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Hysterectomy Raises Risk for Early Menopause Health News

Hysterectomy Raises Risk for Early Menopause

Uterus removal may lead to health problems

November 20, 2011·2 min read
Post-Traumatic Sleep DisordersMental Health

Post-Traumatic Sleep Disorders

Obstructive sleep apnea insomnia TBI and PTSD

November 20, 2011·2 min read
Simple Solution to Reducing Pneumonia WorldwideHealth News

Simple Solution to Reducing Pneumonia Worldwide

Limiting wood smoke inhalation lessens severe pneumonia risk in children

November 20, 2011·1 min read
Targeting Aggressive Brain TumorsHealth News

Targeting Aggressive Brain Tumors

Glioblastoma multiforme therapies could target tumor cell growth

November 20, 2011·1 min read
Xgeva Delays Spread of Prostate CancerPrescription Drugs

Xgeva Delays Spread of Prostate Cancer

Prostate cancer bone metastasis delayed with denosumab

November 19, 2011·2 min read
Novel Therapy Restores Blood FlowPrescription Drugs

Novel Therapy Restores Blood Flow

Drug eluting stent inside a bare metal stent effective for blood flow restoration

November 19, 2011·2 min read
Unmute A ChildMental Health

Unmute A Child

Autism treatment helps nonverbal children to speak

November 19, 2011·1 min read
Don't Go it Alone with Weight LossNatural

Don't Go it Alone with Weight Loss

Obesity loses to nutrition and exercise

November 19, 2011·2 min read
Erwinaze Approved to Treat LeukemiaPrescription Drugs

Erwinaze Approved to Treat Leukemia

Acute lymphoblastic leukemia has new treatment in Erwinaze

November 19, 2011·2 min read
Smoking Gets SchooledHealth News

Smoking Gets Schooled

Preventing smoking in college students

November 18, 2011·2 min read
FDA Revokes Approval of Breast Cancer DrugPrescription Drugs

FDA Revokes Approval of Breast Cancer Drug

Avastin not shown to be safe and effective in breast cancer patients

November 18, 2011·3 min read
Canning Pancreatic Cancer Health News

Canning Pancreatic Cancer

Pancreatic cancer stem cells killed by targeting Nodal Activin pathway

November 18, 2011·2 min read
First Therapy Approved in the EU for Neurodegenerative DiseasePrescription Drugs

First Therapy Approved in the EU for Neurodegenerative Disease

Vyndaqel approved in the European Union for Transthyretin Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy

November 18, 2011·5 min read
Memory Tricks for MS PatientsHealth News

Memory Tricks for MS Patients

Multiple sclerosis patients benefit from Story Memory Technique

November 18, 2011·3 min read
Mutate Schizophrenically Mental Health

Mutate Schizophrenically

Genetic mutations influence schizophrenia

November 18, 2011·2 min read
Green Tea May Lower CholesterolNatural

Green Tea May Lower Cholesterol

Cholesterol may be slightly lowered by drinking green tea

November 18, 2011·1 min read
Mediterranean Diet Protects HeartNatural

Mediterranean Diet Protects Heart

Heart healthy benefits from mediterranean diet

November 18, 2011·2 min read
Sleep + Play = Healthy KidsMental Health

Sleep + Play = Healthy Kids

Sleep and physical activity important for childrens health

November 17, 2011·2 min read
Walk Your Heart to HealthNatural

Walk Your Heart to Health

Peripheral artery disease patients should consider walking instead of stenting

November 17, 2011·2 min read
From Spinal Pain to Heart DiseaseHealth News

From Spinal Pain to Heart Disease

Ankylosing spondylitis patients have increased risk of heart disease and stroke

November 17, 2011·2 min read
Smoke-Inhalation a Major Concern for Burn PatientsHealth News

Smoke-Inhalation a Major Concern for Burn Patients

Smoke inhalation injuries connected to longer time in intensive care

November 17, 2011·2 min read
Long-Term Benefits With MS DrugPrescription Drugs

Long-Term Benefits With MS Drug

Interferon beta-1b drug trial follow up shows improvement in patients with PPMS

November 17, 2011·2 min read
Globally Anxious Mental Health

Globally Anxious

Anxiety disorders rising across the world

November 17, 2011·2 min read
NASCAR Provides Answers to Reduce SmokingHealth News

NASCAR Provides Answers to Reduce Smoking

Smoking is a risk factor for head and lung cancer

November 17, 2011·2 min read