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In a move sure to stir controversy, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommended on Monday that a more aggressive approach to treating high cholesterol in children should be implemented, even if it means prescribing …

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Could Schizophrenia Be Entirely Genetic?
March 29, 2008 – 9:11 am | 59 Comments

The latest gene-scanning technology may have shed some much-desired light on a potential cause for schizophrenia, a mental disorder characterized by delusions and scrambled thought processes. The disease is believed to affect 1% of the …

Singulair May Be Linked To Increased Risk Of Suicide
March 28, 2008 – 5:22 am | 21 Comments

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that the agency is evaluating available data for a potential link between some serious issues involving mood changes and behavior affecting patients who take Singulair (montelukast) …

Real Geeks Don’t Wear Glasses
March 27, 2008 – 7:29 pm | One Comment

It’s true! Researchers in Australia included the study of personality, as well as environment and genetics, in a four-year study of the factors involved with myopia. Also called nearsightedness or short-sightedness, people with …

Will an Hourglass Figure Keep You Sane?
March 27, 2008 – 11:18 am | No Comment

In recent years, medical science has discovered a growing list of health issues that are associated with a person’s body type. It seems the “apple” type, where excess weight is situated in the abdominal area, …

The Relationship Between Dieting and Partnerships
March 27, 2008 – 8:37 am | No Comment

Researchers at Ryerson University in Toronto have recently looked at how partners can assist each other with making dietary and fitness lifestyle changes. Their results show that partners can significantly improve the ability to achieve …

Take Care of Your Teeth and You’ll Take Care of Your Baby
March 27, 2008 – 8:35 am | No Comment

Gestational diabetes is associated with a high risk of premature births. Now researchers at the New York University (NYU) College of Dentistry have identified a link between bad teeth and gestational diabetes.

Tobacco Company Paid For Cancer Study
March 27, 2008 – 6:28 am | 4 Comments

The New York Times released a recent report regarding a connection between a tobacco company and a funded lung cancer study. In 2006, Dr. Claudia Henschke of Weill Cornell Medical College stunned the cancer world …

The Battle Never Ends for Some Preemies
March 27, 2008 – 6:19 am | 13 Comments

It seems so unfair. Babies born early fight an uphill battle just to stay alive, with many of them staying months in hospitals before being declared well enough to go home for the first time. …

Blacks at Highest Risk but Undergo Fewest Colonoscopies
March 26, 2008 – 4:55 pm | One Comment

The African-American population has the highest risk of developing and dying from colorectal cancer and yet they are the least likely ethnic group to undergo a life-saving colonoscopy screening. This is the finding from …

Heparin Recall Growing Global
March 26, 2008 – 4:51 pm | One Comment

In the last few days, three new countries have joined the growing list of nations recalling heparin, the popular blood-thinning medication that has made headlines around the world in recent weeks due to contamination of …