Children’s health is suffering due to the excessive use of antibiotics in farm animals, according to a new report. Kids…
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Pediatricians unveil game plan for safer youth football
Parents who may be having second thoughts about allowing their children to strap on a helmet or score a touchdown…
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Girl develops acute hepatitis after drinking unusual green tea
A mysterious green tea drink likely caused a healthy teenage girl in the U.K. to develop an acute case of…
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Study finds family structure plays role in adolescents’ future alcohol attitudes
Whether adolescents who are allowed to drink alcohol at home go on to have negative involvement with alcohol is dependent…
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Fraud case alleges hundreds of surgeries by non-doctor
The patient was unconscious and ready for surgery, but the doctor was not in. Instead of the Stanford- and Harvard-trained…
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Georgia girl gets life-saving fecal transplant to treat C. diff infection
What began with a seemingly harmless round of antibiotics led to an unexpected life-threatening infection for Atlanta-area child Avery Lee,…
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The first U.S. treatment for low sexual desire in women, dubbed “female Viagra,” is more likely to help build a…
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The hidden dangers of taking common painkillers
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, commonly referred to as NSAIDs, are used to alleviate fever symptoms and reduce pain. Most people who…
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GSK hopes big clinical trial can breathe new life into lung drug
GlaxoSmithKline is banking on a major clinical trial to revive its flagging respiratory medicine business, with billions of dollars of…
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‘Duck Dynasty’ star rallies fans to pray for child battling brain tumor
Sadie Robertson, star of “Duck Dynasty,” is calling on her fans to “storm the gates of heaven” for a little…
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