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New Guidelines Debunk 'Economy Class Syndrome' - WebMD Health Feb 7, 2012, 6:21 pm
New guidelines debunk evidence to support the existence of an economy class syndrome -- the
... moreLow Testosterone Explained - WebMD Health Feb 7, 2012, 6:21 pm
It s natural for testosterone levels to decline as men age, but sometimes low testosterone can
... moreNew Alzheimer's Guidelines May Confuse Diagnosis - WebMD Health Feb 7, 2012, 6:21 pm
Under recently revised criteria, nearly all people currently diagnosed with very mild or mild Alz
... moreHow Functional Foods May Help Your Heart - WebMD Health Feb 7, 2012, 6:21 pm
In the quest for a healthy heart, can foods fortified with calcium, omega-3s, plant sterols, and
... moreTop Nutrients in Functional Foods for Health - WebMD Health Feb 7, 2012, 6:21 pm
Here are five nutrients in functional food nutrients that may be worth your money.
... moreSpeed Shopping: When You Have 10 Minutes at the Grocery Store - WebMD Health Feb 7, 2012, 6:21 pm
Searching for healthy meal options but pressed for time? Get tips on navigating the supermarket a
... moreStressed Out About a Problem? Shift Your Focus. - WebMD Health Feb 7, 2012, 6:21 pm
Worried about a nagging problem? Learn how to shift your attention and focus on the day ahead. ... more
Dieting with the denomination, determination - ScienceDaily: Health Medicine News Feb 7, 2012, 6:21 pm
According to a new study, those starting new weight loss programs may be surprised to find out that ... more
Zinc linked to breast cancer: Insight into body's zinc controls has implications for disease - ScienceDaily: Health Medicine News Feb 7, 2012, 6:21 pm
Zinc has long been known to play a vital part in human health. However, the mechanisms for deliverin ... more
Who Will Benefit From Stroke Drug? New Score Can Help Decide - ScienceDaily: Health Medicine News Feb 7, 2012, 6:21 pm
A new scoring method can help doctors quickly decide which stroke patients will respond well to the ... more
Fall monitoring device could help keep seniors safer - ScienceDaily: Health Medicine News Feb 7, 2012, 6:21 pm
It s a scenario played out all too frequently: Adult children, worried about the safety of their a ... more
Rapid bone loss as possible side effect of anti-obesity drug - ScienceDaily: Health Medicine News Feb 7, 2012, 6:21 pm
An endocrine hormone used in clinical trials as an anti-obesity and anti-diabetes drug causes signif ... more
Why bad immunity genes survive: Study implicates arms race between genes and germs - ScienceDaily: Health Medicine News Feb 7, 2012, 6:21 pm
Biologists have found new evidence for why mice, people and other vertebrate animals carry thousands ... more
Study of live human neurons reveals Parkinson's origins - ScienceDaily: Health Medicine News Feb 7, 2012, 6:21 pm
Parkinson s disease researchers have discovered how mutations in the parkin gene cause the disease ... more
New anti-aging treatments make it easier to turn back the clock - ScienceDaily: Health Medicine News Feb 7, 2012, 6:21 pm
As we age, our skin undergoes a number of changes affecting its texture, volume and appearance. Fort ... more
Lasers lighting the way for enhanced treatment of melasma and tattoo removal - ScienceDaily: Health Medicine News Feb 7, 2012, 6:21 pm
On the surface, it would seem as though the skin condition melasma and tattoos would have little in ... more
New non-invasive fat removal technologies offer alternative to liposuction for removing stubborn fat - ScienceDaily: Health Medicine News Feb 7, 2012, 6:21 pm
Dermatologists are finding that the introduction of non-invasive fat removal technologies is opening ... more
First remote-control leg lengthening implant cleared by the FDA - ScienceDaily: Health Medicine News Feb 7, 2012, 6:21 pm
A revolutionary new limb lengthening system developed by orthopedic surgeons represents a major adva ... more
As Valentine's day approaches, cardiologist describes broken heart syndrome - ScienceDaily: Health Medicine News Feb 7, 2012, 6:21 pm
People who have been unlucky in love are said to suffer from a "broken heart." A broken heart is an ... more
Competitive soccer linked to increased injuries and menstrual dysfunction in girls - ScienceDaily: Health Medicine News Feb 7, 2012, 6:21 pm
In the US, there are nearly three million youth soccer players, and half of them are female. New res ... more
Knee replacement may lower a patient's risk for mortality and heart failure, study suggests - ScienceDaily: Health Medicine News Feb 7, 2012, 6:21 pm
New research highlights the benefits of total knee replacement. ... more
Vitamin D deficiency high among trauma patients - ScienceDaily: Health Medicine News Feb 7, 2012, 6:21 pm
New research has found that 77 percent of trauma patients had deficient or insufficient levels of vi ... more
New diet: Top off breakfast with -- chocolate cake? - ScienceDaily: Health Medicine News Feb 7, 2012, 6:21 pm
In a study of nearly 200 clinically obese, non-diabetic adults, a researcher found that a 600-calori ... more
Ovarian cancer risk related to inherited inflammation genes - ScienceDaily: Health Medicine News Feb 7, 2012, 6:21 pm
Genes that are known to be involved in inflammation were found to be related to risk of ovarian canc ... more
Pharma fears it is not up to demands of 'value challenge' - EIU - PharmaGossip Feb 7, 2012, 6:20 pm
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Ex-health care exec pleads guilty to fraud - PharmaGossip Feb 7, 2012, 6:20 pm
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Faking It for the Dean - Brainstorm - The Chronicle of Higher Education - PharmaGossip Feb 7, 2012, 6:20 pm
Merck anti-clot compound again shows bleeding risk - PharmaGossip Feb 7, 2012, 6:20 pm
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Pharma fears it is not up to demands of 'value challenge' - EIU - PharmaGossip Feb 7, 2012, 6:20 pm
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Ex-health care exec pleads guilty to fraud - PharmaGossip Feb 7, 2012, 6:20 pm
LOUISVILLE, Ky.... more
The one-time vice president of a
Faking It for the Dean - Brainstorm - The Chronicle of Higher Education - PharmaGossip Feb 7, 2012, 6:20 pm
Merck anti-clot compound again shows bleeding risk - PharmaGossip Feb 7, 2012, 6:20 pm
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Obesity Epidemic Linked To Brain Mechanisms - Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness News From Medical News Today Feb 7, 2012, 6:20 pm
America's rising rates of obesity in virtually all age groups is partly due to biological factors, r ... more
Wake-Up Stroke Patients May Still Benefit from ThrombolysisWake-Up Stroke Patients May Still Benefit from Thrombolysis - Medscape Medical News Headlines Feb 7, 2012, 6:19 pm
A new study shows tPA was safe for patients who woke up with stroke symptoms, a population not norma ... more
AXIS-2: G-CSF Fails to Improve Recovery After StrokeAXIS-2: G-CSF Fails to Improve Recovery After Stroke - Medscape Medical News Headlines Feb 7, 2012, 6:19 pm
AX200, a novel neuroprotectant, was no better than placebo in improving functional outcomes in phase ... more
Parasagittal Lumbar Steroid Injection Safest, Most EffectiveParasagittal Lumbar Steroid Injection Safest, Most Effective - Medscape Medical News Headlines Feb 7, 2012, 6:19 pm
A new study finds that the parasagittal approach combines the safety of a midline approach and the e ... more
Vitamin D Deficiency in Orthopaedic Trauma PatientsVitamin D Deficiency in Orthopaedic Trauma Patients - Medscape Medical News Headlines Feb 7, 2012, 6:19 pm
More than three quarters of orthopaedic trauma patients had vitamin D deficiency or insufficiency in ... more
Obama Administration Makes Greater Investment in Alzheimer's Obama Administration Makes Greater Investment in Alzheimer's - Medscape Medical News Headlines Feb 7, 2012, 6:19 pm
The US government today announced a commitment of $156 million over the course of the next 2 years t ... more
Obesity and Daily Pain Linked, Study FindsObesity and Daily Pain Linked, Study Finds - Medscape Medical News Headlines Feb 7, 2012, 6:19 pm
The 1 million-person Gallup poll suggests excess weight makes Americans prone to higher rates of pai ... more
CT/CTA a Practical Way to Assess Recurrent Stroke RiskCT/CTA a Practical Way to Assess Recurrent Stroke Risk - Medscape Medical News Headlines Feb 7, 2012, 6:19 pm
For hospitals that lack ready access to MRI, using CT/CT angiography to assess intra- and extracrani ... more
Orthopaedic Trauma Volume Drops as Unemployment Rate RisesOrthopaedic Trauma Volume Drops as Unemployment Rate Rises - Medscape Medical News Headlines Feb 7, 2012, 6:19 pm
The higher the unemployment rate, the lower the number of orthopaedic trauma cases presenting at the ... more
Meningococcal Vaccine Effective Against Serogroup B Meningococcal Vaccine Effective Against Serogroup B - Medscape Medical News Headlines Feb 7, 2012, 6:19 pm
The 4CMenB vaccine provides broad protection against serogroup B when given in 2 different schedules ... more
Preterm Infants: Risk for Death Estimated More Precisely Preterm Infants: Risk for Death Estimated More Precisely - Medscape Medical News Headlines Feb 7, 2012, 6:19 pm
A new model to predict mortality rates among very low birth weight infants takes into account not on ... more
Activated Protein C May Reduce Septic Shock MortalityActivated Protein C May Reduce Septic Shock Mortality - Medscape Medical News Headlines Feb 7, 2012, 6:19 pm
Activated protein C, taken off the market a few months ago because it failed to significantly reduce ... more
Generalists Need Education on HF Treatment Generalists Need Education on HF Treatment - Medscape Medical News Headlines Feb 7, 2012, 6:19 pm
A unique study trying to drill down into why cardiologists seem to gain better outcomes than general ... more
CTO Bodes Ill in NSTEMI PatientsCTO Bodes Ill in NSTEMI Patients - Medscape Medical News Headlines Feb 7, 2012, 6:19 pm
Swedish researchers examined SCAAR to determine the prognostic significance of a chronic total occlu ... more
Braile Biomedica Launches Transapical Valve Braile Biomedica Launches Transapical Valve - Medscape Medical News Headlines Feb 7, 2012, 6:19 pm
A Brazilian group says they're encouraged by the early results with their transapical transcatheter ... more
Bivalirudin Safe After Fondaparinux in PCI PatientsBivalirudin Safe After Fondaparinux in PCI Patients - Medscape Medical News Headlines Feb 7, 2012, 6:19 pm
Recent studies have shown that ACS patients on fondaparinux prior to PCI should switch to another an ... more
Vorapaxar Meets End Point But Ups Bleeding Vorapaxar Meets End Point But Ups Bleeding - Medscape Medical News Headlines Feb 7, 2012, 6:19 pm
In its second phase 3 trial, Merck's novel antiplatelet agent reduced ischemic events but increased ... more
Advice to prospective family medicine residents - Kevin, M.D. - Medical Weblog Feb 7, 2012, 6:17 pm