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(NewsUSA) - If your child has asthma, add this to your checklist: a written asthma action plan from your child's health care provider.
"For 7 million children in the U.S., asthma is a lifelong disease that requires daily care. But with proper …
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9/4/12
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(NewsUSA) - Raising awareness of the health disparities that continue to affect racial and ethnic minorities, as well as promoting the health care law's focus on preventive services, are two important goals of the Health and Human Services …
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9/3/12
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(NewsUSA) - When you see "Get Your Flu Vaccine Here" signs and banners after November outside pharmacies and in doctor's offices, you might think, "Isn't it too late for that?"
The answer is "No!"
"Flu season typically peaks in January or …
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9/3/12
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(NewsUSA) - You can't blame it on your parents anymore.
A new study by the Harvard School of Public Health makes clear that your genes "take a back seat" to behavioral and lifestyle factors when it comes to developing Type 2 diabetes, and that -; …
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8/29/12
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8/29/12
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(NewsUSA) - At 14 years of age, Chase Meacham of Columbus, Ohio, became a survivor.
He survived a cancer diagnosis of osteosarcoma, a malignant bone tumor that attacks youth during their budding adolescence. He survived 35 rounds of chemotherapy, …
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8/27/12
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(NewsUSA) - Just 2.5 hours of moderate to vigorous physical activity per week can benefit the cardiovascular system, according to a study published in "Circulation," the journal of the American Heart Association.
"Exercise is essential for good …
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8/23/12
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(NewsUSA) - Cold winter months often result in summertime births. July, August and September are the most common birthday months according to the 2010 National Vital Statistics Reports. Between 50 and 55 percent of American women experience varicose …
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8/21/12
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8/19/12
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(NewsUSA) - Clearly, a sport that requires tremendous power and speed will lend itself to injuries. And so it is with basketball.
In fact, if you go by sheer numbers alone, basketball is the most injury-prone sport of any in the nation -- with …
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8/19/12
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(NewsUSA) - Leaving their phone at a friend's house, suddenly needing a ride somewhere ? you knew there would be days like this. But did you know that you'd also need to take your preteens and teens to get shots?
As they get older, kids are at …
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8/17/12
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(NewsUSA) - President Obama broke new ground for pediatric cancer patients when he signed the Creating Hope Act as part of the FDA Reauthorization Act of 2012.
This is the first move by Congress to confront the dire supply of drugs for pediatric …
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8/17/12
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(NewsUSA) - HPV vaccination is recommended for preteen girls and boys at age 11 or 12 years. If your son or daughter hasn't started or finished the HPV vaccine series yet -- it's not too late. Now is a good time to ask their doctor or nurse about …
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8/17/12
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(NewsUSA) - Let's face it. Walking is a popular low-impact exercise. Now, new iPods are equipped with pedometers, half-marathons are packed with walkers and MapMyWalk.com and other apps can map and measure walking routes. But even with all of these …
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8/15/12
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(NewsUSA) - While women are often the first to undergo a battery of tests when conception is slow to happen, almost half of all infertility problems are directly attributed to the male. Low sperm count is the most common culprit, so analyzing sperm …
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8/14/12
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