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Pregnancy And Vitamin DHealth News

Pregnancy And Vitamin D

Vitamin D testing not recommended for all pregnant women

June 26, 2011·2 min read
Healthy Lifestyle Changes Impact Cancer RisksHealth News

Healthy Lifestyle Changes Impact Cancer Risks

Breast cancer risks can be reduced by changing habits

June 26, 2011·2 min read
Fishing Expedition Finds Genetic Link in PPCMHealth News

Fishing Expedition Finds Genetic Link in PPCM

Pregnant women with peripartum cardiomyopathy have a genetic link

June 26, 2011·2 min read
Molecular Superhero Slows Alzheimer’sMental Health

Molecular Superhero Slows Alzheimer’s

Brain protein HspB1 interferes with toxic tangles in brain

June 26, 2011·1 min read
Breakthrough Treatment With Incivek for Hepatitis CPrescription Drugs

Breakthrough Treatment With Incivek for Hepatitis C

Hepatitis C treatment successful when combined with Incivek

June 26, 2011·2 min read
Mechanism Behind Parkinson's and Gaucher Link FoundClinical Trials

Mechanism Behind Parkinson's and Gaucher Link Found

Discovery could lead to new ways to treat Parkinson's

June 26, 2011·2 min read
Good Enough Glance at Crohn's DiseaseHealth News

Good Enough Glance at Crohn's Disease

Crohn's disease diagnosed with a revised magnetic resonance enterography protocol

June 26, 2011·2 min read
Second Chinese Child Dead in Scarlet Fever OutbreakHealth News

Second Chinese Child Dead in Scarlet Fever Outbreak

Mutated Scarlet Fever strain is more antibiotic resistant

June 26, 2011·1 min read
Good Cholesterol Function Trumps QuantityPrescription Drugs

Good Cholesterol Function Trumps Quantity

Anti-inflammatory effects can be lacking even with high HDL cholesterol

June 26, 2011·1 min read
Study While You SleepNatural

Study While You Sleep

Sleeping helps brain relearn and consolidate new information

June 26, 2011·2 min read
Causes of Postpartum DepressionMental Health

Causes of Postpartum Depression

Postpartum depression study linked with eating disorders and abuse history

June 25, 2011·1 min read
Hepatitis A Avoids the Immune SystemHealth News

Hepatitis A Avoids the Immune System

Liver disease not chronic like Hepatitis C, but challenging

June 25, 2011·1 min read
A Pint of PinePrescription Drugs

A Pint of Pine

French maritime pine tree, Pycnogenol with Coenzyme Q10 helps heart failure patients

June 25, 2011·1 min read
Baby's Artificial Lung Bridges to a Better TomorrowHealth News

Baby's Artificial Lung Bridges to a Better Tomorrow

Owen Stark beats the odds with the help of an artificial lung

June 25, 2011·2 min read
Ilaris Not Able to Pass FDA ReviewPrescription Drugs

Ilaris Not Able to Pass FDA Review

LLaris proposed to treat gout declined by the FDA

June 25, 2011·2 min read
How to Practice Safe SunNatural

How to Practice Safe Sun

Melanoma protection tips

June 25, 2011·2 min read
Pass on the Potatoes, Go for the TomatoesNatural

Pass on the Potatoes, Go for the Tomatoes

Potato chips, potatoes, sugar-sweetened beverages, red meats and processed meats add the most weight

June 25, 2011·1 min read
New Gene Discovered in Kidney CancerClinical Trials

New Gene Discovered in Kidney Cancer

Sprycel could block Src gene in renal cancers

June 25, 2011·2 min read
Eggs Fight BackNatural

Eggs Fight Back

Eggs may be able to fight off bacteria with new cooling system

June 25, 2011·1 min read
The Rise of Diabetes' Dangerous PartnerHealth News

The Rise of Diabetes' Dangerous Partner

Diabetic kidney disease rates increased

June 25, 2011·2 min read
Hepatitis C Patients And PreventionHealth News

Hepatitis C Patients And Prevention

Hepatitis C patients at higher risk from other diseases

June 24, 2011·1 min read
A Failure to CommunicateMental Health

A Failure to Communicate

Autistic brain might not be synchronized

June 24, 2011·1 min read
Idaho Goes OrganicNatural

Idaho Goes Organic

Idaho Organic Week to showcase organic products

June 24, 2011·1 min read
 Living La Vida Loca in CollegeNatural

Living La Vida Loca in College

Sleeping and drinking too much leads to lower grades

June 24, 2011·1 min read