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Daily news powered by HealthDay 02/28/2013 Health Highlights: Feb. 28, 2013 1 in 5 Americans Knows a Victim of Gun Violence: Poll Are Trusting Friendships Easier Between Straight Women, Gay Men? Blocked Heart Arteries May Be Key Risk Factor for Stroke Boosting Patients' Well-Being During Cancer Treatment Eating Out Can Hurt Heart Health, Expert Warns Fiscal Standoff Could Cause Financial Pain for Health Care Health Tip: Develop Good Sleep Habits Health Tip: Watch Your Cholesterol When Dining Out Higher Indoor Humidity Levels Might Slow Flu's Spread Man Who Got Smallpox Vaccine Passes Milder Infection to Sex Partner: CDC More Evidence That Smoking Raises Breast Cancer Risk More Regular Meals May Improve Dementia Care One in Five U.S. Smokers Has Tried an 'E-Cigarette' Too Much Sitting Could Court Diabetes, Study Finds Ultrasound Allows Early Detection of Fluid in Dialysis Patients' Lungs Video Games May Sharpen Focusing Skills in Kids With Dyslexia When Kids Exercise More, Their Grades Might Rise Too With Acne, Bacteria Strain on Your Skin May Be Culprit 02/27/2013 Health Highlights: Feb. 27, 2013 Animals May Boost Social Interaction in Kids With Autism Artificial Pancreas Worked Overnight on Kids With Type 1 Diabetes Babies Born to Obese Women Show Thicker Arteries: Study Before Deciding on Breast Implants, Consider FDA Precautions Brain Connections Differ in Children With Autism Cohabiting Same-Sex Couples Report Worse Health Than Married Heterosexuals Costs of ER Visits Vary in U.S., Study Finds Countries With More Sugar in Food Supply Have More Diabetes Diabetes Doesn't Seem to Raise Risks After Knee Replacement Dog Study Raises Prospect of Biological Pacemaker for Humans Experimental Vitiligo Treatment Shows Promise in Mice Foods Might Serve Up High Levels of Chemicals Found in Plastics Health Tip: Choose Low-Sodium Foods Health Tip: Protecting Babies From Whooping Cough Leukemia Patients Get Treatment Boost From Donors' Immune Cells No Risks to Pregnancy Seen With Morning Sickness Drug Shared Genes May Link ADHD, Autism and Depression Sibling's Death May Boost Your Own Risk of Dying From Heart Attack: Study U.S. Teen Birth Rates Highest in Rural Areas, Research Shows 02/26/2013 Health Highlights: Feb. 26, 2013 'Worried Well' Often Ignore Negative Test Results: Study Can Therapy Dogs Help Kids With Autism? Depressed Patients May Gain From Self-Help Books, Websites FDA Approves Drug for Older Women Experiencing Painful Sex Gene Disorder Screen Benefits Baby Boys, Girls Equally: Study H1N1 Swine Flu Vaccine Tied to Sleep Disorder in British Children Health Tip: Serve Up a Healthy After-School Snack Health Tip: Work Out at the Right Speed for You Heart Failure Drug May Only Help Heart's Function, Not Symptoms Iron-Rich Diet Might Ease PMS Misery Lack of Sleep May Lead to Junk-Food Bingeing More Younger Women Diagnosed With Advanced Breast Cancer: Study Most New Mothers Skip Sex for at Least 6 Weeks After Childbirth Mother's Drinking Increases Risk of Infant's Death: Study Niacin-Statin Combo May Cause Side Effects for Heart Patients Obesity, Exercise May Affect Risk for Key Type of Colon Cancer Smaller Aortic Aneurysms May Require Less Frequent Monitoring Soccer Kicks Up Activity Level of Overweight Kids: Study 02/25/2013 Health Highlights: Feb. 25, 2013 Allergy 'Rescue' Shots May Work Better in Lower Thigh of Overweight Kids Another Study Says Mediterranean Diet Good for the Heart C-Section May Raise Child's Risk of Allergies, Asthma: Study CPR Training Should Focus on High-Risk Neighborhoods: Experts Climate Change May Threaten Worker Health, Productivity, Study Says Experts Dispute Value of Checking Kids' Blood Pressure Health Tip: Could You Have Sleep Apnea? Health Tip: When Your Child Has a Headache Healthy Older Women Advised Against Taking Calcium Newest Diabetes Drugs Linked to Higher Pancreatitis Risk Pediatricians Say No to Expulsions, Suspensions at Schools Pediatrics Group Issues New Ear Infection Guidelines Poll: Many Americans Don't See Their Kids as Overweight Primary Care Doctors Can Make the Wrong Call Sleep Deprivation May Disrupt Your Genes Slow-Growing Babies Nearly Catch Up With Peers by Teens Teen Pregnancy-Prevention Program Works, Study Says Without Laws, Many Tanning Salons Would Allow Kids: Study 02/24/2013 FDA Panel Backs Brain Stimulator for Epilepsy Food Allergies Tied to Impaired Growth in Kids Scientists Pinpoint How Deep Brain Stimulation Eases OCD 02/23/2013 Childhood Allergies May Be Affected by Race, Genetics Exercise Safety Tips for People With Heart Disease 02/22/2013 Health Highlights: Feb. 22, 2013 'Smarter Lunchroom' May Lead to Healthier Choices A Few Extra Pounds May Harm Lung Function in Black, Hispanic Kids Breast Reconstruction Using Women's Own Tissue Appears Safe: Study Children Born With Heart Defects Show Growth Lags 3 Years Later Common Sense Approaches May Stem ICU Delirium For Alzheimer's Caregivers, Patience and Compassion Are Key Health Tip: Help Control Eye Allergy Symptoms Health Tip: Help Prevent Constipation Heartburn Meds May Often Be Taken for Too Long, at Too-High Doses Help on Horizon for Cats With Arthritis New Soccer Goal: Lowering Blood Pressure Parents: Revealing Your Past Smoking, Pot Use May Not Help Your Kids Plastics Chemical BPA Common in 'Preemie' ICU: Study Relationship Worries Can Make You Sick Thigh Fat May Slow Down Seniors 02/21/2013 Health Highlights: Feb. 21, 2013 Blood Thinners May Boost Survival for Prostate Cancer Patients: Study Cancer Rates Vary Widely by State, Race: CDC Report Climate Change Could Affect Monarch Butterfly's Migration, Study Says Codeine Risky for Kids After Certain Surgeries, FDA Says Dialysis Catheters Tied to Higher Risk for Infection, Death, Study Finds FDA Panel to Consider Brain Stimulator for Epilepsy Fast Food Makes Up 11 Percent of Calories in U.S. Diet: CDC Fetal Heart May Develop Later in Pregnancy Than Thought Flu Vaccine Fell Short for Seniors This Season: CDC Gene Therapy Shows Early Promise for Heart Failure Health Tip: Reading to Baby Health Tip: Encourage Kids to Help in the Kitchen New Guidelines Issued for Genetic Screening in Newborns, Children Salmonella Fears Spur Major Recall of Pet Treats Study: Electronic Prescribing Cuts Medication Errors Too Much Sitting Linked to Chronic Health Problems U.S. AIDS-Relief Plan a Success, Report Finds U.S. Kids Consuming Fewer Calories, Report Finds 02/20/2013 Health Highlights: Feb. 20, 2013 1 in 8 Americans Diagnosed With Type 2 Diabetes: Poll Brains of Fetuses 'Build a Bridge' Between Regions, Images Show Childhood Bullying Can Leave Lifelong Scars Health Tip: Eating for Healthier Teeth Health Tip: Using a Food Thermometer Hear This: 3-D Printing Creates Lifelike Artificial Ears High-Antioxidant Diet May Not Prevent Stroke, Dementia, Study Finds Injected 'Hydrogel' May Help Repair Failing Hearts Magnetic Implant May Ease Chronic Acid Reflux Many Younger Parents Weigh Online Doctor Reviews: Poll Medical Marijuana: Voodoo or Legitimate Therapeutic Choice? Mosquitoes Can Become Desensitized to DEET Multiple Tests Needed to Spot Infections in Newborns: Study New Blood Thinner Beats Older Drug for Vein Clots: Study People With Disabilities More Likely to Become Victims of Violence Smog May Boost Death Risk for Heart Attack Survivors Study Finds No Tie Between Acne Drug Accutane and Crohn's, Colitis U.S. Doctors Slow To Adopt Electronic Health Records Weight-Loss Surgery Won't Cut Obesity-Related Medical Costs: Study 02/19/2013 As Economy Rebounds, More Folks Try Turning Back Hands of Time Blame Common Colds on Your Chromosome 'Caps?' Cold and Flu Sufferers Should Ease Back Into Fitness Routine Drug, Alcohol Abuse More Likely Among High School Dropouts Early Exposure to Gluten May Help Babies Avoid Celiac Risk: Study Emerging SARS-Like Virus Well-Suited to Attack Humans: Study Fluorescent Tracer 'Lights Up' Brain Tumor for Surgery Fraudulent Data May Have Led to Use of Risky Treatment in ICUs Gene Mutation's Benefit for Ovarian Cancer Patients May Not Last: Study Health Tip: Take Good Care of Dentures Health Tip: Using a Hot Tub Human Teeth Healthier in the Stone Age Than Today: Study Injuries Rising Among Young Dancers Racial Gap Persists in Women's Heart Health Knowledge: Survey Sharp Rise Seen in Robotically Assisted Hysterectomies Tips to Avoid Return Trip to the Hospital 02/18/2013 Health Highlights: Feb. 18, 2013 Acupuncture May Help Ease Hay Fever Best Glaucoma Treatments Still a Puzzle, Task Force Reports Damage to Tiny Blood Vessels in Brain May Raise Alzheimer's Risk Exercise May Stave Off Depression in Severely Obese Health Tip: Sled Safely Health Tip: Help Prevent Foot Ulcers Lower Lung Function in Infancy Linked to Wheeze in Adulthood North American Shark Attacks Hit Decade High Patients Often Ill-Informed on Impact of Heart Device Researchers Detect an Anti-Autism Advantage in Females Switching Kids Away From Violent TV May Lower Aggression Too Much Coffee in Pregnancy Tied to Smaller, Later Newborns: Study U.S. Plans Billion-Dollar Project to Study the Brain Women at Greater Risk for Hip Implant Failure, Study Finds Youth Smoking, Obesity May Lead to Early Death 02/17/2013 Fitness Experts Dispel Common Exercise Myths Smoggy Air Tied to Heart Attacks: Study 02/16/2013 Expert Tips to Get Rid of Head Lice 02/15/2013 Health Highlights: Feb. 15, 2013 Doggone It! Your Dog Has You Pegged Drinking Can Derail Women's Efforts to Quit Smoking Flu Levels Continue to Fall, CDC Says Health Tip: Use Focused Imagery to Relax Health Tip: Seeing Behind the Wheel Hemorrhoids Are Common, Preventable and Treatable Lasting Wedded Bliss May Lead to Better Health MRSA 'Super Bug' Prevalent in Nursing Homes, Study Finds Many Skiers Who Tear ACLs Can Avoid Surgery, Expert Says Military Women Exposed to Combat After Childbirth Face Depression More Americans Successfully Managing Diabetes Proscar Won't Boost Prostate Cancer Survival, Study Finds Psychiatric Meds in Water Supply May Alter Fish Behavior Public Smoking Bans Cut Risk of Preterm Births, Study Finds Rich/Poor Divide Linked to Hospital Readmissions in Study Water-Tubing Injuries on the Rise 02/14/2013 Health Highlights: Feb. 14, 2013 'Bilingual Babies' Can Tell Languages Apart 16 Cases of Kidney Damage in 6 States From Synthetic Pot: CDC Alcohol Blamed for 1 in Every 30 Cancer Deaths: Study Cancer Chemotherapy Tied to Slight Rise in Risk for Leukemia Chemicals in Cookware, Carpets May Raise Arthritis Risk in Women Closeness Isn't Always Key to Romantic Bliss FDA Approves 'Bionic Eye' to Help Against Rare Vision Disorder Five Keys to Keep Your Valentine's Heart Health Tip: After You Run a Marathon Health Tip: Help Prevent Norovirus Lucky Dogs Get Shot at Diabetes Cure More Than 110 Million Americans Have an STD: Report Obese Black Women at Higher Risk for Having Very Large Babies Open Windows, Lower Risk for Preterm Birth: Study Progesterone Shots May Not Prevent Preterm Birth of Twins: Study Retinal Implant Approved for Inherited Eye Disease Those Childhood Piano Lessons Should Start Early Untreated Depression May Cut Shingles Vaccine Effectiveness Use of Morning-After Pill on the Rise: CDC 02/13/2013 Health Highlights: Feb. 13, 2013 'Cyberbullying' as Harmful as Physical Threats, Study Finds 'Hovering' Moms May Take Fun Out of Play Bosses Who Bully Poison the Workplace Deep Brain Stimulation May Help in Early Stages of Parkinson's Do Teens With Happy Home Life Have Happier Marriages? FDA Should Work to Cut Sugar Levels in Sodas, Experts Say Health Tip: Preparing for Your Next Checkup Health Tip: Using a Stability Ball Kids With Knee ACL Injuries Require Special Care Little-Known Respiratory Infection Sends Many Kids to Hospital Most Prefer That Men 'Pop the Question,' Survey Finds Outdoor Fast-Food Ads Linked to Obesity, Study Suggests Patients Urged to Watch for Trouble After Colon Surgery Report Calls for Better U.S. Efforts to Fight Counterfeit Drugs Teens' Friends Can Influence Their School Performance Valentine's Day a Show of Wealth for Single Men? Women With Alzheimer's-Linked Gene Show Faster Cell Aging 02/12/2013 Health Highlights: Feb. 12, 2013 'Watch and Wait' Approach Often Best for Older Patients With Kidney Cancer Breast Cancer Research Needs More Focus on Environment: Report Calcium Supplements May Raise Odds of Heart Death in Women Could Duration of Prostate Cancer Hormone Therapy Be Halved? Facebook Users Take 'Unfriending' Seriously, Survey Finds First-Born May Be at Greater Risk for Diabetes, Hypertension Folic Acid in Pregnancy May Lower Autism Risk For Hospitals, Lowered Death Rates May Not Mean More Readmissions Health Tip: Keep Cutting Boards Clean Health Tip: Prevent Produce Problems New Antibiotic May Treat Skin Infections in Shorter Time Praising Kids for Efforts, Not Qualities, May Help Them Succeed Puppy Born From Frozen Embryo May Offer Hope to Endangered Wildlife Synthetic Marijuana Use Linked to Kidney Damage Timing of Job Interview May Determine Outcome When Trees Die Off, Human Health May Also Suffer Women's Vitamin D Needs Don't Vary By Race, Study Finds 02/11/2013 Health Highlights: Feb. 11, 2013 ADHD Treatments Not Working for Most Young Children Benefits of Exercise on Prostate Cancer Risk May Vary by Race C-Section, Formula May Disrupt 'Good' Gut Bacteria in Babies China's Overuse of Antibiotics in Livestock May Threaten Human Health Cut Salt, Save 500,000 U.S. Lives Over a Decade, Study Finds Economy May Have Lasting Effect on Young People's Outlook Health Tip: Manage Bunion Pain Health Tip: Why Wear Sunglasses? High Blood Pressure in Pregnancy May Predict Later Ills, Study Says If Wife Earns More, Husband's Sexual Performance May Suffer: Study Little Known on How to Best Help Kids After Trauma Long Waits in the ER May Raise PTSD Risk for Heart Patients Poor Nutrition Can Bite Into Your Sleep, Experts Say Scientists Find 24 New Genes Linked to Nearsightedness Startling Differences in New-Hip Estimates: Study Teen Births Hit Record Low, CDC Reports Vaccine With Drug Payload Shows Promise Against Tumors Vitamin D Supplements: Is What You See What You Get? 02/10/2013 Early Dental Care Can Help Keep Kids Smiling for Years to Come Everyday Activities May Have Same Health Benefits as Going to Gym 02/09/2013 Don't Overlook Eating Issues Tied to Autism, Study Warns Skin-Care Basics for Your New Baby 02/08/2013 Health Highlights: Feb. 8, 2013 A Pill So People With Celiac Disease Can Eat Freely? Avastin May Help Boost Survival With Aggressive Cervical Cancer: Study Bedbugs: Easy to Attract, Hard to Eliminate Bishops Reject Latest Proposal on Controversial Contraception Mandate Day Care May Not Raise Behavior Woes in Kids After All Docs' Theories on Obesity May Affect Their Weight-Loss Advice Flu Levels Starting to Fall, CDC Says Health Tip: Avoid Food Poisoning Health Tip: Managing Dry Eyes Infants' Inattentiveness Might Signal Later Autism, Study Says Lower Drinking Age May Raise Chances of Bingeing Later People Seem More Accepting of Food Addiction Than Other Vices Pomalyst Approved for Advanced Multiple Myeloma Type 1 Diabetes Up 70 Percent in Kids, Study Finds Want to Get Rid of That Old Tattoo? You're Not Alone Winter Storm Hazard: Snowblower Injuries 02/07/2013 Health Highlights: Feb. 7, 2013 Breast-Feeding Still Less Common for Black Babies: CDC Cancer Drug Doesn't Speed Up Tumor Growth, Researchers Say Daily Dialysis Has Risks, Benefits for Kidney Disease Patients Docs, Families May Underestimate Patients' Odds After Some Strokes: Study For Restaurants, Healthier Menus May Mean Healthier Bottom Line Health Tip: Dealing With Low Back Pain Health Tip: Giving Up Baby's Bottle Maternal Depression, Violence at Home May Raise Child's ADHD Risk On-the-Job Stress Won't Raise Your Risk for Cancer, Study Finds One in Every 12 Stroke Survivors Contemplates Suicide, Study Finds Scientists Explore How Zinc Fights Off Infection Southern Diet Might Explain the 'Stroke Belt' Stars Strut in Red to Bring Awareness to Women's Heart Health Stroke During Childhood May Raise Risk for Epilepsy, Study Says Surgical Delivery of Drug Shows Promise Against 'Bleeding' Stroke Who Says the Sexes Are Planets Apart? Young Adults Are America's Most Stressed Generation: Survey 02/06/2013 Health Highlights: Feb.6, 2013 'Clot-Buster' Drug May Still Be Best Stroke Treatment Electrical Brain Stimulation Plus Drug Fights Depression: Study Exposure to Smog in Early Pregnancy Linked to Complications FDA Issues Another Warning on Fake Version of Cancer Drug Avastin Flu Shot May Not Work as Well for Seniors Health Tip: Care for Your Cast Health Tip: Keep Active by Walking Heart Attack Patients Do Better if They Had Chest Pain First In Hospitals, Daily Antiseptic Bath May Prevent Dangerous Infections Nerve-Stimulating Device Might Ease Migraines Number of Americans With Alzheimer's May Triple by 2050 Older Motorcyclists More Likely to Be Seriously Hurt in Crashes Re-Analysis Refutes Diet Guidelines Favoring Vegetable Fats Scans Show Details of Damage to Soldiers With Head Injuries Self-Esteem, Optimism Help When Caring for Spouse After Stroke Smog Exposure During Pregnancy Tied to Tinier Babies Smoking Pot May Raise Stroke Risk in Young Adults Some Whooping Cough Strains Now Outsmarting Vaccine Study Ties Gene to Dangerous Heart Valve Deposits Tai Chi Might Help Stroke Survivors Avoid Falls 02/05/2013 Health Highlights: Feb.5, 2013 American Indians at Heightened Risk for Suicide After Heavy Drinking Benefits of CT Scans May Outweigh Cancer Risk for Young Adults Cancer Rates Dropping Among Black Americans Diabetes Drug May Offer 'Modest' Weight Loss for Very Obese Teens: Study Diet Drinks As Mixers May Make for More Potent Cocktails Drinking Imbalance Could Put Marriage on the Rocks Drug May Make Walking Easier for People With Artery Disease For Older Women, Mammograms Every 2 Years Found as Good as Annual Test Health Tip: Eating Because You're Bored? Health Tip: Make Healthier Fast Food Choices High Doses of Vitamin C May Raise Risk of Kidney Stones Patient Involvement Lowers Health Costs, Study Says Shift to Hospice Care Often Comes Too Late, Study Finds Smoking Rates Much Higher Among the Mentally Ill: CDC Steroid Shots for Tennis Elbow Miss the Mark: Study Sunshine Linked to Lower Rheumatoid Arthritis Risk: Study Vitamin D Loss Attributed to Obesity 02/04/2013 Health Highlights: Feb.4, 2013 A Good Mood May Boost Seniors' Brain Power Beware Fake Flu Treatments, FDA Warns Boomers' Health Fails to Measure Up to Parents' Calcium Supplements May Raise Men's Death Risk From Heart Disease Chemicals From Antibacterial Products Found in Minnesota Lakes Exercising at Midlife May Stave Off Dementia Down the Road First Generic Version of Cancer Drug Doxil Approved For Most Bullied Gay Kids, Things Do 'Get Better,' Study Finds Girls' Peers, Not Media, May Exert Most Pressure to Be Thin Health Tip: Avoiding Dry Skin Health Tip: Enjoy a Healthier Pizza Hoping to Ease Shortage, FDA Fast-Tracks Generic Form of Cancer Drug Living Near Equator May Boost Your Risk for Allergy, Asthma Mistaken Infection 'On The Prairie'? Needed: Recruits of All Ages for Medical Research No Evidence That Lupus Drugs Lead to Cancer, Says Study Review Finds No Evidence Alzheimer's, Parkinson's Are Infectious Too Much TV Tied to Lower Sperm Count in Young Men With Benefits Unproven, Why Do Millions of Americans Take Multivitamins? 02/03/2013 Stressed-Out Women May Be More Sensitive to Sounds 02/02/2013 Antibiotic Resistance Strikes $15 Billion Ornamental Fish Industry Defend Against Double-Dipping at Your Super Bowl Party 02/01/2013 Health Highlights: Feb.1, 2013 Certain Skin Cancers More Common in HIV-Positive People Chips, Sodas Out, Healthier Fare In With New School Snack Rules Energy Drinks Pose Risks to Teens, Study Finds Flu Still Widespread but Easing in Some States: CDC Gay Black Men Often Face Added Family Hurdles When Coming Out Health Tip: How Your Feet Age Health Tip: Troubled by a Toothache? Kids' Abdominal Injuries May Not Warrant CT Scan Medical School Ethics Policies May Affect How Doctors Prescribe Obama Administration Revises Controversial Contraception Mandate On Game Day, Sometimes Winning Isn't Everything Program to Spot Painkiller ODs Saves Lives: Study Psychiatric Drugs More Often Prescribed in the South Ravicti Approved for Urea Cycle Disorders School Bullies Often Popular, Survey Finds Score Points for Hosting a Healthy Super Bowl Party Will Climate Change Mean Worse Flu Seasons?

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