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By Tara Haelle, HealthDay MONDAY, Feb. 23, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Hand washing dishes instead of using a machine to wash dishes may reduce children’s risk of ...
Read More »Could a Dishwasher Raise Your Child’s Allergy, Asthma Risk?
Controlled Exposure to Peanuts at Early Age Shows Promise as Allergy Treatment
(HealthDay News) — Exposing young children with peanut allergies to small amounts of the legumes shows promise as a treatment, researchers report. Known as oral ...
Read More »Breast-Fed Babies Less Likely to Develop Allergies
(HealthDay News) — Numerous factors influence the makeup of bacteria in the digestive system, which then alters the immune system and changes susceptibility to allergies, ...
Read More »#1 Reason Patients Choose Doctor: Insurance
(HealthDay News) — The number one determining factor for selecting a doctor is whether the physician is in-network, according to a report published by Vitals. ...
Read More »Hookahs No Safer Than Cigarettes
Contrary to what many people think, hookah water pipes do not filter out most of the heavy metals in tobacco, a new study warns. Tobacco ...
Read More »Doctors Say Measles Can Rob a Child’s Sight
By Maureen Salomon, HealthDay FRIDAY, Feb. 20, 2015 (HealthDay News) — In the midst of the current resurgence of measles across the United States, many people may ...
Read More »Doctors Say No To Euthanasia Requests From Dementia Patients
(HealthDay News) — Few physicians would find euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide (EAS) conceivable for patients with psychiatric disease, dementia, or those who are “tired of ...
Read More »Doctors Less Likely to Divorce
(HealthDay News) — Doctors appear less likely to get divorced than most other health care professionals, a new study finds. “It’s been speculated that doctors ...
Read More »Many LGBT Medical Students Don’t Reveal Sexual Identity
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 18, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Fear of discrimination is a major reason why about one-third of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) medical ...
Read More »Do Treadmill Desks Really Lead to Better Health?
(HealthDay News) — With increasing evidence that sitting for long periods isn’t good for your waistline or your health in general, efforts have begun to ...
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