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Glue Ear Infections Healed with Disolving PelletsHealth News

Glue Ear Infections Healed with Disolving Pellets

Antibiotic pellets provide a better option for glue ear

August 7, 2011·2 min read
Doubling Progression-Free SurvivalPrescription Drugs

Doubling Progression-Free Survival

Lung cancer responds better to Tarceva than chemotherapy

August 7, 2011·1 min read
Seeing Sudden Death on DialysisHealth News

Seeing Sudden Death on Dialysis

Diabetic dialysis patients have higher risk of sudden cardiac death if they have low homoarginine

August 7, 2011·2 min read
Planet Health Helps Prevent Eating DisordersMental Health

Planet Health Helps Prevent Eating Disorders

Obesity loses to nutrition and exercise

August 7, 2011·2 min read
A New Right Next StepHealth News

A New Right Next Step

TMPRSS2 ERG and PCA3 urine test better at detecting prostate cancer

August 7, 2011·2 min read
Starving Cancer to DeathClinical Trials

Starving Cancer to Death

STF-62247 and STF-31 may offer two-pronged cancer attack

August 6, 2011·2 min read
Staying Alive and Fighting BackMental Health

Staying Alive and Fighting Back

Mental disorders are more likely to develop in women who were attacked

August 6, 2011·1 min read
Four Loko At It AgainMental Health

Four Loko At It Again

Combining alcohol and caffeine is dangerous

August 6, 2011·1 min read
Medtronic Hires Yale to Review Spine ProductHealth News

Medtronic Hires Yale to Review Spine Product

Medtronic retains Yale University to independently review Infuse spine studies

August 6, 2011·2 min read
High Alert For Moldy MidwestHealth News

High Alert For Moldy Midwest

Mold matters for those with allergies and asthma

August 6, 2011·1 min read
Signature Genetic Material Leads to StrokeClinical Trials

Signature Genetic Material Leads to Stroke

Genetic plaque finding could lead to new stroke treatments

August 6, 2011·2 min read
Scorpion Stings Hurt No MoreFDA Approvals

Scorpion Stings Hurt No More

Anascorp injections will treat dangerous scorpion stings within four hours

August 6, 2011·2 min read
How to Avoid Brain Shrinkage Mental Health

How to Avoid Brain Shrinkage

Cognitive capabilities decline caused by lifestyle health issues

August 6, 2011·2 min read
Deadly SweetsNatural

Deadly Sweets

Daily sugar intake impacts heart health diabetes and obesity

August 6, 2011·1 min read
Spotting the Silent Kidney KillerHealth News

Spotting the Silent Kidney Killer

Rapid kidney function decline detected using simple urine test

August 6, 2011·2 min read
Obesity and Diabetes: Another Link FoundHealth News

Obesity and Diabetes: Another Link Found

Insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes risk in obese people may be caused by protein splicing

August 5, 2011·2 min read
Weight is a Weighty TopicNatural

Weight is a Weighty Topic

Avoid obesity by understanding why you eat what you eat

August 5, 2011·2 min read
Don't Forget to Take Your Vitamins & MineralsNatural

Don't Forget to Take Your Vitamins & Minerals

Long term memory improved with vitamin and mineral supplements

August 5, 2011·1 min read
Shunning the Sun Makes Cancer SenseNatural

Shunning the Sun Makes Cancer Sense

Cancer survivors need extra sun protection

August 5, 2011·1 min read
Approved Anemia Treatment Betters Potent DrugPrescription Drugs

Approved Anemia Treatment Betters Potent Drug

ATGAM improves cell count and survival for aplastic anemia

August 5, 2011·2 min read
Post-Heart Attack Exercise Depends on LocationHealth News

Post-Heart Attack Exercise Depends on Location

Heart attacks impact poor patients more

August 5, 2011·1 min read
Asthma's Moldy EvidenceNatural

Asthma's Moldy Evidence

Asthma increases when children come from homes with mold

August 5, 2011·2 min read
Colon Cleansing CloggedNatural

Colon Cleansing Clogged

Colon cleansing benefits questioned

August 5, 2011·1 min read
Catching Pre-Eclampsia EarlierHealth News

Catching Pre-Eclampsia Earlier

Pregnant women should have blood pressure evaluated

August 5, 2011·2 min read