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TUESDAY, Dec. 9, 2014 (HealthDay News) — Despite large declines in smoking rates, cigarettes still cause about one-third of cancer deaths in the United States, ...
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Medical Residents Work Less But Get Same Results: Study
In 2011, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) set new restrictions on work hours for medical residents to satisfy a call to reduce possible ...
Read More »Male Breast Cancer Is Different
TUESDAY, Dec. 9, 2014 (HealthDay News) — Men’s breast cancer differs in some ways from women’s, new research finds. One important difference is in the ...
Read More »Most Americans Agree With Right-to-Die Movement
(HealthDay News) — Already-strong public support for right-to-die legislation has grown even stronger in the days since the planned death of 29-year-old brain cancer patient ...
Read More »Common Knee Surgery May Boost Arthritis Risk
WEDNESDAY, Dec. 3, 2014 (HealthDay News) — A common type of knee surgery may increase the chances of arthritis, a new study suggests. The procedure ...
Read More »CDC Endorses Circumcision for Health Reasons
By Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Dec. 2, 2014 (HealthDay News) — U.S. health officials are poised to endorse circumcision as a means of preventing HIV ...
Read More »High School Football Tied to Brain Changes, Even Without Concussion
MONDAY, Dec. 1, 2014 (HealthDay News) — There’s been a lot of discussion recently about concussions and contact sports, but new research suggests that even ...
Read More »U.S. Adult Smoking Rate Drops to New Low: CDC
By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Nov. 26, 2014 (HealthDay News) — Fewer American adults are smoking cigarettes than ever, health officials said. In fact, the ...
Read More »Obesity Tied to Half a Million Cancers Worldwide, Report Shows
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 26, 2014 (HealthDay News) — Obesity is associated with close to 500,000 new cancer cases worldwide each year, and nearly two-thirds of obesity-related ...
Read More »Daily Physical Activity May Help Lower Parkinson’s Risk
(HealthDay News) — A moderate amount of physical activity in daily life may reduce risk of Parkinson’s disease, according to a new study published online ...
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