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Study: Bug bigger threat to hospitals
As one superbug seems to be fading as a threat in hospitals, another is on the rise, a new study suggests

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Home visits offer needed support
When new parents leave the hospital with their infant, they may have changed a diaper and fed their newborn only once or twice

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Study: Quitting smoking helps arteries
ATLANTA — Quitting smoking can turn back time

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Merck’s Stromectol wipes out hard-to-treat lice, study finds
Washington — Merck & Co.’s Stromectol tablet worked better than lotion at clearing up hard-to-treat head lice, a study found, as the infestations become increasingly resistant to current medic...

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Regulators poised to OK gastric band for teens
David Ludwig, director of the obesity program at Children’s Hospital Boston, was against weight-loss surgery for kids, he says, because it ignored the real problem, a “toxic environment” jammed wi...

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How Gastric Banding Works
Gastric banding is usually performed through two to five small cuts in the belly. The band is placed around the upper part of the stomach, and its width can be can be adjusted after it is implanted

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STUDY: MINI-CLIP IS SAFER THAN OPEN HEART SURGERY
Device aims to prevent blood backup in heart

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Study: Hearts may swoon with stocks
Duke researcher finds link between stocks, heart attacks

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Experts: Americans getting too many tests
CHICAGO — Too much cancer screening, too many heart tests, too many cesarean sections

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Duke researcher-led study cast doubts on heart tests
A troublingly high number of U.S. patients who are given angiograms to check for heart disease turn out not to have a significant problem, according to the latest study to suggest Americans get an...

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