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Back Pain and WeightTue, 07 Feb 2012 09:16:56 EST Source: HealthDay - |
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness DayMon, 06 Feb 2012 20:05:44 EST Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
Gene Regulator in Brain's Executive Hub Tracked across LifespanMon, 06 Feb 2012 17:39:33 EST Source: National Institute of Mental Health - |
Ovarian Cancer Screening Popular Despite GuidelinesMon, 06 Feb 2012 17:20:22 EST Despite expert guidelines and scientific evidence to the contrary, a third of U.S. primary care physicians believe ovarian cancer screening is effective and many would offer it to patients, according to a new survey. |
Restricting Calories Early on Does Not Help Acute Lung Injury Patients on VentilatorsMon, 06 Feb 2012 17:19:23 EST Source: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute - |
Metformin Preferred Drug for Type 2 Diabetes, Experts SayMon, 06 Feb 2012 17:00:00 EST But, American College of Physicians states diet and exercise changes should start before medication |
Pancreas May 'Taste' Fructose, Hinting at Links to DiabetesMon, 06 Feb 2012 17:00:00 EST High-fructose corn syrup is ubiquitous in Western diet, and study suggests it could play unique role  Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Carbohydrates, Diabetes Type 2 |
Fitness and "Fatness" Both Matter to the HeartMon, 06 Feb 2012 16:19:35 EST Losing fitness or packing on fat with age each can be bad for the heart -- but avoiding either one of those fates may protect the ticker, a study published Monday suggests. |
Male Smokers Lose Brain Function Faster as They AgeMon, 06 Feb 2012 16:14:12 EST Men who smoke suffer a more rapid decline in brain function as they age than their non-smoking counterparts, with their cognitive decline as rapid as someone 10 years older but who shuns tobacco, scientists said on Monday. |
Certain Cancer Drugs May Have Fatal Side EffectsMon, 06 Feb 2012 16:00:00 EST Risk is very small, but doctors, patients should be made aware, investigators say |
Many U.S. Kids Still Buy Unhealthy Snacks at SchoolMon, 06 Feb 2012 16:00:00 EST Regulation needed to reduce students' access to junk food, researchers say  Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Child Nutrition, School Health |
New Scoring Method May Help Predict Stroke OutcomeMon, 06 Feb 2012 16:00:00 EST Study reveals quick way to identify those who will respond well to clot-buster alteplase  Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Page: Stroke |
Vulnerability to Anthrax Varies WidelyMon, 06 Feb 2012 16:00:00 EST It suggests that genes might make some people safer in bioterrorism attack  Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Page: Anthrax |
Constipation May Help Explain Some BedwettingMon, 06 Feb 2012 14:00:00 EST Study found it could pressure bladder, lower capacity to hold urine  Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Bedwetting, Constipation |
Spanking Produces Troubled Kids, Study ContendsMon, 06 Feb 2012 12:00:00 EST Punishment linked to more aggression in children, two decades of research shows |
Men, Women and StatinsMon, 06 Feb 2012 09:50:53 EST Source: HealthDay - |
Fewer Teens Exposed to Tobacco Smoke in CarsMon, 06 Feb 2012 09:00:00 EST But researchers add that too many are still breathing in secondhand smoke while in vehicles |
Thousands of U.S. Kids Hospitalized for AbuseMon, 06 Feb 2012 09:00:00 EST Infants, poor children most vulnerable, study suggests |
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