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_ Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Could ΓÇ£Dry JanuaryΓÇ¥ Do More Harm Than Good? By Sondra Forsyth article Could alcohol abstinence campaigns like ΓÇ£Dry JanuaryΓÇ¥ do more harm than good? Two experts debated the issue in a January … Read More→
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_ Health Headlines Medical Care Racial Bias May Be Conveyed by Doctors' Body Language By Jane Farrell article When treating seriously ill patients, doctors give less compassionate verbal cues to black patients than to white patients, according to … Read More→
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_ Kid's & Teen Health Respiratory Conditions Senior Health Understanding the Microbiome Good Bacteria Might Help Prevent Middle Ear Infections and Pneumonia By Sondra Forsyth article A January 2016 study from the Forsyth Institute in Cambridge, Massachusetts is helping to shed more light on the important … Read More→
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_ Solve the Medical Riddle: She Has Intermittent Severe Pain in Her Abdomen, and She Saw Blood in Her Urine, Second Week By Sondra Forsyth article EditorΓÇÖs note: Welcome to our thirdAGE feature that gives you a chance to play medical sleuth as we share the … Read More→
_ Heart Health High blood pressure / hypertension New Drug Could Improve Treatment for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension By Jane Farrell article An oral medication for pulmonary arterial hypertension led to a substantial reduction in patientsΓÇÖ hospitalization and worsening symptoms, according to … Read More→
Senior Health Vitamins + Supplements Higher Doses of Vitamin D = Increased Risk of Falls in the Elderly By Sondra Forsyth article Higher monthly doses of vitamin D were associated with no benefit on low extremity function and with an increased risk … Read More→
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