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The Many Faces of ArthritisFeatures

The Many Faces of Arthritis

Ankylosing spondylitis psoriatic and rheumatoid arthritis differences

February 17, 2012·6 min read
Tylenol Nationwide RecallOTC

Tylenol Nationwide Recall

Recalled on wholesale and retail levels due to dosing complaints

February 17, 2012·2 min read
Eating Right with ADHD Mental Health

Eating Right with ADHD

Healthy diets can improve ADHD in children

February 17, 2012·3 min read
Only 15% of Males use CondomsHealth News

Only 15% of Males use Condoms

Contraception use not prevalent among Latinos despite desire to avoid pregnancy

February 17, 2012·2 min read
Radiation Empowers Breast Cancer Stem CellsHealth News

Radiation Empowers Breast Cancer Stem Cells

Breast cancer radiation generates breast cancer stem cells

February 17, 2012·3 min read
Kids who Hurt Themselves Mental Health

Kids who Hurt Themselves

Self harming adolescents do not receive help

February 17, 2012·2 min read
A Pregnant Woman's Best FriendNatural

A Pregnant Woman's Best Friend

Dog owning expectant mothers are more likely to get recommended level of daily exercise

February 17, 2012·2 min read
Ladies - The Air May Impact Your MindHealth News

Ladies - The Air May Impact Your Mind

Pollution hastens older womens brain functioning

February 17, 2012·3 min read
Teen Girls can Safely Lose WeightNatural

Teen Girls can Safely Lose Weight

Weight loss intervention program helped teenage girls begin living healthier lifestyles

February 17, 2012·3 min read
Cardiac MRI Shows Reason for Heart ArrhythmiaHealth News

Cardiac MRI Shows Reason for Heart Arrhythmia

Cardiac MRI effective in identifying heart arrhythmia explanation

February 17, 2012·1 min read
Mets Baseball Legend Dies of Brain TumorHealth News

Mets Baseball Legend Dies of Brain Tumor

Gary Carter succumbs to glioblastoma multiforme

February 17, 2012·1 min read
Treat Grief With Love Not DrugsPrescription Drugs

Treat Grief With Love Not Drugs

Antidepressants should be prescribed to prevent illness and not emotions

February 16, 2012·3 min read
Don’t Give Up on DementiaMental Health

Don’t Give Up on Dementia

Pseudo dementia and other reversible causes of memory loss in the elderly

February 16, 2012·5 min read
Drugs That put 'Old Folks' in the HospitalPrescription Drugs

Drugs That put 'Old Folks' in the Hospital

Diabetes and cardiovascular drugs implicated in majority of emergency hospitalizations

February 16, 2012·2 min read
Post Stroke Language Impairment Ups CostsClinical Trials

Post Stroke Language Impairment Ups Costs

Aphasia after stroke substantially increases medical costs

February 16, 2012·1 min read
Games Boost MemoryMental Health

Games Boost Memory

Dementia patients improve memory and thinking with cognitive stimulation therapy

February 16, 2012·2 min read
Warm Winter Means Allergy Season is HereHealth News

Warm Winter Means Allergy Season is Here

Allergies are affected by trees pollinating earlier

February 16, 2012·7 min read
Mighty Molecule Reduces Dust Mite AllergyHealth News

Mighty Molecule Reduces Dust Mite Allergy

DC sign reduces the immune system response to dust mite irritant

February 16, 2012·2 min read
Stem Cells Help Hearts HealHealth News

Stem Cells Help Hearts Heal

Heart function improved by stem cell therapy after heart attack

February 16, 2012·2 min read
FDA Saves "Dangerous Drug Shortage"Prescription Drugs

FDA Saves "Dangerous Drug Shortage"

Leukemia drug methotrexate production will be ramped up to avert shortage

February 16, 2012·2 min read
Birth Control Shots And Dental HealthPrescription Drugs

Birth Control Shots And Dental Health

Contraceptive injection may increase risk of gingivitis

February 16, 2012·2 min read
Absorbing Stent Posts Early Trial SuccessHealth News

Absorbing Stent Posts Early Trial Success

Bioabsorbable Synergy stent posts strong performance

February 16, 2012·1 min read
Pfizer’s Tafamidis ApprovedPrescription Drugs

Pfizer’s Tafamidis Approved

New investigational treatment for Transthyretin Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy

February 16, 2012·2 min read
Is Ginger Safe for Expectant Mothers? Natural

Is Ginger Safe for Expectant Mothers?

Gingers safety as treatment for morning sickness not for everyone

February 16, 2012·2 min read