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Forehead Lift Cures Migraine Patients

Friday, July 31st, 2009

New research confirms that plastic surgery can eliminate migraines in some patients.

Americans Warming to Psychiatric Drugs

Friday, July 31st, 2009

A new survey shows Americans are adopting more favorable attitudes toward psychiatric drugs used to treat depression and anxiety.

Tamiflu, Relenza Safely Prevent Flu Illness

Friday, July 31st, 2009

Tamiflu and Relenza safely prevent flu in adults — but experts were surprised to find no data on the drugs’ safety or efficacy when used to prevent flu in kids.

Americans Spend $34 Billion on Alternative Medicine

Thursday, July 30th, 2009

Americans spent $34 billion on complementary and alternative medicines in a single year, a newly released report shows.

Organic Foods: Not More Nutritious?

Thursday, July 30th, 2009

Organically grown food is no more nutritious than conventionally grown food when it comes to the amount of certain important nutrients, according to a new review of published studies.

Black Tea May Lower Blood Sugar

Thursday, July 30th, 2009

Black tea — more than green or oolong tea — contains a substance that mimics the type 2 diabetes drugs Precose and Glyset.

Lupus Drugs Dull Flu Shots

Thursday, July 30th, 2009

Immunity-suppressing lupus drugs dampen the effects of flu vaccines. Use of these drugs at the time of vaccination may leave lupus patients vulnerable to flu, a Dutch study warns.

HPV Linked to Throat Cancer Survival

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

A new study that helps explain why blacks are far more likely to die of head and neck cancer than whites should change the way patients are evaluated and treated, experts say.

Oral Sex Cause of Throat Cancer Rise

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

Changing sexual practices have led to a dramatic rise in throat cancer in the United States over the past two decades, and experts say they fear an epidemic of the disease.

Pregnant Women First to Get Swine Flu Vaccine

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

Pregnant women and people living with infants would be the first Americans to get the swine flu vaccine. Next would come 6-month-olds to 4-year-olds, first responders, and high-risk kids.

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