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1. | Docs Giving Wrong Rx to Kids with Sore Throats?
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For years, there has been concern that antibiotics are overprescribed, and with good cause. Despite clear guidelines calling for prior testing, physicians prescribed antibiotics in 53 percent of sore throat cases in children, researchers from ...
[Added: 17 Nov 2005 Hits: 232 Words: 482]
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2. | Air Pollution Hikes Stroke Risk
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The type of stroke that results when a blood clot travels to the brain -- called an ischemic stroke -- is more likely to occur on days when the air contains a larger concentration of particulate matter, according to a ...
[Added: 30 Oct 2005 Hits: 248 Words: 585]
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3. | New Gene Tool May Unlock Root Causes of Disease
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Genetic researchers have made substantial advances in understanding the root causes of common diseases and the history of human evolution, according to a series of reports published in scientific journals this week.
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[Added: 28 Oct 2005 Hits: 330 Words: 1434]
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4. | You Don't Have to Strain for Cardio Fitness Gains
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Quantity may beat quality when it comes to exercise and heart health. Adults who engage in mild exercise -- such as walking briskly for 12 miles or exercising moderately for 125-200 minutes over the course of a week -- ...
[Added: 19 Oct 2005 Hits: 290 Words: 798]
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5. | Your ADHD Child May Just Be Tired
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Children who have symptoms of Attention Deficit/Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) actually may be sleep-deprived, according to researchers at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology Sleep Laboratory.
Doctors should consider that possibility before prescribing Ritalin and other ADHD drugs, they ...
[Added: 26 Sep 2005 Hits: 245 Words: 489]
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6. | Exhausted Interns: Doctoring While Impaired
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The common practice of requiring physicians-in-training to work many double, and even triple, shifts results in performance reductions equivalent to the effects of drinking several ounces of alcohol, according to a new study led by a ...
[Added: 08 Sep 2005 Hits: 193 Words: 898]
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7. | Acupuncture Eases Tension Headache Pain
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The ancient Chinese practice of acupuncture has proven to be an effective treatment for tension headache. It not only relieves pain, but also cuts rates of recurrence by almost half, a recent study indicates.
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[Added: 05 Sep 2005 Hits: 217 Words: 376]
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