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Health Articles From 2006

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232,980 views
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Birth Control Pill Could Cause Long-Term Problems With Testosterone, New Research Indicates
205,431 views
2)
Epidemic Influenza And Vitamin D
172,575 views
3)
Salmonella Contamination In Seven Cadbury Chocolate Brands
149,346 views
4)
More Medical Students Enter Dermatology, Leave Other Specialties
143,323 views
5)
Stretch Marks - Prevention, Treatment And Removal
108,047 views
6)
Top 10 Healthy Foods - Why They Are Good For You
95,951 views
7)
Best Gluteus Maximus Training - Exercises For Your Butt
95,019 views
8)
Stop Smoking With Laser Therapy
90,565 views
9)
Circumcision, Fidelity More Effective HIV Prevention Methods Than Condoms, Abstinence, Researchers Say
84,641 views
10)
Tylenol May Cause Serious Liver Damage
84,289 views
11)
Don't Sit Up Straight, It's Bad For Your Back
83,505 views
12)
CORvalenTM (D-Ribose) Improves Pain And Quality Of Life In Fibromyalgia And Chronic Fatigue Patients
76,163 views
13)
How The Brain Controls Emotions
73,661 views
14)
Pennsylvania Department Of Health To Promote Anti-Chewing Tobacco Message At Little League Baseball World Series
59,987 views
15)
New Study Demonstrates That Bifantis(TM) (Bifidobacterium Infantis 35624) Offers Relief For Women With Irritable Bowel Syndrome
59,822 views
16)
Chantix Quadruples Smoker's Chances Of Quitting Successfully
55,523 views
17)
Non-Surgical Treatment For Leaky Heart Valves Under Investigation At UC Davis Medical Center
55,488 views
18)
Treating Insomnia With Over-the-counter Sleep Aids, Herbal Supplements: AASM Position Statement
50,923 views
19)
America's StriVectin-SD(R) Voted Best Anti-Wrinkle Cream In France
50,419 views
20)
Crocodile Hunter, Steve Irwin, Mortally Wounded By Stingray
50,251 views
21)
Hazards Of Tongue Piercing
50,216 views
22)
Fat Melting Laser May Treat Cellulite, Heart Disease And Acne
49,954 views
23)
Cinnamon, Cloves Improve Insulin Function, Lower Risk Factors For Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease
49,840 views
24)
Exelon Patch, The First Transdermal Therapy For Alzheimer's Disease, May Provide Promising New Approach To Treatment Of Dementia
49,319 views
25)
Life Expectancy For Lung Cancer Patients Extended By Combined Treatment
47,502 views
26)
Fury At Milk And Wheat In McDonalds' French Fries
47,478 views
27)
Drinking Tea Is Better For Health Than Plain Water
46,553 views
28)
Paranoid Thoughts Almost As Common As Depression/Anxiety Reveal King's College Scientists
45,919 views
29)
10% Of Straight Men Have Sex With Men, New York
45,377 views
30)
Ranbaxy Launches Volix (Voglibose) For Treatment Of Diabetes, First Time In India
45,211 views
31)
Alcohol Bad For Lungs As Well As Liver
44,731 views
32)
Having An Older Brother Raises A Male's Chances Of Being Gay
44,351 views
33)
Coenzyme Q10: Should You Take This Supplement?
43,931 views
34)
Extensive Cell Phone Use Linked To Brain Tumors, Swedish Study
42,458 views
35)
Staph Superbug Most Common Cause Of US Skin Infections
42,043 views
36)
New Treatment For Post-Concussion Syndrome Pioneered At UB
42,005 views
37)
How To Prevent And Overcome Mastitis - Healthy Breastfeeding Tips
41,645 views
38)
Tonsil, Adenoid Removal Results In Better Sleep, Behavior For Children With Sleep Disordered Breathing
41,201 views
39)
Lyrica Approved For The Treatment Of Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) In Europe
41,025 views
40)
Bio-Identical Hormone Replacement Therapy
38,701 views
41)
Eye Colour Is A Clue To Paternity
38,616 views
42)
Branded Fish Oil Supplement Reduces Anxiety In Adults With History Of Substance Abuse
38,041 views
43)
Fentanyl-laced Heroin Kills Hundreds Of Addicts In USA
38,035 views
44)
Taking The Shame Out Of Pudendal Neuralgia
37,930 views
45)
New Study Shows Cinnamon Extract Lowers Blood Sugar Levels In People With Type 2 Diabetes
37,874 views
46)
Keep Kidney Stones Away With Orange Juice, Not Lemonade
37,557 views
47)
FDA Approves YAZ(R), The First Oral Contraceptive To Offer Drospirenone In A 24-Day, Active-Pill Regimen
36,156 views
48)
New Data Support Long-Term Use Of AMBIEN CRTM (zolpidem Tartrate Extended- Release) Tablets C(IV) For Up To 24 Weeks
35,964 views
49)
Dapoxetine Safe And Effective In Treating Premature Ejaculation
35,612 views
50)
Exposure To "Thin-Idea" Media Affecting Women's Standards Of Body Image
35,482 views
51)
Report Shows Popular Birth Control Pill, Ortho Tri-Cyclen(R) LO, Not Associated With Increased Pregnancy Risk In Heavier Women
35,059 views
52)
CVS / Pharmacy Helps Seniors Find The Right Medicare Part D Plan
34,899 views
53)
Cooking, Cleaning And Washing Helps You Ward Off Breast Cancer
34,862 views
54)
Crocodile Hunter's Last Moments Captured On Video
34,700 views
55)
New Oral Contraceptive, Loestrin(R) 24 Fe, Approved By FDA
34,544 views
56)
Relationship Between Borderline Personality Disorder And Bipolar Disorder, Long-Term Study
33,854 views
57)
Apricot Seeds At High Doses Can Be Fatal
33,706 views
58)
Allergy-free Cats For Sale At $3,950 Each
33,043 views
59)
FDA Approves First Generic Version Of Flonase
32,781 views
60)
New Sleeping Pills Are Effective, But None Stands Out As The Best
32,446 views
61)
INVEGA(TM) Approved By FDA As New Treatment For Schizophrenia
31,625 views
62)
FDA Approves ZOSTAVAX(R), Merck's New Vaccine For Prevention Of Shingles In Adults Age 60 And Older
31,061 views
63)
Steroids For Treatment Of Sudden Hearing Loss
30,482 views
64)
Predicting Penile Length After Penile Prosthesis Implantation
30,135 views
65)
Coffee Protects Alcohol Drinkers From Liver Disease
30,016 views
66)
Older Men's Sperm Raise Risk Of Genetic Problems In Offspring
29,975 views
67)
Benefit Of Grape Seeds
29,154 views
68)
Causes And Prevention Of Back Pain And Injuries
29,063 views
69)
Zimbabwe Life Expectancy Lowest In The World
28,977 views
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Is A Hormone (aldosterone) The Key To Anxiety?
28,923 views
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Paralyzed Girl Forgives Man Who Shot Her And Shattered Her Spine
28,646 views
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Woman In Vegetative State Communicated Through Her Thoughts
28,622 views
73)
How To Sleep Comfortably During Pregnancy - Maternity Pillows!
28,477 views
74)
Cymbalta(R) Safely And Effectively Treats Core Anxiety Symptoms Of Generalized Anxiety Disorder - Study
28,350 views
75)
Treating Summer Insect Stings And Bites
27,651 views
76)
Life Expectancy Of 14 Nations In Europe
27,231 views
77)
Pfizer's Anti-Smoking Pill Champix(R) Approved In Europe
27,009 views
78)
Super Antibiotic For Hospital Superbug MRSA
26,936 views
79)
FDA Approves New, Once-A-Day COREG CR For The Treatment Of Three Key Cardiovascular Conditions
26,641 views
80)
Sleep More Important Than Diet For Weight Control
26,536 views
81)
What Causes Men Pain In Prostate Biopsy And Best Method To Alleviate It
26,400 views
82)
St. John's Wort In Pregnancy And Lactation
26,297 views
83)
How To Choose Petite Maternity Clothing That Will Fit You Just Right
26,227 views
84)
Advair(R) HFA Inhalation Aerosol Now Available
25,928 views
85)
Stem Cell Breakthrough Helps 85% Of Type 2 Diabetes Patients
25,927 views
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Rage Disorder Affects 7.3 Per Cent Of US Adults
25,680 views
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Lack Of Sleep's Effects On Learning, Undoes Rejuvenating Effects On The Brain
25,556 views
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30.6% Of Americans Are Obese, Compared To 3.2% Of Japanese And Koreans
25,489 views
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Division Of The Penile Suspensory Ligament Often Leads To Less Than Satisfactory Results In Augmentation Phalloplasty
25,149 views
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Diabetes Cases Rise From 30 Million To 230 Million In 20 Years
25,036 views
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The Strength Of Strontium Ranelate - Protects Bones For At Least Five Years, Remodels Bone Architecture
24,735 views
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Diet May Help Prevent Allergies And Asthma
24,498 views
93)
Physical Activity Helps Elderly Live Longer
24,182 views
94)
Exforge(R) Receives US Regulatory Approval As A New And Highly Effective Treatment Option For Patients With High Blood Pressure
24,061 views
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"Super Bug" Scares - Straight Facts About Antibiotic Resistance
23,578 views
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Sulphasalazine Can Reverse Liver Disease Even For Heavy Drinkers
23,354 views
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Updated Statistics On The American Obesity Epidemic: Data From The CDC
23,331 views
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Free Unstructured Play Is Essential For Children
23,183 views
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Antibiotic Ear Drops Favored Over Popular Oral Antibiotics For Ear Infections
23,163 views
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Medical Condition Causes Boys, Men To Grow Breasts
23,002 views
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Procyanidins In Red Wine Help You Live Longer
22,780 views
102)
Green Tea Polyphenols May Cause Liver Damage In High Doses
22,554 views
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3-week Diet/exercise Study Shows 50 Percent Reversal In Metabolic Syndrome, Type 2 Diabetes
22,501 views
104)
More Drug Overdose Deaths From Prescription Pain Killers Than Cocaine Or Heroin In The US
22,059 views
105)
Chiropractic For Arthritis - Benefits, Concerns, Side Effects, And Effectiveness
21,983 views
106)
Beans That Don't Give You Wind
21,868 views
107)
Puricase, First New Drug Treatment Approach For Gout In 40 Years, Could Potentially Revolutionise Treatment For Some
21,830 views
108)
Tragic Drug Trial Participant Has Early Signs Of Cancer
21,465 views
109)
Eye Infection In 17 States Caused By Lense Solution, FDA Warns
21,405 views
110)
Revealed Why H5N1 Is So Deadly For Humans
21,298 views
111)
Recommended Treatments For Fistulas In Crohn's Disease
21,074 views
112)
Cream Makes Skin Produce Sunless Tan
21,053 views
113)
Bird Flu Has Now Hit 35 Countries - See The List
20,440 views
114)
Parents Who Fight May Harm Children's Future Emotional Development
20,247 views
115)
Small Weight Gain Linked To Acid Reflux (GERD)
20,233 views
116)
Tattoo, Piercing And Breast Implantation Infections
20,200 views
117)
Pain Relief Options After Total Joint Replacement
20,185 views
118)
Why Prostate Drug, Doxazosin, Increases Likelihood Of Heart Failure
19,966 views
119)
Five Self-Care Strategies For Depression
19,962 views
120)
College Kids Choose Adderall Over Ritalin For Illicit Use
19,903 views
121)
Red Bull Plus Alcohol Makes You Drunker Than You Feel
19,863 views
122)
Humans And Chimpanzees, How Similar Are We?
19,625 views
123)
Teen Births Cost U.S. Government $9.1B In 2004 Despite Drop In Teen Birth, Pregnancy Rates, Report Says
19,617 views
124)
FDA Approves Higher Dose Formulations Of Diovan HCT(R) (valsartan/hydrochlorothiazide) For Treatment Of High Blood Pressure
19,400 views
125)
Low PSA Score After Radiation Can Predict Prostate Cancer Return
19,341 views
126)
Once-Yearly Reclast(R) Demonstrates Highly Significant Fracture Risk Reductions In The Treatment Of Postmenopausal Osteoporosis, New Study Shows
19,337 views
127)
Tykerb Helps Stall Advanced Breast Cancer, Says Glaxo
19,240 views
128)
FDA Approves EMSAM(R) (selegiline Transdermal System), The First Transdermal Patch For The Treatment Of Major Depressive Disorder
19,230 views
129)
When Is A Woman Too Old To Have A Baby?
19,136 views
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Middle Aged Men Can Live Long If They Want
19,123 views
131)
Autism Rates Drop After Mercury Removed From Childhood Vaccines
19,040 views
132)
Pulsed Infrared Light Therapy System Used In Published Study On Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy In The May 2006 Issue Of Acta Diabetologica
19,032 views
133)
Gut Microbes Give Us Clues To Obesity Cause And Treatment
18,980 views
134)
Beta-blockers Should Not Be First Line Treatment For Hypertension
18,973 views
135)
Benefits Of Pilates, Evaluation By American Council On Exercise
18,871 views
136)
Aortic Dissection: High Survival Seen For Patients With Condition That Killed John Ritter
18,718 views
137)
Video Games Fun But Pose Social, Health Risks
18,654 views
138)
New Study Demonstrates Dietary Supplement Lutein Increases Skin Hydration, Elasticity And Lipid Levels
18,569 views
139)
Red Wine May Offset Effects Of High Calorie Diet
18,498 views
140)
Violent Video Games Fire Up Kids' Brains
18,498 views
141)
Occupational Therapy Improves Quality Of Life For Dementia Patients And Their Carers, UK
18,342 views
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Humans Differ Genetically More Than Previously Thought
18,332 views
143)
Almost Two Million Children Overweight In UK, 700,000 Are Obese
18,267 views
144)
New Drug Application For Rasilez(R), An Innovative Oral Renin Inhibitor To Treat High Blood Pressure, Accepted For US Regulatory Review
18,188 views
145)
FDA Approves Chantix For Smoking Cessation
18,158 views
146)
Merck Launches National Advertising Campaign For GARDASIL®, Merck's New Cervical Cancer Vaccine
18,077 views
147)
Dark Chocolate Lowers Blood Clot Risk
18,020 views
148)
Body Mass Index Misleading Indicator Of Health
17,958 views
149)
The Benefits Of Aromatherapy: M. D. Anderson Teaches How To To Soothe And Heal
17,858 views
150)
Cell Phone Usage Linked To Lower Sperm Count
17,843 views
151)
Total Cancer Deaths Down In USA, First Time In 75 Years
17,840 views
152)
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Long-term Effects
17,782 views
153)
Two Soft Drinks Companies Sued For Cancer Causing Benzene
17,682 views
154)
Device Dries Lice And Nits Out Of Hair
17,540 views
155)
Stem Cell Therapy For Parkinson's Disease
17,479 views
156)
Ginger Kills Ovarian Cancer Cells
17,473 views
157)
Academic Achievement Higher Among Most Active Kids - Vigorous Physical Activity Linked To Better Grades
17,346 views
158)
For Daily Sodium Intake There Is No One-Size-Fits-All
17,330 views
159)
Crocodile Hunter's Death Still Under Investigation
17,324 views
160)
Extreme Pain Of Gout Is Detrimental To Quality Of Life & Work , New Poll Shows
17,160 views
161)
American Children Getting Too Fat For Car Safety Seats
17,125 views
162)
Breast Augmentation Surgery Or Natural Breast Enhancements?
16,981 views
163)
Lupin Receives Final Approval For Lisinopril-HCTZ Tablets
16,934 views
164)
A High-Protein Diet Can Be Good For The Heart, From Harvard Medical School
16,919 views
165)
Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield Joins Blue Plans Nationwide To Launch Largest Private Database Of Health Care Information
16,904 views
166)
Brain Images Show Individual Dyslexic Children Respond To Spelling Treatment
16,897 views
167)
FDA Does Not Approve Wyeth Contraceptive, Lybrel
16,882 views
168)
The British Are Much Healthier Than The Americans
16,869 views
169)
Hunting Down The Causes Of Huntington Disease
16,719 views
170)
Treating Dog And Cat Bites To The Hand: Gnawing At Solutions To This Prevalent Problem
16,691 views
171)
Problem Gambling And Its Effects
16,640 views
172)
Do You Know What's In Your Joint Care Supplement?
16,624 views
173)
90% Cure Rate For Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Within Reach
16,580 views
174)
Study Takes Rare Look At How Materialism Develops In The Young
16,519 views
175)
Pain In Prostate Biopsy And Best Method To Alleviate It
16,476 views
176)
Two Premature Babies Die Of Drug Overdose
16,474 views
177)
Diet Drug Xenical Closer To OTC Status In USA
16,406 views
178)
Amnesia-inducing Drug Has Shed Light On How We Form New Memories
16,373 views
179)
Pfizer's CHANTIX(TM) (Varenicline) Now Available To Help Smokers Quit
16,321 views
180)
How Beneficial Are Multivitamins? We Don't Know
16,245 views
181)
Alzheimer's Disease Discovered 100 Years Ago, November 4th
16,062 views
182)
Cholesterol Implicated In Progression Of Fatty Liver Disease
16,055 views
183)
Lack Of Sleep Affecting Millions Of Teenagers In The USA
16,045 views
184)
Back Pain A Common Problem For Nurses
16,044 views
185)
L'Oreal USA Receives FDA Approval For New Sunscreen Formula Containing Mexoryl(TM) SX
16,038 views
186)
Breast Feeding Mothers Protest Outside Victoria's Secret Stores
16,006 views
187)
Help - But No Miracle Cure - For Receding Hairlines
15,922 views
188)
Novartis Unveils Further Impressive Efficacy Data For Galvus(R), An Investigational Oral Diabetes Compound, Showing Significant Blood Sugar Reductions
15,899 views
189)
First Clinical Trial Of Gene Therapy For Muscular Dystrophy Now Under Way
15,869 views
190)
Face Of Transplant Woman Has Complete Feeling And Better Speech
15,862 views
191)
FDA Approves Omnaris (ciclesonide) Nasal Spray For Allergic Rhinitis
15,856 views
192)
UCSD Laser Technique Sheds Light On Strokes
15,839 views
193)
Tobacco: Smokeless Does Not Equal Harmless
15,811 views
194)
US Infant Survival Rates Lower Than Most Developed Nations'
15,730 views
195)
New Multiple Sclerosis Treatment Reduces Relapse Rate By 90%
15,730 views
196)
New Alternative To Hip Replacement Designed For Patients With Active Lifestyles
15,697 views
197)
Praying Doesn't Help The Sick Get Better
15,627 views
198)
Quick Intense Electromagnetic Field Stops Migraine
15,582 views
199)
Move Free(R) Advanced Reshapes The Way Americans Think About Joint Care
15,573 views
200)
Interval Training Can Help The Overweight Burn 600% More Fat In 2006
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