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Health Highlights: April 6, 2012
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Overuse Injuries Common Among Female College Athletes
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:00AM April 06, 2012 CommentField hockey, soccer, softball and volleyball accounted for the most strains, inflammation
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Resolutions Revisited
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:00AM April 06, 2012 CommentExperts offer advice on what to do if you're backsliding on those New Year's vows
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Bilingual Kids Are Better Multi-Taskers, Study Says
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:00AM April 06, 2012 Comment (1)Researchers cite the ability to toggle back and forth between two languages
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Health Tip: What Triggers Ingrown Toenails?
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:00AM April 06, 2012 CommentHere are some common risk factors
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Health Tip: Control Portion Sizes at Home
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:00AM April 06, 2012 CommentHere's how to avoid overloading your plate
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Taking Multivitamins Won't Prevent Canker Sores, Study Says
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:00AM April 06, 2012 CommentPeople on daily vitamins had as many episodes of the oral lesions as those who took placebos
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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
