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- New simulator helps hip replacement patients get back on the road22 February 2012, 9:00 pm
Doctors at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City are trying to get their hip-replacement patients get back on the road sooner. Their driving test accesses reaction time and capabilities ...
- Girl shoots basketballs while in a coma22 February 2012, 7:59 pm
Maggie Meier, a high school basketball player from Overland Park, Kan., has played the game for so long, she has mastered the mechanics of shooting – even while in a coma ...
- How to reduce your risk of diabetes22 February 2012, 7:00 pm
A study says 552 million people – that’s one in 10 adults – will have diabetes by 2030. Here are five simple steps you can take to reduce your risk of developing the disease ...
- Report: Dirty surgical tools in hospitals putting patients at risk22 February 2012, 6:56 pm
A Center for Public Integrity report highlights the amount of dirty surgical tools used in ORs around the country - and you may think twice before booking surgery ...
- Health officials warn of mercury in skin cream22 February 2012, 4:20 pm
California health officials sent out a medical alert earlier this month after tracing the mercury poisoning of a 39-year-old Alameda County woman to an illegal skin-lightening cream smuggled in from Mexico ...
- Panel: Seniors should get whooping cough shots22 February 2012, 4:20 pm
A federal advisory panel is recommending that all Americans age 65 and older get vaccinated against whooping cough ...
- Ask your doctor? Maybe not22 February 2012, 3:59 pm
The most common recommendation given to people when they are offered information on an herb, a food, or a novel therapy, is “ask your doctor.” But is that always the best course of action? ...
- Woman who eats only pizza at risk for health problems22 February 2012, 2:05 pm
A woman who has eaten only cheese and tomato pizza for 31 years has been told she could die unless she quits her bizarre dining habit ...
- Report: Gluten-free diets not always a good idea22 February 2012, 1:56 pm
Gluten-free diets are popular these days, but commentary from the Annals of Internal Medicine says going gluten-free if you don’t have to may be a bad idea ...
- Combined vaccine tied to fever-related seizures22 February 2012, 1:11 pm
Babies who got a single shot that included vaccines against tetanus and whooping cough were at higher risk of having a fever-related seizure on the same day in a new study from Denmark ...
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