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Oranges, grapefruits lower women's stroke risk
1 hour 22 minutes ago - MSNBC Health
By MyHealthNewsDaily staff A diet rich in citrus fruits, such as oranges and grapefruits, may reduce women's risk of stroke, a new study says
Advanced melanoma drug nearly doubles survival time
1 hour 47 minutes ago - MSNBC Health
By Linda ThrasybuleMyHealthNewsDailyZelboraf, a drug used to treat advanced cases of the deadly skin cancer melanoma, nearly doubles the length of patients' lives, a new study has found
New Guidelines to Help Breast Cancer Survivors
2 hours 29 minutes ago - WebMD
If you are one of these estimated 2 million breast cancer survivors in the U.S., your ob-gyn now has new guidance
FDA panel backs weight loss drug Qnexa
2 hours 37 minutes ago - MSNBC Health
An experimental obesity drug from Vivus Inc won a U.S. panel's support on Wednesday, raising hopes regulators would approve a weight-loss pill for the first time in 13 years
Many Cancer Deaths Prevented by Colonoscopy
3 hours 10 minutes ago - WebMD
New research shows that colonoscopy saves lives not only by identifying colon cancers early, but also by detecting and removing colon polyps in their precancerous stage
FDA panel gives nod to Vivus obesity drug
3 hours 50 minutes ago - Yahoo Health
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An experimental obesity drug from Vivus Inc won a U.S. panel's support on Wednesday, raising hopes regulators would approve a weight-loss pill for the first time in 13 years. A panel of outside experts to the Food and Dr
Is broadcasting heart procedures at meetings safe?
3 hours 10 minutes ago - Yahoo Health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Broadcasting heart procedures live to doctors at medical meetings may not present a risk to the patient on the table, a new study suggests. It's already common practice for major medical meetings to feature "li
Migraines May Raise Depression Risk in Women
2 hours 44 minutes ago - Health
WEDNESDAY, February 22, 2012 (Health.com) — Middle-aged women are roughly 40% more likely to become depressed if they experience migraine headaches, new research suggests.
What’s more, their risk of depression appears to stay elevated even if the pain stops. Women whose migraines had not troubled them within the past year were just as likely to...
Are Women Turned Off By Stressed-Out Men?
2 hours 32 minutes ago - Health
WEDNESDAY, February 22, 2012 (Health.com) — Scientists have been trying to confirm what Hollywood has known for decades: Women are often attracted to men with chiseled cheekbones and lantern jaws.
These and other masculine facial features are associated with high testosterone levels, and women seem to know this fact intuitively. Studies suggest t...
Teen girl dies after inhaling helium at party
2 hours 48 minutes ago - MSNBC Health
Last weekend, 14-year-old Ashley Long told her parents she was going to a slumber party. But instead of spending the night watching videos and eating popcorn two blocks away, she piled into a car with a bunch of her friends and rode to a condo in Medford, Ore., where police say the big sister of one of her friends was throwing a party with booze an...
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