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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 ...
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Google Glass Less Reliable Than Paper Electrocardiogram
TUESDAY, Jan. 20, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Google Glass technology for remote electrocardiogram (ECG) interpretation is significantly less reliable than paper ECG, according to a ...
Read More »Docs Work Up To 80 Hours Per Week
MONDAY, Jan. 19, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Physicians work long hours, with most working 40 to 60 hours per week and a considerable proportion working ...
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 »Pizza Takes a Slice Out of Kids’ Health
By Tara Haelle HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Jan. 19, 2015 (HealthDay News) — On the days your kids eat pizza, they likely take in more calories, fat ...
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 »Half of Young Driver Deaths Involve Alcohol, Pot
THURSDAY, Jan. 15, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Half of young drivers who died in crashes in nine states were under the influence of alcohol, marijuana ...
Read More »Lupus Death Rates Vary by Race, Ethnicity
THURSDAY, Jan. 15, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Asian and Hispanic lupus patients in the United States have lower death rates than whites, blacks or Native ...
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. ...
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