Health and Medical Breakthroughs

Discover the newest and most amazing medical devices, tests, and cures out there.

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Allergy Relief: 3 New Ways to Calm Allergy Symptoms

Allergy Relief: 3 New Ways to Calm Allergy Symptoms

Find allergy relief in these breakthrough advances.

Treating Alzheimer's: 4 Disease-Fighting Advancements

Treating Alzheimer's: 4 Disease-Fighting Advancements

4 breakthroughs in Alzheimer's prevention and care.

Gut Check: Colonoscopy New and Old

Gut Check: Colonoscopy New and Old

Considering a less invasive test? Learn why traditional exams may return more accurate results when screening for colon cancer.

Medical Breakthroughs for Healthy Living

Medical Breakthroughs for Healthy Living

Dogs with noses to prevent allergy attacks, electronic contact lenses, hope for melanoma, and more.

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Better Cancer Screening
Researchers are working to come up with smarter tests to distinguish aggressive cancers from ones that can safely be left alone. Learn how.
23 Advances in Longevity
Repair your own DNA, and lower your risk of premature death.
3Battlefield Advances
Remarkable innovations in treating injured soldiers will ultimately benefit us all.
4More New Medical Breakthroughs
The most amazing discoveries, devices, tests, and cures.
5Brain Powered
A wave of recent advances shows how the mind affects health in ways we never imagined.
6Breathing Room
Little Kate's twisted spine was squeezing her lungs, threatening to kill her. Now, with a new expandable titanium rib, she has breathing room.
7Avoiding Alzheimer's
Alzheimer's is affected by diet, personality, and toxins. Follow these tips to lower your risk of Alzheimer's.
8Medical Breakthrough '08: An Artificial Lung
An artificial lung may give lung transplant hopefuls a new lease on life.
9Medical Breakthrough '08: Nano Tumor Killers
There's new hope for destroying cancerous liver tumors.

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