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Acid Reflux Treatment for Babies Draws Criticism

Use of medications to suppress stomach acid in infants has skyrocketed, but the trend is neither based in science nor beneficial to babies, a commentary suggests. Advertising for ...
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5 Most Likely Real-Life Contagions

Ebola The Ebola virus might not kill as many people each as TB, but it is still one of the deadliest pathogens on record and a subject in ...
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For Women, Belly Fat May Lead to Osteoporosis

Body fat, long thought to protect against osteoporosis, may instead promote the disease, according to a new study. Specifically, high levels of belly fat may hurt bone health ...
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Guidelines on Osteoporosis Screening for Women Expanded

Women ages 65 and older should be screened at least once for osteoporosis, and so should postmenopausal women younger than 65 who are at high risk for the ...
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1 in 3 Kids Drink Too Much Juice

Many young children — particularly those in low-income households — drink too much juice, according to a new survey. More than a third of parents surveyed, and about ...
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Kids at Day Care Get More Infections Now, but Fewer Later

Young children who attend large day care facilities suffer more respiratory and ear infections as toddlers than kids who spend their days at home, but develop fewer such ...
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Kids with Sleep Apnea More Likely to Develop Behavioral Problems

Kids who snore or have sleep apnea — long pauses in breathing during their sleep — are more likely to develop behavioral problems than kids who breathe normally ...
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Teen Drinking & Driving Declines, But It’s Still a Big Problem

Teen drinking and driving rates have dropped by 54 percent over the last two decades, however, that still means that 1 million teens drank and drove in 2011, ...
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Smoking Linked with Peripheral Artery Disease Risk

Smoking, even for a short time, increases women’s risk of suffering a debilitating disorder called peripheral artery disease, or PAD, a new study says. People with PAD have ...
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Chocolate Reduces Heart Disease Risk

Eating chocolate may reduce your risk of heart disease and stroke by about one-third, a new study says. The findings might sound a little familiar. A number of ...
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