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Long-Term Birth Control More Effective than the Pill

By Mark Schweizer

15 days ago

Women who use long-acting methods of birth control are less likely to wind up pregnant than women who use shorter-term methods, which require daily or monthly remembering, a ...

Teen Birth Control: IUDs Are an Option, Docs Say

By Mark Schweizer

15 days ago

More doctors should speak with their teenage patients about intrauterine devices (IUDs) and implants as possible methods of birth control, a new study says. In the study, some ...

20% of Pregnant Teens Already Have a Child

By Mark Schweizer

15 days ago

About one in five U.S. teens who gives birth already has at least one other child from a previous pregnancy, according to a new report from the Centers ...

Sleep Fails to Enhance Memory in Older Adults

By Mark Schweizer

15 days ago

ORLANDO — Sleep may be more important for memory storage in young people than it is in older adults, a new study suggests. In the study, young people ...

Smokers in US Cutting Down on Cigarettes

By Mark Schweizer

15 days ago

Smokers in the United States are generally smoking less than they used to, according to a new Gallup poll. Results show that a record low percentage (1 percent) ...

Marijuana Use May Raise Stroke Risk in Young Adults

By Mark Schweizer

15 days ago

Smoking marijuana may increase the risk of stroke in people under age 55, a new study from Australia suggests. In the study, young stroke patients were about two ...

Headache-Plagued Kids Often Opt for Mind-Body Therapies

By Mark Schweizer

15 days ago

NEW ORLEANS — Children with common neurological conditions, such as headaches, are twice as likely to use complementary and alternative medicine as kids in the general population, a ...

Birth Defect Risk Greater with Assisted Reproduction

By Mark Schweizer

15 days ago

Babies conceived through in vitro fertilization have an increased risk of birth defects, but most of this risk is due to factors related to the parents who seek ...

Best US Hospitals: 2012 Rankings

By Mark Schweizer

15 days ago

The organization HealthGrades today released its lists of “America’s 50 Best Hospitals” and “America’s 100 Best Hospitals.” In deciding the rankings, the organization used 12 years of Medicare data ...

Trouble in Traffic: Kids with ADHD Have Difficulty Crossing Streets

By Mark Schweizer

15 days ago

Children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have more trouble avoiding traffic when crossing streets than other children, a new study suggests. Researchers from the University of Alabama ...

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Long-Term Birth Control More Effective than the Pill

Teen Birth Control: IUDs Are an Option, Docs Say

20% of Pregnant Teens Already Have a Child

Sleep Fails to Enhance Memory in Older Adults

Smokers in US Cutting Down on Cigarettes

Marijuana Use May Raise Stroke Risk in Young Adults

Headache-Plagued Kids Often Opt for Mind-Body Therapies

Birth Defect Risk Greater with Assisted Reproduction

Best US Hospitals: 2012 Rankings

Trouble in Traffic: Kids with ADHD Have Difficulty Crossing Streets

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