Health News

Pharmacist-reviewed health news and prescription drug updates.

All health news articles

Reading Emotion From Faces Mental Health

Reading Emotion From Faces

Borderline personality disorder linked to lower sensitivity to facial expressions of emotion

April 14, 2012·2 min read
New Treatment for OCDMental Health

New Treatment for OCD

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder may have new treatment techniques

April 14, 2012·2 min read
Even a Little Overweight is Bad for BabyNatural

Even a Little Overweight is Bad for Baby

Overweight pregnant moms with high blood sugar have higher risk of pregnancy problems

April 14, 2012·4 min read
Air Pollution's Effect on AsthmaHealth News

Air Pollution's Effect on Asthma

Particles in the air may affect asthma rates

April 14, 2012·2 min read
FDA Safety Warnings Change for Birth Control PillPrescription Drugs

FDA Safety Warnings Change for Birth Control Pill

Drospirenone containing birth control pills get new FDA warnings for higher risk of blood clots

April 14, 2012·1 min read
Good News About Kids and GermsFeatures

Good News About Kids and Germs

Biologist Rob Dunn makes connection between germs and Crohns

April 13, 2012·7 min read
Moody MemoriesMental Health

Moody Memories

Personality and gender influence how we manage our memories and our mood

April 13, 2012·2 min read
Decision Making With a Head InjuryMental Health

Decision Making With a Head Injury

Traumatic brain injuries affect decision making abilities and now doctors have a range to gauge capacity

April 13, 2012·2 min read
Antibiotic Linked to Retinal DetachmentHealth News

Antibiotic Linked to Retinal Detachment

Oral use of antibiotic fluoroquinolones linked to small risk of retinal detachment

April 13, 2012·2 min read
Horseback Riding as a Treatment for AutismMental Health

Horseback Riding as a Treatment for Autism

Autism symptoms may be improved by therapeutic horseback riding

April 13, 2012·1 min read
Living for Years With Stage 4 CancerPrescription Drugs

Living for Years With Stage 4 Cancer

Advanced cancers responded well to interleukin combination therapy

April 13, 2012·2 min read
When the Mind is ill, the Body FollowsMental Health

When the Mind is ill, the Body Follows

Mental health problems contribute to poor physical health

April 13, 2012·2 min read
Hypertension Meds Safe for Heart FailureClinical Trials

Hypertension Meds Safe for Heart Failure

Cozaar and Atacand do not increase mortality among heart failure patients

April 13, 2012·2 min read
Paralyzed by Fear on Friday the 13thMental Health

Paralyzed by Fear on Friday the 13th

Phobias like fear of Friday the 13th require treatment if they interfere with your life

April 13, 2012·8 min read
Mapping the Brain’s IntelligenceMental Health

Mapping the Brain’s Intelligence

Traumatic brain injury patients lend their brains to a new study that shows how intelligence works

April 13, 2012·2 min read
Women, Cancer and FertilityHealth News

Women, Cancer and Fertility

Fertility not typically being protected during cancer treatment

April 13, 2012·3 min read
Drinking ads Hooking YouthMental Health

Drinking ads Hooking Youth

Alcohol marketing affects underage groups and now an online tool shows just how much

April 13, 2012·3 min read
Sex for Women Isn't so hot on DialysisHealth News

Sex for Women Isn't so hot on Dialysis

Hemodialysis for kidney disease does not mix well with a satisfying sex life for women

April 13, 2012·2 min read
Mapping the Brain With DementiaMental Health

Mapping the Brain With Dementia

Alzheimers and dementia progression might be predicted with MRI images and computer modeling

April 12, 2012·4 min read
Diet Soda Getting a bad rap?Natural

Diet Soda Getting a bad rap?

Diet drinks are less a problem than poor diets when it comes to heart disease risk

April 12, 2012·3 min read
Scientists Discover New Lupus GenesHealth News

Scientists Discover New Lupus Genes

Lupus risk in different ethnic groups marked by three genes

April 12, 2012·2 min read
Predicting Heart Events in the ElderlyClinical Trials

Predicting Heart Events in the Elderly

ECG identifies seniors at added coronary heart disease risk

April 12, 2012·2 min read
Kicking Bladder Cancer's ButtHealth News

Kicking Bladder Cancer's Butt

Bladder cancer responds to transfection of IL2

April 12, 2012·2 min read
Can we Detect Pathogens Faster?Health News

Can we Detect Pathogens Faster?

Pathogens associated with inflammatory bowel disease detectable using nanoparticles

April 12, 2012·2 min read