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Drug overdose deaths up for 11th consecutive year
February 19, 2013 6:19 PM
CHICAGO (AP) - Drug overdose deaths rose for the 11th straight year, federal data show, and most of them were accidents involving addictive painkillers despite growing attention to risks from these medicines. "The big picture is that this is a big problem that has gotten much worse quickly," said Dr.... more » -
Lung cancer CT scans: Just for older heavy smokers
May 20, 2012 1:35 PM
CHICAGO (AP) - New lung cancer screening guidelines from three medical groups recommend annual scans but only for an older group of current or former heavy smokers. The advice applies only to those aged 55 to 74. The risks of screening younger or older smokers or nonsmokers outweigh any benefits,... more » -
Docs ask out patients online; some get reported
March 20, 2012 4:54 PM
CHICAGO (AP) - New research suggests doctors are contacting patients on Internet dating sites and engaging in other unprofessional online behavior - and sometimes getting caught. That's according to a survey of most state medical boards that license and discipline doctors. Most boards said they'd received at least one complaint... more » -
Diet and exercise both needed to shed pounds
October 11, 2010 9:17 AM
A structured meal program combined with exercise may be the key to driving down the obesity epidemic. Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh had 130 obese adults follow a strict diet made up of liquid and pre-packaged meals - half the participants also exercised at the start of the... more » -
Study: hands-only CPR best option for medical novices
October 8, 2010 7:58 PM
A study released this week suggests hands-only CPR when administered by medical novices is more effective at saving lives that mouth-to-mouth resucitation. The study, published in the latest edition of the Journal of the American Medical Association, found that hands-only compression resulted in a 13.3 percent survival rate compared... more »
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