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Apr092012
Kids Using CAM Don't Skip Asthma Drugs
Children with asthma who use non-traditional treatments don't skip their regular asthma medicines more often than others, a study finds. The study included 187 children with asthma. Their families were part of a larger health...read more
Categories: Asthma, Children's Health, Family Health
Apr062012
Doctors Urge Savings on Unneeded Care
Do you really need that test or treatment? In many cases, the answer is no, a coalition of nine doctors' groups says. The groups released lists of five items each. They said doctors and patients should question whether tests...read more
Categories: Family Health
Apr052012
Studies Explore Gene Mutations in Autism
Changes (mutations) in genes that affect only a child, not the parents, may account for some cases of autism, 3 new studies find. The changes occur in the sperm or egg around the time the child is conceived. Fathers are 4...read more
Categories: Autism, Family Health
Apr042012
Extra Tests Find More Breast Cancers
Adding other tests to a mammogram may help to find more breast cancers in some high-risk women, a new study suggests. The study included nearly 2,700 women. All of them had dense breast tissue, which increases breast cancer...read more
Categories: Breast Cancer, Women's Health
Apr042012
Study: Some Overtreated after Mammogram
About 15% to 25% of breast cancers found after a mammogram do not need to be treated, a new study estimates. But no one knows for sure which tumors are the bad ones. So some women get treatment they don't need, the study...read more
Categories: Breast Cancer, Women's Health
Apr042012
Decay Arrested by Dental Sealants
INTELIHEALTH - Plastic sealants are placed on the biting surfaces of molars to protect them from decay. A Danish study has found that in adults, sealants also can stop decay from getting worse. The study involved 52 adults...read more
Categories: Dental / Oral Health
Apr032012
Extra Tests Find More Breast Cancers
Adding other tests to a mammogram may help to find more breast cancers in some high-risk women, a new study suggests. The study included nearly 2,700 women. All of them had dense breast tissue, which increases breast cancer...read more
Categories: Women's Health, Breast Cancer
Apr022012
Autism Progress, Mom's Education Linked
Some children with autism can become much more able to function over time, a new study finds. And the mother's race and education make a big difference in which children improve. Researchers reached these conclusions based on...read more
Categories: Women's Health, Family Health, Children's Health, Autism
Mar302012
Personalizing Drug Therapy
A bedside genetic test can predict which drugs will work best in heart patients. About 200 people were in the study. All of them had angioplasty to open a clogged artery. Half received a genetic test to see if they would...read more
Categories: Men's Health, Women's Health
Mar292012
Promising Drugs For Psoriasis
Two new drugs show promise in treating psoriasis, a long-term skin condition that can cause itching, flaking and pain. About 3 of every 100 people in the United States have psoriasis. Both studies used molecules that block a...read more
Categories: Men's Health, Women's Health
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