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Menthol smokers have more strokes: study
by on Apr.13, 2012, under Health and Fitness
(Reuters) – Among smokers, people who prefer mentholated cigarettes tend to have more strokes than non-menthol smokers – and this seems to be especially true for women and non-African Americans, according to a North American study. The author of t…
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Codeine After Surgery Could Endanger Certain Kids: Study
by on Apr.11, 2012, under Health and Fitness
WEDNESDAY, April 11 (HealthDay News) — Concerns about codeine safety have gained traction in the wake of the postoperative experience of four children who all carried a rare genetic mutation. A new study describes what happened to three of the pa…
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Study Finds Antibiotics Best for Appendicitis
by on Apr.06, 2012, under Health and Fitness
THURSDAY, April 5 (HealthDay News) — For people suffering from uncomplicated appendicitis, a course of antibiotics may be just as good as having the appendix removed, British researchers report.
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Prenatal Antipsychotic Drugs Linked to Motor Delays: Study
by on Apr.03, 2012, under Health and Fitness
TUESDAY, April 3 (HealthDay News) — Infants born to mothers who take antipsychotic medications during pregnancy have significantly lower than normal scores on a standard test of movement, posture and reflexes, a new study has found.
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Long-Term Estrogen Therapy Does Up Breast Cancer Risk: Study
by on Apr.01, 2012, under Health and Fitness
SUNDAY, April 1 (HealthDay News) — Several weeks after a study suggested that women who take estrogen-only hormone replacement to treat menopause symptoms may be at lower risk for developing breast cancer, another, much-larger study finds that wh…
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Electroacupuncture may be effective for depression: study
by on Mar.29, 2012, under Health and Fitness
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Boosting the effect of acupuncture needles with small electric currents may be effective in treating depression, a study in Hong Kong has found. Led by Zhang Zhang-jin at the School of Chinese Medicine, University of Hong Kon…
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Common medicines may cut cancer drug potency: study
by on Mar.16, 2012, under Health and Fitness
(Reuters) – Many patients taking a widely prescribed class of oral cancer drugs are also using a variety of medications that could reduce the effectiveness of the cancer treatment or increase its toxic side effects, according to research by Medco …
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U.S. Army Suicides Rising Sharply, Study Finds
by on Mar.08, 2012, under Health and Fitness
WEDNESDAY, March 7 (HealthDay News) — Suicides among U.S. soldiers rose 80 percent from 2004 to 2008, an Army study found.
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Many Asthmatics Do Well on Food-Allergy Tests, Study Finds
by on Mar.04, 2012, under Health and Fitness
SUNDAY, March 4 (HealthDay News) — People with asthma fare better on a type of food-allergy test called a "food challenge" than non-asthmatics, new research suggests.
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Disabled Adults More Apt to Be Victims of Violence: Study
by on Feb.28, 2012, under Health and Fitness
MONDAY, Feb. 27 (HealthDay News) — Disabled adults are at higher risk of being victims of violence than adults who aren't disabled, new research finds.
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