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Herbal Remedies May Be Risky With Heart Drugs
Patients taking heart drugs are at risk for potentially dangerous interactions when they also take herbal supplements such as ginkgo biloba, St. John’s wort, and garlic, an analysis shows.

5 Questions Find Hidden Celiac Disease in Kids
Kids with celiac disease need a gluten-free diet, but celiac disease isn’t diagnosed in half of kids who have it. Asking 5 simple questions helps, a Danish study finds.

Heart Risk From Prostate Cancer Hormone Therapy
Androgen-blocking hormone therapy for prostate cancer may raise the risk of heart disease, warns an expert panel representing heart, cancer, and urology organizations.

Fish Oil May Fight Psychosis
Twelve weeks of fish-oil pills made teens at high risk of psychosis much less likely to become psychotic for at least one year, a placebo-controlled trial finds.

Antidepressant May Help in Stroke Recovery
A common antidepressant may help restore brain function and aid in stroke recovery, a study shows.

Metformin May Help Obese Teens Lose Weight
The diabetes drug metformin may help obese teenagers lose weight when combined with healthy lifestyle changes.

‘Abstinence-Only’ Delays Sex in Young Teens
Researchers found an abstinence-only program to be as effective as safe-sex education or a combination approach and more effective than nothing at all for delaying the onset of sexual activity in preteens and young teens.

Less Sleep Normal Part of Aging?
Getting less sleep at night may be a normal part of the healthy aging process and nothing to worry about for most healthy adults.

Parenthood Offers Motivation to Quit Smoking
With a little gentle prodding, new parents can be motivated to make more attempts to quit smoking, a new study says.

Helmet a ‘Must’ for Skier Safety
Wearing helmets significantly reduces the risk of head injuries among skiers and snowboarders, a new study shows.