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Health NewsCPR Improves Cardiac Arrest Outcome
Circulation after cardiac arrest improves with CPR if defibrillators fail
Mental HealthAlcohol Hinders Healing After Surgery
Alcohol abuse can affect the ability of the body to fight infection and disease and recover after surgery
Health NewsHow do we Experience Back Pain?
Lower back pain is impacting most americans
Mental HealthPossible Medication Re-Branding for Smokers
Smoking cessation help may come from a drug used to lower cholesterol
Mental HealthAccountability Strategy for Alcohol
Alcohol abuse management starts with a candid talk about consequences and an active plan to change habits
Prescription DrugsDiabetes Combo Therapy Attacks Melanoma
Melanoma with BRAF mutation may respond to metformin and VEGF A inhibitor
NaturalRed Wine may Help you Lose Weight
Piceatannol compound found in red wine may one day contain ways to address obesity
Health NewsThe Big Book of Cancer Cells
Cancer Cell Line Encyclopedia profiles genetic abnormalities
Health NewsLooking for ways to Minimize Radiation
Obese patients appear to receive higher levels of radiation exposure during CT scans
Mental HealthCommunity Action to Prevent Eating Disorders
Eating disorders are best dealt with by integrating healthy lifestyle changes for the entire community
Health NewsAutism on the Rise
Autism rates increase in new CDC study
Mental HealthGene Mutations may be a Risk Factor for Autism
Autism risk in some children is linked to gene mutations that occur at conception
Mental HealthA Stressed Person is a Sick Person
Chronic stress associated with inflammation and progression of disease
Prescription DrugsLiving Longer With Diabetes and Cancer
Pancreatic cancer patients with diabetes may live longer with metformin
Prescription DrugsCelexa and Risk of Arrhythmia
Abnormal heart rhythms associated with high doses
Prescription DrugsAnother win for Metformin
Oral cancer in mice stalled with metformin
Prescription DrugsWeekly Diabetes Drug
Albiglutide shows positive results
Health NewsHow Gray Matter Affects Fatty Matter
Obesity may have complex roots in how brains interpret food messages in the environment
Mental HealthPromising Treatment for PTSD
PTSD nightmares may be reduced by taking blood pressure medication
Prescription DrugsEffective Depression Meds Find a Target
Testosterone therapy may counter depression in certain region of the brain
Mental HealthChildhood Trauma and Cognitive Decline
Maltreatment abuse and witnessing violence linked to lower test scores for young children
NaturalDoing a Doubletake on Twins Rates
Fertility treatments impact increased twin and triplet births
Mental HealthHave Another Coffee, Mom
Caffeine habits of moms appear to have little effect on sleeping patterns of infants
Health NewsHow Does Cystic Fibrosis Express Itself?
Meconium ileus associated with cystic fibrosis symptoms share genes