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TUESDAY, March 3, 2015 (HealthDay News) — More babies in the United States are being conceived by in vitro fertilization, a new report shows. Nearly ...
Read More »In Vitro Births Continue to Rise in U.S.
Love Coffee? Your Heart May, Too
(HealthDay News) — Drinking three to five cups of coffee a day may reduce the risk of developing clogged arteries, which in turn might reduce ...
Read More »Jimmy Kimmel Recruits Docs for Ironic, Accurate PSA Against Anti-Vax
“Doctors didn’t learn about the human body from their friends’ Facebook page,” said late night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel. “They went to medical school ...
Read More »Easy For Teens To Get Electronic Cigarettes Online
The numbers are staggering. Just six years after entering the U.S., electronic cigarettes have become a $2 billion industry and is expected to grow to ...
Read More »Nerve Treatment Via Nose Shows Promise Against Migraines
SUNDAY, March 1, 2015 (HealthDay News) — A procedure that delivers the anesthetic lidocaine (Xylocaine) directly to nerves in the back of the nasal cavity ...
Read More »The Extra Cost Of Extra Weight For Older Adults
BAYOU LA BATRE, Ala. — Bayou La Batre calls itself the seafood capital of Alabama. Residents here depend on fishing and shrimping for their livelihood, and ...
Read More »Doctors Often Yield to Parents’ Requests to Delay Kids’ Vaccines
MONDAY, March 2, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Doctors commonly get requests from parents to delay young children’s vaccinations — and despite their better judgment, they ...
Read More »Could Coffee Lower Risk of Multiple Sclerosis?
By Amy Norton, HealthDay (HealthDay News) — People who down several cups of coffee every day may have a decreased risk of developing multiple sclerosis, a new ...
Read More »Epilepsy Surgery Gets High Marks From Patients
THURSDAY, Feb. 26, 2015 (HealthDay News) — More than nine in 10 epilepsy patients who had brain surgery to try to control their seizures are ...
Read More »U.S. Ebola Survivor Dr. Craig Spencer Gives His Side of the Story
THURSDAY, Feb. 26, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Many U.S. politicians and media outlets hyped the threat of U.S. cases of Ebola last year, according to ...
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