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New Spoils of WarHealth News

New Spoils of War

Desert Storm veterans still afflicted with Gulf War Illness

September 28, 2011·2 min read
Curbing Your Kid's PainPrescription Drugs

Curbing Your Kid's Pain

DMARDs best for treating juvenile idiopathic arthritis

September 28, 2011·2 min read
What's Up with Keeping Acid Down?Prescription Drugs

What's Up with Keeping Acid Down?

Acid reflux treatments compared in updated report

September 28, 2011·3 min read
Fruits and Veggies Do a Body GoodNatural

Fruits and Veggies Do a Body Good

Colorectal cancers differ by site of origin

September 28, 2011·1 min read
Two Chinks in the Armor of Hepatitis C Health News

Two Chinks in the Armor of Hepatitis C

Hepatitis C has varying strains of the virus

September 27, 2011·2 min read
More Than an Aspirin HeadacheFeatures

More Than an Aspirin Headache

Coping with migraine misery

September 27, 2011·7 min read
Urinary Tract Problems on the RiseNatural

Urinary Tract Problems on the Rise

Lower urinary tract symptoms will affect billions of people

September 27, 2011·2 min read
The Good Buzzed LifeMental Health

The Good Buzzed Life

Depression is less likely in women who drink more coffee

September 27, 2011·2 min read
Common Eye Drugs Can Lead to Antibiotic ResistancePrescription Drugs

Common Eye Drugs Can Lead to Antibiotic Resistance

Antibiotic overexposure through common eye treatments leading to antibiotic resistance

September 27, 2011·2 min read
Pinpointing Deadly ArrhythmiasHealth News

Pinpointing Deadly Arrhythmias

Arrhythmia patients may benefit from an implanted defibrillator

September 27, 2011·2 min read
Melanoma Detection Device Gaining ApprovalFDA Approvals

Melanoma Detection Device Gaining Approval

MelaFind receives FDA Approvable Letter

September 27, 2011·1 min read
Advanced Prostate Cancer Breakthrough?Prescription Drugs

Advanced Prostate Cancer Breakthrough?

Alpha pharmaceutical Alpharadin extends lives of advanced prostate cancer patients

September 27, 2011·1 min read
Race May Play Role in Trauma Patient DeathsHealth News

Race May Play Role in Trauma Patient Deaths

Higher mortality rate found among trauma patients at minority hospitals

September 27, 2011·2 min read
The Brain Keeps Growing and Growing…Mental Health

The Brain Keeps Growing and Growing…

Brain growth continues into young adulthood

September 27, 2011·1 min read
Distress Linked to Back Pain IntensityMental Health

Distress Linked to Back Pain Intensity

Psychiatric disorders play a role in chronic pain intensity

September 27, 2011·2 min read
My Face Keeps Breaking OutOTC

My Face Keeps Breaking Out

Severe acne treated with antibiotic and laser light therapies

September 27, 2011·2 min read
Blood Test May Diagnose Heart AttackHealth News

Blood Test May Diagnose Heart Attack

Pending heart attack may be identified from a protein

September 26, 2011·2 min read
Genes May Predict Who Responds to InhalersPrescription Drugs

Genes May Predict Who Responds to Inhalers

Genetics could explain why 40 percent of asthma sufferers do not respond to inhaled steroids

September 26, 2011·1 min read
Researchers Tee Off on Psoriatic ArthritisHealth News

Researchers Tee Off on Psoriatic Arthritis

Psoriatic Arthritis associated with pro golfer Phil Mickelson

September 26, 2011·3 min read
Knee Injuries Lead to ACL Tears and Osteoporosis Natural

Knee Injuries Lead to ACL Tears and Osteoporosis

Torn ligaments occur more often in women than men

September 26, 2011·3 min read
If Family Planning Ain't Broke, Don't Fix itHealth News

If Family Planning Ain't Broke, Don't Fix it

Standard Days Method family planning system has a loyal following

September 26, 2011·3 min read
Kids Need to Seize the DayMental Health

Kids Need to Seize the Day

Childhood obesity prevention tips and strategies

September 26, 2011·7 min read
Hearty Nutrition Natural

Hearty Nutrition

Healthy eating will lower heart disease deaths

September 26, 2011·1 min read
Red Wine Won't Reduce HypertensionNatural

Red Wine Won't Reduce Hypertension

Red wine may not offer heart benefit or lower blood pressure

September 26, 2011·1 min read