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TUESDAY, April 23, 2019 — Even though asthma is common in the United States, there are many misconceptions about the respiratory disease, an allergy/immunology expert says.
“Asthma is a serious condition that affects more than 26 million Americans…
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TUESDAY, April 23, 2019 — Twenty million largely self-taught home caregivers in the United States perform complex medical tasks for family members and friends, a new report says.
That means that half of the nation’s 40 million family caregivers do…
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TUESDAY, April 23, 2019 — Does playing a lot of video games really jeopardize a boy’s ability to make and keep friends?
Maybe not, reports a team of Norwegian and American researchers.
Investigators spent six years tracking the gaming habits and…
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TUESDAY, April 23, 2019 — Many American women feel less welcome at work once they become pregnant, a new study finds.
On the other hand, expectant and new fathers often get a career boost.
“We found that pregnant women experienced decreased…
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TUESDAY, April 23, 2019 — What looked like a mild flu season in December has turned into the longest flu season in five years, U.S. health officials report.
The season is so prolonged because two waves of flu viruses hit one after the other, making…
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TUESDAY, April 23, 2019 — Obese people may show some shrinkage in their brain tissue as early as middle age, a large new study confirms.
The study, based on brain scans of thousands of adults in the United Kingdom, found that those with higher body…
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TUESDAY, April 23, 2019 (American Heart Association News) — One of the most valuable lessons in pediatrician April Inniss’ medical career came from an 8-year-old boy.
Inniss was just out of medical school and was asked to draw blood from the…
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TUESDAY, April 23, 2019 — A type of cervical cancer that’s less sensitive to Pap testing is increasing among white women in the United States, new research shows.
An overall decline in cervical cancer rates in recent decades has been driven by…
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TUESDAY, April 23, 2019 — America’s couch potatoes are becoming ever more deeply rooted, and computers are the reason why.
The amount of time people spend sitting around has increased in recent years, driven largely by more leisure time spent with…
Source: Topamax

TUESDAY, April 23, 2019 — The body’s immune system is designed to fight off threats, like infection-causing germs, through a process called inflammation. But a steady state of inflammation can lead to everything from diabetes to autoimmune diseases…
Source: Topamax