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Working out to Supplement Your SupplementHealth News

Working out to Supplement Your Supplement

Vitamin D, calcium supplements do not appear to benefit men against osteoporosis

January 31, 2011·1 min read
Referee a Food-Safe Super Bowl PartyHealth News

Referee a Food-Safe Super Bowl Party

How to prevent foodborne illness for your Super Bowl bash

January 30, 2011·3 min read
Shocking, Arresting News Health News

Shocking, Arresting News

Shockable cardiac arrests more common in public than in home: study

January 30, 2011·1 min read
Some Noise About Internal Alarm ClocksHealth News

Some Noise About Internal Alarm Clocks

Researchers discover mechanism that makes internal alarm (circadian rhythm) clocks tick

January 29, 2011·2 min read
Stroke Drug May Help Dialysis Patients Health News

Stroke Drug May Help Dialysis Patients

Clot-dissolving drug used to treat stroke appears to lower catheter complications for dialysis patients

January 28, 2011·1 min read
Life, Lemons and Lemonade Mental Health

Life, Lemons and Lemonade

Depression not as prevalent among cancer sufferers as thought

January 28, 2011·1 min read
Life-Saving Surgery Now Less DeadlyHealth News

Life-Saving Surgery Now Less Deadly

Risk of stroke during or following bypass surgery continues to decline

January 28, 2011·1 min read
Who's Eating the Good Stuff?Natural

Who's Eating the Good Stuff?

Study examines the characteristic of pregnant women who eat organic foods and the kinds of food they eat

January 28, 2011·2 min read
RoboTeacherHealth News

RoboTeacher

Robot helps children learn how to operate wheelchairs

January 28, 2011·1 min read
Run for Your Life Health News

Run for Your Life

Studies look at how running short and long-distances affects the body

January 28, 2011·2 min read
Boy Scouts No Longer NeededHealth News

Boy Scouts No Longer Needed

Osteoarthritis patients more able to cross streets before the light changes based on their activity levels

January 28, 2011·1 min read
Men Have Bigger Hearts than WomenHealth News

Men Have Bigger Hearts than Women

At least men who have undergone aortic valve replacement surgery

January 28, 2011·1 min read
Follow-up Therapy Shown to Improve Lymphoma Survival RatesHealth News

Follow-up Therapy Shown to Improve Lymphoma Survival Rates

Antibody therapy for two years following standard care appears to improve survival in lymphoma patients

January 28, 2011·1 min read
Itchy Skin, Eat a Handful of NutsHealth News

Itchy Skin, Eat a Handful of Nuts

Discovery links omega-6 fatty acids to fight against dermatitis

January 28, 2011·1 min read
Birth Defects: Get In the KnowHealth News

Birth Defects: Get In the Know

January is National Birth Defects Prevention Month

January 28, 2011·2 min read
Feeling Sad? Switch to Olive OilMental Health

Feeling Sad? Switch to Olive Oil

Study suggests trans-fats and saturated fats contribute to depression risk

January 28, 2011·2 min read
Schooled on Local Food BenefitsHealth News

Schooled on Local Food Benefits

Schools stand to benefit children, their own institutions and local farmers with local-food programs

January 28, 2011·1 min read
Road to Alzheimer's Research Paved with Good IntentionsMental Health

Road to Alzheimer's Research Paved with Good Intentions

A panel of Alzheimer's disease experts recommends organizing research efforts

January 28, 2011·1 min read
Saving All the "Bubble Boys"Health News

Saving All the "Bubble Boys"

Screening newborns for SCID, an immunodeficiency disorder, improves survival rates

January 28, 2011·2 min read
Running Injuries Running HighHealth News

Running Injuries Running High

The number of running-related injuries among children is on the rise

January 28, 2011·1 min read
Job Training: Preparing for the WorstHealth News

Job Training: Preparing for the Worst

The more interactive the training, the bigger the reduction of injury and death for dangerous jobs

January 27, 2011·1 min read
Kids Need Z'sHealth News

Kids Need Z's

Study links insufficient, disorganized sleep in kids to higher risk of obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular disease

January 27, 2011·1 min read
Improving Quality of Pediatric SurgeryHealth News

Improving Quality of Pediatric Surgery

Assessing surgical patient outcomes and identifying complications will help save lives

January 27, 2011·1 min read
Diabetes: It Isn't Getting BetterHealth News

Diabetes: It Isn't Getting Better

Number of Americans with diabetes and prediabetes is on the rise

January 27, 2011·4 min read