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Health NewsLet’s Talk About Sex, Guys
Sexual health screening and services from primary care doctors needed
Health NewsDitch the Cigarettes to Live Your Life
Smokers who quit had improved overall quality of life
Health NewsAggressive Prostate Cancer Better Understood
Neuroendocrine prostate cancer appears to respond to aurora kinase inhibitors
Prescription DrugsStopping the Spread of Oral Cancer
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma metastasis reduced with Avastin
Health NewsNo Heart Surgery Center Required
Angioplasty after a heart attack is just as safe at hospitals without surgery centers
Clinical TrialsAmerican Heart Health Needs Improving
Stroke rate has dropped for Americans but cardiovascular health still needs a boost
Health NewsRobot Therapy Gets Stroke Survivors Moving
Rehabilitation with robots helps severe stroke survivors walk
NaturalGene Connects Vitamin D with MS
Vitamin D deficiency linked to MS
Health NewsDialysis and Death for Native Americans
Dialysis care and mortality among Native Americans differs by region
Health NewsDiagnosing Cancer Online
Pancreatic and colon cancer detection aided by online calculators
Mental HealthThe Dangers of Childhood Drinking
Alcohol consumption as a risk factor for criminal activity
Prescription DrugsSome Hope for Tough Epilepsy Cases
Keppra can improve quality of life for epilepsy patients
Mental HealthThe Indebted Truth
Mental health suffers in the face of debt
Prescription DrugsHeart Drug may Help Treat Cancer
Nitroglycerin may boost immune system to eliminate cancer
Health NewsSurgery Gives Low Testosterone a Boost
Low testosterone from varicoceles can be improved through surgery
Prescription DrugsHow to Avoid Heartburn
Acid reflux can make for an uncomfortable holiday
Clinical TrialsThe Best Cervical Cancer Test for Women Over age 30
Cervical cancer protection maximized with HPV DNA testing
Prescription DrugsTreating Epilepsy While Pregnant
Epilepsy drugs have acceptable safety profile with pregnancy
Prescription DrugsDrug Safety Communication: SSRI use during pregnancy
Potential risk of rare condition known as persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn
Mental HealthTo Work or Not to Work, Mom?
Part time working moms often happier and healthier
Mental HealthEarly Dementia and Employment Can Mix
Dementia patients can continue their jobs
Prescription DrugsBlood Pressure Drugs Better at Bedtime
Kidney disease patients who take hypertension drugs at bedtime have lower cardiovascular risk
Clinical TrialsLung Transplants Are Happening Outside the Body
Ex vivo lung transplants were performed in New York
NaturalDiabetes Exercise: Harder, Faster, Shorter
Type 2 diabetes patients benefit from high intensity exercise