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Mental HealthBusting Bath Salts
Bath salts have the ability to cause euphoria paranoia anxiety and hallucinations
Prescription DrugsThe Next Wave of Testing Heart Arrhythmia Drugs
Testing heart arrhythmia medications to anticipate how drugs will alter the hear's electrical behavior
Health NewsTiny Microdevices Boost Cancer Therapies
Treating cancers with hypoxic centers may soon include implantable oxygen generators
Clinical TrialsYour DNA May Cut Parkinson's Risk by 20 Percent
LRRK2 gene impacts risk of Parkinson's disease
NaturalSmoking Ban and Diet Delights
Smoking cessation and diet changes lead to better health
Prescription DrugsIs She Protected From Cancer? Are You?
HPV vaccines recommended for girls starting at age 11
NaturalBringing Back Potatoes
Potatoes are loaded with phytochemicals and vitamins
Health NewsImproving Heart Failure
Survival improves for chronic heart failure patients
Health NewsFlame Retardants and Baby Weight
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers exposure can lead to babies with lower birth weight
Prescription DrugsAnother Promising Virus Cancer Killer
Vaccinia virus seeks and kills cancer tumors throughout the body
NaturalWhen is an Egg Just an Egg
Nutritional difference in how eggs are produced questioned
Prescription DrugsCryptic Infection Missed in AIDS Patients
AIDS patients are often misdiagnosed with fungal strain
Prescription DrugsHeart Tied to Chronic Nausea in Kids
Fludrocortisone may help children with chronic nausea
Mental HealthJust Let It Go
Stress at work could affect the rest of your life negatively
FDA ApprovalsNew Test Detects Treatable Lung Cancer Gene
Abbott test detects ALK changes in NSCLC
Prescription DrugsPsoriasis Drugs Not Linked to Cardiovascular Problems
Medication agent Anti IL 12/23 for psoriasis are not linked to major adverse cardiovascular events
Mental HealthVictims of Bullying Suffer Academically
High achieving Black and Latino students are hit the hardest
Health NewsLow-Cost Hand-Held Device Detects Cancer
Gene Z device analyzes MicroRNs to detect cancer in poorer countries
Health NewsOlder Women Up Cancer Ante by Smoking
Type 2 diabetes and some cancers linked to smoking
Clinical TrialsGene Mutation Increases Cancer Risks
Mesothelioma and other cancer risks increase with BAP1 mutation
Prescription DrugsShorten Up Medications After Stenting
Prolonged dual antiplatelet therapy increases risk of hemorrhage
Health NewsRabies to the Rescue
Vesicular stomatitis virus attacks sarcomas
Prescription DrugsTough Toughing Out Allergy Season
Ragweed seasonal strategies can help alleviate allergy symptoms
Health News9/11 Firefighters Battle Cancer
World Trade Center firefighters have greater incidence of cancer