An Easier Way to Treat Early-Stage Breast Cancer With Radiation
The single-dose technique, known as IORT, costs less than traditional courses of treatment, but experts are divided over its benefits. (Source: WSJ.com: Health Journal)
Source: WSJ.com: Health Journal - August 25, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: FREE Source Type: blogs
An Advocacy Group for Discussing Mental Health at Work
Stability Network professionals share how they overcame depression, schizophrenia or bipolar disorder and maintained their professional lives. (Source: WSJ.com: Health Journal)
Source: WSJ.com: Health Journal - August 4, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: FREE Source Type: blogs
Seeking Better Ways to Treat the Lows of Bipolar Disorder
Distinguishing bipolar disorder from regular depression could lead to earlier diagnosis and improved therapies for bipolar patients. (Source: WSJ.com: Health Journal)
Source: WSJ.com: Health Journal - July 6, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: FREE Source Type: blogs
The Worst Times of Day for Your Health
The emerging science of chronobiology is finding that circadian rhythms help determine when we are most vulnerable to disease. (Source: WSJ.com: Health Journal)
Source: WSJ.com: Health Journal - June 2, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: FREE Source Type: blogs
New Fixes for Worn Knees
Scientists test implanting an artificial meniscus or inducing the body to grow a new one. (Source: WSJ.com: Health Journal)
Source: WSJ.com: Health Journal - May 4, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: FREE Source Type: blogs
Skin Cancer Removal Without the Scalpel
A type of skin cancer treatment uses radiation instead of surgery to eradicate non-melanoma cancers, but some doctors are skeptical the new practice works as well as surgical removals. (Source: WSJ.com: Health Journal)
Source: WSJ.com: Health Journal - April 7, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: FREE Source Type: blogs
What Autopsies Can Teach
A decline in postmortem exams has slowed scientific advances and left some surviving families in the dark about medical issues that could affect their own health. New procedures aim to overcome qualms. (Source: WSJ.com: Health Journal)
Source: WSJ.com: Health Journal - March 10, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: FREE Source Type: blogs
New Screening Tests for Breast Cancers
For women with dense tissue, mammograms can be less accurate. New tests offer better detection but often more false alarms. (Source: WSJ.com: Health Journal)
Source: WSJ.com: Health Journal - February 25, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: FREE Source Type: blogs
New Screening Tests for Hard-to-Spot Breast Cancers
For women with dense tissue, mammograms can be less accurate. New tests offer better detection but often more false alarms. (Source: WSJ.com: Health Journal)
Source: WSJ.com: Health Journal - February 24, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: FREE Source Type: blogs
Tot Therapy: Psychiatrists Join Up With Pediatricians
More pediatricians are embedding mental-health professionals into their practices, where they can help spot problems early, provide care fast or reassure parents that a child’s behavior is normal. (Source: WSJ.com: Health Journal)
Source: WSJ.com: Health Journal - January 13, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: FREE Source Type: blogs
A Prescription to End Drinking
Data on medicine for alcohol disorders pushes doctors beyond 12-step programs. (Source: WSJ.com: Health Journal)
Source: WSJ.com: Health Journal - December 16, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: FREE Source Type: blogs
Does My Bacteria Make Me Fat?
Researchers are finding that certain bacteria in the human gastrointestinal tract influence weight and metabolism and are strongly genetic. (Source: WSJ.com: Health Journal)
Source: WSJ.com: Health Journal - November 17, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: FREE Source Type: blogs
In Men's Fight Against Aging, How Much Risk to Take?
Aging brings less energy, strength and sex drive for most men. The FDA is trying to decide whether taking testosterone to battle that natural decline is safe. (Source: WSJ.com: Health Journal)
Source: WSJ.com: Health Journal - October 27, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: FREE Source Type: blogs
Psychology of Clutter
What different types of closets suggest about their owners and the thinking behind what we feel we must keep. (Source: WSJ.com: Health Journal)
Source: WSJ.com: Health Journal - July 8, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: FREE Source Type: blogs
The Psychology of Clutter
What different types of crowded closets suggest about their owners and the thinking behind what we feel we must keep. (Source: WSJ.com: Health Journal)
Source: WSJ.com: Health Journal - July 8, 2014 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: FREE Source Type: blogs
