Health: December 2013

Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Health - The New Old Age Blog: Study: Vitamin E May Help Slow Alzheimer’s Decline

The New Old Age Blog: Study: Vitamin E May Help Slow Alzheimer’s Decline
A Resisted Pill to Prevent H.I.V.
Well: An Auspicious New Year’s Day Buffet
Sign-Ups Surge in New York State’s Health Exchange
Social Media as a Megaphone to Pressure the Food Industry
The Week: Unsettling News on Knee Surgery, and a Striking Neanderthal Gene
A Fix for Stress-Related Pelvic Pain
Kenneth C. Edelin, Doctor at Center of Landmark Abortion Case, Dies at 74
Global Health: $1 Million Prize for Pakistani Pediatrician
Recipes for Health: Black Quinoa, Fennel and Celery Salad

The New Old Age Blog: Study: Vitamin E May Help Slow Alzheimer’s Decline

Posted: 31 Dec 2013 01:00 PM PST

A Resisted Pill to Prevent H.I.V.

Posted: 31 Dec 2013 10:32 AM PST

Well: An Auspicious New Year’s Day Buffet

Posted: 31 Dec 2013 09:24 AM PST

Sign-Ups Surge in New York State’s Health Exchange

Posted: 30 Dec 2013 06:08 PM PST

Social Media as a Megaphone to Pressure the Food Industry

Posted: 30 Dec 2013 05:31 PM PST

The Week: Unsettling News on Knee Surgery, and a Striking Neanderthal Gene

Posted: 30 Dec 2013 03:30 PM PST

A Fix for Stress-Related Pelvic Pain

Posted: 30 Dec 2013 02:39 PM PST

Kenneth C. Edelin, Doctor at Center of Landmark Abortion Case, Dies at 74

Posted: 30 Dec 2013 01:52 PM PST

Global Health: $1 Million Prize for Pakistani Pediatrician

Posted: 30 Dec 2013 01:31 PM PST

Recipes for Health: Black Quinoa, Fennel and Celery Salad

Posted: 30 Dec 2013 08:49 AM PST

Monday, December 30, 2013

Health - Books: ‘One Doctor’ Provides Abundant Insights

Books: ‘One Doctor’ Provides Abundant Insights
The Scan: Visual Delights on Film and Science-Driven Theater
Well: Celebrity Cancer Diagnosis Spurs Smokers to Try to Quit
3-Bean Good Luck Salad With Cumin Vinaigrette
Official Who Oversaw Health Law’s Rollout Is Retiring
I Had My DNA Picture Taken, With Varying Results
Well: With A-Fib Rhythms, Higher Odds of Stroke
The Cancer Divide: India’s Efforts to Aid Poor Worry Drug Makers
A.D.H.D. Experts Re-evaluate Study’s Zeal for Drugs
Roughed Up by an Orca? There’s a Code for That

Books: ‘One Doctor’ Provides Abundant Insights

Posted: 30 Dec 2013 12:29 PM PST

The Scan: Visual Delights on Film and Science-Driven Theater

Posted: 30 Dec 2013 10:48 AM PST

Well: Celebrity Cancer Diagnosis Spurs Smokers to Try to Quit

Posted: 30 Dec 2013 09:47 AM PST

3-Bean Good Luck Salad With Cumin Vinaigrette

Posted: 30 Dec 2013 08:42 AM PST

Official Who Oversaw Health Law’s Rollout Is Retiring

Posted: 30 Dec 2013 08:26 AM PST

I Had My DNA Picture Taken, With Varying Results

Posted: 30 Dec 2013 08:10 AM PST

Well: With A-Fib Rhythms, Higher Odds of Stroke

Posted: 29 Dec 2013 09:01 PM PST

The Cancer Divide: India’s Efforts to Aid Poor Worry Drug Makers

Posted: 29 Dec 2013 06:42 PM PST

A.D.H.D. Experts Re-evaluate Study’s Zeal for Drugs

Posted: 29 Dec 2013 06:05 PM PST

Roughed Up by an Orca? There’s a Code for That

Posted: 29 Dec 2013 02:58 PM PST

Sunday, December 29, 2013

Health - Prototype: A Second Wind From an Injured Knee

Prototype: A Second Wind From an Injured Knee
Datapoints: Placing Odds on Your Health (and Its Cost)
Vaccine Aide Gunned Down in Pakistan

Prototype: A Second Wind From an Injured Knee

Posted: 28 Dec 2013 07:46 AM PST

Datapoints: Placing Odds on Your Health (and Its Cost)

Posted: 28 Dec 2013 07:33 AM PST

Vaccine Aide Gunned Down in Pakistan

Posted: 28 Dec 2013 06:29 AM PST

Saturday, December 28, 2013

Health - The New Old Age Blog: Medicare to Cover More Mental Health Costs

The New Old Age Blog: Medicare to Cover More Mental Health Costs

Posted: 27 Dec 2013 03:46 PM PST

Friday, December 27, 2013

Health - Well: Adding Citrus to Salads and Desserts

Well: Adding Citrus to Salads and Desserts
Ask Well: Is It Good to Sweat?
Vista Workers Told Their U.S. Health Plan Fails Test
Infection Resulting in Amputation Raises Questions About Asian Immigrants’ IV Use
With Health Law Cemented, G.O.P. Debates Next Move
Recipes for Health: Grapefruit Vinaigrette With Greens or Broccoli

Well: Adding Citrus to Salads and Desserts

Posted: 27 Dec 2013 10:45 AM PST

Ask Well: Is It Good to Sweat?

Posted: 26 Dec 2013 11:01 PM PST

Vista Workers Told Their U.S. Health Plan Fails Test

Posted: 26 Dec 2013 06:25 PM PST

Infection Resulting in Amputation Raises Questions About Asian Immigrants’ IV Use

Posted: 26 Dec 2013 04:23 PM PST

With Health Law Cemented, G.O.P. Debates Next Move

Posted: 26 Dec 2013 12:45 PM PST

Recipes for Health: Grapefruit Vinaigrette With Greens or Broccoli

Posted: 25 Dec 2013 07:20 PM PST

Thursday, December 26, 2013

Health - Well: A Nurse Gains Fame in the Days of Polio

Well: A Nurse Gains Fame in the Days of Polio
Well: Acupuncture, Real or Not, Eases Side Effects of Cancer Drugs
New Tests for Brain Trauma Create Hope, and Skepticism
E.R. Costs for Mentally Ill Soar, and Hospitals Seek Better Way
Common Knee Surgery Does Very Little for Some, Study Suggests
Advertising: Choosing to Be Naughty
Your Money: Seals of Approval for Home Health Care Providers
Recipes for Health: Gingered Winter Fruit Ambrosia

Well: A Nurse Gains Fame in the Days of Polio

Posted: 26 Dec 2013 09:35 AM PST

Well: Acupuncture, Real or Not, Eases Side Effects of Cancer Drugs

Posted: 26 Dec 2013 08:51 AM PST

New Tests for Brain Trauma Create Hope, and Skepticism

Posted: 25 Dec 2013 06:42 PM PST

E.R. Costs for Mentally Ill Soar, and Hospitals Seek Better Way

Posted: 25 Dec 2013 05:59 PM PST

Common Knee Surgery Does Very Little for Some, Study Suggests

Posted: 25 Dec 2013 04:09 PM PST

Advertising: Choosing to Be Naughty

Posted: 25 Dec 2013 03:20 PM PST

Your Money: Seals of Approval for Home Health Care Providers

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 09:42 AM PST

Recipes for Health: Gingered Winter Fruit Ambrosia

Posted: 23 Dec 2013 09:18 AM PST

Wednesday, December 25, 2013

Health - China Investigates Vaccine Maker After Infant Deaths

China Investigates Vaccine Maker After Infant Deaths
Well: For Fitness, Intensity Matters
The Cancer Divide: Tackling a Racial Gap in Breast Cancer Survival
Sign-Up Period Extended Again for Health Plan
Recipes for Health: Fennel and Orange Salad With Black Olives on a Bed of Couscous

China Investigates Vaccine Maker After Infant Deaths

Posted: 25 Dec 2013 05:55 AM PST

Well: For Fitness, Intensity Matters

Posted: 25 Dec 2013 12:28 AM PST

The Cancer Divide: Tackling a Racial Gap in Breast Cancer Survival

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 06:49 PM PST

Sign-Up Period Extended Again for Health Plan

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 06:02 PM PST

Recipes for Health: Fennel and Orange Salad With Black Olives on a Bed of Couscous

Posted: 23 Dec 2013 09:07 AM PST

Tuesday, December 24, 2013

Health - Well: Overturning the Myth of Valley Girl Speak

Well: Overturning the Myth of Valley Girl Speak
Well: Eating Nuts in Pregnancy Tied to Lower Allergy Risk in Offspring
A Conversation With Holbrook Kohrt: A Doctor’s Intimate View of Hemophilia
Global Health: Preserving Vaccines
Personal Health: How CPR Can Save a Life
Recipes for Health: Grapefruit and Navel Orange Gratin
Sleep Apnea and Your Golf Score

Well: Overturning the Myth of Valley Girl Speak

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 08:43 AM PST

Well: Eating Nuts in Pregnancy Tied to Lower Allergy Risk in Offspring

Posted: 24 Dec 2013 08:24 AM PST

A Conversation With Holbrook Kohrt: A Doctor’s Intimate View of Hemophilia

Posted: 23 Dec 2013 02:51 PM PST

Global Health: Preserving Vaccines

Posted: 23 Dec 2013 01:35 PM PST

Personal Health: How CPR Can Save a Life

Posted: 23 Dec 2013 01:18 PM PST

Recipes for Health: Grapefruit and Navel Orange Gratin

Posted: 23 Dec 2013 08:53 AM PST

Sleep Apnea and Your Golf Score

Posted: 23 Dec 2013 04:00 AM PST

Monday, December 23, 2013

Health - Gynecology’s Gender Question

Gynecology’s Gender Question
Mind: A New Focus on Depression
The New Old Age Blog: How Seniors Manage to Adapt
Letters: Aggression’s Positives (1 Letter)
Letters : Dental Frustration (1 Letter)
18 & Under: To Smoosh Peas Is to Learn
Recipes for Health: Beet, Orange and Arugula Salad
Life, Interrupted: By a Dog

Gynecology’s Gender Question

Posted: 23 Dec 2013 12:50 PM PST

Mind: A New Focus on Depression

Posted: 23 Dec 2013 12:28 PM PST

The New Old Age Blog: How Seniors Manage to Adapt

Posted: 23 Dec 2013 12:22 PM PST

Letters: Aggression’s Positives (1 Letter)

Posted: 23 Dec 2013 11:53 AM PST

Letters : Dental Frustration (1 Letter)

Posted: 23 Dec 2013 11:53 AM PST

18 & Under: To Smoosh Peas Is to Learn

Posted: 23 Dec 2013 11:05 AM PST

Recipes for Health: Beet, Orange and Arugula Salad

Posted: 23 Dec 2013 08:49 AM PST

Life, Interrupted: By a Dog

Posted: 23 Dec 2013 07:30 AM PST

Sunday, December 22, 2013

Health - Michiaki Takahashi, 85, Who Tamed Chickenpox, Dies

Michiaki Takahashi, 85, Who Tamed Chickenpox, Dies
Bearing Arms: When the Right to Bear Arms Includes the Mentally Ill
Spike in Harm to Liver Is Tied to Dietary Aids
Judge Orders Girl Be Kept on Ventilator

Michiaki Takahashi, 85, Who Tamed Chickenpox, Dies

Posted: 21 Dec 2013 05:43 PM PST

Bearing Arms: When the Right to Bear Arms Includes the Mentally Ill

Posted: 21 Dec 2013 04:02 PM PST

Spike in Harm to Liver Is Tied to Dietary Aids

Posted: 21 Dec 2013 03:57 PM PST

Judge Orders Girl Be Kept on Ventilator

Posted: 21 Dec 2013 02:14 PM PST

Saturday, December 21, 2013

Health - Janet D. Rowley, Who Discovered Cancer Can Be Genetic, Dies at 88

Janet D. Rowley, Who Discovered Cancer Can Be Genetic, Dies at 88
National Briefing | Washington: Plan Sought to Protect Food Supply From Terrorism
World Briefing | Europe: Spain: Bill Aims to Restrict Abortion
Well: One Mushroom Ragoût, Five Meals
After Brief Halt, F.D.A. Allows Sales of Drug for Cancer to Resume

Janet D. Rowley, Who Discovered Cancer Can Be Genetic, Dies at 88

Posted: 20 Dec 2013 06:55 PM PST

National Briefing | Washington: Plan Sought to Protect Food Supply From Terrorism

Posted: 20 Dec 2013 06:51 PM PST

World Briefing | Europe: Spain: Bill Aims to Restrict Abortion

Posted: 20 Dec 2013 05:08 PM PST

Well: One Mushroom Ragoût, Five Meals

Posted: 20 Dec 2013 02:17 PM PST

After Brief Halt, F.D.A. Allows Sales of Drug for Cancer to Resume

Posted: 20 Dec 2013 09:50 AM PST

Friday, December 20, 2013

Health - Poison Pen: Fashion at a Very High Price

Poison Pen: Fashion at a Very High Price
Well: Who Says Laughter’s the Best Medicine?
Well: The Pies That Bind
Hypertension Guide May Affect 7.4 Million
A Stark Gap in Breast Cancer Deaths
The Cancer Divide: Tackling a Racial Gap in Breast Cancer Survival
Group Seeks Special Label for Food: ‘Natural’
Well: Garlic Fails to Curb Yeast Infections

Poison Pen: Fashion at a Very High Price

Posted: 20 Dec 2013 12:50 PM PST

Well: Who Says Laughter’s the Best Medicine?

Posted: 20 Dec 2013 12:44 PM PST

Well: The Pies That Bind

Posted: 20 Dec 2013 09:08 AM PST

Hypertension Guide May Affect 7.4 Million

Posted: 20 Dec 2013 07:39 AM PST

A Stark Gap in Breast Cancer Deaths

Posted: 19 Dec 2013 10:39 PM PST

The Cancer Divide: Tackling a Racial Gap in Breast Cancer Survival

Posted: 19 Dec 2013 10:08 PM PST

Group Seeks Special Label for Food: ‘Natural’

Posted: 19 Dec 2013 04:28 PM PST

Well: Garlic Fails to Curb Yeast Infections

Posted: 19 Dec 2013 01:36 PM PST

Thursday, December 19, 2013

Health - Well: Aging and the Art of Losing

Well: Aging and the Art of Losing
Ask Well: How to Clean Baby Bottles
Well: High Chair Hazards
Eyad El-Sarraj, Psychiatrist Who Fought for Palestinians’ Rights, Dies at 70
Life Expectancy of New Yorkers Rises With Influx of Immigrants, Study Finds
National Briefing | New England: Massachusetts: Harvard Fined for Deaths of Research Monkeys
National Briefing | Health: Caribbean Travelers Warned About Mosquito-Borne Illness
Uninsured Skeptical of Health Care Law in Poll

Well: Aging and the Art of Losing

Posted: 19 Dec 2013 08:12 AM PST

Ask Well: How to Clean Baby Bottles

Posted: 19 Dec 2013 07:44 AM PST

Well: High Chair Hazards

Posted: 19 Dec 2013 03:00 AM PST

Eyad El-Sarraj, Psychiatrist Who Fought for Palestinians’ Rights, Dies at 70

Posted: 18 Dec 2013 06:19 PM PST

Life Expectancy of New Yorkers Rises With Influx of Immigrants, Study Finds

Posted: 18 Dec 2013 05:51 PM PST

National Briefing | New England: Massachusetts: Harvard Fined for Deaths of Research Monkeys

Posted: 18 Dec 2013 05:00 PM PST

National Briefing | Health: Caribbean Travelers Warned About Mosquito-Borne Illness

Posted: 18 Dec 2013 04:58 PM PST

Uninsured Skeptical of Health Care Law in Poll

Posted: 18 Dec 2013 03:30 PM PST