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(HealthDay News) — Getting up and walking for two minutes every hour could help reverse the negative health effects from prolonged sitting, new research suggests. ...
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Do Wearable Devices in Hospitals Pose Security Threats?
Wearable tech has painted itself as the future of innovation for many different industries, but perhaps most notably for healthcare. Even now, wearable devices are ...
Read More »Higher Altitude States Have Fewer Kids With ADHD
By Dennis Thompson, HealthDay FRIDAY, April 17, 2015 (HealthDay News) — The thin air of America’s higher-elevation regions may reduce the risk of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a ...
Read More »E-Cigarette Use Triples Among U.S. Teens in 1 Year
Federal health officials say the nicotine-based products pose major health threat to kids THURSDAY, April 16, 2015 (HealthDay News) — E-cigarettes are booming among U.S. ...
Read More »Chemo for Breast Cancer Erases Woman’s Fingerprints
WEDNESDAY, April 15, 2015 (HealthDay News) — A 65-year-old breast cancer patient ran into an unexpected problem with her bank: She was denied a transaction ...
Read More »Physicians Beware: CMS May Deny or Revoke Medicare Provider Privileges
By Victoria H. Johnson and Edward J. Cyran On February 3, 2015, the authority of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to deny ...
Read More »Doctors Often Ignore Parents’ Concerns About Autism in Young Kids
WEDNESDAY, April 15, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Delays in diagnosing and treating autism often occur when doctors ignore parents’ concerns about their child’s early development, ...
Read More »College Students Admit “Inappropriate Texting” During Sex, Funerals
By Alan Mozes, HealthDay (HealthDay News) — Many college students send or receive text messages more than 100 times each day and at the most inappropriate times ...
Read More »Congress Finally Agrees To Give Doctors a Pay Raise
Medicare’s troubled physician payment formula will soon be history. As expected, the Senate Tuesday night easily passed legislation to scrap the formula, accepting a bipartisan ...
Read More »Marijuana Plus Booze Doubles Odds for Drunk Driving
By Dennis Thompson, HealthDay TUESDAY, April 14, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Drinkers who smoke marijuana as they imbibe are twice as likely to drive drunk compared with ...
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