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Pain Relievers
- FDA Requires Additional Labeling for Over-the-Counter Pain Relievers and Fever Reducers to Help Consumers Use Products Safely (04/28/2009, Food and Drug Administration)
- Painkillers May Not Protect Against Dementia (04/22/2009, HealthDay)
- Acetaminophen, Cholesterol Drugs May Help Fight Stroke (04/15/2009, HealthDay)
- Aspirin Linked to Brain Microbleeds (04/13/2009, HealthDay)
- FDA Adopts Interim Plan to Avoid Shortage of Medically Necessary Opioid (04/09/2009, Food and Drug Administration)
- Unapproved Liquid Morphine Can Still Be Sold in U.S. (04/09/2009, Reuters Health)
- Post-Op Painkillers Tied to Deaths After Spinal Fusion (04/03/2009, HealthDay)
- Prescription Painkiller Relieves Shingles Pain (04/03/2009, Reuters Health)
- FDA Acts to Halt Marketing of Certain Unapproved Prescription Narcotic Drugs (03/31/2009, Food and Drug Administration)
- Labels on OTC Painkillers Need Improvement (03/30/2009, HealthDay)
- Experts Revise Guidelines on Daily Aspirin for Heart (03/16/2009, HealthDay)
- NSAIDs for Arthritis Seem to Be Okay for the Heart (03/11/2009, Reuters Health)
- Long-Term Aspirin Use Seems to Protect Against Colorectal Lesions (02/10/2009, HealthDay)
- FDA Seeks Better Regulation of Painkillers (02/09/2009, HealthDay)
- Painkiller Abuse Increases Among Young Adults (02/09/2009, HealthDay)
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Pain Relievers
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Pregnancy
- Melanoma and Pregnancy: What Every Woman Needs to Know about the Risks, Prognosis (05/04/2009, American Academy of Dermatology)
- Vitamin D Often Low in Mothers and Newborns (05/04/2009, Reuters Health)
- Exercise During Pregnancy May Help Baby (04/17/2009, HealthDay)
- Mother's Sun Exposure May Affect Kids' Bone Growth (04/17/2009, Reuters Health)
- Air Pollution Exposure May Slow Fetal Growth (04/09/2009, HealthDay)
- Mothers' Bereavement Does Not Raise Autism Risk (04/03/2009, Reuters Health)
- CT Scans of Pregnant Women Increasing (03/17/2009, HealthDay)
- Migraines in Pregnancy Boost Vascular Risks (03/11/2009, HealthDay)
- Safety of Labor-Delaying Drugs Questioned (03/06/2009, HealthDay)
- Undoing the 'Big Baby' Trend (03/01/2009, HealthDay)
- Iodine in Prenatal Vitamins Varies Widely (02/25/2009, HealthDay)
- Tests Help Alert Women to Possibility of Pregnancy (02/19/2009, Reuters Health)
- Prenatal Exposure to Traffic Pollution May Lead to Asthma (02/17/2009, HealthDay)
- Estrogen Tied to Restless Legs During Pregnancy (02/13/2009, Reuters Health)
- Mediterranean Diet May Help Prevent Spina Bifida (02/12/2009, Reuters Health)
- Obese Moms More Likely to Have Babies with Birth Defects (02/10/2009, HealthDay)
- Too Much Vitamin E during Pregnancy May Harm Baby (02/10/2009, Reuters Health)
- Pregnancy May Not Affect Breast Cancer Survival (02/09/2009, HealthDay)
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Prostate Cancer
- Biomarkers May Predict Aggressiveness of Prostate Cancer (05/05/2009, HealthDay)
- Vitamin E, Selenium and Soy Won't Prevent Prostate Cancer (05/01/2009, HealthDay)
- Experts Back Away from Annual PSA Test (04/27/2009, HealthDay)
- Heart, Bone Problems May Follow Prostate Cancer Treatment (04/27/2009, HealthDay)
- Statins Guard Against Prostate Cancer (04/27/2009, HealthDay)
- Agent Orange Exposure Tied to Prostate Cancer Return (04/23/2009, HealthDay)
- Researchers Discover Potential Functional Role of Genetic Variation in Prostate Cancer Risk (04/20/2009, National Cancer Institute)
- Stress Management Battles Prostate Cancer Anxiety (04/08/2009, HealthDay)
- Scientists ID New Biomarker for Prostate Cancer (03/25/2009, HealthDay)
- No Benefit of Radiotherapy After Radical Prostatectomy (03/24/2009, Reuters Health)
- Omega-3 Fatty Acids Guard against Advanced Prostate Cancer (03/24/2009, HealthDay)
- PSA (Prostate-Specific Antigen) Testing: What Should Men Do? (03/19/2009, HealthDay)
- U.S. Cancer Screening Trial Shows No Early Mortality Benefit from Annual Prostate Cancer Screening (03/18/2009, National Cancer Institute)
- 'Watchful Waiting' Safe with Low-Risk Prostate Cancers (03/16/2009, HealthDay)
- 'Male Lumpectomy' May Help Some with Prostate Cancer (03/10/2009, HealthDay)
- Folic Acid Supplements Raise Prostate Cancer Risk (03/10/2009, HealthDay)
- Tests Might Diagnose, Predict Prostate Cancer (02/25/2009, HealthDay)
- Drugs May Help Healthy Men Lower Prostate Cancer Risk (02/24/2009, HealthDay)
- PSA Tests Not Race-Specific (02/24/2009, HealthDay)
- Many Older Men Won't Benefit from PSA Test (02/20/2009, HealthDay)
- Researchers ID Biomarker for Fatal Prostate Cancer (02/13/2009, HealthDay)
- Few Major Complications After Prostate Radiation (02/12/2009, Reuters Health)
- Compound Can Distinguish Between Benign Tissue and Localized and Metastatic Prostate Cancer (02/11/2009, National Cancer Institute)
- Levels of Circulating Tumor Cells Could Predict Prostate Cancer Outcome (02/11/2009, HealthDay)
- Urine Test May One Day Predict Prostate Cancer (02/11/2009, HealthDay)
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