| 1 in 4 Stroke Survivors Suffers From PTSD, Study Finds |
And that can pose serious psychological challenges, researcher says |
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| A Deadly Form of Diabetes That Doctors Sometimes Miss |
Common signs of type 1 diabetes often resemble symptoms of other illnesses |
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| Another Study Finds Colonoscopy Can Save Lives |
Earlier stage of diagnosis, better survival for patients whose cancer was spotted via routine screening |
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| Character Counts When It Comes to Organ, Blood Donations |
Patients prefer getting both from people with personality, behavior traits similar to their own, study finds |
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| Day Care May Help Kids of Depressed Moms |
They showed fewer signs of emotional problems if they weren't cared for solely by their mother |
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| Even 'Silent' Strokes Can Harm Memory, Thinking |
Study found many older patients showed signs of damage, even without full-blown stroke diagnosis |
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| Flu Vaccine Protects Millions Annually: CDC |
40,000 hospitalizations prevented in just one year, researchers estimate |
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| Gene-Based Blood Test for Colon Cancer Shows Promise |
Early trial supports accuracy of the screening, which could be a boon in preventing the disease |
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| Health Highlights: June 19, 2013 |
Restrict Use of Food Stamps to Buy Sugary Beverages: Mayors Doctors' Group Supports Ban on Energy Drink Ads for Kids Natura Pet Products Recalled Over Salmonella Concerns Blood Test May Provide Early Alert of HPV-Related Throat Cancer U.S. Adult Smoking Rate Falls
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| Health Tip: Create an Escape Plan at Home |
Devise exit routes in case of fire |
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| Health Tip: Surviving With Cancer |
Learn to accept a new 'normal' |
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| HPV Vaccine Lowering Infection Rates Among Girls: CDC |
Extent of protection from sexually transmitted virus higher than expected, suggesting 'herd immunity' is at work, experts say |
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| Many U.S. Adults Under-Vaccinated Against Whooping Cough, Survey Finds |
Only 20 percent got shot within last 10 years |
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| New Clues to Cancer Resistance From Long-Lived Rodents |
A substance outside their cells may inhibit spread of the disease, researchers report |
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| Scientists Use Brain Scans to 'Read' People's Emotions |
Aided by a computer, researchers say they can identify how people are feeling |
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| Stronger Statins Don't Up Kidney Injury Risk, Study Finds |
Higher doses of cholesterol-fighting drugs did not increase threat among heart attack patients, researchers say |
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| Study Reveals How New Respiratory Virus Spreads |
Infectious-disease experts went to Middle East to gather information on often deadly MERS virus |
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| U.S. Doctors' Group Labels Obesity a Disease |
Advocates say AMA's move will boost resources to fight weight-gain epidemic, but others question decision |
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