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May is Healthy Vision MonthHealth News

May is Healthy Vision Month

National Eye Institute offers common sense ideas to promote healthy eyes

May 31, 2011·2 min read
WHO Says Cell Phones may be Hazardous to Your HealthHealth News

WHO Says Cell Phones may be Hazardous to Your Health

Cell phones may cause cancer

May 31, 2011·2 min read
Researchers Hit a Melanoma Bulls-EyePrescription Drugs

Researchers Hit a Melanoma Bulls-Eye

Protein Akt3 targeted by researchers to prevent early stages of melanoma

May 31, 2011·2 min read
Arthritis Drug may be Effective in Treating CancerPrescription Drugs

Arthritis Drug may be Effective in Treating Cancer

Celebrex shows promise in treating several cancers

May 31, 2011·4 min read
Gardasil Safe on Base Prescription Drugs

Gardasil Safe on Base

HPV vaccine Gardasil doesn't cause lupus flare ups in patients with SLE

May 31, 2011·2 min read
Extinguishing Tobacco Deaths Around the World Natural

Extinguishing Tobacco Deaths Around the World

World No Tobacco Day celebrates progress in fighting epidemic

May 31, 2011·2 min read
Blinding Blind Spot for SeniorsMental Health

Blinding Blind Spot for Seniors

Older people with no symptoms of dementia still make dangerous driving mistakes

May 31, 2011·2 min read
Yoga Improves Breast Cancer TreatmentNatural

Yoga Improves Breast Cancer Treatment

Breast Cancer patients have better quality lives incorporating yoga

May 31, 2011·2 min read
Celiac Disease RegressionNatural

Celiac Disease Regression

Celiac disease patients develop osteoporosis 4.5 times more often

May 31, 2011·1 min read
Watch Out For That SunOTC

Watch Out For That Sun

Zinc oxide and titanium dioxide help prevent skin cancer

May 31, 2011·2 min read
Understanding of Alzheimer's ExpandingMental Health

Understanding of Alzheimer's Expanding

Alzheimer's and leukemia share same protein

May 30, 2011·1 min read
Gorilla Going Ape Not Seen By MostHealth News

Gorilla Going Ape Not Seen By Most

Working memory capacity influences attention spans

May 30, 2011·2 min read
The Human Brain, a Great OpportunistMental Health

The Human Brain, a Great Opportunist

Stick figures inform brain as much as photos

May 30, 2011·2 min read
Numbing Quality in Violent Video GamesMental Health

Numbing Quality in Violent Video Games

Reduced brain response to inappropriate violence leads to aggressive behaviors

May 30, 2011·1 min read
Stretch Away Rheumatoid Arthritis and Fibromyalgia Natural

Stretch Away Rheumatoid Arthritis and Fibromyalgia

Rheumatoid Arthritis and fibromyalgia patients live better with yoga

May 30, 2011·1 min read
Unbalanced Body and MindMental Health

Unbalanced Body and Mind

Bipolar mind-body connection may lead to new treatments

May 29, 2011·2 min read
Shake, Shake, Protein Shake! Natural

Shake, Shake, Protein Shake!

Grace your muscles with some protein after working out to age with grace

May 29, 2011·1 min read
Bye Bye Bad Memories, Hello Greener SidePrescription Drugs

Bye Bye Bad Memories, Hello Greener Side

Metryapone may erase bad memories

May 29, 2011·1 min read
Smiling Happy DaysMental Health

Smiling Happy Days

Sexual attractiveness study shows women do indeed prefer the prideful bad boys

May 29, 2011·2 min read
Bit By the Bug BluesHealth News

Bit By the Bug Blues

DEET trumped by a new insect repellent in the works at Vanderbilt University

May 29, 2011·1 min read
Sweet Wheat - Neat or Not?Natural

Sweet Wheat - Neat or Not?

Mutated wheat offers health benefits

May 28, 2011·1 min read
Beach Blanket Cancer BingoOTC

Beach Blanket Cancer Bingo

Malignant melanoma prevention begins with assessing moles and wearing sunscreen

May 28, 2011·1 min read
Do you Really Know if You're Depressed?Mental Health

Do you Really Know if You're Depressed?

Depression tool offers doctors way to know if you're still blue

May 28, 2011·2 min read
Brain Injury Begets a BeethovenHealth News

Brain Injury Begets a Beethoven

Brain injury releases a dormant ability which can inspire all

May 28, 2011·2 min read