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Mixed-Handedness Puts Kids At Higher Risk For ADHD, Other Learning Problems
By Nadja Popovich Ambidextrous kids are more likely to suffer from language and learning problems, such as attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), than their right- or left- handed peers. Around one in 100 people are mixed-handed.( iStockphoto...
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Wed, Jan 27 2010 5:58 AM
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Democrats Still Have That Stinking Feeling On Health Care
By Julie Rovner There must be a health care deal in here somewhere. ( istockphoto.com) There must be a health care deal in here somewhere. ( istockphoto.com) --> The Senate stinks today. Literally. Something about a workman leaving the cover off a...
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Tue, Jan 26 2010 1:45 PM
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One More Reason To Avoid Diet Drug Fakes: They're Dangerous
By Brenda Wilson Remember the counterfeit versions of diet drug Alli we warned you about recently? Now, there's even more reason to be concerned. The Food and Drug Administration is reporting that some people have gotten fake Alli that contained twice...
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Tue, Jan 26 2010 12:56 PM
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Data Suggest Nation's Health Declines Even As Many Habits Improve
By Christopher Weaver As Democrats' year-long campaign to overhaul the health system stumbles, it is a good time to examine the nation's latest collective health screening. Amid frequent reminders about health care's soaring costs, a recent...
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Tue, Jan 26 2010 11:39 AM
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Rubble Dust: A Health Risk For Haiti's Earthquake Survivors?
By Richard Knox The massive amount of dust from collapsed buildings in Haiti could cause long-term respiratory problems.(David Gilkey/NPR) The massive amount of dust from collapsed buildings in Haiti could cause long-term respiratory problems. (David...
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Tue, Jan 26 2010 9:41 AM
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Parents Choose Healthier Options For Kids, Not For Themselves
By Nadja Popovich Think calorie counts on fast-food menus are useless? Nutritional labeling gives parents an extra tool to make good decisions when they're eating out, if only for their kids.( Justin Sullivan/Getty) Nutritional labeling gives parents...
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Tue, Jan 26 2010 7:44 AM
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Hey Kids (And Parents), Watch Out For Toilet Seat Dermatitis
By Kevin Whitelaw No, toilet seats are not out to get your children. The other side of the seat may not be as clean as you think.( istockphoto.com) The other side of the seat may not be as clean as you think.( istockphoto.com) --> But Dr. Bernard Cohen...
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Tue, Jan 26 2010 5:24 AM
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Women And Walking: The Benefits Of Picking Up The Pace
By Allison Aubrey A new study published Monday in the Archives of Internal Medicine finds that women who get moderate amounts of exercise in middle-age tend to be much healthier at 70 and beyond. Active women cross-over into the senior decades with far...
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Mon, Jan 25 2010 1:00 PM
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Reinhardt To Obama: Explain Health Bills Better
By April Fulton What advice does Princeton health economist Uwe Reinhardt have for President Obama to resuscitate his health care plan? Talk to the people, not the academics. Economist says people in these aren't being reached. (istockphoto.com) Economist...
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Mon, Jan 25 2010 12:21 PM
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Haiti Diary: Camping With U.S. Emergency Medical Teams
By Joanne Silberner Dr. Henri Ford uses a bullhorn to spread the word about the US medical clinic outside the presidential palace. Ford grew up in Port au Prince, but says the city is nearly unrecognizable to him today.(John W. Poole/NPR) Dr. Henri Ford...
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Mon, Jan 25 2010 12:08 PM
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Turning To Haiti's Longer-Term Health Needs
By Kevin Whitelaw In one small piece of good news coming out of Haiti, World Health Organization officials say there is no sign yet of any epidemics emerging in the wake of the massive earthquake. "We've seen no reports of outbreaks of diseases...
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Mon, Jan 25 2010 9:15 AM
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Radiation Meant To Help Cancer Patients Can Sometimes Harm
By Scott Hensley Paracelsus, Renaissance alchemist and medical pioneer said, more or less, that everything is poisonous, including medicine. Only the dose determines whether a substance does harm--or maybe some good. (iStockphoto.com) (iStockphoto.com...
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Mon, Jan 25 2010 5:57 AM
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Casualties And Limits Confront Navy Hospital Ship
By Sabri Ben-Achour The doctors and nurses aboard the U.S. Navy's hospital ship Comfort have been working almost nonstop since the vessel arrived off the coast of Haiti. Doctors and nurses attend to patients aboard the USNS Comfort. (Sabri Ben-Achour...
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Sun, Jan 24 2010 1:54 PM
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Hospital Ship Rattles By The Minute With Arrival Of Haiti's Injured
By Sabri Ben-Achour Earlier I wrote about how Haiti's presidential palace had become a launch pad to shuttle critical patients to a number of ships offshore. Well, that site has all but disappeared. The Army has set up a new site at a port called...
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Fri, Jan 22 2010 5:00 PM
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When Explained, Health Overhaul Popularity Goes Up
By Julie Rovner Does the public really hate the health care bills? Nope. They just don't know what's in them. That's what the results of the latest Kaiser Health Tracking poll on the overhaul legislation now stalled in Congress say. (iStockphoto...
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Fri, Jan 22 2010 2:25 PM
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