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TUESDAY, Nov. 18, 2014 (HealthDay News) — A lottery could be an effective means of getting people engaged in potentially lifesaving colon cancer screening, a ...
Read More »Want to Raise At-Home, Colon Cancer Screening Rates? Run a Lottery
Secondhand Pot Smoke Can Give Your Heart an Unwelcome Buzz
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter (HealthDay News) — That whiff of pot that drifts your way at a rock concert or outdoor event could damage your ...
Read More »Alzheimer’s Cases Expected to Double by 2050, Researchers Say
FRIDAY, Nov. 14, 2014 (HealthDay News) — The number of people with Alzheimer’s disease in the United States will more than double by 2050 — ...
Read More »Smokers in Cars Pose Risk to Passengers: Study
FRIDAY, Nov. 14, 2014 (HealthDay News) — New research suggests that non-smoking people who sit in cars with smokers inhale some of the same cancer-causing ...
Read More »More Than One-Fifth of High School Students Smoke: CDC
THURSDAY, Nov. 13, 2014 (HealthDay News) — More than a fifth of American teens smoke or use tobacco in some way, which means that millions ...
Read More »New Pennsylvania Law Allows Schools to Administer Epinephrine for Allergic Kids
(Doylestown, PA) – The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) today applauded Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett for signing legislation that allows Pennsylvania schools to ...
Read More »Millions of Medicaid Kids Missing Regular Medical Checkups
By Phil Galewitz Kaiser Health News Millions of low-income children are failing to get the free preventive exams and screenings guaranteed by Medicaid and the ...
Read More »Many U.S. Doctors Wary of Genetic Testing: Survey
By Randy Dotinga HealthDay Reporter (HealthDay News) — Many American doctors may not support genetic testing in patients without a major family history of certain illnesses, ...
Read More »Big-Name Diets All Work for a While, Review Found
By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Nov. 11, 2014 (HealthDay News) — There are plenty of famous-name diets for weight loss, but none stands out from ...
Read More »Common Blood Pressure Drug May Lower Risk For Lou Gehrig’s Disease: Study
By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Nov. 10, 2014 (HealthDay News) — Medications commonly used to lower blood pressure might also lower the risk of developing ...
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