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Massage therapy may help relieve symptoms of depression, a new review of the medical literature hints. The authors of the review, however, acknowledge difficulties with research on the effects of massage, including the fact that it’s impossible to “blind” study participants or care providers to whether a person is receiving …

WASHINGTON – A drug approved to treat a range of conditions may also work to prevent lung cancer in people who have given up smoking, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday. The drug, called iloprost, is approved in inhaled forms to treat pulmonary hypertension, when blood pools near the lungs, a …

President Obama announced that his brash and hard-charging chief of staff Rahm Emanuel would resign effective Friday, marking the most significant departure to date from the president’s inner circle. Emanuel was beckoned away from Washington by an open seat in the Chicago mayoral race and is expected to soon launch …