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By Anna Gorman Kaiser Health News Hospitals need to focus more on reducing preventable errors and infections and the government must create more economic incentives ...
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Measles Outbreak Leads Doc Group to Urge Vaccination
The measles outbreak that began at Disneyland in Anaheim, California has now affected more than 78 people across six different U.S. states. The nation’s premier group ...
Read More »‘Video Feedback’ Therapy May Help Curb Autism
THURSDAY, Jan. 22, 2015 (HealthDay News) — A therapy involving “video feedback” — where parents watch videos of their interactions with their baby — might ...
Read More »Therapy Dogs Help Cancer Patients Cope With Tough Treatments
By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter TUESDAY, Jan. 20, 2015 (HealthDay News) — People undergoing chemotherapy and radiation for cancer may get an emotional lift from man’s ...
Read More »Cost of Smoking Can Exceed $2 Million Over Lifetime
The average financial cost of smoking is about $1.4 million. That’s the estimated amount one person will spend during their lifetime as a smoker, according ...
Read More »Too Much Sitting Can Be Deadly — Even if You Exercise
TUESDAY, Jan. 20, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Regular exercise doesn’t erase the higher risk of serious illness or premature death that comes from sitting too ...
Read More »Pizza Takes a Slice Out of Kids’ Health
By Tara Haelle HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, Jan. 19, 2015 (HealthDay News) — On the days your kids eat pizza, they likely take in more calories, fat ...
Read More »E-Cigarettes Not Recommended as Tool to Quit Smoking, Hospital Says
ABINGTON, PA (January 16, 2015)–Electronic cigarettes, or e-cigarettes, seem to be everywhere right now. Their popularity has skyrocketed due to the belief that they can ...
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 ...
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