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• Acne Drug May Help in the Fight Against AIDS

  FRIDAY, March 19 (HealthDay News) -- A cheap acne drug that's been used for decades ...

• Swine Flu in Pregnancy Leads Some to ICU

  THURSDAY, March 18 (HealthDay News) -- Pregnant women with the H1N1 (swine) flu were 13 ...

• Implant Shows Promise for Hard-to-Treat Epilepsy

  THURSDAY, March 18 (HealthDay News) -- Deep-brain electrical stimulation reduced the frequency of epileptic seizures ...

• Learning May Be Tougher for the Teen Brain

  THURSDAY, March 18 (HealthDay News) -- When kids hit adolescence, their learning ability hits the ...

• Prevention of Acupuncture Infection Needs More Focus

  THURSDAY, March 18 (HealthDay News) -- More needs to be done to prevent a rising ...

• Blocking Protein May Stem COPD

  THURSDAY, March 18 (HealthDay News) -- Blocking a specific protein reduced or prevented smoking-related lung ...

• Chemical in Bananas Might Combat HIV Infection

  TUESDAY, March 16 (HealthDay News) -- A natural chemical in bananas may help protect women ...

• Repeated Anesthesia May Hamper Children's Learning Ability

  MONDAY, March 15 (HealthDay News) -- Brain stem cell loss is the reason why repeated ...

• There's More to Mona Lisa Than Her Smile

  SATURDAY, March 13 (HealthDay News) -- Mona Lisa's smile remains one of art's great mysteries, ...

• Air Pollution Slows Women's Marathon Times

  SATURDAY, March 13 (HealthDay News) -- Running a marathon is challenging enough, but now new ...

• Heat Therapy Helps Treat U.S. Soldiers' Infections

  THURSDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) -- Heat therapy is effective for treating lesions caused by ...

• Young Kids to Benefit From Broader Pneumococcal Vaccine

  THURSDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) -- The recent approval of a new, more broadly effective ...

• Mind Reading Moves Closer to Reality

  THURSDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) -- Mind reading may have taken a step away from ...

• Vaccination, Prevention Is Beating Back Hepatitis

  WEDNESDAY, March 10 (HealthDay News) -- Decades of vaccination and prevention efforts may have the ...

• H1N1 Flu Spreads Slower Than Seasonal Flu: Study

  WEDNESDAY, March 10 (HealthDay News) -- The H1N1 swine flu appears to spread more slowly ...

• For Tough Head Lice, Pill Tops Lotion

  WEDNESDAY, March 10 (HealthDay News)-- In children with hard-to-treat head lice, the oral medication ivermectin ...

• Longtime Smokers May Find Protection From Parkinson's

  WEDNESDAY, March 10 (HealthDay News) -- In an effort to understand the relationship between tobacco ...

• Herpes Infects One in Six in U.S.

  TUESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- As many as one in six Americans is infected ...

• Kids Who Get Flu Shots Protect the Unvaccinated

  TUESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- Children who get a flu shot help prevent flu ...