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HIV and YouthFeatures

HIV and Youth

Youth still at risk for HIV infection in US

December 14, 2011·4 min read
The Disease of Kings and Anybody ElseFeatures

The Disease of Kings and Anybody Else

The ins and outs of gout

December 9, 2011·8 min read
Planning Your Family: Is It Time?Features

Planning Your Family: Is It Time?

Family planning protects the health of mothers and their babies

December 1, 2011·8 min read
Dealing With the Crohn's FeelingsFeatures

Dealing With the Crohn's Feelings

Crohns disease impacts quality of life issues

November 29, 2011·5 min read
For Lung Cancer, "Tissue is the Issue"Features

For Lung Cancer, "Tissue is the Issue"

EGFR levels predict if combined chemotherapy will benefit advanced NSCLC patients

November 23, 2011·5 min read
Don't Skimp on Thanksgiving Food SafetyFeatures

Don't Skimp on Thanksgiving Food Safety

Caution in the kitchen a key to healthy holidays

November 23, 2011·5 min read
Green and Healthy Holidays Features

Green and Healthy Holidays

Heart healthy holiday season

November 22, 2011·7 min read
Growing up With Crohn's DiseaseFeatures

Growing up With Crohn's Disease

Crohns is not just an adult disease anymore

November 21, 2011·5 min read
An AIDS-Free GenerationFeatures

An AIDS-Free Generation

World AIDS Day and the end of AIDS

November 16, 2011·3 min read
Autistic People Don't Care What Others ThinkFeatures

Autistic People Don't Care What Others Think

Neuroscientists pinpoint specific social difficulties in people with autism

November 13, 2011·3 min read
COPD: Not Just a Smoker's DiseaseFeatures

COPD: Not Just a Smoker's Disease

The facts about COPD and how to treat it

November 11, 2011·8 min read
Got Questions about Overactive Bladder?Features

Got Questions about Overactive Bladder?

Overactive Bladder Questions and Answers

November 8, 2011·4 min read
To PSA or Not to PSAFeatures

To PSA or Not to PSA

United States Preventative Services Task Force recommends against PSA screenings

November 2, 2011·8 min read
Baby-Friendly Hospitals on Horizon Features

Baby-Friendly Hospitals on Horizon

Breastfeeding support is vital for both mothers and babies

October 24, 2011·4 min read
Pregnancy Battle Between Uterus and PlacentaFeatures

Pregnancy Battle Between Uterus and Placenta

Conflicting jobs may explain preeclampsia

October 21, 2011·2 min read
Ozone and your lungsFeatures

Ozone and your lungs

Respiratory health can be affected by air conditions

October 21, 2011·5 min read
Better Diabetes Care Via ComputerFeatures

Better Diabetes Care Via Computer

Electronic health records may improve long-term diabetes management

October 21, 2011·6 min read
Behaving Badly: A Childhood DisorderFeatures

Behaving Badly: A Childhood Disorder

ADHD and how to treat it

October 19, 2011·7 min read
Staying Healthy for Baby Features

Staying Healthy for Baby

Prenatal fitness and nutrition

October 13, 2011·6 min read
Screening for Breast CancerFeatures

Screening for Breast Cancer

Dispelling myths about mammography

October 12, 2011·7 min read
MS: A Mysterious MaladyFeatures

MS: A Mysterious Malady

Explaining multiple sclerosis

October 10, 2011·8 min read
The Economy's Depression Epidemic Features

The Economy's Depression Epidemic

How unemployment and foreclosures are creating a mental health crisis in America

October 6, 2011·6 min read
Remarkable Results for Overactive BladderFeatures

Remarkable Results for Overactive Bladder

What you can do to have a happy bladder

September 29, 2011·4 min read
The Decade in DiabetesFeatures

The Decade in Diabetes

New treatments for type 2 diabetes give patients more power over their disease

September 29, 2011·7 min read