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Risk of Heart Disease in Down SyndromeHealth News

Risk of Heart Disease in Down Syndrome

Down Syndrome is linked with health factors that may lead to heart disease

May 20, 2012·2 min read
Stronger Blood Cancer Drug Appears SuccessfulPrescription Drugs

Stronger Blood Cancer Drug Appears Successful

Revlimid doubles three year survival rate

May 20, 2012·2 min read
Epilepsy Hurts Everyone's SleepHealth News

Epilepsy Hurts Everyone's Sleep

Childhood epilepsy impacts quality of sleep for parents and the child

May 20, 2012·3 min read
Elderly Cancer Patients Have Different NeedsHealth News

Elderly Cancer Patients Have Different Needs

Oral cancers in seniors often accompanied by comorbidities

May 19, 2012·2 min read
More Testosterone, Less Fat?Natural

More Testosterone, Less Fat?

Weight loss and testosterone level regulation tied

May 19, 2012·2 min read
Missing Leukemias FoundHealth News

Missing Leukemias Found

Multiple myeloma found to be underreported

May 19, 2012·2 min read
Vitamin D Doesn't Love Your HeartHealth News

Vitamin D Doesn't Love Your Heart

Vitamin D not found to improve blood pressure or arterial stiffness

May 19, 2012·2 min read
Kidney Drug Works for Other CancersHealth News

Kidney Drug Works for Other Cancers

Soft tissue sarcoma treatment with pazopanib

May 19, 2012·2 min read
Nipping Depression in the BudMental Health

Nipping Depression in the Bud

Depression prevention and intervention techniques could help a lot of people

May 19, 2012·2 min read
Young Women Not Going All the WayPrescription Drugs

Young Women Not Going All the Way

HPV vaccinations not being completed in record numbers

May 19, 2012·3 min read
Cholesterol Drugs Help Most Heart PatientsPrescription Drugs

Cholesterol Drugs Help Most Heart Patients

Statins reduce the risk of vascular events in even low risk patients

May 19, 2012·2 min read
New Detection Tool for AutismMental Health

New Detection Tool for Autism

Autism in children may be linked to delays in head control

May 19, 2012·2 min read
Prosthetic Retina Restores VisionHealth News

Prosthetic Retina Restores Vision

Simplier synthetic retina uses photovoltaic chip

May 18, 2012·2 min read
Smoking Worsens Back ArthritisMental Health

Smoking Worsens Back Arthritis

Ankylosing spondylitis and spondyloarthritis patients worsen their condition by smoking

May 18, 2012·1 min read
Parasites, Cancer, Genetics ...Oh MyHealth News

Parasites, Cancer, Genetics ...Oh My

Cholangiocarcinoma genes found through parasite research

May 18, 2012·2 min read
Comparing Therapies for Borderline Mental Health

Comparing Therapies for Borderline

Borderline personality disorder therapies show benefits but have some shortcomings

May 18, 2012·2 min read
Esophageal Cancer on the Rise. Why?Features

Esophageal Cancer on the Rise. Why?

Esophageal cancer trends not totally understood

May 18, 2012·5 min read
Epilepsy Ups the Odds of Mental Health ProblemsMental Health

Epilepsy Ups the Odds of Mental Health Problems

Epilepsy is linked to higher rates of depression, anxiety, and autism study finds

May 18, 2012·2 min read
So You're Pregnant? Get Tested!Health News

So You're Pregnant? Get Tested!

Chlamydia and gonorrhea screenings not frequent enough for pregnant women

May 18, 2012·3 min read
Two Stent Types Effective in Treating Severe PADHealth News

Two Stent Types Effective in Treating Severe PAD

Self expanding and balloon expandable stents both treat peripheral artery disease

May 18, 2012·2 min read
Kinder Drugs for SeniorsPrescription Drugs

Kinder Drugs for Seniors

Chronic leukemias better results with ibrutinib in senior citizens

May 18, 2012·1 min read
Living Longer with JavaNatural

Living Longer with Java

Coffee drinkers outliving their peers

May 18, 2012·2 min read
Do Head Injuries Affect the Ability to Learn?Mental Health

Do Head Injuries Affect the Ability to Learn?

Contact sports may cause academic problems for student athletes

May 18, 2012·2 min read
Migraine Drug Goes GenericPrescription Drugs

Migraine Drug Goes Generic

Generic version of zolmitriptan tentatively approved by FDA

May 18, 2012·1 min read