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| About 20% of U.S. adults, teens still smoke USA Today By Carolyn Kaster, AP ATLANTA (AP) — US smoking rates continue to hold steady, at about one in five adults lighting up regularly, frustrated health officials reported Tuesday. About 21% of US adults were smokers in 2009, about the same percentage as ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Pandemic H1N1 Similar to Seasonal Strains MedPage Today By Todd Neale, Staff Writer, MedPage Today In general, the pandemic H1N1 influenza virus did not cause more serious disease than other recent influenza A strains, researchers found. Children infected with the new H1N1 strain were not more likely to be ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| BPA From Dental Sealants, Fillings: Is It Safe? WebMD By Daniel J. DeNoon Sept. 7, 2010 -- Parents worried about mercury in amalgam dental fillings now have a new bugbear: BPA from dental sealants and "white" fillings. Bisphenol A -- BPA -- is a resin used in many kinds of plastics, including some water ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Report: Men More Likely to Suffer Memory Loss in Old Age TIME Researchers at the Mayo Clinic have found that, in old age ... wait, what were we saying? OK, memory loss in the elderly is no laughing matter. Researchers at the Mayo Clinic have found that in old age men were 1.5 times more likely to suffer from mild ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| US Patients Going Straight To Emergency Department, Bypassing Personal Physicians Medical News Today Every wondered why emergency departments in the USA are so crowded? The answer seems to be in people's changing behaviors over the last few years. Today, only 45% of the 354 million yearly visits for acute care in the USA are made to the patient's ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Meat Protein Risky in Low-Carb Diets WebMD By Jennifer Warner Sept. 7, 2010 -- All low-carbohydrate diets may not be created equal when it comes to your health. A new study suggests that a low-carb diet based on vegetable protein is healthier than one based on meat protein. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Malpractice Litigation, Defensive Medicine Cost Less Than Thought Medscape September 7, 2010 — Many physicians and conservative politicians contend that to curb the rising cost of healthcare, the United States needs bold medical liability reform as opposed to the healthcare reform enacted by Congress this year. ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Non-stick chemicals linked to high cholesterol in kids CBC.ca The chemicals contained in non-stick cookware and waterproof fabrics may be linked to elevated levels of cholesterol in children and teenagers, new research shows. The chemicals, called perfluoroalkyl acids, are found in drinking water, household dust, ... See all stories on this topic » |
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