Health News
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Troubled Homes May Fuel Obesity in Girls
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:00PM April 16, 2012 Comment (1)Study found nearly doubled risk in families coping with poverty, drug abuse, other stress
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Media Multitasking Might Have Mental Upside
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:00PM April 16, 2012 CommentYoung adults in study were better able to integrate sensory information
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Fast Food Is Saltier in U.S. Than Overseas
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:00PM April 16, 2012 CommentInternational chains sell same items abroad but with less sodium, study finds
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Death From Accidental Injuries Among Kids Drops 30%: CDC
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:00PM April 16, 2012 Comment (2)Biggest decrease seen in car crashes; suffocations among infants, poisoning rates went up
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Chin Implant Surgeries On the Rise in U.S.
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:00AM April 16, 2012 Comment (1)Some people may be motivated by unflattering views during video chats, surgeons' group says
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Young Risk-Takers Drawn to Dangerous 'Choking Game'
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:00AM April 16, 2012 Comment (5)Upset boy against a wall
Study finds 6% of Oregon eighth graders admitted trying it, two-thirds had played more than once
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Health Tip: Seniors, Boost Your Balance
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:00AM April 16, 2012 CommentHere are some exercises that can help
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China suspends sale of drugs in unsafe capsules
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:10AM April 16, 2012 CommentBEIJING (AP) — China's State Food and Drug Administration has suspended the sale of 13 drugs that it says are believed to have been made with capsules that contain excessive chromium.
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Big Gaps Found in Nursing Home Disaster Plans
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Senior hands
WASHINGTON (AP) — Tornado, hurricane or flood, nursing homes are woefully unprepared to protect frail residents in a natural disaster, government investigators say.
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Researchers ID Genes That May Determine Mental Illness
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:00PM April 15, 2012 Comment (2)Genetic links to brain size, intelligence also examined in study
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Certain Genetic Regions May Be Tied to Osteoporosis
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:00PM April 15, 2012 CommentBut it's too early to use data to predict who will or will not develop weaker bones
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Exercise May Boost Breast Cancer Patients' Quality of Life
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:00AM April 14, 2012 Comment (2)Study found physically active women were less likely to be depressed, fatigued during treatment
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Study Probes How Sad Movies Make Viewers Happy
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:00AM April 14, 2012 CommentTearjerkers prompt people to think about loved ones, boosting mood, researchers say
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Tuna linked to salmonella outbreak in 20 states
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:28AM April 14, 2012 Comment (2)WASHINGTON (AP) — A yellowfin tuna product used to make dishes like sushi and sashimi sold at restaurants and grocery stores has been linked with an outbreak of salmonella that has sickened more than 100 people in 20 states and the District of Columbia, federal health authorities said Friday.
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'Red Tide' Likely in New England This Season, Experts Warn
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:00PM April 13, 2012 CommentSevere bloom would close shellfish beds
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Single 'Boomers' Struggling as They Age: Study
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:00PM April 13, 2012 Comment (1)Never-married men, widows appear to be the least well-off
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Substance Abusers, Even Recovering Ones, May Face Stigma
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:00PM April 13, 2012 Comment (4)Scenarios of obese people, smokers drew less negative reaction in study
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Texas OKs experimental stem cell therapy rules
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:43PM April 13, 2012 CommentAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas Medical Board on Friday approved new rules on experimental stem cell therapies such as the one Gov. Rick Perry underwent during back surgery last year, despite objections they don't do enough to protect patients and could led to an explosion of doctors promoting unproven, expensive treatments.
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Drug Approved to Treat High Blood Pressure
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:06PM April 13, 2012 CommentDutoprol combines antihypertensive and diuretic
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CT Scans Deliver More Radiation to Obese People
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Radiological Technologist — Best Careers 2011 In this photo taken May 4, 2010 a CT is performed on a patient at Cook County Stroger Hospital in Chicago. Americans get the most medical radiation in the world, even more than folks in other rich countries. The U.S. accounts for half of the most advanced procedures that use radiation, and the average American's dose has grown sixfold over the last couple of decades.
However, risk of side effects might not rise, expert says
