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Antipsychotics for Anorexia?

Antipsychotic medications are sometimes added to the treatment of people with anorexia because it is thought that they might improve symptoms and body weight.

Athletes With Asthma

Asthma has the potential to be misdiagnosed. For competitive athletes, this error could potentially mean long-term damage to their health.

Looking at a Common MS Treatment

Providing patients with realistic expectations of their treatment is important. How do both patients and doctors understand the effectiveness of the most widely prescribed multiple sclerosis medication, interferon beta?

Heavy Women May Face Arthritis Risk

If you are obese, all that extra weight is putting a strain on your body. Obesity has been linked to a number of health problems, including several types of arthritis.

European Drug for Menopause and Osteoporosis

Pfizer Inc. announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) accepted for review the Marketing Authorization Application (MAA) for bazedoxifene/conjugated estrogens (BZA/CE), a potential new medicine for postmenopausal women with a uterus for the treatment of estrogen deficiency symptoms and treatment of osteoporosis in women at risk of fracture.

Blood Problem Linked to Transplant Loss

Kidney transplants can save the lives of children with kidney failure. But not all children's bodies accept the new kidneys. After transplant surgery, the goal for doctors is to keep the new organ in good running order.

Parents Defy Gloomy Medical Predictions

Trisomy 13 and 18 are chromosomal disorders, like Down's syndrome. Some parents may feel devastated when they learn their baby has such a disorder, but the reality holds much more optimism.

Global AIDS Deaths Down

For decades, AIDS has been one of the world's deadliest epidemics. But a hard fought battle against the virus is yielding to progress, and resulting in fewer deaths.

FDA Clears Roche Accu-Chek Combo System

Roche announced that it has received clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the Accu-Chek Combo system for insulin pump therapy.

Daytime Sleepiness Treatable with CPAP

The most common treatment for severe obstructive sleep apnea is continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP). But what about those with mild sleep apnea or excessive daytime sleepiness?

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