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Blood Pressure Before Blood SugarHealth News

Blood Pressure Before Blood Sugar

Diabetes patients avoid heart disease hospitalization through focus on blood pressure and cholesterol control

February 2, 2013·3 min read
ED Rx Okay While Treating Kidney FailurePrescription Drugs

ED Rx Okay While Treating Kidney Failure

End stage renal disease patients can safely take ED medication after kidney transplant or during dialysis

February 2, 2013·2 min read
How To Triple Cancer Screening Participation Health News

How To Triple Cancer Screening Participation

Colorectal cancer screenings increased substantially with reminder systems

February 2, 2013·2 min read
Alcohol Ads: What Do Kids See?Mental Health

Alcohol Ads: What Do Kids See?

Alcohol related trouble in high school was linked to alcohol ad exposure in middle school

February 2, 2013·2 min read
Extra Weight and Slipped DiscsHealth News

Extra Weight and Slipped Discs

Obesity may lead to poorer lumbar disc herniation treatment results

February 2, 2013·3 min read
Dental Health and Psoriatic ArthritisHealth News

Dental Health and Psoriatic Arthritis

Psoriatic arthritis was linked with poor dental health due to poor tooth attachment

February 1, 2013·1 min read
Skin Cancer & Sun-Sensitive MedsHealth News

Skin Cancer & Sun-Sensitive Meds

Non melanoma skin cancer risks can increase for people taking photosensitive medications

February 1, 2013·3 min read
Super Eating on Super Bowl SundayHealth News

Super Eating on Super Bowl Sunday

Healthy eating tips for your Super Bowl Sunday

February 1, 2013·3 min read
Ravicti for the Management of Urea Cycle Disorders ApprovedPrescription Drugs

Ravicti for the Management of Urea Cycle Disorders Approved

Ravicti helps dispose of ammonia in the body

February 1, 2013·2 min read
Novartis Recalls Triaminic and Theraflu Syrups OTC

Novartis Recalls Triaminic and Theraflu Syrups

Triaminic Syrups and Theraflu Warming Relief Syrups recalled for bottle cap malfunction

February 1, 2013·2 min read
Former New York Mayor Ed Koch DiesHealth News

Former New York Mayor Ed Koch Dies

Ed Koch dies of congestive heart failure

February 1, 2013·1 min read
First Rheumatoid Awareness DayHealth News

First Rheumatoid Awareness Day

Rheumatoid arthritis awareness day planned for February 2

February 1, 2013·2 min read
Deadly Zip CodesHealth News

Deadly Zip Codes

Lung cancer mortality higher in black men living in highly segregated communities

February 1, 2013·2 min read
Stay Fit and Trim to Avoid EDHealth News

Stay Fit and Trim to Avoid ED

Erectile dysfunction was associated with being overweight in older men

February 1, 2013·2 min read
Good Use of Medicine Key for Adult ADHD Prescription Drugs

Good Use of Medicine Key for Adult ADHD

ADHD in adults was improved by taking medicine properly but some patients at risk for misuse

February 1, 2013·2 min read
Strong Muscles Better for Function in OAHealth News

Strong Muscles Better for Function in OA

Knee osteoarthritis limited physical ability less when people had good muscle strength

February 1, 2013·2 min read
Paradigm Shift - Healthy vs. Cancerous CellsHealth News

Paradigm Shift - Healthy vs. Cancerous Cells

Leukemia may be treated by promoting healthy environment for hematopoietic stem cells

February 1, 2013·2 min read
Fear the Ugly CholesterolHealth News

Fear the Ugly Cholesterol

Ischemic heart disease risk increases with elevated nonfasting remnant cholesterol

January 31, 2013·3 min read
Skin Cancer Rates RisingHealth News

Skin Cancer Rates Rising

Non melanoma skin cancer cases have increased over the years

January 31, 2013·2 min read
Bring Tunes to Skin Cancer SurgeryHealth News

Bring Tunes to Skin Cancer Surgery

Mohs micrographic surgery for skin cancer goes better when patients listen to music

January 31, 2013·2 min read
Trouble Ahead, No Matter the Cancer Treatment Health News

Trouble Ahead, No Matter the Cancer Treatment

Prostate cancer patients face similar declines in bodily function

January 31, 2013·3 min read
Parkinson’s Lesser Known SymptomsHealth News

Parkinson’s Lesser Known Symptoms

New Parkinsons patients experience excessive saliva urinary urgency and constipation

January 31, 2013·2 min read
Breathing Better TogetherHealth News

Breathing Better Together

COPD support groups offer resources and community

January 31, 2013·5 min read
Worse RA with ObesityHealth News

Worse RA with Obesity

Obese rheumatoid arthritis patients may have worse outcomes than non obese patients

January 31, 2013·4 min read