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Mental HealthAntidepressants in the ICU
Antidepressant use could increase mortality risk factors in patients with serious illness
Health NewsNo More PSA Testing - Why?
Prostate cancer screening with PSA test does more harm than good
Health NewsMS Patients Should Evaluate Unproven Treatments
Multiple Sclerosis treatment may be dangerous says FDA
Mental HealthLook Away from the Needle
Pain perception may be a key factor in how people experience greater intensity of pain
Clinical TrialsHalf of Overweight Teens at Early Heart Risk
Hypertension and diabetes increase puts overweight adolescents at added cardiovascular risk
Health NewsShedding New Light on Pancreatic Cancer
Pancreatic cancer detected with endoscopic probe measuring field effect
Mental HealthSmoking on the Decline?
Tobacco addiction may be less in the future as kids are less likely to pick up the habit
Prescription DrugsBreaking News on Bone Drugs
Bisphosphonates linked to atypical femur fractures
Clinical TrialsCholesterol Drugs Better Stroke Outcome
Statins after stroke lower risk of dying
Prescription DrugsCancer Rx Sitting on a Shelf Somewhere?
Cancers driven by Myc may be treatable with sleep disorder orphan drug
Health NewsNordic Walking Rehabs Heart
Nordic walking improves quality of life for heart failure patients
Health NewsHearts Already Hurt in Obese Teens
Obese adolescents have already suffered cardiovascular damage
FeaturesMultiple Diseases, Multiple Problems
Health care system is inadequate for multi morbidities
Health NewsCholesterol Boost May Not Protect Your Heart
Increasing HDL cholesterol may not prevent heart attacks
Health NewsUnnerving Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Arrhythmia patients at risk of sudden cardiac arrest identified through novel scan
Health NewsSeeing Through Sound
Sensory substitution device helps legally blind patients see through sound
Health NewsTexas Sized Results for Melanoma Drug Trial
Melanoma metastasis high metastasis shrinkage rates with dabrafenib
Health NewsBee Gees Singer Robin Gibb Loses Cancer Battle
Robin Gibb dies of pneumonia after fight with colon cancer
Prescription DrugsStatins Reduce Heart Transplant Cancer Risk
Cancer prevented with cholesterol drug following heart transplant
Mental HealthQuit Smoking To Save Your Joints
Psoriatic arthritis associated with smoking among women
Health NewsSmarter Way to Dial Up Visual Aid
Smartphones help visually impaired but few patients use them
Health NewsTiny Drugs, Bursts of Light
Glioblastoma multiforme treatment using photodynamic theranostics
Mental HealthNutrition Fights Off Gestational Obesity
Diet is key to preventing significant pregnancy weight gain
Mental HealthHow Does Alzheimer's Impact a Brain
Alzheimer's disease leads to changes in the brain and scientists are trying to understand those changes