Nicotine poisoning is a growing concern for American children, but proposed U.S. federal government regulations alone aren’t enough to solve the problem, an expert says. ...
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Dogs process human faces in a specific region of their brains, researchers report. “Our findings show that dogs have an innate way to process faces ...
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MONDAY, Aug. 3, 2015 (HealthDay News) — A kid who is a seriously “picky eater” is also likely to struggle with emotional problems like anxiety ...
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MILFORD, Del. – When the only hospital in this southern Delaware town saw two of its four obstetricians move away, it knew it had to ...
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Cancer patients who do rehabilitation before they begin treatment may recover more quickly from surgery, chemotherapy or radiation, some cancer specialists say. But insurance coverage for cancer ...
Read More »Teens Using E-Cigarettes More Prone to Take Up Smoking
Teenagers who use electronic cigarettes may be more likely to smoke the real thing, new research suggests. The study, which included almost 2,100 California high ...
Read More »High School Band Classes May Boost Teen Brains
Music training improves teens’ hearing and language skills, a new study says. The findings suggest that music instruction can help teens do better in school, ...
Read More »Teens With Medical Marijuana Cards Likely to be Addicted
Teens who have legal permission to use medical marijuana are 10 times more likely to say they’re addicted than those who get the drug illegally, ...
Read More »Sometimes a little Minecraft may be OK, say doctors
By Sarah Jane Tribble, WCPN It’s family vacation time, and I’ve taken the kids back to where I grew up — a small plot of ...
Read More »PTSD Symptoms Persist for Thousands of Vietnam Vets, Study Finds
More than a quarter-million Vietnam veterans suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms today, four decades after the war’s end, a new study estimates. And ...
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