General anesthesia in infancy linked to higher risk of ADHD

Infants who undergo surgical procedures requiring general anesthesia in their first two years of life may be at increased risk of developing ADHD.
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Health officials search for source of stomach bug

A series of viral outbreaks causing diarrhea and vomiting has affected scores of people in North Carolina in recent weeks, sickening them, but causing no fatalities, health officials there said Wednesday.
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Massage is promising for muscle recovery: Researchers find 10 minutes reduces inflammation

Researchers have discovered a brief 10-minute massage helps reduce inflammation in muscle. As a non-drug therapy, massage holds the potential to help not just bone-weary athletes but those with inflammation-related chronic conditions, such as arthritis or muscular dystrophy. While massage is well accepted as a therapy for relieving muscle tension and pain, the researchers delved [...]

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Are your friends making you overeat?

People sitting at the table with us have a subtle yet powerful influence on our eating habits, especially if we’re trying to be agreeable or make a good impression, new research suggests.
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Should we regulate sugar like alcohol?

Many of the health hazards of drinking too much alcohol are the same as eating too much sugar, researcher Laura Schmidt says.
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Opinion: Are we sure our drugs are safe?

Rep. John Dingell: A lot of our prescription drugs come from overseas. The FDA needs the authority to monitor foreign suppliers to prevent counterfeit or contaminated drugs from entering our market.
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Panel: Bird flu data should be kept under wraps

Details of a genetically altered strain of the deadly avian flu virus are "a grave concern" to public safety, a federal advisory board says.
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Changes in medicine should prompt new limits on abortion

Mark Osler says the landscape of abortion has changed in a way that should trouble even those who consider themselves pro-choice
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Panel: Bird flu data should be kept quiet

Details of a genetically altered strain of the deadly avian flu virus are “a grave concern” to public safety and should be kept under wraps, a federal advisory board declared Tuesday.
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Doctor fights mental health stigma

As Kenya’s leading psychiatrist, Frank Njenga has been championing the cause of better mental health care for more than three decades.
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