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FeaturesProtect Your Heart Without Drugs
Heart disease risks reduced the natural way
Mental HealthFatal Codeine Side Effects Risk for Kids
Childrens deaths from codeine lead FDA to issue alert about side effect dangers
Mental HealthToo Much Alcohol, Too Little Growth
Alcohol during pregnancy leads to slower growth in children
Mental HealthHow to Increase Your Life Expectancy
Life expectancy linked with anxiety and depression symptoms
Health NewsBoost Treatments For Head and Neck Cancers
Nasal cancer radiotherapy dosing key to success
Prescription DrugsFirst Drug for Diabetic Eye Disease
Lucentis approved by the FDA for diabetic macular edema
Mental HealthManaging Stress to Break Bad Habits
Stress levels may be keeping you from breaking that bad habit
Mental HealthIs Quitting Harder for Women?
Smoking cessation may be different for men and women but results are nearly the same
Health NewsPain During Sex Linked to IBS
Women with Vulvodynia Likely to have Chronic Pain Conditions
Health NewsTen Years of Hepatitis A Protection
Hepatitis A vaccine remains effective for ten years in children
Mental HealthCan Thinking You’re Fat Make You Fat?
Normal weight teenagers who just thought they were fat gained weight over the years
Mental HealthMarijuana & Anxiety
Teenagers who frequently smoked pot had higher anxiety later in life
NaturalChildren's Cholesterol Dropping
Cholesterol levels among American kids steadily decrease
Mental HealthPopcorn, Factory Workers and Dementia?
Alzheimers link to chemical in buttered popcorn may be a concern for factory workers
Health NewsWhere Does HIV/AIDS Live?
Maps show geographic distribution of HIV and AIDS in US
Mental HealthSmile! It is Good for Your Heart
Smiling may improve stress response and related cardiovascular health
Health NewsHeart Risk Tied to Blood Type
Rarest AB blood type linked to higher risk of coronary heart disease
Prescription DrugsLucentis Injection Approved
Roche drug for treatment of diabetic macular edema
Prescription DrugsWhich Bone Metastasis Drug Is Better?
Breast cancer metastasis drug denosumab superior in trial
NaturalCigarettes May Worsen Arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis and spondyloarthritis patients who smoke had increased inflammation after pneumococcal vaccination
OTCCould Aspirin Save Your Life?
Cancer mortality may be lowered with aspirin therapy
Mental HealthLong-time Depression Linked to Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar disorder was more likely in people who had serious depression for a long time
Health NewsBeating Gallbladder Cancer Requires More Than Surgery
Gallbladder cancer prognosis better with adjuvant therapy
Mental HealthUsing Tobacco: One Way or Another
Smoking cessation efforts are working for cigarettes but not other forms of tobacco