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Health NewsPregnant Women Should Avoid Contact With BPA
Prenatal exposure to Bisphenol A can lead to asthmatic wheezing
Mental HealthChildren Get Better When Their Moms Feel Better
Helping Depressed Moms Helps her Children
Clinical TrialsKnowing the Outlook Could Improve the Outcome
Circulating tumor cells predict path of breast cancer
Prescription DrugsHigh Blood Pressure: A Good Sign?
Sunitinib helps kidney cancer patient's blood pressure
Prescription DrugsSteroid Creams for Eczema
Corticosteroid creams appear safe for children with eczema
Mental HealthMad Science
Schizophrenia's hyper-learning hypothesis
Prescription DrugsRein in Antibiotic Resistance
Breathing tube infections require only short-term course of antibiotics
Mental HealthDo Even More Children Have Autism?
Autism may be far more prevalent than once thought
Prescription DrugsHIV Drugs for Tropical Diseases
HIV-fighting drugs may help fight malaria and leishmaniasis
Health NewsGetting the Heart to Repair Itself
Stem cells can repair damaged heart tissue after heart attack
Health NewsKeep Your Feet Attached
Diabetics with damaged feet have amputation alternatives
Mental HealthQuicker Way to Know Sooner
5-minute autism spectrum disorder screening for infants
Health NewsSeeing Stroke with a Phone
Doctors were 90% accurate diagnosing stroke using an iPhone application
Health NewsFlooded Homes are Allergy Traps
Flooded carpet pads and damaged wall boards are irritants
FeaturesFire in the Joints
Living with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Mental HealthParents! Are Your Children Smoking?
Monitoring and informing your kids about smoking can be a preventative tool
Health NewsSave Your Ears
Doctors offer practical tips to avoid noise-related hearing loss
Prescription DrugsFDA Approves Drug for Advanced Pancreatic Cancer
Afinitor approved for treatment of progressive neuroendocrine tumors
Mental HealthGlobal Look at Bipolar Disorder
Better bipolar detection and treatment resources needed
Health NewsFDA issues first new rules under Food Safety Modernization Act
Rules to prevent potentially unsafe food from reaching consumers
Health NewsSeve Ballesteros Loses Fight with Brain Cancer
Spanish golfer dies after long battle with brain cancer
Prescription DrugsAvoid What's Ailin' You
Keep those inhalers handy to minimize allergies
Health NewsTwo Visits Are Better than One
Researchers find way to reduce risk of acute kidney injury in heart surgery patients
Prescription DrugsRed Rover Red Rover Asthma Pill Come Over
Leukotriene receptor antagonists (LTRAs) just as effective as inhalants