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	Fish Oil Could Prevent Schizophrenia in Young People Last Updated: 2:17 AM 02/02/10 - A preliminary study suggests a cheap, easy-to-find supplement could help young people with signs of mental illness from descending into schizophrenia. (Full Story)
	Dubravko Pavlin, D.M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of orthodontics interview 0 Comments Last Updated: 2:48 PM 01/25/10 - Dubravko Pavlin, D.M.D., Ph.D., associate professor of orthodontics (Full Story)
	Michelle Obama asks Mayors to Help Reduce Obesity Last Updated: 5:35 PM 01/20/10 - First lady Michelle Obama is asking mayors to help reduce childhood obesity. (Full Story)
	Doctor's In-Depth Interview on the Stomach Pacemaker 1 Comment Last Updated: 6:22 PM 01/20/10 - Todd Wood, M.D., general surgeon at Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital in Houston, Texas, explains how an implanted stimulator helps treat chronic nausea and vomiting in patients with a stomach condition that is often a complication of diabetes. (Full Story)
	Election Effect on Health Care Debate 1 Comment Last Updated: 8:48 PM 01/19/10 - Mass. loss costs Obama, Dems 60th health care vote (Full Story)
	Faster Test for Mitochondrial Disease 0 Comments Last Updated: 6:23 PM 01/20/10 - Richard G. Boles, M.D., Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, talks about a new test that can help diagnose mitochondrial disease early. (Full Story)
	Joanne Kurtzberg, M.D., on Blood and Marrow Transplant 2 Comments Last Updated: 6:10 PM 01/18/10 - Joanne Kurtzberg, M.D., director of the Pediatric Blood and Marrow Transplant Program at Duke University Medical Center, talks about the future of treatment with umbilical cord blood. (Full Story)
	Obesity Screening & Intensive Treatment for Overweight Children 0 Comments Last Updated: 7:26 AM 01/18/10 - An influential doctors panel says most children should be screened for obesity and sent to intensive behavior treatment if they need to lose weight. (Full Story)
	Md. Heart Patients May not have Needed Stents Last Updated: 5:53 PM 01/15/10 - A Maryland hospital says hundreds of heart patients may have had unnecessary stents implanted in their arteries. (Full Story)
	H1N1 Vaccination Clinics in Jackson County 0 Comments Last Updated: 4:46 PM 01/15/10 - The Jackson County Health Department Announces H1N1 Vaccination Clinics (Full Story)
	'Longevity Gene' Helps Prevent Memory Decline and Dementia Last Updated: 7:55 AM 01/14/10 - Scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have found that a "longevity gene" helps to slow age-related decline in brain function in older adults. Drugs that mimic the gene's effect are now under development, the researchers note, and could help protect against Alzheimer's disease. (Full Story)
	Gene Therapy to Treat Damaged Heart Tissue Last Updated: 6:19 PM 01/13/10 - Todd Herron, Ph.D., assistant research professor in the Department of Molecular & Integrative Physiology at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, talks about his research involving gene therapy to treat damaged heart tissue. (Full Story)
	Labor leaders call for "health tax" 0 Comments Last Updated: 9:27 PM 01/11/10 - Labor leaders press Obama on health tax (Full Story)
	Sen. Nelson: More Medicaid funding for all states Last Updated: 10:19 PM 01/10/10 - Nebraska Sen. Ben Nelson says he didn't hold back his vote on health care legislation just to get more money for his state, "but to fix the unfunded Medicaid mandate for all states." (Full Story)
	Facebook Breast Cancer Awareness 0 Comments Last Updated: 3:31 PM 01/08/10 - Bra colors sweep Facebook in cancer awareness push (Full Story)
	H1N1 Infections Continue to Drop 0 Comments Last Updated: 11:41 AM 01/08/10 - Swine flu infections continue to drop and only one state - Alabama - was reporting widespread cases last week. (Full Story)
	FDA Staff Against New Use of Forest Labs Drug Last Updated: 4:51 PM 01/07/10 - Federal health scientists say Forest Laboratories' hypertension drug Bystolic should not be approved for a new use in patients at risk for heart failure. (Full Story)
	EPA Replacing Bush Smog Limit with Stricter Rule Last Updated: 4:49 PM 01/07/10 - Environmentalists are wasting no time in endorsing an Environmental Protection Agency proposal for stricter health standards for smog. (Full Story)
	Walmart Announces H1N1 Vaccinations for Customers 0 Comments Last Updated: 3:39 PM 01/06/10 - Walmart (NYSE: WMT) and Mollen Immunization Clinics announced today that Mollen healthcare professionals will administer H1N1 flu shots in select stores in Alabama beginning January 6, 2010. (Full Story)
	Evidence lacking for special diets in autism 0 Comments Last Updated: 11:31 PM 01/03/10 - An expert panel says there's no rigorous evidence that digestive problems are more common in children with autism compared to other children, or that special diets work. (Full Story)
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