HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Jan. 18 (HealthDay News) -- The recently approved drug
vemurafenib (Zelboraf) has been hailed as a breakthrough in the treatment
of melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. But roughly one-quarter of
patients who take the medication develop a troublesome side effect:
secondary skin cancers called squamous cell carcinomas.
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Melanoma Drug's Link to Other Skin Cancers Identified (HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Jan. 18 (HealthDay News) -- The recently approved drug
vemurafenib (Zelboraf) has been hailed as a breakthrough in the treatment
of melanoma, the deadliest form of skin cancer. But roughly one-quarter of
patients who take the medication develop a troublesome side effect:
secondary skin cancers called squamous cell carcinomas.
Younger Adults on Multiple Meds at Risk for Falls: Study (HealthDay)
HealthDay - TUESDAY, Jan. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Young and middle-aged adults who
take two or more prescription drugs at any one time may be at increased
risk for accidental falls, a new study finds.
Younger Adults on Multiple Meds at Risk for Falls: Study (HealthDay)
HealthDay - TUESDAY, Jan. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Young and middle-aged adults who
take two or more prescription drugs at any one time may be at increased
risk for accidental falls, a new study finds.
Some of the recommendations about sex education (AP)
AP - Below are some of the recommendations offered Monday to states and school districts on sexual education by a coalition of health and education groups.
Some of the recommendations about sex education (AP)
AP - Below are some of the recommendations offered Monday to states and school districts on sexual education by a coalition of health and education groups.
New sex education standards released (AP)
AP - Young elementary school students should use the proper names for body parts and, by the end of fifth grade, know that sexual orientation is "the romantic attraction of an individual to someone of the same gender or a different gender," according to new sexual education guidelines released Monday by a coalition of health and education groups.
New sex education standards released (AP)
AP - Young elementary school students should use the proper names for body parts and, by the end of fifth grade, know that sexual orientation is "the romantic attraction of an individual to someone of the same gender or a different gender," according to new sexual education guidelines released Monday by a coalition of health and education groups.
Many Teen Girls Mistakenly Think HPV Vaccines Cut Risk for All STDs (HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Jan. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Nearly one in four girls
who gets the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine mistakenly thinks that her
risk of getting other sexually transmitted diseases is lowered, a new
study indicates.
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