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Health NewsQuit Smoking with Exercise
Exercising can make nicotine cravings disappear
Prescription DrugsKeep Your New Kidney and Your Wallet
Kidney transplant patients benefit from Campath as much as more expensive drugs
Prescription DrugsNew Drugs Could Treat Half of Prostate Cancers
Prostate cancer breakthrough on horizon
Health NewsBeing Healthy Does Not Necessarily Just Mean Losing Weight
Eating Disorder Organizations encourage healthy lifestyle
Health NewsTime Out for Dry Mouth
Submandibular gland treatment helps treat xerostomia
Health NewsObesity Increases Hospital Costs
Obese patients have higher risk of costly surgical-site infections
Health NewsNo More Memory Like an Elephant
Alzheimer's memory loss with aging researched through hippocampus
Mental HealthThe Genetics of Depression
Scientists find DNA linked to depression
Mental HealthHappiness Not all it's Cracked up to be
Pursuit of happiness often backfires
Health NewsMore Men Need the Knife
Enlarged prostate may requite early surgical treatment
Health NewsOn Your Mark, Get Set, Know Your Risk
Heart disease risk later in life can be predicted by fitness levels
Mental HealthNew Wave in Predicting Serious Mental Illness
Schizophrenia patients have different brain waves
Mental HealthNo Clue it's Alzheimer's
Alzheimer's memory problems not always present in early onset
Mental HealthDriving Under the Influence of Depression
Teens with depression and anxiety tend to take risks on the road
Prescription DrugsTake the Pill or Go under the Knife?
Acid reflux controlled equally well by both drugs and surgery
Health NewsPoor Sleep Hits Below the Belt
Erectile dysfunction and urologic problems tied to sleep apnea, poor sleep
Prescription DrugsCan't Stub Your Big Toe While Sleeping - Can You?
Gout is a form of arthritis that often shows up in the big toe first
Health NewsChildren Cardiovascular Disease Risks
Cardiovascular disease risks are seen in children as young as 9 years old
Health NewsClose Counts in Horseshoes and Sleep Apnea
Continuous positive airway pressure therapy improves sleep apnea
Prescription DrugsFDA Drug Safety Communication: Rosiglitazone-containing Medicines
Avandia, Avandamet, and Avandaryl get restricted access
Health NewsPregnant Smoking Has Another Bad Effect
Smoking while pregnant impacts genetics
NaturalCOPD's Exercising Shines with Vitamin D
Vitamin D supplements plus exercise
Health NewsNational HIV Vaccine Awareness Day
Statement of Anthony S. Fauci, M.D. Director of NIH Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Prescription DrugsFDA approves Victrelis for Hepatitis C
Important new advance for patients with hepatitis C