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The number of American children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is rising, U.S. government experts say. And it’s important for the disorder to be recognized and ...
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U.S. bike deaths fall for kids, but rise for adults
The rising popularity of bicycling among adult men for pleasure or as a means of commuting may have a downside: More fatal bike-related accidents, according ...
Read More »Tuning into your favorite music may boost post-op recovery
Mozart, Madonna or Eminem: Whatever your taste, music may help you recover from a surgery, according to a new review of data on the subject. ...
Read More »Why is CVS dumping Viagra and 30 other drugs from its stores?
If you want to get some Viagra next year, don’t go to CVS. Last week, CVS Health announced that it is dropping from its list ...
Read More »Should doctors make end-of-life medical decisions?
The good news is that we are living longer. The bad news is that the longer we live, the more likely it is that we ...
Read More »Music therapy might one day help people with epilepsy
Music therapy might someday help people with epilepsy, a new study suggests. About 80 percent of epilepsy patients have temporal lobe epilepsy, in which seizures ...
Read More »Most important feature of running shoes: Comfort
Do you overpronate? Do you buy stability running shoes? Or cushioning, or motion control? When you go into a sneaker specialty store, are you put ...
Read More »Bigger families mean more infections, study finds
Love kids? Having a bunch may have its downside, a new study finds. Researchers say being part of a big family boosts the risk of ...
Read More »Most U.S. Schools Start Too Early for Kids to Get Enough Sleep: Study
Five out of six middle and high schools in the United States start the day too early, which keeps students from getting the sleep they ...
Read More »Brain scans prove that reading to kids is important for growth
In 2014, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) issued a policy statement recommending parent-child home reading beginning at birth and continuing at least through kindergarten. ...
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