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Getting snippy over adult circumcision
Is it healthy to get circumcised well into your mid-40s? And can not being circumcised cause urinary tract infections?--Anon. Like my first boyfriend, I thank you sir, for putting the fate of your penis in my very unqualified hands. Circumcision is a...
Tags: Penile cancer, Genital Herpes, HIV, Syphilis, Human papillomavirus
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Study: HPV vaccine doesn't encourage sexual activity
There's been a lot of controversy over the HPV vaccine. Because Gardasil is designed to protect young people against human papillomavirus, a common sexually transmitted disease, some people believe the inoculation gives teens the go-ahead to have sex....
Tags: Viral Diseases and Infections, Pharmaceuticals, Disease Prevention, Mouth, Health Treatments
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Getting children ready for flu season
Flu season has officially started and although most influenza cases don't begin to pop up till late October, doctors say September is a perfect time to get vaccinated. And that includes getting shots for your youngsters and teens. This week, the American...
Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Chemical Industry, Pharmaceuticals, Preventative Medicine, Disease Prevention
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Should you buy organic? Study complicates decision
Jen Matlack's husband teases her about buying organic. It's not worth the extra money, he says, but she insists. A new study promises to add fuel to their marital quarrel. Published Monday in the Annals of Internal Medicine, it finds that organic produce...
Tags: Health and Medical Professionals, Dietary Supplements, Food and Drug Administration, Organic Foods, Internists
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Child seats required, front or back
Q: In regards to child car seats, we purchased a car seat for our 1-year-old granddaughter. Do we have to install the seat even though my wife will hold the child in the rear seat? Our vehicle is a 2002 Chrysler.
— John Sabo
A: Absolutely,...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Highway Transportation, Health, Parenting, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Doctor probes teen on guns in the home
In pro-gun-regulation Illinois — where politicians would rather play gun control politics than fight the murderous street gangs — a young man was admitted to the hospital. Sam Insley, 16, of Oak Lawn, wasn't admitted with a gun problem....
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Civil Rights, Personal Weapon Control, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Justice and Rights
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Detecting autism early
April is Autism Awareness Month. Don’t let this month pass by without learning the signs and symptoms of autism - even if your child is still an infant. Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are a group of developmental disabilities that affect the...
Tags: U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Behavioral Conditions, Psychiatry, American School for the Deaf, Health
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To juice or not to juice
As you continue to introduce new foods to your toddler, you might think adding juice to his or her meals is a great way to include a fruit or vegetable. However, you may just be adding extra sugar instead. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)...
Tags: Tooth Decay
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Is juice a healthful beverage choice for your children?
Fruit juices are popular beverages for toddlers and children today. While often advertised as healthy options, too much juice can provide them with too many calories and too much sugar. A few consequences of this include excess weight gain and dental...Tags: Dentistry and Dental Health, Health Treatments, Tooth Decay, Vitamin Therapy, Dietary Supplements
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Letter was hard to swallow
I should apologize in advance for the tone of this article. I should, but I won't. I would just ask that you don't mistake my passion for petty anger. Last week I came across a skillfully worded editorial in this paper ("Lunch Guidelines," Jan. 28)...Tags: Health Treatments, Epidemics and Plagues, Weight, Washington, DC, Healthy Diet
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Doctors warn of dangers after boy loses toes in lawn mower accident
From playing with action figures, to popping bubbles, Davion Dean is your typical 3-year-old boy. With one major exception, he is lucky to alive after being run over by a lawn mower. Davion was sitting on his grandfather's lap as they mowed the lawn....
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Serious Stuff
If you are a parent, grandparent or just a kind, loving soul, this next fact will tug at your heart: “More than 10,000 children under 14 go to the emergency room each year and about 77 die from choking on hot dogs.”
As a former hospital CEO,...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Grapes, Health, Choking, Carrots
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