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Health NewsExercise Counteracts Muscle Wasting
Physical activity slows muscle breakdown caused by heart failure and age
Health NewsWhen to Screen Diabetic Eyes
Type 2 diabetes patients without retinopathy may safely be screened once every two years
Prescription DrugsToo Many Schizophrenia Meds
Schizophrenia tends to be treated with multiple medications even though the cost can be deadly
Health NewsYounger More Ferocious Breast Cancer
Breast cancer in young women biologically unique
Health NewsRemoving Lymph Nodes with Thyroid Cancers
Thyroid cancers treated with prophylactic central neck lymph-node dissection
Prescription DrugsRoche Terminates Heart Drug Trial
Cholesterol medication Dalcetrapib dropped after disappointing trial
Health NewsSeesawing Between Breast and Colon Cancers
Colon cancer risks higher in women with highest levels of microchimerism
Health NewsGlioblastoma Protein Affected by Diuretics
Glioblastoma multiforme NKCC1 protein diuretic therapy
Mental HealthIntegrated Health Care Helps with Depression
Depressive symptoms lesson in patients with chronic illness when health care is made more collaborative
NaturalMommy, Mommy, How Does Your Baby Grow?
Bottle fed babies gain more weight than breastfed babies regardless of what is in the bottle
Health NewsIs Your Toddler Overweight?
Toddlers body sizes and weight inaccurately perceived by moms
Mental HealthIs Depression a Risk Factor for Dementia?
Depression may be associated with dementia later in life
Health NewsBoob Tube Linked to Kids' Poor Eating
Unhealthy eating patterns related to television watching and snacking
Prescription DrugsRevlimid and Risk of New Cancers
Ongoing safety review of multiple myeloma drug
Mental HealthLefties and Righties use Opposite Brain Halves
Hemispheric dominance may require different treatment style in right handed vs left handed people
NaturalCommon Cold Remedy May Not be Best
Zinc for the common cold not as effective as its reputation implies
Health NewsPredicting Bladder Cancer Prognosis
HMGB1 expression associated with Bladder cancer severity
Mental HealthMom's Diet May Affect Newborns' Stress
Choline intake for pregnant moms reduces babies' stress hormones at birth
Health NewsThe Science Behind Sarcomas
Sarcoma tyrosine kinase link identified
Health NewsAn Electric Brain Cancer Cure
Glioblastoma treatment with tumor treating electrical fields
Prescription DrugsAlzheimer’s Drug Does not Relieve Agitation
Namenda improves cognitive symptoms for Alzheimers but not agitation symptoms
Health NewsCT Scan For Bone Cancer Triples Accuracy
Myeloid Leukemia detection with CT scan
NaturalBabies Do Best When Arriving on Time
Late arriving babies just as likely as preemies to have behavioral and emotional problems
Health NewsSurgery to Prevent Esophageal Cancer
Treating GERD with LINX system