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What Liver Cancer And Glucose Have In CommonPrescription Drugs

What Liver Cancer And Glucose Have In Common

Hepatocellular carcinoma molecule could become new drug target

August 1, 2012·1 min read
Depression and Caring for SepsisMental Health

Depression and Caring for Sepsis

Sepsis patients' caregivers often show signs of depression

August 1, 2012·2 min read
Aricept for Other Types of Dementia?Prescription Drugs

Aricept for Other Types of Dementia?

Dementia with Lewy bodies patients responded well to Aricept in a phase 2 clinical trial

August 1, 2012·2 min read
Fatty Liver and More May Harden ArteriesHealth News

Fatty Liver and More May Harden Arteries

Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and insulin resistance linked to atherosclerosis

August 1, 2012·2 min read
High-Fiber Diets Not Good for the Gut?Natural

High-Fiber Diets Not Good for the Gut?

Diverticulosis might not be helped by fiber rich foods contrary to long held beliefs

August 1, 2012·2 min read
Swelling of Scrotal Veins Related to EDNatural

Swelling of Scrotal Veins Related to ED

Erectile dysfunction may be associated with poor blood flow from the testicles

August 1, 2012·2 min read
Three Years Between Cancer Screenings Health News

Three Years Between Cancer Screenings

Gastric cancer screenings should occur every three years in high risk areas

August 1, 2012·2 min read
Under-reported Domestic Violence Mental Health

Under-reported Domestic Violence

Intimate partner violence has gone under reported in Asian and Latino Americans

July 31, 2012·2 min read
Drug-Resistant HIV Threatens AfricaPrescription Drugs

Drug-Resistant HIV Threatens Africa

HIV drug resistance rises in parts of Africa

July 31, 2012·3 min read
Behavior Impacts of Parkinson's SymptomsHealth News

Behavior Impacts of Parkinson's Symptoms

Apathy and impulsivity in Parkinsons disease have different profiles

July 31, 2012·3 min read
Diabetics Unsatisfied with SexHealth News

Diabetics Unsatisfied with Sex

Diabetic women on insulin treatment more likely to report low sexual satisfication

July 31, 2012·3 min read
Keep Your Head in the GameHealth News

Keep Your Head in the Game

Sport psychology and mental performance

July 31, 2012·5 min read
ED Tied to Total Kidney RemovalHealth News

ED Tied to Total Kidney Removal

Total nephrectomy may increase erectile dysfunction risk

July 31, 2012·2 min read
Heart Failure, Depression & ExerciseMental Health

Heart Failure, Depression & Exercise

Depressive symptoms in heart failure patients can be reduced with exercise

July 31, 2012·2 min read
Pancreatitis: Signs, Treatments and MoreFeatures

Pancreatitis: Signs, Treatments and More

Pancreatitis explained

July 31, 2012·9 min read
Heart Attack After Joint ReplacementHealth News

Heart Attack After Joint Replacement

Heart attack risk increased after total hip and total knee replacement surgery

July 31, 2012·2 min read
Sex on the Silver Screen for a TeenMental Health

Sex on the Silver Screen for a Teen

Sexual behavior among teens linked to amount of movie sex they see

July 31, 2012·7 min read
Communal HealingMental Health

Communal Healing

Mass trauma and mental health

July 31, 2012·5 min read
Stroke Caregivers & Depression Mental Health

Stroke Caregivers & Depression

Depression was found to be common in caregivers of stroke patients

July 31, 2012·2 min read
Childhood Leukemia and Fertility RxPrescription Drugs

Childhood Leukemia and Fertility Rx

Childhood leukemias associated with use of ovarian stimulation drugs

July 31, 2012·3 min read
The Right Motivation Mental Health

The Right Motivation

Athletic motivation can be derived from not wanting to let the team down

July 31, 2012·2 min read
Alzheimer’s Drug Fails in Clinical TrialMental Health

Alzheimer’s Drug Fails in Clinical Trial

Alzheimers disease drug did not improve function for people who had a genetic risk factor

July 31, 2012·2 min read
Not Two Cancers, But OneHealth News

Not Two Cancers, But One

Colon and rectal cancers one in the same

July 31, 2012·2 min read
Psoriasis Linked to Diabetes RiskHealth News

Psoriasis Linked to Diabetes Risk

Type 2 diabetes risk may increase with psoriasis

July 31, 2012·2 min read