Federal health officials say the nicotine-based products pose major health threat to kids THURSDAY, April 16, 2015 (HealthDay News) — E-cigarettes are booming among U.S. ...
Read More »Chemo for Breast Cancer Erases Woman’s Fingerprints
WEDNESDAY, April 15, 2015 (HealthDay News) — A 65-year-old breast cancer patient ran into an unexpected problem with her bank: She was denied a transaction ...
Read More »Physicians Beware: CMS May Deny or Revoke Medicare Provider Privileges
By Victoria H. Johnson and Edward J. Cyran On February 3, 2015, the authority of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to deny ...
Read More »Doctors Often Ignore Parents’ Concerns About Autism in Young Kids
WEDNESDAY, April 15, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Delays in diagnosing and treating autism often occur when doctors ignore parents’ concerns about their child’s early development, ...
Read More »College Students Admit “Inappropriate Texting” During Sex, Funerals
By Alan Mozes, HealthDay (HealthDay News) — Many college students send or receive text messages more than 100 times each day and at the most inappropriate times ...
Read More »Congress Finally Agrees To Give Doctors a Pay Raise
Medicare’s troubled physician payment formula will soon be history. As expected, the Senate Tuesday night easily passed legislation to scrap the formula, accepting a bipartisan ...
Read More »Marijuana Plus Booze Doubles Odds for Drunk Driving
By Dennis Thompson, HealthDay TUESDAY, April 14, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Drinkers who smoke marijuana as they imbibe are twice as likely to drive drunk compared with ...
Read More »Medical Schools Try To Reboot For 21st Century
Medicine has changed a lot in the past 100 years. But medical training has not. Until now. Spurred on by the need to train a ...
Read More »Boozing in Movies May Boost Teen Drinking
By Tara Haelle, HealthDay MONDAY, April 13, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Seeing actors drink alcohol in movies seems to increase the likelihood that teens will drink and ...
Read More »Ease Back Into Springtime Sports, Doctor Cautions
(HealthDay News) — Spring can be a peak time for injuries as people rush back into warm weather sports without being properly prepared, an expert ...
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