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 | Mental Illness Costs U.S. Billions in Lost Earnings
Study say figures are most likely too conservative |
| Breast Cancer Tends to Grow Faster in Younger Women
Finding could affect how screenings are conducted, analyzed, researchers say |  |
| Acrylamide Raises Kidney Cancer Risk
Study found high intake of compound in fried foods, snacks, coffee upped chances of disease |
| Arthritis Hits More Than Half of Diabetics
Painful joint condition hinders exercise that helps manage both conditions, experts say |
| Computer Program Helps Drug Abusers Stay Clean
Software training supplements counseling, could also treat other psychiatric disorders |
| Demanding Jobs May Pay Cognitive Dividends in Retirement
Intellectual demands reap mental benefits regardless of age or education, study finds |
| Drug-Coated Stents Still Spark Debate
Doctors divided on the risks posed by the artery-opening devices |
| Fairness Is a Hard-Wired Emotion
It's governed by a region of the brain that responds to equality, study suggests |
| Fetal Gene May Contribute to Diabetes Risk
Study finds it plays key role in development of defective cells in type 2 diabetics |
| Fighting a Fungus That Thrives on Tomatoes
Scientists find disease-resistant gene wards off fusarium wilt on leaves |
| Flavonoids May Help Treat Alzheimer's
Compounds found in fruits and vegetables reduced brain plaques in mouse experiments |
| Gene Variant Boosts Risk of Severe Diabetic Eye, Kidney Diseases
Finding suggests careful use of blood-boosting drugs in anemia patients |
| Group B Strep Down Among Newborns, Up Among Adults
Study calls vaccination trials for mothers, new treatments for elderly a priority |
| Health Tip: Coping With Alzheimer's
Keep performing daily tasks |
| Health Tip: Discussing Death With Children
Help them understand |
| Health Tip: Signs of Depression
It's more than just a case of the blues |
| Health Tip: Treating an Ulcer
Ways to help it heal |
| Mood Disorders Put Breast Cancer Patients at Risk for PTSD
They're twice as likely to have suffered from depression before the diagnosis |
| New Class of Drugs Might Treat Many Conditions
Vaptans ease painful periods, glaucoma, depression and many other diseases, researchers say |
| Newer Prostate Cancer Treatment Similar to Traditional Surgery
But researchers found patients wanted minimally invasive procedure more often, despite drawbacks |
| Noise in Artery Could Warn of Heart Risk
Carotid bruits linked to increased odds of heart attack, death, study finds |
| Outside Workers Least Likely to Get Skin Exams
But rest of workforce lax as well in getting checked for cancers caused by sun exposure |
| Secret to Treating Tinnitus in Vets May Be Unlocked in Zebrafish
Researcher trying different drugs to ease condition in water creature |
| Steno 'Superbug' Genome Shows Extreme Drug Resistance
Blood poisoner has claimed the lives of 30% of infected patients in U.K., researchers say |
| Stroke Survivors Walk Better With Human Help
Rehab with therapist had more benefit than those using robotic devices, study finds |
| Study Offers Clues to Link Between Arrhythmia, Sudden Death
Uncovering molecular underpinnings could lead to new, genetically targeted therapies |
| Telemedicine a Cost-Effective Alternative to ER Visits
Study finds more than 25% of pediatric 'emergencies' could have been handled online |
| Training Student Leaders Cuts Peers' Smoking Rates
U.K. study finds overall 25% drop in those who take up the habit |
| TV Coverage of Tragedies Often Lacks Prevention Messages
When police, fire officials interviewed, viewers twice as likely to hear advice |
| Young Adults Using Alcohol, Drugs for Better Sex
Recreational use of stimulants a fixture of European nightlife, study says |
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