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Breast Cancer Is Not Just One Disease
(HealthDay News) — Breast cancer isn’t the same for every woman, even at the cellular level, according to a new statement from four major medical ...
Read More »Pediatricians Opposed to Random Drug Tests in Schools
By Amy Norton, HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, March 30, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Random drug testing in schools may sound like a good way to keep kids off ...
Read More »Too Much Homework May Hurt Student Test Scores
(HealthDay News) — More isn’t necessarily better for teens when it comes to homework, a new study finds. About an hour a day is ideal, ...
Read More »Changes Coming for Medicare Physician Reimbursement
By Laura Little The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently released the payment rates for physician groups participating in the first round of ...
Read More »Frequent Antibiotic Use May Lead to Type 2 Diabetes
(HealthDay News) — Repeated use of certain antibiotics may increase a person’s risk for type 2 diabetes, a new study suggests. Researchers analyzed data from ...
Read More »Docs Don’t Always Tell Patients of Alzheimer’s Diagnosis
(HealthDay News) — Doctors are not telling a majority of their patients diagnosed with Alzheimer’s that they have the degenerative brain disease, a new report ...
Read More »Malpractice Fears Lead Most ER Docs to Order Unnecessary Tests
By Dennis Thompson, HealthDay Reporter (HealthDay News) — Nearly all emergency room doctors surveyed order pricey MRIs or CT scans their patients may not need, mainly because ...
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