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Vitamin D Deficiency May Lurk in Babies

Mon, 08/25/2008 - 22:37
Exclusive breast-feeding may be associated with vitamin D deficiency and rickets, recent research suggests.

Really?: The Claim: Manipulating Your Neck Could Lead to a Stroke

Mon, 08/25/2008 - 22:24
Years ago neurologists noticed a strange pattern of people suffering strokes shortly after seeing chiropractors.

Personal Health: Living Longer, in Good Health to the End

Mon, 08/25/2008 - 22:19
Getting older doesn’t have to mean getting frailer.

Cases: In Prostate Cancer, Pick a Number, Any Number

Mon, 08/25/2008 - 21:07
A diagnosis of prostate cancer comes with a flow of percentages and test figures, but precision is still elusive.

Cancer Test for Women Raises Hope, and Concern

Mon, 08/25/2008 - 21:03
An ovarian cancer test prompts questions on regulation and risk, and experts worry it may mean unneeded surgery.

Vital Signs: Longevity: Independent, Even in Old Age

Mon, 08/25/2008 - 18:10
A longer life expectancy might not result in a much greater public health burden in caring for the very old, a new report suggests.

Vital Statistics: Teenagers Changing Sexual Behavior

Mon, 08/25/2008 - 17:10
Compared with their peers in 1991, high school students today are less likely to be sexually active, and when they are, more likely to use condoms.

Vital Signs: Prognosis: Chewing Gum May Help After Surgery

Mon, 08/25/2008 - 17:03
Chewing gum after abdominal surgery may help in recovery, British researchers found in a review of several small studies.

Vital Signs: Nutrition: MSG Use Is Linked to Obesity

Mon, 08/25/2008 - 16:55
Consumption of monosodium glutamate, or MSG, the widely used food additive, may increase the likelihood of being overweight, a new study says.

Researchers Question Wide Use of HPV Vaccines

Sun, 08/24/2008 - 12:12
Studies suggest that two vaccines against cervical cancer are being used without sufficient evidence that they are effective and worth their high cost.

Drug to Help Blood Clot Is Approved

Sat, 08/23/2008 - 02:49
The Food and Drug Administration approved Nplate for patients with a disorder that causes the body to attack its own platelets, tiny components of blood that help with clotting.

Measles Cases Grow in Number, and Officials Blame Parents’ Fear of Autism

Fri, 08/22/2008 - 02:14
Many parents say they believe vaccines cause autism, even though multiple studies have found no reputable evidence to support such a claim.

Undecideds More Decided Than They Think, Study Says

Fri, 08/22/2008 - 00:11
Voters who insist that they are undecided are sometimes fooling themselves, having already made a choice at a subconscious level, a new study suggests.

Wrinkle Removers, Backed by Science

Wed, 08/20/2008 - 22:56
Over the past decade, researchers have been learning which treatments for wrinkles work, and why.

Vital Signs: Patterns: Improved Health for the Never-Married

Tue, 08/19/2008 - 00:41
People who do not marry have often been found to have poorer health than those who do. But things may be changing, a new study has found.

Vital Signs: Nutrition: Vitamin D May Play Larger Role in Health

Tue, 08/19/2008 - 00:40
Researchers say they have evidence that even in the general population, having too little of vitamin D appears to be associated with a higher risk of death.

Vital Signs: Behavior: Nothing Says ‘Focus’ Like Memory of Love

Tue, 08/19/2008 - 00:37
In a new study, people shown images of attractive men and women paid less attention to them if they had just been reminded about the person they loved.

Behavioral Approaches Overlooked in AIDS Fight

Wed, 08/06/2008 - 01:20
Millions of people are becoming infected because governments are overlooking studies showing that behavior modification works, AIDS experts said Tuesday.

As Children Grow, Activity Quickly Slows

Wed, 07/16/2008 - 01:30
A study that followed more than a thousand children from ages 9 to 15 indicates that there is a significant drop in the amount of physical activity that they participate in.

Calm Down or Else

Tue, 07/15/2008 - 08:40
Unable to handle behavior disorders, many schools use forcible restraint. Is it abuse?


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