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Good News, Bad NewsHealth News

Good News, Bad News

Popular prostate-cancer therapy linked to bone decay

October 11, 2010·2 min read
Plan Ahead to Stop Putting It AwayHealth News

Plan Ahead to Stop Putting It Away

Prepared meals, incentivized weight-loss programs work

October 11, 2010·2 min read
Is More Chemotherapy Better?Health News

Is More Chemotherapy Better?

Breast cancer study sheds light on issue

October 11, 2010·1 min read
More Proof that Smoking is Bad for YouHealth News

More Proof that Smoking is Bad for You

...In case you needed any

October 11, 2010·3 min read
Platinium-Resistant Disease Drug Goes for the GoldClinical Trials

Platinium-Resistant Disease Drug Goes for the Gold

Hope for chemo-resistant ovarian cancer patients

October 11, 2010·3 min read
X-Ray Vision?Health News

X-Ray Vision?

Researchers discover how deaf develop superior vision

October 11, 2010·2 min read
Finally, Something that IBD Sufferers Can SwallowHealth News

Finally, Something that IBD Sufferers Can Swallow

Researchers develop inflammatory bowel disease treatment

October 11, 2010·3 min read
Working on the Night ShiftHealth News

Working on the Night Shift

Blood pressure medicine taken at night may work better

October 8, 2010·4 min read
Is it Better to Look Good or to Feel Good?Prescription Drugs

Is it Better to Look Good or to Feel Good?

Abbott agrees to withdraw its obesity drug Meridia

October 8, 2010·2 min read
Mom's 'Chill Pill' Could Also Alleviate Kid's AsthmaHealth News

Mom's 'Chill Pill' Could Also Alleviate Kid's Asthma

Stress in mothers shown to elevate children's asthma

October 8, 2010·2 min read
Americans Die Younger, but It's Not Why You ThinkHealth News

Americans Die Younger, but It's Not Why You Think

Obesity, smoking, traffic fatalities and homicide not culprits

October 8, 2010·4 min read
Breast Density Linked to Subsequent Cancer RiskHealth News

Breast Density Linked to Subsequent Cancer Risk

Disease more likely to develop in opposite breast

October 8, 2010·2 min read
Americans Suck at Sucking it InHealth News

Americans Suck at Sucking it In

Study compares American, British waist sizes, diabetes rates

October 8, 2010·3 min read
Peek-A-Boo, I See YouHealth News

Peek-A-Boo, I See You

Biologists determine structure of molecule found in HIV, cancer

October 8, 2010·3 min read
No Time for 'Taboos'Health News

No Time for 'Taboos'

A call for improvements to postmenopausal vaginal care

October 8, 2010·3 min read
What Could Antibiotics Possibly Do for Asthma?  Prescription Drugs

What Could Antibiotics Possibly Do for Asthma?

Researchers find some kids' attacks caused by bacteria

October 8, 2010·1 min read
Scared of Needles?Health News

Scared of Needles?

Study sheds light on opinions of vaccines' safety, efficacy

October 8, 2010·2 min read
What are Extroverts Hiding?Mental Health

What are Extroverts Hiding?

Patients' personalities can hinder depression detection

October 8, 2010·2 min read
Happy Kids Make Healthier Adults?Mental Health

Happy Kids Make Healthier Adults?

Childhood adversity may affect later physiological status

October 8, 2010·4 min read
Getting Cheeky with Lung CancerHealth News

Getting Cheeky with Lung Cancer

Cheek swabs may be new front in diagnosing lung cancer

October 8, 2010·3 min read
Pretty in PinkHealth News

Pretty in Pink

You've Not Come A Long Way, Baby

October 7, 2010·2 min read
Saturated Fat Getting a Bad Rap?Health News

Saturated Fat Getting a Bad Rap?

Rethinking saturated fat's role in cardiovascular disease

October 6, 2010·4 min read
Vitamin D Gets an 'F' for Bone-Density Increase in Kids Health News

Vitamin D Gets an 'F' for Bone-Density Increase in Kids

Supplements don't increase bone density in healthy children

October 6, 2010·2 min read
Closing in On Pre-eclampsia?Health News

Closing in On Pre-eclampsia?

Study reveals mechanism that raises blood pressure

October 6, 2010·3 min read