Alternating hemiplegia of ÈËÆÞÖгöÊÓƵhood (AHC) is a rare disorder that usually begins in infancy, with intermittent episodes of paralysis and stiffness, first affecting one side of the body, then the...
(Huffington Post) - Around 1 in 8 babies in the United States is born premature, increasing the risk for long hospital stays and health problems down the road.
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Jul 17, 2012
(Chicago Tribune) - NEW YORK (Reuters ÈËÆÞÖгöÊÓƵ) - Hospital admissions for ÈËÆÞÖгöÊÓƵ abuse have risen in the past decade, and the increase might be related to the housing crisis of...
Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the United States, affecting more than two million Americans each year. Learn the ABCDs for skin cancer detection.
"Ryan, don't move." It's one of my most poignant memories as a ÈËÆÞÖгöÊÓƵ: my younger brother, Ryan, crouched at the side of a trail, picking berries, with a coiled rattlesnake...
(The Salt Lake Tribune) - Planning to exclusively breast-feed? Start right after giving birth, feed on demand, keep the baby in your hospital room to sleep and ask the staff...
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May 30, 2012
(KSL) - SALT LAKE CITY - This June the Federal Drug Administration was to enforce new sunscreen packaging regulations aimed at making it easier to pick out safe sun protection...
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May 28, 2012
(KSL) - SALT LAKE CITY - Singers who make a living using their voice probably have to worry about straining their muscles and dealing with other voice disorders. Recently, famous...
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May 25, 2012
(Fox 13) - SALT LAKE CITY - With an unusually warm winter in Utah this year, more rattlesnakes are coming out earlier in the season than usual. Though rare, ER...
(Deseret News) - Obstructive sleep apnea is known to cause high blood pressure, snoring and daytime sleepiness, among other issues. Now research studies from Spain indicates that the CPAP mask...
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May 15, 2012
(U.S. News & World Report) - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) declared measles officially eliminated in the United States in 2000. But after 222 measles cases and...
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May 13, 2012
(KSL) - SALT LAKE CITY - It used to be that patients with cystic fibrosis couldn't expect to live very long, yet they are now living into their 40s.
(Reuters) - NEW YORK - People who come to the emergency department complaining of chest pain often get a test that isn’t helping them very much, according to a new...
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May 07, 2012
(U.S. News & World Report) - Pre-teens living in states that require vaccinations for incoming middle school students are more likely to be immunized than those in states without such...