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    2/4/2012Chronic Kidney Disease Linked to Higher Risk of Kidney and Urinary Tract Cancer
    12/12/2011Kaiser Permanente Study Finds No Elevated Risk of Serious Cardiovascular Events Associated with Use of ADHD Medications in Young and Middle-aged Adults
    12/5/2011Depression Increases Risk of Dementia in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
    11/22/2011Earlier Antiretroviral Therapy Might Reduce the Burden of Cancer in Those with HIV
    10/20/2011Ethnic Differences in Appointment Keeping Affect Health of Diabetes Patients
    10/24/2011Fully or Mostly Breastfeeding Women Have Lowest Blood Sugar Levels After a Gestational Diabetes Pregnancy
    10/24/2011Heavy Alcohol Consumption Linked to Lung Cancer
    10/22/2011Waning and Less Effective Acellular Whooping Cough Vaccines Likely Contributed to the 2010 California Whooping Cough Outbreak
    10/21/2011No Evidence of Increased Risk of Guillan-Barré Syndrome -- or Recurrence -- Following Vaccination of Any Kind, Including Influenza
    10/18/2011Birth Defects Likely Linked to Hypertension, Not Early Use of ACE Inhibitors in First Trimester of Pregnancy, According to New Research
    8/29/2011In Utero exposure to BPA May Adversely Affect Male Genital Development
    8/22/2011Researchers Have Identified New Risk Factors That May Be Helpful In Identifying Women Who May Succumb to a Rare, Pregnancy-related Deterioration of Heart Function
    8/1/2011Study Finds Exposure to Magnetic Fields in Pregnancy Increases Asthma Risk
    7/28/2011New Scorecard Identifies Patients at Highest Risk on Blood Thinners
    7/21/2011Mail-Order Pharmacy for New Statin Prescriptions Achieve Better Cholesterol Control in First 3-15 Months Of Therapy
    7/21/2011Kaiser Permanente, UCSF Scientists Complete NIH-Funded Genomics Project Involving 100,000 People
    5/13/2011Parental Exposure to BPA During Pregnancy Associated with Decreased Birth Weight in Offspring
    7/4/2011Exposure to Antidepressants in Early Pregnancy May Increase the Risk of Autism Spectrum Disorders
    05/26/2011Routinely Assessed Measures of Blood Sugar and Body Weight may be Good Indicators of Risk for Developing Diabetes During Pregnancy
    5/23/2011Weight Gain Between First & Second Pregnancies Increases Woman’s Gestational Diabetes Risk
    5/16/2011Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute Names Selby First Executive Director
    5/5/2011Lifestyle Interventions in Women with Gestational Diabetes May Prevent Diabetes by Reducing Pregnancy Weight Retention and Helping Overweight Women Lose Weight
    4/18/2011Elderly Diabetes Patients with Very Low Glucose Levels Have Slightly Increased Risk of Death
    4/11/2011Immunization Not Associated with Increases in ER Visits or Hospitalizations for Children with Inborn Errors of Metabolism
    04/5/2011Large Weight Gain Raises Risk for Recurrence Among Breast Cancer Survivors
    2/23/2011Novel Technology Yields Flu Vaccine That Is Safe for Healthy Adults
    2/22/2011Obstetrics and Gynecology Clinics May Be Important and Currently Missed Opportunities to Better Manage Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
    1/18/11Use of Antidepressant Associated with Reduction in Menopausal Hot Flashes
    12/14/2010High Activity Staves Off Pounds, Especially for Women
    10/28/2010Exposure to BPA Associated with Reduced Semen Quality
    10/25/2010Heavy Smoking Doubles Alzheimer’s Disease, Dementia Risk
    10/11/2010Metabolic Status Before Pregnancy Predicts Subsequent Gestational Diabetes
    10/7/2010Breast Density Linked to Increased Risk of Subsequent Breast Cancer
    10/6/2010Patient-provider Language Barriers Linked to Worse Diabetes Control
    10/4/2010Influenza Vaccine Has A Modest – But Still Significant-- Effect On Preventing Hospitalizations For Pneumonia and Influenza In The Elderly
    9/22/2010Physical Limitations Take a Significant Toll in Breast Cancer Survivors
    8/17/2010Uniform, National Measures Should Define HIV and AIDS Care
    8/9/2010New Research Finds Girls Are Starting Puberty Early
    6/28/2010Combination MMRV Vaccine Associated with Two-Fold Risk of Febrile Seizures Compared with Separate MMR & Varicella Vaccines
    6/9/2010Heart Attacks Declined 24 Percent in Kaiser Permanente Northern California Since 2000
    5/19/2010Limited Health Literacy Increases Safety Risks for Patients with Diabetes
    5/19/2010Increasing Bisphenol-A (BPA) Levels in Urine Are Associated with Worsening Male Sexual Function
    4/6/2010Medications that Reduce the Production of Stomach Acid May Increase Hip Fractures
    3/2/2010Coffee Drinking and Caffeine Associated with Reduced Risk of Hospitalization for Heart Rhythm Disturbances
    2/22/2010Pregnancy Weight Gain, Especially in 1st Trimester, May Increase a Woman’s Risk of Gestational Diabetes
    1/13/2010Mail-Order Pharmacy Use Could Improve Patients’ Medication Adherence
    12/10/2009Alcohol Consumption May Increase Breast Cancer Recurrence Risk
    12/3/2009Breastfeeding A Child May Protect Women from Metabolic Syndrome, A Condition Linked to Diabetes and Heart Disease in Women
    11/11/2009 Workplace BPA Exposure Increases Risk of Male Sexual Dysfunction, Kaiser Permanente Study Finds
    10/26/2009Common Antiretroviral Therapy Drug (Tenofovir) Associated With Decline of Renal Function
    10/12/2009 National Institutes of Health Awards More Than $54 Million to Kaiser Permanente to Conduct Health Research
    10/12/2009Kaiser Permanente, UCSF awarded $25 million from NIH
    8/31/2009 New Assessment Quantifies Risks and Benefits of Warfarin Treatment for Atrial Fibrillation
    8/17/2009 Antioxidants Not Associated With Increased Melanoma Risk
    8/4/2009High Cholesterol in Midlife Raises Risk of Late-life Dementia, Kaiser Permanente Study Finds
    5/19/2009Workplace E-Mail Intervention Program Helps People Sit Less and Eat Better, Kaiser Permanente Study Finds
    4/30/2009Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease Are At Higher Than Previously Realized risk for Permanent Dialysis If They Require Hospital - Based Dialysis
    4/9/2009Low Blood Sugar Events Increase Dementia Risk in Elderly Patients with Type 2 Diabetes, Kaiser Permanente Study Finds
    4/1/2009Teens Who Give Birth Have Greater Gains in Overall Body Fat and Belly Fat During Adolescence Than Peers Who were not pregnant, Kaiser Permanente Study Finds
    3/3/2009Kidney Disease Increases the Risk of Stroke in Patients with the Most Common Type of Heart Arrhythmia, According to Researchers
    3/2/2009Kaiser Permanente Study Finds Drinking Wine May Lower Risk of Barrett’s Esophagus, Precursor to Nation’s Fastest Growing Cancer, Esophageal Cancer
    3/2/2009 Largest Study To Date Compares Cholesterol Treatment in HIV Patients & Patients without HIV infection
    12/15/2008Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Awards $8.6 Million Grant to Kaiser Permanente to Develop Largest, Most Diverse U.S. Biobank
    11/26/2008First Pregnancies May Lower Mom’s Blood Pressure Permanently
    11/10/2008National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Creates National Network to Study Cardiovascular Disease
    10/23/2008Depression during Pregnancy Can Double Risk of Preterm Delivery
    10/6/2008Using a Fan During Sleep May Reduce Infants’ SIDS Risk, Kaiser Permanente Study Shows
    8/10/2008Kaiser Permanente - Stanford heart research center funded to study treatment outcomes
    4/22/2008Medicare Part D beneficiaries may pay a price for poor knowledge of their Part D benefits, according to a new study
    3/26/2008 Larger Abdomen in MidLife Increases Risk of Dementia, According to a New Kaiser Permanente Division of Research Study
    1/21/2008 Kaiser Permanente Study Shows Newer, Stronger Evidence that Caffeine During Pregnancy Increases Miscarriage Risk
    11/19/2007Kaiser Permanente Harvard Medical School Study Links Lack of Sleep to Weight Gain for New Moms
    11/14/2007 Largest Study Ever to Investigate Risk Factors of Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities Will Begin Enrolling Families in Bay Area and Across U.S.
    9/25/2007 Under Used Colon Cancer Screening Test is Effective
    9/1/2007Alcohol Consumption – No Matter the Beverage Type – Is Linked to Breast Cancer Risk
    7/18/2007Increasing Vegetable and Fruits Beyond Current Dietary Guidelines Does Not Reduce Breast Cancer Recurrence or Death, According to a New Study
    5/14/2007 Calcium, Vitamin D Supplements May Help Prevent Weight Gain in Postmenopausal Women
    4/2/2007Risk of Autism Rises With Age of Moms, Dads
    12/17/2003Fitness Now May Keep You Healthy Later
    2/28/2007Middle Age Brings Substantial Fitness Declines, Weight Gains
    2/14/2007Kaiser Permanente Unveils Groundbreaking Genetic Research Program
    6/12/2006Drinking Coffee Could Help Protect Liver
    5/31/2006Placing Limits on Medicare Prescription Drug Benefits May Lower Spending on Medications but May Also Raise Other Health Costs
    5/3/2006Reassuring News for Parents of Jaundiced Newborns
    4/12/2006New Long-term Study Adds to Evidence Linking Epstein-Barr Virus to Multiple Sclerosis
    2/8/2006Standard Dose of Popular Herbal Therapy No Better Than Placebo
    2/7/2006Low-fat Diets Alone Offer Slim Benefits for Women
    1/3/2006Losing Weight Could Prevent Deadly Kidney Disease
    12/8/2005Pacifier Use Could Cut Crib Deaths by 90 Percent
    6/5/2005Kaiser Permanente Research: Computers in Exam Room Help Patient and Doctor Communicate
    4/27/2005 Obesity in Middle Age Increase Risk of Dementia Later in Life
    2/7/2005Mother’s Asthma or Allergies May Increase Risk of Autism
    12/9/2004Early Stage Breast Cancer Patients Identifies Women at Low Risk of Breast Cancer Mortality
    11/8/2004Kaiser Permanente Researchers Will Evaluate Whether Lifestyle Changes Improve Prognosis for Women With Breast Cancer
    10/5/2004Study Examines Relationship Between Breast Density and Second Breast Cancers for Women with Ductal Carcinoma In Situ
    9/21/2004Even Mild Kidney Disease Increases Risk of Heart Attack or Death
    8/31/2004Study Shows Role of Genetic Makeup Between Parents in Preterm Delivery
    5/25/2004Can Mammograms Help Predict Cardiovascular Disease?
    2/24/2004Gestational Diabetes Increases 35% in 10 Years
    9/19/2003Link Between Cannabis and Death Still Not Established
    8/16/2003 NSAIDS and Miscarriage
    6/5/2003 Study Suggests Parkinson’s More Common in Hispanics