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Sleep-Deprived Surgeons Should Fess Up to Patients, Doctors UrgeSome doctors are calling for surgeons to be required to inform patients if they had inadequate sleep the night before elective surgery.
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Doctor Will See You Now: More MDs Use Skype for House CallsVideo-chatting is changing the face of doctor-patient communication.
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Memory Tricks Can Help Patients with Early Alzheimer's
The study shows the way learning changes the brain can help people with mild cognitive impairment.
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Sexual Orientation Linked with Cancer Survival, Quality of Life
Gay men are almost twice as likely as straight men to report having had cancer in adulthood.
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Airport X-Ray Cancer Risks Low, But Population Risks Exist, Expert Says
But the benefits of airport screening still largely outweigh the small health hazards, according to another expert.
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Some Coffee a Day Helps Keep Strokes Away
Study provides more good news for coffee-drinkers everywhere.
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Bursts of Physical Activity, Including Sex, Can Raise Heart Attack Risk
But the risk is only increased compared with the times you're resting; overall, heart attack risks are still low.
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Omega-3 Fatty Acids May Help Ward Off Eye Disease
Eating fish rich in omega-3s at least once a week reduces the risk of developing AMD by 42 percent.
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Cancer Drug Works to Treat Aging EyesAvastin is as effective as Lucentis in treating age-related macular degeneration.
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Stem Cells Hold Promise for Patients with Aggressive MS
The treatment helped nearly half of patients gain back some mobility.
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Intimate Pat-Downs Raise infection Risk at AirportsAs body searchers and pat-downs get more personal, the risk increases for transmission of microbes, a microbiology professor says.
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Air Pollution Is a Major Trigger of Heart Attacks, Study FindsTime spent in traffic accounted for the most heart attacks, the study said.
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Avastin Combined with Other Therapies Raises Death Risk
Cancer patients who took Avastin with chemo were 1.5 times more likely to die from treatment-related death than those who didn't take the drug.
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Brain Microbleeds Provide Clue for Alzheimer's Disease Origins
Microbleeds can occur either from blood vessel damage, or accumulation of amyloid plaques in blood vessels.
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Mammograms Spot Heart Risks in Kidney Patients
Mammograms may have a use beyond looking for breast cancer tumors.
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Sleep Problems May Be Early Sign of Suicidal Thoughts in Teens
Teens who have trouble sleeping are about two-and-a-half times more likely to have suicidal thoughts than teens who sleep fine.
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Not All 'Good' Cholesterol is Good at Unclogging Arteries
The finding suggests some people's HDL cholesterol contains a compound that better unclogs arteries than others' HDL.
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Cancer Cases and Deaths Could Double Worldwide by 2030
A growing, aging population and unhealthy lifestyles account for projections of a near-doubling of cancer cases.
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Pregnant Moms Who Eat Peanuts Could Raise Baby's Allergy Risk
Pregnant women who eat peanuts are more likely to have babies who test positive for peanut allergies than women who don't eat peanuts, according to a new study.
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Black Raspberries Help Prevent Colorectal Cancer in MiceThe high levels of antioxidants in the fruits have cancer-fighting properties.
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Birth Weight May Shorten Stature of Kids with Kidney Disease
Kids with chronic kidney disease who are born at a low weight have a poorer growth rate than kids born at normal weight.
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Vitamin D Improves Sperm Speed
But more research is needed before vitamin D can be used as a possible treatment for male infertility.
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Despite Claims, No Evidence that Robotic Surgery Is Better Than Traditional
Four out of 10 hospitals advertise robotic surgeries on their websites.
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Painkillers Reduce Antidepressants' Effect, Study Suggests
Researchers found that the effectiveness of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, called SSRIs, was affected with ibuprofen use.
