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A Good Night’s Sleep Is Key to School Success
TUESDAY, Sept. 17, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Now that children are back in school, it’s important to make sure they get enough shut-eye,...
Alex Trebek Heading Back to Chemo After Cancer Numbers Go ‘Sky High’
TUESDAY, Sept. 17, 2019 (HealthDay News) — “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek is heading back for another round of chemotherapy after losing a...
Doubt Over Long-Term Use of Hormone Rx for Recurrent Prostate Cancer
TUESDAY, Sept. 17, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Running contrary to current guidelines, new research suggests that use of hormone-suppressing...
At-Risk Men May Also Benefit From Regular Mammograms
TUESDAY, Sept. 17, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Mammography has saved hundreds of thousands of lives by detecting breast cancer early in...
Health Tip: Your Changing Voice
(HealthDay News) — Puberty can be a confusing and frustrating time for boys as their voices change. The larynx, also known as the voice...
Health Tip: Understanding Color Blindness
(HealthDay News) — Color blindness is a vision deficiency that affects the perception of color, says the National Eye Institute. People...
Hysterectomy Tied to Depression, Anxiety
TUESDAY, Sept. 17, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Having a hysterectomy can be a traumatic experience, and new research now shows it may also...
High-Dose Radiation a Game Changer in Fighting Deadly Prostate Cancer
TUESDAY, Sept. 17, 2019 (HealthDay News) — In what might be a major breakthrough, researchers report that high doses of radiation...
Could Profit Be a Factor in Kidney Transplant Decisions?
TUESDAY, Sept. 17, 2019 (HealthDay News) — In a finding that suggests money may sometimes guide whether someone gets a new kidney,...
Purdue Files for Bankruptcy Over Opioid Crisis Suits, With Many States Objecting
MONDAY, Sept. 16, 2019 (HealthDay News) — OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, touching off what could be a...
Get Up-to-the-Minute Safety Alerts Sent Straight to Your Inbox
MONDAY, Sept. 16, 2019 (HealthDay News) — From defective child car seats to deadly virus outbreaks at restaurant chains, you’re likely to...
Could Daily Low-Dose Aspirin Still Help Some People?
MONDAY, Sept. 16, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Debate over the benefits and drawbacks of daily low-dose aspirin has flared in recent years,...
Even Dolphins Are Threatened by Antibiotic-Resistant ‘Superbugs’
MONDAY, Sept. 16, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Scientists have found one more way Flipper is a lot like people: The sharp rise in antibiotic...
Health Highlights: Sept. 16, 2019
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: No New U.S. Measles Cases Last...
Most Americans in the Dark About Cancer-Causing HPV, Survey Finds
MONDAY, Sept. 16, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Among Americans aged 18 to 26, two-thirds of men and one-third of women still do not know that...
Where Women’s Health Clinics Close, Cervical Cancer Outcomes Worsen
MONDAY, Sept. 16, 2019 (HealthDay News) — As government funding dried up and many women’s health clinics across America closed, cervical...
Later Bedtimes Could Mean Wider Waistlines for Teen Girls
MONDAY, Sept. 16, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Teenaged girls who stay up late every night could pay a price in added pounds, new research...
AHA News: Taking Blood Pressure at Home May Better Predict Heart Problem in Black Adults
MONDAY, Sept. 16, 2019 (American Heart Association News) — Checking blood pressure at home or elsewhere outside a doctor’s office could...
First Sexual Experience Was Forced for 1 in 16 U.S. Women
MONDAY, Sept. 16, 2019 (HealthDay News) — Changes wrought by the #MeToo movement can’t come soon enough, say researchers who found that...
Kids Often Prescribed Drugs ‘Off-Label,’ Raising Concerns
MONDAY, Sept. 16, 2019 (HealthDay News) — When a child gets sick, doctors are increasingly relying on what’s known as “off-label” use of...
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