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For Muslims, bad memories and new worries
There are few Muslims in the small northeast Ohio town where Karen lives with her Palestinian American husband and their five children. In a region where Amish and Mennonite women cover themselves, Karen and her 20-year-old daughter, Amanda, find the...
Tags: Religion and Belief, George W. Bush, Teaching and Learning, Civil Rights, Crime, Law and Justice
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Doctors don't often tell patients of CT scan risks
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Only about a third of patients surveyed at one U.S. medical center said their doctors told them about the possible risks of a CT scan, such as radiation exposure, a new study finds. Researchers, who published their findings in...Tags: Radiology, Health and Medical Professionals, General Practitioners, Internists, X-rays
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Colonoscopy tied to lower risk of advanced cancer
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who have had a colonoscopy in the past decade are less likely to be diagnosed with advanced colon cancer than those who haven't been screened recently, according to a new study. Researchers found less-invasive tests,...Tags: American Cancer Society, Medical Specialization, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Health and Medical Professionals, Science and Technology
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Some docs miss test results with electronic records
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Lab results sent directly to doctors' computer screens sometimes get lost in a flood of other alerts, according to a new study. Researchers, who surveyed over 2,500 doctors at U.S. veterans hospitals, found that doctors...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Research, Science and Technology, Internists, Veterans Affairs
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End-of-life talks lacking between doctors, patients
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Although many older patients in Canada have thought about end-of-life care and discussed it with family members, a new study suggests fewer have spoken with doctors and had their wishes noted accurately in their medical record....Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Internists, Hospitals and Clinics, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Yale University
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More gun laws reduce violent deaths. Or do they?
Research on gun violence is staging a roaring comeback in the nation's leading medical journals, with a study published this week linking the strength of states' gun laws to varying rates of gun violence across the United States. The new study,...Tags: Criminal Laws, Politics, American Medical Association, General Practitioners, National Rifle Association of America
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Resident work hour limits introduce new concerns
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Restrictions on work hours for doctors-in-training may end up inadvertently limiting their educational opportunities and increasing errors, new research suggests. Long shifts and lack of sleep among medical residents have long...Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Colleges and Universities, Internists, General Practitioners, Science and Technology
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Diabetes drugs tied to pancreatitis: study
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who take a certain type of diabetes drug to lower blood sugar levels may be at an increased risk of developing an inflamed pancreas, according to a new study. Glucagonlike peptide 1(GLP-1) therapies that include...Tags: American Diabetes Association, Byetta (drug), U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Bristol Myers Squibb Company, Merck & Company Incorporated
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HIV linked to higher chance of heart attack
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with HIV are almost 50 percent more likely to have a heart attack than those who aren't infected with the virus - even after taking into account their other health risks, according to a new study. Researchers aren't...Tags: HIV, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Education, High Blood Pressure, Viral Diseases and Infections
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Older women, don't take vitamin D for bones: Panel
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Older women shouldn't take vitamin D and calcium supplements to prevent broken bones, and there's not enough evidence to say whether it would help anyone else either, says a U.S. government-backed panel. Based on two reviews...Tags: Menopause, Mineral Supplements, Vitamin D, Vitamin Therapy, Calcium
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In many patients, diagnostic testing isn't reassuring after all
A lot of us find our way to the doctor with strange aches and pains that are very, very unlikely to be caused by serious illness -- headaches, back pains or stomach troubles, to name a few. To be on the safe side, physicians will often order tests to rule...
Tags: Back Pain, Health and Medical Professionals, Internists, General Practitioners, Indiana University
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Device for the hearing impaired uses bone, not air, to conduct sound
marieg@herald-mail.comNothing can prepare a person for living in silence. After all, the world is filled with sound — car horns beeping, babies crying, conversations and music bouncing off the walls of a noisy restaurant. But sometimes, those sounds disappear, either...Tags: General Practitioners, Hospitals and Clinics, Metal, Physiology, Hearing Impairment
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