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5/17/2012
Diabetes Can Take a Toll on Your Emotions
And this psychological component may make it harder to control the blood-sugar disorder, experts say
5/17/2012
Drowning Is Leading Cause of Kids' Accidental Death: CDC
Swimming lessons can help protect toddlers, experts say
5/17/2012
FDA Approves Generic Versions of Plavix
Price of widely used blood thinner should drop for heart patients
5/17/2012
It's Not Just What You Eat, It's When You Eat, Mouse Study Finds
Restricting eating hours didn't cut calorie intake, yet the animals gained less weight
5/17/2012
Early Study Hints at Link Between Certain Sunscreens, Endometriosis
But findings are preliminary, and sunscreen has major benefits in preventing skin cancer
5/17/2012
Looking Away As You Get Needle Does Lower Pain, Study Shows
'See no needle' may be good advice, researchers say
5/17/2012
Fewer Young Americans Smoking, Survey Finds
Rates have dropped since 2004, but 1 in 12 teens, one-third of young adults still light up
5/17/2012
Parents Often Lose Sleep Over Child's Epilepsy, Study Finds
Many sleep in the same room or bed as their child because of worries about nighttime seizures
5/17/2012
OSHA's Safety Tests Protect Workers at Little Cost: Study
But some disagree with researchers' conclusions
5/17/2012
Athletes Really Do Play Through the Pain
Study finds endurance and 'game athletes' have higher tolerance for pain than the rest of us
5/17/2012
Study Explores Distraction's Role in Pain Relief
It found mental focus, bodily reactions work together
5/17/2012
Benefits of Widespread Statin Use Outweigh Risks: Study
Even among low-risk patients, cholesterol meds may slash risk for vascular event
5/17/2012
Being Obese May Make Job Search Tougher
'Employers' in study unknowingly rated same women higher after weight-loss surgery
5/17/2012
Experimental Drug Helps Fight Some Childhood Cancers, Study Finds
Targeted therapy is effective, has few side effects, but larger trials needed, researchers say
5/17/2012
Many Primary Care Docs Don't Know Long-Term Effects of Chemo: Survey
Experts stress that information needs to be passed on after cancer treatment ends
5/17/2012
'Fish Pedicure' a Recipe for Bacterial Infection, Researchers Warn
Health spa practice is highly unhealthy, study reports
5/17/2012
Advanced Prostate Cancer Drug May Help at Earlier Stage
In study, one-third benefited from taking Zytiga plus hormone therapy for 6 months before surgery
5/17/2012
Two-Drug Combo May Be Safe for Melanoma Treatment
Preliminary research found reduced skin-lesion side effect
5/16/2012
FDA Panel Backs At-Home HIV Test
Recommendation could usher in a new era of testing
5/16/2012
Experimental Drug Helps Fight Some Childhood Cancers, Study Finds
Targeted therapy is effective, has few side effects, but larger trials needed, researchers say


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