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Quicker Heart Treatment for Married MenHealth News

Quicker Heart Treatment for Married Men

Heart attacks scare married men

July 21, 2011·2 min read
Herb may Help Treat Deadly Brain CancerNatural

Herb may Help Treat Deadly Brain Cancer

Glioblastoma cells respond to indirubin

July 20, 2011·2 min read
HIV's Mantra 'Treatment as Prevention'Health News

HIV's Mantra 'Treatment as Prevention'

HIV leaders are embracing antiretroviral prevention

July 20, 2011·1 min read
Beating the HeatNatural

Beating the Heat

How to avoid heat-related illnesses

July 20, 2011·4 min read
Aged Blood Less SafeHealth News

Aged Blood Less Safe

Transfusion blood associated with complications

July 20, 2011·2 min read
Snaggle Toothed Menopause Health News

Snaggle Toothed Menopause

Postmenopausal women need to emphasize dental health

July 20, 2011·1 min read
Keep on Fighting the Weight FightNatural

Keep on Fighting the Weight Fight

Obesity epidemic isn't going to end by adding new grocery stores

July 20, 2011·1 min read
Protein Plays Role in Blood PressureClinical Trials

Protein Plays Role in Blood Pressure

Potassium channel Kv7 4 helps blood pressure maintenance

July 20, 2011·2 min read
Skin Cancer: See and Destroy StrategyHealth News

Skin Cancer: See and Destroy Strategy

Kaposi's sarcoma comes packaged with the KSHV ORF45 protector

July 20, 2011·1 min read
CF Tool No Better For Tiny TotsHealth News

CF Tool No Better For Tiny Tots

Children with cystic fibrosis need pseudomonas aeruginosa test

July 20, 2011·2 min read
Give Me Some Skin to Fight HIVHealth News

Give Me Some Skin to Fight HIV

HIV vaccine patch targets dentritic skin cells

July 20, 2011·1 min read
New Therapy for Leukemia in the WorksClinical Trials

New Therapy for Leukemia in the Works

Chronic myeloid leukemia and placental growth factor being studied

July 20, 2011·1 min read
Oxytocin Induced LaborPrescription Drugs

Oxytocin Induced Labor

Oxytocin does not prevent c-sections for failed labor

July 19, 2011·2 min read
The Truth About Men and OsteoporosisPrescription Drugs

The Truth About Men and Osteoporosis

Osteoporosis is not just a disease that affects women

July 19, 2011·6 min read
Food and Drug Addictions are Very SimilarMental Health

Food and Drug Addictions are Very Similar

Food addicts share problems with drug addicts

July 19, 2011·2 min read
Seeing Diabetes in TeethHealth News

Seeing Diabetes in Teeth

Prediabetes and diabetes can be identified by dentists

July 19, 2011·2 min read
New Blocked Heart Valve DeviceHealth News

New Blocked Heart Valve Device

Heart valve implantation helps high-risk patients with severe aortic disease

July 19, 2011·2 min read
Don't be a Dummy, Grab the DumbbellsNatural

Don't be a Dummy, Grab the Dumbbells

Postmenopausal women with osteoporosis benefit from resistance weight training

July 19, 2011·2 min read
From the Brain to the HeartClinical Trials

From the Brain to the Heart

Brain cells become heart cells

July 19, 2011·2 min read
A Pill a Day Keeps HIV AwayPrescription Drugs

A Pill a Day Keeps HIV Away

HIV prevention is effective when taking Viread or Truvada

July 19, 2011·2 min read
Outbreak Free America With New Produce LawNatural

Outbreak Free America With New Produce Law

Food production standards are enforced

July 19, 2011·1 min read
Head Injuries Raise Dementia RiskMental Health

Head Injuries Raise Dementia Risk

Dementia found in older veterans and professional football players

July 19, 2011·3 min read
Genetic Testing for Alzheimer'sMental Health

Genetic Testing for Alzheimer's

Alzheimer's disease DNA testing and genetic counseling

July 18, 2011·2 min read
FDA Approves Vaccines For The 2011-2012 Influenza SeasonHealth News

FDA Approves Vaccines For The 2011-2012 Influenza Season

Influenza vaccine formulation used by six manufacturers licensed to produce and distribute

July 18, 2011·3 min read