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Health Tip: Learn the Symptoms of Graves' Disease

Thu, Jan 28 | from HealthCentral.com | More Thyroid
HealthDay News) -- Graves' disease is an autoimmune disease that causes hyperthyroidism , the medical term for an overactive thyroid gland. Most often, it affects women aged 20 to 40. It can be treated, avoiding potentially deadly complications.

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Teen pregnancy on the rise again, experts debate reasons why

ABC News) - After a decade of declining pregnancies among teenagers, the rate of teenage pregnancy increased by 3 percent in 2006 as 750,000 women younger than 20 became pregnant, according to a report released by the Guttmacher Institute. And as pregnancies increased, so did births. In 2...
Thu, Jan 28 | from WHAS 11.com | More Pregnancy

Data Analysis On NM Swine Flu Cases Released

SANTA FE, N.M. ( -- An analysis of swine flu cases in New Mexico shows that children younger than five have the highest rate of hospitalizations and people aged 50 to 64 have the highest death rate.
Thu, Jan 28 | from KFOXtv.com | More Swine flu

WATCH: Teresa Heinz's Struggle With Breast Cancer

The wife of Sen. John Kerry discusses the importance of mammograms. John Kerry - Breast cancer - Cancer - Health - Conditions and Diseases
Thu, Jan 28 | from ABC News | More Breast cancer

Patna doc develops drug to combat diabetes

Good news for diabetics. A Patna doctor has helped develop Liraglutide, a new anti-diabetic drug, which got the approval of the Food and Drug Administration in the US for clinical use on Tuesday.
Wed, Jan 27 | from Times of India | More Diabetes

'Secret Garden' reveals self to NoCo audiences

In "The Secret Garden," 11-year-old Mary Lennox, sole survivor of a cholera epidemic in her home at a British compound in India, is sent to live in the large and unwelcoming home of two uncles in the Yorkshire moors of England.
Wed, Jan 27 | from The Coloradoan | More Cholera

Leukemia Cells Metabolize Fat to Avoid Cell Death

Findings provide a new potential target for killing cancer cellsHOUSTON - Leukemia cells, like most cancers, are addicted to glucose to generate their energy, but new research shows for the first time that these cells also rely on fatty acid metabolism to grow and to evade cell death.
Wed, Jan 27 | from RedOrbit | More Leukemia

New Test Might 'Smell' Early Stage Lung Cancer

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 27 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists say they have fashioned a new test that can detect lung cancer simply on the basis of a tumor-causing change in the odor of bodily fluids.
Wed, Jan 27 | from Yahoo! News | More Lung cancer

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FERNLEY--Sacroiliac joint dysfunction (SJD) is one of the most common causes of low back pain. Approximately 80% of the population will experience significant low back pain at some time in their lives and SJD may account for as much as 25% of this low back pain.
Wed, Jan 27 | from Reno Gazette Journal | More Back pain

Obese children face increased risk of stroke and heart disease

By as early as 7 years of age, being obese may raise a child's risk of future heart disease and stroke, even in the absence of other cardiovascular risk factors such as high blood pressure, according to a new study accepted for publication in The Endocrine Society's Journal of Clinical End...
Tue, Jan 26 | from News-Medical.net | More Heart disease