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Match.com For Kid's PersonalityMental Health

Match.com For Kid's Personality

One size fits all parenting approaches not very effective

August 24, 2011·2 min read
FDA approves Botox to treat specific form of urinary incontinencePrescription Drugs

FDA approves Botox to treat specific form of urinary incontinence

Overactive bladder in spinal cord injury and multiple sclerosis can benefit

August 24, 2011·2 min read
FDA Drug Safety Communication: CelexaPrescription Drugs

FDA Drug Safety Communication: Celexa

Celexa in high doses associated with abnormal heart rhythms

August 24, 2011·3 min read
New Brain Cancer Therapies on the HorizonHealth News

New Brain Cancer Therapies on the Horizon

MicroRNA's role on glioblastoma multiforme becoming clearer

August 24, 2011·1 min read
Asthma's Smoking GunNatural

Asthma's Smoking Gun

Prenatal smoking increases your child's chance of developing asthma

August 24, 2011·2 min read
iPods Harming PedestriansNatural

iPods Harming Pedestrians

Listening to music while crossing the street is very dangerous

August 24, 2011·2 min read
Communication OverkillMental Health

Communication Overkill

Anti-smoking ads may backfire

August 24, 2011·2 min read
In the Nick of TimeHealth News

In the Nick of Time

Angioplasty delivered within adequate time

August 24, 2011·2 min read
Happy Marriage Equals Happy HeartNatural

Happy Marriage Equals Happy Heart

Happily married spouses live longer after coronary bypass surgery

August 24, 2011·1 min read
Special Needs Kids Bullied & IsolatedMental Health

Special Needs Kids Bullied & Isolated

Children with ADHD fare worse that their co-students

August 23, 2011·2 min read
Children's Hospitalization for Skin Infections DoubledHealth News

Children's Hospitalization for Skin Infections Doubled

MRSA staph infections result in high hospital admissions

August 23, 2011·2 min read
Heart Devices Lead to Increased InfectionsClinical Trials

Heart Devices Lead to Increased Infections

Cardiac devices including pacemakers raise infection risk

August 23, 2011·2 min read
Headaches Common in WomenPrescription Drugs

Headaches Common in Women

Women more likely to have headaches in the year after a traumatic brain injury

August 23, 2011·1 min read
Vein Condition May Lead to Deadly Blood ClotClinical Trials

Vein Condition May Lead to Deadly Blood Clot

Superficial Vein Thrombosis puts patients at risk of more serious blood clots

August 23, 2011·2 min read
How Brains Predict Future EventsClinical Trials

How Brains Predict Future Events

Dopamine system helps brain make short term predictions

August 23, 2011·2 min read
Weight Shocks SinglesNatural

Weight Shocks Singles

Men and women gain weight after marital transition

August 23, 2011·1 min read
Women's Heart Disease Under StudiedHealth News

Women's Heart Disease Under Studied

Gender impacts cardiovascular disease

August 23, 2011·2 min read
Ovarian Cancer Treatment Enters New EraPrescription Drugs

Ovarian Cancer Treatment Enters New Era

Olaparib shrinks ovarian cancer tumors

August 23, 2011·1 min read
Eat Better, Study Harder, Improve GradesNatural

Eat Better, Study Harder, Improve Grades

Nutrition and diet lead to better grades

August 22, 2011·2 min read
New Drug Aids Heart PatientsPrescription Drugs

New Drug Aids Heart Patients

Cardiac myosin activators improve heart failures

August 22, 2011·2 min read
Cholesterol Drugs Work for Most Stroke PatientsPrescription Drugs

Cholesterol Drugs Work for Most Stroke Patients

Hemorrhagic strokes patients may not benefit from cholesterol lowering statins

August 22, 2011·2 min read
Herbs not Always a Healthy AlternativePrescription Drugs

Herbs not Always a Healthy Alternative

Chemotherapy could be compromised by herbal supplements

August 22, 2011·2 min read
Eliminating Flour May Make Fertility BloomPrescription Drugs

Eliminating Flour May Make Fertility Bloom

Infertility patients have a higher incidence of celiac disease

August 22, 2011·1 min read
Temporary Fountain of Youth FoundHealth News

Temporary Fountain of Youth Found

Deactivated aging white cells can be rejuvenated

August 22, 2011·2 min read