- "Medical Breakthrough of the Week"

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- "Dr. Ken's Recalls of the Week"

- Plus These Stories:

Common drugs hasten decline in elderly (American Geriatrics Society Meeting, 5/3/08)

RECALL: Gourmet Boutique recalls 286,320 pounds of meat and poultry: Listeria monocytogenes contamination (USDA, 5/3/08)

Shorter arms, legs tied to greater dementia risk (Neurology, 5/08)

Insulin pumps linked to injuries, deaths in teens (FDA, 5/4/08)

Study links child's autism, parent's' mental illness (Pediatrics, 5/08)

Breastfeeding may boost IQ (Archives of General Psychiatry, 5/08)

Even after weight loss, fat cells remain (Nature, 5/08)

Quit Smoking: Death Risk Drops Fast: (Journal of the American Medical Association, 5/7/08)

Many Depressed Older Adults Lack Vitamin D (Archives of General Psychiatry, 5/08)

IUDs seen to reduce cancer risk (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, 5/6/08)

Too much, too little sleep tied to ill health (CDC, 5/7/08)

Alzheimer's diesease risks are gender specific (Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry, 5/1/08)

Monthly Shot Treats Schizophrenia: Paliperidone Palmitate (American Psychiatric Association 2008 Annual Meeting, 5/3-8/08)

Safest Spot for Baby's Car Seat (Pediatrics, 5/08)

Few Aware of Stroke Warning Symptoms (CDC, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 5/9/08)

To Avoid Dementia, Watch Your Weight (Obesity Review, 5/08)

Noise in neck artery could warn of heart risk (Lancet, 5/10/08)

Teen use of pot can lead to dependency, mental illness (White House Office of National Drug Control Policy, 5/9/08)

Palama Holdings, LLC Recalls Ground Beef: Possible E. coli 0157:H7 Contamination (USDA, 5/8/08)