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Prescription DrugsFreeing the Mind to Focus
ADHD study finds dose most important for Adderall XR and Focalin XR
NaturalMommy Can I Have More Salt
Salt taste related to dietary experience in infants
Prescription DrugsLadies First - and Only - For HPV Shot?
HPV prevention most effective through vaccination of one sex in mathematical models
Mental HealthKnowledge Promotes Safe Sex
Behavioral interventions increase condom use and decrease sexually transmitted infections
Health News'Stuffing Your Face' Produces Heart Attacks
Heart attacks expected over holidays
Health NewsHay Fever Hits Hardest at the Start of Spring
Hay fever worse during the beginning of spring season
NaturalA Salty Issue
Salt policy makers do not follow their own recommendations
Health NewsGel Can Prevent An Early Delivery
Hormone treatment reduces chance of preterm birth
Prescription DrugsSaving the Mind From MS
MS cognitive decline does not respond to Aricept
Prescription DrugsLive Longer With Hypertension Treatment
Chlorthalidone may help patients with hypertension live longer
Health NewsSepsis May Bring on Immune Dysfunction
Bloodstream infection sepsis could cause immune system impairment
Health NewsSilent Heart Disease Risk Factor Identified
Heart rate increases linked to high chance of cardiovascular death
Health NewsNotifications Improve Osteoporosis Care
Preventing osteoporosis fractures
Prescription DrugsWaging War Against Chronic Myeloid Leukemia
Chronic Myeloid Leukemia responds well to experimental drug ponatinib
FeaturesThe Change of Early Menopause
Menopause or skipping it altogether
Features'Tis the Season for Allergies
Allergic reactions due to dust mold or other irritants
Health NewsPost Menopause? Rethink Diet Resolutions
Postmenopausal women regaining lost weight might end up unhealthier than when they started
Prescription DrugsWill Your Drug Work?
Blood tests determine susceptibility to antidepressants
Health NewsFormer Beauty Queen Dies of Breast Cancer at 28
Eva Ekvall dies after battling breast cancer
Clinical TrialsDeveloping Lung Cancer Screening Strategies
Lung Cancer screening recommendations being developed
Prescription DrugsMirapex Effective for Restless Legs
Restless leg syndrome responds to Mirapex
Health NewsTelling Toenails
Pancreatic cancer risk increases with higher levels of trace elements
Health NewsRheumatologists Treat Lupus Differently
Rheumatology specialists give lupus patients additional test and drug
Clinical TrialsHealth Literacy Not a Predictor of a Healthy Heart
Patient education may not mean adept self management of heart failure symptoms