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Prescription DrugsWhat HER2 in Stomach Cancers Means
Stomach cancers that are positive for HER2 have poor outlooks
Prescription DrugsSprycel Picks Up the Pieces
Chronic myelogenous leukemia treatment with Spyrcel safe and effective
Health NewsDiabetes Returns after Surgery
Type 2 diabetes cured by bariatric surgery returns in some patients
Prescription DrugsA Healthy Way to Spend Time Online
Asthma treatment management improved with website
Health NewsStaying Fit to Stay Alive
Diabetes patients with left ventricle hypertrophy increase chance of survival by being physically fit
Mental HealthDoes Pollen Make Bipolar Depression Worse?
Allergic reactions could worsen mental illnesses
Mental HealthA Boxing Match in the Sack?
REM sleep behavior disorder risk factors include smoking and pesticide exposure
Mental HealthAre You Happy Because You Buy?
Experiential buying may increase happiness unless you are trying to impress others
Mental HealthVitamin D May Help Chase Blues Away
Vitamin D deficiencies may explain depression in certain patients
OTCHIV Testing Coming to Pharmacies
Pharmacists soon to offer HIV testing
FeaturesWhen RA Gets Complicated
Rheumatoid arthritis complications explained
NaturalKeeping Breast Cancer Risks on the Move
Breast cancer risks reduced with any level of exercise
Health NewsBlood Test Tracks RA Activity
Rheumatoid arthritis disease progression measured by simple blood test
FeaturesIt's Test Day: Get Tested for HIV
National HIV Testing Day promotes education and actions
Health NewsNo HIV Risk with Hormonal Injections
CDC changes recommendation on contraceptive use for women at risk of HIV
FeaturesCan Alzheimer's Disease Be Prevented?
Dementia could be stopped before it starts using genetic research
Mental HealthWhy Are Homosexual Couples Healthier?
Homosexual couples talk health more often than straight couples
Mental HealthPreventing Teen Suicide
Suicide prevention is taken to the next level with a new easy to use toolkit
Mental HealthParents Can Download Autism Tool Kits
Autism Speaks released three new tools parents can download from the website
Health NewsScreenwriter Nora Ephron Passed Away
Nora Ephron dead at age 71
Health NewsKids with One Kidney Safe to Play Sports
Kidney injury risk low among high school varsity atheletes
Health NewsThe State of Thyroid Cancer
Thyroid cancer treatments show high survival rates in majority of cases
Mental HealthMilk Fights off Teenage Mental Health
Vitamin D deficiency seen with mental illness in adolescents
Mental HealthChild Abuse is Costly
Maltreatment reports statistically predict higher healthcare costs in adulthood