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Working Overtime Doubles Depression Features

Working Overtime Doubles Depression

People who work long hours have more than twice the risk of depression

February 2, 2012·5 min read
Transplants and Implants for Breast ReconstructionHealth News

Transplants and Implants for Breast Reconstruction

Breast reconstruction after radiation may have a new option

February 2, 2012·3 min read
Lung Transplants Do Not Go to Those Most in NeedHealth News

Lung Transplants Do Not Go to Those Most in Need

Lung transplants were based on location and not need

February 2, 2012·2 min read
Sleep Apnea's Stroke at Midnight Health News

Sleep Apnea's Stroke at Midnight

Sleep apnea linked to silent strokes and brain lesions

February 2, 2012·2 min read
Heart Arrhythmias Unknown Stroke CauseHealth News

Heart Arrhythmias Unknown Stroke Cause

Paroxysmal atrial fibrillation may cause unexplained strokes

February 2, 2012·2 min read
Heart Failure's Link to Brittle BonesHealth News

Heart Failure's Link to Brittle Bones

Osteoporosis more common among heart failure patients

February 2, 2012·1 min read
Anemia After Stroke Equals Bad NewsHealth News

Anemia After Stroke Equals Bad News

Severe anemia following a stroke triples the risk of dying

February 2, 2012·2 min read
Chemo That's Head and Neck Over CancerPrescription Drugs

Chemo That's Head and Neck Over Cancer

Tarceva treats head and neck cancers

February 2, 2012·1 min read
Would You Like String Beans With That? Natural

Would You Like String Beans With That?

USDA changes to school lunches increase veggies and grains while decreasing fats and salts

February 2, 2012·2 min read
Asthma Causes may be all Around youHealth News

Asthma Causes may be all Around you

Pseudomonas aeruginosa causes inflammation

February 2, 2012·2 min read
Car Safety for Kids Needs a Boost Health News

Car Safety for Kids Needs a Boost

Safety booster seats not always used as recommended

February 2, 2012·2 min read
Could Aspirin Help Stop Cervical Cancer?OTC

Could Aspirin Help Stop Cervical Cancer?

Aspirin may reduce cervical cancer risk for HIV positive women

February 2, 2012·2 min read
Take a Snack, If You Please Mental Health

Take a Snack, If You Please

People pleasers overeat in social settings

February 2, 2012·1 min read
Optional Early Baby Delivery Rates DropNatural

Optional Early Baby Delivery Rates Drop

Fewer elective early births are occurring in US hospitals since last year

February 2, 2012·2 min read
Exercise Beats the BluesMental Health

Exercise Beats the Blues

Physical activity eases depression among the chronically ill

February 1, 2012·2 min read
Blame a Sex Hormone for Feeling UncooperativeMental Health

Blame a Sex Hormone for Feeling Uncooperative

Testosterone causes egotistical behavior and hinders cooperation

February 1, 2012·2 min read
Ditch the Hearing Aid and Learn MusicHealth News

Ditch the Hearing Aid and Learn Music

Hearing loss in older adults can be combated with musical training

February 1, 2012·2 min read
New Shots at Treating Breast CancerPrescription Drugs

New Shots at Treating Breast Cancer

Breast cancer tumors eradicated with vaccines

February 1, 2012·3 min read
Arming Yourself Against Heart RiskHealth News

Arming Yourself Against Heart Risk

Two arm blood pressure method better identifies risk of heart disease or dying

February 1, 2012·2 min read
Pfizer Announces Recall Of Birth ControlPrescription Drugs

Pfizer Announces Recall Of Birth Control

Lo/Ovral 28 and norgestrel ethinyl estradiol tablets removed due to packaging error

February 1, 2012·1 min read
Getting a Head Start on Cystic FibrosisHealth News

Getting a Head Start on Cystic Fibrosis

Lung clearance index detects early cystic fibrosis in children

February 1, 2012·2 min read
Your Aging Brain on InsulinMental Health

Your Aging Brain on Insulin

Insulin resistance tied to brain function in seniors

February 1, 2012·2 min read
Optimism Rules The DayMental Health

Optimism Rules The Day

Illness perceptions negate healing efforts

February 1, 2012·3 min read
No More Flu Season? Health News

No More Flu Season?

New discovery brings hope for universal flu vaccine

February 1, 2012·2 min read