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<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>
<p>Children who had their "lazy" eye treated with an experimental mobile game continued to benefit for an entire year, according to a new study.</p>
This article will focus on the benefits and applications of acupressure in family primary care settings.
In a recent presentation, Dr. Margo Minissian analyzed the issues facing physicians when implementing non-statin therapies.
<p><span>The more television children watched at age 10, the more they watched in middle age, according to a new report that suggests the need for earlier interventions to get kids off the couch.</span></p>
The new oral treatment for multiple sclerosis is indicated for patients with clinically isolated syndrome, relapsing-remitting disease, and active secondary progressive disease.
<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>
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>Children with elevated interleukin-6 levels at age 9 have an increased risk of developing depression and psychotic experiences when they reach 18, according to a new study.</p>
The American Diabetes Association has published an update to their guidelines on diagnosing and managing diabetes.
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By Lisa Rapaport(Reuters Health) - For health care providers, earlier influenza vaccination is linked to fewer flu symptoms and less time away from work, a Mexican study suggests.
<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>