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Could a Clinical Trial Help Your Child? 04/12/2017 07:00 PM EDT FDA outlines what to ask before enrollment Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Children's Health, Clinical Trials Diabetes Continues Its Relentless Rise 04/12/2017 05:00 PM EDT But doctors making headway with heart complications among these patients Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Diabetes Type 2, Heart Diseases Do Marathons' Road Closures Lead to More Local Deaths? 04/12/2017 05:00 PM EDT Elderly with heart problems fare worse on race days, perhaps due to delays in care, researchers say Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Cardiac Arrest, Heart Attack, Seniors' Health Misunderstood Gene Tests May Lead to Unnecessary Mastectomies 04/12/2017 05:00 PM EDT Half of breast cancer patients who had both breasts removed unsure of genetic risk of more cancers: study Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Genetic Counseling, Genetic Testing, Mastectomy A Healthier Weight May Mean Fewer Migraines 04/12/2017 04:00 PM EDT Study found risk increased in both obese and underweight people Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Migraine, Weight Control Many Opioid Addictions Surface After Surgery, Study Finds 04/12/2017 04:00 PM EDT Some patients face much higher risk of becoming dependent on powerful painkillers Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: After Surgery, Opioid Abuse and Addiction FDA Warns Against Bogus Autism 'Cures' 04/12/2017 02:00 PM EDT Unproven therapies won't help and could be harmful, agency says Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Page: Autism Spectrum Disorder Not All Mosquitoes Need Standing Water to Breed 04/12/2017 12:00 PM EDT Many of the critters lay eggs on dry surfaces, researchers say Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Insect Bites and Stings, Zika Virus Trans Fat Bans May Have Cut Heart Attack, Stroke Rate 04/12/2017 12:00 PM EDT Pending FDA regulations should remove nearly all of this unhealthy substance from your diet, experts say Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Dietary Fats, Heart Attack, Stroke Autism: Beware of Potentially Dangerous Therapies and Products 04/12/2017 10:52 AM EDT Source: Food and Drug Administration Related MedlinePlus Page: Autism Spectrum Disorder 1st Drug for Tardive Dyskinesia Approved 04/12/2017 10:47 AM EDT Condition characterized by involuntary movement of the jaw, lips and tongue Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Medicines, Movement Disorders Americans Are Spending Billions Nipping and Tucking 04/12/2017 09:00 AM EDT New report details costs of most popular plastic surgery procedures Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Page: Plastic and Cosmetic Surgery Chemicals Found in Many U.S. Streams 04/12/2017 09:00 AM EDT Tests for more than 700 chemicals in 38 waterways turned up surprising combinations with unknown effects Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Page: Water Pollution Exercisers May Have Better Shot of Surviving Heart Attack 04/12/2017 09:00 AM EDT Researchers suggest that people who work out might develop 'collateral' blood vessels in the heart Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Exercise and Physical Fitness, Heart Attack   Follow MedlinePlus on Twitter This is a free service provided by MedlinePlus and the U.S. National Library of Medicine, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health. U.S. National Library of Medicine · 8600 Rockville Pike · Bethesda, MD 20894 · 888-346-3656