March 12, 2010 / Cancer, Medical Blog
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- An epidural is an injected anesthetic often used during labor and delivery to ease the pain of childbirth. See more here: Health Tip: Having an Epidural (Hea
March 12, 2010 / Cancer, Medical Blog
AP - People with occasional spikes in their blood pressure could be at higher risk of having a stroke than those with regularly high blood pressure, new studies said Friday. Read the original her
March 11, 2010 / Cancer, Medical Blog
HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) -- Obesity plus daily drinking boosts the risk of liver disease in men and women, researchers report in two new studies. More here: Obesity, Drink
March 11, 2010 / Cancer, Medical Blog
Reuters - More 12-year-olds in the United States admit to using potentially deadly inhalants to get high than have used marijuana, cocaine and hallucinogens combined, U.S. health officials said on Thu
March 11, 2010 / Cancer, Medical Blog
HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) -- A mutation that affects how the body responds when a person smells or tastes food may play a role in the development of type 2 diabetes in some peopl
March 11, 2010 / Cancer, Medical Blog, Pregnancy
Reuters - Among children and teenagers with asthma, those who also have peanut allergies may have more or more-severe asthma attacks, a new study suggests. Originally posted here: Peanut aller
March 11, 2010 / Cancer, Medical Blog, Pregnancy
HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) -- The recent approval of a new, more broadly effective pneumococcal vaccine (PCV13) for young children could greatly reduce the prevalence of pneumococ
March 11, 2010 / Cancer, Medical Blog
HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) -- A knee replacement can help improve an elderly person's balance, according to a new study. Read more from the original source: New Knee May I
March 10, 2010 / Cancer, Medical Blog, Pregnancy
AP - Children inherit about 30 mutated genes from each parent, fewer than had been thought, but enough in at least one case to pass on inherited illnesses, according to a first detailed look at the bl
March 10, 2010 / Cancer, Medical Blog, Pregnancy
HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- Better health translates into better sex lives, with healthy people more likely to engage in sex (and good sex at that) and to express an interest in s
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