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Stress Changes Alcohol’s Effects on You

Stress can determine whether alcohol gives drinkers a jolt of energy or sends them sleepily off to bed, a new study reveals. The results of the study may ...
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Old Whooping Cough Vaccine Protected Better Than New

An older version of the whooping cough vaccine offered better protection against the disease than the current version does, a new study from Australia suggests. Children who received ...
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Back-to-School Vaccinations: A How-To Guide

Back-to-school time means shopping for school or dorm room supplies, picking classes and savoring summer’s waning days. But getting vaccinations is another item that should be on the ...
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Selfish Kids? Immature Brain Gets the Blame

The next time your little angel yells, “Mine!” or refuses to share, it might help to know that the reason young children behave selfishly could be that a ...
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New ADHD Guidelines: Kids as Young as 4 Can Be Diagnosed

BOSTON — Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can now be diagnosed in children as young as four and as old as 18, according to the nation’s largest organization of pediatricians. ...
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Melanoma: Symptoms, Treatment and Prevention

Melanoma is a type of skin cancer that begins in the skin’s pigment-producing cells, called melanocytes. These cells make melanin, which is responsible for the color in skin, ...
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Prozac Works Better When Given with Talk Therapy

Tens of millions of people in the United States have taken fluoxetine, sold under the brand name Prozac, since the Food and Drug Administration approved it 24 years ...
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Swine Flu Vaccine Safe for Pregnant Women & Babies

Babies born to women who received the H1N1 (swine) flu vaccine while pregnant are not at increased risk for birth defects or other adverse outcomes, according to a ...
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BPA During Pregnancy May Cause Behavior Problems in Girls

Baby girls who are exposed while in the womb to a chemical found commonly in plastics may develop behavior problems as children, a new study suggests. Bisphenol A ...
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BPA May Boost Artery Disease Risk

Exposure to bisphenol-A, a chemical found in many plastics and commonly known as BPA, may increase the chance of people’s arteries narrowing, which can lead to a heart ...
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