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By E.J. Mundell HealthDay Managing Editor (HealthDay News) — It started as a deadly but little-known outbreak in West Africa, but the lethal and unchecked spread ...
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Breast Cancer Chemo Tied to Small But Significant Leukemia Risk
(HealthDay News) — Among early stage breast cancer patients who undergo chemotherapy and/or radiation treatment, less than half of one percent will eventually develop leukemia ...
Read More »ADHD May Raise Teens’ Odds for Smoking, Drinking
By Tara Haelle HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Dec. 24, 2014 (HealthDay News) — Teens are more likely to start smoking or drinking with each additional symptom they ...
Read More »Can Fast Food Hinder Learning in Kids?
TUESDAY, Dec. 23, 2014 (HealthDay News) — A steady diet of fast food might hurt your child in the classroom, a new study finds. Kids ...
Read More »Tablets and E-readers May Disrupt Your Sleep
MONDAY, Dec. 22, 2014 (HealthDay News) — People who receive a tablet or e-book reader for the holidays might wind up spending some sleepless nights ...
Read More »Concussion Laws Requiring Medical Care Help Youth Athletes
Sports related concussions are the only injury in all of medicine with a legislative mandate requiring medical attention. That mandate, which includes laws in all 50 ...
Read More »Mother’s Depression Tied to Later Delinquency in Kids
MONDAY, Dec. 22, 2014 (HealthDay News) — Teens are more likely to smoke, drink and use marijuana — and to do so at an earlier ...
Read More »Medical Marijuana Helpful for Cancer-Linked Symptoms
THURSDAY, Dec. 18, 2014 (HealthDay News) — Cannabis and cannabinoid pharmaceuticals can be helpful for nausea and vomiting, pain, and weight loss associated with cancer, ...
Read More »Fatal Case of Legionnaires’ in Infant Following Water Birth
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 17, 2014 (HealthDay News) — A Texas infant has died from Legionnaires’ disease after being born in a whirlpool tub. The report of ...
Read More »College Students Say ‘Curiosity’ Leads Them to Fake Pot
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 17, 2014 (HealthDay News) — Curiosity is the main reason why college students try synthetic marijuana, a new survey finds. Of more than ...
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