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THURSDAY, Jan. 15, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Half of young drivers who died in crashes in nine states were under the influence of alcohol, marijuana ...
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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 »Race, Ethnicity Affect Breast Cancer Survival
By Kathleen Doheny HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Jan. 13, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Your chances of being diagnosed with early breast cancer, as well as surviving it, ...
Read More »Vitamin D May Boost Colon Cancer Survival
TUESDAY, Jan. 13, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Higher vitamin D levels in patients with advanced colon cancer appear to improve response to chemotherapy and targeted ...
Read More »Cancer Survivors May Struggle for Years With Mental, Physical Problems
MONDAY, Jan. 12, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Many U.S. cancer survivors have unresolved physical and mental health issues long after being cured, a new study ...
Read More »Cancer Groups Urge More Regulation of E-Cigs
THURSDAY, Jan. 8, 2015 (HealthDay News) — The potential health hazards of e-cigarettes remain unclear, and more regulation on their use is needed, say two ...
Read More »Herceptin May Benefit Some Women With Early Breast Cancer
By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter (HealthDay News) — For some women with early breast tumors, lower-dose chemotherapy and the drug Herceptin may help ward off a ...
Read More »Medical School Uses ‘Seinfeld’ To Teach Psychiatry
It’s not unheard of to require medical students to watch a television show and discuss it the following day in class. It is unique, however, ...
Read More »Researchers Probe Why Colds Are More Likely in Winter
By Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Jan. 6, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Though it’s never been scientifically confirmed, conventional wisdom has it that winter is the ...
Read More »Small Screens, iPods Reduce Quality of Sleep in Kids
Get those screens out of the kids’ bedroom. No matter the size — big, small, television, iPod — having a screen in the bedroom reduces ...
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