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Claim Check
Conceptual Sound?
Mood Music Couples struggling with infertility have a new -- albeit untested -- option: a "sound therapy program" that claims to enhance the odds of conception by reducing stress. The $29.95 double CD set, called Conceive, is made by Pharmonics, a New York-based musical therapy production company. The CDs, available online, are being marketed to childless couples trying to get pregnant. But fertility experts said there is no science to support the program's claim.

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Vaporizing Enlarged Prostates
An enlarged prostate blocking the urethra, inset, can make urinating difficult, painful and overly frequent. For such symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), a minimally invasive laser surgery performed at George Washington University Hospital and Inova Fair Oaks Hospital in Fairfax is gaining popularity. During a one-hour outpatient procedure called GreenLight PVP (photo-selective vaporization of the prostate), doctors use a camera-tipped tube inserted into the urethra to locate the blockage. Then, while viewing a computer screen, as in the main photo above, they vaporize the tissues with energy from a thin fiber threaded into the tube.

In the News
Fewer U.S. Deaths Linked to Obesity (Post, April 20, 2005)

Age Lines (Post, April 5, 2005)

Where Eagles Dare: In the Town of Homer, Handouts Are Turning A Proud National Symbol Into a Bit of a Pest (Post, April 3, 2005)

Hold the Nitro? (Post, March 29, 2005)

Eating Like a Frenchwoman (Post, March 29, 2005)

Cancer Effort Enlists Barbers: Prostate Awareness Program Focuses on African American Men (Post, March 28, 2005)

Obesity May Stall Trend of Increasing Longevity (Post, March 17, 2005)

QUICK STUDY : A weekly digest of new research on major health topics (Post, March 15, 2005)

Plaque Attack (Post, March 8, 2005)

Moran Makes an Appeal for Decency -- Till Late Evening (Post, March 6, 2005)

State Rates Hospitals on Care: Report Card Assesses Critical Heart and Lung Procedures (Post, Feb. 24, 2005)

Men's Biological Clock? Inconceivable (Post, March 1, 2005)

New Diagnosis for Overweight: Major Risk Factors Add Up to 'Metabolic Syndrome' (Post, Feb. 8, 2005)

NFL Strives For G-Rated Super Bowl (Post, Feb. 6, 2005)

State Rates Hospitals on Heart, Lung Care: Report, on Web, Gauges Critical Treatment (Post, Feb. 3, 2005)

State Rates Hospitals on Critical Heart, Lung Care (Post, Feb. 3, 2005)

Tribe Fights Dams to Get Diet Back: Karuks Trying to Regain Salmon Fisheries and Their Health (Post, Jan. 30, 2005)

Fidgeting Helps Separate the Lean From the Obese, Study Finds (Post, Jan. 28, 2005)

McDonald's Must Face Claim That Its Food Caused Obesity, Panel Rules (Post, Jan. 26, 2005)

Carving a New Path: Adaptive Skiing Helps Disabled Vets, Others Move On (Post, Jan. 25, 2005)

The Big News On Heart Attacks (Post, Jan. 25, 2005)

But First, A Word From Your Doctor (Post, Jan. 25, 2005)

QUICK STUDY : A weekly digest of new research on major health topics (Post, Jan. 25, 2005)

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