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<p>Specially tailored playgrounds met their goals of increasing kids' use and physical activity, a new study from the Netherlands finds.</p><p> </p>
As practitioners, the reality is that after the dusts settles and the next political issue pushes this topic off the front burner, the primary care field will be responsible for implementing many of the aspects of PPACA.
<p>Some smartphone and tablet apps contain accurate information to help parents, coaches and athletic trainers identify a concussion.</p>
In a recent study, researchers examined disparities in opioid prescription rates and prescribed dosages for outpatient knee surgery throughout the United States.
<p>Hearing-impaired children and adolescents are at risk for depression and behavior problems, but early intervention may offer some protection against psychopathology, according to a review of relevant research.</p>
High-quality studies on efficacy and safety of complementary and alternative medicine in the geriatric population are lacking.
By Andrew M. SeamanA national TV ad campaign featuring real people with smoking-related diseases may have helped encourage others to kick the tobacco habit, according to U.S. health officials.The campaign, known as "Tips from Former Smokers," ran between March and June 2012 across the U.S. and reached about four of every five smokers.While it was running, 1.6 million smokers attempted to quit, and more than 100,000 kicked the habit, researchers say.
<p>The rapid spread of a measles outbreak from Disneyland in California to communities around the country suggests that vaccination rates in some places may be as low as 50%, a study suggests.</p>
The American Diabetes Association has published an update to their guidelines on diagnosing and managing diabetes.
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In this podcast, Rebecca E. Wells, MD, discusses her research on using mindfulness-based stress reduction vs headache education for migraine treatment, a topic she presented at the AAN’s 2021 Virtual Meeting.
<p>Older men who take vitamin E and selenium supplements have the same risk of dementia as people who don't use these products.</p>
Researchers have identified a biomarker that may help gynecologic oncologists choose better treatment options and improve success rates following chemotherapy in patients with ovarian cancer.
<p>Vaccine-induced antibodies may wane more quickly than usual in patients with HIV, who might therefore lose their protection before they receive a booster.</p>
A new study evaluated the effects of peanut consumption on vascular function, glycemic control, and plasma lipids.