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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.
Posted today at 4:52pm
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.
Posted today at 4:46pm
About 15 percent of surgeons have alcohol abuse or dependency problems, a rate that is somewhat higher than the rest of the population, according to a new survey.
Posted today at 4:41pm
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 and marijuana.
Posted today at 4:13pm
Five months after the first report of listeria infections tied to contaminated cantaloupe, victims of the outbreak continue to die. But just how many isn't clear.
Posted today at 3:53pm
Women who have had migraine headaches are more likely than other women to develop depression, according to a new finding based on 14 years of health data.
Posted today at 2:52pm
The Obama administration declared Alzheimer's "one of the most-feared health conditions" on Wednesday as it issued a draft of the nation's first strategy to fight the devastating disease that is on the rise as the population ages.
Posted today at 2:38pm
Washington state may not force pharmacies to sell Plan B or other emergency contraceptives, a federal judge ruled Wednesday, saying the state's true goal is to suppress religious objections by druggists — not to promote timely access to the medicines for people who need them.
Posted today at 1:33pm
Scientists in Finland have identified a mutation in the "Abraxas" gene that may be tied to breast cancer.
Posted today at 11:34am
A federal advisory panel wants all U.S. adults to get vaccinated against whooping cough.
Posted today at 7:49am
Women, especially younger women, are more likely than men to show up at the hospital with no chest pain or discomfort after having a heart attack -- and they are also more likely to die than men of the same age, according to a U.S. study.
Posted today at 7:47am
California health officials sent out a medical alert earlier this month after tracing the mercury poisoning of a 39-year-old Alameda County woman to an illegal skin-lightening cream smuggled in from Mexico.
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They're warm and cozy and on a cold winter's day, there's nothing more soothing than to sit back and bask in their toasty embrace.
Posted today at 6:31am
Contaminated dirty surgical instruments, such as endoscopes used for colonoscopies, have led to infection outbreaks in hospitals nationwide, according to a report by the Center for Public Integrity and NBC News.
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By Rachael RettnerMyHealthNewsDailyVANCOUVER, Canada — Scientists are getting closer to producing a vaccine against norovirus — the number one cause of foodborne illness in the United States.
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By Karen RowanMyHealthNewsDailyPlastic surgery will likely make you look nine years younger than you really are, a new study suggests. Researchers showed 40 medical students before and after pictures of 60 plastic-surgery patients.
Posted yesterday at 2:25pm
Hepatitis C has surpassed HIV as a killer of U.S. adults, and screening all baby boomers could be one way to stem the problem, according to two new government studies.
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If you want to know whether you’ll lose weight, don’t ask your doctor. A new study shows they're overly confident about their patients' ability to shed pounds and exercise.
Posted yesterday at 12:36pm
By Stephanie PappasLiveScience Women may drool over George Clooney and Brad Pitt, but their lust may be more for these macho guys' immune systems than their pretty faces and chiseled abs, new research suggests.
Posted yesterday at 11:47am
A little extra simple sugar in your diet probably won't make you pack on the pounds -- as long as you cut down on other carbs to make up for it, a new analysis of past studies suggests.
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