News You Can Use! Index (A-G)
Updated 11 May 1997

1. Is a vaccine for AIDS on the horizon? (5/11/97)
2. Would "morning after" treatment also work against HIV? (3/2/97)
3. New oral test, new concerns about early AZT use, and same old bias (1/19/97)
4. Haitian talk show calls AIDS a myth (10/6/96)
5. A new, 10-minute test for the HIV virus (9/14/96)
6. New urine test for HIV approved (8/9/96)
7. Arbitrator rules that home HIV test must be returned to its inventor (8/2/96)
8. A second home testing kit for HIV is now available (7/25/96)
9. At the AIDS conference, debating how quickly to engage in vaccine trials (7/11/96)
10. New class of drug approved for treatment of AIDS (6/26/96)
11. Major advances in AIDS research (6/20/96)

1. Depression not linked to aging (5/28/97)
2. Positive studies about DHEA, selenium, magnesium and folic acid (12/31/96)
3. An alternative treatment for osteoporosis (9/14/96)
4. Boomers think they look younger than their actual age (7/18/96)
5. The very serious health hazards for seniors who live alone (7/11/96)
6. Age-defying creams work -- a little (6/20/96)
7. Using estrogen and other hormones to combat aging (6/6/96)
8. Does Vitamin E slow the ravages of aging? (5/31/96)
9. Forcing children in Singapore to care for their parents (5/31/96)
10. U.S. Census Bureau: America is becoming a nation of older people (5/25/96)
11. Wanted: more geriatric doctors (5/16/96)
12. Boomerang retirees: returning to the family home to be cared for (5/9/96)

1. Alzheimer's: new guidelines and new ideas (5/11/97)
2. Alzheimer's: strokes, red wine, & smoking (5/2/97)
3. Ibuprofen may cut the risk of contracting Alzheimer's (3/12/97)
4. Aricept and Ampakine updates, estrogen news, and an aluminum warning (12/6/96)
5. Nicotine may inhibit Alzheimer's (11/13/96)
6. Scientists create a mouse with a disease that resembles Alzheimer's (10/6/96)
7. More proof that estrogen may reduce the risk of contracting Alzheimer's (8/17/96)
8. More about estrogen & Alzheimer's (5/31/96)
9. A nationwide study into whether estrogen can delay or prevent Alzheimer's (5/25/96)
10. Early detection test for Alzheimer's (5/16/96)

1. Government denies Medicare payments to Christian Science caregivers (2/2/96)
2. Alternative therapies under fire (9/7/96)
3. A scrap over the legality of selling melatonin in Canada (8/31/96)
4. Meditation reduces blood pressure (8/9/96)
5. Using faith to heal (6/6/96)

1. Good levels of Vitamin D may help prevent arthritis (8/31/96)
2. Researchers hope gene therapy will be arthritis remedy (7/25/96)
3. Cuddling cats in childhood linked to arthritis later in life? (7/11/96)
4. 60 million Americans will suffer from arthritis by the year 2020 (5/16/96)

1. Huge asbestos settlement thrown out, clearing way for individual lawsuits (5/16/96)

1. New line of home-delivered meals for those with high blood pressure (9/28/96)
2. Meditation reduces blood pressure (8/9/96)
3. Controversy over studies of salt and its link to high blood pressure (5/31/96)
4. Call for worldwide ban on leaded gasoline; linked to high blood pressure (5/25/96)
5. Diet changes may affect blood pressure (5/9/96)

1. When should women start having mammograms for breast cancer? (2/2/97)
2. Most cancer deaths linked to smoking, diet and lifestyle choices people make (12/6/96)
3. Cancer cluster in Hamilton Bell Canada office called "coincidence" (12/6/96)
4. Using the common cold virus to attack cancer cells (11/13/96)
5. Good (?) news about rising breast cancer rates; and improving detection (10/6/96)
6. Cancer again linked to consumption of red meat and alcohol (9/28/96)
7. Study links magnetic fields to increased risk of breast cancer (8/24/96)
8. Prostate drug competition: Hytrin winner, Proscar "expensive placebo" (8/24/96)
9. Cervical cancer blamed on infidelity (8/9/96)
10. An intriguing story about a dog that may be able to sniff out skin cancer (7/11/96)
11. New York studies link between pesticides and breast cancer (6/26/96)
12. Increase in testicular cancer may be linked to environmental pollutants (6/20/96)
13. New drug approved for colorectal cancer (6/20/96)
14. Two new drug trials for cancer treatments in Canada (6/12/96)

1. $6 million jury award in RSI case brought by 3 women against Digital (12/31/96)
2. House approves repetitive stress study (7/18/96)
3. Vitamin B-6 doesn't help, and may harm carpal tunnel sufferers (6/26/96)
4. Gardening may cause carpal tunnel syndrome (6/6/96)
5. Computers that tell you to stop typing (5/31/96)

1. Jury awards $4 million to eyeless boy in suit against DuPont (6/12/96)
2. Schools can be toxic for chemically sensitive kids (6/6/96)

1. Does lead poisoning cause Chronic Fatigue Syndrome? (5/16/96)

1. 8 million may be unaware they have diabetes (5/2/97)
2. New line of home-delivered meals for those controlling sugar amounts (9/28/96)
3. The NIH is looking for volunteers to try preventing juvenile diabetes (9/14/96)
4. New faster-acting insulin receives FDA approval (6/20/96)
5. Comprehensive study of diabetes being launched (6/12/96)

1. We're leading longer, not healthier lives (5/11/97)
2. Flu vaccine in nasal spray being tested (5/11/97)
3. Spread of new infectious diseases (5/11/97)
4. Hepatitis: news about A, B, and C (5/2/97)
5. Influenza from 1918 still not solved (5/2/97)
6. Drug-resistant "superbug" invades Canadian hospitals (3/2/97)
7. A killer fungus, and dire predictions about mad cow disease (1/19/97)
8. The latest on a new "superbug," valley fever, and a nasty flu (12/31/96)
9. Another update on Ebola, E. coli, AIDS, flu outbreaks (12/6/96)
10. A roundup of recent outbreaks of E. coli, Legionnaire's, Ebola, and others (11/26/96)
11. Legionnaires' disease kills two (11/13/96)
12. CDC expects a dangerous flu season (10/6/96)
13. More drug-resistant germs cropping up (9/28/96)
14. Two deadly hot spots for disease, in Ontario and Illinois (9/7/96)
15. Meningitis case in New York, and an outbreak in Bucharest (9/7/96)
16. E. coli outbreak claims 11th victim in Japan (8/31/96)
17. Drug-resistant bug emerges in Canada (8/24/96)
18. Childhood diseases now hitting teen-agers (8/17/96)
19. Food poisoning in Japan (E. coli), and North America (cyclospora) (7/25/96)
20. Cholera makes surprise resurgence in the United States (7/25/96)
21. Chemical and genetic hope, and climatic warnings, about malaria (7/11/96)
22. Free lottery approved for unproven drug to treat Lou Gehrig's disease (6/26/96)
23. Free trial recommended for new Lou Gehrig's disease drug (6/12/96)
24. Tips for avoiding Lyme disease (6/6/96)

1. Legalize cocaine and heroin? (5/28/97)
2. A move to put clearer label information on over-the-counter drugs (3/2/97)
3. FDA may withdraw approval for popular antihistamine Seldane (1/19/97)
4. The U.S. wants to provide more information with each new prescription (1/19/97)
5. Study suggests coated aspirin is no safer than plain aspirin (12/6/96)
6. Relying too much on Ritalin to treat Attention Deficit Disorder (7/25/96)
7. FDA advisory panel recommends approval of abortion drug RU486 (7/25/96)
8. Nose drops may spell new hope for migraine sufferers (7/25/96)

1. Fighting the battle of the bulge (5/11/97)
2. An epidemic of obesity in America (3/1297)
3. Diet linked to longevity, and two disputed studies (3/2/97)
4. Oatmeal makers allowed to claim healthful benefits; no to "low-fat" pizza (2/2/97)
5. Clinton administration announces measures to boost food safety (2/2/97)
6. Tell Mom! Sugary cereal may be good for you (11/13/96)
7. The American Heart Association issues some sensible diet guidelines (10/6/96)
8. Substance in chocolate may be good for your heart (9/28/96)
9. Campbell's working on new line of home-delivered, healthy meals (9/28/96)
10. Cancer again linked to consumption of red meat, alcohol (9/28/96)
11. A brain chemical associated with stress also reduces appetite (9/14/96)
12. Americans are eating healthier (9/7/96)
13. Two new reasons fruit is good for you (8/31/96)
14. The USDA unveils a new, no-calorie fat substitute (8/31/96)
15. Does chocolate mimic effects of pot? (8/24/96)
16. The death toll from an E. coli outbreak in Japan rises to 10 (8/17/96)
17. Nine airlines warned by FDA for unsanitary food handling (8/17/96)
18. Debate over the "phantom fat" (8/9/96)
19. More squabbling over Proctor & Gamble's fat substitute Olestra (8/2/96)
20. Remember these "memory foods" (8/2/96)
21. Self-appointed cholesterol crusader takes on pharmaceutical giant Merck (7/25/96)
22. Scientists say they've identified the brain chemical linked to appetite (7/11/96)
23. Stressful lifestyle, especially one with poor eating habits, causes heartburn (7/11/96)
24. FDA is urged to pull approval of fake fat Olestra (7/3/96)
25. Eating foods rich in folic acid cuts heart disease risk in both men and women (6/26/96)
26. Controversy over salt studies (5/31/96)
27. High salt intake linked to fatal diseases (5/25/96)
28. Wine may prevent certain forms of food poisoning 5/16/96)
29. Diet changes may affect blood pressure (5/9/96)
30. Milk may lower stroke risk (5/9/96)
31. Should wine labels tout health benefits? (5/9/96)

1. Gulf War Syndrome hearings before House panel incites more debate (12/31/96)
2. A very busy week, with plenty of news about Gulf War syndrome (11/26/96)
3. U.S. veterans exposed to chemical weapons, and an experimental vaccine (10/6/96)
4. More U.S. vets exposed to chem weapons depot; Brits demand recognition (9/28/96)
5. Gulf war illness probe heats up (9/7/96)
6. Pentagon now says U-S soldiers blew up chemical weapons in Iraq (8/31/96)
7. Pentagon admits more reports of chemical weapons in Gulf War (8/24/96)
8. Soldiers may have been exposed to chemical weapons during the Gulf War (6/26/96)
9. More Agent Orange ailments covered by veteran's benefits (5/31/96)