With the new year quickly approaching, the American Medical Association (AMA) is offering 10 recommendations to help Americans make the most impactful, long-lasting improvements to ...
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After a colonoscopy two years ago, Patti Damare felt so delirious and weak that she couldn’t stand on her own. That was on a Friday, ...
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Philadelphia is a step closer to opening what could be the nation’s first supervised site for safe drug injection. But turning the idea into reality ...
Read More »Higher Altitude States Have Fewer Kids With ADHD
By Dennis Thompson, HealthDay FRIDAY, April 17, 2015 (HealthDay News) — The thin air of America’s higher-elevation regions may reduce the risk of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a ...
Read More »Chemo for Breast Cancer Erases Woman’s Fingerprints
WEDNESDAY, April 15, 2015 (HealthDay News) — A 65-year-old breast cancer patient ran into an unexpected problem with her bank: She was denied a transaction ...
Read More »Doctors Often Ignore Parents’ Concerns About Autism in Young Kids
WEDNESDAY, April 15, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Delays in diagnosing and treating autism often occur when doctors ignore parents’ concerns about their child’s early development, ...
Read More »College Students Admit “Inappropriate Texting” During Sex, Funerals
By Alan Mozes, HealthDay (HealthDay News) — Many college students send or receive text messages more than 100 times each day and at the most inappropriate times ...
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