March 12, 2010 / Cancer, Medical News
The Food and Drug Administration is adding its strongest warning to the label for Plavix after reports that some patients cannot process the blood thinning drug. See the original post here: FD
March 12, 2010 / Cancer, Medical News
Fighting with a spouse or significant other is generally a downer. But how easily a person bounces back after the conflict can be predicted by activity in a specific region of the brain. Origin
March 12, 2010 / Cancer, Medical News, Pregnancy
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 more: Variable blood
March 12, 2010 / Cancer, Medical News, Pregnancy
Women who took the birth control pill beginning in the late 1960s lived longer than those never on the pill, a new study says. View post: Women on the Pill may live longer
March 12, 2010 / Cancer, Medical News
A breakup can turn your world upside down, making it feel like you don't know who you are anymore. And you might not, according to a new study. Excerpt from: Breakup can wreck your sense of se
March 12, 2010 / Cancer, Medical News
Who wouldn’t want to lose up to 15 pounds in two weeks? The new Atkins diet book promises that kind of quick — although arguably harmful — result. But is pumping up protein really the best way
March 10, 2010 / Cancer, Medical News, Pregnancy
Two research teams have independently decoded the entire genome of patients to find the exact genetic cause of their disease. Original post: NYT: Decoded genome gives hope in fighting disease
March 10, 2010 / Cancer, Medical News
A troublingly high number of U.S. patients who are given angiograms to check for heart disease turn out not to have a significant problem, according to the latest study to suggest Americans get an exc
March 10, 2010 / Cancer, Medical News
Two former Ohio day care workers have been charged with a misdemeanor for slipping an over-the-counter dietary supplement into candy and giving it to their charges to help them sleep at nap time, a pr
March 10, 2010 / Cancer, Medical News
The Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday it approved Allergan's botulinum-based drug Botox to treat spasms of the elbow, wrist and fingers. Continued here: Botox approved for elbow, wrist,
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