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Cholesterol Drugs Lower Prostate Cancer RisksPrescription Drugs

Cholesterol Drugs Lower Prostate Cancer Risks

Aggressive prostate cancer risks lowered with statin use

January 4, 2012·2 min read
Watch Out For More Powerful PainkillersPrescription Drugs

Watch Out For More Powerful Painkillers

Opioids pose danger for painkiller drug addicts

January 4, 2012·2 min read
Avoiding Brain Infection for MS PatientsPrescription Drugs

Avoiding Brain Infection for MS Patients

MS drug Tysabri test has potential to prevent side effects

January 3, 2012·2 min read
Cancer's "Cellular Orchestra Conductor" Health News

Cancer's "Cellular Orchestra Conductor"

Gliomas and pancreatic cancer host CPEB4 protein

January 3, 2012·1 min read
Effects of CancerHealth News

Effects of Cancer

What cancer does to the body

January 3, 2012·2 min read
How Reliable a Link?Health News

How Reliable a Link?

Erectile dysfunction by itself is not sufficient to predict risk of future cardiovascular disease

January 3, 2012·2 min read
Prevnar 13 Approved for New Age CategoryPrescription Drugs

Prevnar 13 Approved for New Age Category

First vaccine to be used for prevention of pneumonia in adults 50 years and older

January 3, 2012·5 min read
Five Food Trends for 2012 Features

Five Food Trends for 2012

Top foodie practices for the new year

January 3, 2012·5 min read
Bringing Order to BipolarPrescription Drugs

Bringing Order to Bipolar

Bipolar disorder type 1 effectively treated with Seroquel

January 3, 2012·2 min read
PAD Treatments Not EqualHealth News

PAD Treatments Not Equal

Interventional radiologists may provide safer and cheaper PAD treatment

January 3, 2012·2 min read
Weighing Down Life Before Colorectal CancerHealth News

Weighing Down Life Before Colorectal Cancer

Colorectal cancer patients with high BMIs before diagnosis have shorter lifespans

January 3, 2012·1 min read
The Eye's True ColorsHealth News

The Eye's True Colors

Color cells in the eye might mean advances in finding retina problems

January 3, 2012·2 min read
Turn Down the VolumeHealth News

Turn Down the Volume

Hearing loss from listening to too much loud music

January 2, 2012·2 min read
Advances in Fertility Features

Advances in Fertility

New findings can help people with infertility issues

January 2, 2012·5 min read
Multiple Sclerosis in ChildrenHealth News

Multiple Sclerosis in Children

Pediatric multiple sclerosis can affect children and teenagers

January 2, 2012·2 min read
New Year's Resolution: Eat More Cancer Fighting FoodsHealth News

New Year's Resolution: Eat More Cancer Fighting Foods

Cancer does not thrive with certain foods

January 2, 2012·2 min read
The Resolution Plan Features

The Resolution Plan

Strategies to help you meet your 2012 New Year goals

January 2, 2012·7 min read
Teen Obesity Tied to MomMental Health

Teen Obesity Tied to Mom

Children need a positive emotional maternal relationship to fight obesity

January 2, 2012·2 min read
When Breast Cancer ReturnsHealth News

When Breast Cancer Returns

Breast cancer recurrence risk factors characterized

January 2, 2012·2 min read
Skip the Second AngioplastyHealth News

Skip the Second Angioplasty

Drug eluting stents appear to have lower chance of revascularization

January 2, 2012·1 min read
Pancreatic Cancer: a Family Matter?Health News

Pancreatic Cancer: a Family Matter?

Pancreatic cancer in families may be linked to ATM gene mutation

January 2, 2012·1 min read
Eating Fruits and Veggies may not Reduce WeightNatural

Eating Fruits and Veggies may not Reduce Weight

Fruit and vegetable consumption not enough to stop mid life weight gain

January 1, 2012·1 min read
Few With HIV Have Controlled VirusHealth News

Few With HIV Have Controlled Virus

CDC HIV AIDS report finds gaps in testing and treatment

January 1, 2012·2 min read
Botox Injections Okay for OABHealth News

Botox Injections Okay for OAB

Botox treatments may be safe for overactive bladder

January 1, 2012·2 min read