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Late Night Heart Attacks More SevereHealth News

Late Night Heart Attacks More Severe

Heart attack severity may be determined by time of day

November 27, 2011·2 min read
Schizophrenia Signs Before BirthMental Health

Schizophrenia Signs Before Birth

DNA study offers hope for schizophrenia disorder

November 26, 2011·2 min read
Twin Study Shows Smoking is GeneticHealth News

Twin Study Shows Smoking is Genetic

Smoking habits may be in your DNA

November 26, 2011·1 min read
Hold Off On That Sugar Rush Natural

Hold Off On That Sugar Rush

Protein not sugar gives energy and keeps us awake

November 26, 2011·2 min read
Protein Slows One Cancer and Forms AnotherHealth News

Protein Slows One Cancer and Forms Another

PEA 15 protein slows ovarian tumors but helps form certain kidney cancers

November 26, 2011·2 min read
Autistic Odds Increase Over TimeMental Health

Autistic Odds Increase Over Time

Autism risk in offspring related to parent age

November 26, 2011·1 min read
Everything in Moderation, Even SaltNatural

Everything in Moderation, Even Salt

Heart disease and diabetes patients associated with salt risk

November 26, 2011·2 min read
Looking into the Eyes of DiabetesHealth News

Looking into the Eyes of Diabetes

Vision problems among diabetes patients decreased in the past 15 years

November 26, 2011·3 min read
Avoiding Migraines AltogetherMental Health

Avoiding Migraines Altogether

Pinpointing triggers can help patients skip migraines

November 25, 2011·6 min read
Low BMI May Contribute to Alzheimer'sMental Health

Low BMI May Contribute to Alzheimer's

Alzheimers risk increased by being thin

November 25, 2011·2 min read
Why Wash Your Reusable Bags? Mental Health

Why Wash Your Reusable Bags?

Grocery bags contain lots of bacteria

November 25, 2011·2 min read
Studying a History in HarmMental Health

Studying a History in Harm

Self injury treatment for suicide prevention

November 25, 2011·1 min read
Soothing Anxiety with a Tale  Mental Health

Soothing Anxiety with a Tale

Obsessive compulsive disorder patients may benefit from reading

November 25, 2011·3 min read
Flexitarians: The New Food Consumer Natural

Flexitarians: The New Food Consumer

Vegetarian diets are nutritional and heart healthy

November 25, 2011·2 min read
Blood Pressure a Harbinger of Brain ProblemsHealth News

Blood Pressure a Harbinger of Brain Problems

Small vessel brain disease and cognitive decline linked to high ambulatory blood pressure

November 25, 2011·2 min read
Using a Parent's Mental Health to Predict Suicide Mental Health

Using a Parent's Mental Health to Predict Suicide

Parental disorders provide insight in suicide prevention

November 25, 2011·2 min read
A Breath of Arthritic AirNatural

A Breath of Arthritic Air

Rheumatoid arthritis risk increases with rise in exposure to air pollution

November 24, 2011·3 min read
Intense Kidney ProtectionHealth News

Intense Kidney Protection

Kidney disease risk may be reduced by intensive type 1 diabetes therapy

November 24, 2011·2 min read
A Little "Joe" in the Morning is Healthy Natural

A Little "Joe" in the Morning is Healthy

Endometrial cancer risks lowered with long term coffee consumption

November 24, 2011·2 min read
Too Little Salt May Increase Heart RiskNatural

Too Little Salt May Increase Heart Risk

Sodium levels linked to congestive heart failure and cardiovascular death

November 24, 2011·2 min read
Broken-Heart Syndrome Tends to Affect WomenMental Health

Broken-Heart Syndrome Tends to Affect Women

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy occurs more often in females

November 24, 2011·1 min read
HIV and Cancer RiskHealth News

HIV and Cancer Risk

HIV patients at higher risk for certain cancers

November 24, 2011·2 min read
Pfizer to Acquire Excaliard PharmaceuticalsPrescription Drugs

Pfizer to Acquire Excaliard Pharmaceuticals

New investigational compound for prevention and treatment of skin scarring is in the works

November 24, 2011·3 min read
Frequency Of Cold Sores Is In The GenesHealth News

Frequency Of Cold Sores Is In The Genes

Cold sore frequency tied to genetic variation

November 24, 2011·2 min read