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Jabbing Pregnant WomenPrescription Drugs

Jabbing Pregnant Women

H1N1 influenza vaccination given to pregnant women linked to better outcomes for babies

April 25, 2012·2 min read
Do Anti-Tobacco Ads Really Work?Mental Health

Do Anti-Tobacco Ads Really Work?

Tobacco addiction may have a real challenge with negative smoking campaigns

April 25, 2012·3 min read
Why Pick On Children With Autism?Mental Health

Why Pick On Children With Autism?

Social isolation and bullying happens more to children with ASD says new research

April 25, 2012·2 min read
Even Outpatient Surgery Comes With Blood ClotsHealth News

Even Outpatient Surgery Comes With Blood Clots

Dangerous blood clots problematic in outpatient surgery for highest risk patients

April 25, 2012·2 min read
Why Do Women with RA Start Treatment Later?Health News

Why Do Women with RA Start Treatment Later?

TNF inhibitors for rheumatoid arthritis started at higher levels of disease activity in women

April 25, 2012·2 min read
Fattening up Liver Cancer RisksHealth News

Fattening up Liver Cancer Risks

Liver cancer risks linked to childhood obesity

April 25, 2012·2 min read
Snoozing to LoseMental Health

Snoozing to Lose

Sleep deprivation linked to obesity as well as type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease

April 25, 2012·5 min read
Mad-Cow Case Found in CaliforniaHealth News

Mad-Cow Case Found in California

Mad cow disease case discovered in a California dairy cow but poses no human health risk

April 25, 2012·2 min read
Predicting Heart AttacksHealth News

Predicting Heart Attacks

18F sodium fluoride tracer shows active calcium build up that could lead to heart attack

April 25, 2012·2 min read
Love Together, Test for HIV TogetherHealth News

Love Together, Test for HIV Together

HIV tests should be conducted together

April 25, 2012·3 min read
Achy Breaky Heart: The Story of StressMental Health

Achy Breaky Heart: The Story of Stress

Stress is related to coronary artery disease in women

April 24, 2012·2 min read
Botox Little Help for MigrainesHealth News

Botox Little Help for Migraines

Chronic migraines benefit from Botox

April 24, 2012·2 min read
"White Russian" Roulette: Drinking & Breast CancerHealth News

"White Russian" Roulette: Drinking & Breast Cancer

Breast cancer risks from drinking linked to CYP2E1 levels

April 24, 2012·2 min read
Nanotechnology and MedicineFeatures

Nanotechnology and Medicine

Nanomedicine overview

April 24, 2012·4 min read
Swaddling, Shushing, Swinging, Sucking and StomachNatural

Swaddling, Shushing, Swinging, Sucking and Stomach

Vaccine pain for babies lessened with five S plan

April 24, 2012·4 min read
Treating the Mind, Body and SoulMental Health

Treating the Mind, Body and Soul

Depression linked to longer hospital stays for physical illness

April 24, 2012·2 min read
New Migraine Guidelines Stress PreventionPrescription Drugs

New Migraine Guidelines Stress Prevention

American Academy of Neurology unveils new migraine guidelines

April 24, 2012·2 min read
Esophageal Cancer is Allergic to StrawberriesNatural

Esophageal Cancer is Allergic to Strawberries

Pre cancerous lesions respond to strawberries

April 24, 2012·2 min read
The Mystery Behind Brain FreezeMental Health

The Mystery Behind Brain Freeze

Brain blood flow linked to brain freeze discovery may provide migraine insight

April 24, 2012·2 min read
Breast Cancer Actually 10 Different DiseasesHealth News

Breast Cancer Actually 10 Different Diseases

Breast cancer landscape completely redrawn

April 23, 2012·2 min read
FDA Strengthens Post-Marketed Drug ResearchHealth News

FDA Strengthens Post-Marketed Drug Research

Safety of approved drugs just as important as unapproved

April 23, 2012·3 min read
Baby Got Limbs BackHealth News

Baby Got Limbs Back

Nerve guidance conduits help regrow nerve cells and restore limb functionality

April 23, 2012·2 min read
Brain Cancer's Vaccine Treatment Prescription Drugs

Brain Cancer's Vaccine Treatment

Glioblastoma multiforme vaccination treatment HSPPC-96 phase 2 results

April 23, 2012·2 min read
Simple Blood Test May Detect Ovarian CancerHealth News

Simple Blood Test May Detect Ovarian Cancer

Ovarian cancer chemotherapy monitoring microRNA 195

April 23, 2012·2 min read