Posted on October 5th, 2011 by Health News
While there’s no crying in baseball, as Tom Hanks’ character famously proclaimed in “A League of Their Own,” crying in college football might not be a bad thing, at least in the eyes of one’s teammates. Although college football players feel pressure to conform to some male stereotypes, players who display physical affection toward their [...]
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Posted on October 5th, 2011 by Health News
Awareness of male breast cancer is low and most men do not even know they are at risk despite an increase in cases, reveals new research from the University of Leeds. Breast cancer is very much seen as a female disease with around 48,000 diagnoses in women in the UK each year…
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Posted on October 5th, 2011 by Health News
By 2050, current smoking trends could boost TB mortality past 100 million. Medscape Medical News
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Posted on October 5th, 2011 by Health News
A new study suggests that, regardless of health status, children exposed to multiple episodes of anesthesia/surgery are more likely to develop learning disabilities than those who are unexposed. Medscape Medical News
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Posted on October 5th, 2011 by Health News
Parents weigh perceived low disease risk vs perceived high risk for side effects. Medscape Medical News
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Maternal risk factors for high BMI and smoking while pregnant set the stage for obesity in their children. Medscape Medical News
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WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — The ability of providers to sue state healthcare authorities over Medicaid cuts was the focus of the Supreme Court’s first morning of its new term on Monday.
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Posted on October 5th, 2011 by Health News
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — As many as 170,000 Medicare beneficiaries may be “doctor shopping” in order to get multiple prescriptions for 14 categories of medications that are frequently abused, a Government Accountability Office audit of Medicare’s Part D program showed.
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WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — The FDA has approved a gel called LeGoo that temporarily stops blood flow during surgery.
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(MedPage Today) — The American Medical Association and 42 other physician groups have sent a letter to the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission criticizing its plan to fix the Sustainable Growth Rate payment formula, saying it could jeopardize access to care.
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