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Health NewsSurveillance, Not Action, for Prostate Cancer?
Prostate cancers do not need immediate treatment panel advises
Mental HealthEarly Alzheimer's Symptom Reversed in Lab
Alzheimers disease often predicted by sense of smell
Health NewsYour Lungs Keep Growing Well After Childhood
Lungs continue to grow after childhood
Prescription DrugsBlood Thinner Pradaxa May Lead to Bleeding
Bleeding from heart arrhythmia drug Pradaxa
Health NewsDiabetes in Asian Americans: Type-What?
Type 1 and type 2 diabetes in Asian Americans identified by Joslin researchers
Health NewsReal Life Awakenings
EEG responses are reliable markers of motor imagery
Health NewsNipping Cancer Spread in the Bud
Cancer metastasis occurs when the protein periostin is present
Health NewsObesity is a True Friend of Breast Cancer
Breast cancer worse for obese patients
Prescription DrugsBoosting Bone Density and Extending Lives
Zometa increases bone density and decreases disease recurrence in breast cancer patients taking Femara
Health NewsThe Biology and Socioeconomics of Breast Cancer
Breast tumors in Hispanic women more resistant to chemotherapy
Natural'Egg-cellent' Flu Shots
Flu shots can be given to children with egg allergies
Prescription DrugsUsing Opium Painkillers to Treat Stomach Pain
Opioid prescriptions for chronic abdominal pain more than doubled
Prescription DrugsThe Dawning of a New Diabetes Drug
Lyxumia in combination with Lantus improves blood sugar and body weight in type 2 diabetes patients
Health NewsBreast Cancer Therapy May Carry Increased Relapse Risk
Brachytherapy has higher risk of mastectomy and other complications
Health NewsHow Women can Trim Breast Cancer Risks
Breast cancer risks linked with diabetes and obesity
Health NewsFDA and FTC to Remove Homeopathic Products from the Market
HCG weight loss products halted
Mental HealthA DNA Check-Up Before Therapy
Anxiety disorder patients suggest genetics play a role in cognitive behavioral therapy acceptance
Prescription DrugsUsing Asthma Medication More Than Ever
Asthma medication usage increased over the last twenty years
NaturalFishing for a Healthy Heart
Omega 3 rich fish helps women lower heart disease risk
Health NewsPollen Can Trigger Childhood Asthma
Asthma symptoms increased by weed and grass pollen
Mental HealthPTSD Risk Genes and Hormones
Post traumatic stress disorder associated with serotonin genes and female hormone level
Health NewsRegenerating Heart Cells Form Muscle and Bone
Heart stem cells can produce bone and muscle
Health NewsVanishing Stent Successful in Trial
Drug eluting bioresorbable vascular scaffold implanted in heart patient
Health NewsProstate Cancer Hormone Therapy Safe
Prostate cancer androgen deprivation therapy not linked to fatal heart attacks