Health News
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Study Finds Antibiotics Best for Appendicitis
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:00AM April 06, 2012 Comment (1)Drugs avoid risks of surgery, but 20 percent of those who use them still need appendix removed
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Follow-Up Procedures Common in Women After Breast-Conserving Surgery
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:00PM April 05, 2012 CommentReason may rest with concerns about recurrence of disease, study says
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False-Positive Mammogram Results May Turn Out Not to Be: Study
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:00PM April 05, 2012 CommentResearchers urge women who have false-positive results to get regular follow-ups
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Parents of Children With Cancer Wary of Online Health Information
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:00PM April 05, 2012 Comment (1)Study found they had concerns about accuracy, fears of 'worst-case scenarios'
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Nevada working to curb backroom doctors, dentists
Tweet Share on Facebook 3:05PM April 05, 2012 Comment (1)LAS VEGAS (AP) — When their patient became ill from a buttocks enhancement injection, unlicensed caregivers Ruben Dario Matallana-Galvas and his wife, Carmen Olfidia Torres-Sanchez, fled to McCarran International Airport. They were arrested trying to board a flight home to Colombia.
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Doctors want to redefine autism; parents worried
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:45PM April 05, 2012 CommentCHICAGO (AP) — One child doesn't talk, rocks rhythmically back and forth and stares at clothes spinning in the dryer. Another has no trouble talking but is obsessed with trains, methodically naming every station in his state.
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Infection Might Raise Blood Clot Risk for Older Adults: Study
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:00PM April 05, 2012 CommentThese clots often start in the legs but can also affect the heart, lung or brain, researchers say
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U.S. Poultry Still Fed Banned Antibiotics: Report
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:00PM April 05, 2012 CommentFluoroquinolones found in 8 of 12 samples tested, researchers say
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Sex Education Efforts Lagging in Schools, CDC Says
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:00PM April 05, 2012 Comment (1)Many states' schools fail to teach students how to avoid unwanted pregnancy, HIV and other STDs, study finds
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Study Suggests Treating Dyslexia Before Kids Learn to Read
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:00PM April 05, 2012 CommentThe learning disability is linked to problems with visual attention, researchers contend
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Texting in College Classrooms Common, Distracting
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:00PM April 05, 2012 CommentStudy found average student texted or read five texts during class
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Improved Stem Cell Line May Avoid Cancer Risk: Study
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:00PM April 05, 2012 CommentNew line of stem cells may have application for disease-modeling, researchers say
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Treat Rheumatoid Arthritis Early and Aggressively: Guidelines
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:00PM April 05, 2012 CommentIntensive treatment from outset can help preserve quality of life, rheumatologists' group says
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Hope for Romania baby born with stunted intestines
Tweet Share on Facebook 11:38AM April 05, 2012 CommentBUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Baby Andrei has confounded doctors just by being alive: The tiny boy with twig-thin limbs was given just days to live when he was born with almost no intestines — eight months ago.
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Health Highlights: April 5, 2012
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Pesticides May Be Linked to Slightly Smaller Babies, Shorter Pregnancies
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:00AM April 05, 2012 CommentBabies were, on average, 1/3 pound lighter, and pregnancies were about three to four days shorter, study finds
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Depression, Anxiety Tied to Physical Disabilities in Seniors
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:00AM April 05, 2012 CommentBut exercise may help shield against physical decline, study adds
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Health Tip: How to Avoid Secondhand Smoke
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:00AM April 05, 2012 CommentSuggestions include asking people not to light up in your home
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Health Tip: Traveling By Plane During Pregnancy?
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:00AM April 05, 2012 CommentFor starters, book an aisle seat
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Green tea could cloud Olympic doping tests
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:45AM April 05, 2012 CommentLONDON (AP) — Olympic doping officials are considering whether to tweak their tests after a recent British study showed green tea might hide testosterone from the standard test used to spot it.
