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Osteoarthritis Is Not Just For GrandmaHealth News

Osteoarthritis Is Not Just For Grandma

African American women are at higher risk for knee osteoarthritis and knee replacement

December 4, 2012·3 min read
Brush Your Teeth or Face Erectile DysfunctionHealth News

Brush Your Teeth or Face Erectile Dysfunction

Erectile dysfunction in some men may start with poor dental hygiene and inflamed gums

December 4, 2012·2 min read
Balancing Medication With PregnancyPrescription Drugs

Balancing Medication With Pregnancy

Glatiramer acetate treatment for multiple sclerosis is safe during pregnancy

December 4, 2012·2 min read
Helping Cancer Patients Quit SmokingMental Health

Helping Cancer Patients Quit Smoking

Smoking cessation for cancer patients is vital to the cancer fight

December 4, 2012·3 min read
Cut That Gut?Health News

Cut That Gut?

Gastric bypass relieves diabetes problems but often does not cure it

December 3, 2012·2 min read
Pork: What's in Your Dinner? Natural

Pork: What's in Your Dinner?

Bacteria and veterinary drugs found in pork

December 3, 2012·3 min read
The Three Faces of Kidney CancerHealth News

The Three Faces of Kidney Cancer

Kidney cancer grows in multiple ways

December 3, 2012·2 min read
Asking For Help Can Make Some SadMental Health

Asking For Help Can Make Some Sad

Disability from osteoarthritis linked to depression when patients feel independence is lost

December 3, 2012·2 min read
Itch Stops HereHealth News

Itch Stops Here

Topical lice treatment with ivermectin works safely and effectively

December 3, 2012·3 min read
Young DepressionMental Health

Young Depression

Depression in children and teens

December 3, 2012·4 min read
Are Teens Overmedicated?Prescription Drugs

Are Teens Overmedicated?

Teenager use of mental health medication does not appear excessive

December 3, 2012·3 min read
Hockey Injuries Checked OutHealth News

Hockey Injuries Checked Out

Injuries and penalties among hockey players decreased with safety interventions

December 3, 2012·3 min read
Battle Wounds of BullyingMental Health

Battle Wounds of Bullying

Bullying linked to PTSD in teenagers

December 3, 2012·3 min read
Uterine Cancer? Maybe a Robot Can HelpHealth News

Uterine Cancer? Maybe a Robot Can Help

Uterine cancer requiring a hysterectomy can be performed successfully by a robot

December 3, 2012·1 min read
Don't Forget Your DiabetesHealth News

Don't Forget Your Diabetes

Type 2 diabetes patients with cancer may be not be controlling blood sugar

December 3, 2012·3 min read
Bringing Back Blood Flow in Kidney FailureHealth News

Bringing Back Blood Flow in Kidney Failure

Open heart surgery in kidney failure patients may be better option than angioplasty

December 3, 2012·2 min read
Protein Build-Up Could Mean Crohn'sHealth News

Protein Build-Up Could Mean Crohn's

Crohn's disease linked to proteins that come when stomach and colon become inflamed

December 3, 2012·2 min read
Patterns of ReturnHealth News

Patterns of Return

Esophageal cancer returns after a pathologically complete response from neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy

December 3, 2012·1 min read
The Fix-Sibling-Rivalry School ClubMental Health

The Fix-Sibling-Rivalry School Club

After school program for family relationships produces positive outcomes

December 2, 2012·3 min read
Knee-d to ExerciseHealth News

Knee-d to Exercise

Knee cartilage among middle aged damaged with exercising on the extremes

December 2, 2012·2 min read
Do You Have Dense Breasts?Health News

Do You Have Dense Breasts?

Breast density education among women needed

December 2, 2012·3 min read
Testing a New InsulinPrescription Drugs

Testing a New Insulin

Type 1 diabetes patients had better blood sugar and lost more weight with new insulin

December 2, 2012·3 min read
Post-Surgery Problems for RA PatientsHealth News

Post-Surgery Problems for RA Patients

Rheumatoid arthritis patients may face more complications after joint replacement than osteoarthritis patients

December 2, 2012·2 min read
Tobacco is Tobacco is TobaccoMental Health

Tobacco is Tobacco is Tobacco

Smoking tobacco out of a hookah is just as bad as cigarette smoking

December 2, 2012·3 min read