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Thursday, April 29, 2010
Do you really want to know all of the information encoded in your genes? A thought-provoking new study shows why you might -- and why you might not.
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Thursday, April 29, 2010
The FDA has approved the Alair system, first non-drug, device-based treatment for adults with severe asthma whose medications aren't providing enough relief.
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Thursday, April 29, 2010
Overweight and obese women -- especially those who do not exercise at all or exercise for less than an hour a week -- are at higher risk for developing the widespread pain disorder fibromyalgia, a study shows.
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Thursday, April 29, 2010
Gender appears to play a role in the risk of abuse of prescription pain drugs, a study shows.
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Thursday, April 29, 2010
The FDA has approved Provenge, Dendreon Corp.'s individualized "vaccine" for the treatment of advanced prostate cancer.
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Thursday, April 29, 2010
Certain Simplicity and Graco cribs are being recalled because of the risk of entrapment, suffocation, and strangulation.
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Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Adding some spicy hot peppers to a healthy meal isn't a magic bullet, but it may help you burn a few extra calories and a bit more fat, according to a new study.
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Wednesday, April 28, 2010
There is no good evidence that Alzheimer’s disease or the other forms of dementia affecting millions of Americans are preventable, a government scientific panel concluded Wednesday.
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Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Advanced Parkinson’s disease patients treated with deep brain stimulation show clear benefits over patients treated with medication.
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Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Major metropolitan areas in California still have some of the dirtiest air in the nation, despite a decade-long effort to reduce carbon emissions and other pollutants, finds a new report by the American Lung Association.
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Wednesday, April 28, 2010
For women with a history of miscarriages, taking aspirin alone or combined with the blood-thinning drug heparin fails to prevent pregnancy loss, new research shows.
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Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Doctors are a step closer to being able to predict which women with noninvasive breast tumors will go on to develop invasive breast cancer -- and therefore whether or not they need more aggressive treatment.
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Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Children who are obese appear to metabolize -- or break down -- common medications at different rates than their leaner counterparts, according to a new study.
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Wednesday, April 28, 2010
In a year where cosmetic surgery procedures decreased, buttock augmentation and butt lifts were on the rise, according to the latest statistics from the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery.
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Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Federal investigators say a new treatment for a leading cause of blindness in people with diabetes can reverse vision loss in a large percentage of patients.
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Tuesday, April 27, 2010
have more in common than anyone thought. Both affect the appetite hormones in much the same way.
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Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Researchers say they may be on the path to developing a simple urine test that could some day diagnose colorectal cancer and follow its progress.
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Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Colon cancer screening with just one flexible sigmoidoscopy cuts cancer risk and identifies those who need more invasive colonoscopy, an 11-year U.K. study finds.
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Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Richard Baxter, MD, talks to WebMD about the benefits of wine for your health and appearance.
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Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Doctors who use CT scans to detect calcium buildup in arteries may be able to better predict heart disease risk in some of their patients, a new study suggests.
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Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Long-term use of anabolic steroids appears to weaken the heart, and it is not clear if this weakening is reversible, researchers say.
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Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Rewarding dogs with bones is a common and popular practice, but it’s a dangerous one, the FDA says in a new consumer warning for pet owners.
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Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Older adults who adhere to the heart-healthy Mediterranean diet appear to have less cognitive decline with age, a study shows.
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Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Just a few weeks after the FDA chastised a handful of US spas and one Brazilian company for making misleading claims about fat-melting injections known as lipodissolve, results of a small study suggest that it may play a role in treating small pockets of fat.
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Monday, April 26, 2010
Nearly half of the U.S. population has at least one of three diagnosed or undiagnosed chronic conditions -- high blood pressure, high cholesterol, or diabetes -- all major risk factors for heart disease.
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