Who has the right to make decisions about a child’s medical needs–the parents, the doctors, or the courts?
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A study of more than 2,500 stroke patients has found that compression stockings don’t reduce the risk of blood clots in these patients.
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Researchers say that though blacks are more likely to have risk factors such as high blood pressure, atrial fibrillation–a major stroke cause–is more common in whites.
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The drug, which will be sold under the brandname Adcirca, contains the same ingredient found in the erectile dysfunction drug Cialis.
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Ninety-three million
Americans are obese. When diet and exercise don’t work, 200,000
will turn to gastric bypass for help. But what happens when gastric
bypass doesn’t do the trick? A new procedure that “tunes up” the
weight loss process may be the answer.
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Prescription drug advertisements have drawn fire for portraying healthy-looking, smiling patients while explaining benefits, and then rushing through or providing distractions when required risk information is given.
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Experts say spending more time in the sun may help seniors cut their risk of heart disease and diabetes because sun exposure helps the skin make vitamin D.
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New research suggests that staying healthy means a quality life that lasts longer.
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German researchers say they have found a genetic link between the gum disease peridontitis disease and heart disease.
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A new study strengthens previous research that showed statins were effective at preventing a second stroke.
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