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Special Team Enhances Mini Stroke OutcomesHealth News

Special Team Enhances Mini Stroke Outcomes

Mini stroke patients who receive specialized hospital care less likely to experience vascular events

October 31, 2011·2 min read
Lower Blood Pressure is Just an E-mail AwayPrescription Drugs

Lower Blood Pressure is Just an E-mail Away

Blood pressure Email support helps patients

October 31, 2011·2 min read
Cancer Drug Fights Better Than Mike TysonHealth News

Cancer Drug Fights Better Than Mike Tyson

Oncolytic virus 345ENVE more effective against brain cancer than previously expected

October 30, 2011·2 min read
Cheers to Fighting Bladder CancerHealth News

Cheers to Fighting Bladder Cancer

Bladder cancer reduced in some men with high daily intake of fluid

October 30, 2011·2 min read
Hypertension Drugs Could Aid Valve Disease PatientsPrescription Drugs

Hypertension Drugs Could Aid Valve Disease Patients

Angiotensin receptor blockers could reduce risk of death

October 30, 2011·2 min read
Real Food is Healthy Food Natural

Real Food is Healthy Food

National Food Day aims to reduce diet related disease

October 30, 2011·2 min read
What Are Triglycerides Anyway?Prescription Drugs

What Are Triglycerides Anyway?

Inhibiting molecules microRNA33a and microRNA33b and increasing good HDL cholesterol

October 30, 2011·1 min read
Sleepless Nights May Increase Heart RiskNatural

Sleepless Nights May Increase Heart Risk

Insomina could moderately increase the risk of heart attack

October 30, 2011·2 min read
What's Your Stroke IQ? Health News

What's Your Stroke IQ?

Learn your stroke risk on World Stroke Day

October 30, 2011·2 min read
Acid Reflux Differs Between GendersPrescription Drugs

Acid Reflux Differs Between Genders

Women have less success with anti reflux surgery

October 29, 2011·2 min read
Tiny Transporters Deliver Pain ReliefPrescription Drugs

Tiny Transporters Deliver Pain Relief

Osteoarthritis drugs for the knee last longer when delivered with nanoparticles

October 29, 2011·2 min read
CDC's Hypertension Report Underestimated?Natural

CDC's Hypertension Report Underestimated?

American Heart Association suggests high blood pressure estimate is conservative

October 29, 2011·2 min read
Family Matters When DonatingHealth News

Family Matters When Donating

African American kidney transplant donors more likely to donate to family members

October 29, 2011·2 min read
Know the Symptoms on World Stroke DayHealth News

Know the Symptoms on World Stroke Day

Stroke symptoms highlighted on World Stroke Day

October 29, 2011·2 min read
Mini Surgery for MelanomaHealth News

Mini Surgery for Melanoma

Smaller surgical area was just as effective in removing melanoma

October 29, 2011·2 min read
Slower Brain Growth in Autistic Children Mental Health

Slower Brain Growth in Autistic Children

Autistic brains grow much more slowly

October 29, 2011·2 min read
Predicting Alzheimer's DiseaseMental Health

Predicting Alzheimer's Disease

Alzheimers combination tests pinpoints start within three years

October 28, 2011·6 min read
In Vitro for Older Women WorksNatural

In Vitro for Older Women Works

In vitro fertilization technology improves pregnancy outcomes

October 28, 2011·1 min read
Osteoporosis in the Middle East and AfricaNatural

Osteoporosis in the Middle East and Africa

Bone fractures from osteoporosis predicted to rise

October 28, 2011·2 min read
Foreclosures Causing DepressionMental Health

Foreclosures Causing Depression

Losing your home can literally make you sick

October 28, 2011·2 min read
Sleepless Teens Gain WeightNatural

Sleepless Teens Gain Weight

Obesity linked to teenager sleep patterns

October 28, 2011·2 min read
Walking Your Way Back to Brain HealthHealth News

Walking Your Way Back to Brain Health

Stroke or brain injury rehabilitation

October 28, 2011·2 min read
Strokes Increase in Third WorldHealth News

Strokes Increase in Third World

Hemorrhagic and early onset stroke patients found in poorer countries

October 27, 2011·2 min read
Acetaminophen Linked to Kidney Cancer RiskPrescription Drugs

Acetaminophen Linked to Kidney Cancer Risk

Kidney cancer risk may increase with NSAIDs and acetaminophen

October 27, 2011·2 min read