News tagged with medical advice
Bushfire smoke poses health risks
(Medical Xpress)—Researchers are looking at how smoke from bushfires may pose risks to some people's health.
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Apr 08, 2013 |
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Study: Omega 6 fats may pose dangers
New research is challenging widely held beliefs about the dietary benefits of unsaturated fats, showing that some types long considered healthy, such as corn and safflower oil, may actually harm people with heart problems.
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Feb 22, 2013 |
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How to find the best medical information online
If you turn to Google before turning to a doctor when you're feeling icky, you're not alone.
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Jan 25, 2013 |
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Digital diagnostic tools lead to patient dissatisfaction, says MU expert
Health care practitioners now can access patients' data using electronic medical records, which often include information systems that assess individuals' medical histories and clinical research to facilitate doctors' diagnoses. ...
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Jan 24, 2013 |
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Inaccurate diagnoses of melanoma by smartphone apps could delay doctor visits, life-saving treatment
Smartphone applications that claim to evaluate a user's photographs of skin lesions for the likelihood of cancer instead returned highly variable and often inaccurate feedback, according to a study led by researchers at the ...
Cancer
Jan 16, 2013 |
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Workers counseled on back pain return to job sooner
(HealthDay) -- Workers on medical leave because of lower back pain are more likely to return to work if they receive reassurance and medical advice on how to stay active, according to a new study.
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Aug 09, 2012 |
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Not enough pediatricians providing lifestyle counseling
(HealthDay) -- Less than half of adolescents are advised by their pediatric health care provider to eat healthily and exercise more, but rates of counseling are higher among obese teens, according to a study ...
Pediatrics
Jun 04, 2012 |
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96 percent of women in IVF preconception study faced multiple lifestyle issues and health risks
Ninety-six per cent of women who attended a preconception clinic before undergoing IVF had three or more lifestyle problems and risk factors, according to a study in the May issue of the Journal of Advanced Nursing.
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Apr 19, 2012 |
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Do patients pay when they leave against medical advice?
(Medical Xpress) -- There are ways in which patients who leave the hospital against medical advice wind up paying for that decision. Being saddled with the full cost of their hospital stay, however, is not one of them.
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Feb 06, 2012 |
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WHO issues guidelines for contested breast implants
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday intervened for the first time in the roiling global scandal over faulty breast implants, urging women with the devices to seek medical advice if they have any concerns.
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Jan 17, 2012 |
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Dutch urge removal of faulty PIP breast implants
Dutch health authorities on Wednesday recommended the removal of breast implants made by now-defunct French company PIP after conflicting reports about the product's safety.
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Jan 11, 2012 |
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