Multiple Diseases, Multiple Problems

In the age of multitasking, “one thing at a time” is as outdated as a polyester leisure suit. The same is true for doctors treating just one disease as it can lead to confusion and inferior care.

Cholesterol Boost May Not Protect Your Heart

It's widely believed that boosting your good HDL cholesterol cuts your risk of a heart attack. A genetic study suggests that might not necessarily be the case.

Unnerving Sudden Cardiac Arrest

Patients with potentially fatal heart arrhythmias often benefit from receiving an implantable cardiac defibrillator (ICD) because of their high risk of sudden cardiac arrest.

Seeing Through Sound

A small trial has revealed that sound aids may be helpful in training blind individuals to actually "view," or recognize faces and facial expressions, read words and identify images.

Texas Sized Results for Melanoma Drug Trial

Results from the first clinical trial of a drug designed to treat advanced cases of melanoma were successful, and the second part of testing has been approved. 

Bee Gees Singer Robin Gibb Loses Cancer Battle

Robin Gibb, singer with the rock group the Bee Gees, has died after battling colon cancer, which had spread to his liver.

Statins Drop Cancer Risk After Heart Transplant (ER, 5/20, 12:30 PM CST)

One of the most common causes of death following a heart transplant is cancer that develops years later. Researchers believe they have found a new strategy for preventing it.

Quit Smoking To Save Your Joints

You've heard it before: smoking is bad for you. And it's not just your lungs that are harmed from you cigarette habit. Your joints can be affected too.

Smarter Way to Dial Up Visual Aid

One of the best kept secrets for aiding individuals with visual impairments may be sitting in your purse or your back pocket. Your smartphone may be a tool that provides more accessibility than you thought.

Tiny Drugs, Bursts of Light

Cancers are greedy little cells, consuming more than their fair share of everything available. A treatment recently developed takes advantage of that, and then uses special, focused light to destroy tumors.

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