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Teasing Kids About Weight Linked to Gaining More
Kids who had been teased more about their weight gained more weight and fat over time, and they gained it faster, said study author said.
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Trial: Gains Seen on Inoperable Pancreatic Cancer
In the clinical trial, 49 patients with locally advanced pancreatic cancer received intensive chemotherapy and radiation therapy, as well as the blood pressure drug losartan.
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Team Sports Could Help Traumatized Kids Grow Into Healthy Adults
Team sports can increase self-esteem and help vulnerable adolescents feel socially accepted and connected. These benefits can help build resilience, the study author said.
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U.S. Cancer Cases, Deaths Continue to Fall
Overall, cancer death rates decreased 1.8% per year in men and 1.4% per year in women, continuing a trend.
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How Much Coffee Is Too Much?
Researchers set out to discover the point when too much caffeine causes high blood pressure, a key heart disease risk factor.
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Violent Video Games, Unlocked Guns a Dangerous Combo
The new results are in line with a 2017 study that found that kids who watched movies featuring gun violence were more likely to handle and use guns.
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Impossible? New Veggie Burgers Make a Run at Beef
They claim to make vegan burgers that would satisfy even a sworn carnivore. They also aim to save the planet by reducing the environmental impact of cattle farming. And, they’re becoming big business.
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World’s Smallest Surviving Baby Leaves Hospital
According to CDC data, more than half of all babies born at 23 weeks do not survive
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Can People in Heart Failure Safely Reduce Diuretics?
Diuretics help people with heart failure reduce excess fluids that can cause shortness of breath, swollen legs, coughing and weight gain.
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Patients Who Read Docs' Notes Take Meds Better
The net benefit of sharing notes with patients could be significant because people not properly taking their medications costs the health care system about $300 billion a year.
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Sedation in dentistry has been a controversial topic due to questions being raised over its safety, especially in dental chair. Dental fear and anxiety are not only common in children but also...
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Many dentists administer dental sedation, but only 1% receive extensive sedation training. Dr. Jahromi has undergone this training and is highly qualified to provide safe sedation dentistry.
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ASCO Conference Highlights 2019
Read the latest news and research about cancer from the annual conference of the American Society of Clinical Oncology.
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Perdue Recalls Almost 32,000 Pounds of Chicken
The recall follows customer complaints that the fully cooked chicken products contained pieces of bone, according to the recall notice posted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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1 Dies in Ohio Outbreak of Legionnaires Disease
Legionnaires is caused by the Legionella bacteria, which can grow in water in building cooling systems. It's spread as people inhale contaminated water droplets, according to the CDC.
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Recall: Johnsonville Sausage May Contain Plastic
The Wisconsin-based company's sausages were shipped nationwide and internationally. The FSIS says Johnsonville flagged the problem after a consumer complained about finding green-colored plastic in...
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Kids Still Being Poisoned by Detergent Pods
Liquid laundry detergent is toxic. It is tied to central nervous system and respiratory depression, eye injuries, lung inflammation and death.
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FDA Makes New Cancer Treatments Easier to Get
Rather than making doctors beg for these drugs, if the company approves, the FDA will intercede and help the process along, the agency announced at the meeting of the American Society of Clinical...
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Study: Less Sleep For Teens = More Unsafe Sex
Not getting enough sleep may impair decision-making and increase impulsiveness, increasing the chance of sexual risk-taking, the study author said.
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