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Hazelden Introduces Antiaddiction Medications into Recovery for First Time
Recovery from opioid addiction may no longer mean complete abstinence from drugs
Type 2 Diabetes Is Tougher to Treat in Kids and Teens
Type 2 diabetes, the kind linked with obesity, progresses much faster and is harder to treat in children than in adults, according to the disappointing results of a new study that sought to determine the best treatment for the …
Breast Cancer: Not One Disease but 10, Researchers Say
In a wide-ranging new study, researchers have classified breast cancer into 10 different subtypes — a finding that could change the future of breast cancer diagnoses, treatment and survival.
Experimental Prostate Cancer Treatment Shows Promise
An experimental treatment for prostate cancer tumors using high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) shows promise as an effective treatment with fewer side effects than existing therapies.
Are Over-the-Counter Bug Bite Treatments Useless?
Mosquitoes, chiggers, fleas — oh my! As warmer days approach, so do the biting bugs, which means plenty of itching and irritation to go around.
A Single Antibody to Treat Multiple Cancers?
A single treatment to cure all cancers? Scientists may be one step closer.
Viewpoint: Teaching Recovery, Rather Than Treating Addiction
Today is the final day of Recovery Month, during which we celebrated those who are overcoming addictions. But as the month winds down, the question of how best to spur recovery remains. One New York program, Exponents, has …
Stem Cell Discovery Offers Clues for Reversing Baldness
Yale researchers report that signals from stem cells in the fatty layer of the skin may trigger the growth of new hair. The study in mice may lead to better understanding and treatments to reverse baldness in humans.
Timely Treatment for Depression Hard to Get, Even for the Insured
Massachusetts requires health insurance for all, is second in the nation in the number of doctors per capita, and mandates equal coverage for mental and physical illnesses. Yet when researchers there posed as well-insured …
Does Acting Like a Weiner Mean You’re An Addict?
As revelations about Rep. Anthony Weiner’s Twitter sexting continue to emerge — including private messages he sent to a 17-year-old girl — the announcement Saturday that he was entering “treatment” was almost inevitable. …
Could a New ‘Viagra Condom’ Encourage Safer Sex?
The problem with condoms is that they don’t get used as often as they should. But an innovative new product by a British biotech firm may change men’s minds: called CSD500, the condom helps men keep their erection longer.
An Anti-HIV Gel Shows Some Promise for Prevention
A new study presented Monday at the annual Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) in Boston suggested the potential of an anti-HIV gel in protecting rectal tissue cells from infection with the virus that …