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Daily news powered by HealthDay 04/30/2013 Health Highlights: April 30, 2013 Blind Cords Pose Danger to Toddlers, Doctors Warn Companies to Donate Prosthetic Legs to Boston Bombing Victims in Need FDA Approves 'Morning-After' Pill Without a Prescription For Some Seniors With Skin Cancer, Surgery Not Always Best Choice Girls May Need Fewer Gardasil Shots, Study Suggests Health Tip: Keep Your Family Fit Health Tip: Support Your Back While Sitting How Weight-Loss Surgery Improves Diabetes Control Implants May Delay Breast Cancer Detection, Raise Death Risk Kcentra Approved to Stop Severe Bleeding in Heart Patients Keep Beauty Regimen Safe During Pregnancy, Doctor Advises Many Stroke Patients Don't Call 911, Study Finds Paralyzed Patient Moves Prosthetic Arm With Her Mind Preemies' Increased Survival Comes With No Rise in Disabilities: Study School Programs Do Keep Some Kids From Smoking Secondhand Smoke Tied to Lower 'Good' Cholesterol in Teen Girls Study Debunks Lyme Disease-Autism Link Study Looks at Vitamin D Needs in Breast-Fed Babies Women Smokers More Likely to Get Colon Cancer Than Men: Study 04/29/2013 Health Highlights: April 29, 2013 Allergies: As American as Apple Pie? Cosmetic Procedures for Arms on the Rise, Plastic Surgeons Say Drugs Can Sometimes Prevent Migraines, but at a Cost HIV 'Cure' Looks 'Promising,' Danish Scientists Contend Health Tip: After a Stressful Event Health Tip: Manage Visitors After Bringing Home Baby Mediterranean Diet Might Help Stave Off Dementia Men Who Are Obese While Young Can Pay a Price Later New Guidelines Suggest HIV Screening for All Adults Pediatrician Group Issues Home Birth Policy Statement Sampling New York Subway Air for Science Sex Lives Often an Overlooked Casualty of Traumatic Brain Injury Some Antidepressants Linked to Bleeding Risk With Surgery Water Pipe No Safer Than Cigarettes: Study Why Johnny Can't Add, Even After Tutoring Your Voice Carries Sexual Cues, Study Finds 04/28/2013 Kids' Smoking Influences May Change Over Time 04/27/2013 Protect Your Kids From Pollen Allergies: Expert Second Man Arrested in Tainted Letter Case, Officials Report 04/26/2013 Health Highlights: April 26, 2013 Could Facebook Assist Public Health Efforts to Track Obesity? Doctors Feel Less Connected to Obese Patients, Study Suggests Don't Blame Parents for Sins of the Child Health Insurance Shortfalls Hit Nearly Half of U.S. Adults: Report Health Tip: Enjoy More Herbs and Seasonings Health Tip: Watch for Signs of Elder Abuse Interns' Schedules Shortchange Patients, Study Suggests Magnetic Brain Stimulation May Temporarily Dull Nicotine Craving Poor Parenting Styles Linked to Bullying Behavior in Kids Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Set for Saturday Psychopaths May Lack Capacity for Empathy Roadside Breath Test for Drugs Could Be on Horizon Too Much Drinking, Weight May Harm Liver Women Who Smoke May Have Higher Risk for Rheumatoid Arthritis 04/25/2013 Health Highlights: April 25, 2013 12 Ounces of Sugary Soda a Day Raises Diabetes Risk: Study Almost Half of Americans Would Consider Donating Kidney to Stranger: Poll Bipolar Disorder Drugs May 'Tweak' Genes Affecting Brain Faith May Complement Treatment for Mental Illness Gene Studies Could Point to New Alzheimer's Treatments Health Tip: Pack Healthier Tailgating Snacks Health Tip: Why Did I Faint? Hormone Shows Potential as Diabetes Treatment in Mice Kids' Concussion Recovery Varies by Symptom Severity: Study More Infants Surviving With Serious Heart Defects, Study Finds Most Americans Oppose Soda, Candy Taxes Newborn's Placenta May Predict Autism Risk, Study Suggests No Evidence That New Bird Flu Passes Between People: Study Porn Use Has Small Effect on Sexual Behavior, Study Finds Race, Income Tied to Breast Cancer Treatment Delays, Reduced Survival Soaring Prices Keep Leukemia Drugs From Patients, Experts Say Study Explores the Cost of Creativity 04/24/2013 Health Highlights: April 24, 2013 'Gut Reaction' May Predict Cardiovascular Risk 'Off-the-Shelf' Artificial Blood Vessels Show Promise Blood Test May Catch Deadly Fungal Infection Quickly Can You Feel Empathy for a Robot? Diabetes Self-Care Improves Slowly, U.S. Report Finds Health Tip: Safely Store Food in the Fridge Health Tip: Signs of Periodontal Disease Hospitalization OK for Psych Patients Can Take Hours Ingredient in New MS Drug Linked to Serious Brain Disease Living in 'Stroke Belt' as Teen May Raise Future Risk Many Americans Breathing Cleaner Air: Report Many Kids Who Undergo Stem Cell Transplants Must Return to Hospital Many Who Got Thyroid Cancer After Chernobyl Still Alive: Study Motorcycle Deaths Continue to Climb: Report U.S. Heart Failure Costs Could Skyrocket: Report 04/23/2013 Health Highlights: April 23, 2013 Air Pollution May Speed Hardening of Arteries Childhood Meningitis Tied to Reduced Education, Employment Prospects Common Heart Meds May Boost Recovery From Non-Cardiac Surgeries Deadly Meningitis Cases Worry Gay Community Even in Young Adults, Binge Drinking May Harm Circulation Experimental Drug for Hepatitis C Promising, Studies Show Health Tip: Before You Dine at the Fair Health Tip: Ready to Run? Knowing Time Needed to Walk Off Calories May Curb Appetite Many Parents Give Kids Cold Medicines When They Shouldn't, Survey Finds No Benefit From Screening All Patients for Suicide Risk: Report Non-Melanoma Skin Cancers Tied to Risk for Other Cancers Obesity Linked to Prostate Cancer, Study Finds Prenatal Use of Common Epilepsy Drug Tied to Higher Autism Risk Prescription Drug Abuse Up Among U.S. Teens: Survey Shrinkage of Brain Region May Signal Onset of Multiple Sclerosis Ultrasound Best Detector of Dangerous Ectopic Pregnancies, Study Finds 04/22/2013 Health Highlights: April 22, 2013 'Clean Your Plate' Orders From Parents May Backfire for Kids 'Misdiagnosis' Leading Cause of U.S. Malpractice Payouts: Study Exercise, Alternative Therapies May Help Lower Blood Pressure Figuring Out Your Migraine Triggers Is Tricky Green Spaces Boost City Dwellers' Well-Being HIV Drugs May Help Protect Young Patients' Hearts: Study Health Tip: Lower Your Blood Pressure Health Tip: Understanding Heel Pain Insurance Loss Hampers Young People With Asthma Kids More Likely to Pick Up Warts at Home, Not Public Spaces Mammograms Can Measure How Breast Cancer Drug Is Working: Study Popular Cinnamon Stunt Can Have Serious Lung Effects Tackling Diet, Exercise Together Produces Best Results: Study Testing Lung Cancer Patients for Gene May Aid Treatment, Study Finds U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to New Cigarette Labeling Using Marijuana to Treat Pain? A Pill May Outlast a Puff 04/21/2013 Help Young Pitchers Avoid Overuse Injuries Scientists Spot Cancer Metabolism Changes 04/20/2013 Nails Need Love, Too Young Athletes Urged to Use Face-Protecting Gear 04/19/2013 Health Highlights: April 19, 2013 Breast-Fed Kids May Have Low Iron Levels, Study Finds Closed Windows in Hospital Rooms May Raise Infection Risk Community Gardening May Reap Body Weight Benefit Focus on One Sport Raises Young Athletes' Injury Risk: Study Gorging at the Buffet Table? Tactics May Help You Eat Less Health Tip: Make Kids Safe in the Sandbox Health Tip: Resolve to Meet Your Exercise Goals Kids' Learning Disabilities May Have Multiple Causes Mammo Rates Unchanged Despite Controversial Guidelines Many Parents Text, Phone With Kids in Car: Survey Minorities Less Prone to Think They'll Get Cancer: Study Older Adults' Posture May Predict Future Disability Sons of Absent or Abusive Fathers May Pick More Bar Fights: Survey Teen Births May Increase Risk of Obesity Later in Life Too Much Texting, Facebook Time May Lower College Women's Grades Work By Female Scientists Gets Judged More Harshly: Study 04/18/2013 Health Highlights: April 18, 2013 Alzheimer's Patients May Face Looming Shortage of Neurologists As Pedestrian's Age Rises, So Does Odds of Dying in Traffic Accident Clinical Trials Helped One Woman's Fight Against Cancer Guideline Changes Have Asperger's Community on Edge HPV Vaccination Sends Genital Wart Cases Plummeting: Study Hard Physical Labor May Boost Risk of Heart Disease, Stroke: Studies Health Tip: Some Fats Are Healthier Health Tip: Strengthen Your Bones Number of U.S. Foodborne Illness Cases Stalled: CDC People Happier When They Get More Sex Than Their Friends: Study Scientists May Have Spotted Brain's 'Numbers Center' The 'Learning Curve' of Living With Asperger's Treatment for New, Deadly Coronavirus Shows Promise Why Carrying Your Baby Calms Him Your Autoantibody 'Profile' Might Someday Help Spot Illness 04/17/2013 Health Highlights: April 17, 2013 'Western' Diet Not the Way to Age Well Among Hispanics, Risky Sun Exposure Varies by Language Spoken: Study Brain Changes Seen in Relatives of People With Alzheimer's Could Turtle Gene Findings Aid Human Health? Drunk Driving Not the Only Way Alcohol Leads to Teen Deaths: Study Exercise May Blunt Heavy Drinking's Effect on Brain Fecal Transplant Studied for Kids With Bowel Disease Health Tip: Packing Food for a Road Trip Health Tip: Promote Fine Motor Skills in Preschoolers Nutrient Therapy Won't Help ICU Patients: Study Preliminary Test Points to Poison Ricin in Letter to Obama Prepared for Trauma, Overwhelmed by Carnage Scientists Create Breast Cancer Survival Predictor Seriously Stressed? Hair Analysis Tells All, Study Finds U.S. Infant Mortality Rates Finally Dropping Again: Report Vitamin D May Help Prevent Uterine Fibroids 04/16/2013 Health Highlights: April 16, 2013 'Do-It-Yourself' Projects May Boost White-Collar Males' Self-Image Babies Born Even Slightly Early May Lag Behind: Study Boston Bombing Injuries Like a 'War Zone' Colic May Be Linked to Childhood Migraine, Study Says Doctors Order Fewer Lab Tests When They Know the Cost FDA Approves 'Abuse-Deterrent' Label for New Oxycontin Health Tip: Ease Leg Cramps During Pregnancy Health Tip: Pay Attention Behind the Wheel Heart Scarring May Be More Dangerous Than Thought, Study Suggests Helping Children Make Sense of the Senseless Higher Heart Rate Tied to Earlier Death, Even in Fit People No Tie Between Light Drinking During Pregnancy, Child's Development: Study Quiet Confidence Seems to Help Salespeople Succeed Scarring May Raise Death Risk From Fatty Liver Disease Smoking Bans in Public Housing Could Save Dollars, Lives: CDC Some Slightly Obese May Gain From Weight-Loss Surgery, Guidelines Say Study May Explain How Circumcision Reduces HIV Risk Ultrasound Waves, Bone Marrow Cells Show Promise in Heart Failure Patients 04/15/2013 Health Highlights: April 15, 2013 2 Dead, Dozens Injured in Boston Bomb Blasts Adding Patient Photos to X-Rays May Cut Identification Errors Age of Autism Diagnosis May Depend on Symptoms: Study Are Pricey Computer-Aided Mammograms Worth It? Beer's Taste May Trigger Urge to Get Drunk Doctors' Insight Into Patients' Lives May Boost Care, Study Finds Drugs Can Cut Breast Cancer Risk for Some, Task Force Finds Exercise May Help People With Alzheimer's Avoid Nursing Homes FDA Warns Against Sale of Sports Supplements in U.S. Health Tip: Don't Ignore Pacemaker Issues Health Tip: What's Keeping Your Child Awake? Human Gene Patent Case Goes to Supreme Court Laser Liposuction May Zap Fat Without Skin Sag: Study Lullabies Soothe Preemies, Parents Alike Mental Exercise May Help Keep Seniors Sharp New Procedure May Shrink Enlarged Prostate Without Surgery Parents Who Veto Vaccinations Often Seek Like-Minded Opinions Study Questions Value of PSA Test for Older Men Why Some Stroke Survivors Struggle With Communication 04/14/2013 'Bioengineered' Kidneys Show Promise in Rat Study Freezing Treatment May Help Destroy Lung Tumors: Study 04/13/2013 Household Chores May Ease Nighttime Menopausal Symptoms 04/12/2013 Health Highlights: April 12, 2013 'Mobility Shoes' May Help Those With Arthritic Knees: Study 10 Years On, Still Much To Be Learned From Human Genome Map Breathing Problem Sometimes Misdiagnosed in Athletes Changes to Psychiatry's 'Bible' Could Widen Definition of ADHD Common Sleep Disorder May Impair Drivers, Research Suggests Decisions, Decisions: Work Out or Fix a Meal? Do Teens Who Sleep In Stay Slimmer? Doctors Urged to Refrain from Social Media Contacts With Patients Gene May Boost Death Risk From Most Common Thyroid Cancer Health Tip: Encourage Your Toddler to Read Health Tip: Should I See a Doctor for Pinkeye? Menopause-Like Woes Hinder Breast Cancer Treatment: Study Most People Don't Confuse Romantic Comedies With Reality Smoking Raises Asbestos Workers' Cancer Risk, Study Says Stem Cells to Relieve Low Back Pain? To Stop Smoking, Teens Should Start Moving 04/11/2013 Health Highlights: April 11, 2013 A Survivor's Story From the Job Loss Front Belly Fat May Be Tied to Kidney Damage Chocolate a Death Risk for Rover Health Tip: Helping Kids Conquer Bedwetting Health Tip: Protect Your Feet in the Heat Non-Amputees Can Experience the Illusion of a 'Phantom' Limb Primary Care Docs Shouldn't Screen All Patients for Oral Cancer: Experts Radiation Therapy May Raise Future Death Risk From Heart Surgery Roundworm Infections Threaten Organ Recipients Severely Injured Vets May Need Ongoing Emotional Care Strides Made in Preventing Cancer, But Challenges Remain: Report Study Links Stillbirth to Genes Tied to Dangerous Heart Rhythm Study Puts New Spin on 'Sound Sleep' Teen's Death From Chickenpox Highlights Need for Vaccination, CDC Reports Treating Sleep Apnea Pays Off at Work, Study Finds Unemployment's Toll Can Be Heartbreaking Weight-Loss Surgery May Affect Fat-Related Genes 04/10/2013 Health Highlights: April 10, 2013 'Transparent' Mouse Brain Could Shed Light on Human Brain Health Antibiotic Prescribing Rates Vary by Region: Report Bedbug Remedy Based on Kidney Bean Leaves? Calcium May Cut Risk for Precancerous Colon Lesions in Some People Drug Company Reps Don't Tell Docs Enough About Side Effects: Survey Ex-Convicts From Tobacco-Free Prisons Need Help to Stay Off Smokes For First Time, Pain 'Signature' Spotted on Brain MRIs Gauging Brain Cancer Survival Time May Get Easier: Study Gulp! Study Suggests Super-Size Soda Ban Could Fizzle Health Tip: Clean Out Your Refrigerator Health Tip: Keep Food Cravings at Bay at the Office New Strategy Helps Young Lymphoma Patients Avoid Radiation Treatment Newly Created Rats Designed to Speed Alzheimer's Research Physician-Assisted Suicide Program Rarely Used, Study Finds Study Hints of Links Between HPV and Lung Cancer Tick-Borne Meat Allergy May Have Affected Virginia Kids 04/09/2013 Health Highlights: April 9, 2013 Better School Lunches May Lead to Slimmer Students Brain Surgery Eases Compulsive Eating in 10-Year-Old Girl Can Selenium Lower Risk of Advanced Prostate Cancer? Could Coffee Bean Extract Help Control Blood Sugar? Diclegis Approved for Morning Sickness Estrogen Level in Pregnancy May Affect Breast Cancer Risk in Daughters FDA Allows Return of Drug for Morning Sickness Few U.S. Seniors Take Advantage of Shingles Vaccine Gene May Double Risk of Alzheimer's in Blacks Google Search Trends Suggest Mental Woes Vary by Seasons Health Tip: Keep Medications Out of Youngsters' Reach Health Tip: Keeping Baby Chicks Hospitals Work to Reduce Unnecessary Early Births Lung Cancer Scares Vary by State, Study Finds Many Americans Skipping Meds to Save Money, CDC Says Moderate Drinking May Not Affect Breast Cancer Survival: Study New Bird Flu No Immediate Threat: U.S. Experts New Clues to How Exercise May Reduce Breast Cancer Risk Smog Exposure During Pregnancy Might Raise Child's Cancer Risk: Study Smoking in Youth-Rated Movies Doubles: Report Treatment for Blindness in Dogs Might Help People, Too 04/08/2013 Health Highlights: April 8, 2013 Babies' Birth Month May Affect MS Risk: Study Can Penis Size Sway Women's Choice of Mate? Common Heart Drug Linked to Cancer Risk in Study Doctors Too Pap-Happy, Survey Suggests Elder Abuse Tied to Higher Hospitalization Rates Frequent Eating in Kids Tied to Less Weight Gain Health Tip: Be Safe at the Beach Health Tip: How to Safely Store Eggs IUDs Safe Contraceptives for Teens, Study Finds Kids Given Big Plates Help Themselves to More Food Kids With Autism May Be Less Likely to Imitate 'Silly' Behavior Lengthy Seizures May Delay Mental Development, Study Suggests Mercury Exposure Linked to Raised Diabetes Risk More Than a Quarter of Melanoma Survivors Skip Sunscreen, Study Finds Most Men Don't Need PSA Tests, Doctors' Group Says Tapeworm-Linked Seizures May Be Rising in U.S., Doctors Say When Teens Focus on TV, Obesity Risk Rises 04/07/2013 Cells Throughout Body May Detect Smells, Chemists Say Compound in Red Meat, Energy Drinks May Have Heart Disease Link For Older Women, Missed Mammograms Tied to Worse Breast Cancer Outcomes Potions From the Past Held More Than a Snake-Oil Promise: Study Study Locates More Obesity Genes 04/06/2013 Breast Cancer Death Rates Higher for Black Women: Study Experimental Vaccine Shows Promise for Ovarian Cancer 04/05/2013 Health Highlights: April 5, 2013 'Wake-Up' Cigarette May Raise Risk for Lung, Mouth Cancers College Sports Could Raise Players' Risk for Depression, Study Finds Dental Anesthesia May Interrupt Wisdom Teeth Growth Expert Pitches Safety Tips for Young Baseball Players Health Tip: Before You Take This Heartburn Medication... Health Tip: Don't Ignore Pain During Exercise Judge: Make Morning-After Pill Available to All Females Mental Health Care Lacking for Kids, Advocates Say Mental Illness a Frequent Cell Mate for Those Behind Bars Obesity Does Slow People Down, Study Confirms Parents' Military Deployment Takes Toll on Kids, Study Finds Scans May Reveal Pre-Schizophrenia Brain Changes Scientists Map Genome for Dutch Elm Disease Fungus Teen Boys With Enlarged Breasts Show Emotional Effects Want to Lose Weight? Then Run, Don't Walk: Study 04/04/2013 Health Highlights: April 4, 2013 'Sharps' Injuries Pose Serious Hazard for Surgeons, O.R. Staff Brisk Walking Equals Running for Heart Health: Study Cancer Patients May Be Unintended Victims of Budget Cuts Chronic Pain Often Follows Stroke Common Asphalt Sealant May Raise Cancer Risks Could Scientists Peek Into Your Dreams? Despite Big Progress, Many Kids Have High Lead Levels in Blood Doctors' Spouses, Partners Say They're Satisfied Fewer U.S. Teens Dying in Teen-Driver Crashes Health Tip: Ice a Sprained Ankle Health Tip: Keep Kidney Stones Away Less Salt, More Potassium = Millions of Lives Saved Many U.S. Blacks Eager to Take Part in Medical Research More U.S. Couples Living Together Instead of Marrying, CDC Finds Nearly 30 Percent of Americans Have High Blood Pressure: CDC Overweight While Younger Ups Kidney Risk Later 04/03/2013 Health Highlights: April 3, 2013 Balding Men Could Face Higher Heart Risks, Study Finds Black Men Often Face Delays in Prostate Cancer Care: Study Cancer Cases Dropped After Nuke Plant Closed: Study Combo Therapy Helps Knock Out Fungal Meningitis ER Workers Often Fail to Ask Suicidal Patients About Access to Guns Health Tip: Slumping Iron? Health Tip: When Ulcerative Colitis Symptoms Flare Intermittent Hormone Treatment for Prostate Cancer Not the Best Is a Better Sleeping Pill on the Way? Laser Therapy Switches Cocaine Addiction On, Off in Rats: Study Lifestyle Might Curb Loss of Height That Comes With Age Low Testosterone Linked to Later Arthritis in Study Melanoma Rates Rising in U.S. Children Monkey Research Gives Insights Into New SARS-Like Virus Most Doctors Don't Help Lung Cancer Patients Quit Smoking: Survey U.S. Spends More on Dementia Care Than Heart Disease or Cancer: Study 04/02/2013 Health Highlights: April 2, 2013 Antidepressant Lessens Chemo-Related Pain Antihistamines Adding to Drug Pollution in Streams Cartilage Gives Early Warning of Arthritis, Study Finds Chickenpox Shot Provides Long-Term Protection, Study Finds Child's Cancer Often Causes Parents Severe Distress: Study Competitive Cash-for-Weight-Loss Plans Work Best: Study Could Self-Testing Help Overcome HIV/AIDS Epidemic? Experimental Staph Vaccine Fails to Work, Study Finds Got Asthma? Odds Are You Have an Allergy Too Health Tip: Poor Sleep Can Hurt Your Heart... Health Tip: Take a Hike -- In the Right Shoes Obama Unveils Vast Brain-Mapping Project Repeat Births by Teen Girls Still Too High: CDC Study Pinpoints Women at Risk for Blood Clots From Pregnancy Study Suggests Link Between Hormone Melatonin and Type 2 Diabetes Tonsillectomy Might Be Worth It for Some Adults 04/01/2013 Health Highlights: April 1, 2013 Breast Cancer Gene Tests Won't Help Most Women: Report Certain Steroids May Raise Risk of Dangerous Blood Clots Consensual Sex Typically Doesn't Begin Before Teen Years, Study Finds Doctors Don't Ask About End-of-Life Plans, Study Finds Eat Fish, Live Longer? FDA Gives Nod to Longer Use of Nicotine Patch, Gum Follow-Up Care After Chest Pain Called Crucial Health Tip: Don't Overdo the Caffeine Health Tip: Tackling Family Dinners Heart Risks May Also Point to Dementia Risk Many U.S. Teens Have Poor Health Habits Mental, Physical Challenges May Help Seniors Stay Sharp, Study Says New Drug Approved for Type 2 Diabetes One in 10 U.S. Kids Diagnosed With ADHD: Report Parent-Focused Classes May Help Tots at Risk for ADHD Parents Will Push for Medication, Even If Doc Says Not Needed Statin Side Effects Often Manageable: Study When Breast Cancer Spreads to Lungs, Surgery May Increase Survival

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