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THURSDAY, March 12, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Teenagers who smoke marijuana daily may have lingering memory problems and structural abnormalities in the brain, even after ...
Read More »Teens’ Heavy Pot Smoking Tied to Memory Problems
IOM Says U.S. Should Raise Legal Smoking Age to 21
THURSDAY, March 12, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Raising the legal age to buy tobacco products from 18 to 21 would save hundreds of thousands of ...
Read More »Surgery Seldom Needed for Fracture of Proximal Humerus
(HealthDay News) — When an older patient breaks the upper arm, surgery is often no better than simply immobilizing the limb, according to a new ...
Read More »Significant Shortfall of Physicians Projected for 2025
(HealthDay News) — The expected shortfall of physicians is projected to reach about 46,000 to 90,000 by 2025, according to a study conducted by IHS ...
Read More »Statins May Help Improve Prostate Cancer Survival
MONDAY, March 9, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Cholesterol-lowering statin drugs may slow down prostate cancer in men who are also taking medication to reduce their ...
Read More »The Lower His IQ, the More a Young Guy Drinks
TUESDAY, March 10, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Caricatures of the not-too-swift, drunken fratboy may have some basis in science, with a new study finding that ...
Read More »Overindulgent Parents Breed Narcissistic Children
MONDAY, March 9, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Kids who think too highly of themselves likely developed their narcissism because their parents put them on a ...
Read More »Study Links Family History of Prostate Cancer to Breast Cancer Risk
MONDAY, March 9, 2015 (HealthDay News) — A family history of prostate cancer may be tied to a woman’s risk of breast cancer, a new ...
Read More »Depression During Pregnancy Linked to Child’s Asthma Risk
MONDAY, March 9, 2015 (HealthDay News) — A child may face an increased risk of asthma if the child’s mother experienced depression during her pregnancy ...
Read More »Painkiller-Addicted Babies a Growing U.S. Concern, Especially in Florida
(HealthDay News) — Doctors in the United States are seeing more infants born addicted to narcotic painkillers — a problem highlighted by a new Florida-based ...
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