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MammaCare Standardizes a Private Cancer Event
It used to be that breast self-exams were something that your doctor urged you to do every month. But very few women and even many healthcare professionals are not adept at feeling slight changes in breast tissue. A new tool aims to change that.
Stimulating the Brain to Fight Depression
For people who are severely depressed, new hope may be on the horizon. Many people who suffer from major depressive disorder are also highly treatment resistant.
Green and Healthy Holidays
As the holidays arrive, so does the time of excess and temptation. Many of us worry over how to maintain healthy diet and exercise, as well as the aspects of the holiday season that aren't so eco-friendly. Wrapping paper, decorations and excess travel can all mean more waste and less sustainability. Parties, packed schedules and all those decadent holiday foods can result in unwanted pounds and crashed diets. So, what's a person to do? Fortunately, a lot. With a little prior knowledge and planning, it's relatively easy to sidestep the worst by-products of the holidays and still enjo...
New Insights into Mental Illness
Psychiatric disorders such as depression, anxiety and schizophrenia have long been something of a mystery, but new research is identifying the brain circuits and chemicals that are involved in such illnesses.
'Walk This Way' to Reduce Blood Pressure
Walking is a great low-impact exercise that can lead to better health. A new study shows that a walking test can predict if a patient's pulmonary hypertension will worsen.
Ocrelizumab Maintained Significant Reduction in Muliple Sclerosis
Roche announced 96-week results from a Phase II study of ocrelizumab in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS), the most common clinical form of the disease. Phase III trials underway to investigate ocrelizumab in two forms of MS.
Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Advancements
The outlook for people with chronic myeloid leukemia has improved by leaps and bounds in recent years. A number of medications are now keeping the disease under wraps.
Relief from Fibromyalgia
A diagnosis of fibromyalgia means you'll experience chronic, widespread pain throughout your lifetime. But medication may provide relief.
Which Pill to Pop for Kidney Protection?
Lupus can cause problems in many different parts of the body, including the kidneys. Patients with kidney complications are usually treated with medications. But which drug treatment works best?
Oral Cancer Deaths Declining
Oral cancers are on the rise. This is due in large measure to infection with HPV (human papillomavirus). And while prevalence rates are increasing, there's some good news about this cancer.
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