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By Shefali Luthra Kaiser Health News After strong pushback from ALS patients and lawmakers, the government has reversed a decision that could have blocked Medicare ...
Read More »ALS Patients Win Fight Over Medicare Reimbursement For Speech Devices
Are the Lactose Intolerant Safer From Some Cancers?
FRIDAY, Nov. 7, 2014 (HealthDay News) — People who are lactose-intolerant may be less likely to develop certain types of cancer, a new study suggests. ...
Read More »Many Doctors Mistaken About Allergies: Study
By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, Nov. 7, 2014 (HealthDay News) — Many primary care doctors may not be up to speed on the causes ...
Read More »Kids With Epilepsy Face Higher Early Death Risk, Study Reports
By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Nov. 6, 2014 (HealthDay News) — Children with epilepsy have an increased risk of dying prematurely, according to a ...
Read More »‘Unconditional Regard’ Buoys Kids’ Self-Esteem
By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Nov. 6, 2014 (HealthDay News) — Kids who believe their friends like them, no matter what, may be less ...
Read More »Medical Errors Drop When Doctors Communicate Better at Shift Changes
By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter (HealthDay News) — Changing how doctors communicate during shift changes in hospitals reduced the risk of adverse events in patients ...
Read More »Vaccine for Hepatitis C Inches Closer to Reality
By Randy Dotinga HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Nov. 5, 2014 (HealthDay News) — An initial study suggests that a potential vaccine against hepatitis C, a liver disease ...
Read More »Florida’s Medical Marijuana Effort Beats Governor, But Not Enough to Pass
While recreational marijuana scored victories in Alaska, Oregon and Washington, D.C. on Election Day, one state was not able to garner enough support to allow ...
Read More »Does ‘Daycare Syndrome’ Really Lead to Childhood Illness?
Many families and some health professionals mistakenly believe that participation of children in early education and child care causes most of their episodes of seasonal ...
Read More »Giving End-of-Life Patients ‘A Beautiful Death’
By Jenny Gold Kaiser Health News The American health care system is poorly equipped to care sensitively for patients at the end of life, a recent ...
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