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• HEALTHDAY - CAREGIVING

  Gasoline Poisonings in Kids Spike During Summer: Study

  

  Posted 10:00 AM 5/7/2013 by By Denise Mann
  HealthDay Reporter

  TUESDAY, May 7 (HealthDay News) -- Only a handful of children have ingested gasoline or other toxic household chemicals that contain hydrocarbons on his watch. But Dr. Vincenzo Maniaci, now a pediatric emergency room physician at Miami Children's Hospital, remembers them all -- including a (More)

  
  

• HEALTHDAY - KIDS HEALTH

  Many Parents Texting, Phoning While Driving Their Kids: Survey

  

  Posted 7:00 AM 5/6/2013 by By Alan Mozes
  HealthDay Reporter

  MONDAY, May 6 (HealthDay News) -- The vast majority of parents admit to being distracted in some way while driving their young child around, a new survey reveals.

  Among roughly 600 parents surveyed, nearly 90 percent said that in the past month they had engaged in at least one type of (More)

  
  

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• HEALTHDAY - MENTAL HEALTH

  More Than 4 in 10 U.S. Teens Text While Driving: Survey

  

  Posted 7:00 AM 5/4/2013 by Robert Preidt

  SATURDAY, May 4 (HealthDay News) -- Forty-three percent of American high school students admit to texting while driving, according to a new study.

  The findings show that too many teens are ignoring warnings about the risks of this dangerous habit. Research has demonstrated that texting (More)

  
  

• HEALTHDAY - FITNESS

  Only 1 in 5 Americans Gets Enough Exercise: CDC

  

  Posted 12:00 PM 5/2/2013 by By Steven Reinberg
  HealthDay Reporter

  THURSDAY, May 2 (HealthDay News) -- Most Americans are falling short when it comes to exercise, a new government report shows.

  Overall, only 20 percent of U.S. adults get the recommended amounts of both of aerobic and muscle-strengthening exercise, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease (More)

  
  

• HEALTHDAY - ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE

  Lipsticks, Glosses Contain Toxic Metals: Report

  

  Posted 7:00 AM 5/2/2013 by By Kathleen Doheny
  HealthDay Reporter

  THURSDAY, May 2 (HealthDay News) -- Lipsticks and lip glosses apparently give you more than colorful kissers, according to a new study by California scientists that contends the products contain lead, cadmium, chromium, aluminum and five other toxic metals.

  The research team tested 32 (More)

  
  

• HEALTHDAY - AIDS

  New Guidelines Suggest HIV Screening for All Adults

  

  Posted 3:00 PM 4/29/2013 by By Denise Mann
  HealthDay Reporter

  MONDAY, April 29 (HealthDay News) -- New guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force call for virtually every adult to be routinely screened for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.

  The updated recommendations, which are published in the April 30 issue of the journal Annals of (More)