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  • Weekly Shot Gets FDA Nod for Type 2 Diabetes January 27, 2012
    The FDA has given its nod to Bydureon, making it the first weekly treatment for type 2 diabetes, according to drug's manufacturer. […]
  • The Tall Toll of High Heels January 27, 2012
    A new study offers a scientific explanation for why walking in high heels can be so painful: It changes the basic mechanics of how women walk. […]
  • Study Links Cadmium Exposure to Learning Disabilities in Kids January 27, 2012
    Children with high levels of a heavy metal called cadmium in their urine may be more likely to have learning disabilities and/or need special education, a new study shows. […]
  • Gene Test May Help Determine Early Lung Cancer Survival January 26, 2012
    A new test that measures the activity of certain genes in cancer cells may help doctors tell which early non-small-cell lung cancers are the most dangerous. […]
  • CDC: Morgellons Disease May Not Be Real January 26, 2012
    CDC: Extensive study of Morgellons disease patients, including analysis of their "skin fibers," finds no underlying disease cause. Patients may suffer from the mind/body condition known as somatization. […]
  • CDC: Cancer Screening Below Target Rates January 26, 2012
    Screening rates for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer remain below target levels in the United States and are especially low among Asians and Hispanics, the CDC reports. […]
  • 2 in 5 Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Sedentary January 26, 2012
    More than 40% of the 1.3 million U.S. adults with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) get no exercise, according to a study published in the journal Arthritis Care & Research. […]
  • Home Births in the U.S. on the Rise January 26, 2012
    Home births had declined from 1990 to 2004, but this number jumped by 29% from 2004 to 2009. […]
  • Oral HPV Infection More Common in Men January 26, 2012
    The human papilloma virus (HPV) which is often sexually transmitted is responsible for a rapidly growing type of oral cancer, and now new research may help explain why men get the cancer more than women. […]
  • Testosterone May Delay Boys’ Speech Development January 26, 2012
    Boys tend to talk later than girls; they also acquire language skills at a slower rate than girls. Now new research may point to a reason why. In a newly published study, umbilical cord blood was collected from nearly 900 Australian newborns and tested for testosterone. Newborn boys are exposed to 10 times the levels of testosterone before birth compared to […]
  • Avastin May Help Fight Early Breast Cancer January 25, 2012
    Don't count out the drug Avastin as a breast cancer treatment just yet. But don't count it in, either. […]
  • Too Much Overtime May Raise Depression Risk January 25, 2012
    Eleven hour days may seem like the norm at work in this economy, but regularly logging long days can make employees more than twice as likely to develop depression. […]
  • Mild Memory Problems May Be More Common in Men January 25, 2012
    Men may be more likely than women to experience some mild memory or cognition problems. This condition, called mild cognitive impairment (MCI), often comes on before full-blown dementia. […]
  • Risk for Heart Attack, Stroke May Be Underestimated January 25, 2012
    The method doctors have been using to determine men and women's risk for heart disease could be underestimating people's future odds of heart attack and stroke. […]
  • New Rules for School Lunches January 25, 2012
    For the first time in 15 years, the USDA has raised nutrition standards for school lunches. Portions will be smaller. Kids will see fruits and veggies every day, and only low-fat or skim milk. But efforts to limit potatoes failed. […]
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