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Promising New Lupus Drug Heads to FDA for Approval

Drucilla Dyess, November 3, 2009

An experimental lupus drug has just met another key goal in its journey to becoming the first approved treatment for the disease in over 50...

American Diabetes Month

Lara Endreszl, November 1, 2009

With over 24 million Americans living with diabetes and thousands more who have it and are not yet aware of their diagnosis, no matter how hard we...

Smoking Bans Cut Heart Attack Risk

Madeline Ellis, October 19, 2009

Every year, more than 400,000 Americans die of illnesses related to their smoking, and so do thousands of non-smokers who have been exposed to...

Celiac Disease Poses Greater Mortality Risk Than Previously Thought

Madeline Ellis, September 17, 2009

Most Americans don’t stop to find out if their favorite pizza or that yummy chocolate chip cookie contains a type of protein called...