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Why are asthma rates higher among children now than in the past?
(Medical Xpress)—Doug Brugge, a professor of public health and community medicine at Tufts, assesses the possible reasons.
Inflammatory disorders
Nov 12, 2012 |
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Helmets save lives of skiers and snowboarders
The use of helmets by skiers and snowboarders decreases the risk and severity of head injuries and saves lives, new Johns Hopkins-led research suggests. The findings debunk long-held beliefs by some that the use of helmets ...
Health
Nov 12, 2012 |
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Hispanics more heart-healthy than other americans: study
(HealthDay)—Hispanic Americans meet more heart-healthy goals than other racial and ethnic groups in the United States, according to a new study.
Cardiology
Nov 06, 2012 |
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Privacy vs. protection: Study considers how to manage epidemics in information blackouts
When foot-and-mouth disease swept through the British countryside in early 2001, more than 10 million sheep, cattle and pigs were slaughtered to control the disease. Despite the devastation, the disease was contained within ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Nov 01, 2012 |
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Could your relationship be contributing to your weight gain?
(Medical Xpress)—A University of Arizona study is looking at whether couples develop unhealthy eating and activity habits as a way of coping with relationship stress or bonding with their partner.
Health
Nov 01, 2012 |
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New treatments may allow allergic people to safely eat eggs, peanuts and other foods
New treatments are offering the prospect of eating without fear for the 15 million people in the United States with food allergies, according to the cover story in the current issue of Chemical & Engineering News. C&EN i ...
Health
Oct 24, 2012 |
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Second to US in obesity, Mexico wants kids to slim down
Mexico, second in obesity in the world after the United States, wants its children to cut down on the soft drinks and fatty foods that have made them the chubbiest kids in Latin America.
Overweight and Obesity
Oct 20, 2012 |
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Kidney grafts function longer in Europe than in the United States
Kidney transplants performed in Europe are considerably more successful in the long run than those performed in the United States. While the one-year survival rate is 90% in both Europe and the United States, after five years, ...
Other
Oct 12, 2012 |
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France's oldest woman Maria Richard dies aged 111
France's oldest woman Maria Richard has died at the age of 111, the retirement home where she lived said on Thursday.
Other
Oct 11, 2012 |
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Novartis chief sees sales dip until mid-2013
Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis said Sunday the expiry of a US patent for its leading hypertension drug Diovan caused a drop in turnover that could last into the first half of 2013.
Medications
Oct 07, 2012 |
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Spain tops table for organ-donations: study
Spain provided a record number of donors of bodily organs in 2011 as the number of transplants in Europe rose, the health ministry said Wednesday.
Other
Oct 03, 2012 |
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Study reveals differences in overall health of Latino-American subgroups
Despite a shared Latino heritage, there are significant differences in the overall health and the use of health-care services among Cuban-Americans, Mexican-Americans and Puerto Rican-Americans—even between men and women ...
Health
Oct 02, 2012 |
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Smoked salmon blamed for salmonella outbreak (Update 3)
(AP)—Smoked salmon tainted with salmonella bacteria has sickened hundreds of people in the Netherlands, sparking major recalls there and in the U.S., Dutch authorities said. ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 02, 2012 |
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U.S. children exposed to about four hours background TV a day
(HealthDay)—Children in the United States are exposed to nearly four hours of background television on average every day, an amount that threatens healthy child development, new research reveals.
Pediatrics
Oct 01, 2012 |
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The cost of glaucoma care: Small group of patients accounts for large part of costs
A small subset of patients with open-angle glaucoma (OAG) account for a large proportion of all glaucoma-related charges in the United States, according to new data published by researchers at the University of Michigan Kellogg ...
Ophthalmology
Sep 18, 2012 |
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