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CategoryWill a gluten-free diet improve your health?
April 12, 2011 — Sarah Cooper was a new mom in her mid-20s, busily juggling her family and a career as an electrical engineer, when every..
More evidence painkillers lower colon cancer risk
Friday, April 8, 2011 (Reuters Health) – A new study adds to growing evidence that regular use of painkillers like aspirin or ibuprofen ma..
FDA approves new treatment for rare form of thyroid cancer
<p>April 6, 2011 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved vandetanib to treat adult patients with late-stage (metastatic) me..
5 Ways to Beat Spring Allergies
March 24, 2011 – At last, the first warm days of spring! Time to open the windows, pack away the winter coats, get out in the garden — an..
5 Ways to Beat Spring Allergies
March 24, 2011 – At last, the first warm days of spring! Time to open the windows, pack away the winter coats, get out in the garden — an..
Nearly 20% of Lung Cancer Patients Keep Smoking
FRIDAY, April 8 (HealthDay News)
Many patients diagnosed with lung cancer — as well as their family caregivers — continue to smoke even ..
Nearly 20% of Lung Cancer Patients Keep Smoking
FRIDAY, April 8 (HealthDay News)
Many patients diagnosed with lung cancer — as well as their family caregivers — continue to smoke even..
Progesterone reduces rate of early preterm birth in at risk women
February 6, 2011 – A National Institutes of Health study has found that progesterone, a naturally occurring hormone, reduced the rate of p..
Health risks fade when women stop taking estrogen
April 6, 2011
CHICAGO Strokes and other health problems linked with estrogen pills appear to fade when women quit taking them after menop..
Monthly Aspirin Use Linked to Lower Pancreatic Cancer Risk
April 4, 2011
Taking aspirin even once per month, whether low-dose or full strength, appears to be associated with a marked drop i..