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Seeing is Believing Health News

Seeing is Believing

Recent developments in glaucoma research may lead to better treatments for this sight thief

January 5, 2011·2 min read
HPV Vaccination May be Your Best ShotHealth News

HPV Vaccination May be Your Best Shot

January is Cervical Health Awareness Month. Do you know how to lower your risk of cervical cancer?

January 5, 2011·2 min read
Timing is EverythingHealth News

Timing is Everything

Recent research developments offer quicker ways to diagnose cancer

January 5, 2011·3 min read
War's Effects on the BrainHealth News

War's Effects on the Brain

Post-traumatic stress has longer lasting effects than concussion, study finds

January 4, 2011·2 min read
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A Healthy Baby New Year

January is National Birth Defects Prevention Month

January 4, 2011·5 min read
Depression DNAHealth News

Depression DNA

Gene sequences in seratonin play a major role in depression

January 4, 2011·1 min read
Medical Scans Pose Higher Risk for ChildrenHealth News

Medical Scans Pose Higher Risk for Children

Children more frequently being exposed to radiation in medical scans

January 4, 2011·1 min read
Radiosurgery Makes WavesHealth News

Radiosurgery Makes Waves

Radiosurgery effective for treating trigeminal neuralgia in multiple sclerosis patients

January 4, 2011·1 min read
A Tale of Two TreatmentsPrescription Drugs

A Tale of Two Treatments

Age-related macular degeneration treatments equally effective

January 4, 2011·1 min read
Shocking News!Health News

Shocking News!

Bioelectrical therapy may hold promise for regenerative repairs, birth defects and cancer

January 4, 2011·1 min read
A Not-so-Grave Assessment Health News

A Not-so-Grave Assessment

Researchers identify chemical compound culprit in Graves' disease

January 4, 2011·1 min read
Deadly Damage from Decades PastHealth News

Deadly Damage from Decades Past

Radiation exposure in childhood increases thyroid cancer risk years later

January 4, 2011·1 min read
The Power of Positive-Airway Pressure Health News

The Power of Positive-Airway Pressure

Continuous positive-airway pressure shown to boost energy in sleep apnea patients

January 4, 2011·1 min read
Ceasing Cervical CancerHealth News

Ceasing Cervical Cancer

GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals helps launch Cervical Cancer-Free Indiana project

January 4, 2011·1 min read
Lung-Cancer Link: TB or not TB?Health News

Lung-Cancer Link: TB or not TB?

Study links TB to increased risk of lung cancer

January 4, 2011·1 min read
PETs Find The Damage of FIRESHealth News

PETs Find The Damage of FIRES

PET scans prove better than MRIs in understanding childhood epileptic condition called FIRES

January 4, 2011·1 min read
A Wheelchair that SeesHealth News

A Wheelchair that Sees

Researchers are developing an electric-powered wheelchair that adapts to different terrains

January 4, 2011·1 min read
Avoiding HPV: A Mother-Daughter ConversationHealth News

Avoiding HPV: A Mother-Daughter Conversation

College-aged women more likely to receive HPV vaccine if they've talked to mom about it

January 4, 2011·1 min read
New Standards for Prescription LabelsPrescription Drugs

New Standards for Prescription Labels

Campaign seeks to improve clearness of drug labels

January 3, 2011·1 min read
Prematurely Deciding Preterm Infants' HealthHealth News

Prematurely Deciding Preterm Infants' Health

A review of medical records shows current treatment of late-preterm babies can be harmful

January 3, 2011·1 min read
Winter Tips for the Indoor-Allergy SuffererHealth News

Winter Tips for the Indoor-Allergy Sufferer

Tips to avoid indoor allergies for the winter

January 3, 2011·1 min read
Sweet Sixteen Gone SourHealth News

Sweet Sixteen Gone Sour

Most bad lifestyle habits are in place by the age of 16

January 3, 2011·1 min read
Cumberland Pharmaceuticals Injection RecallFDA Alerts

Cumberland Pharmaceuticals Injection Recall

Injection vials recalled due to particulates in product

January 3, 2011·2 min read
Hardly a Shot in the DarkHealth News

Hardly a Shot in the Dark

Though a proven deterrent against cervical cancer, few young women take HPV vaccine

January 3, 2011·2 min read