Imagine a pill that can make you invincible to the dangers of smoking, overeating or other hedonistic pursuits? Some people…
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FDA rejects Merck insomnia drug, seeks lower-dose
U.S. health regulators have rejected Merck & Co’s new insomnia drug application but opened the door to approving a lower-dose…
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FDA approves first retinal implant to restore partial vision to the blind
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first artificial retina, an implanted device that replicates some of the…
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Playing video games could help improve the vision of adults with lazy eye, scientists have found. Adults with amblyopia, or…
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Breast cancer drugs may help high-risk, healthy women
Doctors should talk about breast cancer-reducing drugs with women and offer tamoxifen or raloxifene to those that have a high…
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Maker of faulty French breast implants given four years in jail
The founder of a French breast implant company was sentenced to four years in prison by a Marseille criminal court…
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Suffering in silence? Why patients should discuss digestive health with their doctors
Millions of Americans experience gastrointestinal problems like abdominal pain and constipation. Yet many suffer in silence, because they are too…
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‘Dallas Buyers Club’ highlights patient advocacy’s role during HIV/AIDS epidemic
Since the emergence of HIV, the real life stories of many AIDS patients have become fodder for movie magic. A…
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Study says yelling is as hurtful as hitting
Parents who yell at their adolescent children for misbehaving can cause some of the same problems as hitting them would,…
Read MoreChild’s behavior problems may be linked to expecting father’s mental health
A child’s behavior problems at the age of three may be tied to his or her father’s mental illness during…
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