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Prescription DrugsHow do Pain Medications Relate to Alzheimers?
Alzheimers disease risk was lower for some people who took NSAIDs study finds
Prescription DrugsThyroid Cancer Rx Adverse Effects
Thyroid cancer medication vandetanib causes rash
Mental HealthAnxiety may Lead to Bipolar
Bipolar disorder may be more severe for people with anxiety
Health NewsTo Wait or Not to Wait
Labor induction potentially a little safer than natural labor after 37th pregnancy week
OTCDoes Aspirin Lower Cancer Risk?
Stomach cancer risk lowered by daily aspirin use
Health NewsChemotherapy? Just For The Tumor, Please
Head and neck cancer research in localized chemotherapy
Health NewsMelanoma Metastasis Gene Found
BANCR involved in metastasis
Mental HealthIs Dementia Actually on the Decline?
Dementia rates were thought to be on the rise but new research suggests things are not getting worse
Health NewsWithout Kras, Pancreatic Cancer Crashes
Pancreatic cancer survival dependent upon Kras oncogene
Mental HealthA Vaccine For Smokers To Kick Habit?
Anti smoking vaccine possibility would create immune response to nicotine
Prescription DrugsPsych Meds are as Good as it Gets
Psychiatric medications often under fire are as effective as medications for general medicine study says
Health NewsBlood Test Hopes to Detect Early Lung Cancer
Lung cancer blood test for smokers undergoing trial
Prescription DrugsHelping Little Hearts Pump Better
Viagra use shows improvement in pumping ability for young people with heart defects
NaturalFatty Food Not so Bad for Diabetes?
Type 2 diabetes patients may improve blood sugar through low carbohydrate diet
Health NewsCould Poor Body Image Block Weight Loss?
Body image tied to weight loss and mental health
Prescription DrugsFDA Recommends Approval of Tofacitinib
Oral disease modifying antirheumatic drug
Prescription DrugsPotential Dangers of Multiple Sclerosis Treatment
Adverse events and lack of evidence associated with procedure
Health NewsOpen Trial for Brain Cancer Treatment
Glioblastoma stem cell transplant may offer protection
Mental HealthHeart Failure Impacts Quality of Life for Men
Depression more likely among men with heart failure
Health NewsSurvival Higher for Bypass Surgery
Bypass surgery patients living longer than angioplasty patients
Health NewsHow to Turn Cancer Off
B cell lymphoma deactivated by myc CD19 interactions
Health NewsA Hidden Cause of Bedwetting
Sleep apnea among children linked to bedwetting but removing tonsils helps
Health NewsInfections Cause 1 in 6 Cancers
Cancer causing infections are largely preventable or treatable
Health NewsMuscular Pregnant Women Have Healthier Placenta
Transporting nutrients to baby more difficult for less muscular women