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Health NewsHealthy Living Reality Check
Healthy lifestyle may depend on seeing your own lifestyle choices clearly
Health NewsKeeping Track of CML
Chronic myeloid leukemia patients have free online tool to manage disease
Health NewsExtra Caffeine May Mean Smaller Baby
Caffeine intake during pregnancy linked to lower birth weights in babies
Health NewsDo Positive Cancer Results Need to Be Redefined?
Lung cancer CT scan positive results examined for nodules of varying sizes
Mental HealthFamily Problems May Produce Chronic Health Issues
Chronic health problems in kids more common in families investigated for child abuse
Health NewsAt Home with COPD
COPD treatment options and tools for patients at home
NaturalIs Drinking Related to Cancer?
Cancer linked to alcohol consumption
Health NewsLight Activity Can Hold Back Heart Attack
Cardiovascular disease risk may be lowered by regular light indoor activity
NaturalSign She's Pregnant? It's in the Hormones
Anti-Mullerian Hormone levels can show likelihood of getting pregnant successfully
Health NewsCan Sitting Give You Diabetes?
Diabetes and overall chronic disease are more likely in men who sit for extended periods
NaturalAre Sport Drinks Making You Blue?
Sports drinks have little effect on mood and how exercisers perceive the workout
Health NewsTrial Success With Ovarian Cancer Med
Clinical trial found medication successful at reducing tumor growth in ovaries
Health NewsTalk About Birth Control
Birth control pills and condoms most approved by parents for their kids
Mental HealthToo Much TV a Problem for Kids
Kids watching more TV have higher rates of criminal and aggressive behavior
Health NewsGood Children's TV Matters
Positive TV program viewing in children led to better behavior assessments
Prescription DrugsOnce ADHD, Always ADHD?
Preschool children with ADHD continue to experience severe symptoms six years after diagnosis
Mental HealthA Little Exercise Goes a Long Way
Bariatric surgery patients exercising 8 minutes a day less likely to be depressed
Health NewsOral Sores Linked with Skin Problem
Psoriasis patients likelier to have oral candidiasis
Mental HealthChildhood Experiences and Bipolar Health
Bipolar disorder patients had more medical problems when they had a troubled childhood
Prescription DrugsPreventing Blood Clots Better Than Not
Ovarian cancer surgery patients may live better through use of preventive meds for blood clots
Health NewsYou’re Never Too Old To Drop A Few
Obese older women can lose weight under supervision without major health risks
Mental HealthCali’s Tobacco Program Works
Tobacco cessation program in California cost a little to save a lot in health care
Mental HealthSafety First: Got To Be 21 to Drink
Binge drinking worse in people who came of age when drinking ages were lower
Prescription DrugsED Rx For Treating Sexual Issues
Erectile dysfunction treatment medication tadalafil also improved ejaculation and ability to orgasm