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TUESDAY Nov. 12, 2013 — A small new study suggests that parts of your brain may differ depending on whether you’re a social butterfly or a lone wolf. The research is preliminary, but it could lead the way to more

SUNDAY Nov. 10, 2013 — Teens can suffer from depression like everyone else, but a small new study hints that exercise might help ease the condition. The British study included three boys and 10 girls with depression who were enrolled

WEDNESDAY Nov. 6, 2013 — There seems to be an easy way to improve a patient’s hospital stay: People are more satisfied with their care if they know who their doctor is and a couple of facts about that caregiver,

MONDAY Nov. 4, 2013 — Combining Tylenol and even light consumption of alcohol can more than double someone’s risk of kidney disease, researchers say. Taking the recommended dose of Tylenol, also known by its generic name acetaminophen, combined with a

THURSDAY Oct. 31, 2013 — Drug makers would have to promptly notify the federal government of potential drug shortages under a new rule proposed Thursday by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The companies would be required to alert the

TUESDAY Oct. 29, 2013 — Doctors might better predict a woman’s risk for breast cancer by tracking levels of key hormones, Harvard researchers report. One expert said such a test could be useful. “A large part of my practice involves

MONDAY Oct. 28, 2013 — Black women may get less protection than whites from the vaccines recommended for preventing human papillomavirus (HPV), which causes cervical cancer, a new study suggests. The currently available vaccines, Gardasil and Cervarix, don’t target the

WEDNESDAY Oct. 23, 2013 — Drugs meant to reduce the risk of organ rejection may increase the risk of miscarriage and birth defects when taken by female kidney transplant patients, according to a new study. The drugs — called mycophenolic