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Experts issue guidelines for gene tests in kids
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Groups representing pediatricians and geneticists issued new recommendations on Thursday to provide doctors with guidance about when to test a child's DNA for genetic conditions. The recommendations are the first collaboration...Tags: Genetics, Science and Technology, Diseases and Illnesses, University of Chicago, American Academy of Pediatrics
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Small restaurants serving big calories, salt: studies
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Despite public health progress in cutting calories, as well as salt and fat from fast foods and supermarket products, neighborhood restaurants are still packing big helpings of each into their meals, a trio of studies suggests....Tags: Internists, Restaurant and Catering Industry, Drugs and Medicines, Consumer Goods Industries, Health Organizations
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Hotel making pitch to nursing mothers
Nursing mothers can now get more than a room key when they check into the Hard Rock Hotel Chicago. In what may be a first, the Michigan Avenue hotel this week began offering a Nursing Mothers Amenity Program, which provides on-the-go moms with a...
Tags: Chicago Hotels, Mother's Day, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Michigan Avenue, Nursing
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Cancer Institute provides new aid to locals
Staff WriterBRAWLEY — Local residents suffering from cancer no longer have to travel far for treatment, as the Cancer Institute at the Pioneers Memorial Hospital has begun accepting patients. The state-of-the-art center provides a full range of medical...Tags: Lung Cancer, Oncology, Health Treatments, Hospitals and Clinics, Colon Cancer
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U. of Michigan pathology department chairman Hess named dean of Indiana U. Medical school
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The new dean of the Indiana University School of Medicine will come from Michigan, if the IU trustees approve the appointment. IU said Monday it had chosen Dr. Jay Hess, chairman of the pathology department and professor of...Tags: Internists, Education, Indiana University, University of Michigan, Internal Medicine
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ECRMC offers free credit monitoring after X-ray theft
Staff WriterAfter the loss of thousands of X-rays, El Centro Regional Medical Center is offering free credit monitoring to patients whose records may have been compromised. The incident first surfaced last November, when a company contracted to digitize X-rays in...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, X-rays, Radiology, Interior Policy, Personal Data Collection
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Angelina Jolie's mastectomy news reverberates in South Florida
When Angelina Jolie announced Tuesday that she had both breasts removed to cut her risk of cancer, experts across South Florida predicted the Hollywood superstar saved more lives than her own. In the age of genetic testing, more women with cancer-...Tags: Genetics, Angelina Jolie, Oncology, Health Treatments, Mastectomy
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Chastity the only answer for STDs
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends Plan B for all sexually active adolescents, giving tacit approval to promiscuous lifestyles. The Centers for Disease Control estimates that there are 700,000 new cases of gonorrhea in the U.S. annually, with...Tags: Chlamydia , Diseases and Illnesses, Gonorrhea , Korean War (1950-1953), Diamond
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Restaurantes pequeños de EEUU se están excediendo en calorÃas y sal: estudios
ReutersPor Andrew M. Seaman NUEVA YORK (Reuters Health) - A pesar del avance en salud pública que generó reducir el consumo de calorÃas, y también la sal y la grasa de la comida rápida y los productos de supermercado, tres estudios sugieren que los...Tags: Internists, Barack Obama, Internal Medicine, Havas, Health and Medical Professionals
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Los dilatadores vaginales no alivian el dolor sexual después de la cirugÃa de prolapso
ReutersPor David y Douglas NUEVA YORK (Reuters Health) - En un ensayo clÃnico aleatorizado, el uso diario de un dilatador vaginal luego de una colporrafia posterior con cirugÃa reconstructiva no alivió la dispareunia o dolor durante el coito. "Aunque el uso...Tags: Obstetrics, Gynecology
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Ovarian cancer fall sped up as hormone use dropped
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Ovarian cancer rates in the U.S. began to decline faster in 2002 around the time many older women went off hormone replacement therapy, according to a new study. That year, the Women's Health Initiative (WHI) found that...Tags: Oncology, Health Treatments, Drugs and Medicines, Hormone Replacement Therapy, Heart Disease
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Playing hated rivals can bring out the worst in fans
Hate to admit it, but Wednesday threatens to set this year's record for rancor in Chicago sports. Bulls and Blackhawks fans plan to load up on the loathing. All mean streets lead to 1901 W. Madison. In a rare overlap of postseason schedules, for about...
Tags: Social Media, Stanley Cup Playoffs, Joakim Noah, Miami Heat, Psychology
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