Health News
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Health Tip: Should I Be Screened for Prediabetes?
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:00AM January 04, 2013 CommentWho's at risk
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Brain Injury Doesn't Raise Dementia Risk for Most: Study
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:00AM January 04, 2013 CommentBut likelihood of re-injury does increase
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New law points to Philippine church's waning sway
Tweet Share on Facebook 8:43PM January 03, 2013 CommentMANILA, Philippines (AP) — Twenty-six years after Roman Catholic leaders helped his mother marshal millions of Filipinos in an uprising that ousted a dictator, President Benigno Aquino III picked a fight with the church over contraceptives and won a victory that bared the bishops' worst nightmare: They no longer sway the masses.
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Trial set to begin in Boston over pregnancy drug
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:02PM January 03, 2013 CommentBOSTON (AP) — At first, the Melnick sisters thought it was just a cruel coincidence that two of them were diagnosed with breast cancer.
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Study Tracks Kids' Brain Activity While Watching 'Sesame Street'
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:00PM January 03, 2013 CommentChildren whose scans seemed most like those of adults did better on tests, researchers say
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Better Work Environment May Cut Hospital Readmission Rates
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:00PM January 03, 2013 CommentCost of hiring more nurses could be offset by improved patient outcomes, researcher says
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Move Over, Mean Girls
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:00PM January 03, 2013 CommentActs of kindness improve self-esteem, popularity of tweens, study finds
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'Love Hormone' May Aid Women's Recovery After Childbirth
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:00PM January 03, 2013 CommentResearchers suggest oxytocin might naturally protect against chronic pain after delivering a baby
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Hillary Clinton Plans to Return to Work Next Week
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:00PM January 03, 2013 CommentSecretary of State was released from hospital Wednesday after 3 days of treatment for blood clot
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Younger Women Start to Follow Pap Test Guidelines: CDC
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:00PM January 03, 2013 CommentBut too many still get screened for cervical cancer after hysterectomy, report says
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Married Women More Likely to Have Positive Pregnancies: Study
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:00PM January 03, 2013 CommentThey were less likely to suffer domestic violence, substance abuse, depression than other moms-to-be
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People Underestimate How Much They Might Change in the Future: Study
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:00PM January 03, 2013 CommentNo matter the age, folks seemed to think they were already the person they would remain for the rest of their lives
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CDC: 1 in 24 admit nodding off while driving
Tweet Share on Facebook 1:33PM January 03, 2013 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — This could give you nightmares: 1 in 24 U.S. adults say they recently fell asleep while driving.
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Eliquis Approved for People With Heart Rhythm Disorder
Tweet Share on Facebook 1:01PM January 03, 2013 CommentTo help prevent stroke and deadly blood clots
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CDC: Women getting unneeded Paps post-hysterectomy
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:05PM January 03, 2013 CommentNEW YORK (AP) — Many women don't need to be screened for cervical cancer after a hysterectomy, but a new study says most get the test anyway.
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Many Americans Drive While Drowsy: Report
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:00PM January 03, 2013 Comment1 in 25 reports falling asleep at the wheel, CDC says
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Genes Changes Seen in Alzheimer's Can Be Found in Infancy: Study
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:00PM January 03, 2013 CommentPrenatal brain development may influence psychiatric risk later in life, researchers say
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Health Highlights: Jan. 3, 2013
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Climate Change May Bring Another Mosquito-Borne Illness to U.S.
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:00AM January 03, 2013 CommentStudy uses computer model to assess risk of Chikungunya virus
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Weight-Lifting May Boost Heart Health in Black Men: Study
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:00AM January 03, 2013 CommentResistance training linked to positive cardiovascular effects, but same impact not seen in whites
