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HIV Drug Gets Approval from FDAPrescription Drugs

HIV Drug Gets Approval from FDA

Gilead Sciences Stribild is four in one daily HIV drug

September 3, 2012·2 min read
From Cocktails to Cancer and BackNatural

From Cocktails to Cancer and Back

Head and neck cancer risks can be affected by alcohol consumption

September 2, 2012·2 min read
Giving Birth is a Gas — Or NotHealth News

Giving Birth is a Gas — Or Not

Nitrous oxide for labor pain has little evidence to show effectiveness

September 2, 2012·3 min read
Understanding MS Through Imaging ToolsHealth News

Understanding MS Through Imaging Tools

MRI for multiple sclerosis examines blood flow in brain

September 2, 2012·2 min read
Autism in the WorkplaceMental Health

Autism in the Workplace

Autistic people may struggle to hold a job

September 2, 2012·2 min read
New Genetic Signature for LeukemiaHealth News

New Genetic Signature for Leukemia

Leukemia stem cells newly identified produce potential CRG target

September 2, 2012·2 min read
New Drug for Diabetic PainPrescription Drugs

New Drug for Diabetic Pain

Nucynta ER for diabetic peripheral neuropathy approved by FDA

September 2, 2012·2 min read
Get Enough Iodine Mom, But...Natural

Get Enough Iodine Mom, But...

Excess iodine while pregnant and breastfeeding women can lead to hypothyroidism in baby

September 2, 2012·3 min read
Teamwork Pays Off in Knee ArthritisHealth News

Teamwork Pays Off in Knee Arthritis

Osteoarthritis patients who work with a pharmacist may improve joint function and pain

September 2, 2012·2 min read
No Energizer Bunny for Your ChildHealth News

No Energizer Bunny for Your Child

Button batteries and other battery related injuries can be serious or even fatal to kids

September 1, 2012·2 min read
Keeping People in Their Nike's Health News

Keeping People in Their Nike's

Elderly people fell less often when trained in a way that was part of everyday life

September 1, 2012·3 min read
Eczema, Sun & Skin CancerHealth News

Eczema, Sun & Skin Cancer

Basal cell carcinoma has a high risk for returning

September 1, 2012·2 min read
Do All Kids Act Like That?Mental Health

Do All Kids Act Like That?

Temper tantrums among kids now ranked along a continuum to identify future problems

September 1, 2012·3 min read
Lack of Nutrition & DepressionMental Health

Lack of Nutrition & Depression

Depression and certain nutrition deficiencies may coincide

September 1, 2012·2 min read
When Sticks And Stones Can Break Your BonesHealth News

When Sticks And Stones Can Break Your Bones

Osteoporosis linked to inflammatory bowel disease and vitamin deficiency

September 1, 2012·2 min read
New Drug for Advanced Prostate CancerPrescription Drugs

New Drug for Advanced Prostate Cancer

Xtandi approved by FDA to treat late stage prostate cancer

September 1, 2012·2 min read
Skin Treatment Lowers Heart Attack RiskHealth News

Skin Treatment Lowers Heart Attack Risk

Psoriasis treatment using TNF inhibitors lowers risk of heart attack by 55 percent

September 1, 2012·2 min read
Fighting Infections After TransplantHealth News

Fighting Infections After Transplant

Kidney transplant recipients may benefit from waiting to treat cytomegalovirus infection

September 1, 2012·2 min read
Vaccinations Save LivesPrescription Drugs

Vaccinations Save Lives

Vaccine medical exemptions may hurt communities

August 31, 2012·4 min read
The Long and Winding Cancer Clinical Trial RoadClinical Trials

The Long and Winding Cancer Clinical Trial Road

Kidney cancer drugs battling it out in clinical trials

August 31, 2012·2 min read
What About the Children?Mental Health

What About the Children?

Child health issues ranked in national survey of adult concerns

August 31, 2012·8 min read
Give Your Brain a BreakMental Health

Give Your Brain a Break

Day dreaming and rest may help moral learning and memory

August 31, 2012·4 min read
Kids' Skin Conditions Popping UpHealth News

Kids' Skin Conditions Popping Up

Hand foot and mouth disease in children on the rise

August 31, 2012·2 min read
Whack-A-Mole for HPV VaccineHealth News

Whack-A-Mole for HPV Vaccine

HPV vaccine with certain strains does not lead other strains to proliferate

August 31, 2012·3 min read