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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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Bullying Linked to Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Children
TUESDAY, Jan. 20, 2015 (HealthDay News) — For 8- to 11-year-olds, bullying is associated with lower urinary tract symptoms, according to a study published in ...
Read More »Vitamin D Deficiency Linked to Pediatric Deaths
Vitamin D is essential for absorbing calcium and for calcium metabolism. In newborns and young children, vitamin D deficiency, especially when accompanied by hypocalcemia, can ...
Read More »Cold Effects on Skin in Raynaud’s Impacted by Age, BMI
MONDAY, Jan. 19, 2015 (HealthDay News) — For patients with Raynaud’s phenomenon (RP), cold-induced decrease in skin temperature is related to age and body mass ...
Read More »Defensive Medicine Common Among Surgeons, Radiologists
FRIDAY, Jan. 16, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Defensive medicine is commonly practiced among surgeons and radiologists in Austria, according to a study published online Jan. ...
Read More »Binge Eating Curtailed by Higher Doses of ADHD Meds
FRIDAY, Jan. 16, 2015 (HealthDay News) — At higher doses, the attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) drug lisdexamfetamine dimesylate (Vyvanse) curtails the excessive food consumption that characterizes ...
Read More »Many Women Receive Unnecessary Hysterectomies
(HealthDay News) — In many cases, treatments other than hysterectomies could be offered to women with benign gynecologic conditions, according to research published online Dec. ...
Read More »Brain Effects of Middle School Football Analyzed
TUESDAY, Jan. 13, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Children who play football in middle school don’t appear to have any noticeable short-term brain damage from repeated ...
Read More »Insufficient Evidence for Opioid Use in Chronic Pain
TUESDAY, Jan. 13, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Evidence is insufficient for opioid use in chronic pain, according to a position paper published online Jan. 13 ...
Read More »Docs Increasingly Ordering Imaging for Headaches
MONDAY, Jan. 12, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Clinicians are increasingly ordering advanced imaging and referring to other physicians for headache but less often providing counseling, ...
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