowledges Some Negative Test Results http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/26/business/26drug.html?ex=1403582400&en=2fbe3b4806bd804c&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND Amid the controversy over clinical drug tests, Forest Laboratories said that an antidepressant called Lexapro did not help depressed children and adolescents. Sun, 27 Jun 2004 02:37:55 GMT Barry Meier http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/26/business/26drug.html Experimental SARS Vaccines Work on Animals, Studies Say http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/26/health/26sars.html?ex=1403668800&en=7602b49ba04b0a00&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND Scientists reported that they had protected animals from the SARS virus by two different types of experimental immunizations. Sun, 27 Jun 2004 02:37:54 GMT Lawrence K. Altman http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/26/health/26sars.html As Doctors Write Prescriptions, Drug Companies Write Checks http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/27/business/27DRUG.html?ex=1403668800&en=65ece68d5c0c990b&ei=5007&partner=USERLAND An investigation has shed light on the system of financial lures that drug companies use to persuade doctors to favor their products. Sun, 27 Jun 2004 02:37:54 GMT Gardiner Harris http://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/27/business/27DRUG.html