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2014 Allergy Season Expected to be Very Harsh
By Cheri Cheng | Mar 21, 2014 11:30 AM EDTAllergists have reported that the 2014 allergy season for people living in the northeast region of the U.S. will be extremely harsh.
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Study Finds Standard IVF might not be Effective for Obese Women
By Cheri Cheng | Mar 20, 2014 01:33 PM EDTA new study reported that standard IVF medication dose might not be effective for obese women.
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FDA Approves New Device to Treat Migraines
By Cheri Cheng | Mar 12, 2014 10:08 AM EDTThe FDA has approved a new electronic headband device that can reduce the number of migraines.
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Asthma Meds Could Increase Sleep Apnea Risk
By Staff Reporter | Mar 01, 2014 10:31 AM ESTResearchers reported that certain asthma medications could increase one's risk of sleep apnea.
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FDA’s Drug Approval Process Varies Greatly
By Cheri Cheng | Jan 22, 2014 11:01 AM ESTA new study reported that the FDA's approval process varies greatly based on the drug.
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HIV Positive People can Live as Long as Uninfected People
By Cheri Cheng | Dec 20, 2013 10:27 AM ESTResearchers reported that HIV positive people could live as long as uninfected people.
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“Fizzy” Medicines Tied to Increased Risk of Heart Events Due to High Salt Levels
By Cheri Cheng | Nov 27, 2013 10:48 AM ESTResearchers reported that "fizzy" prescription medications, which have high sodium content, increase risk of heart events.
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Diabetics who use Mail Order Pharmacies are less likely to go to the ER
By Cheri Cheng | Nov 22, 2013 11:58 AM ESTResearchers at Kaiser Permanente found that diabetics who used mail order pharmacies visited the ER a lot less than diabetics who picked up their prescriptions in person.
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Medication and Therapy Tied to Longer Abstinence in Alcoholics
By Cheri Cheng | Nov 19, 2013 05:58 PM ESTResearchers reported that medication combined with psychotherapy can help reduce or delay relapse.
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Study Finds Veterans Prescribed Psychotropic Drugs Without Diagnoses
By Cheri Cheng | Nov 01, 2013 01:38 PM EDTA Yale study found that elderly veterans were more likely than younger veterans to be prescribed psychotropic drugs without being diagnosed.
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Scientists Discover Fast-Acting Antidepressant
By Michelle Gil | Oct 29, 2013 04:52 PM EDTA fast-acting antidepressant recently discovered by scientists could play an important part in changing therapy for patients with depression according to a new study.
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Study Finds Nurses Can Help Mentally Ill Patients Take Their HIV Medications
By Cheri Cheng | Oct 10, 2013 03:54 PM EDTResearchers report that nurse intervention can help mentally ill HIV-positive patients remember to take their medications.
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Harvard Report: Too Many Antibiotics Prescribed for Sore Throats and Bronchitis
By Cheri Cheng | Oct 04, 2013 12:14 PM EDTResearchers from Harvard and Brigham and Women's hospital reported that antibiotic prescriptions are still too high for sore throat and bronchitis cases.
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UN Reports Childhood Mortality Rates Halved Since 1990
By Cheri Cheng | Sep 13, 2013 11:03 AM EDTA new UN report found that even though childhood mortality rates have dropped by 50 percent in some regions of the world, there were still 6.6 million deaths last year.
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Study Reports, Taking Tablet After Breast Cancer Surgery Will Keep the Cancer Away
By Cheri Cheng | Sep 10, 2013 01:31 PM EDTResearchers found that people who do not take their hormone therapy pills every day after breast cancer surgery increase their risk of getting the cancer again by three times.
