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THURSDAY, Feb. 26, 2015 (HealthDay News) — More than nine in 10 epilepsy patients who had brain surgery to try to control their seizures are ...
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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 ...
Read More »ADHD May Raise Odds for Premature Death
By Steven Reinberg, HealthDay (HealthDay News) — People with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are more than twice as likely to die prematurely as those without the common ...
Read More »Obamacare Won’t Swamp Doctors, Study Contends
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 25, 2015 (HealthDay News) — The greater number of Americans with health insurance under the Affordable Care Act will lead to only a ...
Read More »UK Approves Controversial ‘Three-Parent Baby’ IVF Procedure
Britain will become the first nation to allow three-parent babies, a controversial IVF technique that may prevent genetic, incurable diseases but opponents argue it could ...
Read More »Three Amputees Regain Function With ‘Bionic’ Hands
(HealthDay News) — In what scientists say is a first, a robotic hand controlled by a patient’s own muscle and nerves appears to have restored ...
Read More »Chances Are Good That Smoking Will Kill You; Study
If you’re a smoker and you like to gamble, consider these odds: As many as two out of every three people who smoke will die ...
Read More »Watch-and-Wait Strategy May Be Riskier for Prostate Cancer
(HealthDay News) — Choosing active surveillance over treatment for prostate cancer may decrease the odds of survival in men with intermediate-risk cancer, a new study ...
Read More »Chikungunya Virus Infection Can Mimic Rheumatoid Arthritis
MONDAY, Feb. 23, 2015 (HealthDay News) — The mosquito-borne chikungunya virus causes joint pain and swelling similar to rheumatoid arthritis, which can make diagnosis difficult, ...
Read More »Could a Dishwasher Raise Your Child’s Allergy, Asthma Risk?
By Tara Haelle, HealthDay MONDAY, Feb. 23, 2015 (HealthDay News) — Hand washing dishes instead of using a machine to wash dishes may reduce children’s risk of ...
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