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By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Jan. 27, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Girls who consume a lot of sugary drinks may enter puberty earlier than girls ...
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Physicians Under Pressure To Sell Practices: How to Remain Independent
By Dr. Fred Davis In order to maintain their autonomy, independent physicians must look to new and innovative practice models that allow them to adapt ...
Read More »AAP Approves 2015 Vaccine Schedule for Children, Teens
TUESDAY, Jan. 27, 2015 (HealthDay News) — The 2015 recommended childhood and adolescence immunization schedules have been approved by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) ...
Read More »Prostate Cancer Patients Who Smoke Double Risk of Death
By Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Jan. 27, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Smoking doubles the chances that a prostate cancer patient will see his disease spread ...
Read More »Certain Allergy, Depression Meds Tied to Higher Odds for Dementia
MONDAY, Jan. 26, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Long-term and/or high-dose use of a class of medications used for hay fever, depression and other ills has ...
Read More »Pediatric Oncologist Learns About Loss The Hard Way
Pediatric oncology can be one of the most emotionally draining specialties for doctors and health care providers. On one hand, the sight of a child ...
Read More »Viruses May Play Role in Crohn’s Disease
FRIDAY, Jan. 23, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Viruses may play a role in inflammatory bowel diseases, including the two most common types, Crohn’s disease and ...
Read More »‘Video Feedback’ Therapy May Help Curb Autism
THURSDAY, Jan. 22, 2015 (HealthDay News) — A therapy involving “video feedback” — where parents watch videos of their interactions with their baby — might ...
Read More »Birth Control Pill Tied to Higher Risk for Rare Brain Cancer
THURSDAY, Jan. 22, 2015 (HealthDay News) — The risk for developing a rare form of brain cancer known as glioma appears to go up with ...
Read More »Stem Cells May Reverse Multiple Sclerosis Disability
By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Jan. 21, 2015 (HealthDay News) — A therapy that uses patients’ own primitive blood cells may be able to reverse ...
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