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NaturalSweets Could Heighten Teen Heart Risk
Fructose consumption by teens may increase the risk of heart disease and diabetes
Mental HealthBinge Drinking Linked to Explicit Thoughts
Alcohol consumption increases with positive expectations
Mental HealthAddictive Discoveries
Addiction linked to heightened dopamine D3 levels
Mental HealthHelping You Helps Your Employer
Mental illness ignorance costs more than preventative action
Mental HealthCandy and Cookies and Chips, So What?
Childhood obesity rates not affected by junk food availability in schools
Mental HealthGimme Shelter First
Drinking decreases when homeless allowed to drink in public housing
Health NewsA Decade Ahead of Kidney Damage
Kidney failure risk in type 1 and type 2 diabetes patients indicated by TNF receptor levels
NaturalA Brew Treatment for Colon Cancer?
Colon cancer cells die when exposed to caffeoylquinic acid in yerba mate tea
Mental HealthPraise Away Child Obesity
Managing childhood obesity with positive family focus
Health NewsIs Chemo Needed After Surgery?
Cancer recurrence prediction tool helps determine chemo necessity
Mental HealthAlcohol Increases Lifespan in Worms
Ethanol consumption doubles life expectancy and leaves implications to human health
Prescription DrugsFDA Approves Subcutaneous Administration of Takeda Drug Velcade
Velcade approved based on clinical trial results
NaturalCancer Cell Death by Starvation
Cancer cells die by inhibiting M2 isoform of pyruvate kinase
Prescription DrugsPrevacid Fails to Control Asthma
Asthmatic children do not adhere to therapy
Prescription DrugsFruit Flavonoid Voids Colon Cancer Activity
Colon cancer cell signaling disrupted by luteolin
NaturalSmokers Have Decreased Exercise Capability
Interstitial lung abnormalities decreased exercise capacity
Clinical TrialsPositive Affirmation Improves Hypertension
Blood pressure reduced by positive affirmation
Health NewsMarathon Against CML Still Not Won
Chronic Myeloid Leukemia cure must remain a research focus says expert
Prescription DrugsChemo Cocktail Produces Better Results
Acute myeloid leukemia combination therapy with vorinostat
Prescription DrugsBrain Cancer Research Could Lead to New Drugs
Glioblastoma cellular genetic mechanism identified
Prescription DrugsIs Gilenya Safe to Treat MS?
Novartis drug Gilenya under safety review in EU and US
Health NewsEyes Wide Open to Stem Cell Potential
Human embryonic stem cell transplants may improve vision for two near blind patients
NaturalSmall Plates May Not Equal Diet Success
Calorie consumption not altered with smaller plate size
Mental HealthPost-Stroke Confusion May Worsen Outcomes
Delirium following a stroke linked with a poorer patient outcome