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9 natural cures you can trust

July 30, 2010

Cocoa for high blood pressure? Massage for depression? That's right. Doctors say these and other alternative remedies really work to help heal our everyday ailments.

Protein in urine can forecast kidney disease

July 30, 2010

Doctors may be able to watch for kidney injury and protect patients by looking for protein in urine, researchers reported on Thursday.

Study: Gestational diabetes likely to recur

July 30, 2010

Pregnant women with a history of pregnancy-related diabetes, also called gestational diabetes, have a good chance of developing the condition again, suggests a large new study.

Can a vasectomy kill a guy's sex drive?

July 30, 2010

Can a vasectomy dim a guy's enjoyment of sex? Also, how does a young woman in a rural area without any resources find a safe way to come out and enter the "lesbian scene"?

Obese patients shown to lose weight on Orexigen

July 30, 2010

Overweight volunteers who took Orexigen's experimental drug Contrave, designed to reduce cravings, lost about 13 pounds (6 kg) over a year, U.S. researchers reported on Thursday.

Prostate cancer 'cell of origin' identified

July 30, 2010

For researchers, a key to studying any cancer is finding its "cell of origin." Now scientists at the University of California at Los Angeles say they've found just that -- a specific type of cell that gives rise to prostate cancer.

Synthetic, legal pot sending smokers to ER

July 30, 2010

An herb and chemical blend dubbed K2 that is sold legally in the U.S. as incense but produces a marijuana-like high when smoked is landing a rising number of people in emergency rooms, doctors said.

Secondhand smoke may be hurting kids' grades

July 30, 2010

Children and teenagers exposed to secondhand smoke at home may get poorer grades than their peers from smoke-free homes, a study of Hong Kong students suggests.