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Health News50 Percent of Teenagers are Takers of Free HIV Testing
Free HIV testing offer possible prevention strategy
Health NewsAgent Orange Kills More than Plants
Kidney cancer could be caused by Agent Orange, Vietnam-era herbicide
Health NewsCOPD Walking the Walk, Talks the Talk
Walking test measures severity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Health NewsGout, The Great Mimic
Gout has a new diagnostic tool detecting dual-energy computed tomograhy (DECT)
Mental HealthParents Make Kids More Stressed
Children of bipolar parents more sensitive to stress
Mental HealthI Wish I May, I Wish I Might...
To gather insight about your child's wishes, play Jeanie
Prescription DrugsToo Depressed to Take Pills
Depressed reduces medication adherence
Health NewsStill Sounds Like Rock and Roll to Me
New earphones cause listener fatigue
Health NewsMary Tyler Moore "Recovering Nicely"
Mary Tyler Moore Brain Surgery Goes Well
Mental HealthFinally, a Definitive Test for Alzheimer's
Alzheimer and dementia blood test coming soon
Prescription DrugsFDA approves new treatment for Type 2 diabetes
Tradjenta (linagliptin) tablets improve blood glucose control
Health NewsHuman Lung Stem Cell Does All the Tricks
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease benefits from stem cell breakthrough
Health NewsDefibtech Lifeline and ReviveR Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs): Recall
Software Defect May Cancel Shock
Health NewsSpoonful of Sugar Will Make Bacteria Go Away
First-line antibiotics for chronic bacterial infections may be enhanced by sugar
Health NewsPublic Notification: “Slim Xtreme Herbal Slimming Capsule” Contains Undeclared Drug Ingredient
Sibutramine in Slim Xtreme Herbal Slimming Capsule
FDA issues first new rules under Food Safety Modernization Act
Rules to prevent potentially unsafe food from reaching consumers
Health NewsBirth Control Pill and HRT Protects Brain Aneurysm
Estrogen in HRT and birth control pills may have a protective quality to the brain
Health NewsDrive Less, Lose More Weight
Obesity linked to driving
Health NewsFDA approves new treatment for rare type of pancreatic cancer
Afinitor (everolimus) approved for pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors
Health NewsFDA approves Zytiga for late-stage prostate cancer
Zytiga (abiraterone acetate), prednisone treats late-stage prostate cancer
Health NewsSigns of Danger after Heart Surgery
Heart attack and death risk after angioplasty indicated by protein levels
Health NewsChildren With Cystic Fibrosis Benefit From Exercise
Cystic fibrosis patients lung function improves with exercise
Prescription DrugsSaving Old Muscle
Blood pressure drug losartan repairs injured, deteriorating muscle
Health NewsRelearn to Move with Video Games
Stroke survivors can regain motor function with video games