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Mental HealthWorking Part-time is Best
Working mothers are healthier than stay at home moms
Prescription DrugsMaking Gains in MS Drug Research
Multiple sclerosis drug laquinimod offers hope but needs study
Prescription DrugsUnlocking Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Resistance
Tasigna plus MEK inhibitors overcomes Gleevec resistance
Prescription DrugsCertain Seizure Meds Safer Than Others
Keppra and Lamictal may be safer than enzyme inducers
Clinical TrialsBile Acids May Treat Heart Disease
Heart disease treatments may be possible from bile acids
Health NewsDiabetes to Liver Disease to Transplant
Obesity and diabetes lead to rise in nonalcoholic steatohepatitis but transplant survival rates are excellent
Health NewsMagnetic Stimulation Aids Stroke Recovery
Transcranial magnetic stimulation stimulates nerve cells to help stroke recovery
Health NewsGentler Sarcoma Treatment may be at Hand
Sarcoma has potential new therapeutic agent in MK1775
FeaturesHIV and Youth
Youth still at risk for HIV infection in US
Mental HealthHelpful Healing
Reducing stigma in mental health care facilities
Prescription DrugsAdvancements in Treating Advanced Breast Cancers
HER2 and metastatic breast cancers have new treatment options
Health NewsHear No Evil, Touch No Evil?
DFNA2 hearing loss linked to sensitivity in sense of touch
Health NewsMasquerading Leukemias
T cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia can masquerade as acute myeloid leukemia
Health NewsTumor Invasion Strategies Revealed
Glioblastoma multiforme tumors with excessive GBP1 become invaders
Prescription DrugsScience Says Take Your Asthma Medication
Asthma medication taken as prescribed reduces asthma attacks
Health NewsSuper Cancer Vaccine on the Horizon?
Pancreatic and breast cancers respond dramatically to experimental vaccine
Prescription DrugsNovartis Drug Shows Reduction of Iron Overload
Exjade significantly better than placebo at reducing liver iron concentration
Prescription DrugsMerck Announces Multiple Myeloma Drug Trial Results
Zolinza in combination with bortezomib achieved primary endpoint of improved progression free survival
Health NewsSome Multiple Dystrophy Patients Have Increased Cancer Risks
Myotonic muscular dystrophy patients are at greater risk of developing cancer
Health NewsDrug Cuts Pain in Sickle Cell Infants
Hydroxyurea found to reduce hospital admission and transfusions in children with sickle cell anemia
Health NewsPregnancy Increases Risk for Tuberculosis
TB rates higher for pregnant and postpartum women
Health NewsWho's not Over-Diagnosing Prostate Cancer?
Prostate biopsy referrals not overly aggressive study shows
NaturalEndurance Exercise Linked to Heart Damage
Right ventricle of the heart appears to suffer from endurance exercise
Mental HealthWhy Do You Use?
Mental illness sufferers use alcohol tobacco and marijuana for different reasons