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Mental HealthSmoking is Bad for Bone Health
Smoking and depressive symptoms in teen girls resulted in lower bone density
Health NewsGoogling Seasonal Mental Health
Mental health Google searches peak in winter months
Health NewsRed Alert: Rosacea’s Social Minefield
Rosacea Awareness Month stresses social impact of facial disorder and how therapy can help
Prescription DrugsPalbociclib Receives FDA Breakthrough Therapy Designation
Palbociclib received breakthrough therapy designation to treat breast cancer patients
Prescription DrugsUTI Burden with Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia relapse linked to urinary tract troubles
Health NewsBird Flu Cases Now Number 28
H7N9 cases and deaths rise in China as one patient recovers
Prescription DrugsLooking into Breast Cancer Breakthrough
Estrogen receptor positive breast cancer therapy being investigated
Mental HealthWhen Pregnant Women Live in Risky Places
Miscarriage rate higher among pregnant women subjected to more living stress
NaturalSolving the Calcium and Cancer Conundrum
Colorectal adenoma risks lowered with high calcium intake by people with genetic mutations
Health NewsSpreading Sarcoidosis Awareness
Sarcoidosis awareness month and risk factors for the disease
Health NewsSlow and Steady Beats Heart Problems
Cardiovascular and heart related risks decreased more by walking than running
Mental HealthNo Smoking in Many Psych Hospitals
Smoking cessation in psychiatric hospitals has improved but still has a ways to go
Mental HealthSpray Away Dry Mouth
Antidepressant induced dry mouth reduced with malic acid spray
Health NewsTwo Good Reasons to Get a Shingles Jab
Shingles vaccine effective in seniors at preventing shingles and post herpetic neuralgia
Health NewsNumber of Bird Flu Cases Grows
H7N9 bird flu cases in China continue with new confirmations
NaturalOne Mineral May Lower Prostate Cancer Risk
Prostate cancer risks lower in men with highest selenium levels
Health NewsAir Pollution and Childhood Cancers
Pediatric cancer incidence higher in children of women who lived in polluted areas during pregnancy
Health NewsMovement Can Move the Cancer Risk Gauge
Lower estrogen and estrogen metabolite levels in postmenopausal women with exercise
Mental HealthThat's a Head Injury; This is Not
Traumatic brain injury education lacking in 80 percent of veterans
Health NewsMortality Rates Up in Smaller Hospitals
Mortality rate for heart condition patients at critical access hospitals up since 02
Mental HealthEarly Smokers More Addicted
Nicotine dependence worse in people who start earlier based on twin study
Prescription DrugsFDA Approves Diclegis
Diclegis approved to treat pregnant women experiencing nausea and vomiting
Mental HealthTotal Health Approach to Quitting Smoking
Smoking cessation program including physical activity and health tips result in higher quit rate
Prescription DrugsBausch + Lomb Receives FDA Approval for PROLENSA
Prolensa approved to treat postoperative inflammation in patients