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Thursday 17 May 2012 23:00 PDT
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Obama's Grand Plan To Cure Alzheimer's
Written by Rupert Shepherd
Obama's healthcare goals have been controversial at best, and although anti-smoking campaigns and other public health and safety awareness drives have been successful, it's always somewhat dubious when government starts... [read article]
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Google Algorithm Finds Cancer Biomarkers
Written by Grace Rattue
Seven proteins that can help physicians evaluate how aggressive a patient's cancer is and whether or not they should receive chemotherapy have been identified by German researchers... [read article]
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Controlling Blood Pressure - Team Based Care Vital
Written by Petra Rattue
High blood pressure was listed as a primary or contributing cause of death for approximately 336,000 Americans in 2007. If all patients with high blood pressure were treated to goal as outlined in current clinical... [read article]
General Practice - Uk India Partnership Initiative
Brushing Teeth - Which Way Is The Right Way?
Thought Controlled Robotic Arm For Paralyzed Patients
Other Medical and Health News for 17 May*
Popular imageShould Children Be Made To Have Vaccines?
Palpitations May Mean Looming Atrial Fibrillation
Education And Income Affect Health Levels Considerably
Popular imageCommon Antibiotic Found To Carry Heart Risk
Popular imageStudy Shows Delays In Siblings Of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders
Fatal Falls Increase For Older Adults
Less Inflammation Seen In Patients With NAFLD, A Common Liver Disease, Who Consume Modest Amounts Of Alcohol
An Estimated 53 Million Americans May Have Diabetes By 2025
Popular imageGroundbreaking Advance In Medical Diagnostics
Off-Label Use Of Antipsychotic Medications
Popular imageSome Dietary Supplements May Increase Cancer Risk
Popular imageStudy Shows High-Fructose Diet Sabotages Learning, Memory
Teaching Hospitals With Fellowship Programs Have Less Radical Prostatectomy Complications
Under-Use Of Safer Kidney Cancer Surgery For Poorer, Sicker Medicare, Medicaid Patients
Gender Comparison In Kidney Cancer Surgery
Food Cravings Reduced By Lizard Saliva
Popular imageMost People Brush Their Teeth The Wrong Way
Racial Disparities Revealed In Prostate Cancer Surgery
Fertility For Older, Highly Educated Women Has Risen Since The 1990s, According To New Research
The Favored Treatment For Kidney Cancer Is Robot-Assisted Surgery
Popular imageResiliency During Early Years Can Protect Against Later Alcohol/Drug Use
Comparison Of On-Premises and Off-Premises Alcohol Outlets and Links To Crime
Possible Link Between Early Alcohol Use, Alcohol Dependence, Daily Nicotine Use, And Fewer Years Of Educational Attainment
Examining Adaptive Abilities In Children With Prenatal Alcohol Exposure And/or ADHD
Focusing On New Directions Of Viral Hepatitis Care And Research
Insight Into Brain Regeneration And Developmental Disorders From Mice With Big Brains
Unexpected Source Of Diabetic Neuropathy Pain Discovered
Using Antioxidants To Stabilize Fanconi Anemia
Potential To Predict Parkinson's Disease Via Colonoscopy Or Flexible Sigmoidoscopy
New Mechanism For Anxiety Disorders Revealed By Mystery Gene
Potential Breast Cancer Vaccine Combination Therapy
Predicting Arthritis At Much Earlier Stage With New Biomarker Test
Valuable Tool In Lung Cancer Screening - Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgery
Possible Diagnostic Technique For Lung Cancer Screening
Tumor Size May Predict Chemotherapy's Effect On Overall Survival In Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Study Of A Pediatric Cancer Finds All Cancer Cells Are Not Created Equal
Rectal Cancer Patients May Not Be Receiving Treatment Consistent With Guidelines
Idiopathic Toe Walking And Rotator Cuff Surgery Highlighted In May JAAOS
New Inflammation Hormone Link May Pave Way To Study New Drugs For Type 2 Diabetes
Popular imageWomen Seen As Objects, Not People In Sexualized Images
Findings Suggest The Possibility Of Boosting The Health Benefits Of Omega-3 Oils

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Cell Signaling Breakthrough May Help Melanoma Treatment
Beijing Olympics Air Pollution Change Impacted On People's Health
AIDS Relief Program Intensity Linked To Lower Death Rates

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