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Mammography Saves Lives. Period. Health News

Mammography Saves Lives. Period.

Breast cancer screenings cut mortality risks by half

December 6, 2011·2 min read
Over Medicating Foster ChildrenPrescription Drugs

Over Medicating Foster Children

Antipsychotic use occurs often and lasts longer in foster care children

December 6, 2011·1 min read
Caregiving Strategies for Alzheimer'sMental Health

Caregiving Strategies for Alzheimer's

Alzheimers disease long term care giving tips

December 6, 2011·4 min read
Multitasking Makes Mom More StressedMental Health

Multitasking Makes Mom More Stressed

Stress and negativity more common in over worked moms

December 6, 2011·2 min read
Gluten-Free Diet Difficult for Celiac PatientsNatural

Gluten-Free Diet Difficult for Celiac Patients

Celiac disease affected by anxiety and depression

December 6, 2011·2 min read
Prozac for Autistic Relief Prescription Drugs

Prozac for Autistic Relief

Autism spectrum disorder patients receive relief from drug fluoxetine

December 6, 2011·1 min read
Anti-Seizure Drugs Slow Deadly Eye CancerPrescription Drugs

Anti-Seizure Drugs Slow Deadly Eye Cancer

Uveal melanoma slowed by histone deacetylase inhibitors

December 5, 2011·2 min read
Fibromyalgia and Spine PainHealth News

Fibromyalgia and Spine Pain

Spine pain may have fibromyalgia

December 5, 2011·2 min read
ADHD Defects and DifferencesMental Health

ADHD Defects and Differences

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder patients exhibit genetic defects

December 5, 2011·3 min read
More than the Baby Blues Mental Health

More than the Baby Blues

Health providers should be alert for suicide risk among pregnant women and new mothers

December 5, 2011·2 min read
Boosting the Effectiveness of Cancer TherapiesHealth News

Boosting the Effectiveness of Cancer Therapies

Anti cancer therapies improved when tumors injected with dopamine

December 5, 2011·2 min read
Hot Pink TumorsPrescription Drugs

Hot Pink Tumors

Gliomas glow hot pink after patients take experimental drug 5-Aminolevulinic Acid

December 5, 2011·2 min read
Uncovering Asthma and Allergy TriggersPrescription Drugs

Uncovering Asthma and Allergy Triggers

Histamine releasing factor binds with IgE molecule to trigger allergic reactions

December 5, 2011·2 min read
Epilepsy Drug Linked to AutismPrescription Drugs

Epilepsy Drug Linked to Autism

Prenatal exposure to anticonvulsant increases risk of autism

December 5, 2011·1 min read
WTC Rescue Personnel Have Poor Lung FunctionHealth News

WTC Rescue Personnel Have Poor Lung Function

Risk factors of metabolism syndrome can predict poor lung function

December 5, 2011·2 min read
Poorer Men More Likely to Die of Testicular CancerHealth News

Poorer Men More Likely to Die of Testicular Cancer

Testicular cancer diagnosis and mortality impacted by socioeconomic factors

December 5, 2011·1 min read
Yes, You Can Grow Stronger BonesPrescription Drugs

Yes, You Can Grow Stronger Bones

Growth hormone injections boost bones in obese women

December 5, 2011·2 min read
Treating Childhood Wheeze Periodically Proves EffectiveHealth News

Treating Childhood Wheeze Periodically Proves Effective

Respiratory tract infection requires daily treatments for wheezing

December 5, 2011·2 min read
What You Eat and Drink Affects Your MSNatural

What You Eat and Drink Affects Your MS

Multiple sclerosis effected by alcohol coffee smoking and fish

December 4, 2011·2 min read
Mental Health Disorders by the PairMental Health

Mental Health Disorders by the Pair

Obsessive compulsive disorder commonly coupled with depression and bipolar disorder

December 4, 2011·1 min read
Marker Identifies Dementia Type Mental Health

Marker Identifies Dementia Type

PIB PET scans detect brain plaque differentiating between Alzheimers and other forms of dementia

December 4, 2011·1 min read
Tools to Predict DiabetesHealth News

Tools to Predict Diabetes

Diabetes can be prevented through use of existing risk prediction tools

December 4, 2011·2 min read
A Mindful TestMental Health

A Mindful Test

Mindfulness based treatments work better with practice and therapeutic alliance

December 4, 2011·2 min read
Asthma Programs Fall Flat in BaltimoreHealth News

Asthma Programs Fall Flat in Baltimore

Pediatric asthma symptoms not improved with mobile clinics and home education programs

December 4, 2011·2 min read