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Worth Getting Over Your Fear of Needles ForHealth News

Worth Getting Over Your Fear of Needles For

Whooping cough could be curbed with immunizations

October 1, 2010·4 min read
Miracle or Mind Over Matter?Health News

Miracle or Mind Over Matter?

Faith linked to improved survival after liver transplant

October 1, 2010·2 min read
Finding May Improve Treatment for Schizophrenics Mental Health

Finding May Improve Treatment for Schizophrenics

Relationship between chemicals linked to psychosis

October 1, 2010·3 min read
Have You Seen the Muffin, Man?FDA Alerts

Have You Seen the Muffin, Man?

Rising Dough Bakery recalls walnut laden muffins

October 1, 2010·1 min read
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Aches and Pains and Twitches, Oh My!

How the Internet and TV can contribute to health anxiety

October 1, 2010·3 min read
Ease on Down the RoadHealth News

Ease on Down the Road

Plan to be safe when travelling with Diabetics

October 1, 2010·4 min read
Buyer Beware, Really AwareNatural

Buyer Beware, Really Aware

"Miracle" teatment turns into potent bleach

October 1, 2010·2 min read
Plausible DenialHealth News

Plausible Denial

Association between drinking tea, coffee and fewer brain tumors

October 1, 2010·4 min read
A Massage a Day Keeps the Doctor AwayHealth News

A Massage a Day Keeps the Doctor Away

Well, maybe just the high blood pressure

October 1, 2010·1 min read
Studying a New Treatment for Neuroblastoma Clinical Trials

Studying a New Treatment for Neuroblastoma

Immunotherapy seen as a good addition to chemo

October 1, 2010·4 min read
It Does a Body Good, Really GoodClinical Trials

It Does a Body Good, Really Good

Lifestyle changes (weightloss) decrease Diabetes factors and more

October 1, 2010·4 min read
Radiation Resistant Leukemia's Achilles Heel?Health News

Radiation Resistant Leukemia's Achilles Heel?

New research may have found way to blast leukemia

September 30, 2010·2 min read
Get Your Kid a Dog if He's Allergic to Dogs?Health News

Get Your Kid a Dog if He's Allergic to Dogs?

Dog ownership leads to reduced eczema in children with dog allergies

September 30, 2010·2 min read
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Preclinical Tests Look Good for New Parkinson's Drug

Health-related quality of life gets thumbs up

September 30, 2010·3 min read
Talking to Yourself: Not So Crazy After All Mental Health

Talking to Yourself: Not So Crazy After All

Inner voice plays role in self-controlling behaviors

September 30, 2010·2 min read
From Video Gamer to Laparoscopic Surgeon?Mental Health

From Video Gamer to Laparoscopic Surgeon?

Video gaming for hours prepares brain for bigger tasks

September 30, 2010·2 min read
Bipolar Teens More Sexually CompulsiveMental Health

Bipolar Teens More Sexually Compulsive

Manic phase of disorder more likely to spur sexual activity

September 30, 2010·3 min read
Rejection Doesn't Break Hearts, Just Slows Them Mental Health

Rejection Doesn't Break Hearts, Just Slows Them

Participants' heart rates fell in anticipation of other's opinions

September 30, 2010·2 min read
ADHD Might Be InheritedMental Health

ADHD Might Be Inherited

Study finds first direct evidence disorder could be genetic

September 30, 2010·4 min read
Early Intervention Reduces Odds of PTSD in KidsMental Health

Early Intervention Reduces Odds of PTSD in Kids

Approach improves communication, children's coping skills

September 30, 2010·2 min read
Overeating: A Vicious CircleHealth News

Overeating: A Vicious Circle

Obese try to compensate for reduced pleasure receptors

September 30, 2010·2 min read
Drinking Up to Fit In Health News

Drinking Up to Fit In

Study looks at why teens consume alcohol, drugs

September 30, 2010·2 min read
Well I'll Drink to That!Health News

Well I'll Drink to That!

More people are drinking alcohol than 20 years ago

September 30, 2010·3 min read
Suicides Down, But Not Because of AntidepressantsMental Health

Suicides Down, But Not Because of Antidepressants

Increased medicine sales not linked to lower suicide rate

September 30, 2010·2 min read