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Health NewsBridge to Transplant Heart Pump Gets Green Light
FDA approves HeartWare Ventricular Assist System for heart failure patients awaiting transplant
Mental HealthAutistic Kids Go For Science and Math
Kids with autism picked science technology and math majors at college
Health NewsThe Likelihood Of A Cervical Spine Injury
Canadian C Spine rule to determine cervical spine injury imaging needs outperforms NEXUS
Mental HealthCoffee, the Drink of Happy Words
Caffeine improves word recognition and accuracy if the words are positive
Mental HealthWhen NOT To Take Another One
Alcohol abuse patients may require varied levels of abstinence after successful treatment
Mental HealthTo Forgive is Divine
Depression linked to issues of forgiveness for family members at end of life
Health NewsBabies Yawn in the Womb
Yawning in unborn babies appears to be normal development stage
Health NewsTracking Tumors Enters a New Dimension
Lung cancer survival may improve with more accurate 4D tracking technique
Health NewsNew Cancer Management Guidelines Published
Anaplastic thyroid cancer guidelines published
OTCAn Aspirin a Day After Blood Clots
Aspirin after a blood clot may reduce risk of heart attack and stroke
Health NewsSparing Lymph Nodes
Breast cancer patients with node negative SLN biopsies only fare well
Mental HealthYoung Adults Taking 12 Steps
Alcoholics and addicts in twelve step programs have better outcomes when they feel involved
Health NewsHarder Hearing with Diabetes
Diabetes patients had higher rates of hearing impairment than those without diabetes
NaturalGene Uncorks Pancreatitis in Heavy Drinkers
Pancreatitis more likely among heavy drinkers with particular gene mutation
Mental HealthFairies and Monsters and Ghosts, Oh My!
Nighttime fears of children linked to difficulty separating reality from fantasy
Mental HealthWhere There's Smoke, Reading Suffers
Smoking during pregnancy linked to lower reading skills in children
Health NewsA Bone to Pick with Sitting Still
Sedentary teens have less dense bone
Mental HealthWhat Do They Say About Big Babies?
Birth weight of babies linked to brain size as they grow up
Health NewsNew Era In Cancer Treatment?
Pancreatic cancer genome fully mapped
Health NewsRadiation Isn't a Cancer Cure
Lung cancer patients in later stages often misunderstand radiation to be a cure
Mental HealthIt Takes a Village
Children recover from trauma through a systems approach
NaturalVitamin D and Genes Play Nice Together
Genes influence the way vitamin D is used by the body and how vitamin D affects health
Health NewsHeart Attacks and Unemployment Linked
Unemployment linked to increased heart attack risk
NaturalExercise Helps Control Type 1 Diabetes
Type 1 diabetes patients had improved blood sugar control during aerobic and resistance exercise