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Brain Surgery Might Ease Tough-to-Treat OCD
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:00PM April 17, 2012 CommentLong-term study shows cingulotomy helped improve severe obsessive-compulsive symptoms
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Helicopter Beats Ground Transport for Trauma Victims: Study
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:00PM April 17, 2012 Comment (4)For seriously injured, survival odds improve with helicopter ride to hospital, research shows
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Brain Tumor Vaccine Shows Promise in Early Trial
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:00PM April 17, 2012 Comment (9)Study found it added weeks of survival for patients with glioblastoma
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Health Highlights: April 17, 2012
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Depressed Moms May Hinder Babies' Sleep
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:00AM April 17, 2012 CommentMother's arm cradles an hour-old baby girl. Hospital identity bracelets on both mom and baby.
Sad, anxious mothers may seek comfort by picking up their child at night, study suggests
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HIV Prevention Pill Cost-Effective for High-Risk Men
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:00AM April 17, 2012 Comment (2)
closeup of hands holding AIDS awareness ribbon
Limiting it to gay men at high risk of contracting virus would cost $85 billion over 20 years
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Role of Screening, Monitoring in Early Kidney Disease Unclear
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:00AM April 17, 2012 Comment (7)Certain blood pressure-lowering drugs most effective treatment, reports review
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Health Tip: Avoid Asthma Triggers
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:00AM April 17, 2012 CommentIncluding things that make you sneeze
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Health Tip: Is That Bump a Bunion?
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:00AM April 17, 2012 CommentLook for swelling at the base of the big toe
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Stay Up Late? You Could Be at Risk For Diabetes
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:04AM April 17, 2012 Comment (1)
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WASHINGTON (AP) — More people pull the night shift. Teens text past midnight and stumble to class at dawn. Travelers pack red-eye flights.
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HIV Raises Anal Cancer Risk in Women, Study Says
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:00PM April 16, 2012 CommentFindings indicate gay men aren't only ones who need screening
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Steroids May Help Some With Sciatica
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:00PM April 16, 2012 Comment (2)But study found they were not significantly better in the long run than Enbrel or anesthetic
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Fish Oil Supplements Won't Help in Multiple Sclerosis: Study
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:00PM April 16, 2012 Comment (3)But, supplements aren't harmful and can benefit heart health, one expert says
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Tattoos, Piercings Tied to Heavier Drinking in French Study
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:00PM April 16, 2012 CommentBut an expert warns against stereotyping people with body art
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Experimental Pill for Multiple Sclerosis Shows Promise
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:00PM April 16, 2012 Comment (1)But side effects involved heart, liver, and more long-term study is needed, experts said
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'Off-Label' Drug Use Appears Common
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:00PM April 16, 2012 CommentBut strong evidence is lacking in most cases, Canadian study finds
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12-Step Meetings May Help Teens Beat Alcohol, Drug Abuse
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:00PM April 16, 2012 Comment (5)Programs such as Alcoholics Anonymous seem to work as well in teens as in adults, study finds
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Weight-Loss Surgery Beat Drugs for Cutting Diabetes in Very Obese
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:00PM April 16, 2012 Comment (2)In small study, type 2 disease was reversed for some patients who had bariatric procedure
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Dissolvable Heart Artery Stents Appear Safe in Study
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:00PM April 16, 2012 CommentBiodegradable stents might lower risk of heart attack, Japanese researchers suggest
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Surgery Rates Rising for Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer: Study
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:00PM April 16, 2012 CommentUse of a particular procedure may be driving the trend
