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May 26, 2012

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	News Archive AIDS & HIV Gel protecting women from the AIDS virus may be available by 2010 Combo Therapy Fights AIDS-Linked Lymphoma AIDS drugs show prevention promise Once-a-Day AIDS Pill Could Be Ready Soon Poor Results End AIDS Therapy Study False Positives From HIV Test World AIDS Day National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day FDA Clearance for Triage D-Dimer Test Microbicides Research for AIDS prevention Allergies Wet, mild winter may cause problems for allergy sufferers Nine Percent of Children May Outgrow their Tree Nut Allergies Cats and Allergies Nasal Cream May Help Hayfever Alternative Health Yoga is effective in treating low back pain Acupuncture Effectiveness Cilantro Can Kill Food Poisoning Bacteria Alzheimer's Disease Folates More Effective In Limiting Alzheimer's Disease Risk Than Antioxidants, Other Nutrients Treatment Switch Is Beneficial For Women With Early Breast Cancer Nursing Home Residents With Alzheimer's Aren't Getting Vision Corrected New Hope For Alzheimer's Vaccine Two Agents Fail To Fight Off Alzheimer's New Drug Shows Promise in Alzheimer's Patients No Cure Yet for Mind-robbing Alzheimer's New Alzheimer's Detection Test Arthritis Rheumatoid arthritis drug is approved Study Links Low Selenium Levels With Higher Risk Of Osteoarthritis New Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug Promises Improved Treatment Option Earlier Detection for Osteoarthritis Christmas Tree Bark May Fight Arthritis Cox 2 Inhibitors Artificial Joint aids Arthritis Asthma A newly recognized type of immune cell may play an important role in causing asthma Two-drug treatment may block source of asthma and chronic bronchitis Vitamin Supplement Could Help Treatment-Resistant Asthma New Study On Childhood Asthma Shows Home-Based Interventions Are Cost-Effective Removing Tonsils May Help Kids with Asthma FDA Rules Asthma Drugs Can Stay on the Market Asthma and How to Try to Prevent Blood Combination Therapy to Help Increased Blood Pressure Blood Substitute Brain Tumors Certain chemicals in the blood may indicate brain injury Retraining the brain Research Shows Potential Treatment For Brain Cancer Breast Cancer Some benign breast lesions could be dangerous Pain killer fights breast cancer by targeting key enzyme Flaw seen in genetic test for breast cancer risk Breast asymmetry predicts breast cancer Regular use of selective COX-2 inhibitors decreases risk of breast cancer Gene Variation Affects Tamoxifen's Benefit For Breast Cancer Study Links Dairy Products To Moderate Breast Cancer Risk Reduction Radiotherapy Improves 15-Year Survival After Breast-Conserving Surgery Low-Dose Chemotherapy Plus Anti-Angiogenesis Drug Has Activity In Advanced Breast Cancer Young Women Who Smoke Have a Higher Risk of Breast Cancer Cervical cancer elimination focus of national public health summit New Breast Cancer Treatment Works By Super-Heating Tumor Cells Mammograms Validated As Key In Cancer Fight An Experimental Breast Cancer Drug Is Showing Promising Results Handheld Device Could Detect Breast Cancer An Experimental Breast Cancer Drug Is Showing Promising Results Digital Mammograms Better At Detecting Breast Cancer New Way To Assess Risk Of Breast Cancer Recurrence New Weapon In Breast Cancer Fight Breast Cancer And Exercise Study Of Breast Cancer Patients Finds Benefit In Low-Fat Diets Data Back Breast Cancer Therapies More Reason Than Ever for Women to Stay Out of Smoke Filled Rooms Chemotherapy in Older Women With Breast Cancer Can Fruits and Vegetables Fight Breast Cancer? Kelp May Reduce Hormone Level Related to Breast Cancer Breast MRI for Cancer Detection Exercise Boosts Recovery From Breast Cancer Digital Mammography Cancer Considering age when deciding on cancer treatments Low vitamin D levels associated with increased total cancer incidence Trial shows vaccine against cervical cancer provides long-term protection Extra belly fat raises colon cancer risk in women Ginger causes ovarian cancer cells to die Genes may help guide lung cancer care Study finds no cancer link to sweetener Benefit of chemotherapy in breast cancer depends on estrogen-receptor status Benign lumps can sometimes put women at higher risk for breast cancer An experimental test may catch oral cancer early Trial shows vaccine against cervical cancer provides long-term protection Low vitamin D levels associated with increased total cancer incidence Cervical cancer breakthrough? Pepper component hot enough to trigger suicide in prostate cancer cells Scientists one step closer to cancer vaccine National colorectal cancer awareness month Infection with human papillomavirus may be associated with an increased risk of skin cancer FDA approves head and neck cancer treatment Stem cells may be key to cancer Scientists make headway in cancer research A simple test can find bladder cancer in its earliest stages FDA approves new treatment for gastrointestinal and kidney cancer Supplemental radiation therapy beneficial for stage 1 endometrial cancer White blood cell count, inflammation linked to cancer deaths Palliative radiation actually a cure for some lung cancer patients New Drug Lets Thyroid Cancer Patients Avoid Nasty Side Effects During Treatment Mayo Clinic Finds Aggressive Surgery Best Option for Advanced-stage Ovarian Cancer Patients Statins Don't Lower Cancer Risk Newer Cancer Drugs Beat Tamoxifen High Doses Of Vitamin D Can Reduce The Risk Of Developing Some Common Cancers By As Much As 50 Eating Fiber Does Not Reduce Risk Of Colon Cancer Pre-Treating Rogue Cancer Cells With Aspirin Cripples Their Resistance To Targeted Therapy Drinking Tea Associated With Lower Risk Of Ovarian Cancer Chemotherapy After Surgery Extends Survival For Patients With Advanced Endometrial Cancer Women Still Face Cervical Cancer Risk After Pre-Cancerous Cell Removal Easing The Psychological Impact Of Cancer With Massage Therapy Vitamin D, Taxotere Combination Extends The Lives Of Men With Advanced Prostate Cancer Easing The Psychological Impact Of Cancer With Massage Therapy Benefits Of Longer-Term Tamoxifen Use May Take Years To Appear Conference Includes Several Findings On When To Use Radiation To Treat Cancers A New Experimental Drug Is Showing Success Against Ovarian Cancer Tour Of Hope Rider Profile Pomegranates May Help Fight Prostate Cancer Just One To Four Cigarettes Daily Triples Risk Of Dying Of Heart Disease Or Lung Cancer Study Finds Tarceva Benefits Older Lung Cancer Patients High-Dose Radiation Reduces Risk Of Prostate Cancer Recurrence Does Melatonin Help To Increase Cancer Survival Rates? Symptoms Of Ovarian Cancer Often Unrecognized Study Suggests Protein May Be Early Warning For Ovarian Cancer Potent Spice Works To Block Growth Of Melanoma In Lab Test Early Prostate Cancer Screening May Reduce Mortality Rate New approach works against leukemia, lymphoma Saliva Test May Help Detect Oral Cancer Early Study: Harmless Virus Kills Some Cancers For Individuals With Family History Of Lung Cancer, Risk Greater For Blacks Than Whites Transplantation Of Sperm Stem Cells Restores Fertility After Chemotherapy Women And Colon Cancer Radical Prostatectomy Versus Watchful Waiting In Early Prostate Cancer Keyhole Surgery Set To Become The New Gold Standard For Colon Cancer Treatment Huge Genome Project Is Proposed To Fight Cancer Heavy Consumption of Processed Meats May Increase Pancreatic Cancer Risk Statins May Halve Advanced Prostate Cancer Risk Help in supporting the siblings of young cancer patients Electronic Nose Capable Of Sniffing Out Early Traces Of Lung Cancer Vaccine Against Cervical Cancer And Genital Warts Shows Promise 'Inoperable' Advanced Prostate Cancer May Be Operable, Curable Call for Changes in Colorectal Cancer Screening of African Americans Cancer cells put into deep sleep Fewer Men are Getting Screened for Colon Cancer Plant Derivative Attacks The Roots Of Leukemia Carrot Compound Reduces Cancer Risk Calcium May Protect Women From Cancer Single Fecal Test Inadequate for Detecting Colon Cancer Colon Cancer Screenings on the Decline New Technique to Detect Cancer Spread Skin Cancer Prevention New Combined PET/CT Scanner Shows Significant Improvement Over CT & PET in Staging Tumors Gene Switch Can "Turn Off Cancer" Tour of Hope Dogs Sniff Out Bladder Cancer Certain Foods Can Prevent Cancers of the Gut Cancer Vaccine Trial Is Promising More Americans Surviving Cancer than in the 1970's Optical Wand to Detect Cervical Cancer Children's Health New device to detect lazy eye in kids Helping kids make healthy lifestyle choices Diet changes could curb bedwetting Use of drug to treat ADHD in children opposed New study suggests use of combination vaccines may improve immunization coverage rates in infants New study suggests use of combination vaccines may improve immunization coverage rates in infants It's important for parents to properly prepare their young athletes for spring sports competition Rotavirus vaccine urged for babies Recent death prompts renewed search for Simplicity Cribs with Graco logo The part of the brain that deals with understanding emotion functions differently in autistic children FDA approves anti-diarrhea vaccine for babies FDA recalls liquid filled teethers Cheerleading Injuries Increasing New Vaccine For Rotavirus SUVs No Safer For Kids Than Cars New Treatments Are Improving The Lives Of Inner-City Kids With Asthma Babies Are Being Given Inappropriate Doses Of Over The Counter Cold Medicines Are Increased Levels Of Testosterone Tied To SIDS? Preschool Teaches Kids About Proper Nutrition Children In Car Crashes Should Be Monitored For Acute Stress Symptoms, Whether Injured Or Not How To Recognize The Symptoms Of The Respiratory Virus RSV How Young Can You Start Potty Training? Lead Found In Children's Lunchboxes How To Determine When Kids Should Stay Home From School Separate Beds Are Urged For Babies; Pacifiers Recommended Students In Dorms Prone To Meningitis, Getting Vaccinated Pediatricians May Fail To Diagnose Obesity In Kids Littlest Victims, Biggest Losses Eating A Healthy Lunch, With Limited Sugar, Can Help Children Do Better In School Safety Caps Aren't Childproof Back To School Exercise Recommendations Keeping Children In Back Seat Cuts Road Deaths Beverage Industry Is Recommending Limiting The Availability Of Soft Drinks In Schools Center To Provide Donated Human Milk Specific Regions of Brain Implicated in Anorexia Nervosa Dangers Associated With Hot Vehicles Abuse Of Prescription Drugs Widespread, Especially Among Teens Study: More Milk Means More Weight Gain Breastfeeding As Good For Children's Blood Pressure As Exercise, Salt Restriction Trampoline Injuries On The Rise Celiac Disease And Children Follow-Up Testing Among Children With Elevated Screening Blood Lead Levels Recall Of Children's Folding Chairs Calcium in Children and Young Adults Children Are Undervaccinated A New Prosthesis, the Repiphysis Implant Whooping Cough Outbreak Underscores Need for Child Immunizations Recall of Metal Toy Jewelry Sold in Vending Machines Fireworks Safety b/c Holiday Blasts Can Be Dangerous Children's Medicine Vaccinating newborn babies might be possible FDA informs public of nationwide infant formula recall Counseling children about skin cancer important, but rarely done The Most Common Medications Used To Treat Strep Throat Aren't As Effective As Newer Antibiotics Expandable Prosthetic Titanium Rib Surgery On Boy With Thoracic Insufficiency Syndrome FDA Advising Of Risk Of Birth Defects With Paxil Expandable Prosthetic Titanium Rib Surgery On Boy With Thoracic Insufficiency Syndrome March of Dimes Prematurity Awareness Day Scientists Report Breakthrough In Down Syndrome Research FDA Approves Drug To Help Short Children Grow A Better Screening Test For Infant Iron Deficiency Blood Stem Cell Transplant From A Relative Is A Better Option For Children With Leukemia Doctors Save Baby's Life With Miniature Pacemaker 'Watch And Wait' - A Shift In Approach To Kids' Ear Infections Doctors Separate Legs Of "Mermaid" Baby Help Daughters Prevent Osteoporosis Cold & Flu Bird flu no immediate threat H5N1 avian flu vaccine induces immune responses in healthy adults U.S. to increase testing of wild birds for avian flu Bird flu may hit the US in 6 months Second bird flu vaccine in development How to tell the difference between cold and flu Cold and Flu updates Bird Flu Jitters Across Europe New Cough Guidelines Urge Adult Whooping Cough Vaccine Bird Flu Virus Developing Resistance To Tamiflu Bird Flu Vaccine Tests Promising Tracking The Avian Flu Around The World Wide-Spread Use Of Intranasal Flu Vaccine Does Not Show Unexpected Serious Risks Scientists Say The Bird Flu Virus Is Mutating The Anti-Viral Drug Tamiflu May Not Be Effective Against Avian Flu Sinusitis Is Common Yet Often Overlooked Cause Of Chronic Cough U.S. Poultry Supply In Safe Hands Bush Proposes Readiness Plan For Flu Pandemic Experts Fear Bird Flu Could Be Like Spanish Flu Britain Reports Case Of Avian Flu In Animal -- No Humans United Nations Officials Fear Bird Flu Going To East Africa There may be a repeat of last year's flu shot shortage Whooping Cough Vaccine Effective In Adolescents And Adults Virulent Strain Of Bird Flu Raising Concerns Of A Global Pandemic Experts Unlock Clues To Spread Of 1918 Flu Virus New Flu Vaccine For Adults Approved Hoping To Avoid Repeat Of Flu Vaccine Shortage Working to Protect People From the Bird flu Restrictions on Flu Shots Have Eased Chicken Soup for the Fever Is Your Desk Making You Sick? HHS Purchases 1.2 Million Doses of Flu Vaccine Rapid Flu Test Cystic Fibrosis FDA Approves First DNA-Based Test To Detect Cystic Fibrosis Dental Osteoporosis Drug May Ward Off Periodontal Disease Raisins as a Functional Food for Oral Health Diabetes Scientists make major finding on potential cure for type 1 diabetes Diabetes Alert Day Portable machine allows patients to do dialysis at home Bioengineering team successfully growing insulin-producing cells in lab FDA approves first ever inhaled insulin combination product for treatment of diabetes Tight Glucose Control Cuts Heart Disease By Half In Type 1 Diabetes A New Blueprint To Aid Physicians In Predicting Risk For Type 1 Diabetes Clinical Trials Test New Treatment Of Type-1 Diabetes Two New Type-2 Diabetes Treatments Show Promise FDA Panel Backs Drug For Type 2 Diabetes Inhaled Insulin Passes Key Step New Compound May Reduce Risk Of Vision Loss In Diabetics Gestational Diabetes Study Suggests Antibiotic May Limit Or Prevent Vision Problems Caused By Diabetes Fiber Supplements May Lower Cardiovascular Risk In Type 2 Diabetics Mother Cures Daughter of Diabetes ADA Tour de Cure Compound May Help Prevent Diabetes In Fast-Food Fans Diabetes Among Older Americans Cost $133.5 Billion in 1990s New Patch Being Developed for Diabetic Foot Ulcers Diabetic Pump Recall Digestion IBS Study Shows That Targeted Antibiotics Lead To Long-Lasting Improvement In Symptoms FDA Has Approved Remicade For The Treatment Of Ulcerative Colitis Stomach Acid-Suppressive Medications Associated With Pneumonia Risk Epilepsy What Is Epilepsy? Epilepsy surgery successful for alleviating seizures over the long term Eye Health New device to detect lazy eye in kids Eye infections may be tied to a solution for contact lenses Fungal infection among contact lens wearers can cause blindness Dietary Intake Of Antioxidants Associated With Reduced Risk Of Age-Related Macular Degeneration Bacterium Present In Eyes With 'Wet' Age-Related Macular Degeneration Eyes May Provide Window To Future Strokes Eyes Need Sunblock Too Eye Concerns Has Pfizer Changing Viagra Labels Artificial Cornea Restores Vision A Glimmer of Hope in Treating Macular Degeneration What Is Quality of Vision? Contact Lens Consumer Act Lab Grown Corneas Could Help the Blind See Exercise Register Online for the Discovery Health Channel National Body Challenge Visceral fat build-up is the high cost of inactivity Study Cautions Runners To Limit Water Intake Regular Exercise Can Strengthen Mind Walking at Any Pace is a Health Benefit Death by Exercise Takes Many Men General Health Variations in a gene may be linked to brain aneurysms Antibiotic, Tequin, being withdrawn from the market due to reports of serious blood sugar complications FDA warns about overconsumption of fish containing mercury pollution B vitamin does not prevent risk of stroke and heart attack, contrary to popular belief Mumps spreading across Midwest An implanted microchip to control the release of drugs in the body The acupuncture facelift FDA panel rejects black box warnings on ADHD drugs Jewelry recalled for lead danger Successfully treating depression often requires trying different drugs A new device is helping the spine heal by cooling it down Trained monkeys help care for quadriplegics Eleven patients died while taking Alzheimer’s disease drug Aricept during a clinical trial Medication reduces major bleeding, the main side effect of blood thinners used to treat Acute Coronary Syndromes Vaccinated adults less likely to die from pneumonia New evidence suggests statins could prove useful in treating MS Cells in mucus from lungs of high-risk patients can predict tumor development Probiotic microbes could be a key to good health New study reveals promising osteoporosis treatment Concern over Ambien and driving Study indicates dramatic rise in antibiotic-resistant community-acquired staph infections Remicade may help treat psoriasis FDA approves patch for depression Goats injected with human DNA produce a critical human protein in their milk that can save lives Cocoa intake linked to lower blood pressure, reduced risk of death New study shows xenon gas safe in surgery and could help stop nerve damaging illnesses New research, treatments announced at World Parkinson Congress Intergenerational daycare good medicine for children and seniors New insight into cause of Crohn's disease Bird Flu Economic Cost Estimated at 4.4 Trillion Dollars Chocolate has many healthy benefits, but just how healthy is it? Is there a genetic predisposition to anorexia? FDA report details 25 ADHD drug deaths Connective tissue cells from lungs fused with heart muscle to form biological pacemaker Scientists are working on a method to enable doctors to identify disease even before symptoms appear Common food preservative might provide treatment for cystic fibrosis How to Protect Yourself from Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Food Labels Now Required To Mention Trans Fat, Allergens No Evidence That Hangover Cures Work Soap And Water Work Best In Ridding Hands Of Disease Viruses FDA Warns Consumers About Miracle II Neutralizer And Miracle II Neutralizer Gel Drug Products Study Suggests Caffeine Can Help Liver FDA Approves First Test To Screen For West Nile Virus In Donors Of Blood, Organs, Cells And Tissues Caffeine May Improve Our Memory Fatal Bacteria Illness Spreading FDA Approves First Test To Screen For West Nile Virus In Donors Of Blood, Organs, Cells And Tissues Stress Interferes With Problem-Solving; Beta-Blocker May Help A Meaty, Salty, Starchy Diet May Impact Chronic Lung Disease 'Good' Bacteria Could Save Patients From Infection Infection By Deadlier Ones Tiny Robots May Change The Future Of Surgery Five Amish Children Have Been Diagnosed With Polio In Minnesota Doctors Find Therapy To Heal Damaged Vocal Chords 'Good' Bacteria Could Save Patients From Infection Infection By Deadlier Ones A Sensor In The Mouth Promotes Preference For Fatty Foods FDA Warns Against Cherry Claims Emergency Physician Warns Of Post-Katrina Disease And Illness Genetic Cause Of Speech Defect Discovered Katrina Floodwaters Not As Toxic To Humans As Previously Thought Eating Fish Associated With Slower Cognitive Decline Miraculous Help For Wounded Vets Opening Wide For New Clues About Lupus MS Drug Shows Promising Results Researchers Show Key Protein Necessary For Normal Development And Regulation Of Red Blood Cells FDA Proposes Additional 'Mad Cow' Safeguards Steps Towards Making Human Lungs Bionic Arms Replace Lost Limbs Rita Causing Flashbacks For Katrina Survivors Soy Food Consumption May Reduce The Risk Of Bone Fracture The Psychological Impact Of Hurricane Katrina Katrina Leaves Toxic Bathtub Coffee Is Number One Source Of Antioxidants Quickie Workouts Over-Promise, But Any Exercise Better Than None The Placebo Effect Is Much More Than Psychological Fingernail Test For Bone Disease Substituting Blood Transfusions Stent Used To Repair Aortic Aneurysms Pain-Sensing Nerves Respond To The Sulfur-Based Chemicals In Garlic Pro Football Tackles Heatstroke FDA Places Restrictions On Accutane Celebrex Gets Strong Label Warnings Possible Change In The Politics Of Stem Cell Research Tips For Preventing Heat-Related Illness Pumps Recalled Due To Life-Threatening Failures Laparoscopic Surgery Associated With Reduced Inflammatory Response FDA issues nationwide health alert on orange juice products Insight Millennium, A New Back Device CT Significantly Reduces the Need for Appendectomy Multi-drug Resistant TB Persists in California Cranberry Juice Inactivates Intestinal Viruses Supreme Court Ruling On Medical Marijuana Experimental Shingle Vaccine Hand Gestures Linked To Better Speakers Headaches New Advances In Migraine Treatment Are Offering Hope Weather Can Trigger Migranes Health & Beauty Plastic Surgery for Teenagers New Efforts Underway for Some Oral Surgeons to Perform Cosmetic Surgery More Men Having Plastic Surgery Heart Health Patients with severe sleep-disordered breathing have high odds of abnormal heart rhythms Man-made heart tissue improves cardiac performance Drinking lots of coffee doesn't harm heart Study finds that seeing plaque buildup prompts patients to comply with medications Researchers zero in on diagnosing sometimes fatal heart rhythm disorder Researchers zero in on diagnosing sometimes fatal heart rhythm disorder CT scanning is poised to revolutionize heart care, by catching problems early without an invasive test Lowering cholesterol early in life protects against heart disease later Cholesterol drug Crestor reverses heart disease Early blood pressure treatment may postpone true hypertension Studies suggest B vitamins don't prevent heart attacks Aspirin to prevent heart disease is beneficial in a wider range of men Anti-depressant use associated with increased risk for heart patients Noninvasive test for heart disease risk Man-made heart tissue improves cardiac performance Unraveling myths about heart disease Studies focus on heart health-oral health connection Statins, beta-blockers lessen heart attack risk Diuretics reduce risk of death from congestive heart failure Women wear red to raise awareness for heart disease Women suffer from a different form of heart disease One in Five Patients on Diuretics Have Abnormal Sodium and Potassium Levels Higher Intake of Vegetable Protein Associated with Lower Blood Pressure Use of Amino Acid Supplement Following a Heart Attack Provides No Benefit, May Be Harmful Men With Erectile Dysfunction Have Increased Risk For Cardiovascular Events Traditional Risk-Factor Scoring Misses One-Third Of Women Vulnerable To Coronary Heart Disease Journal: Merck Hid Bad Vioxx Outcomes Hole In Heart Does Not Make Stroke Inevitable Uncontrolled High Blood Pressure Means More Cognitive Problems In Old Age People With Heart Failure At Significant Increase For Death From Stroke American Heart Association Changes CPR Guidelines Sweat Is Good Indicator Heart Attack May Be Coming Riding Roller Coasters May Actually Be Death-Defying For People With Heart Disease Drug May Give Some Cardiac Protection After Heart Attack Some Patients On Beta Blockers Should Not Be Lipitor Failed To Help Heart Attack Patients Significantly More Than Moderate Doses Of Zocor Increasing Dietary Protein And Monounsaturated Fat Can Lower Blood Pressure And Cholesterol, Improving Heart Health Shortness Of Breath Without Chest Pain Can Signal Presence Of High-Risk Heart Disease Diuretics can help control blood pressure Musical Training Might Be Good For The Heart Lipitor Approved for Diabetics With Heart Risks http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2005-09/acoc-csh090105.php Pump assists left ventricle, heart's main pumping chamber Over-the-Counter Painkillers Linked to High Blood Pressure Women's Heart Health May Benefit More From Hugs Than Men's Hostility May Be Hard On Women's Hearts Too Surgery Ups Survival With Common Heart Ailment Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy, The Silent Killer Of Young Athletes FDA Approves Pfizer's Revatio As Treatment For Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Cardiac Devices May Need Replacing Diuretics Work Better than Newer Medicines for High Blood Pressure Cranberry Juice May Reduce Heart Disease Risk Chocolate Has Health Benefits Heart Valve Implanted Without Surgery Simple Blood Test May Help To Predict Cardiovascular Risk In Older Women Sleeve May Help HEart Patients Bat Saliva May Stop Strokes Major Hypertension Trial Shows Cardiovascular Benefits Using New Drug Combination Ultrasound-Enhanced Systemic Thrombolysis for Acute Ischemic Stroke Heavy Drinking Raises the Risk of Early Death After Heart Attack Heart Drug for African Americans Heart Health Tied to Social, Psychological Factors Olive Oil Decreases Heart Disease Depression After Heart Surgery FDA Approves OTC Automatic External Defibrillator Chocolate for Heart Health New Stent Treatment for Peripheral Artery Disease Symptoms of a Heart Attack Stress and Your Risk of Cardiac Disease Cardiac Rehab Improves Survival After Heart Attack FDA Approves New Stent System to Help Prevent Stroke Women Heart Health Cyroblation Helps Heart Patients Stem Cells Promise Stroke Therapy Stem Cells May Help Repair the Heart Eating Fish Can Reduce the Risk of Abnormal Heart Rhythms Stem Cells Are Effective for Heart Patients The FDA Approves the Da Vinci Heart Device Metabolic Syndrome Increases Risk of Heart Disease What's the Latest on Men's Heart Health? Hepatitis FDA Approves New Treatment for Chronic Hepatitis B Kidney Shock wave therapy for kidney stones linked to increased risk of diabetes, hypertension Double transplants may offer one solution to short supply of donated kidneys Kidney cancer patients may be over-treated Study finds risk to kidneys in drug that limits bleeding New Treatment For Lupus Patients With Kidney Problems Experimental Drug Preserves Transplanted Kidneys, Avoids Toxic Side Effects Portable System Offers Dialysis Patients 'Liberating' Changes Age Shouldn't be a Factor in Kidney Transplantation, Researchers Say Warning Signs/Risk Factors for Kidney Disease Medical Procedure Outpatient angioplasty more common Surgery Can Make Voice Sound Younger FDA Approves Artificial Heart Robots in Hospitals Full Body Scans - The Dangers and Risks Eye Surgery FDA Approves SonoPrep, Painless Needle Virtual Colonoscopy Computer Mapping Helping Surgeons Before Surgery Medicine Reduce bloating and excess gas with a common antibiotic F.D.A. allows some patients to resume MS drug Prescribing medication that will best suit your genetic profile Antibiotic eardrops better than pills at treating middle ear infections Update to information inserts included with medications Ibuprofen May Protect Against Parkinson's Ephedra Ban Lifted By U.S. District Judge Salk Polio Vaccine Celebrates 50th Anniversary Pfizer To Withdraw Bextra From The Market Aspirin's Potential Ability To Prevent Colon Polyps May Not Apply Equally To All U.S. Marshalls Seize Paxil and Avandamet Doctors Have More Authority in Prescribing Certain Drugs Many Overdosing on Over the Counter Drugs Men's Health Older men with early prostate cancer survived longer with treatment vs. observation Virus could be key to prostate cancer Viagra Improves Urinary Tract Symptoms In Men With Erectile Dysfunction Mental Health Older Anti-Psychotics Are As Risky For Elderly As New Ones Controversial, Costly Device May Help Hard-To-Treat Depression Little Difference Found In Schizophrenia Drugs New Warning for Strattera FTC Targets Products that Say They Affect the Stress Hormone Cortisol What Is Epilepsy? Newsweek Health For Life Issue regarding Combination Therapy Cut Stress by Cutting Sugar Muscular Dystrophy Hopes Of Simple Blood Test For MS Nutrition Mushrooms are unlikely source of Vitamin D Calcium supplements may prevent fractures in elderly women who take them regularly Fire Up That Bar-B-Q! But Be Aware Of What You May Be Cooking Up USDA's New Food Pyramid The Mediterranean Diet Boosts Life Expectancy Frozen Spinach Retains Carotenoid Power For Longer Than Fresh New Study Finds Actual Carb Consumption Is Higher Than Expected Folic Acid Vitamin Use Reaches All-Time High New Study Suggests Link Between Maternal Diet and Childhood Certain Fruits & Vegetables May Prevent Vision Loss Fish in Lakes High in Mercury, EPA Warns Endometriosis & Diet New Guidelines for Cholesterol Set Doctors Warn About Proper Potassium Intake Vitamin D Definciency Called Major Health Risk Genetically Altered Plants to Produce Health-promoting Substances Obesity Prevalence of overweight children, teens and men in US continues to rise Lap band surgery helps overweight people shed pounds better than a low-calorie diet Viruses may contribute to obesity After Gastric Bypass Surgery, Important To Check Vitamin B1 Deficiency CDC Clearing The Confusion Over Obesity Epidemic of Liver Disease Linked to Obesity Obesity May Lead to Brain Loss New Target for Drug Makers Hunting for an Obesity Pill Brain-Belly Connection Osteoporosis Osteoporosis Month Pre-Emptive Strike on Osteoporosis Parenting Parenting tips for reducing germs among kids Teens Hooked On Tanning AAP Releases Revised Breastfeeding Recommendations Baby Weight Gain 'Over-estimated' New Bilirubin Test for Infants Outlook Bleak for The Smallest Premature Babies: 80 Percent Have Impairment Daylight "Aids Baby Night Sleep" U.S. Surgeon General's Family History Initiative Promise for Down Syndrome Children Refrigerated Breast Milk Loses Its Antioxidant Content New Test for Congenital Disease in Newborns Family Dinner Benefits the Children Dangers Associated with Misuse of Over-the-Counter Pain Medications Parkinson's Disease Eye Cell Implants Improve Motor Symptoms For Parkinson Patients Parkinson's medication appears to trigger excessive gambling Ibuprofen May Protect Against Parkinson's Physical Activity Linked to Protection from Parkinson's Plastic Surgery Woman Has First Face Transplant More Older Men Getting Cosmetic Surgery Reconstructive Technique Provides Option For Difficult Nasal Plastic Surgery The Return Of Silicone Breast Implants Pregnancy Pregnancy complications may increase women's future risk of heart disease FDA warns about overconsumption of fish containing mercury pollution Pre-conception health care can improve the lives of mothers and babies NIH panel finds no extra risk in Caesarian section Pregnant women should not ignore breast cancer symptoms The most common length of pregnancy in the United States is now 39 weeks Advice about eating fish during pregnancy Pregnancy complications increase women's risk of heart disease, death Periodontitis is associated with pregnancy complications Profiling amniotic fluid yields faster test for infection and preterm birth risk Women with major depression at risk of relapse during pregnancy Induced labor has some benefits in cases of premature water break Massage for childbirth prep may reduce episiotomy rate Down Syndrome Now Detectable In First Trimester Pregnant Women Are Taking More Over-The-Counter Medication Than Ever Paxil Linked To Increased Risk of Birth Defects Number Of Babies Born Prematurely Nears Half Million Mark In U.S March Of Dimes Helping Babies And Pregnant Women Imperiled By Hurricane Katrina New Research Shows No Link Between Stress And Chances Of IVF Success New Technique To Minimize C-Section Scars Acupuncture may improve sperm quality Suturing Parietal Peritoneum Could Reduce Scarring From C-Sections New Discovery May Help Doctors Treat Infertility FDA Warning About Mifeprex How Risky Are Twin Pregnancies? Gestational Diabetes Routine Episiotomies Have No Benefit And Add Unnecessary Risk Pregnancy Complications Related To Low Levels Of Anti-Clotting Proteins Multiple Embryo Implantation Protein Analysis from Anmiotic Fluid Reveals Clues about Preterm Birth Testing Newborns for Disease More Thoroughly Physical Activity Linked to Protection From Parkinson's Disease Simulator Could Make for Smoother Births FDA To Announce Important Labeling Changes for Mifepristone Prenatal Alcohol Exposure has Effects Far Beyond Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Episiotomies Not Necessary to Deliver Baby Newsweek Health For Life Spot: Stress and Fertility Embryo Screening Causes No Harm Dermabration During Pregnancy Detecting Genetic Disorders Sooner in Pregnancy Tests May Prevent Premature Births Ultrasound Entertainment - May be a Risk to Baby New Rules for a Safe Pregnancy Acupuncture has Potential Fertility-boosting Benefits Which Fish to Eat During Pregnancy Breast Milk Protects Heart Prostate Cancer Radical Prostatectomy Versus Watchful Waiting In Early Prostate Cancer Green Tea for a Healthy Prostate Living with and Surviving Prostate Cancer Sexual Health FDA orders label change for impotence drugs Premature Ejaculation Drug Gay Men Respond Differently to Pheromones Medicare to Cover Viagra Under New Drug Benefit Patch Revs Up Sex Life for Women Injected Contraceptive Raises STD Risk Recreational Viagra Use on the Rise Female Sexual Desire Patch Effective in Trial Inhaler May Help Men Have Sex Skin Care Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug Remicade Can Successfully Treat The Skin Disease Psoriasis New FDA Warning on Two Topical Medications for the Treatment of Eczema Sun Protection in a Pill Seen Possible Faces Age Due to Fat Loss, Not Gravity Gene Found for Acne Strivectin promises to fight wrinkles as well Tanning Salons Causing Skin Cancer Sleep & Dreams Sleep Breathing Problems Affect Blood Pressure Patients with severe sleep-disordered breathing have high odds of abnormal heart rhythms Patients with severe sleep-disordered breathing have high odds of abnormal heart rhythms Morning Grogginess More Debilitating than Sleep Deprivation New Drug Reverses Effects Of Sleep Deprivation On Brain Brain Waves Converted To Music Help Insomnia Patients National Sleep Awareness Week Insomnia Study Do You Have Sleep Apnea? Smoking A smoker's race could be a factor into whether or not they get lung cancer California puts passive smoke on toxic list Nicotine Vaccine Has Promise For Helping Smokers Quit Anti-Smoking Drug May Offer Short-Term Help Spinal Injury Spinal Injury Victims Of The Pakistan Earthquake Need Assistance Magnetic Therapy for Spine Injury Stem Cell Research Stem Cell Test Tried On Mice Saves Embryo Skin Cells Converted To Stem Cells Potential stem cell source found in placentas Possible Change In The Politics Of Stem Cell Research Stress Stress Substantially Slows Human Body's Ability To Heal Stroke Stroke patients regain ability to communicate through use of speech generating device A new high tech device is making stroke rehab a lot quicker and more convenient Eyes May Provide Window To Future Strokes Stroke Patients With Mild Symptoms May Still Need Clot-Dissolving Drug Post-Stroke Tests Not Used Often Enough, Especially In Women How To Prevent Strokes Technology Robots in Hospitals Weight Loss Register Online for the Discovery Health Channel National Body Challenge The Risks of Midlife Obesity Extreme Calorie Counting Researchers Develop New Low-Calorie Sweetener Unilever Gains Exclusive Rights to Phytopharm's Hoodia Extract Can You Sleep Off Fat? FTC Launches "Big Fat Lie" Initiative Targeting Bogus Weight-Loss Claims Implantable Gastric Pacemaker to Aid in Weight Loss Women's Health Heart disease in women worse than previously thought Exercise unlikely to cause sudden cardiac death in women Two more women die after taking abortion pill; FDA warns doctors to watch for rare, deadly infection The hormone progesterone may keep expectant moms from delivering too quickly Women who lift weights can prevent or at least slow the "middle-aged spread" Some benign breast lesions could be dangerous Women's high heart-surgery death rate may be due to infection After hysterectomy, estrogen may help heart A bulging midriff roughly doubles women's chances of gallstone surgery A study of post-menopausal women shows that a low-fat diet does not reduce their risk of breast cancer, colon cancer, rectum cancer, or even heart disease Memory problems at menopause: Nothing to forget about HRT less risky in younger women Noninvasive Ultrasound Treatment Shrinks Fibroids Deaths After Abortion Pill To Be Studied By Officials Dietary Fat Intake Linked To Dry Eye Syndrome In Women Many Women Who Get Mammograms Failing To Return For Routine Screenings Mayo Clinic Study Finds Acupuncture Relieves Symptoms Of Fibromyalgia Hormone Replacement Therapy Tested On Younger Women Women's Heart Health May Benefit More From Hugs Than Men's Hostility May Be Hard On Women's Hearts Too Shrinking Uterine Fibroids With Ultrasound The Role Of Exercise Capacity In Predicting A Woman's Risk Of Mortality Calcium And Vitamin D May Reduce Symptoms Of PMS Hot flash pajama for menopause FDA Approves Device to Treat Uterine Fibroids Get the Facts on Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Multivitamin Supplements Delay Progression of HIV Among Women New Method Predicts Speed of Biological Clock Brittle Bone Risk Underestimated

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