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1. Sinus Infections - Cause Found (applesforhealth)
   Irritation from the immune system's own reaction to fungus is the cause of most chronic sinus infections, report doctors at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. 09-10-99.
2. Sinus Infections - Fungus May Cause Sinus Infections (applesforhealth)
   Researchers at the Mayo Clinic say they now know what causes most chronic sinus infections - fungus. 09-17-99.
3. Skin - New Tools Replenish Skin-Deep Beauty (applesforhealth)
   What nature gives in skin-deep beauty, nature soon takes away -- but not if dermatologists have their say. 03-24-00.
4. Skin - Sun Exposure Not All Bad (applesforhealth)
   British researchers point out that a little bit of sun exposure can have healthy benefits, too. 07-16-99.
5. Skin Can Be Mirror To Your Health (applesforhealth)
   Dermatologists at a major medical meeting spoke of skin as a mirror to health that can reflect HIV infections and other diseases. 03-17-00.
6. Smelling Your Best At Work (applesforhealth)
   Research sponsored by the Olfactory Research Fund has shown that odor plays a significant and positive role in our personal health and relationships. 04-14-00.
7. Smoking and Drinking (applesforhealth)
   Researchers at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health at the University of Toronto say they have developed evidence that may help explain why so many people who smoke also drink to excess. 03-03-00.
8. Spinal Cord Injury - Therapy Could Reverse Spinal Cord Damage (applesforhealth)
   Scientists at Washington University Medical School in St. Louis announced the development of the first therapy to restore limb movement to animals with old spinal cord injuries. 12-17-99.
9. Spinal Cord Injury Treatment (applesforhealth)
   Scientists hope a new approach may help prevent total paralysis after partial spinal cord injury. In such cases, the damage to nerve cells spreads to cells not injured in the initial trauma, causing paralysis. 02-25-00.
10. Spinal Cords May Regenerate (applesforhealth)
    Researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine report that damaged spinal cords may have more ability to regenerate that previously believed. 08-06-99.
11. Sprouts - Researchers Warn Against Raw Sprouts (applesforhealth)
    Raw sprouts are often considered a "health food"...but researchers say bacteria can grow on the vegetables that could sicken children, the elderly and persons with weakened immune systems. 08-13-99.
12. Stem Cells from Fat (U.S. News - Sohn)
    Describes research that suggests that human fat can be used as a source for stem cells for research. 4-01
13. Stress - How It Works in the Brain (applesforhealth)
    Scientists discuss how the brain processes stress and illness. 06-04-99.
14. Stress and the Developing Brain (applesforhealth)
    We know that the early months and years of life are critical for brain development. But the question remains - just how do early influences act on the brain to promote or injure emotional development? Research has shown that many environmental influences such as infections or trauma have an effect on a young child's brain development. Years of observation have shown that chronic stressors adversely affect brain development and now, animal studies are showing us in greater detail how this occurs. 04-07-00.
15. Stroke - Brain Area Tied To Stroke Effects (applesforhealth)
    British researchers have found the location of the brain injury associated with loss of movement in people who have suffered from a stroke. 06-25-99.
16. Stroke - Diagnosing Stroke In Cyberspace (applesforhealth)
    Doctors say telemedicine could speed up the diagnosis of stroke symptoms in remote areas. When a stroke cuts off the blood supply to the delicate tissues of the brain, every second counts. 12-31-99.
17. Stroke - Fruits And Vegetables May Reduce Risk Of Stroke (applesforhealth)
    Researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH) and Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) found that eating five servings per day of fruits and vegetables is associated with a 30 percent lower risk of stroke in healthy men and women. 01-21-00.
18. Stroke Injury Can Be Reversed (applesforhealth)
    Researchers have shown for the first time that early brain injury resulting from stroke can be reversed. 04-14-00.
19. Stroke Rates Soar After Heart Attack (applesforhealth)
    Stroke among the elderly occurs five times more frequently than previously thought in people who have had a heart attack. 11-12-99.
20. Strokes - Herpes Virus May Help Stroke Patients (applesforhealth)
    For several days after a patient suffers a stroke, brain cells are bombarded with molecular "pro-death" signals carrying such bad news about the brain environment that the cells are tempted, even urged by other molecules, to commit suicide. Many do. 10-15-99.
21. Strokes - Mini-Strokes Affecting Millions Are Ignored (applesforhealth)
    New research suggests that millions of Americans ignore mini-strokes, a clear early warning that a major crippling stroke is on its way. 02-18-00.
22. Suicide - Canadian Scientists Link Suicide To Gene (applesforhealth)
    A team of Canadian scientists said Friday they have discovered a "genetic marker" for suicide among patients suffering from major depression. 02-04-00.
23. Suicide Called National Health Problem (applesforhealth)
    Suicide attempts send about 800,000 Americans to the emergency room and result in an average 31,000 deaths every year, a grim statistic that has prompted U.S. Surgeon General David Satcher to declare suicide a national public health problem. 07-30-99.
24. Suicide Twice As Likely In Divorced Men (applesforhealth)
    Divorce doubles the chance that a man will take his own life, but it has almost no effect on the suicide rates of women, says a nine-year study released Tuesday.
25. Sweating - Botulinum Poison Stops Sweating Woes (applesforhealth)
    One of the deadliest toxins known to man is being used to treat people who suffer from excessive sweating. 11-26-99.
26. Synthetic Rubber Kills Germs On Contact (applesforhealth)
    Auburn University researchers said they have developed a synthetic rubber product that kills microbes on contact in laboratory tests. 03-31-00.
27. Tobacco - Deadly Demographics For Men (applesforhealth)
    Differences in smoking patterns and education levels among men in various states may account for wide fluctuations in the cardiovascular disease rates, according to a University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health study. 11-12-99.
28. Tobacco - Med Schools Lack antismoking Classes (applesforhealth)
    The nation's medical schools are failing the test when it comes to educating young physicians on how to approach patients about kicking the tobacco habit. 09-10-99.
29. Tremors - Drug Controls Essential Tremor (applesforhealth)
    Researchers said an anti-convulsant medication, topiramate, shows promise in treating essential tremor - a disorder that can severely affect a person's quality of life and is often misdiagnosed as Parkinson's Disease. 10-22-99.

Papers

1. Search Medical Journal (Journal of Postgraduate Medicine)
   Searches for research articles published in the Journal. 01-01.

Research

1. Stem Cells May Repair Heart Damage (Nature.com)
   Provides a summary of research using bone marrow stem cells to repair a damaged heart, such as after a heart attack. The results were very favorable in mice and represent a possible breakthrough in improving heart function, as well as reducing future difficulties caused by a heart attack. 4-01
2. Stroke - African Americans Under 55 Face Higher Stroke Risk (applesforhealth)
   Federal health officials say that African Americans under age 55 face four times the risk of dying from a stroke compared to European Americans of the same age. 02-18-00.
3. Strokes - High Aspirin Doses May Up Stroke Risk (applesforhealth)
   Less may be more when it comes to using aspirin to prevent stroke in healthy women. 09-10-99.
4. Triclosan Effects Studied (Nature - Clarke)
   Provides results of a study that shows that some common foods have he same effects as triclosan and cause bacteria to go on the defensive. 5-01