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Clinical Trials Update: Sept. 2, 2010
  • Type 2 Diabetes

  • Alzheimer's Disease

  • Rheumatoid Arthritis

East Coast Residents Should Prepare for Hurricane Earl: FEMA

Feds advise shoring up homes, storing water and food, and monitoring radio, TV

Health Care Reform Helps Small Businesses Offer Coverage: Report

Tax credits, new options will leave more employees insured, Commonwealth Fund study says

Health Highlights: Sept. 2, 2010
  • Study Questions Cleanliness Of Home Kitchens

  • Michael Douglas Says He'll Beat Throat Cancer

  • Oregon Children Least Likely To Be Hospitalized For Asthma

Health Tip: Get Ready for Baby's Bath

Be prepared before you put baby in the tub

Health Tip: If You Have Cirrhosis

Here's how it could impair your liver

Many Americans Don't Even Know They're Fat

Harris Interactive/HealthDay poll finds 30 percent of those overweight think they're normal size

Most Study Volunteers Seem Willing to Share Genetic Data

But they want to be asked before info enters a national database, study finds

Prescription Drug Use Rising in U.S., CDC Reports

Statins, asthma meds, antidepressants and stimulants top the list

Proximity Affects Influence of Online 'Health Buddies'

Study finds long-distance friends less likely to sway behavior than close-knit social networks

Seniors Get Boost From Bad News About the Young

Study found older people preferred negative stories about younger folks

Study Identifies Risks for Painkiller Addiction

Greater odds if you're younger than 65, have a history of drug abuse and depression, and use psychiatric meds

Vets With Stress Disorder More Likely to Develop Dementia

Those with PTSD at greater risk than peers with combat injuries but no stress disorder, study found

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