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Walgreens Helps 350,000 People Get Flu ShotsHealth News

Walgreens Helps 350,000 People Get Flu Shots

Walgreens makes huge donation to help provide flu vaccinations

December 21, 2010·2 min read
JFC International Inc. Recalls Uneviscerated CapelinFDA Alerts

JFC International Inc. Recalls Uneviscerated Capelin

Uneviscerated fish recalled in Brooklyn, NY

December 21, 2010·1 min read
Ohhhhhhh.....(fudge).Health News

Ohhhhhhh.....(fudge).

December is National Safe Toy and Gift Month

December 21, 2010·3 min read
Food Packagers Issue Recall of Upsides Orzo Toscano FDA Alerts

Food Packagers Issue Recall of Upsides Orzo Toscano

Products packaged by YNot Foods, Inc may have milk and soybean

December 21, 2010·1 min read
Update: YOURS TRULY Milk-Free Desserts RecallFDA Alerts

Update: YOURS TRULY Milk-Free Desserts Recall

Tofutti Brands Inc. has new products added to recall

December 21, 2010·2 min read
Moving Forward with MSHealth News

Moving Forward with MS

2010 marks watershed year in multiple sclerosis research

December 21, 2010·3 min read
Baked, not FriedHealth News

Baked, not Fried

Study shows most indoor-tanning users not aware of skin cancer, melanoma risks

December 21, 2010·3 min read
Breathing Therapy for Panic DisordersHealth News

Breathing Therapy for Panic Disorders

Controlled breathing is a good way to deal with panic disorder

December 21, 2010·4 min read
Autism's "Visual" Obstacles to IndependenceHealth News

Autism's "Visual" Obstacles to Independence

Autistic children lack visual skills necessary for independence

December 21, 2010·2 min read
Skip the Test, Study Your BrainHealth News

Skip the Test, Study Your Brain

Researchers say brain scans are more useful than standardized tests for dyslexics

December 21, 2010·5 min read
Infection Leads to...Depression?Health News

Infection Leads to...Depression?

Feeling down while sick may be a symptom, not a side effect

December 21, 2010·2 min read
Children Left BehindHealth News

Children Left Behind

Access to primary care for children is lacking many areas

December 21, 2010·1 min read
A-Grade Mother's MilkHealth News

A-Grade Mother's Milk

Children breastfed for six months or longer are likely to have improved acadamic performance

December 21, 2010·1 min read
Putting the Brakes on Parkinson's Health News

Putting the Brakes on Parkinson's

Researchers one step closer to cure for Parkinson's disease

December 21, 2010·3 min read
Prostate Cancer Cells Stopped in Their TracksHealth News

Prostate Cancer Cells Stopped in Their Tracks

Researchers demonstrate antibiotic prevents growth of prostate cancer cells

December 21, 2010·2 min read
Researchers Closer to Genital Cancer Cure, No Horsing AroundHealth News

Researchers Closer to Genital Cancer Cure, No Horsing Around

Scientists discover possible cause of and cure for genital cancer in horses

December 21, 2010·3 min read
Busted: Lupus Culprit UncoveredHealth News

Busted: Lupus Culprit Uncovered

Dendritic cells appear to play localized role in lupus-related tissue damage

December 21, 2010·2 min read
Echinacea to the Rescue? Not QuiteNatural

Echinacea to the Rescue? Not Quite

The dried root is only minimally effective at combatting the common cold

December 21, 2010·1 min read
Strict vs. Lenient Heart-Rate ControlHealth News

Strict vs. Lenient Heart-Rate Control

No advantage to strict, as opposed to lenient, heart-rate control in treating atrial fibrillation

December 21, 2010·1 min read
Race Shouldn't Make a Difference Health News

Race Shouldn't Make a Difference

... But it does: Black patients more likely to die of early-stage liver cancer than whites, Hispanics

December 21, 2010·1 min read
Some News That's Easy to SwallowHealth News

Some News That's Easy to Swallow

Study finds most people swallow, speak just fine after head-and-neck cancer therapy

December 21, 2010·1 min read
Food and FertilityHealth News

Food and Fertility

Early-life diet influences fertility, according to new study

December 21, 2010·1 min read
Not So Trivial Pursuit Mental Health

Not So Trivial Pursuit

Semantic memory increases initially in Alzheimer's disease and certain dementias: here's why

December 21, 2010·1 min read
Identifying RiskHealth News

Identifying Risk

Simple blood test can identify kidney disease patients at high risk for complications

December 21, 2010·3 min read